Exhibit 10.9
EXECUTION
VERSION
FIRST LIEN
CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF
OCTOBER 26, 2007
AMONG
CHEM RX
CORPORATION,
CERTAIN
SUBSIDIARIES OF CHEM RX CORPORATION,
AS GUARANTORS,
VARIOUS
LENDERS,
CIBC WORLD
MARKETS CORP.,
AS SOLE LEAD ARRANGER AND SOLE BOOK RUNNER,
AND
CANADIAN
IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
NEW YORK
AGENCY
AS
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
$125,000,000
FIRST LIEN SENIOR SECURED CREDIT FACILITIES
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
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2
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Section 1.01
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Definitions
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2
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Section 1.02
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Accounting
Terms
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33
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Section 1.03
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Interpretation,
etc.
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34
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Section 1.04
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Construction
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34
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ARTICLE TWO
LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
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34
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Section 2.01
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Term Loan
Commitments
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34
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Section 2.02
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Borrowing Mechanics for
Term Loans
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35
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Section 2.03
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Revolving
Commitments
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36
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Section 2.04
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Borrowing Mechanics for
Revolving Loans
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36
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Section 2.05
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Swing Line Loans
Commitments
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37
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Section 2.06
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Borrowing Mechanics for
Swing Line Loans
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37
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Section 2.07
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Letters of
Credit
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38
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Section 2.08
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Notice of
Issuance
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39
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Section 2.09
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Responsibility of
Issuing Bank with Respect to Requests for Drawings and
Payments
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39
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Section 2.10
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Reimbursement by
Borrower of Amounts Drawn or Paid Under Letters of
Credit
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40
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Section 2.11
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Lenders’ Purchase
of Participations in Letters of Credit
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40
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Section 2.12
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Obligations
Absolute
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41
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Section 2.13
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Indemnification
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Section 2.14
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Pro Rata
Shares
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42
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Section 2.15
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Availability of
Funds
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42
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Section 2.16
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Use of
Proceeds
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42
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Section 2.17
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Lenders’ Evidence
of Debt
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43
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Section 2.18
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Notes
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Section 2.19
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Interest Rate on
Loans
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43
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Section 2.20
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Interest
Rate
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Section 2.21
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Conversion/Continuation
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45
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Section 2.22
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Default
Interest
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Section 2.23
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Fees
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46
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Section 2.24
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Scheduled
Installments
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47
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Section 2.25
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Voluntary
Prepayments
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48
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Section 2.26
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Voluntary Commitment
Reductions
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49
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Section 2.27
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Mandatory
Prepayments
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49
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Section 2.28
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Mandatory Commitment
Reductions of Revolving Loans
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51
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Section 2.29
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Prepayment
Certificate
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51
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Section 2.30
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Application of
Prepayments/Reductions
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51
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Section 2.31
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General Provisions
Regarding Payments
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52
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Section 2.32
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Sharing of Payments by
Lenders
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53
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Section 2.33
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Making or Maintaining
Eurodollar Rate Loans
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53
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Section 2.34
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Compensation For
Increased Costs
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55
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Section 2.35
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Capital Requirements;
Certificates for Reimbursement; Delay in Requests
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56
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Section 2.36
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Taxes
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56
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Section 2.37
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Mitigation Obligations;
Replacement of Lenders
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58
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Section 2.38
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Defaulting
Lenders
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59
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Section 2.39
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Incremental Revolving
Facility
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60
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ARTICLE THREE
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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61
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Section 3.01
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Closing Date
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61
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Section 3.02
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Conditions to Each
Credit Extension
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64
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Section 3.03
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Conditions to the
Credit Extension of Delayed Draw Term Loans
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65
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ARTICLE FOUR
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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65
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Section 4.01
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Organization; Requisite
Power and Authority; Qualification
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65
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Section 4.02
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Capital Stock and
Ownership
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66
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Section 4.03
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Due
Authorization
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66
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Section 4.04
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No Conflict
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66
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Section 4.05
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Governmental
Consents
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66
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Section 4.06
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Binding
Obligation
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66
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Section 4.07
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Historical Financial
Statements
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67
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Section 4.08
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Projections
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67
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Section 4.09
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No Material Adverse
Effect
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67
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Section 4.10
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Adverse Proceedings,
etc.
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67
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Section 4.11
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Payment of
Taxes
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67
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Section 4.12
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Properties
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68
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Section 4.13
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Environmental
Matters
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68
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Section 4.14
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No Defaults
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69
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Section 4.15
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Material
Contracts
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69
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Section 4.16
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Governmental
Regulation
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69
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Section 4.17
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Margin Stock
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69
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Section 4.18
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Employee
Matters
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Section 4.19
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Employee Benefit
Plans
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70
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Section 4.20
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Solvency
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Section 4.21
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Compliance with
Statutes, etc.
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Section 4.22
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Disclosure
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Section 4.23
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Health Care
Matters
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Section 4.24
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Intellectual
Property
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Section 4.25
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No Default
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Section 4.26
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Investigations, Audits,
Etc.
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Section 4.27
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Patriot Act
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73
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ARTICLE FIVE
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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73
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Section 5.01
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Financial Statements
and Other Reports
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73
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Section 5.02
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Existence
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Section 5.03
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Payment of Taxes and
Claims
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77
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Section 5.04
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Maintenance of
Properties
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78
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Section 5.05
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Insurance
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78
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Section 5.06
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Inspections
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78
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Section 5.07
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Lenders’
Meetings
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78
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Section 5.08
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Compliance with
Laws
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Section 5.09
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Environmental
Disclosure
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79
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Section 5.10
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Hazardous Materials
Activities, etc.
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80
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Section 5.11
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Subsidiaries
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80
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Section 5.12
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Additional Material
Real Estate Assets
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80
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Section 5.13
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Interest Rate
Protection
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81
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Section 5.14
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Further
Assurances
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81
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Section 5.15
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Cash Management
Systems
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81
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Section 5.16
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Books and
Records
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81
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Section 5.17
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Performance of Leases,
Related Documents and Other Material Agreements
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81
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Section 5.18
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Compliance
Program
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82
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Section 5.19
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Condition of
Participation in Third Party Payor Programs
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82
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Section 5.20
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Certain Post-Closing
Obligations
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82
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Section 5.21
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Maintenance of
Ratings
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82
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ARTICLE SIX
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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82
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Section 6.01
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Indebtedness
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83
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Section 6.02
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Liens
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84
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Section 6.03
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No Further Negative
Pledges
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86
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Section 6.04
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Restricted Junior
Payments
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86
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Section 6.05
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Restrictions on
Subsidiary Distributions
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88
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Section 6.06
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Investments
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88
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Section 6.07
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Financial
Covenants
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89
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Section 6.08
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Fundamental Changes;
Disposition of Assets; Acquisitions
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92
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Section 6.09
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Disposal of Subsidiary
Interests
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92
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Section 6.10
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Sales and
Lease-Backs
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93
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Section 6.11
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Transactions with
Shareholders and Affiliates
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93
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Section 6.12
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Conduct of
Business
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93
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Section 6.13
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Amendments or Waivers
of Certain Related Agreements
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93
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Section 6.14
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Amendments or Waivers
of the Second Lien Credit Agreement
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94
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Section 6.15
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Fiscal Year
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94
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Section 6.16
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No Foreign
Subsidiaries
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ARTICLE SEVEN
GUARANTY
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94
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Section 7.01
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Guaranty of the
Obligations
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94
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Section 7.02
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Contribution by
Guarantors
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94
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Section 7.03
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Payment by
Guarantors
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95
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Section 7.04
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Liability of Guarantors
Absolute
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95
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Section 7.05
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Waivers by
Guarantors
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97
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Section 7.06
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Guarantors’
Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, etc.
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98
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Section 7.07
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Subordination of Other
Obligations
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98
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Section 7.08
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Continuing
Guaranty
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98
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Section 7.09
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Authority of Guarantors
or Borrower
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99
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Section 7.10
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Financial Condition of
Borrower
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99
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Section 7.11
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Bankruptcy,
etc.
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99
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Section 7.12
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Discharge of Guaranty
upon Sale of Guarantor
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100
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ARTICLE EIGHT
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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100
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Section 8.01
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Events of
Default
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100
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ARTICLE NINE
AGENTS
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103
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Section 9.01
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Appointment and
Authority
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103
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Section 9.02
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Rights as a
Lender
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103
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Section 9.03
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Exculpatory
Provisions
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103
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Section 9.04
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Reliance by
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
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104
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Section 9.05
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Delegation of
Duties
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104
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Section 9.06
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Resignation of
Administrative Agent
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105
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Section 9.07
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Non-Reliance on Agents
and Other Lenders
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106
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Section 9.08
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No Other Duties,
etc.
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106
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Section 9.09
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Collateral Documents
and Guaranty
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106
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Section 9.10
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Withholding
Taxes
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107
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ARTICLE TEN
MISCELLANEOUS
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107
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Section 10.01
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Notices; Effectiveness;
Electronic Communication
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107
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Section 10.02
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Expenses; Indemnity;
Damage Waiver
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108
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Section 10.03
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Right of
Set-Off
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110
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Section 10.04
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Amendments and
Waivers
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110
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Section 10.05
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Execution of
Amendments, etc.
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112
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Section 10.06
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Successors and Assigns;
Participations
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112
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Section 10.07
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Independence of
Covenants
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115
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Section 10.08
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Survival of
Representations, Warranties and Agreements
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115
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Section 10.09
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No Waiver; Remedies
Cumulative
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115
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Section 10.10
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Marshalling; Payments
Set Aside
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115
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Section 10.11
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Severability
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115
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Section 10.12
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Obligations Several;
Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights
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116
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Section 10.13
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Headings
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116
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Section 10.14
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Governing Law;
Jurisdiction; Etc.
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116
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Section 10.15
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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117
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Section 10.16
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Treatment of Certain
Information; Confidentiality
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117
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Section 10.17
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Usury Savings
Clause
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117
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Section 10.18
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Counterparts;
Integration; Effectiveness
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118
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Section 10.19
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Entire
Agreement
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118
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Section 10.20
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Electronic Execution of
Assignments
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118
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Section 10.21
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Patriot Act
Notification
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118
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Section 10.22
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Release on Payment in
Full
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119
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Section 10.23
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Lender
Addendum
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119
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SCHEDULES:
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1.01A:
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Certain Adjustments to
Financial Definitions
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1.01B:
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Existing Letters of
Credit
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4.01:
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Jurisdictions of
Organization and Qualification
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4.02:
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Capital Stock and
Ownership
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4.12:
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Real Estate
Assets
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4.15:
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Material
Contracts
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4.23:
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Health Care
Matters
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5.15:
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Cash Management
Systems
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6.01:
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Certain
Indebtedness
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6.02:
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Certain
Liens
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6.06:
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Certain
Investments
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6.11:
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Certain Affiliate
Transactions
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EXHIBITS:
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A-1:
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Funding
Notice
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A-2:
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Conversion/Continuation
Notice
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A-3:
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Issuance
Notice
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B-1:
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Initial Term Loan
Note
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B-2:
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Delayed Draw Term Loan
Note
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B-3:
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Revolving Loan
Note
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B-4:
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Swing Line
Note
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C:
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Compliance
Certificate
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D:
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Assignment and
Assumption Agreement
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E-1:
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Closing Date
Certificate
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E-2:
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Solvency
Certificate
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F:
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Counterpart Agreement
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G:
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Pledge and Security
Agreement
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H:
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Landlord Collateral
Access Agreement
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I:
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Intercreditor
Agreement
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J:
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Lender
Addendum
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K:
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Administrative
Questionnaire
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L:
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Joinder
Agreement
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M:
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Prepayment
Notice
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v
FIRST LIEN
CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
This FIRST LIEN
CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 26, 2007,
is entered into by and among CHEM RX CORPORATION (formerly
Paramount Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (“
Borrower ”), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER, as
Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto from time to time, CIBC WORLD
MARKETS CORP. (“ CIBC WM ”), as Sole Lead
Arranger and Sole Book Runner (in such respective capacities,
“ Lead Arranger ” and “ Book Runner
”), and CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, New York Agency
(“ CIBC ”), as Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent (in such respective capacities, “
Administrative Agen t” and “ Collateral
Agent ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
capitalized terms used in these Recitals shall have the respective
meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.01
hereof;
WHEREAS, pursuant
to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Unit
Redemption Agreement, Borrower has agreed to acquire, directly or
indirectly, all of the outstanding capital stock of
B.J.K., Inc., a New York corporation doing business as Chem Rx
(“ Chem Rx ”) and its affiliates Chem Rx New
Jersey, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (“
Chem Rx-NJ ”), and Chem Rx/Salerno’s, LLC, a
Pennsylvania limited liability company (“ Chem Rx-PA
”);
WHEREAS, after the
consummation of the Transactions, Borrower will own all of the
Capital Stock of Chem Rx;
WHEREAS, Lenders
have agreed to extend certain first lien credit facilities to
Borrower, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $125,000,000,
consisting of $80,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Initial
Term Loans, $20,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Delayed Draw
Term Loan Commitments, and up to $25,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of Revolving Commitments;
WHEREAS, the
proceeds of such credit facilities will be used, together with the
Second Lien Term Loans , to (i) to finance, in part,
the Acquisition, (ii) to pay fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the Transactions, (iii) to repay the
outstanding principal amount of Existing Indebtedness, and
(iv) to provide ongoing working capital and Permitted
Acquisition financing and for other general corporate purposes of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
WHEREAS, Borrower
has agreed to secure all of its Obligations by granting to
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a First
Priority Lien on substantially all of its assets, including a
pledge of all of the Capital Stock of each of its Subsidiaries
(including Chem Rx); and
WHEREAS,
Guarantors (including Chem Rx) have agreed to guarantee the
obligations of Borrower hereunder and to secure their respective
Obligations by granting to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of
Secured Parties, a First Priority Lien on substantially all of
their respective assets, including a pledge of all of the Capital
Stock of each of their respective Subsidiaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01
Definitions .
