EXHIBIT 10.4
AMENDED AND RESTATED
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT is dated as of October 15, 2009 (as amended,
restated, renewed, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), and
entered into by and among SOLUTIA INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”), each of the Company’s
Subsidiaries party hereto from time to time and CITIBANK, N.A.
(“ Citi ”), in its capacity as administrative
agent for the holders of the Term Loan Obligations (as defined
below) (together with its successors in such capacity, the “
Term Loan Administrative Agent ”), and as collateral
agent for the holders of the Term Loan Obligations (together with
its successors in such capacity, the “ Term Loan
Collateral Agent ”), Citi, in its capacity as
administrative agent for the holders of the Revolving Credit
Obligations (as defined below) (together with its successors in
such capacity, the “ Revolving Credit Facility
Administrative Agent ”), and as collateral agent for the
holders of the Revolving Credit Obligations (together with its
successors in such capacity, the “ Revolving Credit
Facility Collateral Agent ”), and each other Additional
Pari Passu Debt Representative (as defined below) from time to time
party hereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Section
1 below.
RECITALS
The Company, the Term Loan Lenders, the Term
Loan Administrative Agent, the Term Loan Collateral Agent, GOLDMAN
SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. (“ GSCP ”), as
syndication agent, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH (“
DBNY ”), as documentation agent, and CITIGROUP GLOBAL
MARKETS INC. (“ CGMI ”), GSCP and DEUTSCHE BANK
SECURITIES INC. (“ DBSI ”), as joint lead
arrangers and bookrunners, are parties to that certain Credit
Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2008, providing a term loan
facility to the Company (as amended, restated, supplemented,
modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time, the “
Term Loan Agreement ”) ; provided that if any
agreement or instrument refinancing or replacing the Term Loan
Agreement expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is
not a refinancing or renewal of the Term Loan Agreement then it
shall be deemed not to be a “Term Loan
Agreement”);
The Revolving Credit Facility Borrowers, the
Revolving Credit Lenders, the Revolving Credit Facility
Administrative Agent, the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent, CITIBANK INTERNATIONAL PLC, as European collateral agent,
DBNY, as syndication agent, GSCP, as documentation agent, and CGMI,
DBSI and GSCP, as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, are parties
to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of dated as of February
28, 2008, providing a revolving credit and letter of credit
facility to the Revolving Credit Facility Borrowers (as amended,
restated, supplemented, modified, replaced or refinanced from time
to time, the “ Revolving Credit Agreement ”);
provided that if any agreement or instrument refinancing or
replacing the Revolving Credit Agreement expressly provides that it
is not intended to be and is not a refinancing or renewal of the
Revolving Credit Agreement then it shall be deemed not to be a
“Revolving Credit Agreement”);
In order to induce the Revolving Credit Facility
Administrative Agent, the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent, the Revolving Credit Lenders and the other parties to the
Revolving Credit Agreement to enter into the Revolving Credit
Agreement, and in order to induce the Term Loan Administrative
Agent, the Term Loan Collateral Agent and the Term Loan Lenders to
enter into the Term Loan Agreement, the Revolving Credit Facility
Collateral Agent, the parties hereto have previously entered into
an Intercreditor Agreement dated as of February 28, 2008 (the
“ Original Intercreditor Agreement ”)
establishing the relative priority of their respective Liens on the
Collateral and governing their respective rights with respect
thereto;
Pursuant to (i) the Term Loan Agreement, the
Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantors have guaranteed the Term Loan
Obligations and the Company has agreed to cause certain future
Subsidiaries to guaranty the Term Loan Obligations, and (ii) the
Revolving Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Facility
Subsidiary Guarantors have guaranteed the Revolving Credit
Obligations and the Revolving Credit Facility Borrowers have agreed
to cause certain future Subsidiaries to guaranty the Revolving
Credit Obligations;
The Term Loan Agreement and the Revolving Credit
Agreement are being amended pursuant to a certain First Amendment
to Credit Agreement of even date herewith and a Second Amendment to
Credit Agreement of even date herewith, respectively, in each case
in order to, among other things, allow the Company and its
Subsidiaries to incur additional Indebtedness secured by liens pari
passu in priority with the Liens securing the Term Loan Obligations
and the Company may from time to time following the date hereof
issue such Additional Pari Passu Debt in accordance with the
aforesaid amendments;
To the extent permitted by each of Term Loan
Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement and any Additional
Pari Passu Loan Agreement, each of the Company’s Subsidiaries
party hereto from time to time agree, if so required under any
Additional Pari Passu Credit Documents (and if permitted by the
Term Loan Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement), shall
guarantee such Additional Pari Passu Obligations and the Company
shall cause, if required under any Additional Pari Passu Credit
Documents, certain future Subsidiaries to guaranty such Additional
Pari Passu Obligations; and
In order to induce any Additional Pari Passu
Debt Representative and any Additional Pari Passu Lenders to enter
into the applicable Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreement, the
Revolving Credit Facility Administrative Agent, the Term Loan
Collateral Agent and the Term Loan Administrative Agent have agreed
to amend and restate the Original Intercreditor Agreement in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing, the mutual
covenants and obligations herein set forth and for other good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, hereby amend and restate the Original Intercreditor
Agreement in its entirety and further agree as follows:
1.1
Defined Terms . As used in the Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Access Acceptance Notice ”
has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 3.3(b).
“ Access Period ” means, for
each parcel of Mortgaged Premises, the period, after the
commencement of an Enforcement Period, which begins on the day that
the Revolving Credit Facility Administrative Agent or the Revolving
Credit Facility Collateral Agent provides the Term Loan Collateral
Agent and any Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative with the
notice of its election to request access to any Mortgaged Premises
pursuant to Section 3.3(b) below and ends on the earlier of (i) the
150th day after the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent
obtains the ability to use, take physical possession of, remove or
otherwise control the use or access to the Current Asset Collateral
located on such Mortgaged Premises following a Collateral
Enforcement Action plus such number of days, if any,
after the
Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent obtains access to such
Current Asset Collateral that it is stayed or otherwise prohibited
by law or court order from exercising remedies with respect to
Current Asset Collateral located on such Mortgaged Premises, (ii)
the date on which all or substantially all of the Current Asset
Collateral located on such Mortgaged Premises is sold, collected or
liquidated, (iii) the date on which the Discharge of Revolving
Credit Obligations occurs or (iv) the date on which the Revolving
Credit Facility Default, the Term Loan Default or the Additional
Pari Passu Loan Default that was the subject of the applicable
Enforcement Notice relating to such Enforcement Period has been
cured to the satisfaction of the Revolving Credit Facility
Collateral Agent (in the case of a Revolving Credit Facility
Default), the Term Loan Collateral Agent (in the case of a Term
Loan Default) or Additional Pari Passu Debt Representatives (in the
case of Additional Pari Passu Loan Defaults), or waived in writing
in accordance with the requirements of the applicable Credit
Agreement.
“ Account Agreements ” means
any lockbox agreement, pledged account agreement, blocked account
agreement, deposit account control agreement, securities account
control agreement, or any similar deposit or securities account
agreements among any Agents and any Grantors and the relevant
financial institution depository or securities
intermediary.
“ Additional Joinder Agreement
” shall mean a joinder agreement in the form of Exhibit B
hereto.
“Additional Pari Passu Approved
Counterparty” means
the counterparty to an Additional Pari Passu Debt Hedging Agreement
entered into by the Company or any Additional Pari Passu Subsidiary
Guarantor.
“ Additional Pari Passu Claimholder
” means, at any relevant time, the holders of Additional Pari
Passu Obligations at that time, including the Additional Pari Passu
Lenders, the agents (including any Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative), trustees or representatives under the Additional
Pari Passu Loan Agreement and any Additional Pari Passu Approved
Counterparty.
“ Additional Pari Passu Collateral
” means all of the assets and property of any Grantor,
whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is
granted or purported to be granted under any Additional Pari Passu
Security Documents as security for any Additional Pari Passu
Obligations.
“ Additional Pari Passu Credit
Documents ” means an Additional Pari Passu Loan
Agreement, each Additional Pari Passu Debt Hedging Agreement, and
the other “Loan Documents”, “Credit
Documents” (or similar term as may be defined in such
Applicable Pari Passu Loan Agreement), and each of the other
agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing
any other applicable Additional Pari Passu Obligations, and any
other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in
connection with such applicable Additional Pari Passu Obligations,
including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of
such Additional Pari Passu Obligations, to the extent such are
effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated,
supplemented, modified, renewed, increased, replaced, extended or
Refinanced from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement.
“Additional Pari Passu Debt Hedging
Agreement” means
any Hedging Agreement (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) or
similar agreement or instrument serving a like function, as may be
defined and permitted under the applicable Additional Pari Passu
Debt Loan Agreement.
“ Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative ” means each Person appointed to act as
collateral agent, administrative agent, trustee or representative
(or in any similar representative capacity)
for the holders
of Additional Pari Passu Obligations pursuant to any Additional
Pari Passu Loan Agreement (including any successors and assigns
from time to time).
“ Additional Pari Passu Lender
” means the lenders, investors or noteholders under and as
defined in any Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreement and any other
holders of Indebtedness under any Additional Pari Passu Loan
Agreement.
“ Additional Pari Passu Loan
Agreement ” means the indenture, loan agreement, credit
agreement, note purchase agreement or other agreement or instrument
(as may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, replaced or
refinanced from time to time) under which any Additional Term Loan
Pari Passu Obligations are incurred.
