Exhibit 10.1
[Published CUSIP Number:
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of June 9, 2008
among
FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,
as the Borrower,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Agent, Swing Line Lender
and
L/C Issuer,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,
as Documentation Agent,
and
The Other Lenders Party Hereto
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as
Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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1.01 Defined
Terms
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1.02 Other
Interpretive Provisions
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1.03 Accounting
Terms
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1.04
Rounding
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1.05 Times of
Day
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1.06 Letter of
Credit Amounts
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ARTICLE II. THE
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
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2.01 Revolving
Loans and Term Loans
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2.02 Borrowings,
Conversions and Continuations of Loans
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2.03 Letters of
Credit
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2.04 Swing Line
Loans
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2.05
Prepayments
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2.06 Termination
or Reduction of Commitments
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2.07 Repayment of
Loans
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2.08
Interest
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2.09 Fees
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2.10 Computation
of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable
Rate
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2.11 Evidence of
Debt
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2.12 Payments
Generally; Agent’s Clawback
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2.13 Sharing of
Payments by Lenders
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2.14 Increase in
Commitments
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ARTICLE III.
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
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3.01 Taxes
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3.02
Illegality
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3.03 Inability to
Determine Rates
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3.04 Increased
Costs
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3.05 Compensation
for Losses
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3.06 Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
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3.07
Survival
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ARTICLE IV.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
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4.01 Conditions of
Initial Credit Extension
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4.02 Conditions to
all Credit Extensions
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4.03 Conditions to
Term Borrowing
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ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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5.01 Existence,
Qualification and Power
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5.02
Authorization; No Contravention
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5.03 Governmental
Authorization; Other Consents
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5.04 Binding
Effect
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5.05 Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Effect
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5.06
Litigation
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5.07 No
Default
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5.08 Ownership of
Property; Liens
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5.09 Environmental
Compliance
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5.10
Insurance
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5.11 Taxes
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5.12 ERISA
Compliance
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5.13 Subsidiaries;
Equity Interests
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5.14 Margin
Regulations; Investment Company Act
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5.15
Disclosure
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5.16 Compliance
with Laws
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5.17 Taxpayer
Identification Number
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5.18 Intellectual
Property; Licenses, Etc.
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5.19 Rights in
Collateral; Priority of Liens
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ARTICLE VI.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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6.01 Financial
Statements
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6.02 Certificates;
Other Information
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6.03 Notices
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6.04 Payment of
Obligations
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6.05 Preservation
of Existence, Etc.
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6.06 Maintenance
of Properties
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6.07 Maintenance
of Insurance
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6.08 Compliance
with Laws
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6.09 Books and
Records
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6.10 Inspection
Rights
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6.11 Use of
Proceeds
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6.12 Additional
Guarantors
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6.13 Collateral
Records
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6.14 Security
Interests
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6.15 Swap
Contracts
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ARTICLE VII.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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7.01 Liens
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7.02
Investments
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7.03
Indebtedness
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7.04 Fundamental
Changes
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7.05
Dispositions
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7.06 Restricted
Payments
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7.07 Change in
Nature of Business
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7.08 Transactions
With Affiliates
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7.09 Burdensome
Agreements
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7.10 Use of
Proceeds
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7.11 Financial
Covenants
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ARTICLE VIII.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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8.01 Events of
Default
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8.02 Remedies Upon
Event of Default
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8.03 Application
of Funds
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ARTICLE IX.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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9.01 Appointment
and Authorization of Administrative Agent.
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9.02 Rights as a
Lender
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9.03 Exculpatory
Provisions
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9.04 Reliance by
Administrative Agent
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9.05 Delegation of
Duties
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9.06 Resignation
of Agent
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9.07 Non-Reliance
on Agent and Other Lenders
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9.08 No Other
Duties, Etc.
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9.09
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
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9.10 Collateral
and Guaranty Matters
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ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
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10.01 Amendments,
Etc.
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10.02 Notices;
Effectiveness; Electronic Communication
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10.03 No Waiver;
Cumulative Remedies
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10.04 Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver
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10.05 Payments Set
Aside
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10.06 Successors
and Assigns
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10.07 Treatment of
Certain Information; Confidentiality
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10.08 Right of
Setoff
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10.09 Interest
Rate Limitation
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10.10
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
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10.11 Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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10.12
Severability
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10.13 Replacement
of Lenders
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10.14 Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
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10.15 Waiver of
Jury Trial
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10.16 No Advisory
or Fiduciary Responsibility
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10.17 Electronic
Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents
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10.18 USA PATRIOT
Act Notice
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10.19 Time of the
Essence
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10.20 Amendment
and Restatement
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10.21 Oral
Agreements Not Enforceable
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SCHEDULES
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1.01
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Special Adjustments to Consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA |
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2.01
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Commitments and Applicable
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5.06
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Litigation |
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5.13
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Subsidiaries and Other Equity
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7.01
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Existing Liens |
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7.03
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Existing Indebtedness |
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10.02
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Agent's Office, Certain Addresses for
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EXHIBITS
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Form
of
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A
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Loan Notice |
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Swing Line Loan Notice |
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C-1
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Revolving Note |
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C-2
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Term Note |
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D
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Compliance Certificate |
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E
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Guaranty Agreement |
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F-1
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Borrower Pledge Agreement |
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F-2
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Guarantor Pledge Agreement |
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G-1
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Borrower Security Agreement |
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G-2
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Guarantor Security Agreement |
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H-1
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Assignment and Assumption |
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H-2
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Administrative Questionnaire |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into
as of June 9, 2008, among FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a
Washington corporation (the “ Borrower ”), each
lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “
Lenders ” and individually, a “ Lender
”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing
Line Lender and L/C Issuer.
Recitals
WHEREAS, Bank of America, N.A. and
U.S. Bank National Association, as lenders, Bank of America, N.A.,
as administrative agent for such lenders, swing line lender and L/C
issuer, and the Borrower are parties to that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of July 8, 2005 (as amended prior to the
date hereof, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”);
and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested
that the Lenders enter into this Agreement to amend and restate the
Existing Credit Agreement (including the inclusion of additional
lenders) and continue to provide a revolving credit facility to the
Borrower and to re-finance amounts owing under the Existing Credit
Agreement, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
covenant and agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
(a) Defined Terms
. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth below:
“ Acquisition ”
means the acquisition by Borrower of all or substantially all of
the Equity Interests of OMAX.
“ Acquisition Adjustment
Amount ” has the meaning specified in
Schedule 1.01 .
“ Acquisition Adjustment
Calculation Date ” has the meaning specified in
Schedule 1.01 .
“ Acquisition Closing
Date ” means the date of the consummation of the
Acquisition.
“ Administrative
Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in
substantially the form of Exhibit H-2 or any other form
approved by Agent.
“ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is
Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person
specified.
“ Agent ” or
“ Administrative Agent ” means Bank of America
in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan
Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“ Agent’s Office
” means Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as
set forth on Schedule 10.02 , or such other address or
account as Agent may from time to time notify Borrower and
Lenders.