The following
terms used herein, including in the preamble, recitals, exhibits
and schedules hereto, shall have the following meanings:
“ Act
” as defined in Section 4.27.
“
Acquisition ” means (i) the purchase by Borrower
of all the Capital Stock of Chem Rx from Jerry Silva, Steven Silva,
The Jody R. Silva Trust and The Jerry Silva 2007 Annuity Trust (the
“ Sellers ”) pursuant to the Stock Purchase
Agreement, (ii) the concurrent acquisition of Chem Rx-NJ in
connection with the merger of a Subsidiary of Borrower with Chem
Rx-NJ pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (iii) the
concurrent purchase of a minority interest in Chem Rx-PA from Benny
Salerno (“ Salerno ”) pursuant to the Unit
Redemption Agreement.
“
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate ” means, for any Interest
Rate Determination Date with respect to an Interest Period for a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum obtained by dividing
(i) the rate per annum (a) as calculated by the British
Bankers’ Association and obtained by the Administrative Agent
through a nationally recognized service such as the Dow Jones
Market Service (Telerate) or Reuters (the “ Service
”) (or on any successor or substitute page of such
Service, or any successor to or substitute for such service,
providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on
such page of Service, as determined by the Administrative
Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of
interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London
interbank market) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of
such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars,
determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England
time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (b) in the
event the rates referenced in the preceding clause (a) is not
available, the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%)
equal to the offered quotation rate to first class banks in
the London interbank market) by CIBC for deposits (for delivery on
the first day of the relevant period) in Dollars of amounts in same
day funds comparable to the principal amount of the applicable Loan
of Administrative Agent, in its capacity as a Lender, for which the
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate is then being determined with maturities
comparable to such period as of approximately 11:00 a.m.
(London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, by
(ii) an amount equal to (a) one minus (b) the
Applicable Reserve Requirement.
“
Administrative Agent ” as defined in the preamble
hereto.
“
Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative
Questionnaire in substantially the form of
Exhibit K.
“ Adverse
Proceeding ” means any action, suit, proceeding (whether
administrative, judicial or otherwise), governmental investigation,
audit or arbitration (whether or not purportedly on behalf of
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) at law or in equity, or before
or by any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign (including
any Environmental Claims), whether pending or, to the knowledge of
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or
affecting Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any property of
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“
Affected Lender ” as defined in
Section 2.33(b).
“
Affected Loans ” as defined in
Section 2.33(b).
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“
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.
“
Agent ” means each of Syndication Agent,
Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Documentation Agent or any
other agent appointed by the Lead Arranger pursuant to
Section 9.01 hereof.
“
Aggregate Payments ” as defined in
Section 7.02.
“
Agreement ” means this First Lien Credit and Guaranty
Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2007, as it may be
amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Applicable Margin ” and “ Applicable
Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage ” mean (a) from
the Closing Date until the date of delivery of the Compliance
Certificate and the financial statements for the second full Fiscal
Quarter ending after the Closing Date, a percentage, per annum,
equal to (i) for Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate
Loans, 4.00% per annum, (ii) for Revolving Loans and Swing
Line Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 3.00% per annum;
(iii) with respect to Term Loans that are Eurodollar Rate
Loans, 4.00% per annum, (iv) with respect to Term Loans that
are Base Rate Loans, 3.00% per annum and (v) with respect to
the Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage, 0.50% per
annum; (b) thereafter, with respect to Revolving Loans, Swing
Line Loans and the Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage,
a percentage, per annum, determined by reference to the Total
Leverage Ratio in effect from time to time as set forth
below:
|
TOTAL
LEVERAGE
RATIO
|
|
APPLICABLE MARGIN FOR
REVOLVING LOANS
(EURODOLLAR LOANS)
|
|
APPLICABLE MARGIN
FOR REVOLVING
LOANS (BASE RATE
LOANS)
|
|
APPLICABLE
REVOLVING
COMMITMENT FEE
PERCENTAGE
|
|
|
> 3.75:1.00
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
3.00
|
%
|
0.50
|
%
|
|
< 3.75:1.00
> 3.00:1.00
|
|
3.75
|
%
|
2.75
|
%
|
0.50
|
%
|
|
<
3.00:1.00
|
|
3.50
|
%
|
2.50
|
%
|
0.375
|
%
|
No change in the
Applicable Margin or Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage
shall be effective until three (3) Business Days after the
date on which Administrative Agent shall have received the
applicable financial statements and a Compliance Certificate
pursuant to Section 5.01(d) calculating the Total
Leverage Ratio. At any time the Borrower has not submitted to
Administrative Agent the applicable information as and when
required under Section 5.01(d), the Applicable Margin and the
Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage shall be determined
as if the Total Leverage Ratio were in excess of 3.75:1.00.
Promptly after receipt of the applicable information under
Section 5.01(d), Administrative Agent shall give each Lender
telefacsimile or telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) of the
Applicable Margin and the Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee
Percentage in effect from such date.
In the event that
any financial statement delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 or
certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d) is
shown to be inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would
have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin or
Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage for any period (an
“ Applicable Period ”) than the Applicable
Margin or Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage applied
for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Borrower shall
promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct certificate
for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Margin and the
Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage shall be determined
as if the Total
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Leverage Ratio was
as set forth in the correct certificate for such Applicable Period,
and (iii) the Borrower shall promptly pay to the
Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest or fees, as
applicable, that would have been due and payable at such time as a
result of such increased Applicable Margin or Applicable Revolving
Commitment Fee Percentage for such Applicable Period.
“
Applicable Percentage ” means with respect to any
Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented by such
Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or
expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon
the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any
assignments.
“
Applicable Reserve Requirement ” means, at any time,
for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the maximum rate, expressed as a
decimal, at which reserves (including any basic marginal, special,
supplemental, emergency or other reserves) are required to be
maintained with respect thereto against “Eurocurrency
liabilities” (as such term is defined in Regulation D) under
regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System or other applicable banking regulator.
Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Applicable
Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be
maintained by such member banks with respect to (i) any
category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to
which the applicable Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any other interest
rate of a Loan is to be determined, or (ii) any category of
extensions of credit or other assets which include Eurodollar Rate
Loans. A Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute
Eurocurrency liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to
reserve requirements without benefits of credit for proration,
exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time
to the applicable Lender. The rate of interest on Eurodollar Rate
Loans shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective
date of any change in the Applicable Reserve
Requirement.
“
Appointing Sub-Agent ” as defined in
Section 9.05.
“
Approved Fund ” means any Fund that is administered or
managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or
(c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or
manages a Lender.
“
Assessments ” as defined in
Section 4.23(g).
“ Asset
Sale ” means a sale, lease or sub-lease (as lessor or
sublessor), sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, exclusive
license (as licensor or sublicensor), transfer or other disposition
to, or any exchange of property with, any Person (other than
Borrower or any Guarantor), in one transaction or a series of
transactions, of all or any part of Borrower’s or any of
its Subsidiaries’ businesses, assets or properties of any
kind, whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or
intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, leased or
licensed, including the Capital Stock of any of Borrower’s
Subsidiaries, other than (i) inventory sold or leased in the
ordinary course of business, (ii) sales of Cash or Cash
Equivalents for fair market value; and (iii) sales, leases or
licenses out of other assets for aggregate consideration of less
than $250,000 with respect to any transaction or series of
related transactions and less than $1,000,000 in the aggregate
during any Fiscal Year.
“
Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” means an
Assignment and Assumption Agreement entered into by a Lender and an
Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is
required by Section 10.06), and accepted by Administrative
Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit D or any
other form approved by Administrative Agent.
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“
Authorized Officer ” means, as applied to any Person,
any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an
officer), chief executive officer, chief operating officer or
president, and such Person’s chief financial officer or
treasurer.
“
Available Equity Credit ” means, as at any date of
determination, the aggregate amount equal to (i) the fair
market value of the common Capital Stock of the Borrower used by
the Borrower as consideration to consummate a Permitted Acquisition
or other permitted Investment plus (ii) the net cash
proceeds received by Borrower from an offering of common Capital
Stock of Borrower to the extent not required to prepay the Loans
pursuant to Section 2.27(c) for such Fiscal Year
minus (iii) the aggregate amount of the Available
Equity Credit applied to make Permitted Acquisitions, Investments
permitted pursuant to Section 6.06, Initial Earnout Payments
and Milestone Payments pursuant to Section 6.04(d) and
excluded from Consolidated Capital Expenditures, in each case using
such credit from the Closing Date and on or prior to such date of
determination.
“
Available Warrant Credit ” means, with respect to the
amount of Permitted Acquisitions, as at any date of determination,
(a) the aggregate amount of net cash proceeds received by
Borrower from the exercise of the Warrants during the period from
the Closing Date to and including such date of determination
minus (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of
the Available Warrant Credit applied to make Permitted Acquisitions
from the Closing Date and on or prior to such date of determination
plus (ii) the aggregate amount of the prepayments
required pursuant to Section 2.27(f) to be made prior to
or concurrently with the making of Permitted Acquisitions utilizing
the Available Warrant Credit from the Closing Date and on or prior
to such date of determination.
“
Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United
States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter
in effect, or any successor statute.
“ Base
Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the
greater of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and
(ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day
plus ½ of 1%. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in
the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be
effective on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or
the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
“ Base
Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Base Rate.
“
Beneficiary ” means each Agent, Issuing Bank, Lender
and Lender Counterparty.
“ Board
of Directors ” means (i) in the case of a Person
that is a limited partnership, the general partner or any committee
authorized to act therefor, (ii) in the case of a Person that
is a corporation, the board of directors of such Person or any
committee authorized to act therefor, (iii) in the case of a
Person that is a limited liability company, the board of managers
or members of such Person or such Person’s manager or any
committee authorized to act therefor and (iv) in the case of
any other Person, the board of directors, management committee or
similar governing body or any authorized committee thereof
responsible for the management of the business and affairs of such
Person.
