Exhibit 10.1
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LIMITATIONS, ADDED TEXT IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED
IN YELLOW, INSTEAD OF DOUBLE-UNDERLINED AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1
OF THE AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT 1
, dated as of August 12, 2009
(this “ Amendment ”), to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 15, 2007, among
CEDAR FAIR, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “
U.S. Borrower ”) and CANADA’S WONDERLAND COMPANY
(successor by amalgamation to 3147010 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY), a Nova
Scotia unlimited liability company (the “ Canadian
Borrower ” and, collectively with the U.S. Borrower, the
“ Borrowers ” and, individually, a “
Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial
institutions or entities from time to time parties to the Credit
Agreement (the “ Lenders ”), KEYBANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative
Agent ”), BEAR STEARNS CORPORATE LENDING INC., as
syndication agent (in such capacity, and together with its
successors, the “ Syndication Agent ”), WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION, as co-documentation agents (collectively, in such
capacity, the “ Co-Documentation Agents ”), GE
CANADA FINANCE HOLDING COMPANY, as Canadian administrative agent
(collectively, in such capacity, and together with its successors,
the “ Canadian Administrative Agent ”), NATIONAL
CITY (CANADIAN BRANCH OF NATIONAL CITY BANK), as Canadian
syndication agent (in such capacity, the “ Canadian
Syndication Agent ”), FIFTH THIRD BANK, as Canadian
documentation agent (in such capacity, the “ Canadian
Documentation Agent ”) and BEAR, STEARNS & CO.
INC., as Lead Arranger and Initial Sole Bookrunner (as amended,
restated, modified and supplemented from time to time, the “
Credit Agreement ”); capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to
amend the Credit Agreement on the terms set forth
herein;
WHEREAS, Section 11.1 of the
Credit Agreement provides that the relevant Loan Parties and the
Required Lenders and, in certain cases, the Majority Facility
Lenders may amend the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
for certain purposes including to permit Additional Extensions of
Credit to be included in the Credit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises contained herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, agree as follows:
Section 1.
Amendment . The Credit Agreement is, effective as of
the Amendment 1 Effective Date (as defined below), hereby amended
to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner
as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the
double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as
the following example: double-underlined text ) as set forth
in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A
hereto. The Lenders hereby also consent to such amendments to the
Security Documents as are contemplated by the Credit Agreement (as
amended hereby).
Section 2.
Representations and Warranties, No Default . The
Borrower hereby represents and warrants that as of the Amendment 1
Effective Date, after giving effect to the amendments set forth in
this Amendment 1, (i) no Default or Event of Default exists
and is continuing and (ii) all representations and warranties
contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the date hereof, except to the
extent that such
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representations and warranties specifically
refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of such earlier date (
provided that representations and warranties that are
qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all
respects).
Section 3.
Effectiveness . Section 1 of this Amendment
shall become effective on the date (such date, if any, the “
Amendment 1 Effective Date ”) that the following
conditions have been satisfied:
(i) the Administrative Agent shall
have received executed signature pages hereto from (a) Lenders
constituting (x) the Required Lenders, (y) the Majority
Facility Lenders under the U.S. Revolving Facility and (z) the
Majority Facility Lenders under the Canadian Revolving Facility and
(b) each Loan Party;
(ii) the Administrative Agent shall
have received from the Borrower a non-refundable fee (the “
Consent Fee ”), for the account of each Lender that
has delivered an executed signature page hereto on or prior to 2:00
p.m., New York time, August 4, 2009 (the “
Consent Deadline ”), equal to 0.05% of the sum of
(a) the principal amount of Term Loans of such Lender at the
Consent Deadline and (b) the Revolving Commitments of such
Lender at the Consent Deadline (but after giving effect to the
reduction in Revolving Commitments contemplated by clause
(iv) below);
(iii) the Administrative Agent shall
have received (a) the executed legal opinion of Squire,
Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., special U.S. counsel to Cedar
Fair LP and its Subsidiaries, (b) the executed legal opinion
of Simpson Thacher and Bartlett LLP, special U.S. counsel to Cedar
Fair LP and (c) the executed legal opinion of Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP, special Canadian counsel to Cedar Fair LP and its
Subsidiaries, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent and its counsel;
(iv) the Administrative Agent shall
have received from (a) the U.S. Borrower a notice pursuant to
Section 3.6 of the Credit Agreement that the U.S. Borrower is
electing to reduce the U.S. Revolving Commitments on the Amendment
1 Effective Date by $30,000,000 and (b) the Canadian Borrower
a notice pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Credit Agreement that
the Canadian Borrower is electing to reduce the Canadian Revolving
Commitments on the Amendment 1 Effective Date by $5,000,000;
and
(v) the Borrowers shall have paid
all fees owing to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian
Administrative Agent and the Amendment 1 Lead Arranger (as defined
in Exhibit A ) and all reasonable and documented fees and
expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative
Agent and the Amendment 1 Lead Arranger (including reasonable and
documented fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and related
matters.
Section 4.
Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate
counterparts, each of which when so
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executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an
original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a
single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or any other
electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 5. Applicable
Law . THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
Section 6.
Headings . The headings of this Amendment are for
purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect
the meaning hereof.
Section 7. Effect of
Amendment . Except as expressly set forth herein,
(i) this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise
limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the
rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any
other Agent or the Issuing Lenders, in each case under the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (ii) shall not
alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms,
conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the
Credit Agreement or any other provision of either such agreement or
any other Loan Document. Each and every term, condition,
obligation, covenant and agreement contained in the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document is hereby ratified and
re-affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and
effect. Each Loan Party reaffirms its obligations under the Loan
Documents to which it is party and the validity of the Liens
granted by it pursuant to the Security Documents. This Amendment
shall constitute a Loan Document for purposes of the Credit
Agreement and from and after the Amendment 1 Effective Date, all
references to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document and all
references in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”,
“hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like
import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall, unless expressly
provided otherwise, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by
this Amendment. Each of the Loan Parties hereby consents to this
Amendment and confirms that all obligations of such Loan Party
under the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party shall
continue to apply to the Credit Agreement as amended
hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
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CEDAR FAIR, L.P.
By Cedar Fair Management
Inc., its General
Partner
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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CANADA’S
WONDERLAND COMPANY
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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Solely for
purposes of Section 7 of this Amendment:
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[GUARANTORS]
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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[Signature Page to
Amendment]
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Administrative Agent and
a Lender
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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[Signature Page to
Amendment]
EXECUTION
VERSION Exhibit A
$2,081,275,000
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AGREEMENT
among
CEDAR FAIR, L.P.,
as U.S. Borrower,
3147010 NOVA SCOTIA
COMPANY
as Canadian Borrower,
The Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
BEAR STEARNS CORPORATE LENDING
INC.,
as Syndication Agent,
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Co Documentation Agents,
GE CANADA FINANCE HOLDING
COMPANY,
as Canadian Administrative Agent,
NATIONAL CITY (CANADIAN BRANCH OF
NATIONAL CITY BANK),
as Canadian Syndication Agent
FIFTH THIRD BANK,
as Canadian Documentation Agent
and
KEYBANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral
Agent
Dated as of February 15,
2007,
BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner in connection with
the
amendment and restatement contemplated
hereby
and
BEAR, STEARNS & CO.
INC.,
as Initial Sole Bookrunner and Initial Joint
Lead Arranger
and
KEYBANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Initial Joint Lead Arranger
and
J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES INC.,
as Amendment 1 Lead
Arranger
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Page
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
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2
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1.1.
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Defined
Terms
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2
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1.2.
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Other
Definitional Provisions
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32 38
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1.3.
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Relationship
with First Restated Credit Agreement
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33 39
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SECTION 2.
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF TERM COMMITMENTS
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33 40
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2.1.
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Term
Commitments
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33 40
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2.2.
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Procedure for
Term Loan Borrowing
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34 41
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2.3.
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Repayment of
Term Loans
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35 42
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2.4.
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Refinancing Term
Loans
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45
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2.5.
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Extended Term
Loans
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46
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SECTION 3. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF
REVOLVING COMMITMENTS
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36 47
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3.1.
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Revolving
Commitments
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36 47
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3.2.
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Procedure for
Revolving Loan Borrowing
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36 48
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3.3.
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Swing Line Sub
Commitment
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39 52
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3.4.
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Procedure for
Swing Line Borrowing; Refunding of Swing Line Loans
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40 53
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3.5.
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Commitment
Fees, etc
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42 57
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3.6.
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Reduction or
Termination of Revolving Commitments
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43 58
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3.7.
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L/C
Commitment
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43 59
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3.8.
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Procedure for
Issuance of Letter of Credit
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43 60
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3.9.
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Fees and Other
Charges
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44 61
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3.10.
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L/C
Participations
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45 61
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3.11.
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Reimbursement
Obligation of the Borrowers
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46 64
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3.12.
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Obligations
Absolute
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47 66
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3.13.
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Letter of
Credit Payments
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47 66
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3.14.
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Applications
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47 66
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3.15.
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Replacement Revolving
Commitments
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67
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SECTION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
APPLICABLE TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
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48 68
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4.1.
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Optional
Prepayments
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48 68
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4.2.
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Mandatory
Prepayments 48 and
Revolving Commitment Reductions
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68
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4.3.
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Conversion and
Continuation Options
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51 73
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4.4.
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Limitations on
Eurodollar Tranches
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51 73
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4.5.
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Interest Rates
and Payment Dates
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52 74
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4.6.
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Computation of
Interest and Fees
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53 75
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4.7.
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Inability
to To Determine
Interest Rate
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53 76
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4.8.
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Pro Rata
Treatment and Payments
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54 76
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4.9.
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Requirements of
Law
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55 78
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4.10.
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Taxes
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56 79
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4.11.
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Indemnity
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58 81
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4.12.
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Change of
Lending Office
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58 81
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4.13.
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Replacement of
Lenders
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59 81
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4.14.
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Evidence of
Debt
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59 81
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4.15.
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Illegality
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59 82
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4.16.
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Soft-Call Premium
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SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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60 83
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5.1.
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Financial
Condition
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60 83
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5.2.
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No
Change
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60 83
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5.3.
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Corporate
Existence; Compliance with Law
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60 84
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5.4.
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Power;
Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
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61 84
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5.5.
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No Legal
Bar
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61 84
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5.6.
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Litigation
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61 84
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5.7.
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No
Default
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61 84
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5.8.
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Ownership of
Property; Liens
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61 84
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5.9.
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Intellectual
Property
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61 84
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5.10.
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Taxes
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61 85
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5.11.
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Federal
Regulations
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62 85
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5.12.
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Labor
Matters
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62 85
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5.13.
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Pension and
Benefit Plans
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62 85
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5.14.
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Investment
Company Act; Other Regulations
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63 86
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5.15.
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Subsidiaries
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63 86
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5.16.
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Use of
Proceeds
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63 86
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5.17.
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Environmental
Matters
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63 86
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5.18.
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Accuracy of
Information, etc
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64 87
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5.19.
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Security
Documents
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64 87
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5.20.
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Solvency
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65 88
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5.21.
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Regulation
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65 88
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5.22.
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Certain
Documents
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65 88
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5.23.
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Condition of
the Property
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65 88
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5.24.
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No
Condemnation
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65 88
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5.25.
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Operating
Permits
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65 88
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5.26.
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Adequate
Utilities
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65 88
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5.27.
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Public
Access
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65 89
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5.28.
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Boundaries
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65 89
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5.29.
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Assessments
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66 89
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5.30.
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Leases
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66 89
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5.31.
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Anti Terrorism
Laws
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66 89
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SECTION 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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66 90
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6.1.
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Conditions to
Second Restatement Date
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66 90
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6.2.
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Conditions to
Each Extension of Credit
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69 92
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SECTION 7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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69 93
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7.1.
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Financial
Statements
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69 93
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7.2.
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Certificates;
Other Information
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70 93
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7.3.
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Payment of
Obligations
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71 94
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7.4.
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Maintenance of
Existence; Compliance
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71 94
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7.5.
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Maintenance of
Property; Insurance
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71 95
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7.6.
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Inspection of
Property; Books and Records; Discussions
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72 95
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7.7.
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Notices
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72 95
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7.8.
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Environmental
Laws
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72 96
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7.9.
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Interest Rate
Protection
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72 96
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7.10.
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Additional
Collateral, etc
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73 96
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7.11.
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Further
Assurances
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74 98
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7.12.
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Clean
Down
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74 98
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7.13.
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Surveys
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75 98
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7.14.
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Ground
Lease
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75 98
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7.15.
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Acquisition
Agreement Representations
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75 99
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7.16.
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Tax
Status
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75 99
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7.17.
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Restriction
Agreement
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76 99
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SECTION 8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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76 99
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8.1.
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Financial
Condition Covenants
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76 99
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8.2.
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Indebtedness
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76 100
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8.3.
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Liens
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77 101
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8.4.
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Fundamental
Changes
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78 102
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8.5.
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Disposition of
Property
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79 103
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8.6.
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Restricted
Payments
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80 104
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8.7.
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Investments
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80 104
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8.8.
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Optional
Payments of Certain Debt
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81 105
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8.9.
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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81 105
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8.10.
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Sales and
Leasebacks
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81 105
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8.11.
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Hedge
Agreements
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81 105
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8.12.
