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Exhibit
10.1
364-DAY CREDIT
AGREEMENT
dated as of
April 2, 2008
between
NYSE EURONEXT,
The SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS
Party Hereto,
The LENDERS Party
Hereto
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A.
as Administrative
Agent
$1,000,000,000
J.P. MORGAN EUROPE
LIMITED,
as London Administrative
Agent
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES
INC.,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS
INC.
and
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
as Lead Arrangers and
Bookrunners
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Syndication
Agent
BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A.,
MERRILL LYNCH BANK
USA,
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE,
and
WACHOVIA BANK,
N.A.,
as Documentation
Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I |
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| DEFINITIONS |
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SECTION 1.01.
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Defined
Terms |
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SECTION 1.02.
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Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
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SECTION 1.03.
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Terms
Generally |
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SECTION 1.04.
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Accounting Terms; GAAP |
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SECTION 1.05.
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Currencies; Currency Equivalents; Provisions Relating to
European Monetary Union |
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| ARTICLE II |
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| THE CREDITS |
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SECTION 2.01.
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The
Commitments; Term-Out Option |
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SECTION 2.02.
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Loans and
Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.03.
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Requests
for Revolving Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.04
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Competitive Bid Procedure |
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SECTION 2.06.
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Interest
Elections |
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SECTION 2.07.
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Termination, Reduction and Increase of Commitments |
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SECTION 2.08.
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Repayment
of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
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SECTION 2.09.
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Prepayment of Loans |
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SECTION 2.10.
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Fees |
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SECTION 2.11.
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Interest |
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SECTION 2.12.
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Alternate
Rate of Interest |
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SECTION 2.13.
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Increased
Costs |
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SECTION 2.14.
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Break
Funding Payments |
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SECTION 2.15.
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Taxes |
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SECTION 2.16.
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Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set offs |
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SECTION 2.17.
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Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
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SECTION 2.18.
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Extension
of Commitment Termination Date |
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SECTION 2.19.
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Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers |
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| ARTICLE III |
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| REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES |
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SECTION 3.01.
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Organization; Powers |
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SECTION 3.02.
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Authorization; Enforceability |
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SECTION 3.03.
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Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts |
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SECTION 3.04.
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Financial
Condition; No Material Adverse Change |
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SECTION 3.05.
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Litigation |
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SECTION 3.06.
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Compliance with Laws, Etc. |
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SECTION 3.07.
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Investment Company Status |
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SECTION 3.08.
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Taxes |
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SECTION 3.09.
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ERISA |
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SECTION 3.10.
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Representations and Warranties of Foreign Subsidiary
Borrowers |
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| ARTICLE IV |
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| CONDITIONS |
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SECTION 4.01.
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Effective
Date |
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SECTION 4.02.
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Each
Credit Event |
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| ARTICLE V |
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| AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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SECTION 5.01.
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Financial
Statements and Other Information |
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SECTION 5.02.
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Existence; Conduct of Business |
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SECTION 5.03.
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Payment
of Tax Obligations |
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SECTION 5.04.
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Maintenance of Properties; Insurance |
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SECTION 5.05.
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Books and
Records; Inspection Rights |
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SECTION 5.06.
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Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 5.07.
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Use of
Proceeds |
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| ARTICLE VI |
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| NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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SECTION 6.01.
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Liens |
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SECTION 6.02.
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Fundamental Changes |
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| ARTICLE VII |
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| EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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| ARTICLE VIII |
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| THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
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| ARTICLE IX |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION 9.01.
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Notices |
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SECTION 9.02.
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Waivers;
Amendments |
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SECTION 9.03.
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Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
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SECTION 9.05.
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Survival |
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SECTION 9.06.
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Counterparts; Integration |
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SECTION 9.07.
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Severability |
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SECTION 9.08.
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Right of
Setoff |
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SECTION 9.09.
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
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SECTION 9.10.
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WAIVER OF
JURY TRIAL |
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SECTION 9.11.
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Judgment
Currency |
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SECTION 9.12.
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Headings |
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SECTION 9.13.
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Confidentiality |
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SECTION 9.14.
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USA
PATRIOT Act |
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SECTION 9.15.
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Waiver of
Immunity |
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SECTION 9.16.
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Lender
Representation – Professional Market Party |
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| ARTICLE X |
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| GUARANTEE |
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SECTION 10.01.
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Guarantee |
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SECTION 10.02.
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Obligations Unconditional |
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SECTION 10.03.
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Reinstatement |
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SECTION 10.04.
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Subrogation |
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SECTION 10.05.
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Remedies |
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SECTION 10.06.
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Continuing Guarantee |
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SCHEDULE 1.01(a) -
Commitments
EXHIBIT A - MCR Cost
EXHIBIT B - Assignment and
Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT C - Subsidiary Borrower
Designation
EXHIBIT D - Subsidiary Borrower
Termination Notice
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364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of April 2, 2008, between NYSE EURONEXT, the
SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS party hereto, the LENDERS party hereto, and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
The Company (as hereinafter
defined) has requested that the Lenders (as so defined) make
extensions of credit (by means of loans) to it and certain of its
subsidiaries in an original aggregate principal amount not
exceeding $1,000,000,000 at any one time outstanding in U.S.
dollars and other agreed currencies. The Lenders are prepared to
extend such credit upon the terms and conditions hereof, and,
accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Defined
Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings specified below:
“ ABR ”,
when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are denominated
in Dollars and bear interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Alternate Base Rate.
“ Additional
Commitment Lender ” means any Person that agrees to
provide a Commitment or (in the case of an existing Lender) agrees
to increase the amount of its Commitment, in each case pursuant to
Section 2.07(c) or 2.18, with the consent of the
Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld).
“ Administrative
Agent ” means JPMCB, in its capacity as administrative
agent for the Lenders hereunder.
“ Administrative
Agent’s Account ” means, for each Currency, an
account in respect of such Currency designated by the
Administrative Agent in a notice to the Borrowers and the
Lenders.
“ Administrative
Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in
a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“ Affected
Currency ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.12.
“ Affiliate
” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person
that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the
Person specified.
“ Agreed Foreign
Currency ” means, at any time, any of Euros, Pounds
Sterling and, with the agreement of each Lender, any other Foreign
Currency, so long as, in respect of any other Foreign Currency, at
such time (a) such Currency is dealt with in the London
interbank deposit market, (b) such Currency is freely
transferable and convertible into Dollars in the London foreign
exchange market and (c) no authorization of any Governmental
Authority in the
Credit
Agreement
country of issue is required to permit
use of such Currency by any Lender for making any Loan hereunder
and/or to permit the relevant Borrower to borrow and repay the
principal thereof and to pay the interest thereon, as applicable,
unless in each case such authorization has been obtained and is in
full force and effect.
“ Alternate Base
Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the
greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and
(b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day
plus 0.50%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a
change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall
be effective from and including the effective date of such change
in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate,
respectively.
“ AMF ”
means the French Financial Markets Authority ( Autorité des
marchés financiers ).
“ Applicable
Additional Margin ” means, for each Commitment
Utilization Day (if any) during the relevant period for which
interest on any Revolving Loans is being calculated, 0.05% per
annum.
“ Applicable
Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender, the
percentage of the total Commitments represented by such
Lender’s Commitment; provided that if the Commitments
have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be
determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect,
giving effect to any assignments.