“ Book
Runner ” as defined in the preamble hereto.
“
Borrower ” as defined in the preamble
hereto.
“
Business Day ” means (i) any day excluding
Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the
laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking
institutions located in
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such state are
authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close
and (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings
and payments in connection with the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any
Eurodollar Rate Loans, the term “Business Day” shall
mean any day which is a Business Day described in clause
(i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks
in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“ Capital
Lease ” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any
property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee
that, in conformity with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a
capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
“ Capital
Stock ” means any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated) of
capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership
interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including
partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all
warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or
rights to acquire any of the foregoing.
“
Cash ” means money, currency or a credit balance in
any demand or Deposit Account.
“ Cash
Equivalents ” means, as at any date of determination,
(i) marketable securities (a) issued or directly and
unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the
United States Government or (b) issued by any agency of the
United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one
year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations
issued by any state of the United States of America or any
political subdivision of any such state or any public
instrumentality thereof, in each case maturing within one year
after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof,
a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from
Moody’s; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than
one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time
of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P
or at least P-1 from Moody’s; (iv) certificates of
deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year
after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any
commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of
America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that
(a) is at least “adequately capitalized” (as
defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking
regulator) and (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such
regulations) of not less than $100,000,000; and (v) shares of
any money market mutual fund that (a) has substantially all of
its assets invested continuously in the types of investments
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has
net assets of not less than $500,000,000, and (c) has the
highest rating obtainable from either S&P or
Moody’s.
“ Change
in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this
Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or
taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any
change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the
administration, interpretation or application thereof by any
Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any
request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of
law) by any Governmental Authority.
“ Change
of Control ” means, at any time, (i) any Person or
“group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and
13d-5 under the Exchange Act) other than Management Investors
(a) shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 35% or more on
a fully diluted basis of the voting and/or economic interest in the
Capital Stock of Borrower or (b) shall have obtained the power
(whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the members of
the Board of Directors of Borrower; (ii) the majority of the
seats (other than vacant seats) on the Board of Directors of
Borrower cease to be occupied by Persons who either (a) were
members of the Board of Directors of Borrower on the Closing Date
or (b) were nominated for election by the Board of Directors
of Borrower, a majority of whom were directors on the Closing Date
or whose election or nomination for election was previously
approved by a majority of such
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directors; or
(iii) Borrower shall cease to beneficially own and control
100% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest
in the Capital Stock of Chem Rx.
“ Chem
Rx ” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“ Chem
Rx-NJ ” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“ Chem
Rx-PA ” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“
CIBC ” as defined in the preamble hereto.
“ CIBC
WM ” as defined in the preamble hereto.
“
Class ” means (i) with respect to Lenders, each
of the following classes of Lenders: (a) Lenders having
Initial Term Loan Exposure, (b) Lenders having Delayed Draw
Term Loan Exposure, and (c) Lenders having Revolving Exposure
(including Swing Line Lender) and (ii) with respect to Loans,
each of the following classes of Loans: (a) Initial Term
Loans, (b) Delayed Draw Term Loans and (c) Revolving
Loans (including Swing Line Loans). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be deemed a separate Class of
Commitments or Loans, respectively, hereunder, unless such Delayed
Draw Term Loans are deemed an increase to the Initial Term Loan
Commitment (as contemplated by Section 2.01(c)), in which case
the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments and Delayed Draw Term Loans
shall constitute part of the Initial Term Loan Commitments or
Initial Term Loans, as applicable.
“ Closing
Date ” means the date on which the Term Loans are
made.
“ Closing
Date Certificate ” means a Closing Date Certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1.
“
Collateral ” means, collectively, all of the real,
personal and mixed property (including Capital Stock) in which
Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Collateral
Documents as security for the Obligations.
“
Collateral Agent ” as defined in the preamble
hereto.
“
Collateral Documents ” means the Intercreditor
Agreement, the Lien Subordination Agreement, the Pledge and
Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Landlord Collateral Access
Agreements, Control Agreements, IP Security Agreements, if any, and
all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by any
Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents in order to grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of
Lenders, a Lien on any real, personal or mixed property of that
Loan Party as security for the Obligations.
“
Collateral Questionnaire ” means a certificate in
form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent that
provides information with respect to the personal or mixed property
of each Loan Party.
“
Commitment ” means any Revolving Commitment or Term
Loan Commitment.
“
Compliance Certificate ” means a Compliance
Certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit C.
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“ Consent
Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary formed or acquired
after the date hereof, in respect of which (a) the consent of
any Person other than Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary is
required by applicable law or the terms of any organizational
document of such Subsidiary or other agreement of such Subsidiary
or any Affiliate of such Subsidiary in order for such Subsidiary to
become a Guarantor or in order for Capital Stock of such Subsidiary
to be pledged under the Collateral Documents, as the case
may be, and (b) Borrower endeavored in good faith to
obtain such consents and such consents shall not have been
obtained.
“
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA ” means, for any period,
an amount determined for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis equal to (i) the sum, without duplication,
of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated Net Income,
(b) Consolidated Interest Expense, (c) provisions for
Taxes based on income, (d) total depreciation expense,
(e) total amortization expense, (f) Transaction Costs
incurred and paid in the period (to the extent expensed),
including, without limitation, bonus payments paid to employees in
connection with the Acquisition in an amount not to exceed
$5,350,000, and (g) other non-cash items reducing Consolidated
Net Income (excluding any such non-cash item to the extent that it
represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any
future period or amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid
in a prior period) minus (ii) other non-cash items
increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding
(A) any such non-cash item to the extent it represents the
reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any
prior period and (B) any such non-cash item to the extent it
will result in the receipt of cash payments in any future period or
in respect of which cash was received in a prior period);
provided that with respect to any calculation period
ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date the
foregoing shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in
Schedule 1.01A.
“
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR ” means, for any period,
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period plus Consolidated
Lease Expense for such period.
“
Consolidated Capital Expenditures ” means, for any
period, the aggregate of all expenditures of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis
that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in
“purchase of property and equipment” or similar items
reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of Borrower
and its Subsidiaries. For purposes of Section 6.07, the
following shall be excluded from Consolidated Capital Expenditures:
(i) the principal amount of Indebtedness incurred to finance
such expenditures, but including principal payments or prepayments
of any such Indebtedness incurred during such period or any prior
period, (ii) expenditures made using the proceeds of the
issuance of Capital Stock, to the extent such proceeds are not
required to prepay the Loans pursuant to
Section 2.27(c) and (iii) expenditures made using
the proceeds of asset sales, 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 reinvested or committed to be reinvested pursuant
to Section 2.27(a) or (b).
“
Consolidated Cash Interest Expense ” means, for any
period, Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, excluding
any amount not payable in cash for such period and excluding any
Earnout Interest; provided that , with respect to any
calculation period ending prior to the first anniversary of the
Closing Date the foregoing shall be subject to adjustment as set
forth in Schedule 1.01A.
“
Consolidated Current Assets ” means, as at any date of
determination, the total assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries on
a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as
current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding Cash and Cash
Equivalents; provided , that Consolidated Current Assets
shall include all trade receivables, whether or not classified as a
current asset.
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“
Consolidated Current Liabilities ” means, as at any
date of determination, the total liabilities of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be
classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP,
excluding the current portion of long term debt.
“
Consolidated Excess Cash Flow ” means, for any period,
an amount (if positive) equal to: (i) the sum, without
duplication, of the amounts for such period of
(a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, plus (b) the
Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment, minus (ii) the
sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of
(a) voluntary and scheduled repayments of Consolidated Total
Debt (excluding repayments of Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans
except to the extent the Revolving Commitments are permanently
reduced in connection with such repayments), (b) Consolidated
Capital Expenditures, (c) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense,
and (d) provisions for current taxes based on income of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and payable in cash with respect to
such period.
“
Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, for any period,
the sum, without duplication, of the amounts determined for
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to
(i) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense (excluding for the
avoidance of doubt, amortization expense with respect to deferred
financing fees), (ii) scheduled payments of principal on
Consolidated Total Debt and (iii) Consolidated Lease Expense;
provided that , with respect to any calculation
period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date,
the foregoing shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in
Schedule 1.01A.
“
Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period,
total interest expense (including that portion attributable to
Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP and capitalized interest and
after giving effect to any net payments made or received with
respect to Interest Rate Agreements) of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all
outstanding Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges
owed with respect to letters of credit and net termination costs
under Interest Rate Agreements, but excluding, however, any amounts
referred to in Section 2.23(f) or
Section 2.23(a) of Second Lien Credit Agreement payable
on or before the Closing Date; provided that , with
respect to any calculation period ending prior to the first
anniversary of the Closing Date, the foregoing shall be subject to
adjustment as set forth in Schedule 1.01A.
“
Consolidated Lease Expense ” means, for any period,
the aggregate amount of fixed and contingent rentals payable by
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period with respect to
leases of real and personal property, determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period,
(i) the net income (or loss) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single
accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP, minus
(ii) (a) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a
Loan Party) in which any other Person (other than a Loan Party) has
a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends
or other distributions actually paid to a Loan Party by such Person
during such period, (b) the income (or loss) of any Person
accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of Borrower or is
merged into or consolidated with Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) the income of any Subsidiary
of Borrower to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that
income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of
its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order,
statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that
Subsidiary, (d) any after-tax gains or losses attributable to
Asset Sales or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan, and
(e) (to the extent not included in clauses (a) through
(d) above) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary
losses.
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“
Consolidated Total Debt ” means, as at any date of
determination, the aggregate stated balance sheet amount of all
Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (without giving effect
to original issue discount).
“
Consolidated Working Capital ” means, as at any date
of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets over
Consolidated Current Liabilities.
“
Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment ” means, for
any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a
negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the
beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated
Working Capital as of the end of such period.
“
Contractual Obligation ” means, as applied to any
Person, any provision of any Security issued by that Person or of
any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking,
agreement or other instrument to which that Person is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it or any of
its properties is subject.
“
Contributing Guarantors ” as defined in
Section 7.02.
“
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.
“ Control
Agreements ” means each control agreement executed and
delivered to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, a securities intermediary or depositary bank and by the
applicable Loan Party on or after the Closing Date and each control
agreement to be executed and delivered by the Collateral Agent, a
securities intermediary or depository bank and the applicable Loan
Party pursuant to the terms of the Pledge and Security Agreement
with such modifications as the Collateral Agent may reasonably
request or approve, in each case, to the extent permitted by and in
accordance with applicable law.
“
Conversion/Continuation Date ” means the effective
date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as
set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation
Notice.
“
Conversion/Continuation Notice ” means a
Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the
form of
Exhibit A-2.
“
Counterpart Agreement ” means a
Counterpart Agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit F delivered by a Loan Party pursuant to
Section 5.11.
“ Credit
Date ” means the date of a Credit Extension.
“ Credit
Extension ” means the making of a Loan or the issuing of
a Letter of Credit.
“
Default ” means a condition or event that, after
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of
Default.
“ Default
Excess ” means, with respect to any Defaulting Lender,
the excess, if any, of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata
Share of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans of all
Lenders (calculated as if all Defaulting Lenders (including such
Defaulting Lender) had funded all of
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their respective
Defaulted Loans) over the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
all Loans of such Defaulting Lender.
“ Default
Period ” means, with respect to any Defaulting Lender,
the period commencing on the date of the applicable Funding Default
and ending on the earliest of the following dates:
(i) the date on which all Commitments are cancelled or
terminated and/or the Obligations are declared or become
immediately due and payable, (ii) the date on which
(a) the Default Excess with respect to such Defaulting Lender
shall have been reduced to zero (whether by the funding by such
Defaulting Lender of any Defaulted Loans of such Defaulting Lender
or by the non-pro rata application of any voluntary or mandatory
prepayments of the Loans in accordance with the terms of Sections
2.25, 2.26, 2.27 and 2.28 or by a combination thereof) and
(b) such Defaulting Lender shall have delivered to Borrower
and Administrative Agent a written reaffirmation of its intention
to honor its obligations hereunder with respect to its Commitments,
and (iii) the date on which Borrower, Administrative Agent and
Requisite Lenders waive all Funding Defaults of such Defaulting
Lender in writing.