“ Aggregate Commitments
” means Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the Aggregate
Term Commitments.
“ Aggregate Revolving
Commitments ” means the Revolving Commitments of all
Lenders.
“ Aggregate Term
Commitments ” means the Term Commitments of all
Lenders.
“ Agreement ”
means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“ Applicable Percentage
” means with respect to any Lender at any time, (a) the
percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s
Revolving Commitment at such time or (b) with respect to
matters relating to the Term Commitments and Term Loans only, the
percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the
Aggregate Term Commitments represented by such Lender’s Term
Commitment at such time. If the commitment of each Lender to make
Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit
Extensions have been terminated pursuant to
Section 8(b) or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments
and/or Aggregate Term Commitments have expired, then the Applicable
Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the
Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect,
giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The initial Applicable
Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such
Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and
Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as
applicable.
“ Applicable Rate
” means, from time to time, the following percentages per
annum, based upon the Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most
recent Compliance Certificate received by Agent pursuant to
Section 6.02(b) :
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Any increase or decrease in the
Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated
Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day
immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is required
to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) ;
provided , however , that if a Compliance Certificate
is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then, at
the request of Required Lenders, Pricing Level 1 shall apply as of
the first Business Day of the month following the date such
Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and
shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance
Certificate is delivered. The Applicable Rate in effect as of the
Closing Date shall be determined based on the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio in the certificate required under Section 4.01(a)(vii)
as a condition precedent to the initial Credit Extension. Such
Applicable Rate shall remain in effect until the first Business Day
immediately following the delivery of the first Compliance
Certificate required under Section 6.02(a) .
Thereafter, the Applicable Rate shall be increased or decreased as
set forth above based on the successive Compliance Certificates or,
as applicable, the Compliance Certificate due dates.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, during the period between
the delivery of the Term Loan Pricing Certificate and the
Compliance Certificate required under Section 6.02(a)
immediately following such Term Loan Pricing Certificate, the
Applicable Rate shall be determined based on the Consolidated
Leverage Ratio in the Term Loan Pricing Certificate.
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the
Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions
of Section 2.10(b) .
“ Approved Fund ”
means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a
Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) an entity or
an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a
Lender.
“ Arranger ” means
Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole lead
arranger and sole book manager.
“ Assignee Group ”
means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one
another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same
investment advisor.
“ Assignment and
Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered
into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party
whose consent is required by Section 10(f)(ii) ), and
accepted by Agent, in substantially the form of
Exhibit H-1 or any other form approved by Agent.
“ Attributable
Indebtedness ” means, on any date, (a) in respect of
any capital lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof
that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of
such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any
Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining
lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a
balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance
with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital
lease.
“ Audited Financial
Statements ” means the audited consolidated balance sheet
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended
April 30, 2007, and the related
consolidated statements of income or operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes
thereto.
“ Bank of America
” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“ Base Rate ”
means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher
of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and
(b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly
announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime
rate.” The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of
America based upon various factors including Bank of
America’s costs and desired return, general economic
conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for
pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such
announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of
America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day
specified in the public announcement of such change.
“ Base Rate Loan ”
means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“ Base Rate Revolving
Loan ” means a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate
Loan.
“ Base Rate Term Loan
” means a Term Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.
“ Borrower ” has
the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“ Borrower Materials
” has the meaning specified in Section 6(b)
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“ Borrower Pledge
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement in favor of Agent dated as of June 9, 2008 made by
the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit F-1
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“ Borrower Security
Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Security
Agreement in favor of Agent dated as of June 9, 2008 made by
the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit G-1
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“ Borrowing ”
means a Revolving Borrowing, a Term Borrowing or a Swing Line
Borrowing, as the context may require.
“ Business Day ”
means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are
in fact closed in, the state where Agent’s Office is located
and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any
such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and
between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“ Cash Collateralize
” has the meaning specified in Section 2(c)(vii)
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“ Change in Law ”
means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of
the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law,
rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule,
regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or
application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the
making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether
or not having the force of law) by any Governmental
Authority.
“ Change of Control
” means,
(a) with respect to Borrower, an
event or series of events by which:
(i) any “person” or
“group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any
employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any
person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other
fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and
13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a
person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial
ownership” of all securities that such person or group has
the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately
or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option
right”)), directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the
Equity Interests of Borrower entitled to vote for members of the
board of directors or equivalent governing body of Borrower on a
fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities
that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any
option right);
(ii) during any period of 12
consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of
directors or other equivalent governing body of Borrower cease to
be composed of individuals (A) who were members of that board
or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period,
(B) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent
governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause
(A) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination
at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or
(C) whose election or nomination to that board or other
equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to
in clauses (A) and (B) above constituting at the time of
such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or
equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause
(B) and clause (C), any individual whose initial nomination
for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or
equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or
removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than
a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on
behalf of the board of directors); or
(iii) any Person or two or more
Persons acting in concert shall have acquired by contract or
otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement
that, upon consummation thereof, will result in its or their
acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a
controlling influence over the management or policies of Borrower,
or control over the Equity Interests of Borrower entitled to vote
for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body
of Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all
such securities that such Person(s) or group has the right to
acquire pursuant to any option right) representing 25% or more of
the combined voting power of such Equity Interests;
(b) with respect to each Guarantor,
an event or series of events by which Borrower ceases to directly
or indirectly own and control all of the Equity Interests of such
Guarantor.
“ Closing Date ”
means the first date all the conditions precedent in
Section 4(a) are satisfied or waived in accordance with
Section 10(a) .
“ Code ” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“ Collateral ”
shall mean any and all assets and rights and interests in or to
property of Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties, whether
real or personal, tangible or intangible, in which a Lien is
granted or purported to be granted pursuant to the Collateral
Documents.
“ Collateral Documents
” means, collectively, the Borrower Security Agreement, the
Guarantor Security Agreement, the Borrower Pledge Agreement, the
Guarantor Pledge Agreement and all agreements, instruments and
documents now or hereafter executed and delivered in connection
with this Agreement, including without limitation the Indiana
Mortgage, pursuant to which Liens are granted or purported to be
granted to Agent in Collateral securing all or part of the
Obligations each in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
“ Commitment ”
means, as to each Lender, its Revolving Commitment and its Term
Commitment.
“ Compliance Certificate
” means a certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit D .
“ Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA ” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to
Consolidated Net Income for such period plus
(a) the following to the extent
deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:
(i) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period,
(ii) the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign
income taxes payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such
period, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iv) other non-cash expenses of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries reducing such Consolidated Net
Income which do not represent a cash item in such period or any
future period, (v) in the case of any calculation of
“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” made as of any Flow
Adjustment Calculation Date, the Flow Add-back Adjustment Amount
corresponding to such date, and (vi) in the event the
Acquisition is consummated, in the case of any calculation of
“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” made as of any
Acquisition Adjustment Calculation Date, the Acquisition Adjustment
Amount corresponding to such date; minus
(b) the following to the extent
included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:
(i) Federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, (ii) all
non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period,
and (iii) in the case of any calculation of “Consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA” made as of any Flow Adjustment Calculation
Date, the Flow Add-away Adjustment Amount corresponding to such
date.