“ Applicable
Rate ” means, for any day, with respect to any
Eurocurrency Loan or with respect to the facility fees payable
hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set
forth below under the caption “Eurocurrency Spread (Before
Conversion to Term Loans)”, “Eurocurrency Spread (After
Conversion to Term Loans)” or “Facility Fee
Rate”, respectively, based upon the applicable S&P Rating
and/or Moody’s Rating, on such date:
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S&P/Moody’s
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Eurocurrency
Spread
(Before Term
Out-Option)
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Eurocurrency
Spread
(Term-Out
Option)
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Facility
Fee Rate
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Category
1
A+/A1 or
higher
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0.13% |
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0.255% |
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0.03% |
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Category
2
A/A2
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0.17% |
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0.295% |
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0.04% |
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Category
3
A-/A3
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0.21% |
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0.335% |
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0.05% |
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Category
4
< A-/A3
or unrated
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0.25% |
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0.375% |
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0.06% |
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Agreement
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For purposes of the foregoing,
(i) if either S&P or Moody’s shall not have in
effect a S&P Rating or Moody’s Rating, as the case may be
(other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last
sentence of this definition), then the Applicable Rate shall be
based upon the remaining rating, (ii) if the S&P Rating
and the Moody’s Rating shall fall within different
Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the
two ratings unless one of the two ratings is two or more Categories
lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be
determined by reference to the Category next below that of the
higher of the two ratings, and (iii) if the S&P Rating and
the Moody’s Rating established or deemed to have been
established by S&P and Moody’s, respectively, shall be
changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of
S&P or Moody’s), such change shall be effective as of the
date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating
agency. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the
period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending
on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next
such change. If the rating system of S&P or Moody’s shall
change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the
business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Company and the
Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to
reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings
from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such
amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to
the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or
cessation.
“ Approved Fund
” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is
engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans
and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its
business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender,
(b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an
Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a
Lender.
“ Assignment and
Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered
into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party
whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by
the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit B or any
other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“ Availability
Period ” means the period from and including the
Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Commitment
Termination Date and the date of termination of the
Commitments.
“ Board ”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the
United States of America.
“ Borrowers
” means the Company and any Subsidiary Borrowers, as
applicable.
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Agreement
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“ Borrowing
” means (a) all ABR Loans made, converted or
continued on the same date or (b) all Eurocurrency Revolving
Loans or Competitive Loans of the same Class, Type and Currency
that have the same Interest Period (or any single Competitive Loan
that does not have the same Interest Period as any other
Competitive Loan of the same Type).
“ Borrowing
Request ” means a request by any Borrower for a Revolving
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
“ Business Day
” means any day (a) that is not a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York or, with
respect to the obligations of any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, such
other city, if any, as reasonably determined by the Administrative
Agent, as applicable, are authorized or required by law to remain
closed, (b) if such day relates to a borrowing of, a payment
or prepayment of principal of or interest on, a continuation or
conversion of or into, or the Interest Period for, a Eurocurrency
Borrowing in Dollars (or any notice with respect thereto), that is
also a day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are carried out
in the London interbank market, (c) if such day relates to a
borrowing or continuation of, a payment or prepayment of principal
of or interest on, or the Interest Period for, any Eurocurrency
Borrowing in any Foreign Currency (other than Euros) (or any notice
with respect thereto), that is also a day on which commercial banks
and the foreign exchange market settle payments in the Principal
Financial Center for such Foreign Currency and/or (d) if such
day relates to a borrowing or continuation of, a payment or
prepayment of principal of or interest on, or the Interest Period
for, any Eurocurrency Borrowing in Euros (or any notice with
respect thereto), that is also a TARGET Day.
“ Capital Lease
Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such
Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property,
or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be
classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet
of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall
be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“ Change in Law
” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation
after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law,
rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof
by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or
(c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of
Section 2.13(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by
such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request,
guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of
any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this
Agreement that would be complied with generally by similarly
situated banks acting reasonably.
“ Change of
Control ” means (a) the acquisition of beneficial
ownership, directly or indirectly, by any Person or group (within
the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of
the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of shares
representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power
represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company; or (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other
than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by
Persons who were neither (i) nominated by,
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Agreement
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or whose election was approved by, the
board of directors of the Company nor (ii) appointed by
directors so nominated or elected; it being understood that the
consummation of the Combination (or any part thereof) shall not be
deemed to be a Change of Control.
“ Class ”,
when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving
Loans or Competitive Loans.
“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
“ Combination
” means the combination of the businesses of NYSE Group and
Euronext, and the related transactions (including the Offer and
Merger).
“ Combination
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Combination
Agreement dated as of November 24, 2006 by and among NYSE
Group, Euronext, the Company and Jefferson Merger Sub, Inc., as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“ Commitment
” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such
Lender to make Revolving Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount
representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s
Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be
(a) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to
Section 2.07 and (b) reduced or increased from time to
time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to
Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s
Commitment is set forth on Schedule 1.01(a), or in the
Assignment and Assumption or any other instrument entered into
hereunder pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its
Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the
Lenders’ Commitments is $1,000,000,000.
“ Commitment
Increase ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.07(c).
“ Commitment
Increase Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.07(c).
“ Commitment
Termination Date ” means April 1, 2009, as the
same may be extended pursuant to Section 2.18.
“ Commitment
Utilization Day ” means (a) so long as any
Commitments hereunder are in effect, each day that the sum of the
total Revolving Credit Exposures and the aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding Competitive Loans exceeds 50% of the total
Commitments and (b) following the termination of the
Commitments hereunder, each day on which any Revolving Loans are
outstanding hereunder.
“ Company
” means NYSE Euronext, a Delaware corporation (formerly known
as NYSE Euronext, Inc.).
“ Competitive
”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are made
pursuant to Section 2.04.
“ Competitive
Bid ” means an offer by a Lender to make a Competitive
Loan in accordance with Section 2.04.
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“ Competitive Bid
Margin ” means, with respect to any Competitive Loan
bearing interest at a rate based on the LIBO Rate, the marginal
rate of interest, if any, to be added to or subtracted from the
LIBO Rate to determine the rate of interest applicable to such
Loan, as specified by the Lender making such Loan in its related
Competitive Bid.
“ Competitive Bid
Rate ” means, with respect to any Competitive Bid, the
Competitive Bid Margin or the Fixed Rate, as applicable, offered by
the Lender making such Competitive Bid.
“ Competitive Bid
Request ” means a request by the Company for Competitive
Bids in accordance with Section 2.04.
“ Competitive
Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to
Section 2.04.
“ Consolidated Net
Tangible Assets ” means the total assets of the Group
(less applicable depreciation, amortization, and other valuation
reserves), less all current liabilities (excluding intercompany
liabilities and any such liability that by its terms is extendable
or renewable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more
than 12 months after the time as of which the amount thereof is
being computed) and all intangible assets of the Group, all as set
forth on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“ Control
” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a
Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by
contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and
“ Controlled ” have meanings correlative
thereto.
“ Currency
” means the lawful currency of any country.
“ Default
” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of
Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless
cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“ Delaware Trust
” means NYSE Group Trust, a Delaware trust.
“ Delaware Trust
Option ” means the call option remedy of the Delaware
Trust over the priority shares and/or ordinary shares or voting
securities of NYSE Group, Archipelago Holdings, Inc. or their
respective subsidiaries and the other remedies of the Delaware
Trust.
“ Dollar
Equivalent ” means, with respect to any Borrowing in any
Agreed Foreign Currency, the amount of Dollars that would be
required to purchase the amount of such Agreed Foreign Currency of
such Borrowing on the date two Business Days prior to the date of
such Borrowing (or, in the case of any determination made under
Section 2.09(b) or redenomination under the last sentence of
Section 2.16(a), on the date of determination or
redenomination therein referred to), based upon the spot selling
rate at which the Administrative Agent offers to sell such Agreed
Foreign Currency for Dollars in the London foreign exchange market
at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, for delivery two
Business Days later.