“
Defaulted Loan ” as defined in
Section 2.38.
“
Defaulting Lender ” as defined in
Section 2.38.
“ Delayed
Draw Term Loan ” means a delayed draw term loan made by a
Lender to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii).
“ Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment ” means the commitment of a
Lender to make or otherwise fund the Delayed Draw Term Loans and
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments” means such
commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each
Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, if any, is set
forth in the Lender Addendum or in the applicable Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, subject to any adjustment or reduction
pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount
of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is
$20,000,000.
“ Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment Period ” means the time period
commencing on the date of receipt by Administrative Agent of the
audited financial statements for the Fiscal Year ending
December 31, 2007 through and including the Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitment Termination Date.
“ Delayed
Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date ” means the
earliest to occur of (i) the date the Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitments are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to
Section 2.26, (ii) the date of the termination of the
Commitments pursuant to Section 8.01 and
(iii) July 31, 2008.
“ Delayed
Draw Term Loan Credit Date ” means any date of funding of
Delayed Draw Term Loans after the Closing Date.
“ Delayed
Draw Term Loan Exposure ” means, with respect to any
Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal
amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loans of such Lender; provided that
at any time prior to the making of the Delayed Draw Term Loans, the
Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to
such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment.
“ Delayed
Draw Term Loan Maturity Date ” means the earlier of
(i) the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, and
(ii) the date that all Delayed Draw Term Loans shall become
due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or
otherwise.
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“ Delayed
Draw Term Loan Note ” means a promissory note in the
form of Exhibit B-2, as it may be amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“ Deposit
Account ” means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like
account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or
like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable
certificate of deposit.
“
Documentation Agent ” shall mean a documentation agent
appointed by the Lead Arranger pursuant to
Section 9.01.
“
Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” mean
the lawful money of the United States of America.
“
Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary organized
under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof
or the District of Columbia.
“ Earnout
Interest ” means the interest payable pursuant to
Section 1.8(c) of the Stock Purchase
Agreement.
“ Earnout
Seller Notes ” means any Indebtedness of the Borrower in
favor of the Sellers (or their family members or to a trust,
partnership or other entity formed for the benefit of the Sellers
or such family members primarily for estate or family planning
purposes) incurred to enable Borrower to make the Initial Earnout
Payments and Milestone Payments; provided that (i) such
Indebtedness is unsecured and not guaranteed by any of
Borrower’s Subsidiaries, (ii) such Indebtedness does not
bear interest (other than payment-in-kind interest) and is not
subject to commissions, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’
fees or disbursements, indemnities or other amounts (other than any
amounts that may not be paid until the Termination Date has
occurred), (iii) such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to
the Obligations in a manner reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and (iv) the maturity date of such
Indebtedness shall be no earlier than six months following the
maturity date of the Second Lien Term Loans and such Indebtedness
shall not be subject to amortization or prepayment prior to such
date; provided further that such Indebtedness
may be required to be prepaid on or after the Termination Date
if on or prior to such date, Borrower shall have received at least
$30,000,000 of net cash proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants
or any equity offering.
“
Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender,
(b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, or
(d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by
(i) Administrative Agent, (ii) in the case of any
assignment of a Revolving Commitment, the Issuing Bank and Swing
Line Lender, and (iii) unless an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing or the primary syndication period is continuing
(which will end not later than six months after the Closing Date),
Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing,
“Eligible Assignee” shall not include Borrower’s
Affiliates or Subsidiaries or any natural person; provided
further that promptly following the termination of the
primary syndication period, the Administrative Agent shall provide
written notice thereof to the Borrower.
“
Employee Benefit Plan ” means any material
“employee benefit plan” as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or was sponsored,
maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed by,
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates.
“
Environmental Claim ” means any investigation, notice,
notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand,
abatement order or other order or directive (conditional or
otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person,
arising (i) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or
alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (ii) in connection
with any Release of, or exposure
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to, Hazardous
Material or any actual or alleged Hazardous Materials Activity; or
(iii) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury,
threat or harm to health, safety, natural resources or the
environment.
“
Environmental Laws ” means any and all foreign or
domestic, federal or state (or any subdivision of either of them),
statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, judgments,
Governmental Authorizations, or any other requirements of
Governmental Authorities relating to (i) environmental
matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials
Activity; (ii) the generation, use, storage, transportation or
disposal of Hazardous Materials; or (iii) occupational safety
and health, industrial hygiene or the protection of human, plant or
animal health or welfare, in any manner applicable to Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or any Facility.
“ Equity
Contribution ” means the release of at least $42,300,000
in proceeds from the Borrower’s initial public offering being
held in trust to the Borrower and a rollover of equity by the
Sellers and by Michael Segal in an amount not less than 17.0% of
the pro forma capitalization of the Borrower after consummation of
the Acquisition.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor
thereto.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” means, as applied to any Person, (i) any
corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations
within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; (ii) any trade
or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a
group of trades or businesses under common control within the
meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
which that Person is a member; and (iii) any member of an
affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m)
or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person, any
corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or
business described in clause (ii) above is a member. Any
former ERISA Affiliate of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall
continue to be considered an ERISA Affiliate of Borrower or any
such Subsidiary within the meaning of this definition with respect
to the period such entity was an ERISA Affiliate of Borrower or
such Subsidiary and with respect to liabilities arising after such
period for which Borrower or such Subsidiary could be liable under
the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA.
“ ERISA
Event ” means (i) a “reportable event”
within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the
regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan
(excluding those for which the provision for 30-day notice to the
PBGC has been waived by regulation); (ii) the failure to meet
the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Internal
Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not
waived in accordance with Section 412(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code) or the failure to make by its due date a required
installment under Section 412(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any
required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (iii) the
provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to
Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent to
terminate such plan in a distress termination described in
Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal by
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing
sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in
material liability to Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064
of ERISA; (v) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to
terminate any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event or
condition which could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds
under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee
to administer, any Pension Plan; (vi) the imposition of
material liability on Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to
Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the
application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the
withdrawal of Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their
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respective ERISA
Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning
of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if
there is any potential liability therefore, or the receipt by
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in
reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245
of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under
Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (viii) the occurrence of
an act or omission which could reasonably be expected to give rise
to the imposition on Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective ERISA Affiliates of fines, penalties, taxes or
related charges under Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code or
under Section 409, Section 502(c), (i) or (l), or
Section 4071 of ERISA in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan;
(ix) the assertion of a material claim (other than routine
claims for benefits) against any Employee Benefit Plan other than a
Multiemployer Plan or the assets thereof, or against Borrower, any
of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in
connection with any Employee Benefit Plan; (x) receipt from
the Internal Revenue Service of notice of the failure of any
Pension Plan (or any other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any
Pension Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under
Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(xi) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to
Section 401(a)(29) or 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code or
pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.
“
Eurodollar Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest
at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar
Rate.
“ Event
of Default ” means each of the conditions or events set
forth in Section 8.01.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor
statute.
“
Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to Administrative
Agent, any Lender, the Swing Line Lender, the Issuing Bank or any
other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any
obligation of Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or
measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and
franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the
jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws
of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal
office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its
applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits
taxes imposed by the United States of America and (c) in the
case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a
request by Borrower under Section 2.37), any United States
withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign
Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or
designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign
Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a
Change in Law) to comply with Section 2.36(e), 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 Borrower with
respect to such withholding tax pursuant to
Section 2.36(a).
“
Existing Indebtedness ” means (i) Indebtedness
and other obligations outstanding under that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of November 15, 2006 between Chem Rx and
Bank of America, N.A., as amended prior to the Closing Date and
(ii) up to $7,500,000 of Indebtedness and other obligations
owed by Chem Rx-NJ and Jerry Silva.
“
Existing Letters of Credit ” means the letters of
credit outstanding on the Closing Date and set forth on
Schedule 1.01B.
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“
Facility ” means any real property (including all
buildings, fixtures or other improvements located thereon) now,
hereafter or heretofore owned, leased, operated or used by Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors
or Affiliates.
“ Fair
Share ” as defined in Section 7.02.
“ Fair
Share Contribution Amount ” as defined in
Section 7.02.
“ Fair
Share Shortfall ” as defined in
Section 7.02.
“ Federal
Funds Effective Rate ” means for any day, the rate per
annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight
Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next
succeeding such day; provided , (i) if such day is not
a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such
rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so
published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if no
such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the
Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged
to Administrative Agent, in its capacity as a Lender, on such
day on such transactions as determined by Administrative
Agent.
“
Financial Officer Certification ” means, with respect
to the financial statements for which such certification is
required, the certification of the chief financial officer of
Borrower that such financial statements fairly present, in all
material respects, the financial condition of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject
to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end or quarter-end
adjustments, as applicable.
“
Financial Plan ” as defined in
Section 5.01(h).
“ First
Priority ” means, with respect to any Lien purported to
be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document,
that such Lien is the only Lien to which such Collateral is
subject, other than Permitted Liens.
“ Fiscal
Quarter ” means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal
Year.
“ Fiscal
Year ” means the fiscal year of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries ending on December 31 of each calendar
year.
“ Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio ” means the ratio as of the last
day of any Fiscal Quarter of (i) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR
for the four-Fiscal Quarter period then ending, minus Consolidated
Capital Expenditures for such four-Fiscal Quarter period, to
(ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such four-Fiscal Quarter
period.
“ Flood
Hazard Property ” means any Real Estate Asset subject to
a Mortgage in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured
Parties, and located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide
hazards.
“ Foreign
Lender ” means any Lender that is not a “United
States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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“
Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person)
that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or
otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of
credit in the ordinary course of its business.
“ Funding
Default ” as defined in Section 2.38.
“ Funding
Guarantor ” as defined in Section 7.02.
“ Funding
Notice ” means a notice substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-1.
“
GAAP ” means, subject to the limitations on the
application thereof set forth in Section 1.02, United States
generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of the date
of determination thereof.
“
Governmental Acts ” means any act or omission, whether
rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto
government or Governmental Authority.
“
Governmental Authority ” means the government of the
United States of America or any other nation, or of any political
subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,
regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining
to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the
European Union or the European Central Bank).
“
Governmental Authorization ” means any permit,
license, approval, agreement, provider number, registration,
certificate, filing, consent, authorization, plan, directive,
consent order, consent decree or other permission (including any
supplements or amendments thereto) of or from any Governmental
Authority.
“
Governmental Third Party Payor ” as defined in
Section 4.23(c).
“Governmental Third Party Payor
Programs” as defined in Section 4.23(c).
“
Grantor ” as defined in the Pledge and Security
Agreement.
“
Guaranteed Obligations ” as defined in
Section 7.01.
“
Guarantor ” means each Subsidiary of Borrower other
than a Consent Subsidiary.
“
Guaranty ” means the guaranty of each Guarantor set
forth in Article Seven.
“
Hazardous Materials ” means any chemical, material or
substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by
any Governmental Authority or which may or could pose a hazard
to the health and safety of the owners, occupants or any Persons in
the vicinity of any Facility or to the indoor or outdoor
environment.
“
Hazardous Materials Activity ” means any past or
current activity, event or occurrence involving any Hazardous
Materials, including the use, manufacture, possession, storage,
holding, presence, existence, location, Release, threatened
Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation,
processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal,
remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous
Materials, and any corrective action or response action with
respect to any of the foregoing.
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“ Health
Care Laws ” means (a) the federal Anti-kickback
Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)), the Stark
Anti-Self-Referral Law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn), the civil
False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq
.), the administrative False Claims Law (42 U.S.C.