“ Consolidated Funded
Indebtedness ” means, as of any date of determination,
for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the
sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all
obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money
(including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all
direct obligations arising under letters of credit (including
standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank
guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) all
obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property
or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary
course of business), (e) Attributable Indebtedness in respect
of capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations, (f) without
duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding
Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through
(e) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, and (g) all Indebtedness of the types referred to
in clauses (a) through (f) above of any partnership or
joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a
corporation or limited liability company) in which the Borrower or
a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such
Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such
Subsidiary.
“ Consolidated Interest
Charges ” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all
interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and
related expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection
with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in
connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case
to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, and
(b) the portion of rent expense of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries with respect to such period under capital leases that
is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.
“ Consolidated Interest
Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination,
the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the period
of the four prior fiscal quarters ending on such date to
(b) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period.
“ Consolidated Leverage
Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio
of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to
(b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the period of the four
fiscal quarters most recently ended.
“ Consolidated Net
Income ” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for that period.
“ Contractual Obligation
” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security
issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other
undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any
of its property is bound.
“ Control ” means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person,
whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract
or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “
Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.
“ Credit Extension
” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and
(b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“ Debtor Relief Laws
” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all
other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the
benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership,
insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the
United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time
in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“ Default ” means
any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or
that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both,
would be an Event of Default.
“ Default Rate ”
means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than L/C
Fees an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus
(ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate
Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided ,
however , that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the
Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate
(including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan
plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to
L/C Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per
annum.
“ Defaulting Lender
” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any
portion of the Revolving Loans, participations in L/C Obligations
or participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it
hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded
by it hereunder unless such failure has been cured, (b) has
otherwise failed to pay over to Agent or any other Lender any other
amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day
of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute or
unless such failure has been cured, or (c) has been deemed
insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding.
“ Disposition ” or
“ Dispose ” means the sale, transfer, license,
lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback
transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale,
assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse,
of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims
associated therewith.
“ Dollar ” and
“ $ ” mean lawful money of the United
States.
“ Domestic Material
Subsidiary ” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is not an
Immaterial Subsidiary.
“ Domestic Subsidiary
” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of
any political subdivision of the United States.
“ Eligible Assignee
” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an
assignee under Section 10(f)(ii)(iii) , (v) and
(vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required
under Section 10(f)(ii)(iii) ).
“ Environmental Laws
” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign
statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders,
decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses,
agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and
the protection of the environment or the release of any materials
into the environment, including
those
related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and
discharges to waste or public systems.
“ Environmental
Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise
(including any liability for damages, costs of environmental
remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of Borrower, any
other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly
or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of
any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling,
transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous
Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials,
(d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement
or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is
assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“ Equity Interests
” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of
capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such
Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the
purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock
of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of
the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such
Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or
acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other
interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in
such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests
therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such
shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are
outstanding on any date of determination.
“ ERISA ” means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ ERISA Affiliate
” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
under common control with Borrower within the meaning of Section
414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of
the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of
the Code).
“ ERISA Event ”
means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan;
(b) a withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a
Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan
year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in
Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that
is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA;
(c) a complete or partial withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a
Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a
notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as
a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the
commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan
or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which
constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any
Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of
any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums
due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“ Eurodollar Base Rate
” has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurodollar
Rate.
“ Eurodollar Rate
” means for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar
Rate Loan, a rate per annum determined by the Agent pursuant to the
following formula:
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Eurodollar Rate
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Eurodollar Base Rate
1.00 — Eurodollar Reserve Percentage |
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Where,
“ Eurodollar Base Rate
” means, for such Interest Period, the rate per annum equal
to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“ BBA
LIBOR ”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially
available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by
the Agent from time to time) at approximately 2:00 p.m., London
time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If
such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the
“Eurodollar Base Rate” for such Interest Period shall
be the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the rate at
which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the
Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of
America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be
offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in
the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at
approximately 2:00 p.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to
the commencement of such Interest Period.
“ Eurodollar Reserve
Percentage ” means, for any day during any Interest
Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out
to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not
applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to
time by the FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement
(including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve
requirement) with respect to eurodollar funding (currently referred
to as “eurodollar liabilities”). The Eurodollar Rate
for each outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be adjusted
automatically as of the effective date of any change in the
Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.
“ Eurodollar Rate Loan
” means each Eurodollar Rate Revolving Loan and each
Eurodollar Rate Term Loan.
“ Eurodollar Rate Revolving
Loan ” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a
rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.
“ Eurodollar Rate Term
Loan ” means a Term Loan that bears interest at a rate
based on the Eurodollar Rate.
“ Event of Default
” has the meaning specified in Section 8(a)
.
“ Excluded Taxes ”
means, with respect to Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any
other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any
obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or
measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and
franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the
jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws
of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal
office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its
applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch profits
taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by
any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, and
(c) any backup withholding tax that is required by the Code to
be withheld from amounts payable to a Lender that has failed to
comply with clause (A) of Section 3.01(e)(ii)
.
“ Existing Credit
Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the
Recitals.
“ Existing Letters of
Credit ” means the following letters of credit issued by
Bank of America under the Existing Credit Agreement:
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1,500,000 |
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July 8, 2008 |
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3090317
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381,530.46 |
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October 23, 2008 |
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3090317
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286,147.85 |
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February 22, 2009 |
“ Federal Funds Rate
” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the
weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by
Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such
day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business
Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such
transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on
the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is
so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal
Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward,
if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank
of America on such day on such transactions as determined by
Agent.
“ Fee Letter ”
means the letter agreement, dated April 7, 2008, among the
Borrower, Agent and the Arranger.
“ Flow Add-away Adjustment
Amount ” has the meaning specified in
Schedule 1.01.
“ Flow Add-back Adjustment
Amount ” has the meaning specified in
Schedule 1.01.
“ Flow Adjustment
Calculation Date ” has the meaning specified in
Schedule 1.01.
“ FRB ” means the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States.
“ Fund ” means any
Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged
in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial
loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of
its activities.
“ GAAP ” means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set
forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be
approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in
the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of
the date of determination, consistently applied.
“ Governmental Authority
” means the government of the United States or any other
nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or
local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body,
court, central bank or other entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers
or functions of or pertaining to government (including any
supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European
Central Bank).
“ Guarantee ”
means, as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic
effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable
or performable by another Person (the “primary
obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and
including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect,
(i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the
purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation,
(ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for
the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness
or other obligation of the payment or performance of such
Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working
capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition
or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor
so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or
other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of
assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such
Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance
thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof
(in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such
Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other
Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is
assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of
any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The
amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to
the stated or determinable amount of the related primary
obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee
is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the
guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee”
as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“ Guarantor Pledge
Agreement ” means the Pledge Agreement in favor of Agent
to be made by the Guarantors in substantially the form of
Exhibit F-2 , and to be entered into by additional
Domestic Material Subsidiaries from time to time thereafter in
accordance with this Agreement.