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Changes in
Fiscal Periods
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81 106
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8.13.
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Negative Pledge
Clauses
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81 106
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8.14.
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Clauses
Restricting Subsidiary Distributions
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82 106
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8.15.
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Lines of
Business
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82 106
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8.16.
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Amendments to
Acquisition Documentation
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82 106
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8.17.
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Amendment to
Ground Lease
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82 106
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SECTION 9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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82 106
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SECTION 10. THE AGENTS
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85 109
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10.1.
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Appointment
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85 109
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10.2.
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Delegation of
Duties
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85 109
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10.3.
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Exculpatory
Provisions
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85 109
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10.4.
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Reliance by
Agents
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85 110
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10.5.
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Notice of
Default
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86 110
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10.6.
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Non Reliance on
Agents and Other Lenders
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86 110
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10.7.
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Indemnification
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86 111
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10.8.
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Agent in Its
Individual Capacity
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87 111
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10.9.
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Successor
Administrative Agent
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87 111
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10.10.
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Successor
Canadian Administrative Agent
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87 112
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10.11.
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Agents
Generally
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88 112
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10.12.
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The Lead
Arrangers and Co Documentation Agents
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88 112
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10.13.
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No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s,
Canadian Administrative Agent’s and Syndication Agent’s
Customer Identification Program
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88 112
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10.14.
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USA Patriot
Act
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88 112
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SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS
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88 113
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11.1.
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Amendments and
Waivers
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88 113
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11.2.
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Notices
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90 115
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11.3.
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No Waiver;
Cumulative Remedies
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91 116
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11.4.
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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91 116
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11.5.
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Payment of
Expenses and Taxes
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91 116
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11.6.
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Successors and
Assigns; Participations and Assignments
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92 116
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11.7.
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Adjustments;
Set off
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95 119
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11.8.
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Counterparts
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95 120
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11.9.
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Severability
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95 120
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11.10.
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Integration
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95 120
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11.11.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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96 120
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11.12.
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Submission
To to Jurisdiction;
Waivers
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96 120
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11.13.
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Acknowledgments
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96 121
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11.14.
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Releases of
Guarantees and Liens
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96 121
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11.15.
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Confidentiality
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97 121
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11.16.
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WAIVERS OF JURY
TRIAL
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97 122
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11.17.
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Delivery of
Addenda
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97 122
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11.18.
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Interest Rate
Limitation
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97 122
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11.19.
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Canadian
Borrower
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97 122
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11.20.
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Judgment
Currency
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98 122
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11.21.
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Facility
Allocation Mechanism
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98 123
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11.22.
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Preservation of
Priority
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100 125
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ANNEX :
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A
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Pricing Grid
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B
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Minimum LTM
EBITDA
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SCHEDULES :
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1.1
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Mortgaged
Property
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3.7
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Existing
Letters of Credit
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5.4
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Consents,
Authorizations, Filings and Notices
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5.15
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Subsidiaries
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5.19(a)
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UCC Filing
Jurisdictions
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5.19(b)
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Mortgage Filing
Jurisdictions
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8.2(d)
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Existing
Indebtedness
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8.3(f)
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Existing
Liens
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EXHIBITS :
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A-1
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Form of
Addendum
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A-2
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Form of
Conversion and Repayment Notice
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B
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Form of
Assignment and Assumption
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C
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Form of
Compliance Certificate
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D
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Form of
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
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E
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Form of
Mortgage
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F
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|
Form of
Exemption Certificate
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G-1
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Form of U.S.
Term Note
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G-2
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Form of
Canadian Term Note
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G-3
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Form of U.S.
Revolving Note
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G-4
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|
Form of
Canadian Revolving Note
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G-5
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|
Form of U.S.
Swing Line Note
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G-6
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|
Form of
Canadian Swing Line Note
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G-7
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|
Form of U.S. Term B
Note
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G-8
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Form of Canadian Term B
Note
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G-9
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Form of Refinancing Term
Note
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G-10
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|
Form of Extended Term
Note
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G-11
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|
Form of Replacement Revolving
Note
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G-12
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|
Form of Replacement Swing
Line Note
|
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H
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|
Form of Closing
Certificate
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I-1
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
|
|
I-2
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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I-3
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
(California)
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|
I-4
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP (Michigan)
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I-5
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Lindquist & Vennum, P.L.L.P. (Minnesota)
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I-6
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP (Missouri)
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I-7
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. (North
Carolina)
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|
I-8
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. (South
Carolina)
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|
I-9
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|
[Reserved]
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|
I-10
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
(Pennsylvania)
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I-11
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
(Virginia)
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|
I-12
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of McInnes Cooper (Nova Scotia)
|
|
I-13
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|
Form of Legal
Opinion of Gordon & Silver, Ltd. (Nevada)
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|
J
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|
Form of
Borrowing Notice
|
|
K
|
|
Form of
Discount Note
|
|
L
|
|
Form of
Debenture (Canada)
|
|
M
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|
Form of
Security Agreement (Canada)
|
|
N
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|
Form of Notice
of Security Interest in IP (Canada)
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O
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|
Form of
Canadian Guarantee Agreement
|
|
P
|
|
Form of
Quarterly Distribution Certificate
|
|
Q
|
|
Form of
Restatement Date Certificate
|
|
R
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|
Form of
Reaffirmation Agreement
|
|
S
|
|
Form of Lender
Authorization
|
|
T
|
|
Form of First Lien
Intercreditor Agreement
|
-vi-
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AGREEMENT, dated as of February 15, 2007 (this “
Agreement ”), among CEDAR FAIR, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the “ U.S. Borrower ” or
“ Cedar Fair LP ”) and 3147010 NOVA SCOTIA
COMPANY, a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company (the “
Canadian Borrower ”) (collectively, the “
Borrowers ” and, individually, a “
Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial
institutions or entities from time to time parties to this
Agreement (the “ Lenders ”), BEAR,
STEARNS & CO. INC. (“ Bear Stearns ”),
as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner in connection with the
amendment and restatement contemplated by this Agreement (in such
capacity, the “ Lead Arranger ”), BEAR STEARNS
and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as initial joint lead arrangers
(collectively, in such capacity, the “ Initial Lead
Arrangers ”), BEAR STEARNS, as sole bookrunner (in such
capacity, the “ Initial Sole Bookrunner ”), BEAR
STEARNS CORPORATE LENDING INC., as syndication agent (in such
capacity, and together with its successors, the “
Syndication Agent ”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as co
documentation agents (collectively, in such capacity, the “
Co Documentation Agents ”), GE CANADA FINANCE HOLDING
COMPANY, as Canadian administrative agent (in such capacity, and
together with its successors, the “ Canadian
Administrative Agent ”), NATIONAL CITY (CANADIAN BRANCH
OF NATIONAL CITY BANK), as Canadian syndication agent (in such
capacity, the “ Canadian Syndication Agent ”),
FIFTH THIRD BANK, as Canadian documentation agent (in such
capacity, the “ Canadian Documentation Agent ”),
and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent (in such
capacity, and together with its successors, the “
Administrative Agent ”) and as collateral agent (in
such capacity, and together with its successors, the “
Collateral Agent ”).
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2006 (the
“ Original Closing Date ”), the U.S. Borrower,
certain of the Lenders, and Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., as
administrative agent, among others, entered into a Credit Agreement
(the “ Original Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to
which (a) certain of the Lenders thereunder (the “
Original Revolving Lenders ”) agreed to extend credit
to the U.S. Borrower on a revolving credit basis, in an aggregate
principal amount of up to One Hundred Fifty Million Dollars
($150,000,000) (the “ Original Revolving Commitment
”) and (b) certain of the Lenders thereunder (the
“ Original Term Lenders ”) made term loans to
the U.S. Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of One Billion
Seven Hundred Forty Five Million Dollars ($1,745,000,000) (the
“ Original Term Loans ”).
WHEREAS, effective as of
August 30, 2006 (the “ First Restatement Date
”), the U.S. Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, certain of the
Lenders, the Syndication Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, the
Canadian Administrative Agent, the Canadian Syndication Agent, the
Canadian Documentation Agent, the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent, among others, amended and restated the Original
Credit Agreement (such amended and restated agreement, the “
First Restated Credit Agreement ”), such that, among
other things, (a) the U.S. Revolving Lenders (as defined
below) agreed to extend to the U.S. Borrower on a revolving credit
basis, in an aggregate principal amount of up to Three Hundred Ten
Million Dollars ($310,000,000), (b) the Canadian Revolving
Lenders (as defined below) agreed to extend to the Canadian
Borrower, in U.S. Dollars or Canadian Dollars, on a revolving
credit basis, in an aggregate principal amount of up to Thirty Five
Million Dollars ($35,000,000), and (c) certain of the Lenders
(the “ Existing U.S. Term Lenders ”) agreed to
permit the U.S. Borrower to repay a portion of the Original Term
Loans in an aggregate principal amount of Two Hundred Seventy
Million Dollars ($270,000,000) and to permit the Canadian Borrower
to borrow such principal amount from certain of the Lenders (the
“ Existing Canadian Term Lenders ”), such that
the aggregate principal amount of U.S. Term Loans owing by the U.S.
Borrower was equal to One Billion Four Hundred Seventy Five Million
Dollars ($1,475,000,000) (the “ Existing U.S. Term
Loans ”) and the aggregate principal amount of Canadian
Term Loans owing by the Canadian Borrower was equal to Two Hundred
Seventy Million Dollars ($270,000,000) (the “ Existing
Canadian Term Loans ”).
WHEREAS, the U.S. Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower desire that certain of the Lenders and the other
parties hereto agree to amend and restate the First Restated Credit
Agreement in its entirety to: (i) establish U.S. Term Loans to
be extended hereunder; (ii) establish Canadian Term Loans to
be extended hereunder; and (iii) make certain other changes as
more fully set forth herein, which amendment and restatement shall
become effective upon the Second Restatement Date.
WHEREAS, the Required Lenders have,
on or prior to the Second Restatement Date, authorized the
Administrative Agent to execute this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrowers are
delivering irrevocable notices to the Administrative Agent and the
Canadian Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of
Section 4.1 of the First Restated Agreement stating the
Borrowers’ intent to, as the case may be, optionally prepay
or be deemed to have optionally prepaid in full the Existing U.S.
Terms Loans and Existing Canadian Term Loans outstanding under the
First Restated Agreement.
WHEREAS, (a) the U.S. Term
Lenders party hereto have agreed to extend U.S. Term Loans
hereunder in an amount up to their respective U.S. Term Commitments
in accordance with Section 2.1, the proceeds of which shall,
as the case may be, optionally prepay or be deemed to have
optionally prepaid in full the Existing U.S. Term Loans on the
Second Restatement Date and (b) the Canadian Term Lenders
party hereto have agreed to extend Canadian Term Loans hereunder in
an amount up to their respective Canadian Term Commitments in
accordance with Section 2.1, the proceeds of which shall be
used to refinance in full the Existing Canadian Term Loans on the
Second Restatement Date.
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the
parties hereto that this Agreement not constitute a novation of the
obligations and liabilities of the parties under the Original
Credit Agreement and the First Restated Credit Agreement and that
this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the First Restated
Credit Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing, and for other consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. Defined Terms . As used
in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall
have the respective meanings set forth in this
Section 1.1.
“ Acceptance Fee
”: a fee payable by the Canadian Borrower with respect to the
acceptance of a Bankers’ Acceptance by a Canadian Revolving
Lender or Replacement Revolving
Lender under any Replacement Revolving Facility of the Canadian
Borrower under this Agreement, as set forth in
Section 4.5(e) and as such fee is set forth in the definition
of “Applicable Margin” or, with respect to any Replacement Revolving
Facility, in the applicable Replacement Revolving Facility
Amendment .
“ Acquisition ”:
Cedar Fair LP’s acquisition of 100% of the outstanding
Capital Stock of the Target in accordance with the terms of the
Acquisition Documentation.
“ Acquisition Agreement
”: the Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2006,
among Bombay Hook LLC, CBS Corporation and Cedar Fair
LP.
“ Acquisition
Documentation ”: collectively, the Acquisition Agreement
and all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto and all side
letters and agreements affecting the terms thereof or entered into
in connection therewith.
“ Addendum ”: an
instrument, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, by which a
Revolving Lender became a party to this Agreement as of the First
Restatement Date, or by which a Term Lender becomes a party to this
Agreement as of the Second Restatement Date.
“Additional First Lien
Collateral Agent”: as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor
Agreement.
“ Adjustment Date
”: as defined in the Pricing Grid.
“ Administrative Agent
”: as defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ Affiliate ”: as
to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in
control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a
Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to
(a) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting
power for the
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election of directors (or persons performing
similar functions) of such Person or (b) direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by
contract or otherwise.
“ Agents ”: the
collective reference to the Syndication Agent, the Co Documentation
Agents, the Lead Arranger, the Initial Lead Arrangers, the
Amendment 1 Lead Arranger,
the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Syndication Agent, the
Canadian Documentation Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent and
the Administrative Agent, which term shall include, for purposes of
Section 10 only, the each Issuing Lender and the
each Swing Line
Lender.
“ Aggregate Exposure
”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to
the sum of (a) the amount of such Lender’s Term
Commitments then in effect or, if the Term Commitments have
terminated, the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such
Lender’s Term Loans and (b) the amount of such
Lender’s Revolving Commitment Commitments then in effect or, if the
Revolving Commitments have terminated, the amount of such
Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding, in
the case of any Revolving Loans made or Letters of Credit issued in
Canadian Dollars, based on the Dollar Equivalent of such Revolving
Loans or Letters of Credit.