§ 1320a-7b(a)), the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C.
§ 1320a-7), the civil monetary penalty laws (42 U.S.C.
§ 1320a-7a), the regulations promulgated pursuant to such
statutes and any comparable state laws, (b) the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C.
§§ 1320d et seq .), the regulations
promulgated thereunder and any comparable state laws, (c) the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
§§ 301 et seq .) and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, (d) the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. §§ 801 et seq. ), the regulations
promulgated thereunder and any comparable state laws,
(e) Medicare, (f) Medicaid, (g) the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub.
L. No. 108-173) and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
and (h) any other state or federal law or regulation which
regulates patient or program charges, recordkeeping, claims
process, documentation requirements, medical necessity, referrals,
the hiring of employees or acquisition of services or supplies from
those who have been excluded from government health care programs,
quality, safety, privacy, security, pharmacy practice and
compounding, licensure, accreditation or any other aspect of
providing health care or pharmacy services.
“ Hedge
Agreement ” means an Interest Rate Agreement entered into
with a Lender Counterparty in order to satisfy the requirements of
this Agreement or otherwise in the ordinary course of
Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
businesses.
“ Highest
Lawful Rate ” means the maximum lawful interest rate, if
any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted
for, charged, or received under the laws applicable to any Lender
which are presently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law,
under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect
and which allow a higher maximum nonusurious interest rate than
applicable laws now allow.
“
HIPAA ” means the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996, as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time, any successor statute
thereto, any and all rules or regulations promulgated from
time to time thereunder, and any comparable state laws.
“ HIPAA
Compliance Plan ” as defined in
Section 4.23(g).
“ HIPAA
Compliant ” means that to the extent applicable, each of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries (a) is in material compliance
with any and all of the applicable requirements of HIPAA and
(b) is not subject to, and could not reasonably be expected to
become subject to, any civil or criminal penalty or any
investigation, claim or process that could reasonably be expected
to cause a Material Adverse Effect in connection with any violation
by Borrower or any Subsidiary of the then effective requirements of
HIPAA.
“
Historical Financial Statements ” means as of the
Closing Date, (i) the audited financial statements of Chem Rx
for the immediately preceding three Fiscal Years, consisting of
balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Years,
and (ii) the unaudited monthly (with respect to Chem Rx only)
and quarterly consolidated financial statements of the Borrower,
Chem Rx and their respective Subsidiaries as at any Fiscal Quarter
following December 31, 2006 that is ended 45 days prior to the
Closing Date and for any month following December 31, 2006
that is ended 30 days prior to the Closing Date, consisting of a
balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the one-, three- or
six-month period, as applicable, ending on such date, and, in the
case of clauses (i) and (ii), certified by the chief executive
officer of Borrower or the chief financial officer of Chem Rx, as
applicable, that they fairly present, in all material respects, the
financial condition of Chem Rx and their respective
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Subsidiaries as at the
dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from
audit and normal year-end adjustments.
“
Increased Amount Date ” as defined in
Section 2.39.
“
Indebtedness ”, as applied to any Person, means,
without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for
borrowed money; (ii) that portion of obligations of such
Person with respect to Capital Leases that is properly classified
as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP;
(iii) notes payable and drafts accepted by such Person
representing extensions of credit whether or not representing
obligations for borrowed money; (iv) any obligation owed for
all or any part of the deferred purchase price of property or
services (excluding any such obligations incurred under ERISA),
which purchase price is (a) due more than six (6) months
from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or
(b) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument;
(v) all indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on
any property or asset owned or held by that Person regardless of
whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by
that Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of that Person;
provided that the amount of such nonrecourse indebtedness
shall be deemed not to exceed the value of the property on which
the Lien is attached; (vi) the face amount of any letter of
credit issued for the account of that Person or as to which that
Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings;
(vii) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (otherwise
than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business),
co-making, discounting with recourse to such Person, or sale with
recourse to such Person of the indebtedness of another;
(viii) any obligation of such Person the primary purpose or
intent of which is to provide assurance to an obligee that the
indebtedness of the obligor thereof will be paid or discharged, or
any agreement relating thereto will be complied with, or the
holders thereof will be protected (in whole or in part) against
loss in respect thereof; (ix) any liability of such Person for
the indebtedness of another through any agreement (contingent or
otherwise) (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire
such indebtedness or any security therefor, or to provide funds for
the payment or discharge of such indebtedness (whether in the
form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital
contributions or otherwise) or (b) to maintain the solvency or
any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of
another if, in the case of any agreement described under subclauses
(a) or (b) of this clause (ix), the primary purpose or
intent thereof is as described in clause (viii) above; and
(x) obligations of such Person in respect of any exchange
traded or over the counter derivative transaction, including any
Interest Rate Agreement, whether entered into for hedging or
speculative purposes; provided , in no event shall
obligations under any Interest Rate Agreement be deemed
“Indebtedness” for any purpose under
Section 6.07.
“
Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded
Taxes.
“
Indemnitee ” as defined in
Section 10.02(b).
“ Initial
Earnout Payments ” means (i) the 2007 Cash Earn Out
(as defined in Section 1.8(a)(i) of the Stock Purchase
Agreement on the date hereof), together with any Earnout Interest
payable thereon, (ii) any portion of the 2007 Earn Out Shares
(as defined in Section 1.8(a)(i) of the Stock Purchase
Agreement on the date hereof) that is paid in cash pursuant to
Section 1.12 of the Stock Purchase Agreement on the date
hereof and (iii) any portion of the shares issuable to the
Sellers pursuant to Section 1.9(a)(i) of the Stock
Purchase Agreement on the date hereof that is paid in cash pursuant
to Section 1.12 of the Stock Purchase Agreement on the date
hereof; provided that any such payments shall be made in
Capital Stock of the Borrower to the maximum extent allowable
pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement on the date hereof and, in
any event, made to the maximum extent possible while still
preserving an election under Section 338(h)(10) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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“ Initial
Seller Notes ” means any Indebtedness of Borrower in
favor of the Sellers (or their family members or to a trust,
partnership or other entity formed for the benefit of the Sellers
or such family members primarily for estate or family planning
purposes) issued on the Closing Date in the amount of
$8,258,748.47; provided that (i) such Indebtedness
shall accrue interest quarterly at a rate not to exceed 13.0% per
annum in kind, (ii) such Indebtedness is unsecured and not
guaranteed by any of Borrower’s Subsidiaries, (iii) such
Indebtedness does not bear interest (other than the payment-in-kind
interest described in clause (i)) and is not subject to
commissions, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees or
disbursements, indemnities or other amounts (other than any amounts
that may not be paid until the Termination Date has occurred),
(iv) such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the
Obligations in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and (v) the maturity date of such Indebtedness shall be
no earlier than six months following the maturity date of the
Second Lien Term Loans and such Indebtedness shall not be subject
to amortization or prepayment prior to such date; provided
further that such Indebtedness may be required to be
prepaid on or after the Termination Date if on or prior to such
date, Borrower shall have received at least $30,000,000 of net cash
proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants or any equity
offering..
“ Initial
Term Loan ” means a term loan made by a Lender to
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i).
“ Initial
Term Loan Commitment ” means the commitment of a Lender
to make or otherwise fund an Initial Term Loan and “Initial
Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders
in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender’s Initial Term
Loan Commitment, if any, is set forth on the Lender Addendum or in
the applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement, subject to any
adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions
hereof. The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Loan Commitments
as of the Closing Date is $80,000,000.
“ Initial
Term Loan Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender,
as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount
of the Initial Term Loans of such Lender; provided at any
time prior to the making of the Initial Term Loans, the Initial
Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such
Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment.
“ Initial
Term Loan Maturity Date ” means the earlier of
(i) the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, and
(ii) the date that all Initial Term Loans shall become due and
payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or
otherwise.
“ Initial
Term Loan Note ” means a promissory note in the
form of Exhibit B-1, as it may be amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Installment ” as defined in
Section 2.24.
“
Installment Date ” as defined in
Section 2.24.
“
Intellectual Property ” means (a) all inventions
and discoveries (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or
not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all
patents, patent applications and patent disclosures, together with
all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions,
extensions and reexaminations thereof, (b) all trademarks,
service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and corporate names,
together with all translations, adaptations, derivations and
combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated
therewith, (c) all copyrightable works, all copyrights and all
applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith,
(d) all broadcast rights, (e) all mask works and all
applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith,
(f) all know-how, trade secrets and confidential business
information, whether patentable or unpatentable and
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whether or not
reduced to practice (including ideas, research and development,
know-how, formulas, compositions and manufacturing and production
process and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings,
specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost
information and business and marketing plans and proposals),
(g) all computer software (including data and related
documentation), (h) all other proprietary rights, (i) all
copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or
medium) and (j) all licenses and agreements in connection
therewith.
“
Intercreditor Agreement ” means an Intercreditor
Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I, as it
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
“
Interest Payment Date ” means with respect to
(i) any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each of the
months of March, June, September and December of each
year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing
Date and the final maturity date of such Loan; and (ii) any
Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period
applicable to such Loan; provided , in the case of each
Interest Period of longer than three months “Interest Payment
Date” shall also include each date that is three months, or
an integral multiple thereof, after the commencement of such
Interest Period.
“
Interest Period ” means, in connection with a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, an interest period of one-, two-, three- or
six-months and, to the extent available to each applicable Lender,
nine- or twelve-months, as selected by Borrower in the applicable
Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice,
(i) initially, commencing on the Credit Date or
Conversion/Continuation Date thereof, as the case may be; and
(ii) thereafter, commencing on the day on which the
immediately preceding Interest Period expires; provided ,
(a) if an Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that
is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the
next succeeding Business Day unless no further Business Day occurs
in such month, in which case such Interest Period shall expire on
the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest
Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject
to clauses (c) and (d), of this definition, end on the last
Business Day of a calendar month; (c) no Interest Period with
respect to any portion of any Class of Term Loans shall extend
beyond such Class’s Term Loan Maturity Date; and (d) no
Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Revolving Loans
shall extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date.
“
Interest Rate Agreement ” means any interest rate swap
agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar
agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other similar
agreement or arrangement, each of which is for the purpose of
hedging the interest rate exposure associated with Borrower’s
and its Subsidiaries’ operations and not for speculative
purposes.
“
Interest Rate Determination Date ” means, with respect
to any Interest Period, the date that is two Business Days prior to
the first day of such Interest Period.
“
Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time
hereafter, and any successor statute.
“
Investment ” means (i) any direct or indirect
purchase or other acquisition by Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of, or of a beneficial interest in, any of the
Securities of any other Person (other than a Guarantor);
(ii) any direct or indirect redemption, retirement, purchase
or other acquisition for value, by any Subsidiary of Borrower from
any Person (other than Borrower or any Guarantor), of any Capital
Stock of such Person; and (iii) any direct or indirect loan,
advance (other than advances to employees for moving, entertainment
and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in
the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to any other Person (other than
Borrower or any Guarantor), including all indebtedness and accounts
receivable from
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that other Person
that are not current assets or did not arise from sales to that
other Person in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any
Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the
cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for
increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or
write-offs with respect to such Investment.
“ IP
Security Agreement ” means each First Lien Trademark
Security Agreement, First Lien Patent Security Agreement or First
Lien Copyright Security Agreement by and among Borrower, each
Guarantor and the Collateral Agent, as each may be amended,
modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof.
“
Issuance Notice ” means an Issuance Notice
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3.
“ Issuing
Bank ” means CIBC as Issuing Bank hereunder, together
with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity or such
other Lender from time to time designated by Borrower and CIBC,
which has agreed in writing to act as Issuing Bank
hereunder.
“ Joinder
Agreement ” means an agreement substantially in the
form of Exhibit L.
“ Joint
Venture ” means a joint venture, partnership or other
similar arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other
legal form; provided , in no event shall any corporate
Subsidiary of any Person be considered to be a Joint Venture to
which such Person is a party.
