Exhibit
10.1
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF August 31,
2007,
among
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK,
INC.,
as Borrower,
COBANK, ACB,
as Administrative
Agent, Arranger, an Issuing Lender and a Lender,
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO
RICO
as an Issuing Lender
and a Lender,
and
the other Lenders
referred to herein
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 AMOUNTS
AND TERMS OF FACILITIES
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1
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1.1
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Facilities
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1
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(A)
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Revolver
Facility
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2
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(B)
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Term Loan
Facility
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2
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(C)
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Notes
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2
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(D)
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Advances
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2
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(E)
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Letters of
Credit
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2
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1.2
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Interest
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6
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(A)
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Interest
Options
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6
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(B)
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Applicable
Margins
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7
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(C)
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Interest
Periods
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7
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(D)
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Calculation and
Payment
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8
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(E)
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Default Rate of
Interest
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8
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(F)
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Excess
Interest
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8
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(G)
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Selection,
Conversion or Continuation of Loans; LIBOR and Quoted Rate
Availability
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9
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1.3
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Notice of
Borrowing, Conversion or Continuation of Loans
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9
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1.4
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Fees and
Expenses
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10
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(A)
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Unused Commitment
Fees
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10
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(B)
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Certain Other
Fees
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10
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(C)
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Breakage
Fee
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10
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(D)
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Expenses and
Attorneys’ Fees
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10
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(E)
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Letter of Credit
Fees
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11
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1.5
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Payments
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11
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1.6
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Repayments of
Loans and Reduction of the Revolver Loan Commitment
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12
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(A)
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Scheduled
Termination of Revolver Loan Commitment and Repayments of the Term
Loan
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12
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(B)
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Reductions
Resulting From Mandatory Repayments
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12
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(C)
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Voluntary
Reduction of the Revolver Loan Commitment
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13
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(D)
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Mandatory
Repayments
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13
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1.7
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Voluntary
Prepayments and Other Mandatory Repayments
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13
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(A)
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Voluntary
Prepayment of Loans
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13
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(B)
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Repayments from
Insurance Proceeds
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13
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(C)
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Repayments from
Certain Asset Dispositions
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14
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(D)
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Repayments from
Debt Issuances
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14
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1.8
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Application of
Prepayments and Repayments; Payment of Breakage Fees,
Etc.
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14
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1.9
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Loan
Accounts
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15
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1.10
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Changes in LIBOR
Rate Availability
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15
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1.11
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Capital Adequacy
and Other Adjustments
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16
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1.12
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Optional
Prepayment/Replacement of Lender in Respect of Increased
Costs
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16
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1.13
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Taxes
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17
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(A)
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No
Deductions
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17
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(B)
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Foreign
Lenders
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17
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1.14
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Changes in Tax
Laws
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18
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1.15
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Term of This
Agreement
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19
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1.16
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Letter of Credit
Liability
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19
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SECTION 2
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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19
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2.1
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Compliance With
Laws
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19
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2.2
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Maintenance of
Books and Records; Properties; Insurance
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20
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2.3
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Inspection; Lender
Meeting
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21
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2.4
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Legal Existence,
Etc.
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21
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2.5
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Use of
Proceeds
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22
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2.6
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Further
Assurances; Notices of Acquisition of Real Property
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22
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2.7
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CoBank Patronage
Capital
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22
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2.8
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Collateral
Assignments of Material Contracts
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22
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2.9
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Investment Company
Act
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23
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2.10
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Payment of
Obligations
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23
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2.11
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Environmental
Laws
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23
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2.12
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Creation or
Acquisition of Subsidiaries
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24
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SECTION 3 NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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24
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3.1
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Indebtedness
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25
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3.2
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Liens and Related
Matters
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25
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3.3
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Investments
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25
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3.4
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Contingent
Obligations
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26
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3.5
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Restricted Junior
Payments
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27
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3.6
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Restriction on
Fundamental Changes
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27
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3.7
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Disposal of Assets
or Subsidiary Stock
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28
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3.8
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Transactions with
Affiliates
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28
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3.9
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Management
Fees
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29
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3.10
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Conduct of
Business
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29
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3.11
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Fiscal
Year
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29
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3.12
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Modification of
Agreements
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29
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3.13
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Inconsistent
Agreements
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29
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SECTION 4
FINANCIAL COVENANTS AND REPORTING
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29
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4.1
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Total Leverage
Ratio
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29
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4.2
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Commnet Leverage
Ratio
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30
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4.3
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Debt Service
Coverage Ratio
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30
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4.4
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Equity to Assets
Ratio
|
30
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4.5
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Financial
Statements and Other Reports
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30
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(A)
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Quarterly
Financials; Other Quarterly Reports
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31
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(B)
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Year-End
Financials
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31
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(C)
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Compliance
Certificates
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31
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(D)
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Accountants’
Reliance Letter
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31
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(E)
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Accountants’
Reports
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31
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(F)
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Management
Report
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31
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(G)
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Budget
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32
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(H)
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SEC Filings and
Press Releases
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32
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(I)
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Events of Default,
Etc.
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32
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(J)
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Litigation
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32
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(K)
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Regulatory and
Other Notices
|
32
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(L)
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Material Adverse
Effect
|
33
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(M)
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Environmental
Notices
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33
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(N)
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ERISA
Events
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33
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(O)
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Other
Information
|
33
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4.6
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Accounting Terms;
Utilization of GAAP for Purposes of Calculations Under
Agreement
|
33
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SECTION 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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34
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5.1
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Disclosure
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34
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5.2
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No Material
Adverse Effect
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34
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5.3
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Organization,
Powers, Authorization and Good Standing
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34
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(A)
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Organization and
Powers
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34
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(B)
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Authorization;
Binding Obligation
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34
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(C)
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Qualification
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35
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5.4
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Compliance of
Agreement, Loan Documents and Borrowings with Applicable
Law
|
35
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5.5
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Compliance with
Law; Governmental Approvals
|
35
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5.6
|
Tax Returns and
Payments
|
35
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5.7
|
Environmental
Matters
|
36
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5.8
|
Financial
Statements
|
36
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5.9
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Intellectual
Property
|
36
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5.10
|
Litigation,
Investigations, Audits, Etc.
|
36
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5.11
|
Employee Labor
Matters
|
37
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5.12
|
ERISA
Compliance
|
37
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5.13
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Communications
Regulatory Matters
|
37
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5.14
|
Perfection and
Priority
|
38
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5.15
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Solvency
|
38
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5.16
|
Investment Company
Act
|
38
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5.17
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Material
Contracts
|
39
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5.18
|
Title to
Properties
|
39
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5.19
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Subsidiaries
|
39
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5.20
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Transactions with
Affiliates
|
39
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5.21
|
Patriot
Act
|
39
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SECTION 6 EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
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39
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6.1
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Event of
Default
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39
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(A)
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Payment
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39
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(B)
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Default in Other
Agreements
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40
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(C)
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Breach of Certain
Provisions
|
40
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(D)
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Breach of
Warranty
|
40
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(E)
|
Other Defaults
Under Loan Documents
|
40
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(F)
|
Involuntary
Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver; Etc.
|
40
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(G)
|
Voluntary
Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver; Etc.
|
40
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(H)
|
Governmental
Liens
|
41
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(I)
|
Judgment and
Attachments
|
41
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(J)
|
Dissolution
|
41
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(K)
|
Solvency
|
41
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(L)
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Injunction
|
41
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(M)
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ERISA; Pension
Plans
|
41
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(N)
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Environmental
Matters
|
41
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(O)
|
Invalidity of Loan
Documents
|
42
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(P)
|
Damage; Strike;
Casualty
|
42
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(Q)
|
Franchises,
Licenses, Permits and Contracts
|
42
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(R)
|
Failure of
Security
|
42
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(S)
|
Change in
Control
|
42
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(T)
|
Expropriation
|
42
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6.2
|
Suspension of Loan
Commitments
|
42
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6.3
|
Acceleration
|
43
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6.4
|
Rights of
Collection
|
43
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6.5
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Consents
|
43
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6.6
|
Performance by
Administrative Agent
|
43
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6.7
|
Set Off and
Sharing of Payments
|
44
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6.8
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Application of
Payments
|
44
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6.9
|
Adjustments
|
45
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SECTION 7
CONDITIONS TO LOANS
|
45
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7.1
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Conditions to
Initial Loan
|
45
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(A)
|
Executed Loan
Documents
|
45
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(B)
|
Control
Agreements
|
45
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(C)
|
Closing
Certificates; Opinions
|
45
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(D)
|
Collateral
|
46
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(E)
|
Consents
|
47
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(F)
|
Financial
Matters
|
47
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(G)
|
Miscellaneous
|
48
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7.2
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Conditions to All
Loans
|
48
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SECTION 8
ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION
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49
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8.1
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Assignments and
Participations in Loans and Notes
|
49
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8.2
|
Agent
|
51
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(A)
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Appointment
|
51
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(B)
|
Nature of
Duties
|
51
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(C)
|
Rights,
Exculpation, Etc.