“ Aggregate Exposure
Percentage ”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate
Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at
such time.
“ Agreement ”:
this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“Amendment
1”: Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 12, 2009,
to this Agreement.
“Amendment
1 Effective Date”: August 12, 2009.
“Amendment
1 Lead Arranger”: J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
“ Anti Terrorism Law
”: means the USA Patriot Act or any other law
pertaining to the prevention of future acts of terrorism, in each
case as such law may be amended from time to time.
“ Applicable Margin
”: for each Type of Loan (other than Refinancing Term Loans, Extended
Term Loans, Replacement Revolving Loans and Replacement Swing Line
Loans which shall have Applicable Margins as set forth in the
applicable Refinancing Term Loan Amendment, Term Loan Extension
Amendment or Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment, as
applicable) , the rate per annum set forth under the
relevant column heading below:
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Eurodollar
Loans
|
|
|
Base Rate
Loans
|
|
|
Canadian
Prime Rate Loans
|
|
|
Acceptance
Fee
|
|
|
U.S. Revolving Loan
|
|
2.50
|
%
|
|
1.50
|
%
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
Canadian Revolving Loans
|
|
2.50
|
%
|
|
1.50
|
%
|
|
1.50
|
%
|
|
2.50
|
%
|
|
Canadian Swing Line Loans
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
1.50
|
%
|
|
1.50
|
%
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
U.S. Term Loans
|
|
2.00
|
%
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
Canadian Term Loans
|
|
2.00
|
%
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
U.S. Term B Loans if Ratings
Condition is satisfied
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
3.00
|
%
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canadian Term B Loans if
Ratings Condition is satisfied
|
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
3.00
|
%
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
N.A.
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
U.S. Term B Loans if Ratings
Condition is not satisfied
|
|
4.50
|
%
|
|
3.50
|
%
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
Canadian Term B Loans if
Ratings Condition is not satisfied
|
|
4.50
|
%
|
|
3.50
|
%
|
|
N.A.
|
|
|
N.A.
|
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|
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; provided , that, (i) on
and after the first Adjustment Date (as defined in the Pricing
Grid) occurring after the completion of two full fiscal quarters of
Cedar Fair LP after the First Restatement Date, the Applicable
Margin with respect to U.S. Revolving Loans, U.S. Swing Line Loans,
Canadian Revolving Loans, Canadian Swing Line Loans and the
Acceptance Fee will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid
and (ii) in the event that
the Applicable Margin (including, solely for purposes of this
subclause (ii), upfront fees, and original issue discount based on
an assumed three year life to maturity as determined by the
Administrative Agent) on any Extended Term Loans under any Extended
Term Facility or Refinancing Term Loans under any Refinancing Term
Facility exceeds the Applicable Margins (as determined above) for
the U.S. Term B Loans or the Canadian Term B Loans, the Applicable
Margins set forth above for the U.S. Term B Loans and/or the
Canadian Term B Loans , as applicable, shall be increased from
those provided above so that the Applicable Margins (as determined
above) for the U.S. Term B Loans and Canadian Term B Loans are
equal to the Applicable Margins (as determined above) for such
Extended Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans. Any change in the
Applicable Margins for the U.S. Term B Loans or Canadian Term B
Loans based on a change in the Ratings Condition shall become
effective on the first Business Day following the first public
announcement by the applicable ratings agency of a change in Cedar
Fair’s credit ratings that causes a change in the status of
the satisfaction of the Ratings Condition
.
“ Application ”:
an application, in such form as the applicable Issuing Lender may specify
from time to time, requesting the Issuing Lender to open a Letter
of Credit.
“ Approved Fund
”: as defined in Section 11.6.
“ Asset Sale ”:
any Disposition of (a) Property or series of related
Dispositions of Property (excluding any such Disposition permitted
by clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Section 8.5) that
yields gross proceeds to any Group Member (valued at the initial
principal amount thereof in the case of non cash proceeds
consisting of notes or other debt securities and valued at fair
market value in the case of other non cash proceeds) in excess of
$3,000,000 or (b) any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary or
series of related Dispositions of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary
(in either case, whether through the sale or issuance thereof or
otherwise), excluding any such Disposition permitted by clause
(d) of Section 8.5, that yields gross proceeds to any
Group Member (valued at the initial principal amount thereof in the
case of non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt
securities and valued at fair market value in the case of other
non-cash proceeds) in excess of $3,000,000.
“ Assignee ”: as
defined in Section 11.6(b).
“ Assignment and
Assumption ”: an Assignment and Assumption, substantially
in the form of Exhibit B.
“ Available Canadian
Revolving Commitment ”: as to any Canadian Revolving
Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of
(a) such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Commitment then in
effect over (b) such Lender’s Canadian Revolving
Extensions of Credit then outstanding; provided that, in
calculating any Lender’s Canadian Revolving Extensions of
Credit for the purpose of determining such Lender’s Available
Canadian Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 3.5, the
aggregate principal amount of Canadian Swing Line Loans then
outstanding shall be deemed to be zero.
“ Available Cash Flow
”: for any fiscal quarter of Cedar Fair LP, the amount (which
may be negative), of the following, without duplication,
(a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarter plus
(ii) any decrease in Consolidated Working Capital for such
fiscal quarter minus (b) the sum, without duplication, of
(i) taxes paid in cash during such fiscal quarter,
(ii) cash interest expense and debt issuance costs and
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with
Indebtedness (including the Loans) to the extent paid in cash
during such fiscal quarter (other than in respect of closing fees
and expenses paid in connection with the Facilities on or about the
Second Restatement Date, the First Restatement Date and/or the
Original Closing Date), (iii) the aggregate amount actually
paid by Cedar Fair LP and its Subsidiaries in cash during such
fiscal quarter on account of Capital Expenditures and, other than
for purposes of calculating Available Cash Flow under
Section 4.2(d), Permitted Acquisitions or Investments
permitted under Section 8.7(k) (excluding the principal amount
of Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans)
incurred to finance such expenditures (but including repayments of
any such Indebtedness made in cash during such fiscal quarter,
other than any such repayments made with the proceeds of other
Indebtedness) and any such expenditures financed with the proceeds
of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount or issuance of Capital Stock of
Cedar Fair LP), (iv) the aggregate amount of all prepayments
of
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Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans during such
fiscal quarter to the extent accompanied by permanent reductions of
the Revolving Commitments (except
to the extent of any corresponding establishment of Replacement
Revolving Commitments) and all optional prepayments of the
Term Loans (and, other than for purposes of calculating Available
Cash Flow under Section 4.2(d), prepayments of other
Indebtedness permitted hereunder, unless such repayment is made
from the proceeds of other Indebtedness permitted hereunder or from
the proceeds of any issuance of Capital Stock of Cedar Fair LP (or
other capital contribution to Cedar Fair LP) to (or by) entities
other than Loan Parties if such issuance or contribution is
otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that any such
repayment of a revolving loan shall be deducted pursuant to this
clause (b) only to the extent accompanied by a corresponding
permanent reduction in the commitments applicable to such revolving
loans) during such fiscal quarter, (v) the aggregate amount of
all regularly scheduled principal payments of Funded Debt
(including the Term Loans) of Cedar Fair LP and its Subsidiaries
made during such fiscal quarter (other than in respect of any
revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent
permanent reduction in commitments thereunder), (vi) any
increase in Consolidated Working Capital for such fiscal quarter,
and (vii) transaction costs and other non recurring expenses
paid in cash by Cedar Fair LP and its Subsidiaries during such
fiscal quarter, to the extent excluded in calculating such
Consolidated EBITDA, other than in respect of fees paid and
expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction.
“ Available Cash Flow
Application Date ”: as defined in
Section 4.2(d).
“ Available Distributable
Cash ”: for any Quarterly Distribution Date, without
duplication, an amount equal to, for the period commencing on the
Original Closing Date and ending on the Reference Date for such
Quarterly Distribution Date,
(a) the aggregate cumulative amount
of (i) without duplication, all Available Cash Flow for all
fiscal quarters ending during such period plus (ii) Net
Cash Proceeds from the issuance of Capital Stock of Cedar Fair LP
or any capital contributions to Cedar Fair LP received during such
period that have not been used to fund Capital Expenditures,
Permitted Acquisitions, Investments pursuant to
Section 8.7(k), or to repay the Term Loans, the Revolving
Loans (to the extent that the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced
by a corresponding amount), Replacement Revolving Loans (to the
extent that the Replacement Revolving Commitments are
permanently reduced by a corresponding amount), or any other
Indebtedness (to the extent such prepayment is otherwise permitted
hereunder),
minus
(b) the aggregate cumulative amount
of (i) any and all Restricted Payments made during such period
pursuant to Section 8.6 (c), plus (ii) any and all
prepayments of the Loans made or, without duplication, required to
be made during such period pursuant to
Section 4.2(d);
provided , Available Distributable Cash, shall be
adjusted as necessary, upon the delivery of financial statements in
accordance with Section 7.1(a) or (b), in order to give effect
to any variation in the amounts set forth in such financial
statements as compared to the corresponding amounts in any
previously delivered Quarterly Distribution Certificate pursuant to
Section 7.1(c).
“Available
Replacement Revolving Commitment”: as to any Replacement
Revolving Lender at any time under any Replacement Revolving
Facility, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such
Lender’s Replacement Revolving Commitment then in effect
under such Replacement Revolving Facility over (b) such
Lender’s Replacement Revolving Extensions of Credit then
outstanding under such Replacement Revolving Facility; provided
that, in calculating any Lender’s Replacement Revolving
Extensions of Credit under any Replacement Revolving Facility for
the purpose of determining such Lender’s Available
Replacement Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 3.5, the
aggregate principal amount of Replacement Swing Line Loans then
outstanding under such Replacement Revolving Facility shall be
deemed to be zero.
“ Available U.S. Revolving
Commitment ”: as to any U.S. Revolving Lender at any
time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such
Lender’s U.S. Revolving Commitment then in effect over
(b) such Lender’s U.S. Revolving Extensions of Credit
then outstanding; provided that, in calculating any
Lender’s U.S. Revolving Extensions of Credit for the purpose
of determining such Lender’s Available U.S. Revolving
Commitment pursuant
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to Section 3.5, the aggregate principal
amount of U.S. Swing Line Loans then outstanding shall be deemed to
be zero.
“ BA Equivalent Loan
”: a Canadian Revolving Loan (or Replacement Revolving Loan to the
Canadian Borrower) made by a Non BA Lender evidenced by a
Discount Note.
“ BA Loan ”: a
Canadian Revolving Loan (or
Replacement Revolving Loan to the Canadian Borrower) made by
way of the issuance of Bankers’ Acceptances.
“ Bankers’
Acceptance ” and “ B/A ”: each means a
bill of exchange, including a depository bill issued in accordance
with the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada), denominated in
Canadian Dollars, drawn by the Canadian Borrower and accepted by a
Canadian Lender, and includes a Discount Note.
“ Base Rate ”:
for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the
Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds
Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%. For purposes
hereof: “ Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate of
interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by KeyBank
National Association as its prime rate in effect at its principal
office in Cleveland, Ohio (the Prime Rate not being intended to be
the lowest rate of interest charged by KeyBank National Association
in connection with extensions of credit to debtors). Any change in
the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal
Funds Effective Rate shall be effective as of the opening of
business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or
the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
“ Base Rate Loans
”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based
upon the Base Rate or, with respect to Canadian Revolving Loans
(or Replacement Revolving Loans to
the Canadian Borrower) , the U.S. Base Rate in
Canada.
“ Benefitted Lender
”: as defined in Section 11.7(a).
“ Blocked Person
”: as defined in Section 5.31.
“ Board ”: the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States (or any successor).
“ Borrower ” and
“ Borrowers ”: as defined in the preamble to
this Agreement.
“ Borrower Credit Agreement
Obligations ”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement.
“ Borrowing Date
”: any Business Day specified by the applicable Borrower as a
date on which the applicable Borrower requests the relevant Lenders
to make Loans hereunder.
“ Borrowing Notice
”: with respect to any request for the borrowing of Loans
hereunder, a notice from the applicable Borrower, substantially in
the form of, and containing the information prescribed by, Exhibit
J, delivered to the Canadian Administrative Agent or the
Administrative Agent, as applicable.
“ Business ”: as
defined in Section 5.17(b).
“ Business Day ”:
a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City or (solely with respect to all
notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of
principal and interest on, Canadian Term Loans or Canadian
Revolving Extensions of Credit (or
Replacement Revolving Extensions of Credit to the Canadian
Borrower) ) Toronto, Ontario are authorized or required by
law to close, provided , that with respect to notices and
determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and
interest on, Eurodollar Loans, such day is also a day for trading
by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank
eurodollar market.
“ Canadian Administrative
Agent ”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
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“ Canadian Benefit
Plans ”: all material employee benefit plans maintained
or contributed to by any Group Member formed in Canada that are not
Canadian Pension Plans including, without limitation, all profit
sharing, savings, supplemental retirement, retiring allowance,
severance, pension, deferred compensation, welfare, bonus,
incentive compensation, phantom stock, supplementary unemployment
benefit plans or arrangements and all material life, health, dental
and disability plans and arrangements in which the employees or
former employees of any Group Member employed in Canada participate
or are eligible to participate, in each case whether written or
oral, funded or unfunded, insured or self insured, reported or
unreported, but excluding all stock option or stock purchase
plans.