“ Guarantor Security
Agreement ” means the Security Agreement in favor of
Agent to be made by the Guarantors in substantially the form of
Exhibit G-2 , and to be entered into by
additional Domestic Material Subsidiaries from time to time
thereafter in accordance with this Agreement.
“ Guarantors ”
means OMAX (following the consummation of the Acquisition, if the
Acquisition is consummated) and each other Domestic Material
Subsidiary from time to time a party to the Guaranty.
“ Guaranty ” means
the Guaranty Agreement in favor of Lenders, L/C Issuer and Agent to
be made by Guarantors in substantially the form of
Exhibit E , and to be entered into by additional
Domestic Material Subsidiaries from time to time thereafter in
accordance with this Agreement.
“ Hazardous Materials
” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and
all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants,
including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or
asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon
gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or
wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental
Law.
“ Immaterial Subsidiary
” means a Subsidiary that has assets or operations that are
not material to the assets or operations of the Borrower, taken as
a whole, except that a Subsidiary that had assets or operations
that were not material to the assets or operations of the Borrower,
taken as a whole, as of the date of this Agreement but has assets
or operations that are material to the assets or operations of the
Borrower, taken as a whole, at any time thereafter shall not be
deemed an Immaterial Subsidiary from and after the date it has
assets or operations that are material to the assets or operations
of the Borrower, taken as a whole.
“ Indebtedness ”
means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication,
all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or
liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all obligations of such Person
for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
instruments;
(b) all direct or contingent
obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit
(including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances,
bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c) net obligations of such Person
under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations of such Person to
pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than
trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and, in
each case, not past due for more than 60 days after the date
on which such trade account payable became due);
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid
interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being
purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under
conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or
not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is
limited in recourse;
(f) capital leases and Synthetic
Lease Obligations;
(g) all obligations of such Person to
purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in
respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person,
valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the
greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference
plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in
respect of any of the foregoing.
For all
purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the
Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a
joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability
company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint
venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse
to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap
Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination
Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any capital lease or
Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the
amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such
date.
“ Indemnified Taxes
” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“ Indemnitees ”
has the meaning specified in Section 10(d)(ii) .
“ Indiana Mortgage
” means that certain Amended and Restated Mortgage, Security
Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Filing made
by Borrower in favor of Agent dated of even date herewith securing
certain real property of Borrower located in Clark County,
Indiana.
“ Information ”
has the meaning specified in Section 10(g) .
“ Intangible Assets
” means assets that are considered to be intangible assets
under GAAP, including customer lists, goodwill, computer software,
copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses,
unamortized deferred charges, unamortized debt discount and
capitalized research and development costs.
“ Interest Payment Date
” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan,
the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and
the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period
for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective
dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such
Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and
(b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan),
the last Business Day of each January, April, July and October and
the Maturity Date.
“ Interest Period
” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period
commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or
converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on
the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by
the Borrower in its Loan Notice; provided that:
(i) any Interest Period that would
otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended
to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls
in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall
end on the next preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period that begins
on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which
there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at
the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day
of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(iii) no Interest Period shall extend
beyond the Maturity Date.
“ Investment ”
means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or
investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the
purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities
of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution
to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other
acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest
in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture
interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which
the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or
(c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a
series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute
a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of
any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without
adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of
such Investment.
“ IP Rights ” has
the meaning specified in Section 5(r) .
“ IRS ” means the
United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ ISP ” means,
with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International
Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of
International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later
version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“ Issuer Documents
” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the L/C
Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument
entered into by the L/C Issuer and Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or
in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of
Credit.
“ Laws ” means,
collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local
statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances,
codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities,
including the interpretation or administration thereof by any
Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation
or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative
orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and
permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in
each case whether or not having the force of law.
“ L/C Advance ”
means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of
its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its
Applicable Percentage.
“ L/C Application
” means an application and agreement for the issuance or
amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in
use by the L/C Issuer.
“ L/C Borrowing ”
means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any
Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when
made or refinanced as a Borrowing.
“ L/C Credit Extension
” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance
thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of
the amount thereof.
“ L/C Expiration Date
” means the day that is thirty days prior to the Maturity
Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
next preceding Business Day).
“ L/C Fee ” has
the meaning specified in Section 2(c)(ix) .
“ L/C Issuer ”
means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of
Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit
hereunder.
“ L/C Obligations
” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate
amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of
Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts,
including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount
available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of
such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with
Section (f) . For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any
date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms
but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the
operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall
be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so
remaining available to be drawn.
“ L/C Sublimit ”
means an amount equal to $25,000,000. The L/C Sublimit is part of,
and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.
“ Lender ” has the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the
context requires, includes the Swing Line Lender.
“ Lending Office ”
means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender
described as such in such Lender’s Administrative
Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from
time to time notify Borrower and Agent.
“ Letter of Credit
” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and
shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.
“ Lien ” means any
mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference,
priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in
the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real
property, and any financing lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“ Loan ” means an
extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under
Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan, a Term Loan
or a Swing Line Loan.
“ Loan Documents ”
means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, the Fee
Letter, each Collateral Document and the Guaranty.
“ Loan Notice ”
means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of
Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of
Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) ,
which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A .
“ Loan Parties ”
means, collectively, Borrower and each Person (other than Agent,
the L/C Issuer, any Swing Line Lender or any Lender) executing a
Loan Document including, without limitation, each Guarantor and
each Person executing a Collateral Document.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means (a) a material adverse change in, or
a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business,
properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower or the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) an
impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its
obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party if such
impairment materially affects the ability of the Loan Parties,
taken as a whole, fully and timely to perform their obligations
under the Loan Documents; or (c) a material adverse effect
upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability
against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a
party.
“ Maturity Date ”
means June 9, 2013; provided , however , that if
such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the
next preceding Business Day.
“ Multiemployer Plan
” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during
the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make
contributions.
“ Note ” means
each Revolving Note and each Term Note.
“ Obligations ”
means (a) all advances to, and debts, liabilities,
obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under
any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter
of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by
assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising and (b) all debts, liabilities,
obligations, covenants and duties of the Borrower owing to any
Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender and arising under any Swap
Contract permitted by Section 7(c)(iv) , whether
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or
hereafter arising, and, in each case, including interest and fees
that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or
any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief
Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding,
regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in
such proceeding.
“ OMAX ” means
OMAX Corporation, a Washington corporation.
“ Organization Documents
” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the
certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or
equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any
non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited
liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or
organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to
any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business
entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable
agreement of formation or organization and any agreement,
instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in
connection with its formation or organization with the applicable
Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or
organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of
formation or organization of such entity.