|
52
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(D)
|
Reliance
|
52
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(E)
|
Indemnification
|
53
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(F)
|
CoBank,
Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent Individually
|
53
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(G)
|
Notice of
Default
|
53
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(H)
|
Successor
Agent
|
54
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(I)
|
Collateral
Matters
|
54
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(J)
|
Agency for
Perfection; Enforcement of Security by Administrative
Agent
|
55
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(K)
|
Dissemination of
Information
|
56
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8.3
|
Amendments,
Consents and Waivers for Certain Actions
|
56
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8.4
|
Disbursement of
Funds
|
56
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8.5
|
Disbursements of
Advances; Payments
|
57
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(A)
|
Pro Rata
Treatment; Application
|
57
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(B)
|
Availability of
Lender’s Pro Rata Share
|
57
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(C)
|
Return of
Payments
|
57
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SECTION 9
MISCELLANEOUS
|
58
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9.1
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Indemnities
|
58
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9.2
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Amendments and
Waivers
|
58
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9.3
|
Notices
|
59
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9.4
|
Failure or
Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
|
59
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9.5
|
Marshaling;
Payments Set Aside
|
59
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9.6
|
Severability
|
60
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9.7
|
Lenders’
Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’
Rights
|
60
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9.8
|
Headings
|
60
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|
9.9
|
Applicable
Law
|
60
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9.10
|
Successors and
Assigns
|
60
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9.11
|
No Fiduciary
Relationship
|
60
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9.12
|
Construction
|
60
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9.13
|
Confidentiality
|
60
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9.14
|
Consent to
Jurisdiction and Service of Process
|
61
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9.15
|
Waiver of Jury
Trial
|
62
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9.16
|
Survival of
Warranties and Certain Agreements
|
62
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9.17
|
Entire
Agreement
|
62
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9.18
|
Counterparts;
Effectiveness
|
63
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|
9.19
|
Effectiveness of
Amendment and Restatement; No Novation
|
63
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9.20
|
Patriot
Act
|
63
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SECTION 10
DEFINITIONS
|
63
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10.1
|
Certain Defined
Terms
|
63
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10.2
|
Other Definitional
Provisions
|
77
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SCHEDULES
|
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Schedule 3.3(C)
|
Existing
Investments
|
|
Schedule 3.8
|
Transactions with
Affiliates
|
|
Schedule 5.3(A)
|
Jurisdiction of
Organization
|
|
Schedule 5.3(C)
|
Qualification to
Transact Business
|
|
Schedule 5.10
|
Litigation,
Etc.
|
|
Schedule 5.11
|
Labor
Matters
|
|
Schedule 5.13(A)
|
License
Information
|
|
Schedule 5.13(B)
|
Valid
Licenses
|
|
Schedule 5.17
|
Material
Contracts
|
|
Schedule 5.19
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
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EXHIBITS
|
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Exhibit 1.3
|
Form of Notice of
Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation
|
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Exhibit 4.5(C)
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Form of Compliance
Certificate
|
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Exhibit 10.1(A)
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Form of Lender Addition
Agreement
|
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Exhibit 10.1(B)
|
Form of Revolver
Note
|
|
Exhibit 10.1(C)
|
Form of Term
Note
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INDEX OF DEFINED
TERMS
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Defined Term
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Defined in Section
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Accounting Changes
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§4.6
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Acquisition
|
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§10.1
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Act
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§10.1
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Adjustment Date
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§10.1
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Administrative Agent
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§10.1
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Affiliate
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§10.1
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Affected Lender
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§1.12
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Agreement
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§10.1
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Airplane Indebtedness
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§3.1(D)
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Amendment Date
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Preamble
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Applicable Law
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§10.1
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Arranger
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§10.1
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Asset Disposition
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§10.1
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Available Revolver Loan Commitment
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§10.1
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Bankruptcy Code
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§10.1
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Base Rate
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§10.1
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Base Rate Loans
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§10.1
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Benefited Lender
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§6.9
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Bermuda Digital Communications, Ltd.
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§10.1
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Borrower
|
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Preamble
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Breakage Fee
|
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§1.4(C)
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Budgets
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§4.5(G)
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Business Day
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§10.1
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Calculation Period
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§10.1
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Capital Lease
|
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§10.1
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Cash Equivalents
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§10.1
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Certificate of Exemption
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§1.13(B)
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Change of Control
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§10.1
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Closing Date
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§10.1
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CoBank
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Preamble
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Collateral
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§10.1
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Collateral Contract Assignments
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§10.1
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Commnet
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Recitals
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Commnet Leverage Ratio
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§10.1
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Commnet Operating Agreement
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§10.1
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Communications Act
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§10.1
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Communications System
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§10.1
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Compliance Certificate
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§4.5(C)
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Contingent Obligation
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§10.1
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Debt Service
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§10.1
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4
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of August 31, 2007 (the
“ Amendment Date ”), among ATLANTIC
TELE-NETWORK, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“
Borrower ”), COBANK, ACB (individually, “
CoBank ”), as Administrative Agent, Arranger, an
Issuing Lender and a Lender, BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO ,
as an Issuing Lender and a Lender, and such other Lenders as may
from time to time become a party to this Agreement. Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
given to them in Subsection 10.1.
R E C I T A L S :
WHEREAS, Borrower,
Administrative Agent and Lenders previously entered into a Credit
Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2005 (the “ Existing
Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which Lenders extended
certain financial accommodations to Borrower consisting of the
Revolver Facility, and the Term Loan Facility, the proceeds of
which are available to fund Borrower’s purchase of 95% of the
outstanding membership interests of Commnet Wireless, LLC (“
Commnet ”), to repay in full all outstanding principal
of and interest on all indebtedness of Commnet and its
Subsidiaries, to provide funds for the capital expenditures of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, to provide funds for the working
capital needs and other general corporate purposes of Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, and to finance certain costs associated with the
Facilities; and
WHEREAS, Borrower
has secured all of its Obligations under the Loan Documents by
granting to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and
Lenders, a first priority security interest in and lien upon all or
substantially all of its now owned or hereafter acquired personal
and real property; and
WHEREAS , Borrower,
Administrative Agent and Lenders have agreed to amend and restate
the Existing Credit Agreement as described herein, to provide for
Letters of Credit and for certain other amendments described
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and
covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree, and amend and restate the
Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety, as follows:
SECTION 1
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF FACILITIES
1.1
Facilities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and
covenants of Borrower contained herein and in the other Loan
Documents:
(A)
Revolver Facility . Each Lender, severally and not jointly,
agrees to lend to Borrower, from time to time during the period
commencing on the date all conditions precedent set forth in
Subsections 7.1 and 7.2 are satisfied or waived as provided herein
and ending on the Business Day immediately preceding the Revolver
Expiration Date, its Pro Rata Share of each Revolver Loan;
provided that no Lender shall be required at any time to
lend more than its respective Pro Rata Share of the Available
Revolver Loan Commitment; and provided , further ,
that at any one time the aggregate principal amount of the Revolver
Loans outstanding may not exceed the Revolver Loan Commitment less
the outstanding Letter of Credit Liability. Within the limits of
and subject to the Available Revolver Loan Commitment, this
Subsection 1.1(A) and Subsections 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8, amounts
borrowed under this Subsection 1.1(A) may be repaid or prepaid
and, at any time up to and including the Business Day immediately
preceding the Revolver Expiration Date, reborrowed.
(B)
Term Loan Facility . Each Lender, severally and not jointly,
agrees to lend to Borrower, in a single advance on the Closing
Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan Commitment;
provided all conditions precedent set forth in Subsections
7.1 and 7.2 are satisfied or waived as provided herein. Amounts
borrowed under this Subsection 1.1(B) that are repaid or prepaid
may not be reborrowed.
(C)
Notes . Borrower shall execute and deliver to each Lender a
Revolver Note and a Term Note, dated the Closing Date, in the
principal amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the
Revolver Loan Commitment and the Term Loan Commitment,
respectively.
(D)
Advances . Loans will be made available by wire transfer of
immediately available funds. Wire transfers will be made to such
account or accounts as may be authorized by Borrower. Advances
under the Term Loan are only available on the Closing
Date.
(E)
Letters of Credit. The Revolver Loan Commitment shall, in
addition to advances as Revolver Loans, be utilized, upon the
request of Borrower, for the issuance of irrevocable letters of
credit (individually, a “ Letter of Credit ”
and, collectively, the “ Letters of Credit ”) by
an Issuing Lender for the account of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries. Immediately upon the issuance by an Issuing Lender of
a Letter of Credit, and without further action on the part of
Administrative Agent or any Lenders, each Lender shall be deemed to
have purchased from such Issuing Lender a participation in such
Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the
Revolver Loan Commitment of the aggregate amount available to be
drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Letter of Credit shall
reduce the amount available under the Revolver Loan Commitment by
the maximum amount capable of being drawn under such Letter of
Credit.
(i)
Maximum Amount . The aggregate amount of Letter of Credit
Liability with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding at any
time for the account of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may not
exceed $1,000,000 and the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit
Liability with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding for the
account of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries plus the
aggregate principal amount of Revolver Loans outstanding at any
time may not exceed the Revolver Loan Commitment.