“ Canadian Borrower
”: as defined in the preamble hereto; provided that, upon the
amalgamation of 3147010 Nova Scotia Company and Canada’s
Wonderland Company in compliance with Section 8.4(a), the
“Canadian Borrower” shall be the Nova Scotia unlimited
liability company resulting from such amalgamation.
“ Canadian Documentation
Agent ”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“ Canadian Dollar
” and “ Cdn. $ ”: lawful currency of
Canada.
“ Canadian Facilities
”: collectively, the Canadian Term Facility and
, the Canadian Revolving
Facility , the Canadian Term B
Facility, any Replacement Revolving Facility of the Canadian
Borrower, any Extended Term Facility of the Canadian Borrower and
any Refinancing Term Facility of the Canadian Borrower
.
“ Canadian Guarantee
Agreement ”: the Canadian Guarantee Agreement executed
and delivered by Canada’s Wonderland Company, a Nova Scotia
unlimited liability company, substantially in the form of Exhibit
O.
“ Canadian Guarantor
”: (i) Canada’s Wonderland Company (unless and
until amalgamated with 3147010 Nova Scotia Company),
(ii) Cedar Fair LP, (iii) the Subsidiary Guarantors, and
(iv) each other Subsidiary of Cedar Fair LP or the Canadian
Borrower other than (y) any such other Subsidiary that is not
a Material Subsidiary and (z) the Canadian
Borrower.
“ Canadian Issuing
Lender ”: Royal Bank of Canada, or any other Canadian
Revolving Lender from time to time designated by the Canadian
Borrower as the Canadian Issuing Lender with the consent of such
Canadian Revolving Lender and the Canadian Administrative
Agent.
“ Canadian L/C
Obligations ”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of
(a) the then aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of the
then outstanding Canadian Letters of Credit and (b) the
aggregate amount of drawings under the Canadian Letters of Credit
that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to
Section 3.11.
“ Canadian L/C
Participants ”: with respect to any Canadian Letter of
Credit, the collective reference to the Canadian Revolving Lenders
other than the Canadian Issuing Lender that issued such Canadian
Letter of Credit.
“ Canadian L/C Sub
Commitment ”: Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000).
“ Canadian Lenders
”: each of the Canadian Revolving Lenders and
, the Canadian Term Lenders
, the Canadian Term B Lenders and
any Lender with a Replacement Revolving Commitment, Extended Term
Loan or Refinancing Term Loan, in each case, of the Canadian
Borrower , collectively.
“ Canadian Letters of
Credit ”: as defined in Section 3.7(b).
“ Canadian Loans
”: each of the Canadian Revolving Loans and
, the Canadian Term Loans
, the Canadian Term B Loans and
any Replacement Revolving Loans, Extended Term Loans and
Refinancing Term Loans, in each case, of the Canadian
Borrower , collectively.
“ Canadian Obligations
”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including,
without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the
Canadian Loans and Canadian Reimbursement Obligations (and Replacement Reimbursement Obligations of
the Canadian Borrower) and interest accruing after the
filing of any petition in
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bankruptcy, or the commencement of any
insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the
Canadian Borrower, whether or not a claim for post filing or post
petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Canadian
Loans, the Canadian Reimbursement Obligations (and Replacement Revolving Commitments of the
Canadian Borrower) and all other obligations and liabilities
of the Canadian Borrower to the Canadian Secured Parties, whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due,
or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out
of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document,
the Canadian Letters of Credit (or
Replacement Letters of Credit issued pursuant to any Replacement
Revolving Facility of the Canadian Borrower) or any other
document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or
therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement
obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without
limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the
Lead Arrangers, to the Agents or to any Lender that are required to
be paid by the Canadian Borrower pursuant hereto or thereto) or
otherwise.
“ Canadian Payment
Office ”: the office specified from time to time by the
Canadian Administrative Agent as its payment office by notice to
Cedar Fair LP, the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian
Lenders.
“ Canadian Pension
Plans ”: any plan, program or arrangement which is
considered to be a pension plan for the purposes of any applicable
pension benefits standards, or tax, statute and/or regulation in
Canada or any province or territory thereof established, maintained
or contributed to by, or to which there is or may be an obligation
to contribute by, any Group Member, their respective employees or
former employees, in each case whether written or oral, funded or
unfunded, insured or self insured, reported or
unreported.
“ Canadian Prime Rate
”: on any day the greater of:
(a) the annual rate of interest
quoted from time to time in the “Report on Business”
section of The Globe and Mail as being “Canadian Prime
Rate”, “chartered bank prime rate” or words of
similar description; and
(b) the CDOR Rate in effect from
time to time plus 100 basis points per annum.
Any change in the Canadian Prime
Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the date
the change becomes effective generally.
“ Canadian Prime Rate
Loans ”: Canadian Loans which are denominated in Canadian
Dollars and in respect of which the Canadian Borrower is obligated
to pay interest in accordance with Section 4.5 at the Canadian
Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
“ Canadian Property
” any right or interest in or to property of any kind
whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or
intangible, in each case as and while located in Canada, including,
without limitation, the Capital Stock of any Person formed and
existing under the laws of Canada or any territory, province or
subdivision thereof.
“ Canadian Refunded Swing
Line Loans ”: as defined in
Section 3.4(g).
“ Canadian Refunding
Date ”: as defined in Section 3.4(h).
“ Canadian Reimbursement
Obligations ”: the Reimbursement Obligations owing by the
Canadian Borrower pursuant to the
Canadian Revolving Facility .
“ Canadian Revolving
Commitment ”: as to any Canadian Revolving Lender, the
obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Canadian Revolving Loans
and participate in Canadian Swing Line Loans and Canadian Letters
of Credit, in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to
exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Canadian
Revolving Commitment” under such Lender’s name on such
Lender’s Addendum or in the Assignment and Assumption
pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same
may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The
aggregate amount of Canadian Revolving Commitments as of the Second
Restatement Date is Thirty Five Million Dollars
($35,000,000).
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“ Canadian Revolving Credit
Percentage ”: as to any Canadian Revolving Lender at any
time, the percentage which such Lender’s Canadian Revolving
Commitment then constitutes of the aggregate Canadian Revolving
Commitments (or, at any time after the Canadian Revolving
Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which
the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Canadian Revolving
Extensions of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the amount of
the aggregate Canadian Revolving Extensions of Credit then
outstanding).
“ Canadian Revolving
Extensions of Credit ”: as to any Canadian Revolving
Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
aggregate principal amount of all Canadian Revolving Loans
(including those made by way of BA Loans calculated at the face
amount of the Bankers’ Acceptances issued in connection
therewith) made by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such
Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Percentage of the Canadian
L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s
Canadian Revolving Credit Percentage of the Canadian Swing Line
Loans then outstanding.
“ Canadian Revolving
Facility ”: as defined in the definition of
“Facility” in this Section 1.1.
“ Canadian Revolving
Lender ”: each Lender that has a Canadian Revolving
Commitment or that is the holder of Canadian Revolving Loans,
including, if applicable, institutions that, in separate
capacities, serve as the Canadian Issuing Lender.
“ Canadian Revolving
Loans ”: as defined in Section 3.1(b).
“ Canadian Revolving
Note ”: as defined in Section 4.14(d).
“ Canadian Secured
Parties ”: the collective reference to the Lenders under
the Canadian Facilities, the Collateral Agent (in its capacity as
agent for the other Canadian Secured Parties), the Canadian
Administrative Agent, the Canadian Documentation Agent, the
Canadian Syndication Agent, the Qualified Counterparties under
Specified Agreements entered into by the Canadian Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries, the Canadian Issuing Lenders and
, any Replacement Issuing Lender
under any Replacement Revolving Facility of the Canadian
Borrower, the Canadian Swing Line
Lender and any Replacement Swing Line Lender under any Replacement Revolving Facility of
the Canadian Borrower .
“ Canadian Security
Documents ”: collectively, (a) the Debenture
(Canada), the Security Agreement (Canada), and the Notice of
Security Interest in IP (Canada), in each case, between each of the
Loan Parties having Canadian Property and the Collateral Agent,
(b) the Canadian Guarantee Agreement, and (c) all other
documents delivered to the Collateral Agent granting or perfecting
a Lien on Canadian Property of any Person, including all financing
statements filed in connection therewith, any intellectual property
security agreements, blocked account agreements or control
agreements that may be required to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document with respect to such Canadian
Property, and all other security documents hereafter delivered to
the Collateral Agent granting or perfecting a Lien on such Canadian
Property of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of
any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
“ Canadian Swing Line
Lender ”: GE Canada Finance Holding Company, and each
other Lender that has a Canadian Swing Line Sub Commitment or that
is a holder of Canadian Swing Line Loans; provided , that
there shall be no more than one Canadian Swing Line Lender at any
time.
“ Canadian Swing Line
Loans ”: as defined in Section 3.3(c).
“ Canadian Swing Line
Note ”: as defined in Section 4.14(d).
“ Canadian Swing Line
Participation Amount ”: as defined in
Section 3.4(h).
“ Canadian Swing Line Sub
Commitment ”: the obligation of the Canadian Swing Line
Lender to make Canadian Swing Line Loans pursuant to
Section 3.4 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding not to exceed Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000).
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“ Canadian Syndication
Agent ”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Canadian
Term B Credit Percentage”: as to any Canadian Term B Lender
at any time, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of
such Lender’s Canadian Term B Loans then outstanding
constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of Canadian Term B
Loans then outstanding.
“Canadian
Term B Facility”: as defined in the definition of
“Facility” in this Section 1.1.
“Canadian
Term B Lender”: each Lender that is the holder of Canadian
Term B Loans.
“Canadian
Term B Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1(c). The
aggregate amount of Canadian Term B Loans as of the Amendment 1
Effective Date is Sixty Four Million Sixty Five Thousand Nine
Hundred Forty Eight Dollars ($64,065,948.00).
“Canadian
Term B Note”: as defined in Section 4.14(d).
“ Canadian Term
Commitment ”: as to any Canadian Term Lender, the
obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Canadian Term Loan in
an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth
(i) under the heading “Canadian Term Commitment”
opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 to such
Lender’s Lender Addendum, (ii) on such Lender’s
Lender Authorization or (iii) in the Assignment and Assumption
pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same
may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The
aggregate amount of Canadian Term Commitments as of the Second
Restatement Date is Two Hundred Sixty-Eight Million Six Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($268,650,000).
“ Canadian Term Credit
Percentage ”: as to any Canadian Term Lender at any time,
the percentage which such Lender’s Canadian Term Commitment
then constitutes of the aggregate Canadian Term Commitments (or, at
any time after the Canadian Term Commitments shall have expired or
terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of
such Lender’s Canadian Term Loans then outstanding
constitutes of the amount of the aggregate principal amount of
Canadian Term Loans then outstanding).
“ Canadian Term
Facility ”: as defined in the definition of
“Facility” in this Section 1.1.
“ Canadian Term Lender
”: each Lender that has a Canadian Term Commitment or that is
the holder of Canadian Term Loans.
“ Canadian Term Loans
”: as defined in Section 2.1. 2.1(a).
“ Canadian Term Note
”: as defined in Section 4.14(d).
“ Capital Expenditures
”: for any period, with respect to any Person, the aggregate
of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries for the
acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a capital lease) of fixed or
capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements,
capitalized repairs and improvements during such period) that
should be capitalized under GAAP on a consolidated balance sheet of
such Person and its Subsidiaries.
“ Capital Lease
Obligations ”: as to any Person, the obligations of such
Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property,
or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be
classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet
of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement,
the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized
amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“ Capital Stock
”: any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation,
any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than
a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to
purchase any of the foregoing.
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“ Cash Equivalents
”: (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government, the
Canadian Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States or Canada, in each
case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition;
(b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time
deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of six months
or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any
commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or
any state thereof or by a bank listed in Schedule I of the Bank Act
(Canada) and having combined capital and surplus of not less than
$500,000,000; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least
A 1 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“
S&P ”) or P 1 by Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. (“ Moody’s ”), or carrying an
equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both
of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of
commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six months
from the date of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of
any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of
clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than
30 days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or
insured by the United States or Canada; (e) securities with
maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued
or fully guaranteed by any state, province, commonwealth or
territory of the United States or Canada, by any political
subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, province,
commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the
securities of which state, province, commonwealth, territory,
political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as
the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or Al by
Moody’s; (f) securities with maturities of six months or
less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of
credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the
requirements of clause (b) of this definition; or
(g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which
invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses
(a) through (f) of this definition or money market funds
that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and
Exchange Commission Rule 2a 7 under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by
Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least
$5,000,000,000.