“ Additional Pari Passu Loan
Default ” means an “Event of Default” as
defined in any applicable Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreement, or
any other event, circumstance or condition that permits the holder
thereof to accelerate the obligations of the Company thereunder or
to exercise remedies in connection therewith.
“ Additional Pari Passu Mortgages
” means a collective reference to each mortgage, deed of
trust or other document or instrument under which any Lien under
any Real Estate Asset owned by any Grantor is granted to secure any
Additional Pari Passu Obligations or under which rights or remedies
with respect to any such Liens are governed.
“ Additional Pari Passu Obligations
” means collectively (a) the loans made, notes issued or
indebtedness otherwise incurred under any Additional Term Loan Pari
Passu Loan Agreement, and all other amounts, obligations, covenants
and duties owing by the Company and any Additional Pari Passu
Subsidiary Guarantors to any Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative, any Additional Pari Passu Lender, any Affiliate of
any of them or any indemnitee thereunder, of every type and
description (whether by reason of an extension of credit, loan,
guaranty, indemnification or otherwise), present or future, arising
under such Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreement or any such other
Additional Pari Passu Credit Document, whether direct or indirect
(including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent,
due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and however
acquired and whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or
other instrument or for the payment of money, including all fees,
interest (including interest accruing after the maturity of the
loans under such Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreement and
Post-Petition Interest), charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees
and disbursements and other sums chargeable to the Company or any
Additional Pari Passu Subsidiary Guarantor under the applicable
Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreement or any other applicable
Additional Pari Passu Credit Document and (b) the due and punctual
payment and performance of all obligations of the Company and
Additional Pari Passu Subsidiary Guarantors under each Additional
Pari Passu Debt Hedging Agreement; provided that such
obligations shall be Additional Pari Passu Obligations hereunder
only to the extent (a) at the time such obligations are incurred,
such obligations are not prohibited from being incurred and secured
by Liens on Collateral with the priority as set forth herein for
such Additional Pari Passu Obligations by the terms of, and do not
violate any terms and conditions of, the Revolving Credit Facility
Credit Documents and the Term Loan Credit Documents, (b) the
Grantors have granted Liens on any of the Collateral to secure such
obligations, (c) such obligations have been designated as
“Additional Pari Passu Obligations” by the Company in
writing to the Revolving Credit Facility Agent and to the Term Loan
Collateral Agent, and each of such Persons shall have received
copies of the applicable Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreements, and
(d) the Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative, for the holders
of such obligations is a party to this Agreement or has entered
into an Additional Joinder Agreement on behalf of the Additional
Pari Passu Claimholders under such agreement acknowledging that
such holders shall be bound by the terms hereof applicable to
Additional Pari Passu Claimholders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the aggregate
amount of Indebtedness constituting principal outstanding under all
Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreements and all other Additional Pari
Passu Credit Documents (other than Indebtedness in respect of
Additional Pari Passu Debt Hedging Agreements), when added to the
then outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans, exceeds $1.45
billion, then only that amount of such Indebtedness which, when
added to the then outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan
Obligations equals $1.45 billion (together with interest, fees,
expenses and indemnification obligations with respect thereto),
plus obligations in respect of the Additional Pari Passu Debt
Hedging Agreement shall constitute Additional Pari Passu
Obligations for purposes of this Agreement; provided that
notwithstanding the foregoing, “Additional Pari Passu
Obligations” shall include, if applicable, Indebtedness
pursuant to a DIP Financing to the extent permitted pursuant to
Section 6.1(b).
“ Additional Pari Passu Security
Documents ” means any agreement, document or instrument
pursuant to which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to
secure any Additional Pari Passu Obligations or under which rights
or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.
“ Additional Pari Passu Subsidiary
Guarantors ” means a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
that is a “guarantor” under an applicable Additional
Pari Passu Credit Documents or is otherwise liable the obligations
of the Company thereunder or which provides credit support
thereunder.
“ Affiliate ” of any Person
means any other Person which, directly or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common
Control with such Person (excluding any trustee under, or any
committee with responsibility for administering, any
Plan).
“ Agents ” means the
Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent, the Term Loan
Collateral Agent, each Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative
and the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral
Representative.
“ Agreement ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in the preamble hereto.
“ Bankruptcy Code ” means
Title 11 of the United States Code entitled
“Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any
successor statute.
“ Bankruptcy Law ” means each
of the Bankruptcy Code, any similar federal, state or foreign laws,
rules or regulations for the relief of debtors or any
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or assignment for the
benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of the assets and
liabilities of any Person and any similar laws, rules or
regulations relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally.
“ Books and Records ” means
all instruments, files, records, ledger sheets and documents
evidencing, covering or relating to any of the
Collateral.
“ Business Day ” means a day
other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to
close.
“ 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, membership interests
in a limited liability company and beneficial interests in a trust,
and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other
arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.
“ Cash Management Document ”
means any certificate, agreement or other document executed by any
Revolving Credit Facility Borrower or any Revolving Credit Facility
Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Cash Management Obligations
of such Revolving Credit Facility Borrower or Revolving Credit
Facility Subsidiary Guarantor.
“ Cash Management Obligation
” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect
liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of
cash management services (including treasury, depository,
overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and
other cash management arrangements) provided by any Revolving
Credit Facility Approved Counterparty (regardless of whether these
or similar services were provided prior to the date hereof by such
Revolving Credit Facility Approved Counterparty), including
obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses,
attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection
therewith.
“ CGMI ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“ Chattel Paper ” means all
present and future “chattel paper” (as defined in
Article 9 of the UCC).
“ Citi ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ Claimholder ” means,
collectively, the Revolving Credit Claimholders, the Term Loan
Claimholders and the Additional Pari Passu Claimholders.
“ Collateral ” means all of
the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or
mixed, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting both Revolving
Credit Facility Grantor Collateral and either Term Loan Collateral
or Additional Pari Passu Collateral, or both.
“ Collateral Enforcement Action
” means, collectively or individually for one or more of the
Agents, when a Revolving Credit Facility Default, Term Loan Default
or Additional Pari Passu Loan Default, as the case may be, has
occurred and is continuing, whether or not in consultation with any
other Agent, to repossess or join any Person in repossessing, or
exercise or join any Person in exercising, or institute or maintain
or participate in any action or proceeding with respect to, any
remedies with respect to any Collateral or commence the judicial
enforcement of any of the rights and remedies under the Revolving
Credit Facility Credit Documents, the Term Loan Credit Documents,
the applicable Additional Pari Passu Credit Documents or under any
applicable law, but in all cases (i) including (a) instituting or
maintaining, or joining any Person in instituting or maintaining,
any enforcement, contest, protest, attachment, collection,
execution, levy or foreclosure action or proceeding with respect to
any Collateral, whether under any Credit Document or otherwise, (b)
exercising any right of set-off with respect to any Grantor, (c)
the collection and application of, or the delivery of any
activation notice with respect to, accounts or other monies
deposited from time to time in Deposit Accounts or Securities
Accounts or otherwise exercising any right or remedy under any
Account Agreement with respect to Deposit Accounts or Securities
Accounts, (d) exercising any right or remedy under any landlord
access agreement, landlord waiver, bailee letter or similar
agreement or arrangement or (e) causing (or, after the occurrence
and during the continuance of any Event of Default, consenting to
or requesting) any sale or other disposition of any Collateral and
(ii) excluding the imposition of a default rate or late fee, in
each case in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit
Facility Credit Documents, the Term Loan Credit Documents or the
applicable Additional Pari Passu Credit Documents; provided
that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the
exercise of rights or remedies by the Revolving Credit Facility
Collateral Agent under any Account Agreement with respect to a
Deposit Account or a Securities Account or the notification of
account debtors, in each case, during a “Liquidity Event
Period (Borrowing Base)”, “Liquidity Event Period (Cash
Dominion)”, “Liquidity Event Period (Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio)” or
“Liquidity Event Period (European
Notification)” (each, as defined in the Revolving Credit
Agreement) shall not constitute a Collateral Enforcement Action
under this Agreement.
“ Common Collateral ” means
all Collateral which also constitutes Additional Pari Passu
Collateral; provided that if more than one Series of
Additional Pari Passu Obligations are outstanding at any time and
the holders of less than all Series of Additional Pari Passu
Obligations hold a valid and perfected Lien on any Additional Pari
Passu Collateral at such time, then such Additional Pari Passu
Collateral shall constitute Common Collateral only for those Series
of Additional Pari Passu Obligations that hold a valid Lien on such
Additional Pari Passu Collateral at such time and shall not
constitute Common Collateral for any Series which does not have a
valid and perfected Lien on such Additional Pari Passu Collateral
at such time.
“ Company ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ Contingent Obligations ”
means at any time, any indemnification or other similar contingent
obligations which are not then due and owing at the time of
determination.
“ Control ” means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person whether by
ownership of voting securities, by con-tract or otherwise, and the
terms “ Controlling ” and “
Controlled ” shall have meanings correlative
thereto.
“ Copyrights ” means all U.S.
and foreign copyrights (whether registered or unregistered and
whether published or unpublished) and all mask works (as such term
is defined in 17 U.S.C. Section 901, et seq.), together with any
and all (i) registrations and applications therefor, (ii) rights
and privileges arising under applicable law with respect thereto,
(iii) renewals and extensions thereof, (iv) income, fees,
royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due and/or
payable with respect thereto, including damage awards and payments
for past, present or future infringements or other violations
thereof, (v) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and
(vi) rights to sue for past, present or future infringements
thereof.