(ii)
Reimbursement . Borrower is irrevocably and unconditionally
obligated without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities
of any kind to reimburse
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Issuing Lender in immediately available funds for any amounts paid
by an Issuing Lender with respect to a Letter of Credit issued
hereunder for the account of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any
notice of drawing under such Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender
shall notify Borrower and Administrative Agent thereof. Not later
than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the Issuing Lender
under a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing
Lender through Administrative Agent in the amount equal to the
amount of such drawing. If Borrower fails to so reimburse the
Issuing Lender by such time, Borrower shall be deemed to have
requested Administrative Agent to make a Revolver Loan in the
amount of the payment made by such Issuing Lender with respect to
such Letter of Credit, provided that, after giving effect to such
Revolver Loan, the outstanding amount of all Revolver Loans shall
not exceed the Revolver Loan Commitment. If the Letter of Credit is
payable in a foreign currency, the amount owed by Borrower in
connection with such Letter of Credit shall equal the United States
dollar equivalent of such foreign currency (determined by the
Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) on the date such
payment is made by such Issuing Lender. All amounts paid by an
Issuing Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit that are not
immediately repaid by Borrower or that are not repaid with a
Revolver Loan shall bear interest at the sum of the Base Rate
plus 1% per annum. Each Lender agrees to fund its Pro Rata
Share of any Revolver Loan made pursuant to this Subsection
1.1(E)(2). In the event Administrative Agent elects not to debit
Borrower’s account and Borrower fails to reimburse an Issuing
Lender in full on the date of any payment in respect of a Letter of
Credit issued for the account of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
Lender the amount of such unreimbursed payment and the accrued
interest thereon and each such Lender, on the next Business Day,
shall deliver to Administrative Agent an amount equal to its Pro
Rata Share thereof in same day funds. Each Lender hereby absolutely
and unconditionally agrees to pay to each Issuing Lender upon
demand by such Issuing Lender such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of
each payment made by such Issuing Lender in respect of a Letter of
Credit and not immediately reimbursed by Borrower. Each Lender
acknowledges and agrees that its obligations to acquire
participations pursuant to this Subsection 1.1(E)(2) in respect of
Letters of Credit and to make the payments to each Issuing Lender
required by the preceding sentence are absolute and unconditional
and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including
the occurrence and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default
or any failure by Borrower to satisfy any of the conditions set
forth in Subsection 7.2. If any Lender fails to make available to
an Issuing Lender the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share
of any payments made by such Issuing Lender in respect of a Letter
of Credit as provided in this Subsection 1.1(E)(2), such Issuing
Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such
Lender together with interest at the Base Rate.
(iii)
Conditions of Issuance of Letters of Credit . In addition to
all other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
issuance by an Issuing Lender of any Letter of Credit shall be
subject to the conditions precedent that the Letter of Credit shall
be in such form, be for such amount, and contain such terms and
conditions as are reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent
and the Issuing Lender. The expiration date of each Letter of
Credit must be on a date which is the earlier of one year from its
date of issuance or
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30th day before the date set forth in clause (ii) of the
definition of the term “Revolver Loan Expiration Date,”
or such other date as agreed to by both Administrative Agent and
the Issuing Lender, in their sole discretion.
(iv)
Request for Letters of Credit . Borrower must give
Administrative Agent at least three Business Days’ prior
written notice, which notice will be irrevocable, specifying the
date a Letter of Credit is requested to be issued and the amount
and the currency in which such Letter of Credit is payable,
identifying the beneficiary and describing the nature of the
transactions proposed to be supported thereby. Any notice
requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be accompanied
by the form of the Letter of Credit to be provided by an Issuing
Lender. Borrower must also complete any application procedures and
documents required by an Issuing Lender in connection with the
issuance of any Letter of Credit, including a certificate regarding
Borrower’s compliance with the provisions of Subsection 7.2
of this Agreement.
(v)
Borrower Obligations Absolute . The obligations of Borrower
under this Subsection 1.1(E) are irrevocable, will remain in
full force and effect until the Issuing Lender and Lenders have no
further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any
circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit, shall be
absolute and unconditional, shall not be subject to counterclaim,
setoff or other defense or any other qualification or exception
whatsoever and shall be paid in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement under all circumstances, including,
without limitation, any of the following circumstances:
(1)
Any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any of
the other Loan Documents or any documents or instruments relating
to any Letter of Credit;
(2)
Any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any of the obligations in respect of any
Letter of Credit or any other amendment, modification or waiver of
or any consent to or departure from any Letter of Credit, any
documents or instruments relating thereto, or any Loan Document in
each case whether or not Borrower or its Subsidiaries has notice or
knowledge thereof;
(3)
The existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right that
Borrower or its Subsidiaries may have at any time against a
beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, any transferee of any
Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be
acting), Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Lender, or
any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any
other Loan Document, any Letter of Credit, the transactions
contemplated hereby or any other related or unrelated transaction
or transactions (including any underlying transaction between
Borrower or its Subsidiaries and the beneficiary named in any such
Letter of Credit);
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(4)
Any draft, certificate or any other document presented under any
Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or
insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue
or inaccurate in any respect, any errors, omissions, interruptions
or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail,
telecopier or otherwise, or any errors in translation or in
interpretation of technical terms;
(5)
Payment under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a
demand, draft or certificate or other document which does not
comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;
(6)
Any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under any Letter
of Credit to conform to the terms of such Letter of Credit (
provided that any draft, certificate or other document
presented pursuant to such Letter of Credit appears on its face to
comply with the terms thereof), any nonapplication or
misapplication by the beneficiary or any transferee of the proceeds
of such drawing or any other act or omission of such beneficiary or
transferee in connection with such Letter of Credit;
(7)
The exchange, release, surrender or impairment of any collateral or
other security for the obligations;
(8)
The occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; or
(9)
Any other circumstance or event whatsoever, including, without
limitation, any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute
a defense available to, or a discharge of, Borrower, any Subsidiary
or a guarantor.
Any action taken or
omitted to be taken by an Issuing Lender under or in connection
with any Letter of Credit, if taken or omitted in the absence of
gross negligence or willful misconduct, is binding upon Borrower
and its Subsidiaries and shall not create or result in any
liability of such Issuing Lender to Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries. It is expressly agreed that, for purposes of
determining whether a wrongful payment under a Letter of Credit
resulted from such Issuing Lender’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct, none of the following shall be deemed to
constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct by such Issuing
Lender: (i) Issuing Lender’s acceptance of documents
that appear on their face to comply with the terms of such Letter
of Credit, without responsibility for further investigation,
(ii) Issuing Lender’s exclusive reliance on the
documents presented to it under such Letter of Credit as to any and
all matters set forth therein, including the amount of any draft
presented under such Letter of Credit, whether or not the amount
due to the beneficiary thereunder equals the amount of such draft
and whether or not any document presented pursuant to such Letter
of Credit proves to be insufficient in any respect (so long as such
document appears on its face to comply with the terms of such
Letter of Credit), and whether or not any other statement or any
other document presented pursuant to such Letter of Credit proves
to be forged or invalid or any statement therein proves to be
inaccurate or untrue in any respect whatsoever, and
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(iii) any
noncompliance in any immaterial respect of the documents presented
under such Letter of Credit with the terms thereof.
(vi)
Obligations of Issuing Lenders . Each Issuing Lender (other
than CoBank) hereby agrees that it will not issue a Letter of
Credit hereunder until it has provided Administrative Agent with
written notice specifying the amount and intended issuance date of
such Letter of Credit and Administrative Agent has returned a
written acknowledgment of such notice to Issuing Lender. Each
Issuing Lender (other than CoBank) further agrees to provide to
Administrative Agent: (a) a copy of each Letter of Credit issued by
such Issuing Lender promptly after its issuance; (ii) a monthly
report summarizing available amounts under Letters of Credit issued
by such Issuing Lender, the dates and amounts of any draws under
such Letters of Credit, the effective date of any increase or
decrease in the face amount of any Letters of Credit during such
month and the amount of any unreimbursed draws under such Letters
of Credit; and (iii) such additional information reasonably
requested by Administrative Agent from time to time with respect to
the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.
(vii)
UCP . The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary
Credits as most recently published from time to time by the
International Chamber of Commerce (the “ UCP
”) is hereby incorporated in this Agreement and shall be
deemed incorporated by this reference into each Letter of Credit
issued pursuant to this Agreement. The terms and conditions of the
UCP shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement and each
beneficiary of any Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this
Agreement.
1.2
Interest .
(A)
Interest Options .
(i)
From the date each Loan is made, based upon the election of
Borrower, at such time and from time to time thereafter (as
provided in Subsection 1.3 and subject to the conditions set
forth in such Subsection and Subsection 1.2(G)), each such
Loan shall accrue interest as follows:
(1)
as a Base Rate Loan, at the sum of the Base Rate plus 1% per
annum; or
(2)
as a LIBOR Loan, for the applicable LIBOR Interest Period, at the
sum of LIBOR plus the LIBOR Margin applicable to such Loan
from time to time as provided in Subsection 1.2(B); or
(3)
for the Term Loan only, as a Quoted Rate Loan, at a fixed annual
interest rate (the “ Quoted Rate ”) to be quoted
by CoBank in its sole and absolute discretion. Under this option,
the interest rate may be fixed for periods ranging from 180 days to
the Term Loan Maturity Date (each such period, a “ Quoted
Rate Interest Period ”); provided , however
, that a Quoted Rate Interest Period may only expire on a Business
Day; and provided , however , further , that
there initially shall be
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a Quoted Rate
Interest Period for the full amount of the Term Loan from the
Closing Date to the Term Loan Maturity Date at a fixed per annum
interest rate of 5.85%; and
(ii)
Except as otherwise provided in Subsections 1.2(E) and 6.6,
interest on all other Obligations not paid when due will accrue at
the Base Rate plus 1% per annum.
(B)
Applicable Margins .