“ CDOR Rate ”: on
any day, the annual rate of interest which is the arithmetic
average of the “BA 1 month” (or, in the context of the
definition of “Discount Rate”, the 1, 2, 3 or 6 month)
rates applicable to Canadian Dollar Bankers’ Acceptances
issued by Schedule I Lenders identified as such on the Reuters
Screen CDOR Page at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such
day (as adjusted by the Canadian Administrative Agent after 10:00
a.m. to reflect any error in any posted rate or in the posted
average annual rate). If the rate does not appear on the Reuters
Screen CDOR Page as contemplated above, then the CDOR Rate on any
day shall be calculated as the arithmetic average of the discount
rates applicable to one month (or, in the context of the definition
of “Discount Rate”, the 1, 2, 3 or 6 month) Canadian
Dollar Bankers’ Acceptances of, and as quoted by, any two of
the Schedule I Lenders, chosen by the Canadian Administrative Agent
in its discretion, as of 10:00 a.m. on such day, or if such day is
not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day.
If less than two Schedule I Lenders quote the aforementioned rate,
the CDOR Rate shall be the arithmetic mean (rounded upward to the
nearest basis point) of the rates quoted by The Bank of Nova
Scotia, Royal Bank of Canada and Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce.
“ Cedar Fair LP
”: as defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ Charges ”: as
defined in Section 11.18.
“ Co Documentation
Agents ”: as defined in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“ Code ”: the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
together with the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“ Collateral ”:
all property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired,
upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security
Document.
“ Collateral Agent
”: as defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ Commitment ”:
as to any Lender, the sum of the Term Commitments ,
the Revolving Commitments
and the Replacement
Revolving Commitments of such Lender.
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“ Commitment Fee Rate
”: (i) with respect to
the U.S. Revolving Facility and the Canadian Revolving
Facility, 0.50% per annum; provided that, on and
after the first Adjustment Date occurring after the completion of
two full fiscal quarters of Cedar Fair LP after the First
Restatement Date, the Commitment Fee Rate will be determined
pursuant to the Pricing Grid and
(ii) with respect to any Replacement Revolving Facility, as
specified in the applicable Replacement Revolving Facility
Amendment .
“ Commitment Letter
”: that certain Commitment Letter, dated May 22, 2006,
among Cedar Fair LP, Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. and Bear,
Stearns & Co. Inc.
“ Commonly Controlled
Entity ”: any entity, whether or not incorporated, that
is under common control with either Borrower within the meaning of
Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes
either Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.
“ Compliance
Certificate ”: a certificate duly executed by a
Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit
C.
“ Conduit Lender
”: any special purpose entity organized and administered by
any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be
made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written
instrument, subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent and
Cedar Fair LP (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld);
provided , that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit
Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its
obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason,
its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating
Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and
responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or
requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender,
and provided , further , that no Conduit Lender shall
(a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to
Section 4.9, 4.10, 4.11 or 11.5 than the designating Lender
would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of
credit made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have
any Commitment.
“ Confidential Information
Memorandum ”: the Confidential Information Memorandum
dated June 2006 and furnished to the Lenders.
“ Consolidated Current
Assets ”: at any date, all amounts (other than cash and
Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth
opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any
like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of Cedar Fair LP and
its Subsidiaries at such date.
“ Consolidated Current
Liabilities ”: at any date, all amounts that would, in
conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption
“total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a
consolidated balance sheet of Cedar Fair LP and its Subsidiaries at
such date, but excluding (a) the current portion of any Funded
Debt of Cedar Fair LP and its Subsidiaries and (b) without
duplication of clause (a) above, all Indebtedness consisting
of Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans to the extent otherwise
included therein.
“ Consolidated EBITDA
”: for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period
plus , without duplication and to the extent reflected as a
charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such
period, the sum of (a) income tax expense, (b) interest
expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount and debt
issuance costs and commissions, discounts, debt extinguishment
costs and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness
(including the Loans), (c) depreciation and amortization
expense, (d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not
limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e) any
extraordinary charges or losses determined in accordance with GAAP,
(f) non cash compensation expenses arising from the issuance
of stock, options to purchase stock and stock appreciation rights
and other equity-based compensation to the management of Cedar Fair
LP, (g) fees, commissions, expenses, debt extinguishment costs
and other costs incurred in connection with the Transaction and,
after the Original Closing Date, transactions costs and customary
fees to third parties incurred in connection with the issuance of
stock or the issuance or incurrence of debt for borrowed money,
(h) any other non recurring, non cash charges, non cash
expenses or non cash losses of Cedar Fair LP or any of its
Subsidiaries for such period (excluding any such charge, expense or
loss incurred in the ordinary course of business that constitutes
an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period),
(i) other than for purposes of calculating Available Cash Flow
and Available Distributable Cash, non-recurring cash restructuring
charges and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisition
(including, without limitation, employee severance payments and
contract and
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license termination payments) in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for all such restructuring
charges, and (j) proceeds of business interruption insurance
and any expenses reimbursed by third parties (in each case, only to
the extent actually received in cash and only to the extent not
included in calculating Consolidated Net Income), provided,
however, that cash payments made in such period or in any future
period in respect of such non cash charges, expenses or losses
(excluding any such charge, expense or loss incurred in the
ordinary course of business that constitutes an accrual of or a
reserve for cash charges for any future period) shall be subtracted
from Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated EBITDA in
the period when such payments are made, and minus , to the
extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income
for such period, the sum of (a) interest income, (b) any
extraordinary income or gains determined in accordance with GAAP
and (c) any other non cash income (excluding any items that
represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for,
anticipated cash charges in any prior period that are described in
the parenthetical to clause (h) above), all as determined on a
consolidated basis. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated
EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a
“ Reference Period ”) pursuant to any
determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio or LTM EBITDA,
(i) if at any time during such Reference Period Cedar Fair LP
or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the
Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by
an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive)
attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material
Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount
equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto
for such Reference Period and (ii) if during such Reference
Period Cedar Fair LP or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material
Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be
calculated after giving pro forma (as determined in a manner
reasonably acceptable to the Syndication Agent) effect thereto as
if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such
Reference Period. As used in this definition, “ Material
Acquisition ” means the Acquisition and any other
acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of
property that (a) constitutes assets comprising all or
substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes
all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and
(b) involves the payment of consideration by Cedar Fair LP and
its Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000; and “ Material
Disposition ” means any Disposition of property or series
of related Dispositions of property that yields gross proceeds to
Cedar Fair LP or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for the purposes of
calculating compliance with Section 8.1, Consolidated EBITDA
for the period ending on each of the following dates shall be
increased by the following additional amounts: Fiscal Q3 2006, an
additional amount equal to $7,500,000; Fiscal Q4 2006, an
additional amount equal to $5,000,000; and Fiscal Q1 2007, an
additional amount equal to $2,500,000.
“ Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio ”: for any period, the ratio of
(a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to
(b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period.
“ Consolidated Fixed
Charges ”: for any period, the sum (without duplication)
of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period (other
than fees, commissions, expenses, debt extinguishment costs and
other costs incurred in connection with the Transaction),
(b) income taxes paid in cash during such period, and
(c) Capital Expenditures paid in cash during such period
(excluding such amounts paid with Reinvestment Deferred Amounts and
other amounts reimbursed by a third party that is not a Group
Member to the extent received in cash and excluding Capital
Expenditures constituting all or a portion of a Permitted
Acquisition).
“ Consolidated Interest
Expense ”: for any period, total cash interest expense
(including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of Cedar
Fair LP and its Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all
outstanding Indebtedness of Cedar Fair LP and its Subsidiaries
(including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges
owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’
acceptance financing and net costs under Hedge Agreements in
respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are
allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP); provided
that Consolidated Interest Expense for each period or portion
thereof during the twelve month period prior to the Original
Closing Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis after giving
effect to the borrowings hereunder assuming that the interest rate
applicable thereto is 7.75%.
“ Consolidated Leverage
Ratio ”: at any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated
Total Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the
period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended on
or prior to such date.
“ Consolidated Net
Income ”: for any period, the consolidated net income (or
loss) of Cedar Fair LP and its Subsidiaries, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that
there shall be excluded (a)
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the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued
prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of Cedar Fair LP or is
merged into or consolidated with Cedar Fair LP or any of its
Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other
than a Subsidiary of Cedar Fair LP) in which Cedar Fair LP or any
of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent
that any such income is actually received by Cedar Fair LP or such
Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and
(c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of Cedar Fair
LP to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or
similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time
permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than
under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such
Subsidiary.
“ Consolidated Total
Debt ”: at any date, the aggregate principal amount of
all Indebtedness (of the type described in clauses (a) through
(e), inclusive, of the definition of such term) of Cedar Fair LP
and its Subsidiaries at such date, other than Indebtedness for the
Revolving Loans, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP.
“ Consolidated Working
Capital ”: at any date, the excess of Consolidated
Current Assets on such date over Consolidated Current
Liabilities on such date.
“ Continuing Canadian Term
Lenders ”: each lender of Canadian term loans under the
First Restated Credit Agreement that has delivered a signature page
or an Addendum hereto or a Lender Authorization in respect hereof
indicating agreement to continue as a Canadian Term Lender under
this Agreement.
“ Continuing Lenders
”: the Continuing Canadian Term Lenders and the Continuing
U.S. Term Lenders.
“ Continuing U.S. Term
Lenders ”: each lender of U.S. terms loans under the
First Restated Credit Agreement that has delivered a signature page
or an Addendum hereto or a Lender Authorization in respect hereof
indicating agreement to continue as a U.S. Team Lender under this
Agreement.
“ Contractual
Obligation ”: 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 Agreements
”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement.
“ Conversion and Repayment
Notice ”: an instrument, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A 2, by which an Original Lender confirms (a) in the
case of any Original Term Lender, (i) the conversion of the
principal amount specified therein of its Original Term Loans into
U.S. Term Loans, (ii) the repayment of the remaining principal
amount of its Original Term Loans and (iii) the principal
amount of such Original Term Lender’s Canadian Term
Commitment and (b) in the case of any Original Revolving
Lender, (i) the conversion of the principal amount specified
therein of its Original Revolving Commitment into U.S. Revolving
Commitments and (ii) the principal amount of such Original
Revolving Lender’s additional U.S. Revolving
Commitments.
“ Current Holder Group
”: (i) those individuals who are officers and directors
of Cedar Fair LP or the Managing General Partner on the Second
Restatement Date, (ii) the spouses, heirs, legatees,
descendants and blood relatives to the third degree of
consanguinity of any such individual, (iii) the executors and
administrators of the estate of any such individual, and any court
appointed guardian of any such individual, and (iv) any trust
for the benefit of any such individual referred to in the foregoing
clauses (i) and (ii) or any other individuals, so long as
one or more members of the Current Holder Group has the exclusive
right to control the voting and disposition of securities held by
such trust.
“ Debenture (Canada)
”: the Amended and Restated Debenture executed and delivered
by Canada’s Wonderland Company, substantially in the form of
Exhibit L.
“ Default ”: any
of the events specified in Section 9, whether or not any
requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both,
has been satisfied.
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“ Defaulting Lender
”: any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is in
effect.
“ Derived U.S. Swing Line
Loan Rate ” shall mean a rate per annum (i) in the case of U.S. Swing Line
Loans, equal to (a) U.S. Swing Line Lender’s
costs of funds as quoted to Cedar Fair LP by the U.S. Swing Line
Lender and agreed to by Cedar Fair LP, plus (b) the Applicable
Margin (from time to time in effect) for U.S. Revolving Loans that
are Base Rate Loans and
(ii) in the case of Replacement Swing Line Loans, as set forth
in the applicable Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment
.
“ Discount Note
”: a non interest bearing promissory note denominated in
Canadian Dollars, substantially in the form of Exhibit K, issued by
the Canadian Borrower to a Non BA Lender to evidence a BA
Equivalent Loan.
“ Discount Proceeds
”: for any Bankers’ Acceptance issued hereunder, an
amount calculated on the applicable Borrowing Date by
multiplying:
(a) the face amount of the
Bankers’ Acceptance by
(b) the quotient obtained by
dividing:
(i) one by
(ii) the sum of one plus the product
of:
(A) the Discount Rate applicable to
the Bankers’ Acceptance and
(B) a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of days in the applicable Interest Period and
the denominator of which is 365,
with the quotient being rounded up
or down to the fifth decimal place and 0.000005 being rounded
up.
“ Discount Rate
”: (a) in respect of any Bankers’ Acceptance
accepted by a Lender that is a Schedule I Lender, the CDOR Rate for
the applicable period; and (b) in respect of any
Bankers’ Acceptance accepted by a Lender that is a Schedule
II Lender, the lesser of (i) the CDOR Rate for the applicable
period plus 0.10% and (ii) the rate quoted by the Schedule II
Reference Lenders.
“ Disposition ”:
with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback,
assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The
terms “ Dispose ” and “ Disposed of
” shall have correlative meanings.
“ Disposition Repayment
Offer ”: as defined in Section 4.2(c).