“ Other Taxes ”
means all present or future stamp, intangible or documentary taxes
or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies
arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan
Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or
otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
“ Outstanding Amount
” means (i) with respect to Revolving Loans and Swing
Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount
thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or
repayments of Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may
be, occurring on such date; (ii) with respect to any L/C
Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such
date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on
such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C
Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any
reimbursements by Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts; and
(iii) with respect to Term Loans on any date, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any
prepayments of Term Loans occurring on such date.
“ Participant ”
has the meaning specified in Section 10(f)(iv) .
“ PBGC ” means the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“ Pension Plan ”
means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term
is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a
Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is
sponsored or maintained by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to
which Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an
obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or
other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made
contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five
plan years.
“ Person ” means
any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental
Authority or other entity.
“ Plan ” means any
“employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by Borrower or, with
respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the
Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.
“ Platform ” has
the meaning specified in Section 6(b) .
“ Post-Acquisition
Adjustments ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7.11(a) .
“ Pre-Acquisition
Adjustments ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7.11(a) .
“ Public Lender ”
has the meaning specified in Section 6(b) .
“ Register ” has
the meaning specified in Section 10(f)(iii) .
“ Related Parties
” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s
Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees,
agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such
Person’s Affiliates.
“ Reportable Event
” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of
ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period
has been waived.
“ Request for Credit
Extension ” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing,
conversion or continuation of Loans, a Loan Notice, (b) with
respect to an L/C Credit Extension, an L/C Application, and
(c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan
Notice.
“ Required Lenders
” means, as of any date of determination, the Required
Revolving Lenders and the Required Term Loan Lenders.
“ Required Revolving
Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders
having more than 66 2/3% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or,
if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation
of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been
terminated pursuant to Section 8(b) , Lenders holding
in the aggregate more than 66 2/3% of the Revolving Outstandings
(with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk
participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing
Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for
purposes of this definition); provided that the Commitment
of, and the portion of the Revolving Outstandings held or deemed
held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of
making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.
“ Required Term Loan
Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders
having more than 66 2/3% of the Term Outstandings; provided
that the portion of the Term Outstandings held or deemed held by,
any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a
determination of Required Term Loan Lenders.
“ Responsible Officer
” means the chief executive officer, president, chief
financial officer, secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer or
controller of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices
given pursuant to Article II , any other officer or
employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the
foregoing officers in a notice to the Agent. Any document delivered
hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party
shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all
necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of
such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively
presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“ Restricted Payment
” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or
other Equity Interest of Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment
(whether in cash, securities or other property), including any
sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase,
redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of
any such capital stock or other Equity Interest or on account of
any return of capital to Borrower’s stockholders, partners or
members (or the equivalent Person thereof).
“ Revolving Availability
Period ” means the period from and including the Closing
Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the
date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant
to Section 2(f)(a) , and (c) the date of
termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of
the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions
pursuant to Section 8(b) .
“ Revolving Borrowing
” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving
Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans,
having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders
pursuant to Section 2.01(a) .
“ Revolving Commitment
” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make
Revolving Loans to Borrower pursuant to Section 2(a)(a)
, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and
(c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an
aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to
exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in
Part (a) of Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and
Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as
applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement.
“ Revolving Loan ”
has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) .
“ Revolving Note ”
means a promissory note made by Borrower in favor of a Lender
evidencing Revolving Loans made by such Lender, substantially in
the form of Exhibit C-1 .
“ Revolving Outstandings
” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving
Loans and Swing Line Loans and all L/C Obligations.
“ SEC ” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority
succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“ Subsidiary ” of
a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company or other business entity of which a majority of
the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting
power for the election of directors or other governing body (other
than securities or interests having such power only by reason of
the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned,
or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such
Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a
“Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall
refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Borrower.
“ Swap Contract ”
means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps,
credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions,
commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts,
equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond
index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or
forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward
foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor
transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions,
cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot
contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of
any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of
the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by
or subject to any master agreement, and
(b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related
confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or
governed by, any form of master agreement published by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any
International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other
master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any
related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any
such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“ Swap Termination Value
” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after
taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting
agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on
or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and
termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such
termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date
referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the
mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined
based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available
quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts
(which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“ Swing Line Borrowing
” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to
Section 2.04 .
“ Swing Line Lender
” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing
Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.
“ Swing Line Loan
” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a)
.
“ Swing Line Loan Notice
” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to
Section 2.04(b) , which, if in writing, shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit B .
“ Swing Line Sublimit
” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 and
(b) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. The Swing Line
Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments.
“ Synthetic Lease
Obligation ” means the monetary obligation of a Person
under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax
retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession
of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance
sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy
of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such
Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“ Taxes ” means
all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or
other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any
interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“ Term Availability
Period ” means the period from and including the Closing
Date to and including the earlier of (i) the date that is six
(6) months after the Closing Date and (ii) the date of
the Term Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.01(b) ;
provided , that the Term Availability Date may be sooner
terminated as of the date of termination of the Aggregate Term
Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06(b) and as of the
date of termination of the commitment of each Lender
to make
Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit
Extensions pursuant to Section 8(b) .
“ Term Borrowing ”
means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same
Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Term Loans, having the
same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to
Section 2.01(b) .
“ Term Commitment
” means, as to each Lender, its several obligation to make a
Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b)
in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite
such Lender’s name in Part (b) of
Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption
pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as
applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement.
“ Term Loan ” has
the meaning given in Section 2.01(b) .
“ Term Loan Pricing
Certificate ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.03(c)(iv) .
“ Term Note ”
means a promissory note made by Borrower in favor of a Lender
evidencing a Term Loan made by such Lender, substantially in the
form of Exhibit C-2 .
“ Term Outstandings
” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Term
Loans.
“ Threshold Amount
” means $1,000,000.
“ Total Outstandings
” means the Revolving Outstandings plus the Term
Outstandings.
“ Type ” means,
with respect to a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan, its character as a
Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
“ Unfunded Pension
Liability ” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s
benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over
the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined
in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension
Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable
plan year.
“ United States ”
and “ U.S. ” mean the United States of
America.
“ Unreimbursed Amount
” has the meaning specified in
Section 2(c)(iii)(i) .
(b) Other Interpretive
Provisions . With reference to this Agreement and each other
Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other
Loan Document:
(i) The definitions of terms
herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the
terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The
words “include,” “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation.” The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires
otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any
agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization
Document) shall be construed as referring to such
agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set
forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any
reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words
“herein,” “hereof” and
“hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in
any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan
Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision
thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles,
Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to
Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan
Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to
any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions
consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any
reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise
specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words
“asset” and “property” shall be construed
to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all
tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash,
securities, accounts and contract rights.
(ii) In the computation of
periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word “from” means “from and including;”
the words “to” and “until” each mean
“to but excluding;” and the word “through”
means “to and including.”