Initially, and
continuing through the day immediately preceding the first
Adjustment Date occurring on or after September 30, 2005 on which
Borrower demonstrates that a change in the LIBOR Margin is
warranted and requests such change in writing, the LIBOR Margin
shall be 1.50%. Commencing on such Adjustment Date, the applicable
Base Rate Margin and LIBOR Margin for any Revolver Loan and any
Term Loan shall be for each Calculation Period the per annum
percentage set forth in the pricing table below opposite the
applicable Total Leverage Ratio of Borrower, determined on a
consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
provided , that effective (i) upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default and until such Event of Default is cured or waived
or (ii) in the event that Administrative Agent shall not receive
the financial statements and Compliance Certificate required
pursuant to Subsections 4.5(A), 4.5(B) and 4.5(C) when due, from
such due date and until the fifth Business Day following
Administrative Agent’s receipt of such overdue financial
statements and Compliance Certificate (and in the event a decrease
in the applicable margin is then warranted, receipt of
Borrower’s written request to decrease such margin), the
LIBOR Rate Margin shall be 1.50% per annum.
PRICING TABLE —
Revolver Loan and Term Loan
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Total Leverage Ratio
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LIBOR Margin
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> 1.5x
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1.50
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%
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< 1.5x
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1.25
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%
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(C)
Interest Periods . Each LIBOR Loan may be obtained for a
one, two, three, six, nine or 12 month period (each such period
being an “ LIBOR Interest Period ”). With
respect to all LIBOR Loans:
(i)
the LIBOR Interest Period will commence on the date that the LIBOR
Loan is made or the date on which any portion of the Base Rate Loan
is converted into a LIBOR Loan, or, in the case of immediately
successive Interest Periods, each successive Interest Period shall
commence on the day on which the immediately preceding LIBOR
Interest Period expires;
(ii)
if the LIBOR Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that
is not a Business Day, then it will expire on the next Business
Day; provided , that if any LIBOR Interest Period would
otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day and such day
is the last Business Day of a calendar month, such LIBOR Interest
Period shall expire on the Business Day next preceding such
day;
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(iii)
any LIBOR Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a
calendar month or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the last calendar month in such LIBOR Interest
Period shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar
month in such LIBOR Interest Period; and
(iv)
no LIBOR Interest Period shall be selected that extends beyond the
Revolver Expiration Date or the Term Loan Maturity
Date.
(D)
Calculation and Payment . Interest on Loans including
amounts due under Subsection 1.4, shall be calculated on the basis
of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. The date
of funding or conversion to a Base Rate Loan and the first day of
an Interest Period shall be included in the calculation of
interest. The date of payment (as determined in Subsection 1.5) of
any Loan and the last day of an Interest Period shall be excluded
from the calculation of interest; provided , if a Loan is
repaid on the same day that it is made, one day’s interest
shall be charged.
Interest accruing
on Base Rate Loans and Quoted Rate Loans is payable in arrears on
each of the following dates or events: (i) the last day of each
calendar quarter; (ii) the prepayment of such Loan (or portion
thereof), to the extent accrued on the principal prepaid; and (iii)
the Term Loan Maturity Date or the Revolver Expiration Date, as the
case may be, whether by acceleration or otherwise. Interest
accruing on each LIBOR Loan is payable in arrears on each of the
following dates or events: (i) the last day of each applicable
LIBOR Interest Period; (ii) if the LIBOR Interest Period is longer
than three months, on each three-month anniversary of the
commencement date of such LIBOR Interest Period; (iii) the
prepayment of such Loan (or portion thereof), to the extent accrued
on the principal prepaid; and (iv) the Term Loan Maturity Date or
the Revolver Expiration Date, as the case may be, whether by
acceleration or otherwise.
(E)
Default Rate of Interest . At the election of Administrative
Agent or Requisite Lenders, after the occurrence of an Event of
Default and for so long as it continues, all Loans and other
Obligations shall bear interest at rates that are 2% in excess of
the rates otherwise in effect, including, without limitation, rates
in effect pursuant to the proviso in the second sentence of
Subsection 1.2(B), with respect to such Loans and other
Obligations.
(F)
Excess Interest . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
set forth herein, the aggregate interest, fees and other amounts
required to be paid by Borrower to Lenders or any Lender hereunder
are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency or event
whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration of maturity of the
Indebtedness evidenced hereby or otherwise, shall the amount paid
or agreed to be paid to Lenders or any Lender for the use or the
forbearance of the Indebtedness or Obligations evidenced hereby
exceed the maximum permissible under Applicable Law. If under or
from any circumstances whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision
hereof or of any of the other Loan Documents at the time of
performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve exceeding
the limit of such validity prescribed by Applicable Law then the
obligation to be fulfilled shall automatically be reduced to the
limit of such validity and if under or from circumstances
whatsoever Lenders or any Lender should ever receive as interest
any amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate, the amount
of such interest that is excessive shall be applied to the
reduction of the principal balance of the Obligations evidenced
hereby and not to the payment of interest.
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Additionally, should
the method used for calculating interest (i.e., using a 360-day
year) be unlawful, such calculation method shall be automatically
changed to a 365-6-day year or such other lawful calculation method
as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent. This provision
shall control every other provision of this Agreement and all
provisions of every other Loan Document.
(G)
Selection, Conversion or Continuation of Loans; LIBOR and Quoted
Rate Availability . Provided that no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is then continuing, Borrower shall have
the option to (i) select all or any part of a new borrowing to be a
Base Rate Loan, a LIBOR Loan or, only under the Term Loan Facility,
a Quoted Rate Loan, in the case of a Base Rate Loan in a principal
amount equal to at least $100,000, in the case of a LIBOR Loan in a
principal amount equal to $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of
$500,000 in excess thereof, or, only under the Term Loan Facility,
a Quoted Rate Loan in a principal amount equal to $5,000,000 or any
whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (ii) convert
at any time all or any portion of a Base Rate Loan in a principal
amount equal to $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $500,000 in
excess thereof into a LIBOR Loan or, only under the Term Loan
Facility, in a principal amount equal to $5,000,000 or any whole
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof into a Quoted Rate Loan,
(iii) upon the expiration of its Interest Period, convert all
or any part of any LIBOR Loan or, only under the Term Loan
Facility, a Quoted Rate Loan into a Base Rate Loan, and
(iv) upon the expiration of its Interest Period, continue any
LIBOR Loan or, only under the Term Loan Facility, a Quoted Rate
Loan into one or more LIBOR Loans in a principal amount of
$1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof or,
only under the Term Loan Facility, one or more Quoted Rate Loans in
a principal amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof, for such new Interest Period(s) as
selected by Borrower. Each LIBOR Loan shall be made under any one
of the Revolver Facility or the Term Loan Facility, but may not be
made under more than one Facility concurrently. During any period
in which any Default or Event of Default is continuing, as the
Interest Periods for LIBOR Loans or Quoted Rate Loans then in
effect expire, such Loans shall be converted into a Base Rate Loan
and the LIBOR and Quoted Rate options will not be available to
Borrower until all Defaults and Events of Default are cured or
waived. In the event Borrower fails to elect a LIBOR Loan or Quoted
Rate Loan upon any advance hereunder or upon the termination of any
Interest Period, Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to have
such amount constitute a Base Rate Loan. There shall be no more
than an aggregate of five LIBOR Loans and Quoted Rate Loans
Outstanding at any one time.
1.3
Notice of Borrowing, Conversion or Continuation of Loans .
Whenever Borrower desires to request a Loan pursuant to
Subsection 1.1(A) or (B) or to convert or continue Loans
pursuant to Subsection 1.2(G), Borrower shall give
Administrative Agent irrevocable prior written notice in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 1.3 (a “ Notice of
Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation ”) not later than 11:00
a.m. (Denver, Colorado time) three Business Days before the
proposed borrowing, conversion or continuation is to be effective.
Each Notice of Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation shall specify (i)
the Loan (or portion thereof) to be advanced, converted or
continued and, with respect to any LIBOR Loan or Quoted Rate Loan
to be converted or continued, the last day of the current Interest
Period therefor, (ii) the effective date of such borrowing,
conversion or continuation (which shall be a Business Day),
(iii) the principal amount of such Loan to be borrowed,
converted or continued, (iv) the Interest Period to be
applicable to any new LIBOR Loan or Quoted Rate Loan, and
(v) the Facility under which such borrowing, conversion or
continuation is to be made.
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Administrative Agent
shall give each Lender prompt written notice of any Notice of
Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation given on by Borrower.
1.4
Fees and Expenses .
(A)
Unused Commitment Fees . From the Closing Date, Borrower
shall be obligated to pay Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
all Lenders (based upon their respective Pro Rata Shares of the
Revolver Loan Commitment), a fee (the “ Revolver
Commitment Fee ”) in an amount equal to (i) the Revolver
Loan Commitment less the sum of (a) the average daily
outstanding balance of Revolver Loans plus (b) the
average daily outstanding Letter of Credit Liability, in each case
during the preceding calendar quarter multiplied by
(ii) .375% calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the
actual number of days elapsed. Such fees are to be paid quarterly
in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter for such
calendar quarter (or portion thereof), with the final such payment
due on the Revolver Expiration Date.
(B)
Certain Other Fees . Borrower shall be obligated to pay to
CoBank, individually, fees in the amounts and at the times
specified in the letter agreement dated July 22, 2005, between
Borrower and CoBank and to the Administrative Agent fees in the
amounts specified in the letter agreement dated as of the Amendment
Date, between Borrower and Administrative Agent.