“
knowledge ” means the actual knowledge of a
Responsible Officer of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“
Landlord Collateral Access Agreement ” means a
Landlord Collateral Access Agreement substantially in the
form of Exhibit H with such amendments or modifications
as may be approved by Collateral Agent in its reasonable
discretion.
“
Landlord Consent and Estoppel ” means, with respect to
any Leasehold Property, a letter, certificate or other instrument
in writing from the lessor under the related lease, pursuant to
which, among other customary things, the landlord consents to the
granting of a Mortgage on such Leasehold Property by the Loan Party
tenant and certifies to such other matters under the related lease
as are reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, such Landlord
Consent and Estoppel to be in form and substance acceptable to
the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion, but in any event
sufficient for the Collateral Agent to obtain a title policy with
respect to such Mortgage.
“ Lead
Arranger ” as defined in the preamble hereto.
“
Leasehold Property ” means any leasehold interest of
any Loan Party as lessee under any lease of real property, other
than any such leasehold interest designated from time to time by
Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion as not being required
to be included in the Collateral because the costs of including
such leasehold interest in the Collateral are excessive in relation
to the security to be provided thereby.
“
Lender ” means each financial institution that has
become a party hereto pursuant to a Lender Addendum or Joinder
Agreement as a Lender, and any other Person that becomes a party
hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and
including, as the context requires, the Swing Line
Lender.
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“ Lender
Addendum ” means with respect to any Lender on the
Closing Date, a lender addendum in the form of Exhibit J,
to be executed and delivered by such Lender on the Closing Date as
provided in Section 10.23.
“ Lender
Counterparty ” means each Lender, each Agent and each of
their respective Affiliates’ counterparty to a Hedge
Agreement (including any Person who is an Agent or a Lender or any
Affiliate thereof at the time of entering into a Hedge Agreement,
but thereafter ceases to be a Lender or an Agent).
“ Letter
of Credit ” means a standby or trade letter of credit
issued or to be issued by Issuing Bank pursuant to this
Agreement.
“ Letter
of Credit Sublimit ” means the lesser of
(i) $2,500,000 and (ii) the aggregate unused amount of
the Revolving Commitments then in effect.
“ Letter
of Credit Usage ” means, as at any date of determination,
the sum of (i) the maximum aggregate amount which is, or at
any time thereafter may become, available for drawing under
all Letters of Credit then outstanding, and (ii) the aggregate
amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by Issuing
Bank and not theretofore reimbursed by or on behalf of
Borrower.
“
Lien ” means (i) any lien, mortgage, pledge,
assignment as security, security interest, charge or encumbrance of
any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease
in the nature thereof) and any option, trust or other preferential
arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing and
(ii) in the case of Securities, any purchase option, call or
similar right of a third party with respect to such
Securities.
“ Lien
Subordination Agreement ” means each Lien Subordination
Agreement among the Administrative Agent, the administrative agent
under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the Loan Parties and the
applicable vendor, as it may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Loan ” means an Initial Term Loan, a Delayed Draw Term
Loan, a Revolving Loan, and a Swing Line Loan.
“ Loan
Document ” means any of this Agreement, the Notes, if
any, the Collateral Documents, any documents or certificates
executed by Borrower in favor of Issuing Bank relating to Letters
of Credit, and all other documents, instruments or agreements
executed and delivered by a Loan Party for the benefit of any
Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection
herewith.
“ Loan
Party ” means each Person (other than any Agent, Issuing
Bank or any Lender or any other representative thereof) from time
to time party to a Loan Document.
“
Management Investors ” means (i) Jerry Silva and
Steven Silva, and (ii) any trust, corporation, partnership or
other entity Controlled by any Person described in the immediately
preceding clause (i), in each case, who have been, are or become
investors in, or shareholders of, the Borrower.
“ Margin
Stock ” as defined in Regulation U of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from time to
time.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means (i) as of the
Closing Date, any change, circumstance, development, state of
facts, event or effect (a) that has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a
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material adverse
change or effect (taken alone or in the aggregate with any other
adverse change or effect) in or with respect to the business,
assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations
of Chem Rx and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) that
could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the
consummation by the Sellers or Chem Rx of the transactions
contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements (as defined in the Stock Purchase
Agreement), excluding, in each case, any such change or effect that
arises out of or is related to: (A) changes in
(x) general economic, regulatory or political conditions or
(y) financial or securities markets in general, (B) the
announcement or public disclosure of the Stock Purchase Agreement
or the other Transaction Agreements (as defined in the Stock
Purchase Agreement), or (C) the institutional pharmacy or
pharmaceutical industries in general and not specifically related
to Chem Rx; and (ii) any time thereafter, a material adverse
effect on (a) the business, operations, properties, assets, or
financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole; (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to fully and timely
perform their material Obligations; (c) the legality,
validity, binding effect or enforceability against a Loan Party of
a material Loan Document to which it is a party; or (d) the
material rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred
upon, any Agent and any Lender or any Secured Party under the Loan
Documents.
“
Material Contract ” means any contract or other
arrangement to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
(other than the Loan Documents or the Second Lien Credit Agreement
and the documents related thereto) for which breach,
nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“
Material Real Estate Asset ” means (i) all
Leasehold Properties other than those with respect to which the
aggregate payments under the terms of the lease are less than
$150,000 per annum or (ii) any Real Estate Asset acquired
after the Closing Date and that (a) is a fee-owned Real Estate
Asset having a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 as of the
acquisition of such Real Estate Asset, (b) is a Leasehold
Property with aggregate payments under the term of the lease of at
least $150,000 per annum or (c) the Requisite Lenders have
determined in their reasonable discretion is material to the
business, operations, properties, assets or financial condition of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that, as
of the Closing Date, the Leasehold Properties at (A) 750 Park
Place, Long Beach, New York 11561, (B) 4041 M. Hadley Road,
South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080 and (c) HCR 1, Box 30,
Route 209, Bossardsville Road, Sciota, Pennsylvania 18354 are the
only Material Real Estate Assets.
“
Medicaid ” means collectively, the healthcare
assistance program established by Title XIX of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. §§1396 et seq .) and any statutes
succeeding thereto, and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals,
orders, guidelines or requirements pertaining to such program,
including (a) all federal statutes (whether set forth in Title
XIX of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) affecting such
program, (b) all state statutes and plans for medical
assistance enacted in connection with such program and federal
rules and regulations promulgated in connection with such
program, and (c) all applicable provisions of all rules,
regulations, manuals, orders and administrative, reimbursement,
guidelines and requirements of all government authorities
promulgated in connection with such program (whether or not having
the force of law), in each case as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Medicare ” means collectively, the health insurance
program for the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§1395 et seq .)
and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all laws, rules,
regulations, manuals, orders or guidelines pertaining to such
program, including (a) all federal statutes (whether set forth
in Title XVIII of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) affecting
such program, and (b) all applicable provisions of all rules,
regulations, manuals, orders and administrative, reimbursement,
guidelines and requirements of all governmental
authorities
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promulgated in
connected with such program (whether or not having the force of
law), in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Merger
Agreement ” means the agreement and plan of merger, dated
as of June 15, 2007, among Borrower, Paramount Merger
Sub, Inc., Chem Rx-NJ, Chem Rx and the members of Chem
Rx-NJ.
“
Milestone Payments ” means any holdback and contingent
payments in cash and stock that may be payable pursuant to
Sections 1.8, 1.9, 1.10 and 1.12 of the Stock Purchase Agreement on
the date hereof; provided that any such payments shall be
made in Capital Stock of the Borrower to the maximum extent
allowable pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement on the date
hereof and, in any event, made to the maximum extent possible while
still preserving an election under Section 338(h)(10) of
the Internal Revenue Code.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investor
Services, Inc.
“
Mortgage ” means a fee mortgage in a form to be
agreed between Administrative Agent and Borrower, as it may be
amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time in accordance with Section 10.04(a).
“
Multiemployer Plan ” means any Employee Benefit Plan
which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA.
“
Narrative Report ” means, with respect to the
financial statements for which such narrative report is
required, a narrative report describing the operations of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form prepared for
presentation to senior management or the Board of Directors thereof
for the applicable month, Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and for the
period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the
end of such period to which such financial statements relate, which
shall include a summary of operating metrics for the applicable
period and a detailed summary of accounts receivable
aging.
“ Net
Asset Sale Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Asset
Sale, an amount equal to: (i) cash payments (including
any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by
monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and
when so received) received by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
from such Asset Sale, minus (ii) any bona fide direct
costs incurred in connection with such Asset Sale, including
(a) income or gains taxes payable by the seller as a result of
any gain recognized in connection with such Asset Sale,
(b) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or
penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than the
Loans) that is secured by a Lien on the stock or assets in question
and that is required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a
result of such Asset Sale, (c) a reasonable reserve for any
indemnification payments (fixed or contingent) attributable to
seller’s indemnities and representations and warranties to
purchaser in respect of such Asset Sale undertaken by Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Sale and
(d) any legal, accounting, investment banking, title and
recording fees, and other expenses incurred in connection with such
Asset Sale.
“ Net
Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds ” means an amount equal
to: (i) any cash payments or proceeds received by
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (a) under any casualty
insurance policy in respect of a covered loss thereunder or
(b) as a result of the taking of any assets of Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent
domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any
such assets to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a
taking, minus (ii) (a) any actual and reasonable
costs incurred by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in
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connection with
the adjustment or settlement of any claims of Borrower or such
Subsidiary in respect thereof, (b) any bona fide direct costs
incurred in connection with any sale of such assets as referred to
in clause (i)(b) of this definition, including income taxes
payable as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith
and (c) any legal, accounting, investment banking, title and
recording fees, and other expenses incurred in connection with the
payments or proceeds referred to in clause (i) of this
definition.
“ New
Revolving Loan Commitments ” as defined in
Section 2.39.
“ New
Revolving Loan Lender ” as defined in
Section 2.39.
“ New
Revolving Loans ” as defined in
Section 2.39.
“
Non-Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary of Borrower that
is not a Guarantor.
“
Note ” means an Initial Term Loan Note, a Delayed Draw
Term Loan Note, a Revolving Loan Note or a Swing Line
Note.
“
Notice ” means a Funding Notice, an Issuance Notice,
or a Conversion/Continuation Notice.
“
Obligations ” means all obligations of every nature of
each Loan Party from time to time owed to the Agents (including
former Agents), the Lenders or any of them and Lender
Counterparties, under any Loan Document or Hedge Agreement, whether
for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the
filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Loan Party,
would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is
allowed against such Loan Party for such interest in the related
bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under
Letters of Credit, payments for early termination of Hedge
Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or
otherwise.
“ Obligee
Guarantor ” as defined in Section 7.07.
“
Organizational Documents ” means (i) with respect
to any corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation or
organization, as amended, and its bylaws, as amended,
(ii) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate
of limited partnership, as amended, and its partnership agreement,
as amended, (iii) with respect to any general partnership, its
partnership agreement, as amended, and (iv) with respect to
any limited liability company, its articles of organization, as
amended, and its operating agreement, as amended. In the event any
term or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document
requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary
of state or similar governmental official, the reference to any
such “Organizational Document” shall only be to a
document of a type customarily certified by such governmental
official.
“ Other
Taxes ” means all present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar
levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other
Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or
otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties
applicable thereto.
“
Participant ” as defined in
Section 10.06(d).
“
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
or any successor thereto.
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“ Pension
Plan ” means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a
Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Section 412 of the
Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA.