(iii) Section headings herein
and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(c) Accounting
Terms.
(i) Generally . All
accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein
shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data
(including financial ratios and other financial calculations)
required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be
prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as
in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with
that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as
otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(ii) Changes in GAAP .
If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of
any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document,
and either Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request,
Agent, Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend
such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof
in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the
Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended,
(i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in
accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and
(ii) Borrower shall provide to Agent and Lenders financial
statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as
reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation
between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and
after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
(iii) Consolidation of
Variable Interest Entities . All references herein to
consolidated financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries
or to the determination of any amount for Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference
shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest
entity that Borrower is required to consolidate
pursuant
to FASB Interpretation No. 46 — Consolidation of
Variable Interest Entities: an interpretation of ARB No. 51
(January 2003) as if such variable interest entity were a
Subsidiary as defined herein.
(d) Rounding .
Any financial ratios required to be maintained by Borrower pursuant
to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate
component by the other component, carrying the result to one place
more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed
herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number
(with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
(e) Times of Day.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day
shall be references to Pacific time (daylight or standard, as
applicable).
(f) Letter of Credit
Amounts . Unless otherwise specified herein the amount of a
Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated
amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time;
provided , however , that with respect to any Letter
of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document
related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in
the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit
shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of
Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not
such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
2.
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
(a) Revolving Loans and
Term Loans .
(i) Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make
revolving loans (each such loan, a “ Revolving Loan
”) to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day
during the Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate amount
not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such
Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided ,
however , that after giving effect to any Revolving
Borrowing, (i) the Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments, and (ii) the Revolving
Outstandings of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus
such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount
of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s
Revolving Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s
Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions
hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this
Section 2.01(a) , prepay under
Section 2.05(a) , and reborrow under this
Section 2.01(a) . Revolving Loans may be Base Rate
Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
(ii) Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a
term loan (each such loan, a “ Term Loan ”) to
the Borrower, on any Business Day during the Term Availability
Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such
Lender’s Term Commitment; provided , however ,
that Borrower may make only one Term Borrowing and, after giving
effect to such Term Borrowing, the Term Outstandings of any Lender
shall not exceed such Lender’s Term Commitment. Term Loans
may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further
provided herein.
(b) Borrowings,
Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(i) Each Borrowing, each
conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and each
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the
Borrower’s irrevocable notice to Agent, which may be given by
telephone. Each such notice must be received by Agent not later
than 11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the
requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation
of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate
Loans to Base Rate Revolving Loans, and (ii) on the requested
date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Loans. Each telephonic
notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a)
must be confirmed promptly by delivery to Agent of a written Loan
Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer
of the Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation
of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of
$2,500,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof.
Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and
2.04(c) , each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans
shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of
$100,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice (whether telephonic or
written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting
a Revolving Borrowing, a Term Borrowing, a conversion of Revolving
Loans from one Type to the other, a conversion of Term Loans from
one Type to the other, a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Revolving
Loans, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Term Loans,
(ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or
continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day),
(iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted
or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to
which existing Loans are to be converted, and (v) if
applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect
thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan
Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting
a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be
made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic
conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day
of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the
applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a
Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate
Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest
Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of
one month. If the Borrower requests a borrowing but fails to
specify whether it is a Revolving Loan or the Term Loan, the
Borrower will be deemed to have specified a Revolving Loan.
(ii) Following receipt of a Loan
Notice, Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of
its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely
notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by Borrower,
Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic
conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding
subsection. In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the
amount of its Loan available to Agent in immediately available
funds at Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the
Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Section 4(b) (and, if such Borrowing is the initial
Credit Extension, Section 4(a) ), Agent shall make all
funds so received available to Borrower in like funds as received
by Agent either by (i) crediting the account of Borrower on
the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or
(ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance
with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) Agent
by Borrower; provided , however , that if, on the
date the Loan Notice with respect to such Revolving Borrowing is
given by Borrower, there are
L/C
Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing first,
shall be applied, to the payment in full of any such L/C
Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to Borrower as
provided above.
(iii) Except as otherwise
provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or
converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such
Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans
may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate
Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.
(iv) The Agent shall promptly
notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable
to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination
of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are
outstanding, the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of
any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in
determining the Base Rate promptly following the public
announcement of such change.
(v) After giving effect to all
Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other,
and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be
more than six (6) Interest Periods in effect with respect to
Loans.
(c) Letters of
Credit.
(i) The Letter of Credit
Commitment .
(1) Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in
reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this
Section (c) , (1) from time to time on any Business Day
during the period from the Closing Date until the L/C Expiration
Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously
issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and
(2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and
(B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of
Credit issued for the account of Borrower or its Subsidiaries and
any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect
to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit,
(x) the Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of
the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C
Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the
Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such
Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding
Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the L/C Sublimit.
Each request by Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter
of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by Borrower that
the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions
set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the
foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully
revolving, and accordingly Borrower may, during the foregoing
period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that
have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All
Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued
pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be
subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
(2) The L/C Issuer shall not issue
any Letter of Credit, if:
2.3.1.2.1 subject to
Section 2. 03(b)(iii) , the expiry
date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than
twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless
the Required Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date;
or
2.3.1.2.2 the expiry date of such
requested Letter of Credit would occur more than one year after the
L/C Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have approved such
expiry date.
(3) The L/C Issuer shall be under no
obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
2.3.1.3.1 any order, judgment or
decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its
terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing
such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or
any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law)
from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C
Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from,
the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of
Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with
respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or
capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise
compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall
impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense
which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C
Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
2.3.1.3.2 the issuance of such
Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C
Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
2.3.1.3.3 except as otherwise
agreed by Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an
initial stated amount less than $25,000;
2.3.1.3.4 such Letter of Credit
is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or
2.3.1.3.5 a default of any
Lender’s obligations to fund under Section
(c)(iii) exists or any Lender is at such time a
Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into
satisfactory arrangements with Borrower or such Lender to eliminate
the L/C Issuer’s risk with respect to such Lender.
(4) The L/C Issuer shall not amend
any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at
such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under
the terms hereof.
(5) The L/C Issuer shall be under no
obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer
would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of
Credit
in its amended
form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such
Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such
Letter of Credit.
(6) The L/C Issuer shall act on
behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued
by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer
shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to
Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or
omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of
Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer
Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the
term “Administrative Agent” or “Agent” as
used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect
to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided
herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(ii) Procedures for Issuance
and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of
Credit .
(1) Each Letter of Credit shall be
issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of Borrower
delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to Agent) in the form of
an L/C Application, appropriately completed and signed by a
Responsible Officer of Borrower. Such L/C Application must be
received by the L/C Issuer and Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. at
least two Business Days (or such later date and time as Agent and
the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole
discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of
amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an
initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such L/C Application shall
specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer:
(A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of
Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount
thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and
address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be
presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder;
(F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such
beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose
and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such
other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a
request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such
L/C Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to
the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended;
(B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a
Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and
(D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.