(C)
Breakage Fee . Upon any repayment or payment of a LIBOR Loan
or Quoted Rate Loan on any day that is not the last day of the
Interest Period applicable thereto (regardless of the source of
such repayment or prepayment and whether voluntary, mandatory, by
acceleration or otherwise), Borrower shall be obligated to pay
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of all affected Lenders, an
amount (the “ Breakage Fee ”) equal to the
present value of any losses, expenses and liabilities (including
any loss (including interest paid) sustained by each such affected
Lender in connection with the reemployment of such funds) that any
such affected Lender may sustain as a result of the payment of such
LIBOR Loan or Quoted Rate Loan on such day. For purposes of
calculating amounts payable by Borrower to Lenders under this
Subsection 1.4(C), each LIBOR Loan or Quoted Rate Loan made by a
Lender (and each related reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement) shall be conclusively deemed to have been funded at
the LIBOR rate for such LIBOR Loan or Quoted Rate for such Quoted
Rate Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the interbank
eurocurrency market for a comparable amount and for a comparable
period, whether or not such LIBOR Loan or Quoted Rate Loan is in
fact so funded. In addition, upon any repayment or prepayment of a
LIBOR Loan or Quoted Rate Loan on any day that is not the last day
of the Interest Period applicable thereto (regardless of the source
of such repayment or prepayment and whether voluntary, mandatory,
by acceleration or otherwise), Borrower shall be obligated to pay
Administrative Agent, not for the benefit of Lenders, an
administrative fee of $300.
(D)
Expenses and Attorneys’ Fees . In addition to fees due
under Subsections 1.4(A) and 1.4(B), Borrower agrees to pay
promptly all reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including those
of attorneys) incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with
(i) any matters contemplated by or arising out of the Loan
Documents, (ii) the continued administration of the Loan
Documents, including any such fees, costs and expenses incurred in
perfecting, maintaining, determining the priority of and releasing
any security and any tax payable in connection
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with any Loan Documents
and any amendments, modifications and waivers. In addition to fees
due under Subsections 1.4(A) and (B), Borrower shall also
reimburse on demand each of Administrative Agent and Banco Popular
de Puerto Rico for its expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the
documenting and closing the transactions contemplated herein. In
addition to fees due under Subsections 1.4(A) and (B),
Borrower agrees to pay promptly (i) all reasonable fees, costs and
expenses incurred by Administrative and Lenders in connection with
any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification of any of the
Loan Documents and (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs
and expenses incurred by each of Administrative Agent and Lenders
in connection with any Default or Event of Default and any
enforcement of collection proceeding resulting therefrom or any
workout or restructuring of any of the transactions hereunder or
contemplated thereby or any action to enforce any Loan Document or
to collect any payments due from Borrower. All fees, costs and
expenses for which Borrower is responsible under this
Subsection 1.4(D) shall be deemed part of the Obligations when
incurred, payable upon demand and in accordance with the second
paragraph of Subsection 1.5 and shall be secured by the
Collateral.
(E)
Letter of Credit Fees . From the Closing Date, Borrower
shall pay Administrative Agent for the account of all Lenders
committed to make Revolver Loans (based upon their respective Pro
Rata Shares) a fee for each Letter of Credit from the date of
issuance to the date of termination in an amount equal to the
applicable LIBOR Margin per annum multiplied by the face amount of
such Letter of Credit. Such fee shall be payable to Administrative
Agent for the benefit of all Lenders committed to make Revolver
Loans (based upon their respective Pro Rata Shares). Such fee is to
be paid quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar
quarter and the termination of the Letter of Credit. With respect
to each Letter of Credit, Borrower shall also pay Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Lender issuing such Letter of
Credit, an issuance fee equal to the greater of (1) $100 or (ii)
0.125% of the face amount of such Letter of Credit, which amount
shall be paid upon the date of issuance and, if the expiration date
of such Letter of Credit is later than one year from its date of
issuance, upon each anniversary of the date of issuance during the
term of such Letter of Credit.
1.5
Payments . All payments by Borrower of the Obligations shall
be made in same day funds and delivered to Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of itself and Lenders, as applicable, by wire
transfer to the following account or such other place as
Administrative Agent may from time to time designate:
CoBank, ACB
Greenwood Village, Colorado
ABA Number 3070-8875-4
Reference: CoBank for the benefit of ATN
Borrower shall receive
credit on the day of receipt for funds received by Administrative
Agent by 11:00 a.m. (Denver, Colorado time) on any Business
Day. Funds received on any Business Day after such time shall be
deemed to have been paid on the next Business Day. Whenever any
payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day
that is not a Business Day, the payment shall be due on the next
succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be
included in the computation of the amount of interest and fees due
hereunder.
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Borrower
authorizes Lenders to make (but Lenders shall not be obligated to
make) a Base Rate Loan under the Revolver Facility, on the basis of
the Lenders’ respective Pro Rata Shares of the Revolver
Facility, for the payment of interest, commitment fees, Breakage
Fees and any other costs and expenses due hereunder at any time
during the continuance of an Event of Default without prior notice
to Borrower, provided that Administrative Agent shall give Borrower
notice thereof promptly thereafter although the failure of
Administrative Agent to give such notice shall not affect the
validity of such Base Rate Loan.
To the extent
Borrower or any other party or Person makes a payment or payments
to Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of Lenders or for
the benefit of Administrative Agent in its individual capacity,
which payments or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or
required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party
under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or
equitable cause, or any combination of the foregoing (whether by
demand, litigation, settlement or otherwise), then, to the extent
of such payment or proceeds repaid, the Obligations or part thereof
intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full
force and effect as if such payment or proceeds had not been
received by Administrative Agent.
Each payment
received by Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any Note
for account of any Lender shall be remitted by Administrative Agent
to such Lender promptly after Administrative Agent’s receipt
thereof, and such remittance shall be made in immediately available
funds for the account of such Lender for the Loans or other
obligation in respect of which such payment is made.
1.6
Repayments of Loans and Reduction of the Revolver Loan
Commitment .
(A)
Scheduled Termination of Revolver Loan Commitment and Repayments
of the Term Loan .
(1)
Scheduled Termination of Revolver Loan Commitment . In
addition to any reduction pursuant to Subsections 1.6(B) and
1.6(C), the Revolver Loan Commitment shall be permanently
terminated in full on the Revolver Expiration Date, and any
outstanding principal balance of the Revolver Loans not sooner due
and payable will become due and payable on the Revolver Expiration
Date.
(2)
Scheduled Repayments of the Term Loan . In addition to any
repayments pursuant to Subsections 1.7 and 1.8, the outstanding
principal balance of the Term Loan not sooner due and payable will
become due and payable on the Term Loan Maturity Date.
(B)
Reductions Resulting From Mandatory Repayments . The
Revolver Loan Commitment also will be permanently reduced to the
extent and in the amount that Borrower is required, pursuant to
Subsection 1.8, to apply mandatory repayments to be made pursuant
to Subsection 1.7(B), (C) and (D) to the Revolver Facility (whether
or not any Revolver Loans are then outstanding and available to be
repaid). All reductions provided for in this Subsection 1.6(B)
shall be in addition to the voluntary reductions provided for in
Subsection 1.6(C) and, accordingly, may
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result in the
termination of the Revolver Loan Commitment prior to the date set
forth in clause (ii) of the definition of the term Revolver
Expiration Date.
(C)
Voluntary Reduction of the Revolver Loan Commitment .
Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business
Days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent, to
terminate or permanently reduce the then unused portion of the
Revolver Loan Commitment. Each partial reduction shall be in a
minimum amount of at least $250,000, or any whole multiple thereof
in excess thereof, and shall be applied as to each Lender based
upon its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
reduction shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to
any prepayment made in connection therewith, the aggregate
principal balance of the Revolver Loans then outstanding under the
Revolver Facility plus the amount of the Letter of Credit
Liability would exceed the Revolver Loan Commitment as so reduced.
All reductions elected under this Subsection 1.6(C) shall be in
addition to the reductions in the Revolver Loan Commitment provided
for in Subsections 1.6(A)(1) and 1.6(B) and, accordingly, may
result in the termination of the Revolver Loan Commitment prior to
the date set forth in clause (ii) of the definition of the term
Revolver Expiration Date.
(D)
Mandatory Repayments . If at any time the aggregate
outstanding amount of Revolver Loans plus the amount of the
Letter of Credit Liability exceeds the Revolver Loan Commitment,
Borrower shall be obligated to repay promptly the Revolver Loans or
reduce the Letter of Credit Liability pursuant to Subsection
1.16 in an amount at least sufficient to reduce the aggregate
principal balance of such Revolver Loans then outstanding
plus the amount of the Letter of Credit Liability to the
amount of the Revolver Loan Commitment, and until such repayment is
made, Lenders shall not be obligated to make any additional
Revolver Loans. Any repayments pursuant to this Subsection 1.6(D)
shall be paid and applied in accordance with Subsection 1.8
and must be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount repaid
and any applicable Breakage Fees.
1.7
Voluntary Prepayments and Other Mandatory Repayments
.
(A)
Voluntary Prepayment of Loans . Subject to the provisions of
Subsection 1.8 and the notice requirement in the following
sentence, at any time, Borrower may prepay (i) the Base Rate Loan,
in whole or in part, without penalty, and (ii) any LIBOR Loan or
Quoted Rate Loan, in whole or in part, upon payment of applicable
Breakage Fees. Notice of any prepayment of (a) a Base Rate Loan
shall be given not later than 11 a.m. (Denver, Colorado time) on
the Business Day immediately preceding the date of prepayment, and
(b) a LIBOR Loan or Quoted Rate Loan shall be given not later
than 11:00 a.m. (Denver, Colorado time) on the third Business
Day immediately preceding the date of prepayment. All partial
prepayments shall be in a minimum amount of at least $250,000, or
any whole multiple thereof in excess thereof (or the entire
remaining balance of the applicable Loan Commitment), and shall be
paid and applied in accordance with Subsection 1.8. All prepayment
notices shall be irrevocable. All prepayments shall be accompanied
by accrued interest on the amount prepaid and any applicable
Breakage Fees.