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“ Dollars
” or “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the
United States of America.
“ Domestic
Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is
organized under the laws of any State of the United States of
America (including the District of Columbia).
“ Domestic
Subsidiary Borrower ” means any Subsidiary Borrower that
is a Domestic Subsidiary.
“ Dutch
Foundation ” means Stichting NYSE Euronext, a foundation
( stichting ) incorporated and existing under the laws of
The Netherlands.
“ Dutch Foundation
Option ” means the call option remedy of the Dutch
Foundation over the priority shares and/or common stock or voting
securities of Euronext N.V. or its subsidiaries and the other
remedies of the Dutch Foundation.
“ Effective Date
” means the date of this Agreement, subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 4.01 (or
waiver thereof, in accordance with Section 9.02).
“ Environmental
Laws ” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes,
ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or
binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any
Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment,
preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management,
release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to
health and safety matters.
“ ERISA ”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a
single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code,
or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and
Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.
“ ERISA Event
” means (a) any “reportable event”, as
defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued
thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which
the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) the existence
with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding
deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the
filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or
Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the
minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the
incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any
liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the
termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Company or any
ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice
relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to
appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence
by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with
respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Company or any
ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer
Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice,
concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a
determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be,
insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of
ERISA.
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“ EURIBO Rate
” means with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan in Euros for
any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the Banking
Federation of the European Union EURIBO Rate (“BFEU
EURIBOR”), as published on the Reuters
“EURIBOR01” screen displaying EURIBO Rates (or other
commercially available source providing quotations of BFEU EURIBOR
designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at
approximately 10:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior
to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Euro
for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that if
the applicable screen shall no longer exist, “EURIBO
Rate” shall mean an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards,
if necessary, to the next 1
/ 16 of 1%) equal to the rate at which
deposits in Euros approximately equal in principal amount to such
Borrowing, and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period
are offered to the principal London office of the Administrative
Agent in immediately available funds in the European interbank
market at approximately 10:00 a.m., London time, two Business
Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period;
provided , further , that “EURIBO Rate”
for any Interest Period shall be adjusted, if applicable, as
reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance
with Exhibit A to reflect the MCR Cost.
“ Euro ”
means the single currency of Participating Member States of the
European Union.
“ Euro Reference
Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan in
Euros, for any day, the rate per annum which is the average of the
rates quoted at approximately 10:00 a.m., London time, to leading
banks in the European interbank market by the Reference Lenders for
the offering of overnight deposits in Euro, as determined by the
Administrative Agent.
“ Euro Reference
Rate Loan ” means any Loan bearing interest at the Euro
Reference Rate.
“ Eurocurrency
”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear
interest at a rate determined by reference to (a) in the case
of a Revolving Loan, the LIBO Rate, the EURIBO Rate or the Euro
Reference Rate, as applicable and (b) in the case of a
Competitive Loan, the LIBO Rate for Dollars.
“ Eurodollar
”, when used in reference to any Competitive Loan or
Competitive Borrowing, refers to such Competitive Loans, or the
Competitive Loans comprising such Borrowing, that bear interest at
a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate for
Dollars.
“ Euronext
” means Euronext N.V., a company organized under the laws of
The Netherlands.
“ Event of
Default ” has the meaning set forth in
Article VII.
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“ Excluded Taxes
” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender
or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account
of any obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary Borrower
hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or
measured by reference to) its net income by the United States of
America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such
recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located
or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending
office is located, or any other jurisdiction in which it is subject
to Tax solely as a result of any present or former connection
between the Administrative Agent, such Lender or other recipient,
as applicable, and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax other than a
present or former connection solely as a result of the activities
and transactions specifically contemplated by this Agreement,
(b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of
America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction
described in clause (a) of this definition, (c) in the
case of a Non-U.S. Lender to a U.S. Borrower (other than an
assignee pursuant to a request by the Company under
Section 2.17(b)), any withholding tax that is imposed on
amounts payable to such Non-U.S. Lender at the time such Non-U.S.
Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new
lending office) or is attributable to such Non-U.S. Lender’s
failure to comply with Section 2.15(e), except to the extent
that such Non-U.S. Lender or its assignor (if any) was entitled, at
the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to
receive additional amounts from the Company or any Domestic
Subsidiary Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant
to Section 2.15(a); and (d) in the case of a Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower (other than an assignee pursuant to a request
by the Company under Section 2.17(b)), any withholding tax
that is imposed on amounts payable to the Administrative Agent or
Lender solely by reason of the Administrative Agent or Lender,
respectively, failing to comply with its obligations under
Section 2.15(g).
“ Existing
Commitment Termination Date ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.18(a).
“ Existing NYSE
Euronext 364-Day Credit Agreement ” means that certain
364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of April 4, 2007 among
the Company, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders
party thereto and JPMCB as administrative agent
thereunder.
“ Extension
Request ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.18(a).
“ Federal Funds
Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the weighted average
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1 / 100 of 1%) of the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the
Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as
published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published
for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards,
if necessary, to the next 1
/ 100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day
for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from
three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by
it.
“ Financial
Officer ” means the chief executive officer, chief
financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or
controller of the Company.
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“ Fixed Rate
” means, with respect to any Competitive Loan (other than a
Competitive Eurocurrency Loan), the fixed rate of interest per
annum specified by the Lender making such Competitive Loan in its
related Competitive Bid. When used in reference to any Loan or
Borrowing, “ Fixed Rate ” refers to whether such
Loan, or the Loans constituting such Borrowing, are Competitive
Loans bearing interest at a Fixed Rate.
“ Foreign
Currency ” means any Currency other than
Dollars.
“ Foreign Currency
Equivalent ” means, with respect to any amount in
Dollars, the amount of any Foreign Currency that could be purchased
with such amount of Dollars using the reciprocal of the foreign
exchange rate(s) specified in the definition of the term
“Dollar Equivalent”, as determined by the
Administrative Agent.
“ Foreign
Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
“ Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower ” means any Subsidiary Borrower that is a
Foreign Subsidiary.
“ GAAP ”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America, giving effect for purposes hereof to
Section 1.04.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means the government of the United States of
America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof,
whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality,
regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government.
“ Group ”
means the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“ Group Member
” means any entity within the Group.
“ Guarantee
” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”)
means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor
guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any
Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary
obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly,
and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect,
(a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the
purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to
advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the
payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities
or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such
Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working
capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition
or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary
obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as
an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of
guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that
the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or
deposit in the ordinary course of business.
“ Guaranteed
Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.01.
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“ Guarantor
” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.
“ Hazardous
Materials ” means all explosive or radioactive substances
or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other
pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos
or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon
gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or
wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental
Law.
“ Historical
Financial Statements ” means the audited consolidated
balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of and for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and the related
consolidated statements of income, statements of changes in
stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows
of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended on
said date, reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent
public accountants.
“ Indebtedness
” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all
obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under
conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to
property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such
Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or
services (excluding accounts payable incurred in the ordinary
course of business), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by
(or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing
right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on
property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the
Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed (but if such
Indebtedness has not been assumed, only up to lesser of the amount
of such Indebtedness or the fair market value of the property
subject to such Lien), (f) all Guarantees by such Person,
(g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account
party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and
(i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
in respect of bankers’ acceptances. The Indebtedness of any
Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity
(including any partnership in which such Person is a general
partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result
of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship
with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such
Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable
therefor.
“ Indemnified
Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“ Index Debt
” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for
borrowed money of the Company that is not guaranteed by any other
Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.