Additionally, Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and Agent
such other documents and information pertaining to such requested
Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer
Documents, as the L/C Issuer or Agent may require.
(2) Promptly after receipt of any L/C
Application at the address set forth in Section 10(b)
for receiving L/C Applications and related correspondence, the L/C
Issuer will confirm with Agent (by telephone or in writing) that
Agent has received a copy of such L/C Application from Borrower
and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide Agent with a copy thereof.
Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender,
Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the
requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of
Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in
Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the
requested date, issue a Letter of Credit
for the account
of Borrower (or the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the
applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in
accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business
practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit,
each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk
participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the
product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the
amount of such Letter of Credit.
(3) If Borrower so requests in any
applicable L/C Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has
automatic extension provisions (each, an “ Auto-Extension
Letter of Credit ”); provided that any such
Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to
prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month
period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of
Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later
than a day (the “ Non-Extension Notice Date ”)
in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such
Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C
Issuer, Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request
to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension
Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to
have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the
extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date
not later than one year after the L/C Expiration Date;
provided , however , that the L/C Issuer shall not
permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined
that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at
such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as
extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of
clause (ii) or (iii) of Section (c)(i) or
otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by
telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven
Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from
Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to
permit such extension or (2) from Agent, any Lender or
Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in
Section 4(b) is not then satisfied, and in each such
case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(4) If the Borrower so requests in
any applicable L/C Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that permits
the automatic reinstatement of all or a portion of the stated
amount thereof after any drawing thereunder (each, an
“Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit ”). Unless
otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be
required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer to permit
such reinstatement. Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has
been issued, except as provided in the following sentence, the
Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require)
the L/C Issuer to reinstate all or a portion of the stated amount
thereof in accordance with the provisions of such Letter of Credit.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Auto-Reinstatement Letter of
Credit permits the L/C Issuer to decline to reinstate all or any
portion of the stated amount thereof after a drawing thereunder by
giving notice of such non-reinstatement within a specified number
of days after such drawing (the “Non-Reinstatement
Deadline ”), the L/C Issuer shall not permit such
reinstatement if it has
received a
notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the
day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Reinstatement
Deadline (A) from Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders
have elected not to permit such reinstatement or (B) from
Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the
applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not
then satisfied (treating such reinstatement as an L/C Credit
Extension for purposes of this clause) and, in each case, directing
the L/C Issuer not to permit such reinstatement.
(5) Promptly after its delivery of
any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an
advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof,
the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and Agent a true
and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(iii) Drawings and
Reimbursements; Funding of Participations .
(1) Upon receipt from the beneficiary
of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such
Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify Borrower and Agent
thereof. Not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date of any payment by the
L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “
Honor Date ”), Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer
through Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If
Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, Agent
shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of
the unreimbursed drawing (the “ Unreimbursed Amount
”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage thereof. In such event, Borrower shall be deemed to have
requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed
on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount,
without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section
(b) for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to
the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving
Commitments and the conditions set forth in
Section 4(b) (other than the delivery of a Loan
Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or Agent pursuant to
this Section (c)(iii)(i) may be given by telephone if
immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of
such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness
or binding effect of such notice.
(2) Each Lender shall upon any notice
pursuant to Section (c)(iii)(i) make funds available to
Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at Agent’s Office in
an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed
Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in
such notice by Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of
Section (c)(iii)(iii) , each Lender that so makes funds
available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan
to Borrower in such amount. Agent shall remit the funds so received
to the L/C Issuer.
(3) With respect to any Unreimbursed
Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of
Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in
Section 4(b) cannot be satisfied or for any other
reason, Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C
Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount
that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and
payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest
at the Default Rate. In such event,
each
Lender’s payment to Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer
pursuant to Section (c)(iii)(ii) shall be deemed payment in
respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall
constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its
participation obligation under this Section (c) .
(4) Until each Lender funds its
Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section
(c)(iii) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under
any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the
account of the L/C Issuer.
(5) Each Lender’s obligation to
make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer
for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this
Section (c)(iii) , shall be absolute and unconditional and
shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any
setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such
Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, Borrower or any other
Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or
continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event
or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;
provided , however , that each Lender’s
obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section
(c)(iii) is subject to the conditions set forth in
Section 4(b) (other than delivery by Borrower of a Loan
Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or
otherwise impair the obligation of Borrower to reimburse the L/C
Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under
any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided
herein.
(6) If any Lender fails to make
available to Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount
required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Section (c)(iii) by the time specified in
Section (c)(iii)(ii) , the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to
recover from such Lender (acting through Agent), on demand, such
amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such
payment is required to the date on which such payment is
immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal
to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by
the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing
or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection
with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest
and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such
Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving
Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing,
as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to
any Lender (through Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under
this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(iv) Repayment of
Participations .
(1) At any time after the L/C Issuer
has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from
any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such
payment in accordance with Section (c)(iii) , if Agent
receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect
of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether
directly from Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of
Cash
Collateral
applied thereto by Agent), Agent will distribute to such Lender its
Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received
by Agent.
(2) If any payment received by Agent
for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section
(c)(iii)(i) is required to be returned under any of the
circumstances described in Section 10(e) (including
pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its
discretion), each Lender shall pay to Agent for the account of the
L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of Agent,
plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the
date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum
equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The
obligations of Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment
in full of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement.
(v) Obligations Absolute
. The obligation of Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each
drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing
shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid
strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all
circumstances, including the following:
(1) any lack of validity or
enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any
other Loan Document;
(2) the existence of any claim,
counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that Borrower or any
Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any
transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any
such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C
Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this
Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter
of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any
unrelated transaction;
(3) any draft, demand, certificate or
other document presented under such 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; or any
loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document
required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of
Credit;
(4) any payment by the L/C Issuer
under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or
certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such
Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such
Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in
bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of
creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or
successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of
Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Law; or
(5) any other circumstance or
happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Borrower or
any Subsidiary.
Borrower
shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each
amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any
claim of noncompliance with Borrower’s
instructions or other irregularity, Borrower will immediately
notify the L/C Issuer. Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to
have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its
correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
(vi) Role of L/C Issuer
. Each Lender and Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under
a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any
responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft,
certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of
Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy
of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or
delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, Agent, any of
their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant
or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for
(i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the
request or with the approval of Lenders, the Required Revolving
Lenders, or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any
action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or
willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness,
validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to
any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. Borrower hereby assumes
all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee
with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided ,
however , that this assumption is not intended to, and shall
not preclude Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as
it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under
any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, Agent, any of their
respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or
assignee of the L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any
of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of
Section (c)(v) ; provided , however , that
anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower
may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be
liable to Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any
direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered
by Borrower which Borrower proves were caused by the L/C
Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C
Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit
after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft
and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions
of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the
foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their
face to be in order, without responsibility for further
investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the
contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the
validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning
or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the
rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in
part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any
reason.
(vii) Cash Collateral .
Upon the request of Agent, (i) if the L/C Issuer has honored
any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and
such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as
of the L/C Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason
remains outstanding, Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash
Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.