“ Credit Agreements ” means,
collectively, the Term Loan Agreement, the Revolving Credit
Agreement and all Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreements.
“ Credit Documents ” means,
collectively, the Revolving Credit Facility Credit Documents, the
Term Loan Facility Credit Documents and the Additional Pari Passu
Credit Documents.
“ Current Asset Collateral ”
means all Collateral consisting of: (a) accounts, other
than “payment intangibles” (as defined in Article 9 of
the UCC) which constitute identifiable proceeds of Fixed Asset
Collateral; (b) all Inventory or documents of title for any
Inventory; (c) Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Instruments
(solely to the extent constituting or evidencing obligations owing
on Accounts and excluding Intercompany Notes) and Chattel Paper
(solely to the extent constituting or evidencing obligations owing
on accounts); (d) Current Asset General Intangibles; (e) any credit
insurance policy maintained with respect to accounts of any
Grantor; (f) Records, Letters of Credit, Letter of Credit Rights,
“supporting obligations” (as defined in Article 9 of
the UCC), commercial tort claims or other claims and causes of
action, in each case, to the extent related primarily to any of the
foregoing; and (g) substitutions, replacements, accessions,
products and proceeds (including insurance proceeds, licenses,
royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit)
of any or all of the foregoing; provided that to the extent
that identifiable Proceeds (including Instruments and Chattel
Paper) of Fixed Asset Collateral are deposited or held in any
Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts that constitute Current
Asset Collateral after an Enforcement Notice, then (as provided in
Section 3.5 below) such
Collateral or
other identifiable Proceeds shall be treated as Fixed Asset
Collateral for purposes of this Agreement.
“ Current Asset General Intangibles
” means all General Intangibles arising out of the other
items of property included within clauses (a), (b), (c) and (e) of
the definition of Current Asset Collateral, including all
contingent rights with respect to warranties on Inventory or
accounts which are not yet “payment intangibles” (as
defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
“ DBNY ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“ DBSI ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“ Deposit Accounts ” means,
collectively, (i) all “deposit accounts” (as defined in
Article 9 of the UCC) and all accounts and sub-accounts relating to
any of the foregoing accounts and (ii) all cash, funds, checks,
notes and instruments from time to time held in or on deposit in
any of the accounts or sub-accounts described in clause (i) of this
definition.
“Designated Fixed Asset Collateral
Representative” means, as of the date of this Agreement and for
so long as any Obligations under the Term Loan Agreement remain
outstanding, the Term Loan Collateral Agent, and at any time
following the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, such Person as is
designated as the “Designated Fixed Asset Collateral
Representative” by the Additional Pari Passu Claimholders
holding a majority of the aggregate Additional Pari Passu
Obligations outstanding at any given time.
“ DIP Financing ” has the
meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.1.
“ Discharge of Additional Pari Passu
Obligations ” means, except to the extent otherwise
expressly provided in Section 5.5:
(a) payment in full in cash of the principal of
and interest (including Post-Petition Interest), on all
Indebtedness outstanding under all Additional Pari Passu Credit
Documents and constituting Additional Pari Passu Obligations
secured by such Collateral (including any Refinancings of any
thereof to the extent such Refinancings thereof constitute
Additional Pari Passu Obligations);
(b) payment in full in cash of all other
Additional Pari Passu Obligations that are due and payable or
otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal
and interest are paid (other than any indemnification obligations
for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written,
has been made at such time); and
(c) termination or expiration of all
commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute
Additional Pari Passu Obligations (including any Refinancings of
any thereof).
If a Discharge of any Additional Pari Passu
Obligations occurs prior to the termination of this Agreement in
accordance with Section 8.2, to the extent that Additional Pari
Passu Obligations are incurred or Additional Pari Passu Obligations
are reinstated in accordance with Sections 4.4 or 6.4, the
Discharge of Additional Pari Passu Obligations shall (effective
upon the incurrence of such Additional Pari Passu Obligations or
reinstatement of such Additional Pari Passu Obligations, as
applicable) be deemed to no longer be effective.
“ Discharge of Revolving Credit
Obligations ” means, except to the extent otherwise
expressly provided in Section 5.5:
(a) payment in full in cash of the principal of
and interest (including Post-Petition Interest), on all
Indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility Credit
Documents and constituting Revolving Credit Obligations (including
any Refinancings of any thereof to the extent such Refinancings
thereof constitute Revolving Credit Obligations);
(b) payment in full in cash of all other
Revolving Credit Obligations that are due and payable or otherwise
accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and
interest are paid (other than any indemnification obligations for
which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written, has
been made at such time);
(c) termination or expiration of all
commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute
Revolving Credit Obligations (including any Refinancings of any
thereof); and
(d) termination of all letters of credit, bank
guarantees and similar instruments issued or otherwise outstanding
under the Revolving Credit Facility Credit Documents and
constituting Revolving Credit Obligations or providing cash
collateral or backstop letters of credit reasonably acceptable to
the Revolving Credit Facility Administrative Agent in an amount
equal to 103% of the aggregate undrawn face amount of such letters
of credit, bank guarantees and similar instruments (in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to the Revolving Credit Facility
Administrative Agent).
If a Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations
occurs prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance
with Section 8.2, to the extent that additional Revolving Credit
Obligations are incurred or Revolving Credit Obligations are
reinstated in accordance with Sections 4.4 or 6.4, the Discharge of
Revolving Credit Obligations shall (effective upon the incurrence
of such additional Revolving Credit Obligations or reinstatement of
such Revolving Credit Obligations, as applicable) be deemed to no
longer be effective.
“ Discharge of Term Loan
Obligations ” means, except to the extent otherwise
expressly provided in Section 5.5:
(a) payment in full in cash of the principal of
and interest (including Post-Petition Interest), on all
Indebtedness outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Documents and
constituting Term Loan Obligations (including any Refinancings of
any thereof to the extent such Refinancings thereof constitute Term
Loan Obligations);
(b) payment in full in cash of all other Term
Loan Obligations that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and
owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid
(other than any indemnification obligations for which no claim or
demand for payment, whether oral or written, has been made at such
time); and
(c) termination or expiration of all
commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute Term
Loan Obligations (including any Refinancings of any
thereof).
If a Discharge of Term Loan Obligations occurs
prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with
Section 8.2, to the extent that additional Term Loan Obligations
are incurred or Term Loan Obligations are reinstated in accordance
with Sections 4.4 or 6.4, the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations
shall (effective upon the incurrence of such additional Term Loan
Obligations or reinstatement of such Term Loan Obligations, as
applicable) be deemed to no longer be effective.
“ Disposition ” has the
meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.1(b).
“ Enforcement Notice ” means
a written notice delivered, at a time when a Revolving Credit
Facility Default, Term Loan Default or Additional Pari Passu Loan
Default has occurred and is continuing, by either (a) in the case
of a Revolving Credit Facility Default, the Revolving Credit
Facility Administrative Agent or the Revolving Credit Facility
Collateral Agent to the Term Loan Collateral Agent and each
Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative; (b) in the case of a
Term Loan Default, the Term Loan Administrative Agent or the Term
Loan Collateral Agent to the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent and each Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative or (c) in
the case of an Additional Pari Passu Loan Default, such applicable
Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative to the Term Loan
Collateral Agent, Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent and
each other Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative, in each case,
announcing that an Enforcement Period has commenced, specifying the
relevant event of default, stating the current balance of the
Revolving Credit Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or the
applicable Additional Pari Passu Obligations, as applicable, and
requesting the current balance of the Term Loan Obligations (in the
case of a notice sent by the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent) or the Revolving Credit Obligations (in the case of a notice
sent by the Term Loan Collateral Agent), as applicable.
“ Enforcement Period ” means
the period of time following the receipt by any of the Revolving
Credit Facility Administrative Agent, the Term Loan Administrative
Agent or any Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative of an
Enforcement Notice until the earliest of (i) in the case of an
Enforcement Period commenced by the Term Loan Collateral Agent, the
Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, (ii) in the case of an
Enforcement Period commenced by the Revolving Credit Facility
Administrative Agent or the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent, the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations, (iii) in the
case of an Enforcement Period commenced by any Additional Pari
Passu Debt Representative, the Discharge of Additional Pari Passu
Obligations of such Series, (iv) the Revolving Credit Facility
Administrative Agent, the Term Loan Administrative Agent or any
Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative (as applicable) agrees in
writing to terminate the Enforcement Period, or (v) the date on
which the Revolving Credit Facility Default, the Term Loan Default
or the Additional Pari Passu Loan Default that was the subject of
the Enforcement Notice relating to such Enforcement Period has been
cured to the satisfaction of the Revolving Credit Facility Agent
(in the case of a Revolving Credit Facility Default), or the Term
Loan Administrative Agent (in the case of a Term Loan Default), or
the applicable Additional Pari Passu Debt Claimholders (in the case
of a Additional Pari Passu Loan Default), as applicable, or waived
in writing in accordance with the requirements of the applicable
Credit Agreement.
“ Equipment ”
means: (i) all “equipment” (as defined in
Article 9 of the UCC), (ii) all machinery, manufacturing equipment,
data processing equipment, computers, office equipment,
furnishings, furniture, appliances, “fixtures” (as
defined in Article 9 of the UCC) and tools (in each case,
regardless of whether characterized as equipment under the UCC) and
(iii) all accessions or additions thereto, all parts thereof,
whether or not at any time of determination incorporated or
installed therein or attached thereto, and all replacements
therefor, wherever located, now or hereafter existing, including
any fixtures.