“ Interest Election
Request ” means a request by any Borrower to convert or
continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with
Section 2.06.
“ Interest Payment
Date ” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the
last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with
respect to any Eurocurrency Loan (other than any Euro Reference
Rate Loan), the last day of the Interest Period for the Borrowing
of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing with an Interest Period
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of more than three months’
duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period
that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the
first day of such Interest Period, (c) with respect to any
Euro Reference Rate Loan, the last day of each calendar month and
(d) with respect to any Fixed Rate Loan, the last day of the
Interest Period for the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and,
in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing with an Interest Period of
more than 90 days’ duration (unless otherwise specified in
the applicable Competitive Bid Request), each day prior to the last
day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of 90
days’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period,
and any other dates that are specified in the applicable
Competitive Bid Request as Interest Payment Dates with respect to
such Borrowing.
“ Interest
Period ” means:
(a) with respect to any
Revolving Eurocurrency Loan or Borrowing (other than any Euro
Reference Rate Loan or Borrowing), the period commencing on the
date of such Loan or Borrowing and ending on the numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or
six months (or, with the consent of each Lender, nine or twelve
months or a shorter period) thereafter or, with respect to such
portion of any Revolving Eurocurrency Loan or Borrowing (other than
any Euro Reference Rate Loan or Borrowing) that is scheduled to be
repaid on the Commitment Termination Date, a period of less than
one month’s duration commencing on the date of such Loan or
Borrowing and ending on the Commitment Termination Date, as
specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or Interest Election
Request;
(b) with respect to any
Competitive Eurodollar Loan or Borrowing, the period commencing on
the date of such Loan or Borrowing and ending on the numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or
six months (or, with the consent of each Lender, nine or twelve
months or a shorter period) thereafter or, with respect to such
portion of any Competitive Eurodollar Loan or Borrowing that is
scheduled to be repaid on the Commitment Termination Date, a period
of less than one month’s duration commencing on the date of
such Loan or Borrowing and ending on the Commitment Termination
Date, as specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request;
and
(c) with respect to any
Fixed Rate Loan or Borrowing, the period (which shall not be less
than 7 days or more than 360 days) commencing on the date of such
Loan or Borrowing and ending on the date specified in the
applicable Competitive Bid Request;
provided that (i) if any
Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such
Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business
Day unless, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing only, such next
succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in
which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding
Business Day, and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a
Eurocurrency Borrowing (other than an Interest Period pertaining to
a Eurocurrency Borrowing that ends on the Commitment Termination
Date that is permitted to be of less than one month’s
duration as provided in this definition) that commences on the last
Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no
numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such
Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last
calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the
date of a Loan initially shall be the date on which such Loan is
made and, in the case of a
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Revolving Loan, thereafter shall be the
effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of
such Loan, and the date of a Revolving Borrowing comprising Loans
that have been converted or continued shall be the effective date
of the most recent conversion or continuation of such
Loans.
“ JPMCB ”
means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“ Lenders
” means the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01(a) and any
other Person that shall have become a Lender party hereto pursuant
to the terms hereof, other than any such Person that ceases to be
such a party hereto.
“ LIBO Rate
” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing in any
Currency other than in Euros for any Interest Period, the rate
appearing on Reuters Page LIBOR01 (or on any successor or
substitute Reuters page, or any successor to or substitute for
Reuters, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently
provided on such Reuters page, as determined by the Administrative
Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of
interest rates applicable to deposits in the relevant Currency in
the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m.,
London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such
Interest Period (or, in the case of any Eurocurrency Borrowing in
Pounds Sterling, on the first day of such Interest Period), as the
rate for deposits in such Currency with a maturity comparable to
such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available
at such time for any reason, then the “ LIBO Rate
” with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for such
Interest Period shall be the rate (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to the next 1 / 16 of 1%) at which deposits in the relevant Currency
approximately equal in principal amount to such Borrowing and for a
maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the
principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately
available funds in the London interbank market at approximately
11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period (or, in the case of any
Eurocurrency Borrowing in Pounds Sterling, on the first day of such
Interest Period). The “LIBO Rate” for any Interest
Period shall be adjusted, if applicable, as reasonably determined
by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Exhibit A to
reflect the MCR Cost.
“ Lien ”
means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of
trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or
similar encumbrance in, on or of such asset and (b) the
interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement (but
not an operating lease) relating to such asset.
“ Loan Documents
” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes and each
Subsidiary Borrower Designation.
“ Loans ”
means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to
this Agreement.
“ Local Time
” means, with respect to any Loan denominated in or any
payment to be made in any Currency, the local time in the Principal
Financial Center for the Currency in which such Loan is denominated
or such payment is to be made. For the avoidance of doubt, for
Loans in Euros, the Principal Financial Center for the purposes of
determining Local Time shall be Brussels, Belgium.
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“ Margin Stock
” means “margin stock” within the meaning of
Regulations U and X of the Board.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the
property, business, operations or financial condition of the Group
taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Borrower to perform
its obligations hereunder and (c) the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or
the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
hereunder and thereunder.
“ Material
Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness (excluding any
Indebtedness outstanding hereunder), or obligations in respect of
one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more Group Members in an
aggregate principal amount exceeding $100,000,000. For purposes of
determining Material Indebtedness, the “ principal
amount ” of the obligations of any Group Member in
respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum
aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that
such Group Member would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement
were terminated at such time.
“ Maturity Date
” means the Commitment Termination Date or, if the Term-Out
Option shall have been exercised and become effective, the Term-Out
Maturity Date.
“ MCR Cost
” means the percentage rate per annum calculated by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with Exhibit A.
“ Merger ”
has the meaning assigned to such term in the Combination
Agreement.
“ Moody’s
” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“ Moody’s
Rating ” means, at any time, the then current rating by
Moody’s of the Index Debt.
“ Multiemployer
Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries contributes or is obligated to contribute.
“ Non-Extending
Lender ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.18(a).
“ Non-U.S.
Lender ” means any Lender that is organized under the
laws of a jurisdiction other than laws of the United States of
America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
“ Note ”
means, collectively, the promissory notes (if any) of each Borrower
issued pursuant to this Agreement.
“ NYSE Group
” means NYSE Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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“ Offer ”
has the meaning assigned to such term in the Combination Agreement
and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, any subsequent offering
period ( période de réouverture de l’offre
).
“ Other NYSE
Euronext Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of April 4, 2007 among the Company,
the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto
and JPMCB as administrative agent thereunder.
“ Other Taxes
” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, or similar
governmental charges or levies arising from any payment made
hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or
otherwise with respect to, this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Other Taxes shall not include any Taxes imposed on (or
measured by reference to) gross income, net income, or
gain.
“ Participant
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.04(c)(i).
“ Participating
Member State ” means any member state of the European
Community that adopts or has adopted the Euro as its lawful
currency in accordance with the legislation of the European Union
relating to the European Monetary Union.
“ PBGC ”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and
defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar
functions.
“ Permitted
Encumbrances ” means:
(a) Liens imposed by law or
any Governmental Authority for taxes, assessments or charges that
are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with
Section 5.03;
(b) carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s,
repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in
the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are
not overdue by more than 30 days or where the validity or
amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings;
(c) pledges and deposits made
in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance and other social security laws or regulations;
(d) deposits to secure the
performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course
of business;
(e) judgment liens in respect
of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under
clause (j) of Article VII; and
(f) easements, zoning
restrictions, minor title imperfections, restrictions on use,
rights of way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by
law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not
secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from
the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary
conduct of business of any Group Member;
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provided that the term
“Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien
securing Indebtedness.
“ Person ”
means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership,
Governmental Authority or other entity.