Sections 2.05 and 8(b)(iii) set forth certain
additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder. For
purposes of this Section 2.03 ,
Section 2.05 and Section 8.02 , “
Cash Collateralize ” means to pledge and deposit with
or deliver to Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the
Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit
account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are
hereby consented to by Lenders). Derivatives of such term have
corresponding meanings. Borrower hereby grants to Agent, for the
benefit of the L/C Issuer and Lenders, a security interest in all
such cash, deposit accounts and all balances
therein
and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash collateral shall be
maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at
Bank of America.
(viii) Applicability of
ISP . Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and
Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such
agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of
the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit.
(ix) L/C Fees . Borrower
shall pay to Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance
with its Applicable Percentage an L/C fee (the “ L/C
Fee ”) equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily
amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For
purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under
any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be
determined in accordance with Section 1(f) . L/C Fees
shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day after
the end of each January, April, July and October, commencing with
the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of
Credit, on the L/C Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and
(ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any
change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount
available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed
and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period
during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the
request of the Required Revolving Lenders, while any Event of
Default exists, all L/C Fees shall accrue at the Default
Rate.
(x) Fronting Fee and
Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer .
Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a
fronting fee equal to twelve and one-half basis points (0.125%),
computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such
Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee
shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of
each January, April, July and October, in respect of the most
recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of
the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur
after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the L/C Expiration
Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily
amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount
of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with
Section 1(f) . In addition, Borrower shall pay directly
to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance,
presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other
standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters
of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and
standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are
nonrefundable.
(xi) Conflict with Issuer
Documents . In the event of any conflict between the terms
hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall
control.
(xii) Letters of Credit
Issued for Subsidiaries . Notwithstanding that a Letter of
Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any
obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, Borrower
shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any
and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. Borrower hereby
acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account
of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of Borrower, and that
Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the
businesses of such Subsidiaries.
(d) Swing Line
Loans.
(i) The Swing Line .
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Swing Line
Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders
set forth in this Section 2.04 , to make loans (each such
loan, a “ Swing Line Loan ”) to Borrower from
time to time on any Business Day during the Revolving Availability
Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding
the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact
that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C
Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed
the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment;
provided , however , that after giving effect to any
Swing Line Loan, (i) the Revolving Outstandings shall not
exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, and (ii) the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender,
plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding
Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall
not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and
provided , further , that Borrower shall not use the
proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing
Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other
terms and conditions hereof, Borrower may borrow under this
Section 2.04 , prepay under Section 2.05 ,
and reborrow under this Section 2.04 . Each Swing Line
Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a
Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from Swing Line
Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount
equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage
times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.
(ii) Borrowing
Procedures . Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon
Borrower’s irrevocable notice to Swing Line Lender and the
Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be
received by Swing Line Lender and the Agent not later than 1:00
p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify
(i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of
$100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall
be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed
promptly by delivery to Swing Line Lender and the Agent of a
written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed
by a Responsible Officer of Borrower. Promptly after receipt by
Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, Swing
Line Lender will confirm with the Agent (by telephone or in
writing) that the Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan
Notice and, if not, Swing Line Lender will notify the Agent (by
telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless Swing Line
Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the
Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 1:00 p.m.
on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing
Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of
the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first
sentence of Section 2.04(a) , or (B) that one or
more of the applicable conditions specified in
Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, Swing Line Lender will, not later than
3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan
Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to
Borrower at its office by crediting the account of Borrower on the
books of Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.
(iii) Refinancing of Swing
Line Loans .
(1) Swing Line Lender at any time in
its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of Borrower
(which hereby irrevocably authorizes Swing Line Lender to so
request on its behalf), that each Lender make a Base Rate Revolving
Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such
request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be
deemed to be a Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance
with the requirements of Section 2.02 , without regard
to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal
amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of
the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in
Section 4.02 . Swing Line Lender shall furnish Borrower
with a copy of the applicable Loan Notice promptly after delivering
such notice to the Agent. Each Lender shall make an amount equal to
its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Loan
Notice available to the Agent in immediately available funds for
the account of Swing Line Lender at the Agent’s Office not
later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Loan Notice,
whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii) , each Lender
that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base
Rate Revolving Loan to Borrower in such amount. The Agent shall
remit the funds so received to Swing Line Lender.
(2) If for any reason any Swing Line
Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in
accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i) , the request for
Base Rate Revolving Loans submitted by Swing Line Lender as set
forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by Swing Line Lender
that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the
relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender’s payment to the
Agent for the account of Swing Line Lender pursuant to
Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect
of such participation.
(3) If any Lender fails to make
available to the Agent for the account of Swing Line Lender any
amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time
specified in Section 2.04(c)(i) , Swing Line Lender
shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the
Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period
from the date such payment is required to the date on which such
payment is immediately available to Swing Line Lender at a rate per
annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate
determined by Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry
rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative,
processing or similar fees customarily charged by Swing Line Lender
in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount
(with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall
constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the
relevant Revolving Borrowing or funded participation in the
relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of
Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Agent) with
respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
(4) Each Lender’s obligation to
make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in
Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall
be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance, including (A)
any setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender
may have against Swing Line Lender, Borrower or any other Person
for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance
of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition,
whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however,
that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans
pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the
conditions set forth in Section 4.02 . No such funding
of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the
obligation of Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with
interest as provided herein.
(iv) Repayment of
Participations .
(1) At any time after any Lender has
purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if
Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing
Line Loan, Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its
Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received
by Swing Line Lender.
(2) If any payment received by Swing
Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line
Loan is required to be returned by Swing Line Lender under any of
the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including
pursuant to any settlement entered into by Swing Line Lender in its
discretion), each Lender shall pay to Swing Line Lender its
Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Agent, plus interest
thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is
returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The
Agent will make such demand upon the request of Swing Line Lender.
The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the
payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement.
(v) Interest for Account of
Swing Line Lender . Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for
invoicing Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each
Lender funds its Base Rate Revolving Loan or risk participation
pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such
Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan,
interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely
for the account of Swing Line Lender.
(vi) Payments Directly to
Swing Line Lender . Borrower shall make all payments of
principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly
to Swing Line Lender.
(e) Prepayments.
(i) The Borrower may, upon
notice to the Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily
prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty;
provided that (i) such notice must be received by the
Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days
prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and
(B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans;
(ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a
principal amount of $2,500,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in
excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans
shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of
$100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire
principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall
specify (i) whether the Loan to be prepaid is a Revolving Loan
or a Term Loan, (ii) the date and amount of such prepayment
and (iii) the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and (iv) if
Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of
such Loans. The Agent will
promptly
notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the
amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such
prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower
shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such
notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any
prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all
accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any
additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3(e) .
Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Revolving Loans or
Term Loans of the Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with their
respective Applicable Percentages.
(ii) The Borrower may, upon
notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to Agent), at any time
or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole
or in part without premium or
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