“ Fixed Asset Collateral ”
means all Collateral other than the Current Asset Collateral and
including all: (a) Equipment; (b) Real Estate Assets;
(c) Intellectual Property; (d) Fixed Asset General Intangibles; (e)
documents of title related to Equipment; (f) Records,
“supporting obligations” (as defined in Article 9 of
the UCC), commercial tort claims or other claims and causes of
action, in each case, to the extent related primarily to any of the
foregoing; (g) Capital Stock owned by any Grantor and Intercompany
Notes; and (h) substitutions, replacements, accessions, products
and proceeds (including insurance proceeds, licenses, royalties,
income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit) of any or
all of the foregoing.
“ Fixed Asset General Intangibles
” means all General Intangibles which are not Current Asset
General Intangibles.
“ GAAP ” means generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a
consistent basis.
“ General Intangibles ” means
all present and future “general intangibles” (as
defined in Article 9 of the UCC), but excluding “payment
intangibles” (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), Hedging
Agreements and Intellectual Property and any rights
thereunder.
“ Governmental Authority ”
means the government of the United States or any other nation, or
of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial 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).
“ Grantors ” means the (i)
Company, (ii) each of the Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantors, (iii)
each other Person that has or from time to time hereafter
guarantees any of the Term Loan Obligations and executes and
delivers a Term Loan Security Document as a “grantor”
or “pledgor” (or the equivalent thereof), (iv) each of
the Revolving Credit Facility Subsidiary Guarantors that is also a
Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor, (v) each other person that has or
from time to time hereafter guarantees any of the U.S. Obligations
(as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) and executes and
delivers a Revolving Credit Facility Guarantor Security Document as
a “grantor” or “pledgor” (or the equivalent
thereof) (but only if such person has also guaranteed or provided
security for the Term Loan Obligations); (vi) each of the
Additional Pari Passu Subsidiary Guarantors, and (vii) and each
other person that has or from time to time hereafter guarantees any
of the Additional Pari Passu Obligations as a “grantor”
or “pledgor” (or the equivalent thereof) (but only if
such person has also guaranteed or provided security for the Term
Loan Obligations and the Revolving Credit Obligations).
“ GSCP ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“ Hedging Agreement ” means
any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange
agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest
or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement
and all other similar agreements or arrangements designed to alter
the risks of any Person arising from fluctuations in interest rate,
currency values or commodity prices.
“ Indebtedness ” means and
includes all Obligations that constitute “Indebtedness”
within the meaning of the Term Loan Agreement or the Revolving
Credit Agreement, as applicable.
“ Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding ” means:
(a) any voluntary or involuntary case or
proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Bankruptcy Law
with respect to any Grantor;
(b) any other voluntary or involuntary
insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or bankruptcy case or
proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or
other similar case or proceeding with respect to any Grantor or
with respect to a material portion of their respective assets
(other than any merger or consolidation, liquidation or dissolution
not involving bankruptcy or insolvency that is expressly permitted
pursuant to Section 6.03 of the Term Loan Agreement and of the
Revolving Credit Agreement and the comparable provision, if any, of
any Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreement);
(c) any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization
or winding up of any Grantor whether voluntary or involuntary and
whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy (other than any
merger or consolidation, liquidation or dissolution not involving
bankruptcy or insolvency that is expressly permitted pursuant to
Section 6.03 of the Term Loan Agreement and of the Revolving Credit
Agreement and the comparable provision, if any, of any Additional
Pari Passu Loan Agreement);
(d) any case or proceeding seeking arrangement,
adjustment, protection, relief or composition of any debt or other
property of any Grantor;
(e) any case or proceeding seeking the entry of
an order of relief or the appointment of a custodian, receiver,
trustee or other similar proceeding with respect to any Grantor or
any property or Indebtedness of any Grantor;
(f) any assignment for the benefit of creditors
or any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of any Grantor;
or
(g) any analogous step or procedure under
applicable laws of any jurisdiction.
“ Instruments ” means all
present and future “instruments” (as defined in Article
9 of the UCC).
“ Intellectual Property ”
means, collectively, with respect to any Grantor, all intellectual
and similar property rights of every kind and nature, whether
arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or
otherwise, including Patents, Copyrights, Intellectual Property
Licenses, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, intangible rights in software
and databases not otherwise included in the foregoing, and all
rights corresponding thereto throughout the world (including the
right to sue and to collect proceeds), and all embodiments or
fixations thereof and related documentation, registrations and
franchises, and all additions, improvements and accessions to, and
Books and Records describing or used in connection with, any of the
foregoing.
“ Intellectual Property Licenses
” means, collectively, with respect to each Grantor, all
agreements pursuant to which such Grantor receives or grants any
right in, to, or under Intellectual Property, including license
agreements, distribution agreements and covenants not to sue
(regardless of whether such agreements and covenants are contained
within an agreement that also covers other matters, such as
development or consulting) with respect to any Patent, Trademark,
Copyright, Trade Secrets or other Intellectual Property, whether
such Grantor is a licensor or licensee, distributor or distributee
under any such agreement, together with any and all (i) amendments,
renewals, extensions, supplements and continuations thereof, and
(ii) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and
hereafter due and/or payable there-under and with respect thereto
including damages and payments for past, present or future
infringements or violations thereof.
“ Intercompany Notes ” means
all indebtedness owing by any of the Company or its Subsidiaries to
any Grantor, whether or not represented by a note or
agreement.
“ Intercreditor Agreement Joinder
” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto.
“ Inventory ” mean all
present and future “inventory” (as defined in Article 9
of the UCC), and in any event, including all goods held for sale or
lease or to be furnished under contracts of service or so leased or
furnished, all raw materials, work in process, finished goods, and
materials used or consumed in the manufacture, packing, shipping,
advertising, selling, leasing, furnishing or production of
such
inventory or
otherwise used or consumed in any Grantor’s business; the
purchaser’s interest in any goods being manufactured pursuant
to any contract or other arrangement with a supplier, all goods in
transit from suppliers (whether or not evidenced by a document of
title); all goods in which any Grantor has an interest in mass or a
joint or other interest or right of any kind; and all goods which
are returned to or repossessed by any Grantor, all computer
programs embedded in any goods and all accessions thereto and
products thereof (in each case, regardless of whether characterized
as inventory under the UCC).
“ Lender ” means each Term
Loan Lender, each Revolving Credit Lender and each Additional Pari
Passu Lender.
“ Letter of Credit ” means
any present and future “letter of credit” (as defined
in Article 5 of the UCC).
“ Letter of Credit Right ”
means any present and future “letter-of-credit right”
(as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
“ Lien ” means, with respect
to any Property, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure
debt, lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge, assignment, hypothecation
or security interest in or on such Property, or any arrangement to
provide priority or preference or any filing of any financing
statement under the UCC or any other similar notice of lien under
any similar notice or recording statute of any Governmental
Authority, including any easement, right-of-way or other
encumbrance on title to Real Property, in each of the foregoing
cases whether voluntary or imposed by law, (b) the interest of a
vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital
lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing)
relating to such Property, (c) in the case of securities, any
purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with
respect to such securities, (d) in the case of any investment
property or deposit account, any contract or other agreement under
which any third party has the right to control such investment
property or deposit account and (e) any other agreement intended to
give or create any of the foregoing.
“ Mortgaged Premises ” means
any Real Estate Asset which shall now or hereafter be subject to a
Term Loan Mortgage or an Additional Pari Passu Mortgage.
“ New Agent ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in Section 5.5.
“ New Debt Notice ” has the
meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.5.
“ Notice of Occupancy ” has
the meaning assigned to that term in Section 3.3(b).
" Notifying Agent " has the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 3.3(b).
“ Obligations ” means all
Revolving Credit Obligations, all Term Loan Obligations and all
Additional Pari Passu Obligations.
“ Patents ” means,
collectively, all United States and foreign patents, patent
applications, certificates of inventions, and industrial designs,
together with any and all (i) rights and privileges arising under
applicable law with respect to any of the foregoing, (ii)
inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (iii)
reissues, divisions, continuations extensions and
continuations-in-part thereof and amendments thereto, (iv) income,
fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due
and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto including
damages and payments for past, present or future infringements or
other violations thereof, (v) rights corresponding thereto
throughout the world and (vi) rights to sue for past, present or
future infringements or other violations thereof.
“ Person ” means and includes
natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general
partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability
partnerships, joint stock companies, joint ventures, associations,
companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business
trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and
Governmental Authorities.
“ Plan ” means any
“Plan” as defined in the Term Loan
Agreement.
“ Pledged Collateral ” has
the meaning assigned to that term in Section 5.4(a).
“ Post-Petition Interest ”
means interest, fees, expenses and other charges that pursuant to
the Term Loan Agreement, the Revolving Credit Agreement or any
Additional Pari Passu Loan Agreement, continue to accrue after the
commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or would
continue to accrue but for the commencement of any Insolvency or
Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not such interest, fees,
expenses and other charges are allowed or allowable under the
Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation
Proceeding.
“ Property ” or “
property ” means any right, title or interest in or to
property or assets of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal
or mixed and whether tangible or intangible and including any
ownership interests of any Person.
“ Real Estate Asset ” means,
at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or
otherwise) then owned by any Grantor in any Real
Property.
“ Real Property ” means,
collectively, all right, title and interest (including any
leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels
of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by any
Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in
each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating
thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment,
all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and
rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation
thereof.