“ Plan ”
means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer
Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in
respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such
plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be
deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in
Section 3(5) of ERISA sponsored, maintained or contributed to
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to contribute.
“ Prime Rate
” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced
from time to time by JPMCB as its prime rate in effect at its
principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate
shall be effective from and including the date such change is
publicly announced as being effective.
“ Pounds
Sterling ” means the lawful currency of
England.
“ Presenting
Banks ” means the “ établissements
présentateurs ” of the Offer, pursuant to the
General Rules of the AMF, namely Citigroup Global Markets Limited,
acting through its Paris branch, Société
Générale and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., acting through
its Paris branch.
“ Principal
Financial Center ” means, in the case of any Currency,
the principal financial center where such Currency is cleared and
settled, as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“ Quarterly
Dates ” means the last Business Day of March, June,
September and December in each year, the first of which shall be
the first such day after the date hereof.
“ Reference
Lenders ” shall be three Lenders designated from time to
time by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company.
The initial Reference Lenders are JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
Citibank, N.A. and Société Générale.
“ Register
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.04(b)(iv).
“ Related
Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person,
such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors,
officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such
Person’s Affiliates.
“ Relevant
Jurisdiction ” means, with respect to any Subsidiary
Borrower, the jurisdiction of its organization.
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“ Required
Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving
Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50%
of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused
Commitments at such time; provided that, for purposes of
declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to
Article VII, and for all purposes after the Loans become due
and payable pursuant to Article VII or the Commitments expire
or terminate, the outstanding Competitive Loans held by any of the
Lenders shall be included in their respective Revolving Credit
Exposures in determining the Required Lenders.
“ Revolving
”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are made
pursuant to Section 2.01(a) (and for the avoidance of doubt,
the terms “Revolving Loans” and “Revolving
Borrowing” as used herein shall (unless the context otherwise
requires) include Revolving Loans, the maturity of which has been
extended pursuant to Section 2.01(b)).
“ Revolving Credit
Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender at any time,
the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s
Revolving Loans at such time.
“ S&P
” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Group.
“ S&P Rating
” means, at any time, the then current rating by S&P of
the Index Debt.
“ SEC ”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental
Authority succeeding to its principal functions.
“ Significant Group
Member ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02.
“ Significant
Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is a
“significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and in
effect from time to time; provided that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, “Significant Subsidiary” shall include each
Subsidiary Borrower.
“ Subsidiary
” means, with respect to any Person (the “
parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, association or other entity the
accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in
the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such
financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of
such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association or other entity of which
securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50%
of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in
the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership
interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, by the
parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent
and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise
specified, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the
Company.
“ Subsidiary
Borrower ” means each Subsidiary of the Company that is
listed on the signature pages hereof under the caption
“SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS” and each other Subsidiary of the
Company that shall become a Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.19, in each case so long as any such Subsidiary
shall remain a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder. The term
“Subsidiary Borrower” includes any of the Domestic
Subsidiary Borrowers and the Foreign Subsidiary
Borrowers.
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“ Subsidiary
Borrower Designation ” means a Subsidiary Borrower
Designation entered into by the Company and a Subsidiary of the
Company pursuant to Section 2.19, pursuant to which such
Subsidiary shall (subject to the terms and conditions of
Section 2.19(b)) be designated as a Borrower hereunder,
substantially in the form of Exhibit C or any other form
approved by the Administrative Agent.
“ Subsidiary
Borrower Termination Notice ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.19(c).
“ Swap Agreement
” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward,
future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement
involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates,
currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities,
or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic,
financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or
any combination of these transactions; provided that no
phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on
account of services provided by current or former directors,
officers, employees or consultants of any Group Member shall be a
Swap Agreement.
“ TARGET Day
” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated
Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system (or any
successor settlement system as determined by the Administrative
Agent) is open for the settlement of payments in Euros.
“ Taxes ”
means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental
Authority.
“ Term-Out Maturity
Date ” means the first anniversary of the Commitment
Termination Date.
“ Term-Out
Option ” means the option of the Borrowers to extend the
maturity of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“ Transactions
” means the execution and delivery by each of the Company and
each Subsidiary Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents to which it is a party, the performance of their
respective obligations hereunder, and the borrowing of
Loans.
“ Trust Options
” means the Delaware Trust Option and the Dutch Foundation
Option.
“ Type ”,
when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such
Borrowing, is determined by reference to a Eurocurrency interest
rate generally, or specifically, in the case of a Revolving Loan or
Borrowing, the Alternate Base Rate, the LIBO Rate, the EURIBO Rate
or the Euro Reference Rate or, in the case of a Competitive Loan or
Borrowing, the LIBO Rate for Dollars or a Fixed Rate.
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“ U.S. Borrower
” means the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary Borrower, as
applicable.
“ Withdrawal
Liability ” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a
result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer
Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV
of ERISA.
SECTION 1.02.
Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of
this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class
(e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a
“LIBO Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a
“LIBO Rate Revolving Loan” or “Eurodollar
Competitive Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and
referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or
by Type (e.g., a “EURIBO Rate Borrowing”) or by Class
and Type (e.g., a “EURIBO Rate Revolving Borrowing”).
Loans and Borrowings may also be classified and referred to by
Currency.
SECTION 1.03. Terms
Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally
to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the
context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words
“include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”. The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires
otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement,
instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to
time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set
forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted
assigns, (c) the words “herein”,
“hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of
similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in
its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof,
(d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and
Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of,
and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the
words “asset” and “property” shall be
construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any
and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including
cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. In the computation
of time in this Agreement from a specified date to a later
specified date, the word “from” means “from and
including” and the word “to” means “to but
excluding”.
SECTION 1.04.
Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature
shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time
to time; provided that, if the Company notifies the
Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any
provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring
after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the
operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent
notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment
to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether
any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in
the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted
on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before
such change shall have become effective until such notice shall
have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance
herewith.
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SECTION 1.05.
Currencies; Currency Equivalents; Provisions Relating to
European Monetary Union . (a) At any time, any reference
in this Agreement to the Currency of any particular nation means
the lawful currency of such nation at such time whether or not the
name of such Currency is the same as it was on the date hereof.
Except as provided in Section 2.09(b) and the last sentence of
Section 2.16(a), for purposes of determining (i) whether
the amount of any Borrowing, together with all other Borrowings
then outstanding or to be borrowed at the same time as such
Borrowing, would exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments,
(ii) the aggregate unutilized amount of the Commitments and
(iii) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of
Borrowings, the outstanding principal amount of any Borrowing that
is denominated in any Agreed Foreign Currency shall be deemed to be
the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of Foreign Currency of such
Borrowing determined as of the date of such Borrowing (determined
in accordance with the last sentence of the definition of the term
“Interest Period”).