“ Distribution Suspension
Period ”: each period (a) commencing on the first
day of any fiscal quarter during which (i) financial
statements are delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or
(b) or a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to
Section 7.2(b) in respect of the immediately preceding fiscal
quarter demonstrating that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of Cedar
Fair LP as of the last day of such immediately preceding fiscal
quarter is greater than the Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio for
such immediately preceding fiscal quarter, (ii) Cedar Fair LP
has failed to deliver financial statements as and when required
pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or (b), as applicable, or a
Compliance Certificate as and when required to be delivered
pursuant to Section 7.2(b), or (iii) a Quarterly
Distribution Certificate is delivered pursuant to
Section 7.1(c) in respect of the immediately preceding fiscal
quarter demonstrating that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of Cedar
Fair LP as of the last day of such immediately preceding fiscal
quarter is greater than the Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio for
such immediately preceding fiscal quarter and (b) ending on
(i) in the case of any Distribution Suspension Period arising
pursuant to clause (a)(i) above, the last day of the next fiscal
quarter as to which financial statements have been delivered
pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or (b), as applicable, and a
Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to
Section 7.2(b) demonstrating that the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio of Cedar Fair LP as of the last day of such fiscal quarter is
less than or equal to the Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio for
such fiscal quarter, (ii) in the case of any Distribution
Suspension Period arising pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above, the
date that is ten (10) days after the date on
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which Cedar Fair shall have delivered the
required financial statements and/or Compliance Certificate, as
applicable (unless any such financial statements and/or Compliance
Certificate demonstrates that a Distribution Suspension Period
would occur under clause (a)(i) above) and (iii) in the case
of any Distribution Suspension Period arising pursuant to clause
(a)(iii) above by reason of a Quarterly Distribution Certificate
delivered by Cedar Fair LP, the earlier to occur of (x) the
day on which Cedar Fair LP delivers the financial statements and
Compliance Certificate required by Sections 7.1(a) or (b), as
applicable, and 7.2(b) in respect of the quarterly or annual fiscal
period, as applicable, ending on the Reference Date with respect to
which such Quarterly Distribution Certificate was delivered (unless
any such financial statements and/or Compliance Certificate
demonstrates that a Distribution Suspension Period would occur
under clause (a)(i) above) and (y) the last day of the next
fiscal quarter occurring thereafter as to which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or
(b), as applicable, and a Compliance Certificate has been delivered
pursuant to Section 7.2 (b) demonstrating that the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio of Cedar Fair LP as of the last day of
such fiscal quarter is less than or equal to the Maximum
Consolidated Leverage Ratio for such fiscal quarter.
“ Dollar Equivalent
”: as to any amount denominated in Canadian Dollars at any
time, the equivalent amount in Dollars as determined on the basis
of the Exchange Rate for the purchase of Dollars with Canadian
Dollars as of the date of the calculation.
“ Dollars ” and
“ $ ”: dollars in lawful currency of the United
States.
“ Domestic Subsidiary
”: any Subsidiary of Cedar Fair LP organized under the laws
of any jurisdiction within the United States.
“ Environmental Laws
”: any and all foreign, Federal, Canadian, state, provincial,
local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes,
ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental
Authority or other Requirements of Law regulating, relating to or
imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of
human health or the environment, as now or may at any time
hereafter be in effect.
“ ERISA ”: the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time to time, and any successor thereto and any regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“ Eurocurrency Reserve
Requirements ”: for any day as applied to a Eurodollar
Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the maximum rates
(expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect
on such day (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency
reserves under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto) dealing with
reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation
D of the Board) maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve
System.
“ Eurodollar Base Rate
”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period
pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum determined on
the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to
such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest
Period appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen as of 11:00
A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such
Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on
Page 3750 of the Telerate screen (or otherwise on such screen), the
“Eurodollar Base Rate” shall be determined by reference
to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying
eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or,
in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at
which the Administrative Agent is offered Dollar deposits at or
about 11:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to
the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar
market where its eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange
operations are then being conducted for delivery on the first day
of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised
therein.
“ Eurodollar Loans
”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based
upon the Eurodollar Rate.
“ Eurodollar Rate
”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period
pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, a rate per annum determined for
such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded to the
sixth decimal point):
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“ Eurodollar Tranche
”: the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans under a
particular Facility the then current Interest Periods with respect
to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later
date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on
the same day).
“ Event of Default
”: any of the events specified in Section 9,
provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the
lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“ Exchange Rate
”: on any day, (i) with respect to Canadian Dollars, the
rate at which Dollars can be acquired on such day by the Canadian
Administrative Agent in Toronto, Canada (or such other location in
Canada selected by the Canadian Administrative Agent) for Canadian
Dollars in accordance with its customary practice for commercial
loans in Canada, and (ii) with respect to Dollars, the rate at
which Canadian Dollars can be acquired on such day by the Canadian
Administrative Agent in Toronto, Canada (or such other location in
Canada selected by the Canadian Administrative Agent) for Dollars
in accordance with its customary practice for commercial loans in
Canada.
“ Excluded Foreign
Subsidiary ”: any Foreign Subsidiary in respect of which
either (a) the pledge of all of the Capital Stock of such
Subsidiary as Collateral under the U.S. Collateral
Security Documents or
(b) the guaranteeing by such Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower
Credit Agreement Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement) would, in the good faith and reasonable
judgment of Cedar Fair LP, result in adverse United States tax
consequences to Cedar Fair LP. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Canadian Borrower and Canada’s Wonderland Company are not
Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries (notwithstanding the fact that they
are not Subsidiary Guarantors).
“ Excluded Indebtedness
”: all Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.2 (other
than clause (h) thereof).
“ Existing Canadian Term
Commitments ”: the “Canadian Term
Commitments” made under (and as defined in) the First
Restated Credit Agreement.
“ Existing Canadian Term
Lenders ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
“ Existing Canadian Term
Loans ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
“ Existing Lenders
”: means all Lenders under the First Restated Credit
Agreement.
“ Existing Letters of
Credit ”: means each letter of credit issued or
deemed to have been issued under this Agreement from and after the
Original Closing Date that was outstanding on the First Restatement
Date. The Existing Letters of Credit are listed in Schedule
3.7.
“Existing
Term Loan Facility”: as defined in Section 2.5(a).
“ Existing U.S. Term
Commitments ”: the “U.S. Term Commitments”
made under (and as defined in) the First Restated Credit
Agreement.
“ Existing U.S. Term
Lenders ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
“ Existing U.S. Term
Loans ”: as defined in the recitals hereto
“Extended
Term Credit Percentage”: as to any Extending Term Lender at
any time, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of
such Lender’s Extended Term Loans of a specified Extension
Series then
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outstanding constitutes of
the aggregate principal amount of Extended Term Loans of such
Extension Series then outstanding.
“Extended
Term Loans”: as defined in Section 2.5(a).
“Extending
Term Lender”: as defined in Section 2.5(b).
“Extended
Term Note” as defined in Section 4.14(d).
“Extension
Election”: as defined in Section 2.5(b).
“Extension
Request”: as defined in Section 2.5(a).
“Extension
Series”: as defined in Section 2.5(a)
.
“ Facility ”:
each of (a) the U.S. Term Commitments and the U.S. Term Loans
made thereunder (the “ U.S. Term Facility ”),
(b) the U.S. Revolving Commitments and the U.S. Revolving
Extensions of Credit made thereunder (the “ U.S. Revolving
Facility ”), (c) the Canadian Term Commitments and
the Canadian Term Loans made thereunder (the “ Canadian
Term Facility ”), and (d) the Canadian
Revolving Commitments and the Canadian Revolving Extensions of
Credit (the “ Canadian Revolving Facility ”)
. , (e) the U.S. Term
B Loans (the “U.S. Term B Facility”), (f) the
Canadian Term B Loans (the “Canadian Term B Facility”),
(g) each Series of Refinancing Term Loans (each such Series, a
“Refinancing Term Facility”), (h) each Extension
Series of Extended Term Loans (each such Extension Series, an
“Extended Term Facility”) and (i) each Replacement
Revolving Commitment Series of Replacement Revolving Commitments
and the Replacement Revolving Extensions of Credit made thereunder
(each such Replacement Revolving Commitment Series a
“Replacement Revolving Facility”).
“ FAM ” shall
mean : the mechanism
for the allocation and exchange of interests in the Facilities and
collections thereunder established under
Section 11.21.
“ FAM Dollar Lender
” shall mean :
any Lender that has made or holds no Loans in Canadian Dollars and
has no Canadian Revolving Commitments or Replacement Revolving Commitments to the
Canadian Borrower .
“ FAM Exchange ”
shall mean : the
exchange of the Lender’s interests provided for in
Section 11.21.
“ FAM Exchange Date
” shall mean :
the date on which (a) any event referred to in
Section 9(f) shall occur in respect of the U.S. Borrower, the
Canadian Borrower or any other Loan Party, (b) an acceleration
of the maturity of the Loans pursuant to Section 9 shall
occur, (c) the Collateral Agent shall have been directed to
exercise remedies on a material portion of the Collateral, or
(d) a payment default shall occur with respect to payments due
on the final maturity date of any of the Facilities.
“ FAM Percentage
” shall mean, : as to each Lender, a fraction,
expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be
the aggregate of the Specified Obligations owed to such Lender and
such Lender’s participation in the then aggregate undrawn and
unexpired amount of the Letters of Credit outstanding immediately
prior to giving effect to the FAM Exchange and (b) the
denominator shall be the aggregate of the Specified Obligations
owed to all the Lenders and the then aggregate undrawn and
unexpired amount of the Letters of Credit outstanding immediately
prior to giving effect to the FAM Exchange. For purposes of
computing each Lender’s FAM Percentage, all Specified
Obligations and the then aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of
the then outstanding Letters of Credit which are denominated in
Canadian Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the Exchange
Rate in effect on the FAM Exchange Date.
“ Federal Funds Effective
Rate ”: for any day, the weighted average of the rates on
overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on
the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three
federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by
it.
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“First Lien
Intercreditor Agreement” an agreement substantially in the
form of Exhibit T, by and among the Collateral Agent, the
Additional First Lien Collateral Agent and the authorized
representatives from time to time party thereto with any such
changes as are reasonably acceptable to the Collateral
Agent.
“ First Restated Credit
Agreement ”: as defined in the recitals
hereto.
“ First Restatement
Date ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
“ Fiscal Q1 ”:
for any year means the first quarterly fiscal period of Cedar Fair
LP during such year and ending on or about March 31 of such
year.
“ Fiscal Q2 ”:
for any year means the second quarterly fiscal period of Cedar Fair
LP during such year and ending on or about June 30 of such
year.
“ Fiscal Q3 ”:
for any year means the third quarterly fiscal period of Cedar Fair
LP during such year and ending on or about September 30 of
such year.
“ Fiscal Q4 ”:
for any year means the fourth quarterly fiscal period of Cedar Fair
LP during such year and ending on December 31 of such
year.
“ Foreign Lender
”: as defined in Section 4.10(d).
“ Foreign Subsidiary
”: any Subsidiary of Cedar Fair LP that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
“ Funded Debt ”:
as to any Person, all Indebtedness (of the type described in
clauses (a) through (e), inclusive, of the definition of such
term) of such Person that matures more than one year from the date
of its creation or matures within one year from the date of its
creation but is renewable or extendible, at the option of such
Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under
a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender
or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year
from such date, including all current maturities and current
sinking fund payments in respect of such Indebtedness whether or
not required to be paid within one year from the date of its
creation and, in the case of the Borrowers, Indebtedness in respect
of the Loans.
“ Funding Office
”: the office of the Administrative Agent specified in
Section 11.2 or such other office as may be specified from
time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by
written notice to Cedar Fair LP and the Lenders.
“ GAAP ”:
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in
effect from time to time.
“ Governmental
Authority ”: any nation or government, any state,
province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, any
agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central
bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government, any securities exchange and any self regulatory
organization (including the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners).
“ Ground Lease ”:
means that certain Ground Lease between Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Santa Clara and Paramount Parks, Inc. dated
June 1, 1989.
“ Group Members
”: the collective reference to the Borrowers and their
respective Subsidiaries.
“ Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement ”: the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
executed and delivered by the U.S. Borrower and each Subsidiary
Guarantor dated as of the Original Closing Date, as amended and
restated as of the First Restatement Date.
“ Guarantee Obligation
”: as to any Person (the “ guaranteeing person
”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or
(b) another Person (including any bank under any letter of
credit) to induce the creation of
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which the guaranteeing person has issued a
reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either
case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness,
leases, dividends or other obligations (the “ primary
obligations ”) of any other third Person (the “
primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or
indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person,
whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary
obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security
therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the
purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to
maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor
or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary
obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services
primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary
obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of
such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold
harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in
respect thereof; provided , however , that the term
Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments
for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The
amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall
be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated
or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of
which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum
amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to
the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation,
unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which
such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or
determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation
shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the
Borrowers in good faith.
“ Hedge Agreements
”: any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or
derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or
settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies,
commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic,
financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or
pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination
of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or
similar plan providing for payments only on account of services
provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or
consultants of the Borrowers or the Subsidiaries shall be a Hedge
Agreement.
“ Indebtedness ”:
of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all
obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of
property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in
the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all
obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or
other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or
arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even
though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such
agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or
sale of such property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of
such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or
otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of
acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar
arrangements, (g) the liquidation value of all redeemable
preferred Capital Stock of such Person, (h) all Guarantee
Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind
referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above,
(i) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses
(a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder
of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise,
to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and
contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person
has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation,
and (j) for the purposes of Sections 8.2 and 9(e) only, all
obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge Agreements. The
Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any
other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a
general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a
result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other
relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of
such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable
therefor.
“ Indemnified
Liabilities ”: as defined in
Section 11.5.
“ Indemnitee ”:
as defined in Section 11.5.