“ Records ” means all present
and future “records” (as defined in Article 9 of the
UCC).
“ Recovery ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in Section 6.4.
“ Refinance ” means, in
respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance (including by means of
sale of debt securities to institutional investors), extend,
increase, renew, defease, amend, modify, supplement, restructure,
replace (whether upon termination or otherwise), refund or repay,
or to issue other Indebtedness, in exchange or replacement for,
such Indebtedness in whole or in part, and the terms “
Refinanced ” and “ Refinancing ”
shall have meanings correlative thereto.
“ Revolving Credit Agreement
” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals to
this Agreement.
“ Revolving Credit Claimholders
” means, at any relevant time, the holders of Revolving
Credit Obligations at that time, including the Revolving Credit
Lenders, the Issuers (as defined in the Revolving Credit
Agreement), the agents under the Revolving Credit Facility Credit
Documents, any Revolving Credit Facility Approved
Counterparties.
“ Revolving Credit Commitments
” means the “Revolving Credit Commitments” (as
such term is defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement).
“ Revolving Credit Facility
Administrative Agent ” has the meaning assigned to that
term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ Revolving Credit Facility Agents
” means the Revolving Credit Facility Administrative Agent
and the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent.
“ Revolving Credit Facility Approved
Counterparty ” means the Revolving Credit Facility
Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Facility Lender or any
Affiliate of any of them.
“ Revolving Credit Facility
Borrowers ” means the Company, Solutia Europe SPRL/BVBA,
a private limited liability company incorporated under Belgian law
with registered office Chaussée de Boondael 6, 1050
Bruxelles, registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
under number 0460.474.440, Commercial Court of Brussels (formerly
known as Solutia Europe SA/NV, a limited liability company)
(“ Solutia Europe ”); Flexsys SA/NV, a Belgian
limited liability company (“ société
anonyme ”/“ naamloze vennootschap ”),
having its registered office at Boondaalsesteenweg 6, 1050
Brussels, Belgium and registered with the Legal Entities Register
(RPM/RPR Brussels) under enterprise number 454.045.419, and any
other Person that becomes a “Borrower” under the
Revolving Credit Agreement in accordance with the terms
thereof.
“ Revolving Credit Facility Cap
Amount ” means $450.0 million.
“ Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent ” has the meaning assigned to that term in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“ Revolving Credit Facility Credit
Documents ” means the Revolving Credit Agreement and the
other “Loan Documents” (as defined in the Revolving
Credit Agreement), each Cash Management Document and each of the
other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or
evidencing any other Revolving Credit Obligation, and any other
document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in
connection with any Revolving Credit Obligations, including any
intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of Revolving
Credit Obligations to the extent such are effective at the relevant
time, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented, increased,
modified, replaced, renewed, extended or Refinanced from time to
time in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
“ Revolving Credit Facility Default
” means an “Event of Default” (as defined in the
Revolving Credit Agreement).
“ Revolving Credit Facility Grantor
Collateral ” means all of the assets and property of any
Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a
Lien is granted or purported to be granted under the Revolving
Credit Grantor Security Documents as security for any Revolving
Credit Obligations.
“ Revolving Credit Facility Grantor
Security Documents ” means each Revolving Credit Facility
Security Document with respect to which any Grantor is a
party.
“ Revolving Credit Facility Security
Documents ” means the “Security Documents”
(as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) and any other
agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is
granted or purported to be granted to secure any Revolving Credit
Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such
Liens are governed.
“ Revolving Credit Facility Subsidiary
Guarantor ” means a “Subsidiary Guarantor”
(as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement).
“ Revolving Credit Lenders ”
means the “Lenders” under and as defined in the
Revolving Credit Agreement.
“ Revolving Credit Obligations
” means, collectively, (a) the loans made under the Revolving
Credit Agreement, reimbursement obligations in respect of letters
of credit, bank guarantees and similar instruments issued or
otherwise outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement and all
other amounts, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the
Revolving Credit Facility Borrowers and any Revolving Credit
Facility Subsidiary Guarantors to any Revolving Credit Facility
Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender, any Affiliate of any of them or
any “Indemnitee” (as defined in the Revolving Credit
Agreement), of every type and description (whether by reason of an
extension of credit, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise),
present or future, arising under the Revolving Credit Agreement or
any other Revolving Credit Facility Credit Document, whether direct
or indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising
and however acquired and whether or not evidenced by any note,
guaranty or other instrument or for the payment of money, including
all fees, interest (including interest accruing after the maturity
of the loans under the Revolving Credit Agreement and Post-Petition
Interest), charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and
disbursements and other sums chargeable to the Revolving Credit
Facility Borrowers or any Revolving Credit Facility Subsidiary
Guarantors under the Revolving Agreement or any other Revolving
Credit Facility Credit Document and (b) the due and punctual
payment and performance of all Cash Management Obligations of the
Revolving Credit Facility Borrowers and any Revolving Credit
Facility Subsidiary Guarantors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the sum of (x)
the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness constituting
principal outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement and the
other Revolving Credit Facility Credit Documents (other than
Indebtedness in respect of Cash Management Obligations of the
Revolving Credit Facility Borrowers and the Revolving Credit
Facility Subsidiary Guarantors ) plus (y) the aggregate face amount
of any outstanding letters of credit, bank guarantees and similar
instruments issued under the Revolving Credit Agreement, exceeds
the Revolving Credit Facility Cap Amount, then only that portion of
such Indebtedness and such aggregate face amount of letters of
credit, bank guarantees and similar instruments equal to the
Revolving Credit Facility Cap Amount plus Cash Management
Obligations of the Revolving Credit Facility Borrowers and the
Revolving Credit Facility Subsidiary Guarantors shall be included
in Revolving Credit Obligations and interest, fees, expenses and
indemnification obligations with respect to such Indebtedness and
letters of credit, bank guarantees and similar instruments shall
only constitute Revolving Credit Obligations to the extent related
to Indebtedness and the face amounts of letters of included in the
Revolving Credit Obligations; provided that notwithstanding
the foregoing, “ Revolving Credit Obligations ”
shall include, if applicable, Indebtedness pursuant to a DIP
Financing to the extent permitted pursuant to Section
6.1(a).
“ Revolving Credit Standstill
Period ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section
3.2(a)(1).
“ 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 Accounts ” means
all present and future “securities accounts” (as
defined in Article 8 of the UCC), including all cash, funds,
“uncertificated securities” and “securities
entitlements” (in each case, as defined in Article 8 of the
UCC) from time to time held therein or on deposit
therein.
“ Series ” means, with
respect to any Additional Pari Passu Obligations, each Additional
Pari Passu Obligations incurred pursuant to any Additional Pari
Passu Loan Agreement, which pursuant to any Additional Joinder
Agreement are intended to constitute Additional Pari Passu
Obligations hereunder.
“ Subsidiary ” means, with
respect to any Person (“ parent ”), (i) any
corporation, limited liability company, association or other
business entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding Capital
Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board
of directors of such corporation, limited liability company,
association or other business entity (irrespective of whether at
the time any other class or classes of Capital Stock of such
corporation, limited liability company, association or other
business entity shall or might have voting power upon the
occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or
indirectly owned by the parent, by the parent and one or more other
Subsidiaries of the parent, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of
the parent; (ii) any partnership of which more than 50% of the
outstanding partnership interests having the power to act as a
general partner of such partnership (irrespective of whether at the
time any partnership interests other than general partnership
interests of such partnership shall or might have voting power upon
the occurrence of any contingency) are at the time directly or
indirectly owned by the parent, by the parent and one or more other
Subsidiaries of the parent, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of
the parent; or (iii) any other Person that is otherwise Controlled
by the parent, by the parent and one or more other Subsidiaries of
the parent, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of the
parent. Unless otherwise indicated, when used in this
Agreement, the term “Subsidiary” shall refer to a
Subsidiary of the Company.
“ Term Loan Administrative Agent
” has the meaning assigned to that term in the preamble to
this Agreement.
“ Term Loan Agents ” means
the Term Loan Administrative Agent and the Term Loan Collateral
Agent.
“ Term Loan Agreement ” has
the meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals to this
Agreement, provided that, for purposes of this Agreement
only, no Additional Pari Passu Credit Document shall be deemed to
be a Term Loan Agreement.
“ Term Loan Approved Counterparty
” means the counterparty to a Term Loan Hedging Agreement
entered into by the Company or any Term Loan Subsidiary
Guarantor.
“ Term Loan Cap Amount ”
means, at any time, $1.45 billion minus the Indebtedness
constituting outstanding principal with respect to any Additional
Pari Passu Obligations.
“ Term Loan Claimholders ”
means, at any relevant time, the holders of Term Loan Obligations
at that time, including the Term Loan Lenders, the agents under the
Term Loan Credit Documents, any Term Loan Approved
Counterparties.
“ Term Loan Collateral ”
means all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real,
personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted or
purported to be granted under any Term Loan Security Documents as
security for any Term Loan Obligations.
“ Term Loan Collateral Agent
” has the meaning assigned to that term in the preamble to
this Agreement.
“ Term Loan Credit Documents
” means the Term Loan Agreement and the other “Loan
Documents” (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement), each Term
Loan Hedging Agreement and each of
the other
agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing
any other Term Loan Obligation, and any other document or
instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any
Term Loan Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder
agreement among holders of Term Loan Obligations, to the extent
such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended,
restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, increased, replaced,
extended or Refinanced from time to time in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, provided that, for purposes of
this Agreement only, no Additional Pari Passu Credit Document shall
be deemed to be a Term Loan Credit Document.