(b) Each obligation hereunder
of any party hereto that is denominated in the Foreign Currency of
a country that is not a Participating Member State on the date
hereof shall, effective from the date on which such country becomes
a Participating Member State, be redenominated in Euros in
accordance with the legislation of the European Union applicable to
the European Monetary Union; provided that, if and to the
extent that any such legislation provides that any such obligation
of any such party payable within such Participating Member State by
crediting an account of the creditor can be paid by the debtor
either in Euros or such Currency, such party shall be entitled to
pay or repay such amount either in Euros or in such Currency. If
the basis of accrual of interest or fees expressed in this
Agreement with respect to an Agreed Foreign Currency of any country
that becomes a Participating Member State after the date on which
such Currency becomes an Agreed Foreign Currency shall be
inconsistent with any convention or practice in the interbank
market for the basis of accrual of interest or fees in respect of
the Euro, such convention or practice shall replace such expressed
basis effective as of and from the date on which such country
becomes a Participating Member State, unless the Company reasonably
objects thereto; provided that, with respect to any
Borrowing denominated in such Currency that is outstanding
immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect
at the end of the Interest Period therefor. Without prejudice to
the respective liabilities of the Borrowers to the Lenders, and of
the Lenders to the Borrowers, under or pursuant to this Agreement,
each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such
reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may
from time to time reasonably specify to be necessary or appropriate
to reflect the introduction or changeover to the Euro in any
country that becomes a Participating Member State after the date
hereof, unless the Company reasonably objects thereto.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
SECTION 2.01. The
Commitments; Term-Out Option . (a) Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make
Revolving Loans in Dollars or any
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Agreed Foreign Currency to the Borrowers
from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate
principal amount that will not result in (a) such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such
Lender’s Commitment or (b) the sum of the total
Revolving Credit Exposures plus the aggregate principal
amount of outstanding Competitive Loans exceeding the total
Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein, each Borrower may borrow, prepay
and reborrow Revolving Loans.
(b) The Company may, by
notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the
Lenders) not less than 10 days prior to the Commitment Termination
Date, extend the Maturity Date for all Revolving Loans outstanding
at the opening of business on the Commitment Termination Date to
the Term-Out Maturity Date; provided that such extension
shall not be effective unless no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on the Commitment Termination Date and the Company shall
have furnished to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a
Financial Officer to such effect. Amounts prepaid in respect of
Revolving Loans extended pursuant to this paragraph may not be
reborrowed.
SECTION 2.02. Loans
and Borrowings .
(a) Obligations of
Lenders . Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a
Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans of the same Currency and
Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their
respective Commitments. Each Competitive Loan shall be made in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.04. The
failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it
shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder;
provided that the Commitments and Competitive Bids of the
Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any
other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Types of Loans .
Subject to Section 2.12, (i) each Revolving Borrowing by
any U.S. Borrower shall be constituted entirely of ABR Loans
or of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in the same Currency as such
Borrower may request in accordance herewith, (ii) each
Revolving Borrowing by any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall be
constituted entirely of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in the same
Currency as such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower may request in
accordance herewith and (iii) each Competitive Borrowing shall
be constituted entirely of Eurodollar Loans or Fixed Rate Loans in
Dollars as the Company may request in accordance herewith. Each ABR
Loan shall be denominated in Dollars. Each Lender at its option may
make any Eurocurrency Loan to any Borrower by causing any domestic
or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan;
provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect
the obligation of the relevant Borrower to repay such Loan in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Minimum Amounts .
Each Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount at least equal to
1,000,000 units of the relevant Currency or, with respect to any
Agreed Foreign Currency, such other minimum amount as may be agreed
to by the Administrative Agent; provided that an ABR
Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to
the entire unused balance of the total Commitments. Each
Competitive Borrowing shall be in an amount at least equal to
$1,000,000.
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(d) Limitation on Number
of Borrowings . Borrowings of more than one Class, Currency and
Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that
there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten
Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowings outstanding.
(e) Limitations on
Interest Periods . Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, no Borrower shall be entitled to request (or to elect to
convert or continue) any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested
therefor would end after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03.
Requests for Revolving Borrowings .
(a) Notice by
Borrowers . To request a Revolving Borrowing, a Borrower shall
notify the Administrative Agent of such request by
telephone:
(i) in the case of an
ABR Borrowing by any U.S. Borrower, not later than 11:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on the date of the proposed
Borrowing;
(ii) in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars by any U.S. Borrower, not later
than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before
the date of the proposed Borrowing (or such shorter period as the
Administrative Agent may agree);
(iii) in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing in Euros bearing interest at the Euro
Reference Rate, not later than 9:00 a.m., London time, on the
date of the proposed Borrowing;
(iv) in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing in Euros bearing interest at the EURIBO
Rate, not later than 1:00 p.m., London time, three Business Days
before the date of the proposed Borrowing (or such shorter period
as the Administrative Agent may agree); or
(v) in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing in any Agreed Foreign Currency (other than
Euros) or in the case of any Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars by
any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, not later than 1:00 p.m., London
time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing
(or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may
agree).
Each such telephonic Borrowing Request
shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand
delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written
Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent
and signed by the relevant Borrower.
(b) Content of Borrowing
Requests . Each telephonic and written Borrowing Request for a
Revolving Borrowing by any Borrower shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the aggregate amount and
Currency of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such
Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
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(iii) in the case of a
Borrowing in Dollars by any U.S. Borrower, whether such Borrowing
will bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate or the LIBO
Rate;
(iv) in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing in Euros, whether such Borrowing will bear
interest at the EURIBO Rate or the Euro Reference Rate;
and
(v) in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing (other than any Euro Reference Rate Loan),
the Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a
period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest
Period” and permitted under Section 2.02(e);
and
(vi) the location and number
of the account to which funds are to be disbursed.
(c) Notice by
Administrative Agent to Lenders . Promptly following receipt of
a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details
thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as
part of the requested Borrowing.
(d) Failure to Elect .
(i) With respect to any Borrowing Request in respect of a
Revolving Borrowing by any U.S. Borrower:
(A) if no election as to the
Currency of such Borrowing is specified, then the requested
Revolving Borrowing shall be denominated in Dollars;
(B) if no election as to the
Type of such Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing
shall be an ABR Borrowing, unless an Agreed Foreign Currency
has been specified, in which case such Borrowing shall be a
Eurocurrency Borrowing in such Agreed Foreign Currency;
and
(C) if no Interest Period is
specified with respect to any requested Revolving Eurocurrency
Borrowing, (i) if the Currency specified for such Borrowing is
Dollars (or if no Currency has been so specified), the requested
Borrowing shall be made instead as an ABR Borrowing and
(ii) if the Currency specified for such Borrowing is an Agreed
Foreign Currency, the relevant Borrower shall be deemed to have
selected an Interest Period of one month’s
duration.
(ii) With respect to any
Borrowing Request in respect of a Revolving Borrowing by any
Foreign Subsidiary Borrower:
(A) if no election as to the
Currency of such Borrowing is specified, then the requested
Revolving Borrowing shall be denominated in Euros; and
(B) if no Interest Period is
specified with respect to such Borrowing, such Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month’s duration.
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SECTION 2.04 Competitive
Bid Procedure .
(a) Requests for Bids by
Company . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
from time to time during the Availability Period the Company may
request Competitive Bids for Competitive Loans to be made to the
Company in Dollars and may (but shall not have any obligation to)
accept Competitive Bids and borrow Competitive Loans;
provided that the sum of the total Revolving Credit
Exposures plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Competitive Loans shall not exceed the total Commitments. To
request Competitive Bids, the Company shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such request by telephone, in the case of a
Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m.,
New York City time, four Business Days before the date of
the proposed Borrowing and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing,
not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one
Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing;
provided that the Company may submit up to (but not more
than) five Competitive Bid Requests on the same day. Each such
telephonic Competitive Bid Request shall be confirmed promptly by
hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written
Competitive Bid Request in a form approved by the Administrative
Agent and signed by the Company. Each such telephonic and written
Competitive Bid Request shall specify the following information in
compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the aggregate amount of
the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such
Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing
is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing or a Fixed Rate
Borrowing;
(iv) the Interest Period for
such Borrowing, which shall be a period contemplated by the
definition of the term “Interest Period” and permitted
under Section 2.02(e); and
(v) the location and number
of the account to which funds are to be disbursed.