(B)
Repayments from Insurance Proceeds . Immediately upon
receipt thereof, Borrower shall be obligated to repay the Loans (or
reduce the Letter of Credit Liability pursuant to Subsection
1.16 ) in an amount equal to all Net Proceeds received by
Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower that are insurance proceeds
from any Asset Disposition (which Asset Disposition,
together
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with all other such
Asset Dispositions covered by this Subsection 1.7(B), exceeds
$3,000,000 in the aggregate over the term of this Agreement);
provided , however , that if no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall not be
required to repay the Loans with the Net Proceeds if Borrower or
such Subsidiary (i) has previously applied cash or (ii) applies
such Net Proceeds, to repair or replace the lost, damaged or
destroyed assets within 180 days of receipt by Borrower or such
Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds. All such repayments shall be paid
and applied in accordance with Subsection 1.8. All prepayments
shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount prepaid and
any applicable Breakage Fees.
(C)
Repayments from Certain Asset Dispositions . Immediately
upon receipt thereof, Borrower shall be obligated to repay the
Loans (or reduce the Letter of Credit Liability pursuant to
Subsection 1.16 ) in an amount equal to all Net Proceeds by
Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower that are from Asset
Dispositions, other than insurance proceeds or from Asset
Dispositions permitted pursuant to Subsection 3.7; provided
, however , that if (i) no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing and (ii) the aggregate of all such Net
Proceeds during the 12-month period ending on the date of such
proposed reinvestment does not exceed 5% of Borrower’s then
amount of consolidated assets, Borrower shall not be required to
repay the Loans with the Net Proceeds if Borrower or such
Subsidiary applies such Net Proceeds to acquire equipment or other
assets that are used or useful in the business of Borrower and or
such Subsidiary within 180 days of receipt by Borrower or such
Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds. All such repayments shall be paid
and applied in accordance with Subsection 1.8. All prepayments
shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount prepaid and
any applicable Breakage Fees.
(D)
Repayments from Debt Issuances . Immediately upon receipt by
Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower of Net Proceeds relating to
the issuance by Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower of any
public or private debt (other than pursuant to Subsection 3.1),
Borrower shall be obligated to repay the Loans (or reduce the
Letter of Credit Liability pursuant to Subsection 1.16 ) in
an amount equal to such Net Proceeds. All such repayments shall be
paid and applied in accordance with Subsection 1.8. All prepayments
shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount prepaid and
any applicable Breakage Fees.
1.8
Application of Prepayments and Repayments; Payment of Breakage
Fees, Etc. Absent a prior written direction from Borrower to
apply any repayment made pursuant to Subsection 1.7(B) through (D)
to the principal balance of the Term Loan facility, each such
repayment shall be first applied to reduce the Revolver Loan
Commitment (and, to the extent as a result thereof the Revolver
Loan Commitment exceeds the then outstanding principal balance of
the Revolver Loans plus the amount of the Letter of Credit
Liability, to repay the Revolver Loans (or reduce the Letter of
Credit Liability pursuant to Subsection 1.16 )). After the
Revolver Loan Facility is repaid and the Revolver Loan Commitment
reduced in full, each repayment made pursuant to Subsection 1.7(B)
through (D) shall be applied to the principal balance of Term Loan
Facility. All repayments made pursuant to Subsections 1.6 and 1.7
shall first be applied to a Base Rate Loan or such of the LIBOR
Loans or Quoted Rate Loans as Borrower shall direct in writing and,
in the absence of such direction, shall first be applied to a Base
Rate Loan and then to such LIBOR Loans and then to such Quoted Rate
Loans as Administrative Agent shall select. All prepayments and
repayments required or permitted hereunder shall be accompanied by
payment of all applicable Breakage Fees and accrued interest
on
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the amount prepaid or
repaid. All prepayments and repayments applied to the Term Loan
shall be applied to principal installments in the inverse order of
maturity.
1.9
Loan Accounts . Administrative Agent will maintain loan
account records for (i) all Loans, interest charges and payments
thereof, (ii) all Letter of Credit Liability, (iii) the
charging and payment of all fees, costs and expenses and (iv) all
other debits and credits pursuant to this Agreement. The balance in
the loan accounts shall be presumptive evidence of the amounts due
and owing to Lenders, absent manifest error, provided that
any failure by Administrative Agent to maintain such records shall
not limit or affect Borrower’s obligation to pay. During the
continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower irrevocably waives the
right to direct the application of any and all payments and
Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees that Administrative Agent shall
have the continuing exclusive right to apply and reapply payments
to any of the Obligations in any manner it deems
appropriate.
1.10
Changes in LIBOR Rate Availability . (A) If with
respect to any proposed LIBOR Interest Period, Administrative Agent
or any Lender (after consultation with Administrative Agent)
determines that deposits in dollars (in the applicable amount) are
not being offered in the relevant market for such LIBOR Interest
Period, or Lenders having a Pro Rata Share of 50% or more under a
Facility determine (and notify Administrative Agent) that the LIBOR
rate applicable pursuant to Subsection 1.2(A)(1) for any requested
LIBOR Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan under
such Facility does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to
such Lenders of funding such Loan, Administrative Agent shall
forthwith give notice thereof to Borrower and Lenders, whereupon
and until such affected Lender or Lenders notifies Administrative
Agent, and Administrative Agent notifies Borrower and the other
Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such situation no
longer exist, the obligations of any affected Lender to make its
portion of such type of LIBOR Loan shall be suspended and such
affected Lender shall make its Pro Rata Share of such type of LIBOR
Loans as a Base Rate Loan or such other type of Loan as permitted
by Administrative Agent. Any Lender may, in its sole discretion,
waive the benefits and provisions of this Subsection with respect
to any proposed LIBOR Interest Period.
(B)
If the introduction of, or any change in, any Applicable Law or any
change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by
any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the
force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or
comparable agency, in each case occurring after the Closing Date,
shall make it unlawful or impossible for one or more Lenders to
honor its obligations hereunder to make or maintain any LIBOR Loan,
such Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to Administrative
Agent, and Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof
to Borrower and all other Lenders. Thereafter, until such Lender or
Lenders notifies Administrative Agent, and Administrative Agent
notifies Borrower and the other Lenders that such circumstances no
longer exist, (i) the obligations of such Lender or Lenders to make
LIBOR Loans and the right of Borrower to convert any Loan of such
Lender or Lenders to a LIBOR Loan or continue any Loan of such
Lender or Lenders as a LIBOR Loan shall be suspended and (ii) if
any Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain a LIBOR Loan to
the end of the then current LIBOR Interest Period applicable
thereto, such Loan shall immediately be converted to the Base Rate
Loan.
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1.11
Capital Adequacy and Other Adjustments .
(A)
If after the Closing Date there occurs the introduction, or change
in the interpretation, of any law, rule, or regulation the effect
of which would increase the reserve requirement or otherwise
increase the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining a LIBOR
Loan, then Administrative Agent, on behalf of all affected Lenders,
shall submit a certificate to Borrower setting forth the amount and
demonstrating the calculation of such increased cost. Borrower
shall be obligated to pay the amount of such increased cost to
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the affected Lenders within
15 days after receipt of such certificate. Such certificate shall,
absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for all
purposes. There is no limitation on the number of times such a
certificate may be submitted; provided that any such
certificate may not seek increased costs for any period prior
to the date that is six months prior to the date of such
certificate.
(B)
In the event that the adoption after the Closing Date of any law,
treaty, governmental (or quasi-governmental) rule, regulation,
guideline or order regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements
or similar requirements or compliance by any Lender or any
corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive
regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar
requirements (whether or not having the force of law and whether or
not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) from any central
bank or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction does or
shall have the effect of increasing the amount of capital, reserves
or other funds required to be maintained by such Lender or any
corporation controlling such Lender and thereby reducing the rate
of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s
capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder, then
Borrower shall be obligated, from time to time within 15 days after
notice and demand from such Lender (together with the certificate
referred to in the next sentence and with a copy to Administrative
Agent), to pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of such
Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for
such reduction. A certificate as to the amount of such cost and
showing the basis of the computation of such cost submitted by such
Lender to Borrower and Administrative Agent shall, absent manifest
error, be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes. There is
no limitation on the number of times such a certificate may be
submitted; provided that any such certificate may not
seek increased costs for any period prior to the date that is six
months prior to the date of such certificate.