“ Term Loan Default ” means
an “Event of Default” (as defined in the Term Loan
Agreement).
“ Term Loan Hedging Agreement
” means each “Pari Passu Secured Hedging
Agreement” (as defined in the Term Loan
Agreement).
“ Term Loan Lenders ” means
the “Lenders” under and as defined in the Term Loan
Agreement.
“ Term Loan Mortgages ” means
a collective reference to each mortgage, deed of trust and other
document or instrument under which any Lien on any Real Estate
Asset owned by any Grantor is granted to secure any Term Loan
Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to any
such Liens are governed.
“ Term Loan Obligations ”
means, collectively, (a) the loans made under the Term Loan
Agreement and all other amounts, obligations, covenants and duties
owing by the Company and any Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantors to any
Term Loan Agent, any Term Loan Lender, any Affiliate of any of them
or any “Indemnitee” (as defined in the Term Loan
Agreement), of every type and description (whether by reason of an
extension of credit, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise),
present or future, arising under the Term Loan Agreement or any
other Term Loan Credit Document, whether direct or indirect
(including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent,
due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and however
acquired and whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or
other instrument or for the payment of money, including all fees,
interest (including interest accruing after the maturity of the
loans under the Term Loan Agreement and Post-Petition Interest),
charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements and
other sums chargeable to the Company or any Term Loan Subsidiary
Guarantor under the Term Loan Agreement or any other Term Loan
Credit Document and (b) the due and punctual payment and
performance of all obligations of the Company and the Term Loan
Subsidiary Guarantors under each Term Loan Hedging
Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the aggregate
amount of Indebtedness constituting principal outstanding under the
Term Loan Agreement and the other Term Loan Credit Documents (other
than Indebtedness in respect of Term Loan Hedging Agreements) is in
excess of the Term Loan Cap Amount, then only that portion of such
Indebtedness equal to the Term Loan Cap Amount plus obligations in
respect of Term Loan Hedging Agreements shall be included in Term
Loan Obligations and interest, fees, expenses and indemnification
obligations with respect to such Indebtedness shall only constitute
Term Loan Obligations to the extent related to Indebtedness
included in the Term Loan Obligations; provided that
notwithstanding the foregoing, “ Term Loan Obligations
” shall include, if applicable, Indebtedness pursuant to a
DIP Financing to the extent permitted pursuant to Section
6.1(b).
“ Term Loan Security Documents
” means the “Security Documents” (as defined in
the Term Loan Agreement) and any other agreement, document or
instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted or purported to be
granted to secure any Term Loan Obligations or under which rights
or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.
“ Term Loan/Additional Pari Passu
Standstill Period ” has the meaning assigned to that term
in Section 3.1(a)(1).
“ Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor
” means a “Subsidiary Guarantor” (as defined in
the Term Loan Agreement).
“ Trademarks ” means,
collectively, all United States, state, and foreign
trademarks, service marks, certification marks, slogans,
logos, certification marks, trade dress, internet domain names,
corporate names, trade names, and other source or business
identifiers, whether registered or unregistered (whether statutory
or common law and whether established or registered in the United
States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof),
together with any and all (i) registrations and applications for
any of the foregoing, (ii) good-will connected with the use thereof
and symbolized thereby, (iii) rights and privileges arising under
applicable law with respect to the use of any of the foregoing,
(iv) renewals thereof and amendments thereto, (v) income, fees,
royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or
payable thereunder and with respect thereto, including damages,
claims and payments for past, present or future infringements,
dilutions or other violations thereof, (vi) rights corresponding
thereto throughout the world and (vii) rights to sue for past,
present and future infringements, dilutions or other violations
thereof.
“ Trade Secrets ” means all
trade secrets and all other confidential or proprietary information
and know-how, whether or not such information has been reduced to a
writing or other tangible form, together with all (i) rights and
privileges arising under applicable law with respect to the use of
any of the foregoing, (ii) income, fees, royalties, damages and
payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with
respect thereto, including damages, claims and payments for past,
present or future misappropriation or other violations thereof,
(iii) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and (iv)
rights to sue for past, present and future misappropriation or
other violations thereof.
“ UCC ” means the Uniform
Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New
York; provided that in the event that, by reason of
mandatory provisions of law, any of the attachment, perfection or
priority of any Collateral Agent’s or any secured
party’s security interest in any Collateral is governed by
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in a
jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions
hereof relating to such attachment, perfection or priority and for
purposes of definitions related to such provisions.
1.2. Terms Generally . The definitions of terms in this
Agreement 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, restated, supplemented, modified,
renewed or extended;
(b) any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s permitted 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 Sections shall be
construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement;
(e) all references to terms defined in the UCC
in effect in the State of New York shall have the meaning ascribed
to them therein (unless otherwise specifically defined herein);
and
(f) the words “asset” and
“property” shall be construed to have the same meaning
and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible
assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and
contract rights.
SECTION 2. Lien Priorities
.
2.1
Relative Priorities
. Notwithstanding the
date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or
perfection of any Liens securing the Term Loan Obligations granted
on the Collateral, any Liens securing any Additional Pari Passu
Obligations granted on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) or
of any Liens securing the Revolving Credit Obligations granted on
the Collateral and notwithstanding any provision of any UCC, or any
other applicable law or the Revolving Credit Facility
Credit Documents, the Term Loan Credit Documents or any of the
Additional Pari Passu Credit Documents or any defect or
deficiencies in, or failure to perfect, the Liens securing the
Revolving Credit Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations
or any Additional Pari Passu Obligations or any or any other
circumstance whatsoever, the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders,
the Term Loan Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term
Loan Claimholders and each Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative, on behalf of itself and the applicable Series of
Additional Pari Passu Claimholders, hereby agree that:
(a) any Lien on the
Current Asset Collateral securing any Revolving Credit Obligations,
whether now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Revolving
Credit Facility Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit
Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how
acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law,
subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in right, priority,
operation and all other respects to all Liens on the Current Asset
Collateral securing any Term Loan Obligations or any Additional
Pari Passu Obligations;
(b) any Lien on the
Fixed Asset Collateral securing any (i) Term Loan Obligations,
whether now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Loan
Collateral Agent, any Term Loan Claimholders or any agent or
trustee therefor or (ii) any Additional Pari Passu Obligations,
whether now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the any Additional
Pari Passu Debt Representative, any Additional Pari Passu
Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefore, in each case
regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute,
operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in
right, priority, operation and all other respects to all Liens on
the Fixed Asset Collateral securing any Revolving Credit
Obligations; and
(c) any Lien on the
Collateral securing any Term Loan Obligations whether now or
hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Loan Collateral Agent,
any Term Loan Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor
regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute,
operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be pari passu in
right, priority, operation and all other respects to all Liens on
the Collateral securing any Additional Pari Passu
Obligations, whether now or hereafter held by or on behalf of such
Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative, such Additional Pari
Passu Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of
how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of
law, subrogation or otherwise.
2.2
Prohibition on Contesting
Liens . Each
of the Term Loan Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each
Term Loan Claimholder, each Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative, for itself and on behalf of each applicable Series
of Additional Pari Passu Claimholders and the Revolving Credit
Facility Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each
Revolving Credit Claimholder, agrees that it will not (and hereby
waives any right to) contest or support any other Person in
contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or
Liquidation Proceeding), the perfection, priority, validity or
enforceability of a Lien held by or on behalf of any of the
Revolving Credit Claimholders, any of the Term Loan Claimholders or
any of the Additional Pari Passu Claimholders in the Collateral, or
the provisions of this Agreement; provided that nothing in
this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights
of either Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder, Term Loan
Claimholder of any Additional Pari Passu Claimholder to enforce
this Agreement, including the provisions of this Agreement relating
to the priority of the Liens securing the Obligations as provided
in Sections 2.1, 3.1 and 3.2. The Term Loan Collateral
Agent, for itself and on behalf of each Term Loan Claimholder, and
each Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative, on behalf of itself
and the applicable series of Additional Pari Passu Claimholders
acknowledges that the Revolving Credit Obligations are
secured by collateral granted by European Loan Parties (as such
term is defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) and, in
furtherance of this agreement, agrees that it will not (and
hereby waives any right to) contest or support any other Person in
contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or
Liquidation Proceeding), the perfection, priority, validity or
enforceability of a Lien held by or on behalf of any of the
Revolving Credit Claimholders in any such collateral.
2.3
No New Liens
. So long as the
Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations, the Discharge of Term
Loan Obligations and the Discharge of Additional Pari Passu
Obligations have not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or
Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against one or more
of the Company or any other Grantor, the parties hereto agree that
neither the Company nor any other Grantor nor any other Subsidiary
that is required to be a Grantor pursuant to the terms of the Term
Loan Credit Documents, shall:
(a) grant or permit
any Liens on any of its property to secure any Term Loan
Obligations unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on
such property to secure the Revolving Credit Obligations and, to
the extent applicable and constituting property that is Common
Collateral or is of the type that is meant to be security for
such Additional Pari Passu Obligations, any Series of
Additional Pari Passu Obligations; or
(b) grant or permit
any Liens on any of its property to secure any Revolving Credit
Obligations (other than cash collateralization of Revolving
Credit Obligations consisting of Letters of Credit (as such term is
defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) unless it has granted or
concurrently grants a Lien on such property to secure the Term Loan
Obligations or, to the extent applicable and constituting property
that is Common Collateral or is of the type that is meant to be
security for such Additional Pari Passu Obligations, any
Series of Additional Pari Passu Obligations; or
(c) grant or permit
any Liens on any of its property to secure any Series of Additional
Pari Passu Obligations unless it has granted or concurrently
grants Liens on such property to secure the Term Loan
Obligations and the Revolving Credit Obligations pursuant to
the terms of such Credit Agreements.