Promptly following receipt of a
Competitive Bid Request in accordance with this Section, the
Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of the details
thereof by telecopy, inviting the Lenders to submit Competitive
Bids.
(b) Making of Bids by
Lenders . Each Lender may (but shall not have any obligation
to) make one or more Competitive Bids to the Company in response to
a Competitive Bid Request. Each Competitive Bid by a Lender must be
in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and must be received
by the Administrative Agent by telecopy, in the case of a
Competitive Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m.,
New York City time, three Business Days before the
proposed date of such Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a
Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m.,
New York City time, on the proposed date of such
Competitive Borrowing. Competitive Bids that do not conform
substantially to the form approved by the Administrative Agent may
be rejected by the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative
Agent shall notify the applicable Lender as promptly as
practicable. Each Competitive Bid shall specify (i) the
principal amount (which shall be a minimum of $1,000,000 or a
larger multiple of $1,000,000) and which may equal the entire
principal amount of the Competitive Borrowing requested by the
Company) of the Competitive Loan or Loans that the
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Lender is willing to make, (ii) the
Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at which the Lender is prepared to
make such Loan or Loans (expressed as a percentage rate per annum
in the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) and
(iii) the Interest Period for each such Loan and the last day
thereof.
(c) Notification of Bids
by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify the Company by telecopy of the Competitive Bid Rate
and the principal amount specified in each Competitive Bid and the
identity of the Lender that shall have made such Competitive
Bid.
(d) Acceptance of Bids by
Company . Subject only to the provisions of this paragraph, the
Company may accept or reject any Competitive Bid. The Company shall
notify the Administrative Agent by telephone, confirmed by telecopy
in a form approved by the Administrative Agent, whether and to what
extent it has decided to accept or reject each Competitive Bid, in
the case of a Competitive Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than
10:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days
before the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing, and in the
case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m.,
New York City time, on the proposed date of the
Competitive Borrowing; provided that (i) the failure of
the Company to give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection
of each Competitive Bid, (ii) the Company shall not accept a
Competitive Bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate if the
Company rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower Competitive Bid
Rate, (iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids
accepted by the Company shall not exceed the aggregate amount of
the requested Competitive Borrowing specified in the related
Competitive Bid Request, (iv) to the extent necessary to
comply with clause (iii) above, the Company may accept
Competitive Bids at the same Competitive Bid Rate in part, which
acceptance, in the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such
Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the
amount of each such Competitive Bid, and (v) except pursuant
to clause (iv) above, no Competitive Bid shall be accepted for
a Competitive Loan unless such Competitive Loan is in a minimum
principal amount of $1,000,000 (or a larger multiple of
$1,000,000); provided further that in calculating the
pro rata allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple
Competitive Bids at a particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to
clause (iv) above the amounts shall be rounded to integral
multiples of $1,000,000 in a manner determined by the Company. A
notice given by the Company pursuant to this paragraph shall be
irrevocable.
(e) Notification of
Acceptances by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify each bidding Lender by telecopy whether or
not its Competitive Bid has been accepted (and, if so, the amount
and Competitive Bid Rate so accepted), and each successful bidder
will thereupon become bound, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its
Competitive Bid has been accepted.
(f) Bids by Administrative
Agent . If the Administrative Agent shall elect to submit a
Competitive Bid in its capacity as a Lender, it shall submit such
Competitive Bid directly to the Company at least one quarter of an
hour earlier than the time by which the other Lenders are required
to submit their Competitive Bids to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
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(g) Funding of Competitive
Bid Loans . Any Lender whose offer to make any Competitive Bid
Loan has been accepted in accordance with the terms and conditions
of this Section 2.04 shall, not later than 12:00 noon New York
City time on the date specified for the making of such Competitive
Bid Loan, make the amount of such Competitive Bid Loan available to
the Administrative Agent at an account designated by the
Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds, for account
of the Company. The amount so received by the Administrative Agent
shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be
made available to the Company on such date by depositing the same,
in immediately available funds, in an account designated by the
Company.
SECTION 2.05. Funding of
Borrowings .
(a) Funding by Lenders
. Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on
the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available
funds by 12:00 noon, Local Time, or (in the case of any ABR
Borrowing) by 2:00 p.m., New York time, in each case to the account
of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such
purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will
make such Loans available to the relevant Borrower by remitting the
amounts so received, in like funds, to an account designated by
such Borrower in the Borrowing Request or Competitive Bid Request
promptly on the same day following receipt thereof from the
relevant Lenders.
(b) Presumption by
Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall
have received notice from a Lender prior to or (in the case of any
ABR Borrowing or Euro Reference Rate Borrowing) on the proposed
date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to
the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such
Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has
made such share available on such date in accordance with
paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the relevant Borrower a corresponding
amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share
of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent,
then the relevant Lender and the relevant Borrower severally agree
to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such
corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower
to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent,
calculated at a rate of interest determined by the Administrative
Agent to reflect its cost of funds. If such Lender pays such amount
to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such
Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.
SECTION 2.06.
Interest Elections .
(a) Elections by Borrowers
for Revolving Borrowings . Each Revolving Borrowing initially
shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request
and, in the case of a Revolving Eurocurrency Borrowing (other than
for any Euro Rate Reference Loan), shall have the Interest Period
specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the relevant
Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or
to continue such Borrowing as a Borrowing of the same Type and, in
the case of a Revolving Eurocurrency Borrowing (other than for any
Euro Rate Reference Loan), may elect the Interest Period
therefor,
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all as provided in this Section and to
the extent the applicable Borrower would be entitled to request a
Borrowing of such Type as a new Borrowing hereunder;
provided that (i) a Revolving Borrowing denominated in
one Currency may not be continued as, or converted to, a Revolving
Borrowing in a different Currency, and (ii) no Revolving
Eurocurrency Borrowing in a Currency other than Dollars may be
continued if, after giving effect thereto, the sum of the total
Revolving Credit Exposures plus the aggregate principal
amount of outstanding Competitive Loans would exceed the total
Commitments The relevant Borrower may elect different options with
respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which
case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders
holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans
comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate
Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Competitive Borrowings,
which may not be converted or continued.
(b) Notice of
Elections . To make an election pursuant to this Section, the
relevant Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such
election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be
required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a
Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be
made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic
Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be
confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the
Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a
form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the
relevant Borrower.
(c) Content of Interest
Election Requests . Each telephonic and written Interest
Election Request shall specify the following information in
compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which
such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options
are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the
portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in
which case the information to be specified pursuant to
clauses (iii) and (iv) of this paragraph shall be
specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of
the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which
shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether, in the case of
a Borrowing in Dollars by a U.S. Borrower, the resulting Borrowing
is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
and
(iv) in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing (other than a Euro Reference Rate
Borrowing), the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after
giving effect to such election, which shall be a period
contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest
Period” and permitted under Section 2.02(e).
(d) Notice by
Administrative Agent to Lenders . Promptly following receipt of
an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise
each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s
portion of each resulting Borrowing.
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(e) Failure to Elect;
Events of Default . If any Borrower fails to deliver a timely
and complete Interest Election Request with respect to a LIBO Rate
or EURIBO Rate Revolving Borrowing of such Borrower prior to the
end of the Interest Period therefor, then, unless such Borrowing is
repaid as provided herein, (i) if such Borrowing is made to
any U.S. Borrower and is denominated in Dollars, at the end of such
Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an
ABR Borrowing, and (ii) if such Borrowing is denominated
in a Foreign Currency or is made to any Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower, the relevant Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an
Interest Period of one month’s duration. Notwithstanding any
contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the
Required Lenders, so notifies the relevant Borrower, then, so long
as an Event of Default is continuing, no outstanding Eurocurrency
Borrowing may have an Interest Period of more than one
month’s duration.