“Initial
Extending Term Lender”: any Term Lender that has submitted an
executed Initial Term Loan Extension Election with respect to all
or a portion of its U.S. Term Loans and/or Canadian Term Loans in
accordance with the instructions provided on the signature page to
Amendment 1 prior to the deadline specified in Amendment
1.
“ Initial Lead
Arrangers ”: as defined in the preamble
hereto.
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“Initial
Term Loan Extension Amount”:
(i) with respect
to the U.S. Term Loans of any Initial Extending Term Lender, the
product obtained by multiplying (x) the principal amount of
such Lender’s U.S. Term Loans subject to an Initial Term Loan
Extension Election by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which
is the aggregate principal amount of U.S. Term Loans and Canadian
Term Loans accepted for extension by the Borrowers on the Amendment
1 Effective Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate
principal amount of U.S. Term Loans and Canadian Term Loans subject
to Initial Term Loan Extension Elections; and
(ii) with
respect to the Canadian Term Loans of any Initial Extending Term
Lender, the product obtained by multiplying (x) the principal
amount of such Lender’s Canadian Term Loans subject to an
Initial Term Loan Extension Election by (y) a fraction, the
numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of U.S. Term
Loans and Canadian Term Loans accepted for extension by the
Borrowers on the Amendment 1 Effective Date and the denominator of
which is the aggregate principal amount of U.S. Term Loans and
Canadian Term Loans subject to Initial Term Loan Extension
Elections.
“Initial
Term Loan Extension Election”: shall mean an election by a
U.S. Term Lender or a Canadian Term Lender, in accordance with the
procedures provided for in connection with Amendment 1, to have the
Initial Term Loan Extension Amount of its U.S. Term Loans and/or
Canadian Term Loans converted into U.S. Term B Loans or Canadian
Term B Loans, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.1(c).
“ Insolvency ”:
with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such
Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of
ERISA.
“ Insolvency Law
”: any of Title 11 of the United States Code entitled
“Bankruptcy”, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
(Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada),
and the Winding Up and Restructuring Act (Canada), each as now and
hereafter in effect, any successors to such statutes and any other
applicable insolvency or other similar law of any jurisdiction
(federal, state, provincial, or otherwise), including any law of
any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a
compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.
“ Insolvent ”:
pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
“ Intellectual Property
”: the collective reference to all rights, priorities and
privileges relating to intellectual property and intellectual
property rights, whether arising under United States, multinational
or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright
licenses, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses,
trade secrets, know how, show how, technology, and all other
confidential business or technical information, and all rights to
sue at law or in equity for any past, present or future
infringement, misappropriation, dilution or other impairment
thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages
therefrom, and all other rights of any kind whatsoever accruing
thereunder or pertaining thereto.
“ Interest Payment Date
”: (a) as to any Base Rate Loan (other than any Swing
Line Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and
December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final
maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan
having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of
such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an
Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three
months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such
Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period,
(d) as to any Canadian Prime Rate Loan, on the last day of
each month while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity
date of such Loan, (e) as to any Loan (other than any
Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan and any Swing Line Loan),
the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof
(except for prepayments (or deemed prepayments) on the Second
Restatement Date of Existing Canadian Term Loans or Existing U.S.
Term Loans made by the Continuing Lenders) and (f) as to any
Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Loan Maturity Date.
“ Interest Period
”: as to any Eurodollar Loan or BA Loan, (a) initially,
the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the
case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan or BA Loan and
ending (1) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, one, three or six
months thereafter and (2) in the case of BA Loan, one, three
or six months thereafter, subject to availability for all Canadian
Revolving Lenders (or Replacement
Revolving Lenders
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under a particular
Replacement Revolving Facility of the Canadian Borrower, as
applicable) , in each case as
selected by the applicable Borrower in its notice of borrowing or
notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect
thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the
last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such
Eurodollar Loan or BA Loan and ending (1) in the case of
Eurodollar Loans, one, three or six months thereafter and
(2) in the case of BA Loans, one, three, or six months
thereafter, subject to availability for all Canadian Revolving
Lenders (or Replacement Revolving
Lenders under a particular Replacement Revolving Facility of the
Canadian Borrower, as applicable) , in each case as selected
by the applicable Borrower, by irrevocable notice to the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as
applicable, not less than three Business Days prior to the last day
of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto;
provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to
Interest Periods are subject to the following:
(i) if any Interest Period selected
in respect of a Eurodollar Loan would otherwise end on a day that
is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to
the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such
extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another
calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the
immediately preceding Business Day;
(ii) if any Interest Period selected
in respect of a BA Loan would otherwise end on a day that is not a
Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the immediately
preceding Business Day;
(iii) no Borrower may select an
Interest Period under a particular Facility that would extend
beyond the applicable
Revolving Termination Date or beyond the date final payment
is due on the applicable Term Loans, as the case may be;
(iv) any Interest Period in respect
of a Eurodollar Loan 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 a calendar month;
and
(v) the applicable Borrower shall
select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or
prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for
such Loan.
“ Investments ”:
as defined in Section 8.7.
“ Issuing Lender
”: any U.S. Issuing Lender and , any Canadian Issuing Lender
and any Replacement Issuing
Lender .
“ L/C Fee Payment Date
”: with respect to any
Revolving Credit Facility, the last day of each March, June,
September and December and the last day of the Revolving Commitment
Period for such Revolving Credit
Facility .
“ L/C Obligations
”: the U.S. L/C Obligations , the Canadian L/C Obligations and the
Canadian Replacement
L/C Obligations.
“ L/C Participants
”: the U.S. L/C Participants , the Canadian L/C Participants and the
Canadian Replacement
L/C Participants.
“ L/C Reserve Account
”: as defined in Section 11.21(b).
“ L/C Sub Commitment
”: the U.S. L/C Sub Commitment and , Canadian L/C Sub Commitment and each Replacement
L/C Sub Commitment.
“ Lead Arranger
”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“ Lender Authorization
”: an instrument substantially in the form of Exhibit S, by
which an Existing Lender may (a) agree to be a Continuing
Lender and (b) authorize the Administrative Agent to execute
this Agreement on its behalf as of the Second Restatement
Date.
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“ Lender Default
”: (a) the failure (which has not been cured) of a
Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of Loans or
to fund its portion of any Swing Line Loan under
Section 3.4(b) or 3.4(g), or to fulfill is obligations as an
L/C Participant with respect to Letters of Credit under
Section 3.10, unless the conditions thereto have not been
satisfied or (b) a Lender having notified the Administrative
Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent and/or the Borrowers
that it does not intend to comply with its obligations under
Section 2.1, 3.1, 3.4(b), 3.4(g), 3.4(l), 3.7 or 3.10, unless the
conditions thereto have not been satisfied, in the case of either
(a) or (b) as a result of the appointment of a receiver,
liquidator or conservator or similar official with respect to such
Lender at the direction or request of any regulatory agency or
authority.
“ Lender Presentation
”: the Lender Presentation dated January 2007 and furnished
to the Lenders.
“ Lenders ”: as
defined in the preamble to this Agreement; provided, that unless
the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to the
Lenders shall be deemed to include any Conduit Lender.
“ Letters of Credit
”: the Canadian Letters of Credit and , the U.S. Letters of Credit
and the Replacement Letters of
Credit .
“ Lien ”: any
mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security
interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or
preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement
and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect
as any of the foregoing).
“ Loan ”: any
loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
“ Loan Documents
”: this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Applications,
the Reaffirmation Agreement and the Notes.
“ Loan Parties ”:
each Group Member that is a party to a Loan Document.
“ LTM CAPEX ”:
for any Quarterly Distribution Date, the aggregate amount paid by
Cedar Fair LP and its Subsidiaries on account of Capital
Expenditures during the twelve (12) month period ending on the
Reference Date for such Quarterly Distribution Date.
“ LTM EBITDA ”:
for any Quarterly Distribution Date, Consolidated EBITDA for the
twelve (12) month period ending on the Reference Date for such
Quarterly Distribution Date.
“ Majority Facility
Lenders ”: with respect to any Facility, the Non
Defaulting Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Canadian Term Loans, the U.S. Term
Loans, the Canadian Canadian
Term B Loans, the U.S. Term Loans, the U.S. Term B Loans, the
Refinancing Term Loans of a specified Series, the Extended Term
Loans of a specified Extension Series, the Canadian Revolving
Extensions of Credit, the U.S. Revolving Extensions of
Credit, or the U.S. Replacement Revolving Extensions of
Credit under a specified
Replacement Revolving Facility , as the case may be,
outstanding under such Facility (or, in the case of the Canadian
Revolving Credit Facility,
the U.S. Revolving Facility or the U.S. a specified Replacement Revolving
Facility, prior to any termination of, respectively, the Canadian
Revolving Commitments or , the U.S. Revolving Commitments
or the Replacement Revolving
Commitments under such Replacement Revolving Facility , the
Non - Defaulting Lenders
holding more than 50% of, respectively, the Canadian Revolving
Commitments or , the
U.S. Revolving Commitments or the
Replacement Revolving Commitments under such Replacement Revolving
Facility ).
“ Management Subscription
Agreements ”: the collective reference to any
subscription agreement or stockholders agreement between the U.S.
Borrower and any present or former officer or employee of any Group
Member.
“ Managing General
Partner ”: Cedar Fair Management Inc., an Ohio
corporation, together with its successors and assigns.
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“ Material Adverse
Effect ”: a material adverse effect on (a) the
Transaction, (b) the business, assets, property, financial
condition or results of operations of Cedar Fair LP and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (c) the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
or the rights or remedies of the Agents or the Lenders hereunder or
thereunder or the validity, perfection or priority of the
Collateral Agent’s Liens upon the Collateral.
“ Material Subsidiary
”: at any time, any Subsidiary of Cedar Fair LP (i) that
has assets at such time comprising two percent (2%) or more of
the consolidated assets of Cedar Fair LP, or (ii) whose
operations in the current fiscal year are expected to, or whose
operations in the most recent fiscal year did (or would have if
such person had been a Subsidiary for such entire fiscal year)
represent two percent (2%) or more of the Consolidated EBITDA
for such fiscal year; provided, however, that notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term “Material Subsidiary” shall
(a) include, without limitation, the Canadian Borrower, Magnum
Management Corporation, an Ohio corporation, Cedar Point of
Michigan, Inc., a Michigan corporation, Michigan’s Adventure,
Inc., a Michigan corporation, Cedar Point, Inc., an Ohio
corporation, Paramount Parks Inc., a Delaware corporation, Kings
Island Company, a Delaware corporation, Western Row Properties,
Inc., an Ohio corporation, Paramount Parks Experience Inc., a
Nevada corporation, Canada’s Wonderland Company, a Nova
Scotia unlimited liability company, Knotts Berry Farm, a California
general partnership, Cedar Fair, an Ohio general partnership, and
Boeckling, L.P., an Ohio limited partnership.
“ Materials of
Environmental Concern ”: any gasoline or petroleum
(including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products
or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined
or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including
asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea formaldehyde
insulation.
“ Maximum Consolidated
Leverage Ratio ”: for any fiscal quarter shall be the
ratio specified below for such fiscal quarter:
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Fiscal Quarters Ending During the Period
From FISCAL QUARTERS ENDING DURING
THE PERIOD FROM :
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Maximum Consolidated Leverage
Ratio MAXIMUM CONSOLIDATED
LEVERAGE RATIO
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Original Closing Date through Fiscal Q3
2007
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6.25 to 1.00
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December 31, 2007 through Fiscal Q3
2008
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5.50 to 1.00
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December 31, 2008 through Fiscal Q3
2009
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5.25 to 1.00
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December 31, 2009 through Fiscal Q3
2010
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4.75 to 1.00
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4.50 to 1.00
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; provided that in the event
that Cedar Fair LP consummates an offering of its Capital Stock
yielding Net Cash Proceeds to Cedar Fair LP of at least
$200,000,000 on or prior to the last day of Fiscal Q3 2007, the
“Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio” shall be 5.65 to
1.00 for each fiscal quarter ending during the period from the date
of receipt of such proceeds through the last day of Fiscal Q3
2007.
“ Maximum Rate ”:
as defined in Section 11.18.
“ Minimum LTM EBITDA minus
LTM CAPEX ”: for any Quarterly Distribution Date
occurring in May and August of each year, the amount set forth in
Annex B for such Quarterly Distribution Date.
“ Mortgage
Modifications ”: as defined in
Section 6.1(h).
“ Mortgaged Properties
”: the real properties listed on Schedule 1.1, as to which
the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the U.S. Secured Parties
and/or the Canadian Secured Parties, as the case may be, shall be
granted a Lien pursuant to the Mortgages and any other real
property in respect of which a Mortgage is provided after the
Original Closing Date.
“ Mortgages ”:
each of the mortgages, charges, debentures and deeds of trust, in
each case, to the extent, if any, amended by the applicable
Mortgage Modifications, made by any Loan Party in favor of, or for
the benefit of,
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the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the U.S.
Secured Parties and/or the Canadian Secured Parties, as the case
may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit E or Exhibit L, as the
case may be, (with such changes thereto, by way of amendment,
amendment and restatement, or otherwise, as shall be advisable
under the law of the jurisdiction in which such mortgage, charge,
debenture or deed of trust is to be recorded).