“
Permitted Acquisition ” means any acquisition by
Borrower or any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, whether by
purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the
assets of, all of the Capital Stock of, or a business line or unit
or a division of, any Person (the “ Target ”);
provided ,
(a)
immediately prior to, and
after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom;
(b)
all transactions in
connection therewith shall be consummated, in all material
respects, in accordance with all applicable laws and in conformity
with all applicable Governmental Authorizations;
(c)
in the case of the
acquisition of Capital Stock, all of the Capital Stock (except for
any such Securities in the nature of directors’ qualifying
shares required pursuant to applicable law) acquired or otherwise
issued by the Target or any newly formed Subsidiary of Borrower in
connection with such acquisition shall be owned 100% by Borrower or
a Guarantor thereof, and Borrower shall have taken, or caused to be
taken, as of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of Borrower,
each of the actions set forth in Sections 5.11 and/or 5.12, as
applicable;
(d)
Borrower and its
Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants
set forth in Section 6.07 on a pro forma basis after giving
effect to such acquisition as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter
most recently ended for which financial statements have been
provided pursuant to Section 5.01 (as determined in accordance
with Section 6.07(d));
(e)
Borrower shall have
delivered to Administrative Agent at least ten (10) Business
Days prior to such proposed acquisition (or such shorter period
consented to by the Administrative Agent), a Compliance Certificate
evidencing compliance with Section 6.07 as required under
clause (d) above, together with all relevant financial
and other information with respect to such acquired assets
reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, including the
aggregate consideration for such acquisition;
(f)
the Target shall be in
same or related business or lines of business in which Borrower
and/or its Subsidiaries are engaged as of the Closing
Date;
(g)
at the time of such
acquisition and after giving effect thereto, the amount, if any, by
which (i) the Revolving Commitment exceeds (ii) the sum
of the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not be less
than $5,000,000;
(h)
the Purchase Price to be
paid in respect of the Target (i) when aggregated with the
Purchase Price paid in respect of all prior acquisitions made in
the applicable period is less than an amount equal to (A) in
respect of the period from the Closing Date to December 31,
2008, $15,000,000 and (B) in each Fiscal Year thereafter,
$10,000,000, in each case plus the Available Warrant Credit and the
Available Equity Credit at such time and (ii) when aggregated
with the Purchase Price paid in respect of all prior acquisitions
made from the Closing Date to the
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date of determination is less than an aggregate
amount equal to $40,000,000 plus the Available Warrant Credit and
the Available Equity Credit at such time; and
(i)
after giving effect to an
acquisition, Borrower shall demonstrate a pro forma Total Leverage
Ratio of at least twenty-five (25) basis points less than the then
applicable Total Leverage Ratio required by
Section 6.07.
“
Permitted Investments ” means each of the Investments
permitted pursuant to Section 6.06.
“
Permitted Liens ” means each of the Liens permitted
pursuant to Section 6.02.
“
Permitted Refinancing ” means (i) renewals and
extensions expressly provided for in the agreements evidencing any
Indebtedness as the same are in effect on the date of this
Agreement and (ii) refinancings, renewals, replacements and
extensions of any such Indebtedness if the terms and conditions
thereof are not materially less favorable to the obligor thereon or
to the Lenders than the Indebtedness being refinanced, renewed,
replaced or extended, and the average life to maturity thereof is
greater than or equal to that of the Indebtedness being refinanced,
renewed, replaced or extended, and the final maturity thereof is
equal to or later than the Indebtedness being refinanced, renewed,
replaced or extended; provided that (a) such
Indebtedness permitted under the immediately preceding clause
(i) or (ii) above shall not (A) include Indebtedness
of an obligor that was not an obligor with respect to the
Indebtedness being refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended,
(B) exceed in a principal amount the principal amount of
Indebtedness being refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended plus
interest, premium and reasonable transaction costs and fees and
expenses, if any, paid in connection with such refinancing,
renewal, replacement or extension or (C) be incurred, created
or assumed if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result therefrom and (b) if the
Indebtedness being refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended is
subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such
refinancing, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in
right of payment to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable
to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing
the Indebtedness being refinanced, renewed, replaced or
extended.
“
Person ” means any natural person, corporation,
limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association,
company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
“ Pledge
and Security Agreement ” means the First Lien Pledge and
Security Agreement to be executed by Borrower and each Guarantor
substantially in the form of Exhibit G, as it may be
amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Prepayment Notice ” means a notice substantially in
the form of Exhibit M.
“ Prime
Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum that CIBC
announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect
from time to time. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not
necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to
any customer. CIBC or any other Lender may make commercial
loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the
Prime Rate.
“
Principal Office ” means, for each of Administrative
Agent, Swing Line Lender and Issuing Bank, such Person’s
“Principal Office” as set forth in Section 10.01,
or such other office as such Person may from time to time
designate in writing to Borrower, Administrative Agent and each
Lender.
“ Privacy
and Security Rules ” as defined in
Section 4.23(g).
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“ Private
Third Party Payor ” as defined in
Section 4.23(c).
“ Private
Third Party Payor Programs ” as defined in
Section 4.23(c).
“ Pro
Rata Share ” means (i) with respect to all payments,
computations and other matters relating to the Initial Term Loan of
any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the
Initial Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate
Initial Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders; (ii) with respect
to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the
Delayed Draw Term Loans of any Lender, the percentage obtained by
dividing (a) the Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure of that
Lender by (b) the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure of
all Lenders; and (iii) with respect to all payments,
computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment
or Revolving Loans of any Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or
participations purchased therein by any Lender or any
participations in any Swing Line Loans purchased by any Lender, the
percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Revolving Exposure of
that Lender by (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all
Lenders. For all other purposes with respect to each Lender,
“Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by
dividing (A) an amount equal to the sum of the Initial Term
Loan Exposure, Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure and the Revolving
Exposure of such Lender, by (B) an amount equal to the sum of
the aggregate Initial Term Loan Exposure, the aggregate Delayed
Draw Term Loan Exposure and the aggregate Revolving
Exposure.
“
Projections ” as defined in
Section 4.08.
“
Purchase Money Indebtedness ” as defined in
Section 6.01(k).
“
Purchase Price ” means, without duplication, with
respect to any Permitted Acquisition, an amount equal to the sum of
(a) the aggregate consideration, whether cash, property or
securities (including any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to
Section 6.01, including potential earnout payments, and the
fair market value of any Investments used as consideration pursuant
to Section 6.06(m)), paid or delivered by the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries in connection with such acquisition less
(b) the aggregate net proceeds received by Borrower and the
Subsidiaries from sales of assets of a Target for fair market value
within one year following the acquisition thereof.
“ Real
Estate Asset ” means, at any time of determination, any
interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) then owned by any Loan Party
in any real property.
“ Record
Document ” means, with respect to any Leasehold Property,
(i) the lease evidencing such Leasehold Property or a
memorandum thereof, executed and acknowledged by the owner of the
affected real property, as lessor, or (ii) if such Leasehold
Property was acquired or subleased from the holder of a Recorded
Leasehold Interest, the applicable assignment or sublease document,
executed and acknowledged by such holder, in each case in
form sufficient to give such constructive notice upon
recordation and otherwise in form reasonably satisfactory to
Collateral Agent.
“
Recorded Leasehold Interest ” means a Leasehold
Property with respect to which a Record Document has been recorded
in all places necessary, in Collateral Agent’s reasonable
judgment, to give constructive notice of such Leasehold Property to
third-party purchasers and encumbrancers of the affected real
property.
“
Refunded Swing Line Loans ” as defined in
Section 2.06(d).
“
Register ” as defined in
Section 10.06(c).
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“
Regulation D ” means Regulation D of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from
time to time.
“
Reimbursement Date ” as defined in
Section 2.10.
“ Related
Agreements ” means, collectively:
(a)
the Stock Purchase
Agreement;
(b)
the Merger
Agreement;
(c)
the Unit Redemption
Agreement;
(d)
the Second Lien Credit
Agreement;
(e)
the Initial Seller Notes;
and
(f)
the Earnout Seller
Notes.
“ Related
Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such
Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers,
employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such
Person’s Affiliates.
“
Release ” means any release, spill, emission, leaking,
pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal,
discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any
Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment
(including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers
or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material),
including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air,
soil, surface water or groundwater.
“
Requisite Class Lenders ” means, at any time of
determination, (i) for the Class of Lenders having
Initial Term Loan Exposure, Lenders holding more than 50% of the
aggregate Initial Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (ii) for
the Class of Lenders having Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure,
Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate Delayed Draw Term
Loan Exposure of all Lenders, and (iii) for the Class of
Lenders having Revolving Exposure, Lenders holding more than 50% of
the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.
“
Requisite Lenders ” means one or more Lenders having
or holding Initial Term Loan Exposure, Delayed Draw Term Loan
Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure and representing more than 50%
of the sum of (i) the aggregate Initial Term Loan Exposure of
all Lenders, (ii) the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan
Exposure of all Lenders and (iii) the aggregate Revolving
Exposure of all Lenders.
“
Responsible Officer ” means, as to any Person, any
individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an
officer), chief executive officer, president or one of its vice
presidents (or the equivalent thereof), and such Person’s
chief financial officer, secretary or treasurer.
“
Restricted Junior Payment ” means (i) any
dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of
any shares of any class of stock of Borrower or any Subsidiary
of Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable
solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that
class; (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or
similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or
indirect, of any shares of any class of stock of Borrower or
any Subsidiary of Borrower now or hereafter outstanding;
(iii) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender
of, any
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outstanding
warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any
class of stock of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower now
or hereafter outstanding; (iv) any Initial Earnout Payment and
the Milestone Payments (other than any such payment payable in
common stock of Borrower), and (v) any payment or prepayment
of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption,
purchase, retirement, defeasance (including in-substance or legal
defeasance), sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, the
Second Lien Credit Agreement, the Initial Seller Notes and the
Earnout Seller Notes.
“
Revolving Commitment ” means the commitment of a
Lender to make or otherwise fund any Revolving Loan and to acquire
participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans hereunder
and “Revolving Commitments” means such commitments of
all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender’s
Revolving Commitment, if any, is set forth in the Lender Addendum
or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement subject to
any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions
hereof. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments as of the
Closing Date is $25,000,000.
“
Revolving Commitment Period ” means the period from
the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date.
“
Revolving Commitment Termination Date ” means the
earliest to occur of (i) if the Term Loans are not made on or
before such date, the Closing Date; (ii) the fifth anniversary
of the Closing Date, (iii) the date the Revolving Commitments
are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.26, 2.27
or 2.28, and (iv) the date of the termination of the Revolving
Commitments pursuant to Section 8.01.
“
Revolving Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender
as of any date of determination, (i) prior to the termination
of the Revolving Commitments, that Lender’s Revolving
Commitment; and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving
Commitments, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender, (b) in
the case of Issuing Bank, the aggregate Letter of Credit Usage in
respect of all Letters of Credit issued by that Lender (net of any
participations by Lenders in such Letters of Credit), (c) the
aggregate amount of all participations by that Lender in any
outstanding Letters of Credit or any unreimbursed drawing under any
Letter of Credit, (d) in the case of Swing Line Lender, the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans (net
of any participations therein by other Lenders), and (e) the
aggregate amount of all participations therein by that Lender in
any outstanding Swing Line Loans.
“
Revolving Loan ” means a Loan made by a Lender to
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03 and/or
Section 2.38.
“
Revolving Loan Note ” means a promissory note in the
form of Exhibit B-3, as it may be amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s
Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw Hill
Corporation.
“ Second
Lien Credit Agreement ” means the Second Lien Credit and
Guaranty Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among the Borrower,
certain Subsidiaries of Borrower, as guarantors, CIBC WM, as sole
lead arranger and sole bookrunner, CIBC, as administrative agent
, and the other agents and lenders party thereto as it
may be amended, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or
refinanced from time to time pursuant to
Section 6.14.
“ Second
Lien Term Loans ” means the Second Lien Term Loans in an
aggregate principal amount of $37,000,000 made on the Closing Date
under the Second Lien Credit Agreement.
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“ Secured
Parties ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the
Pledge and Security Agreement.