1.12
Optional Prepayment/Replacement of Lender in Respect of
Increased Costs . Within 15 days after receipt by Borrower of
written notice and demand from any Lender (an “ Affected
Lender ”) for payment of additional costs as provided in
Subsections 1.11, 1.13 or 1.14 or if it becomes illegal or
impossible for any Lender to continue to fund or to make LIBOR
Loans pursuant to Subsection 1.10(B), as a result of any
condition described in either of such Subsections, then, unless
such Lender has theretofore removed or cured the conditions
creating the cause for such obligation to pay such additional
amounts or for such illegality or impossibility, Borrower may, at
its option, notify Administrative Agent and such Affected Lender of
its intention to do one of the following:
(A)
Borrower may obtain, at Borrower’s expense, a
replacement Lender (“ Replacement Lender ”) for
such Affected Lender, which Replacement Lender shall be reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent. In the event Borrower obtains
a Replacement Lender within 90 days following notice of its
intention to do so, the Affected Lender shall sell and assign its
Loans and
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its
obligations under the Loan Commitments to such Replacement Lender
at a price (including accrued interest) that is reasonably
acceptable to the Affected Lender and the Replacement Lender,
provided that Borrower has reimbursed such Affected Lender for its
increased costs for which it is entitled to reimbursement under
this Agreement through the date of such sale and assignment;
or
(B)
Borrower may prepay in full all outstanding Obligations owed
to such Affected Lender and terminate such Affected Lender’s
Pro Rata Share of the Loan Commitments, in which case the Loan
Commitments will be permanently reduced by the amount of such Pro
Rata Share. Borrower shall, within 90 days following notice of its
intention to do so, prepay in full all outstanding Obligations owed
to such Affected Lender (including all applicable Breakage Fees and
such Affected Lender’s increased costs for which it is
entitled to reimbursement under this Agreement through the date of
such prepayment), and terminate such Affected Lender’s
obligations under the Loan Commitments. Any such prepayment
pursuant to this Subsection 1.12(B) shall be applied in
accordance with Subsection 1.8 (except that such prepayment
shall be solely for the account of the Affected Lender and not for
the account of all the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata
Shares) and shall be accompanied by payment of all applicable
Breakage Fees and accrued interest on the amount repaid.
1.13
Taxes.
(A)
No Deductions . Any and all payments or reimbursements made
hereunder or under the Notes shall be made free and clear of and
without deduction for any and all taxes, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with
respect thereto (all such taxes, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges or withholdings and all liabilities with respect thereto,
excluding such taxes imposed on net income, herein “ Tax
Liabilities ”), excluding, however, franchise taxes and
taxes imposed on the net income of a Lender or Administrative Agent
by the federal, state, local or foreign taxing authorities in the
jurisdiction in which the principal place of business of such
Lender or Administrative Agent is located. If Borrower shall be
required by law to deduct any such amounts from or in respect of
any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or Administrative Agent,
then, except as provided in Subsection 1.13(B) and the
last sentence of this Subsection 1.13(A), the sum payable
hereunder shall be increased as may be necessary so that,
after making all required deductions, such Lender or Administrative
Agent receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received
had no such deductions been made. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any Lender that fails to provide Borrower and Administrative Agent
a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-9 will be subject
to backup withholding on payments to such Lender without any
gross-up hereunder.
(B)
Foreign Lenders . Each Lender which would be considered a
foreign lender under the IRC (“ Foreign Lender
”) as to which payments made under this Agreement or under
the Notes is exempt for withholding tax under the IRC or is subject
to withholding tax at a reduced rate under an applicable statute or
tax treaty shall provide to Borrower and Administrative Agent
(i) a properly completed and executed United States Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or W-8BEN or other applicable
form, certificate or document prescribed by the Internal Revenue
Service of the United States certifying as to such Foreign
Lender’s entitlement to such exemption or reduced rate of
withholding with respect to payments to be made to such Foreign
Lender under this Agreement and under the Notes (a “
Certificate of Exemption ”) or (ii) letter from
any such Foreign Lender stating that it is not entitled to any such
exemption or reduced rate of withholding (a “ Letter of
Non-Exemption ”).
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Prior to becoming a
Lender under this Agreement and within 15 days after a reasonable
written request of Borrower or Administrative Agent from time to
time thereafter, each Foreign Lender that becomes a Lender under
this Agreement shall provide a Certificate of Exemption or a Letter
of Non-Exemption to Borrower and Administrative Agent.
If a Foreign
Lender is entitled to an exemption with respect to payments to be
made to such Foreign Lender under this Agreement (or to a reduced
rate of withholding) and does not provide a Certificate of
Exemption to Borrower and Administrative Agent within the time
periods set forth in the preceding paragraph, Borrower shall
withhold taxes from payments to such Foreign Lender at the
applicable statutory rates and Borrower shall not be required to
pay any additional amounts as a result of such withholding,
provided that all such withholding shall cease or be
reduced, as appropriate, upon delivery by such Foreign Lender of a
Certificate of Exemption to Borrower and Administrative
Agent.
1.14
Changes in Tax Laws . In the event that, subsequent to the
Closing Date, (i) any changes in any existing law, regulation,
treaty or directive or in the interpretation or application
thereof, (ii) any new law, regulation, treaty or directive
enacted or any interpretation or application thereof, or
(iii) compliance by Administrative Agent or any Lender with
any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law)
from any Governmental Authority:
(1)
does or shall subject Administrative Agent or any Lender to any tax
of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, the other
Loan Documents or any Loans made hereunder, or change the basis of
taxation of payments to Administrative Agent or such Lender of
principal, fees, interest or any other amount payable hereunder
(except for net income taxes or franchise taxes, imposed generally
by federal, state, local or foreign taxing authorities in the
jurisdiction in which the principal place of business of such
Lender or Administrative Agent is located with respect to interest
or commitment or other fees payable hereunder or changes in the
rate of tax imposed by such jurisdictions on the overall net income
of Administrative Agent or such Lender); or
(2)
does or shall impose on Administrative Agent or any Lender any
other condition or increased cost in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or participations herein;
and
the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to
Administrative Agent or any such Lender of making or continuing any
Loan hereunder, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder, as
the case may be, then, in any such case, Borrower shall be
obligated to promptly pay to Administrative Agent or such Lender,
upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate
Administrative Agent or such Lender, on an after-tax basis, for
such additional cost or reduced amount receivable, as reasonably
determined by Administrative Agent or such Lender with respect to
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. If Administrative Agent
or such Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts
pursuant to this Subsection 1.14, it shall promptly notify
Borrower of the event by reason of which Administrative Agent or
such Lender has become so entitled. A certificate as to any
additional amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence
submitted by Administrative Agent or such Lender to Borrower and
Administrative Agent shall,
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absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and
binding for all purposes. There is no limitation on the number of
times such a certificate may be submitted.
1.15
Term of This Agreement . All of the Obligations shall become
due and payable as otherwise set forth herein, but in any event,
all of the remaining Obligations shall become due and payable on
October 31, 2010. This Agreement shall remain in effect
through and including, and (except with respect to provisions
hereof expressly stated herein to survive any such termination)
shall terminate immediately after, the date on which all
Obligations shall have been indefeasibly and irrevocably paid and
satisfied in full.
1.16
Letter of Credit Liability . Upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default and at the direction of
Administrative Agent, and in the event any Letters of Credit are
outstanding at the time that Borrower terminates the Revolver Loan
Commitment, then (a) with respect to each such Letter of
Credit, Borrower shall either (i) deliver to Administrative
Agent for the benefit of all Lenders with a Revolver Loan
Commitment a letter of credit in the same currency that such Letter
of Credit is payable, with a term that extends 60 days beyond the
expiration date of such Letter of Credit, issued by a bank
satisfactory to Administrative Agent and in an amount equal to 103%
of the aggregate outstanding Letter of Credit Liability with
respect to such Letter of Credit, which letter of credit shall be
drawable by Administrative Agent to reimburse payments of drafts
drawn under such Letter of Credit and to pay any fees and expenses
related thereto or (ii) immediately deposit with
Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding
Letter of Credit Liability to enable Administrative Agent to make
payments under the Letters of Credit when required and such amount
shall become immediately due and payable, and (b) Borrower
shall prepay the fees payable under
Subsection 1.4(F) with respect to all such
Letters of Credit for the full remaining terms of such Letters of
Credit. Upon termination of any such Letter of Credit, the unearned
portion of such prepaid fee attributable to such Letter of Credit
shall be refunded to Borrower.
SECTION 2
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that so
long as this Agreement is in effect and until payment in full of
all Obligations (other than unasserted indemnity claims), unless
Requisite Lenders shall otherwise give their prior written consent,
Borrower shall perform and comply, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to perform and comply, with all covenants in this
Section 2.
2.1
Compliance With Laws . Borrower will (i) comply with
and will cause its respective Subsidiaries to comply with the
requirements of all Applicable Laws (including laws, rules,
regulations and orders relating to taxes, employer and employee
contributions, securities, employee retirement and welfare
benefits, environmental protection matters and employee health and
safety) as now in effect and which may be imposed in the
future in all jurisdictions in which Borrower or any Subsidiary of
Borrower are now or hereafter doing business, (ii) obtain and
maintain and will cause each of its Subsidiaries, to obtain and
maintain all licenses, qualifications and permits (including the
Franchises and the Licenses) now held or hereafter required for
Borrower or any Subsidiary of
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Borrower to operate, and (iii) comply with
and will cause its respective Subsidiaries to comply with all
Material Contracts, other than, in all such cases, as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. This Subsection 2.1 shall not
preclude Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower from contesting any
taxes or other payments, if they are being diligently contested in
good faith and if adequate reserves therefor are maintained in
conformity with GAAP.
2.2
Maintenance of Books and Records; Properties; Insurance .
Borrower will keep and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep
adequate records and books of account, in which full, true and
correct entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied, reflecting all financial transactions of such Persons.