To the extent
any additional Liens are granted on any asset or property pursuant
to this Section 2.3, the priority of such additional Liens shall be
determined in accordance with Section 2.1. In addition,
to the extent that the foregoing provisions are not complied with
for any reason, without limiting any other rights and remedies
available hereunder, the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent, on behalf of the Revolving Credit Claimholders, the Term
Loan Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Term Loan
Claimholders,
and each Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative, on behalf of
the applicable Additional Pari Passu Claimholders, agree that any
amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as
a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.3
shall be subject to Section 4.2.
2.4
Similar Liens and
Agreements . The parties hereto agree that it is
their intention that the Revolving Credit Facility Grantor
Collateral, the Term Loan Collateral and the Additional Pari Passu
Collateral be identical (other than (i) cash collateralization of
Revolving Credit Obligations consisting of Letters of Credit (as
such term is defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) pursuant to
the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement and (ii) in the case of
Additional Pari Passu Obligations, property that is not Common
Collateral or is not of the type of property that is meant to be
security for such Additional Pari Passu Obligations). In
furtherance of the foregoing and of Section 8.8, the parties hereto
agree, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement (including
Section 5.3):
(a) upon request by
the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent, the Term Loan
Collateral Agent or any Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative,
to cooperate in good faith from time to time in order to determine
the specific items included in the Revolving Credit Facility
Grantor Collateral, the Term Loan Collateral and the applicable
Additional Pari Passu Collateral and the steps taken to perfect
their respective Liens thereon and the identity of the respective
parties obligated under the Revolving Credit Facility Credit
Documents, the Term Loan Credit Documents and the Additional Pari
Passu Credit Documents; and
(b) that the Revolving
Credit Facility Grantor Security Documents, the Term Loan Security
Documents and the Additional Pari Passu Security Documents and
guarantees delivered by Grantors for the Revolving Credit
Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations and, to the extent
applicable and practicable, Additional Pari Passu Obligations,
subject to Section 5.3, shall be in all material respects the same
forms of documents other than with respect to differences to
reflect the nature of the lending arrangements and the respective
Obligations secured thereunder and, to the extent relevant, the
priority of the Liens granted thereunder with respect to the Fixed
Asset Collateral and the Current Asset Collateral (and, in the case
of Additional Pari Passu Obligations, any differences reflecting
that such Obligations may be secured by only a subset of the
Collateral).
3.1
Exercise of Remedies –
Restrictions on the Term Loan Collateral Agent and Additional Pari
Passu Debt Representatives .
(a) Until the
Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred, whether or
not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by
or against any Grantor, the Term Loan Collateral Agent, the Term
Loan Claimholders, the Additional Pari Passu Debt Representatives
and the Additional Pari Passu Claimholders:
(1) will not seek to
have a trustee, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed
for or over, attempt any action to take possession of, or otherwise
exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies with respect to
any Current Asset Collateral (including the exercise of any right
of setoff or any right under any Account Agreement with respect to
Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts) or institute any action or
proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies (including
any action of foreclosure); provided that the Term Loan
Collateral Agent or any Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative
may exercise any or all such rights or remedies after the passage
of a period of at least 180 days has elapsed since the later of:
(A) the date on which any Term Loan Agent or Additional Pari Passu
Debt Representative, as applicable, first declared the existence of
a Term Loan Default or an Additional Pari Passu Loan Default, as
applicable, and demanded the repayment of all the principal amount
of any
Term Loan
Obligations or applicable Additional Pari Passu Obligations, as
applicable; and (B) the date on which the Revolving Credit Facility
Administrative Agent and the other Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representatives received notice from the Term Loan Collateral Agent
or any Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative of such
declaration of a Term Loan Default or an Additional Pari Passu Loan
Default, as applicable, and demand for repayment (the “
Term Loan/Additional Pari Passu Standstill Period ”);
provided , further , that notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, in no event shall any of the Term Loan
Collateral Agent, the Term Loan Claimholder, Additional Pari Passu
Debt Representative or Additional Pari Passu Claimholder exercise
any rights or remedies with respect to the Current Asset Collateral
(unless (x) the final step triggering the “one action
rule” or any similar legal provision in any applicable state
has occurred and (y) the applicable Term Loan Claimholder or
Additional Pari Passu Claimholder has provided written notice to
the Revolving Credit Claimholders and any other Additional Pari
Passu Claimholders no later than five days prior to the
commencement of such final step of its exercise of any rights or
remedies permitted hereunder) if, notwithstanding the expiration of
the Term Loan/Additional Pari Passu Standstill Period, the
Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent or Revolving Credit
Claimholders shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing the
exercise of their rights or remedies with respect to all or any
material portion of such Collateral (prompt notice of such exercise
to be given to the Term Loan Collateral Agent and any applicable
Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative);
(2) will not contest,
protest or object to, or otherwise interfere with, any foreclosure
proceeding or action brought by the Revolving Credit Facility
Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder or any other
exercise by the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent or any
Revolving Credit Claimholder of any rights and remedies relating to
the Current Asset Collateral, whether under the Revolving Credit
Facility Credit Documents or otherwise; and
(3) subject to their
rights under clause (a)(1) above and except as may be permitted in
Section 3.1(c), will not object to the forbearance by the Revolving
Credit Facility Collateral Agent or any of the Revolving Credit
Claimholders from bringing or pursuing any Collateral Enforcement
Action;
provided that, in the case of (1), (2) and (3) above, the
Liens granted to secure the Term Loan Obligations of the Term Loan
Claimholders and the Additional Pari Passu Obligations of the
Additional Pari Passu Claimholders shall attach to the Proceeds of
Collateral (and of Common Collateral, in the case of Additional
Pari Passu Obligations) resulting from any such actions taken by
the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent or any Revolving
Credit Claimholder in accordance with this Agreement (after giving
effect to any proper application of such Proceeds to the Revolving
Credit Obligations) subject to the relative priorities described in
Section 2.
(b) Until the
Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred, whether or
not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by
or against any Grantor, the Term Loan Collateral Agent, for itself
and on behalf of the Term Loan Claimholders, and each Additional
Pari Passu Debt Representative, for itself and on behalf of the
applicable Additional Pari Passu Claimholders, agrees that the
Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit
Claimholders shall have the right to enforce rights, exercise
remedies (including set-off and the right to credit bid their debt)
and, in connection therewith (including voluntary Dispositions of
Current Asset Collateral by the respective Grantors after a
Revolving Credit Facility Default) make determinations regarding
the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the
Current Asset Collateral (including exercising remedies under
Account Agreements with respect to Deposit Accounts or Securities
Accounts) without any consultation with or the consent of the Term
Loan Collateral Agent, any Term Loan Claimholder, any Additional
Pari Passu Debt Representative or any Additional Pari Passu
Claimholder; provided that the Lien securing the Term Loan
Obligations and Additional Pari Passu Obligations shall remain on
the Proceeds of Common
Collateral
(other than those properly applied to the Revolving Credit
Obligations) of such Collateral released or disposed of subject to
the relative priorities described in Section 2. In
exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Current Asset
Collateral, the Term Loan Collateral Agent, for itself and on
behalf of the Term Loan Claimholders, and each Additional Pari
Passu Debt Representative, for itself and on behalf of the
applicable Additional Pari Passu Claimholders agrees that the
Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit
Claimholders may enforce the provisions of the Revolving Credit
Facility Credit Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in
such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise
of their sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement
shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or
otherwise dispose of the Current Asset Collateral upon foreclosure,
to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and
to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under
the UCC (and any similar or equivalent legislation of any
applicable jurisdiction outside the United States) and of a secured
creditor under the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable
jurisdiction.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Term Loan Collateral Agent, and any Term Loan
Claimholder, any Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative or any
Additional Pari Passu Claimholder may:
(1) file a claim or
statement of interest with respect to the Term Loan Obligations or
the applicable Additional Pari Passu Obligations, as applicable;
provided that an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has
been commenced by or against any Grantor;
(2) take any action in
order to create, perfect, preserve or protect its Lien on any of
the Collateral; provided that such action shall not be
inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and shall not be
adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Current Asset
Collateral, or the rights of the Revolving Credit Facility
Collateral Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders to exercise
remedies in respect thereof;
(3) file any necessary
responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion,
claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person
objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of
the Term Loan Claimholders or the applicable Additional Pari Passu
Claimholders, as applicable, including any claims secured by the
Current Asset Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement;
(4) file any
pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or
interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising
under either any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or applicable
non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of
this Agreement;
(5) vote on any plan
of reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and
make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the
Term Loan Obligations or the applicable Additional Pari Passu
Obligations and the Fixed Asset Collateral (that, in the case of
Additional Pari Passu Obligations, constitutes Common
Collateral);
(6) exercise any of
its rights or remedies with respect to any of the Collateral after
the termination of the Term Loan/Additional Pari Passu Standstill
Period to the extent permitted by Section 3.1(a)(1); and
(7) make a cash bid on
all or any portion of the Collateral in any foreclosure proceeding
or action.