SECTION 2.07.
Termination, Reduction and Increase of Commitments
.
(a) Scheduled
Termination . Unless previously terminated, the Commitments
shall terminate on the Commitment Termination Date.
(b) Voluntary Termination
or Reduction . The Company may at any time terminate, or from
time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that
(i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount
equal to at least $1,000,000 and (ii) the Company shall not
terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any
concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with
Section 2.09, the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures
plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Competitive Loans would exceed the total Commitments. The Company
shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate
or reduce the Commitments hereunder at least three Business Days
prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction,
specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly
following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall
advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered
by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable;
provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments
delivered by the Company may state that such notice is conditional,
in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice
to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective
date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or
reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent.
(c) Increase of
Commitment .
(i) Requests for
Increase . The Company may, at any time following the Effective
Date, effect an increase in the Commitments hereunder (each such
increase being a “ Commitment Increase ”) by
having an Additional Commitment Lender provide a new or additional
Commitment hereunder, by notice to the Administrative Agent
specifying the amount of the relevant Commitment Increase, the
identity of the Additional Commitment Lender(s) and the date on
which such increase is to be effective (the “ Commitment
Increase Date ”), which shall be a Business Day at least
three Business Days after delivery of such notice and prior to the
Commitment Termination Date; provided that:
(A) the minimum amount of
each Commitment Increase shall be $50,000,000;
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(B) the aggregate amount of
all Commitment Increases hereunder, together with all commitment
increases after the Effective Date under the Other NYSE Euronext
Credit Agreement, shall not exceed $1,000,000,000;
(C) at the time of any such
Commitment Increase, no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom; and
(D) the representations and
warranties set forth in Article III shall be true and correct
on and as of the Commitment Increase Date as if made on and as of
such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly
stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific
date).
Each notice by the Company under this
paragraph shall be deemed to constitute a representation and
warranty by the Company as to the matters specified in
clauses (B), (C) and (D) above as of the relevant
Commitment Increase Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, no Lender shall have any obligation hereunder to become
an Additional Commitment Lender and any election to do so shall be
in the sole discretion of each Lender.
(ii) Effectiveness of
Increase . Each Commitment Increase (and the new or additional
Commitment of each Additional Commitment Lender resulting
therefrom) shall become effective as of the relevant Commitment
Increase Date upon receipt by the Administrative Agent, on or prior
to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Commitment Increase
Date, of:
(A) a certificate of a
duly authorized officer of the Company stating that the conditions
with respect to such Commitment Increase under this
paragraph (c) have been satisfied;
(B) an agreement, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the
Administrative Agent, pursuant to which such Additional Commitment
Lender shall, effective as of such Commitment Increase Date,
provide a new or additional Commitment hereunder in the amount
specified therein and (if not then an existing Lender) become a
Lender hereunder, in each case duly executed by such Additional
Commitment Lender and the Company and acknowledged by the
Administrative Agent; and
(C) such evidence of
authority of the Company to effect such Commitment Increase as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent.
Upon the Administrative Agent’s
receipt of a fully executed agreement from each Additional
Commitment Lender referred to in clause (B) above, together
with the certificate and/or other documents referred to in
clauses (A) and (C) above, the Administrative Agent shall
record the information contained in each such agreement in the
Register and give prompt notice of the relevant Commitment Increase
to the Company and the Lenders (including each Additional
Commitment Lender).
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On each Commitment Increase
Date, if any Revolving Loans are then outstanding, the Company
and/or the other Borrowers shall (i) borrow Revolving Loans
from all or certain of the Lenders and/or prepay revolving Loans of
all or certain of the Lenders such that, after giving effect
thereto, the Revolving Loans are held ratably by the Lenders in
accordance with their respective Commitments (after giving effect
to such Commitment Increase) and (ii) pay to the Lenders the
amounts, if any, payable under Section 2.14.
SECTION 2.08.
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt .
(a) Repayment . Each
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the
Administrative Agent for account of each Lender the then unpaid
principal amount of each Revolving Loan made to such Borrower on
the Maturity Date. The Company hereby unconditionally promises to
pay to the Administrative Agent for account of each Lender that
makes a Competitive Loan the then unpaid principal amount of such
Competitive Loan on the last day of the Interest Period for such
Competitive Loan.
(b) Maintenance of Records
by Lenders . Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its
usual practice records evidencing the indebtedness of the relevant
Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such
Lender to such Borrower, including the amounts and Currency of
principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to
time hereunder.
(c) Maintenance of Records
by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall
maintain records in which it shall record (i) the amount and
Currency of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof
and the Interest Period therefor, (ii) the amount and Currency
of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and
payable from the relevant Borrower to each Lender hereunder and
(iii) the amount and Currency of any sum received by the
Administrative Agent hereunder for account of the Lenders and each
Lender’s share thereof.
(d) Effect of Entries
. The entries made in the records maintained pursuant to
paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be
prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of
the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure
of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such records
or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation
of the relevant Borrower to repay the Loans made to such Borrower
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Promissory Notes .
Any Lender may request that Loans made by it to any Borrower be
evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the relevant
Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a
promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if
requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered
assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent Any
Lender that ceases to be a Lender hereunder shall as promptly as
practicable return its notes (if any) to the relevant Borrower
after termination of such Lender’s Commitment and payment to
it of all principal and interest owing to it hereunder.
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SECTION 2.09.
Prepayment of Loans .
(a) Optional
Prepayments . Each Borrower shall have the right at any time
and from time to time to prepay, without premium or penalty (but
subject to Section 2.14), any Borrowing made by it in whole or
in part, subject to the requirements of paragraph (c) of this
Section; provided that the Company shall not have the right
to prepay any Competitive Loan without the prior consent of the
Lender that has made such Competitive Loan.
(b) Mandatory Prepayments
Due to Currency Fluctuations . On the first Business Day of
each calendar month (or at such other times as the Required Lenders
may request (but not more frequently than once in any rolling three
month period)), the Administrative Agent shall determine the total
Revolving Credit Exposures of all of the Lenders (including the
Dollar Equivalent of any portion thereof that is denominated in any
Agreed Foreign Currency). For the purpose of this determination,
the outstanding principal amount of any Loan that is denominated in
any Agreed Foreign Currency shall be deemed to be the Dollar
Equivalent thereof as of the relevant determination date. Upon
making such determination, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify the Lenders and the Company thereof. If on the date of such
determination sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures
plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Competitive Loans exceed the total Commitments, then, if requested
by the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent), the
Borrowers shall prepay Loans to the extent of such
excess.
(c) Notices, Etc. The
relevant Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by
telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment of any
Revolving Borrowing hereunder:
(i) in the case of
prepayment of an ABR Borrowing by any U.S. Borrower, not later than
11:00 a.m., New York time, on the date of
prepayment;
(ii) in the case of
prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars by any U.S
Borrower, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, three
Business Days before the date of prepayment;
(iii) in the case of
prepayment of a Euro Reference Rate Borrowing, not later than
9:00 a.m., London time, on the date of prepayment;
(iv) in the case of
prepayment of a EURIBO Rate Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m.,
London time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment;
or
(v) in the case of
prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing in any Agreed Foreign
Currency (other than Euros) or in the case of any Eurocurrency
Borrowing in Dollars by any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, not later
than 1:00 p.m., London time, three Business Days before the date of
prepayment.
Each such notice shall be irrevocable
and shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of each
Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that,
if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional
notice of termination of the Commitments as
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