“
Securities ” means any stock, shares, partnership
interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or
participation in any profit-sharing agreement or arrangement,
options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of
indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or
otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as
“securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or
participations in temporary or interim certificates for the
purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase
or acquire, any of the foregoing.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“
Sellers ” as defined in the definition of
Acquisition.
“
Solvency Certificate ” means a Solvency Certificate of
the chief financial officer of Borrower substantially in the
form of Exhibit E-2.
“
Solvent ” means, with respect to any Loan Party, that
as of the date of determination both (i) (a) the sum of
such Loan Party’s debt (including contingent liabilities)
does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Loan
Party’s present assets; (b) such Loan Party’s
capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as
contemplated on the Closing Date and reflected in the Projections
or with respect to any transaction contemplated or undertaken after
the Closing Date; and (c) such Person has not incurred and
does not intend to incur, or believe (nor should it reasonably
believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such
debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and
(ii) such Person is “solvent” within the meaning
given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to
fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this
definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time
shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts
and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that
can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability
(irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the
criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 5).
“ Stock
Purchase Agreement ” means the Stock Purchase Agreement,
dated as of June 1, 2007, entered into by Borrower, Chem Rx
and the Sellers, as it may be amended, supplemented, restated
or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the
provisions of Section 6.13 hereof.
“ Subject
Transaction ” as defined in
Section 6.07(d).
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association,
joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of
the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership
interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons
(whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing
similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one
or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination
thereof; provided , in determining the percentage of
ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no
ownership interest in the nature of a “qualifying
share” of the former Person shall be deemed to be
outstanding.
“ Swing
Line Lender ” means CIBC Inc. in its capacity as Swing
Line Lender hereunder, together with its permitted successors and
assigns in such capacity.
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“ Swing
Line Loan ” means a Loan made by Swing Line Lender to
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05.
“ Swing
Line Note ” means a promissory note in the form of
Exhibit B-4, as it may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Swing
Line Sublimit ” means the lesser of (i) $2,500,000,
and (ii) the aggregate unused amount of Revolving Commitments
then in effect.
“
Syndication Agent ” shall mean a syndication agent
appointed by the Lead Arranger pursuant to
Section 9.01.
“
Target ” as defined in the definition of Permitted
Acquisition.
“ Target
Sale ” as defined in Section 6.08(c).
“
Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies,
imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or
other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any
interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
“ Term
Loan ” means an Initial Term Loan or a Delayed Draw Term
Loan.
“ Term
Loan Commitment ” means the Initial Term Loan Commitment
or the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, and “Term Loan
Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders in the
aggregate.
“ Term
Loan Maturity Date ” means the Initial Term Loan Maturity
Date or the Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date.
“ Term
Loan Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender, as of
any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the
Term Loans of such Lender; provided at any time prior to the
making of the Term Loans, the Term Loan Exposure of any Lender
shall be equal to such Lender’s Term Loan
Commitment.
“
Termination Date ” means the date on which all
Commitments have been reduced to zero, the principal of and
interest on all Loans and all fees payable hereunder have been paid
in full, and all Letters of Credit shall have expired, been
cancelled or cash collateralized (to the reasonable satisfaction of
the Issuing Bank) in accordance herewith or shall no longer
constitute Obligations hereunder.
“ Title
Policy ” as defined in
Section 5.12(b)(iv).
“ Total
Leverage Ratio ” means the ratio as of the last day of
any Fiscal Quarter of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such
day (other than any Initial Seller Notes, Earnout Seller Notes,
Initial Earnout Payments and Milestone Payments) to
(ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four-Fiscal Quarter
period ending on such date.
“ Total
Utilization of Revolving Commitments ” means, as at any
date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal
amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving
Loans made for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line
Loans or reimbursing Issuing Bank for
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any amount drawn
under any Letter of Credit, but not yet so applied), (ii) the
aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swing Line Loans, and
(iii) the Letter of Credit Usage.
“
Transaction Costs ” means the fees, costs and expenses
payable by Borrower or any of Borrower’s Subsidiaries on or
before the Closing Date in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents and the Related
Agreements.
“
Transactions ” means the Acquisition, the Equity
Contribution, the entering into and funding of the Term Loans and
the Revolving Loans, the entering into and funding of the Second
Lien Term Loans , the repayment of certain Existing
Indebtedness and all related transactions.
“
Transactions Rule ” as defined in
Section 4.23(g).
“ Type of
Loan ” means (i) with respect to either Term Loans
or Revolving Loans, a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and
(ii) with respect to Swing Line Loans, a Base Rate
Loan.
“ UCC
” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or
equivalent legislation) as in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction.
“ Unit
Redemption Agreement ” means the agreement dated as of
October 1, 2007 between Chem Rx and Salerno, pursuant to which
Chem Rx will acquire the 8.82352% interest owned by Salerno in Chem
Rx-PA.
“
Warrant ” means each warrant to purchase one share of
common Capital Stock of Borrower on or prior to October 20,
2009 that was issued in connection with the initial public offering
of Paramount Acquisition Corp. (now Chem Rx Corporation) or that
may be issued pursuant to the exercise of the unit purchase
option granted to EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
“ Wholly
Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means a Subsidiary of
such Person of which securities (except for directors’
qualifying shares) or other ownership interests representing 100%
of the Capital Stock are, at the time any determination is being
made, 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.
“ 750
Park Place ” means 750 Park Place Realty Co., LLC, owner
of the facility leased by Chem Rx in Long Beach, New
York.
Section 1.02
Accounting Terms .
Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them
in conformity with GAAP. Financial statements and other information
required to be delivered by Borrower to Lenders pursuant to
Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b) and 5.01(c) shall be prepared
in accordance with GAAP as in effect at the time of such
preparation. Subject to the foregoing, calculations in connection
with the definitions, covenants and other provisions hereof shall
utilize accounting principles and policies in conformity with those
used to prepare the Historical Financial Statements. To the extent
there are any changes in GAAP from the date of this Agreement, if
at any time such change in GAAP would affect the computation of any
financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and
Borrower or Administrative Agent shall so request, Administrative
Agent and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such
ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in
light of such change in GAAP; provided that , until
so amended,
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such ratio or
requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with such
GAAP prior to such change therein.
Section 1.03
Interpretation, etc.
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 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, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, 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. For the avoidance of doubt, references to
“Borrower and its Subsidiaries” herein shall exclude
750 Park Place.
Section 1.04
Construction .
Each of the
parties hereto acknowledges that (i) it has been represented
by counsel in the negotiation and documentation of the terms of
this Agreement; (ii) it has had full and fair opportunity to
review and revise the terms of this Agreement; (iii) this
Agreement has been drafted jointly by all of the parties hereto;
and (iv) neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any
fiduciary relationship with or duty to Borrower arising out of or
in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents, and the relationship between Administrative Agent and
the Lenders, on the one hand, and Borrower, on the other hand, in
connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and
creditor. Accordingly, each of the parties hereto acknowledges and
agrees that the terms of this Agreement shall not be construed
against or in favor of another party.
ARTICLE TWO
LOANS AND
LETTERS OF CREDIT
Section 2.01
Term Loan Commitments .
(a)
Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof,
(i)
each Lender severally agrees
to make, on the Closing Date, a Initial Term Loan to Borrower in an
amount equal to such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment;
and
(ii)
during the Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitment Period, each Lender holding a Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitment severally agrees to make, on the applicable Delayed
Draw Term Loan Credit Dates, Delayed Draw Term Loans to Borrower in
an amount equal to such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitment.
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(b)
Borrower may make only
one borrowing under the Initial Term Loan Commitment which shall be
on the Closing Date. Borrower may make two borrowings under
the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment during the Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitment Period, and Delayed Draw Term Loans that are
(i) Base Rate Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum
amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess
of that amount and (ii) Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in an
aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of
$100,000 in excess of that amount. Any amount borrowed under this
Section 2.01 and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not
be reborrowed. Subject to Sections 2.26, 2.27 and 2.28, all amounts
owed hereunder with respect to (i) the Initial Term Loans
shall be paid in full no later than the Initial Term Loan Maturity
Date and (ii) the Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be paid in
full no later than the Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date. Each
Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment shall terminate
immediately and without further action on the Closing Date after
giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Initial Term
Loan Commitment on such date. A portion of each Lender’s
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and
without further action after giving effect to the funding of such
portion of such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment on
the applicable Delayed Draw Term Loan Credit Date.
(c)
The Delayed Draw Term Loans
may be effected, in the sole discretion of the Administrative
Agent, through an increase in the Initial Term Loans, in which case
(w) any Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender not already an Initial
Term Loan Lender hereunder shall become an Initial Term Loan
Lender, (x) anything in Section 2.14 to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Loans made pursuant to the Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitment shall be made solely by the Delayed Draw Term Loan
Lenders (but thereafter the provisions of Section 2.14 shall
be applicable to such Loans), (y) the initial Loans made
pursuant to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall be either
Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans with an Interest Period
ending on the last day of the earliest expiring then-outstanding
Interest Period for Initial Term Loans (notwithstanding any
requirement herein that Interest Periods be one, two, three, six,
nine or 12 months) and (z) as promptly as practicable
following the making of such Delayed Draw Term Loans (but in any
event not later than the last day of such earliest-expiring
then-outstanding Interest Period for Initial Term Loans), the
Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be coordinated with all Initial Term
Loans so that all outstanding Initial Term Loans of each Type are
allocated ratably among the Initial Term Loan Lenders (including
any Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders that have become Initial Term
Loan Lenders) as required by Section 2.14, but in no event
shall such reallocation result in a change to the interest periods
of the Initial Term Loans that would cause Borrower to be liable
for compensation to any Lender pursuant to
Section 2.33(c) for any losses, expenses or
liabilities.
Section 2.02
Borrowing Mechanics for Term Loans .
Borrower shall
deliver to Administrative Agent a fully executed Funding Notice at
least three Business Days in advance of the Closing Date or a
Delayed Draw Term Loan Credit Date, as applicable, in the case of a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, and at least one Business Day in advance of
the Closing Date or a Delayed Draw Term Loan Credit Date, as
applicable, in the case of a Base Rate Loan. Promptly upon receipt
by Administrative Agent of such Funding Notice, Administrative
Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed borrowing;
provided that in the case of the Initial Term Loans,
Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a funding
indemnity letter reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent concurrently with the Funding Notice.
Each Lender shall
make its Initial Term Loan available to Administrative Agent not
later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing
Date, by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at
Administrative Agent’s Principal Office. Upon satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, Administrative
Agent shall make the proceeds of the Term Loans available to
Borrower
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on the Closing
Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the
proceeds of all such Loans received by Administrative Agent from
Lenders to be credited to the account of Borrower at Administrative
Agent’s Principal Office or to such other account as
may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by
Borrower.
Section 2.03
Revolving Commitments .
During the
Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, each Lender with a Revolving Commitment severally agrees to
make Revolving Loans to Borrower in the aggregate amount up to but
not exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment;
provided , after giving effect to the making of any
Revolving Loans, in no event shall the Total Utilization of
Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in
effect. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.03
may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment
Period. Each Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall expire on
the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all Revolving Loans
and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Revolving
Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later
than such date.
Section 2.04
Borrowing Mechanics for Revolving Loans .
(a)
Except pursuant to
Section 2.10, Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans shall
be made in an aggregate minimum amount of $250,000 and integral
multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount, and Revolving Loans
that are Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum
amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of
that amount.
(b)
Whenever Borrower desires that
Lenders make Revolving Loans, Borrower shall deliver to
Administrative Agent a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice
no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least three
Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date in the case of
a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and at least one Business Day in advance of
the proposed Credit Date in the case of a Revolving Loan that is a
Base Rate Loan. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Funding
Notice for a Revolving Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be
irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination
Date, and Borrower shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance
therewith.
(c)
Notice of receipt of each
Funding Notice in respect of Revolving Loans, together with the
amount of each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, if any,
together with the applicable interest rate, shall |