The Term Loan
Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan
Claimholders, and each Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative,
on behalf of itself and the applicable Additional Pari Passu
Claimholders, agrees that it will not take or receive any Current
Asset Collateral or any Proceeds of such Collateral in connection
with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off) with
respect to any such Collateral in its capacity as a creditor in
violation of this Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, unless and until, the Discharge of
Revolving Credit Obligations has occurred, except as expressly
provided in this Section 3.1(c) and Sections 3.1(a) and 6.3(c)(1),
the sole right of the Term Loan Collateral Agent, the Term Loan
Claimholders, any Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative or any
Additional Pari Passu Claimholder with respect to the Current Asset
Collateral is to hold a Lien on such Collateral pursuant to the
Term Loan Security Documents or the applicable Additional Pari
Passu Security Documents for the period and to the extent granted
therein and to receive a share of the Proceeds thereof, if
any, after the Discharge of Revolving Credit Obligations has
occurred.
(d) Subject to
Sections 3.l(a), 3.1(c) and 6.3(c)(1):
(1) (x) the Term
Loan Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan
Claimholders, agrees that the Term Loan Collateral Agent and the
Term Loan Claimholders will not, and (y) each Additional Pari Passu
Debt Representative, for itself and on behalf of the applicable
Additional Pari Passu Claimholders, agrees that such Additional
Pari Passu Debt Representative and such applicable Additional Pari
Passu Claimholders will not, except as not prohibited herein, take
any action that would hinder any exercise of remedies under the
Revolving Credit Facility Credit Documents or that is otherwise
prohibited hereunder, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer
or other disposition of the Current Asset Collateral, whether by
foreclosure or otherwise;
(2) (x) the Term
Loan Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan
Claimholders, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Term Loan
Claimholders may have and (y) each Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative, for itself and on behalf of the applicable
Additional Pari Passu Claimholders, hereby waives any and all
rights it or the applicable Additional Pari Passu Claimholders may
have in each case, as a junior lien creditor with respect to the
Current Asset Collateral or otherwise to object to the manner in
which the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent or the
Revolving Credit Claimholders seek to enforce or collect the
Revolving Credit Obligations or the Liens on the Current Asset
Collateral securing the Revolving Credit Obligations granted in any
of the Revolving Credit Facility Credit Documents or to any action
that is not prohibited by this Agreement, regardless of whether any
action or failure to act by or on behalf of the Revolving Credit
Facility Collateral Agent or Revolving Credit Claimholders is
adverse to the interest of the Term Loan Claimholders or such
Additional Pari Passu Claimholders; and
(3) (x) the Term
Loan Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that no
covenant, agreement or restriction contained in any of the Term
Loan Security Documents or any other Term Loan Credit Document
(other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way
the rights and remedies of the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent or the Revolving Credit Claimholders with respect to the
Current Asset Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the
Revolving Credit Facility Credit Documents and (y) each Additional
Pari Passu Debt Representative hereby acknowledges and agrees that
no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in any of the
applicable Additional Pari Passu Security Documents or any other
Additional Pari Passu Credit Document (other than this Agreement)
shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of
the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent or the Revolving
Credit Claimholders with respect to the Current Asset Collateral as
set forth in this Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility
Credit Documents.
(e) Except as
otherwise specifically set forth in Sections 3.1(a), 3.1(d) and
3.5, the Term Loan Collateral Agent, the Term Loan Claimholders,
any Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative
and any Additional Pari Passu Claimholder may exercise rights and
remedies as unsecured creditors against any Grantor (in the case of
any Term Loan Claimholders) or the Company and any applicable
Additional Pari Passu Subsidiary Guarantors (in the case of any
Additional Pari Passu Claimholders) and may exercise rights and
remedies with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral, in each case,
in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Credit Documents or
the applicable Additional Pari Passu Credit Documents, as
applicable, and applicable law; provided that in the event
that any Term Loan Claimholder or any Additional Pari Passu
Claimholder becomes a judgment Lien creditor in respect of Current
Asset Collateral as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an
unsecured creditor with respect to the Term Loan Obligations or the
Applicable Additional Pari Passu Obligations, such judgment Lien
shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all purposes
(including in relation to the Revolving Credit Obligations) as the
other Liens securing the Term Loan Obligations and the Additional
Pari Passu Obligations are subject to this Agreement.
(f) Nothing in this
Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by the Term Loan Collateral
Agent, any Term Loan Claimholders, any Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative or any Additional Pari Passu Claimholder of
payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect
of the Term Loan Obligations or the applicable Additional Pari
Passu Obligations, so long as such receipt is not the direct or
indirect result of the exercise by the Term Loan Collateral Agent,
any Term Loan Claimholders, any such Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative or any such Additional Pari Passu Claimholders of
rights or remedies as a secured creditor (including set-off) or
enforcement of any Lien held by any of them, in each case in
contravention of this Agreement. Nothing in this
Agreement impairs or otherwise adversely affects any rights or
remedies the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent or the
Revolving Credit Claimholders may have against the Grantors under
the Revolving Credit Facility Credit Documents, other than with
respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral solely to the extent
expressly provided herein.
3.2
Exercise of Remedies –
Restrictions on the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent
(a) Until the
Discharge of Term Loan Obligations and the Discharge of Additional
Pari Passu Obligations have occurred, whether or not any Insolvency
or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against any
Grantor, the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent and the
Revolving Credit Claimholders:
(1) will not seek to
have a trustee, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed
for or over, attempt any action to take possession of, or otherwise
exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies with respect to
any Fixed Asset Collateral or institute any action or proceeding
with respect to such rights or remedies (including any action of
foreclosure); provided that the Revolving Credit Facility
Collateral Agent may exercise the rights provided for in Section
3.3 (with respect to any Access Period) and may exercise any or all
such other rights or remedies after the passage of a period of at
least 180 days has elapsed since the later of: (A) the date on
which the Revolving Credit Facility Administrative Agent or the
Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent declared the existence
of any Revolving Credit Facility Default and demanded the repayment
of all the principal amount of any Revolving Credit Obligations;
and (B) the date on which the Term Loan Collateral Agent and each
Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative received notice from the
Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent of such declaration of a
Revolving Credit Facility Default and demand for repayment (the
“ Revolving Credit Standstill Period ”);
provided , further , that notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Revolving Credit
Facility Collateral Agent or any Revolving Credit Claimholder
exercise any rights or remedies (other than those under Section
3.3) with respect to the Fixed Asset Collateral (unless (x) the
final step triggering the “one action rule” or any
similar legal provision in any applicable state has occurred and
(y) the applicable Revolving Credit Claimholder has
provided
written notice
to the Term Loan Claimholders and the Additional Pari Passu
Claimholders no later than five days prior to the commencement of
such final step of its exercise of any rights or remedies permitted
hereunder) if, notwithstanding the expiration of the Revolving
Credit Standstill Period, the Term Loan Collateral Agent, the Term
Loan Claimholders, any Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative or
any Series of Additional Pari Passu Claimholders shall have
commenced and be diligently pursuing the exercise of their rights
or remedies with respect to all or any material portion of such
Collateral (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the
Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent);
(2) will not contest,
protest or object to, or otherwise interfere with, any foreclosure
proceeding or action brought by the Term Loan Collateral Agent, any
Term Loan Claimholder, any Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative or any Additional Pari Passu Claimholder or any
other exercise by the Term Loan Collateral Agent, any Term Loan
Claimholder, any Additional Pari Passu Debt Representative or any
Additional Pari Passu Claimholder of any rights and remedies
relating to the Fixed Asset Collateral, whether under the Term Loan
Credit Documents, any Additional Pari Passu Credit Documents or
otherwise; and
(3) subject to their
rights under clause (a)(1) above and except as may be permitted in
Section 3.2(c), will not object to the forbearance by the Term Loan
Collateral Agent, the Term Loan Claimholders, any Additional Pari
Passu Debt Representative or any Additional Pari Passu Claimholder
from bringing or pursuing any Collateral Enforcement
Action;
provided that in the case of (1), (2) and (3) above, the
Liens granted to secure the Revolving Credit Obligations of the
Revolving Credit Claimholders shall attach to any Proceeds
resulting from any such actions taken by the Term Loan Collateral
Agent, any Term Loan Claimholder, any Additional Pari Passu Debt
Representative or any Additional Pari Passu Claimholder in
accordance with this Agreement (after giving effect to any proper
application of such Proceeds to the Term Loan Obligations and the
Additional Pari Passu Obligations) subject to the relative
priorities described in Section 2.
(b) Until the
Discharge of Term Loan Obligations and the Discharge of any
applicable Additional Pari Passu Obligations has occurred, whether
or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced
by or against any Grantor, the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral
Agent, on behalf of itself and the Revolving Credit Claimholders,
agrees that the Term Loan Collateral Agent, the Term Loan
Claimholders, the Additional Pari Passu Debt Representatives and
the Additional Pari Passu Claimholders (with respect to such Common
Collateral only) shall have the right to enforce rights, exercise
remedies (including set-off and the right to credit bid their debt)
and, in connection therewith (including voluntary Dispositions of
Fixed Asset Collateral by the respective Grantors after a Term Loan
Default or an Additional Pari Passu Default) make determinations
regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to
the Fixed Asset Collateral without any consultation with or the
consent of the Revolving Credit Facility Collateral Agent or any
Revolving Credit Claimholder; provided that the Lien
securing the Revolving Credit Obligations shall remain on the
Proceeds (other than those properly applied to the Term Loan
Obligations and the Additional Pari Passu Obligations) of such
Collateral released or disposed of subject to the relative
priorities describe
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