Borrower will maintain or cause to be maintained and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to maintain or cause to be maintained in
good repair, working order and condition all Collateral used in its
business and the business of its Subsidiaries, and will make or
cause to be made all appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements
thereof, except for (i) dispositions of assets permitted
hereunder or (ii) as would not reasonably, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Borrower will and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to
maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date books, records, accounts
and other information relating to all Collateral in such
form and in such detail as may be satisfactory to
Administrative Agent. Borrower will maintain or cause to be
maintained and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain or
cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable
insurers, insurance with respect to its business and properties and
the business and properties of its Subsidiaries against loss and
damage of the kinds and of such types, with such insurers, in such
amounts, with such limits and deductibles and otherwise on such
terms and conditions as customarily carried or maintained by
corporations of established reputation engaged in similar
businesses, and will deliver evidence thereof to Administrative
Agent on or prior to the Closing Date, and thereafter at least 30
days prior to any expiration thereof, evidence of renewal of such
insurance. If any part of the Collateral lies within a
“special flood hazard area” as defined and specified by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or other appropriate
Governmental Authority) pursuant to the Flood Disaster Protection
Act of 1973, as amended (the “ FDPA ”), and
Administrative Agent determines that flood insurance coverage is
required to be obtained for such Collateral in order for
Administrative Agent and Lenders to comply with the FDPA, the
appropriate Borrower shall obtain and maintain such flood insurance
policies as Administrative Agent reasonably requests so that
Administrative Agent and Lenders shall be deemed in compliance with
the FDPA and shall deliver evidence thereof to Administrative
Agent. Such policies of flood insurance shall be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and shall
be in an amount of at least the lesser of the value of such
Collateral constituting buildings, structures or personal property
located within the “special flood hazard area” or the
maximum limit of coverage available under Applicable Law. Borrower
will cause (i) Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself
and Lenders, pursuant to endorsements and assignments in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent, to be named (A) as a lender loss payee or mortgagee in
the case of property loss and damage insurance, (B) as
assignee in the case of all business interruption insurance and
(C) as an additional insured in the case of all flood
insurance and workers’ compensation insurance (to the extent
permitted by Applicable Law) and (ii) Administrative Agent,
pursuant to endorsements in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Administrative Agent, to be named as an additional
insured in the case of all liability insurance. All insurance
policies required hereunder shall (i) include effective
waivers by the insurer
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of subrogation against
Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective affiliates and
any right of insurer to any setoff or counterclaim or any other
deduction, whether by attachment or otherwise, in respect of any
liability of Borrower (or its Subsidiaries), (ii) following
notice to Borrower during the continuation of a Default or Event of
Default, provide that all insurance proceeds shall be adjusted with
and paid to Administrative Agent, (iii) be non-cancelable and
not subject to material change as to Administrative Agent except
upon 30 days prior written notice given by the insurer to
Administrative Agent, (iv) contain a breach of representation
or warranty provision in favor of Administrative Agent,
(v) contain a cross liability clause, (vi) with respect
to property loss and damage insurance and business interruption
insurance, provide that the interests of the Administrative Agent
shall not be invalidated by any action or inaction (other than
non-payment) of Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or any other Person,
and shall insure the Administrative Agent regardless of any breach
or violation by Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any other person, of
any warranties, declarations or conditions of such policies and
(vii) provide that the insurance be primary and without right
of contribution from any other insurance which may be
available to Administrative Agent and expressly provide that all
provisions thereof, except the limits of liability (which shall be
applicable to all insureds as a group), shall operate in the same
manner as if there were a separate policy covering each insured,
and liability for premiums shall be solely a liability of
Borrower.
Administrative Agent shall be entitled, upon
reasonable advance notice, to review and/or receive copies of, the
insurance policies of Borrower and its Subsidiaries carried and
maintained with respect to Borrower’s obligations under this
Subsection 2.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, no provision of this Subsection 2.2 or any provision
of this Agreement shall impose on Administrative Agent and Lenders
any duty or obligation to verify the existence or adequacy of the
insurance coverage maintained by Borrower and its Subsidiaries, nor
shall Administrative Agent and Lenders be responsible for any
representations or warranties made by or on behalf of Borrower and
its Subsidiaries to any insurance broker, company or underwriter.
Administrative Agent, at its sole option, may obtain such
insurance if not provided by Borrower and in such event, Borrower
shall reimburse Administrative Agent upon demand for the cost
thereof.
2.3
Inspection; Lender Meeting . Borrower will permit and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, at the expense of
Borrower, any authorized representatives of any Lender (i) to
visit and inspect any of its properties and the properties of its
Subsidiaries, including their financial and accounting records, and
to make copies and take extracts therefrom, and (ii) to
discuss its and their affairs, finances and business with its and
their officers, employees and certified public accountants, in both
cases upon reasonable prior notice at such reasonable times during
normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably
requested; provided , that, except during the continuance of
a Default, each visit or inspection by a Lender in excess of one
visit or inspection during a calendar year shall be at the
expense of such Lender. Without in any way limiting the foregoing,
Borrower will participate in and will cause its key management
personnel to participate in a meeting with Administrative Agent and
Lenders at least once during each year, which meeting shall be held
at such time and such place as may be reasonably requested by
Administrative Agent.
2.4
Legal Existence, Etc. Except as otherwise permitted by
Subsection 3.6, Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and
effect its legal existence and good standing and all rights and
franchises (including the Franchises and the
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Licenses), except as
permitted hereunder as and as would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.5
Use of Proceeds . Borrower will use the proceeds of the
Loans, and will cause any of its Subsidiaries who receive (directly
or indirectly) proceeds of the Loans to use such proceeds, solely
for the purposes described in the recital paragraphs to this
Agreement. No part of any Loan will be used (directly or
indirectly) to purchase any “margin stock” as defined
in, or otherwise in violation of, the regulations of the Federal
Reserve System.
2.6
Further Assurances; Notices of Acquisition of Real Property
. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, from
time to time, do, execute and deliver all such additional and
further acts, documents and instruments as Administrative Agent or
any Lender reasonably requests to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and to vest completely in and assure
Administrative Agent and Lenders of their respective rights under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including such
financing statements, documents, security agreements and reports to
evidence, perfect or otherwise implement the security for repayment
of the Obligations contemplated by the Loan Documents. Borrower
will notify Administrative Agent in each Compliance Certificate
delivered pursuant to Subsection 4.5(C) of the
acquisition (including by way of lease) by Borrower (or its
Subsidiaries) of any real property or any interest therein
including all easements and licenses (and the cost thereof or
annual rentals with respect thereto), and of any registered
intellectual property, or the opening of any new deposit,
investment or other accounts, and will execute and deliver all such
additional documents and instruments as Administrative Agent
may reasonably require, promptly upon the request of
Administrative Agent (including, upon written request of
Administrative Agent, mortgages, title insurance policies, landlord
and mortgagee waivers and consents, UCC financing statements
(including fixture filings), environmental audits, completed
environmental questionnaires, surveys, assignments, control
agreements and legal opinions).
2.7
CoBank Patronage Capital . So long as CoBank is a Lender
hereunder, Borrower will acquire non-voting participation
certificates in CoBank in such amounts and at such times as CoBank
may require in accordance with CoBank’s Bylaws and
Capital Plan (as each may be amended from time to time),
except that the maximum amount of participation certificates that
Borrower may be required to purchase in CoBank in connection
with the Loans may not exceed the maximum amount permitted by
the Bylaws at the time this Agreement is entered into. The rights
and obligations of the parties with respect to such participation
certificates and any distributions made on account thereof or on
account of Borrower’s patronage with CoBank shall be governed
by CoBank’s Bylaws. CoBank agrees that all Loans that are
made by CoBank and that are retained for its own account and not
sold in a participation shall be entitled to patronage
distributions in accordance with the CoBank’s Bylaws; all
Loans that are made by CoBank and are included in a sale of a
participation shall not be entitled to patronage distributions.
CoBank’s Pro Rata Share of the Loans and other Obligations
due to CoBank shall be secured by a statutory first lien on all
equity which Borrower may now own or hereafter acquire in
CoBank. Such equity shall not, however , constitute security
for the Obligations due to any other Lender. CoBank shall not be
obligated to set off or otherwise apply such equities to
Borrower’s obligations to CoBank.
2.8
Collateral Assignments of Material Contracts . Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, as appropriate, shall promptly execute and
deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
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Administrative Agent
and all Lenders, all such Collateral Contract Assignments with
respect to Material Contracts as Administrative Agent
may request from time to time, such Collateral Contract
Assignments to contain, to the extent obtainable through the use of
reasonably commercial efforts, a consent to the collateral
assignment of the applicable Material Contract satisfactory to
Administrative Agent and containing such other reasonable terms and
conditions in light of the nature of the applicable Material
Contract and the parties thereto other than Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
2.9
Investment Company Act . Neither Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall be required to register under, or is otherwise
subject to regulation as an “investment company” as
that term is defined in, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
2.10
Payment of Obligations . Unless contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and then only to the extent reserves
required by GAAP have been set aside therefore, Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) pay, discharge or
otherwise satisfy at or before maturity all liabilities and
obligations as and when due (subject to any applicable
subordination provisions), and any additional costs that are
imposed as a result of any failure to so pay, discharge or
otherwise satisfy such obligations, except to the extent failure to
do so would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, and (ii) pay and discharge all taxes, assessments,
claims and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it, upon its
income or profits or upon any of its properties, prior to the date
on which penalties would attach thereto or a lien would attach to
any of the properties of Borrower if unpaid unless the same are
being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and
then only if and to the extent reserves required by GAAP have been
set aside therefor.
2.11
Environmental Laws . Borrower will, and will at all times
cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
(A)
Comply in all material respects with, and ensure compliance in all
material respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all
applicable Environmental Laws and obtain and comply in all material
respects with and maintain, and ensure that all tenants and
subtenants obtain and comply in all material respects with and
maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications,
registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws
except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(B)
Conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and
testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under
Environmental Laws and promptly comply in all material respects
with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental
Authorities regarding Environmental Laws except to the extent that
the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and the pendency of such proceedings could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(C)
Defend, indemnify and hold harmless Administrative Agent and
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