“ Multiemployer Plan
”: a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“ Net Cash Proceeds
”: (a) in connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery
Event, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash
Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of
deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment
receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or by the
Disposition of any non cash consideration received in connection
therewith or otherwise, but only as and when received) of such
Asset Sale or Recovery Event, net of reasonable and customary
attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, brokers’
commissions, investment banking fees, amounts required to be
applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien
expressly permitted hereunder on any asset that is the subject of
such Asset Sale or Recovery Event (other than any Lien pursuant to
a Security Document) and other reasonable and customary fees and
expenses actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes
paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof
(after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions
and any tax sharing arrangements) and (b) in connection with
any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, any capital contribution or
any incurrence of Indebtedness, the cash proceeds received from
such issuance, contribution or incurrence, net of reasonable and
customary attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees,
accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and
other reasonable and customary fees and expenses actually incurred
in connection therewith.
“ Non BA Lender
”: a Canadian Revolving Lender (or Replacement Revolving Lender under any
Replacement Revolving Facility of the Canadian Borrower)
that cannot or does not as a matter of policy accept Bankers’
Acceptances.
“ Non Defaulting Lender
”: each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.
“ Non Excluded Taxes
”: as defined in Section 4.10(a).
“ Non Foreign Lender
”: as defined in Section 4.10(e).
“ Non-Renewal Canadian Term
Loan ”: as defined in Section 2.2(c).
“ Non-Renewal U.S. Term
Loan ”: as defined in Section 2.2(c).
“ Note ”: as
defined in Section 4.14. 4.14(d).
“ Notice of Security
Interest in IP (Canada) ”: the Notice of Security
Interest in IP executed and delivered by the Canadian Borrower and
each Canadian Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit
N.
“ Obligations ”:
without duplication, the Canadian Obligations and the U.S.
Obligations.
“ Original Closing Date
”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
“ Original Credit
Agreement ”: as defined in the recitals
hereto.
“ Original Lenders
”: the Original Term Lenders and the Original Revolving
Lenders.
“ Original Revolving
Commitment ”: as defined in the recitals
hereto.
“ Original Revolving
Lenders ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
“ Original Term Lenders
”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
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“ Original Term Loan
”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
“ Other Taxes ”:
any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising
from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or
enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document.
“ Participant ”:
as defined in Section 11.6(c).
“ Payment Amount
”: as defined in Section 3.11.
“ Payment Office
”: the office specified from time to time by the
Administrative Agent as its payment office by notice to Cedar Fair
LP and the U.S. Lenders, in the case of the U.S. Facilities, and
the office specified from time to time by the Canadian
Administrative Agent as its payment office by notice to Cedar Fair
LP and the Canadian Lenders, in the case of the Canadian
Facilities.
“ PBGC ”: the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to
Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“ Permitted Acquisition
”: the acquisition by Cedar Fair LP or any other Loan Party
of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person or line of
business of a Person, or more than 50% of the Capital Stock of a
Person (referred to herein as the “ Acquired Entity
”); provided that (i) the Acquired Entity shall
be in a line of business consistent with the requirements of
Section 8.15; (ii) the consideration paid in connection
with all such acquisitions (including all transaction costs and all
Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection therewith) during
the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $200,000,000 in the
aggregate (plus the Net Cash Proceeds of the issuance or sale of
Capital Stock of Cedar Fair LP or, without duplication, a capital
contribution to Cedar Fair LP, received during such period but only
to the extent that such Net Cash Proceeds are not required to
prepay Term Loans or Revolving Loans pursuant to
Section 4.2(a)); (iii) (A) Cedar Fair LP shall have
provided the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, at least five
days prior to any such Permitted Acquisition, historical financial
statements of the Acquired Entity and pro forma consolidated
financial statements of Cedar Fair LP accompanied by an
officer’s certificate of Cedar Fair LP demonstrating
compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 8.1, as of
the most recently completed period ending prior to such acquisition
for which the financial statements required by Section 7.1(a)
and (b) were required to be delivered, after giving pro forma
effect to such acquisition and to any other event occurring during
or after such period and (B) after giving pro forma effect to
such acquisition and all Indebtedness assumed, incurred or repaid
in connection therewith, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio on the
date of such acquisition (based on Consolidated EBITDA determined
on a pro forma basis, as set forth in the definition of
Consolidated EBITDA, as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter
for Cedar Fair LP for which financial statements have been
delivered) shall be at least 0.25 to 1.0 lower than the Maximum
Consolidated Leverage Ratio for such fiscal quarter;
(iv) after giving effect to such acquisition, there shall be
at least $50,000,000 of unused and available Revolving Commitments;
(v) at the time of such acquisition both before and after
giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing; and (vi) Cedar Fair LP shall
comply, and shall cause the Acquired Entity to comply, with the
applicable provisions of Sections 7.10 and 7.11 and the Security
Documents.
“ Person ”: an
individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity
of whatever nature.
“ Plan ”: at a
particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA
and in respect of which either Borrower or a Commonly Controlled
Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would
under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an
“employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA,
but excluding, for greater certainty, Canadian Benefit Plans and
Canadian Pension Plans.
“ Pricing Grid ”:
the pricing grid attached hereto as Annex A.
“ Pro Forma Balance
Sheet ”: as defined in Section 5.1(a).
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“ Projections ”:
as defined in Section 7.2(c).
“ Properties ”:
as defined in Section 5.17(a).
“ Property ”:
collectively, any U.S. Property, any Canadian Property and any
other right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever,
whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible,
including, without limitation, Capital Stock.
“ Qualified
Counterparty ”: (a) with respect to the ISDA Master
Agreement, together with the related schedules and confirmations,
entered into between KeyBank National Association and the U.S.
Borrower on June 23, 2006, KeyBank National Association, and
(b) with respect to any other Specified Agreement, any
counterparty thereto that, at the time such Specified Agreement was
entered into, was a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Agent or
an Affiliate of an Agent; provided that, in the event a
counterparty to a Specified Agreement at the time such Specified
Agreement was entered into was a Qualified Counterparty, such
counterparty shall constitute a Qualified Counterparty hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents.
“ Qualifying Canadian
Lender ”: as defined in Section 4.10(h).
“ Qualifying Senior
Secured Debt”: any senior
secured Indebtedness of Cedar Fair LP or any Subsidiary Guarantor,
no part of the principal of which is required to be paid (whether
by way of mandatory sinking fund, mandatory redemption, mandatory
prepayment or otherwise), prior to the date that is six months
after the final maturity of the Term Loans outstanding on the date
on which such Indebtedness is incurred (it being understood that
any required offer to purchase such Indebtedness as a result of a
change of control or asset sale shall not violate the foregoing
restriction) and which is subject to either (i) the terms of
the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as “Additional First
Lien Obligations” or (ii) the terms of the Second Lien
Intercreditor Agreement as second lien obligations and, in each
case, the terms and conditions of which are otherwise reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Syndication
Agent.
“Qualifying
Senior Unsecured
Debt ”: any senior
unsecured Indebtedness of Cedar Fair LP or any Subsidiary
Guarantor, no part of the principal of which is required to be paid
(whether by way of mandatory sinking fund, mandatory redemption,
mandatory prepayment or otherwise), prior to the date that is six
months after the final maturity of the Term Loans outstanding on the date on which such
Indebtedness is incurred (it being understood that any
required offer to purchase such Indebtedness as a result of a
change of control or asset sale shall not violate the foregoing
restriction) and the terms and conditions of which are otherwise
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the
Syndication Agent.
“ Quarterly Distribution
Certificate ” a certificate duly executed by a
Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit
P.
“ Quarterly Distribution
Date ”: Each
February 15, May 15, August 15 and
November 15 of each fiscal year of Cedar Fair LP (or, if
determined by Cedar Fair LP, from time to time, (a) in the
case of any such February 15, a day that is not earlier than
February 5 of such year or later than March 15 of such
year and (b) in the case of any such
May 15, August 15 or November 15, a day that is
not more than ten (10) days immediately before or immediately
after any such date); provided that, in any such case,
(i) Cedar Fair LP shall have delivered, not less than ten
(10) days prior to such Quarterly Distribution Date, a
Quarterly Distribution Certificate for the fiscal quarter or fiscal
year immediately preceding such date (and a Quarterly Distribution
Date shall not occur in respect of any given date in the absence of
such timely delivery) and (ii) if a Distribution Suspension
Period shall have arisen pursuant to clause (a)(ii) of the
definition thereof any such date may be extended (such extension
not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date on which the
applicable financial statements or Compliance Certificate were due)
to the date on which such Distribution Suspension Period ends
pursuant to clause (b)(ii) of such definition by reason of the
delivery of the applicable financial statements and/or Compliance
Certificate.
“Ratings
Condition”: shall be deemed to be satisfied on any day if and
only if either (i) Cedar Fair’s corporate rating from
Moody’s is better than B2 on such day or (ii) Cedar
Fair’s issuer credit rating from S&P is better than
“B” on such day. If the rating system of S&P or
Moody’s shall change, or if S&P or Moody’s shall
cease
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to be in the business of
rating corporate credit, Cedar Fair and the Administrative Agent
shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect
such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from
S&P or Moody’s and, pending the effectiveness of any such
amendment, the Applicable Margin shall be determined by reference
to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or
cessation.
“ Reaffirmation
Agreement ”: each Reaffirmation Agreement to be executed
by the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties, substantially in the
form of Exhibit R.
“ Recovery Event
”: any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or
casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to
any asset of any Group Member.
“ Reference Date
”: (a) for each Quarterly Distribution Date occurring on
or about February 15 (which, as set forth in the definition of
Quarterly Distribution Date, may be as late as March 15) in
any fiscal year of Cedar Fair LP, the last day of Fiscal Q4 for the
immediately preceding fiscal year; (b) for each Quarterly
Distribution Date occurring on or about May 15 in any fiscal
year of Cedar Fair LP, the last day of Fiscal Q1 for such fiscal
year; (c) for each Quarterly Distribution Date occurring on or
about August 15 in any fiscal year of Cedar Fair LP, the last
day of Fiscal Q2 for such fiscal year; and (d) for each
Quarterly Distribution Date occurring on or about November 15
in any fiscal year of Cedar Fair LP, the last day of Fiscal Q3 for
such fiscal year.
“ Refinanced
Indebtedness ”: the Existing U.S. Term Loans and the
Existing Canadian Term Loans.
“ Refinancing ”:
the repayment in full or deemed repayment in full, as the case may
be, with the proceeds of the U.S. Term Loans and the Canadian Term
Loans, of the Refinanced Indebtedness.
“Refinancing Effective
Date”: as defined in Section 2.4.(a)
“Refinancing Term
Credit Percentage”: as to any Refinancing Term Lender at any
time, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such
Lender’s Refinancing Term Loans of a specified Series then
outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of
Refinancing Term Loans of such Series then outstanding.
“Refinancing Term
Lender”: as defined in Section 2.4(b).
“Refinancing Term Loan
Amendment”: as defined in Section 2.4(c).
“Refinancing Term
Loans”: as defined in Section 2.4(a).
“Refinancing Term
Note”: as defined in Section 4.14(d).
“ Register ”: as
defined in Section 11.6(b).
“ Regulation U ”:
Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to
time.
“ Reimbursement
Obligation ”: the obligation of the Borrowers to
reimburse any Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.11 for
amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.
“ Reinvestment Deferred
Amount ”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the
aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by any Group Member in
connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Term Loans
or the Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 4.2(c) as a result
of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
“ Reinvestment Event
”: any Asset Sale or Recovery Event in respect of which Cedar
Fair LP has delivered a Reinvestment Notice ; provided that no Reinvestment Notice may be
delivered in respect of an Asset Sale made in reliance on
Section 8.5(g) .
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“ Reinvestment Notice
”: a written notice executed by a Responsible Officer and
delivered to the Syndication Agent stating that no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and that Cedar Fair LP (directly or
indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends and expects to use all or
a specified portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale
(other than an Asset Sale made in
reliance on Section 8.5(g)) or Recovery Event to
acquire or repair fixed or capital assets useful in its
business.
“ Reinvestment Prepayment
Amount ”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the
Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any amount
expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to
acquire or repair fixed or capital assets useful in Cedar Fair
LP’s or its Subsidiaries’ business.
“ Reinvestment Prepayment
Date ”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the
earlier of (a) the date occurring 180 days after the receipt
by Cedar Fair LP (directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary) of
proceeds relating to such Reinvestment Event (or the 180th day
after the last day of such 180 period if the acquisition or repair
of the applicable fixed or capital assets is a project authorized
by the board of directors of Cedar Fair LP prior to such date and
Cedar Fair LP or any of its Subsidiaries has entered into a
contract to complete such project) and (b) the date on which
Cedar Fair LP shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise
ceased to, acquire or repair fixed or capital assets useful in
Cedar Fair LP’s business with all or any portion of the
relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
“Remaining
Canadian Term B Loan Ratio”: at any time, a fraction
(i) the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of
(x) the principal amount of Canadian Term B Loans outstanding
immediately following the conversion of Canadian Term Loans to
Canadian Term B Loans on the Amendment 1 Effective Date over
(y) the aggregate principal amount, as of the Amendment 1
Effective Date outstanding immediately following the conversion of
Canadian Term Loans to Canadian Term B Loans on the Amendment 1
Effective Date that are subsequently converted into Extended Term
Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 and (ii) the denominator of
which is the principal amount of Canadian Term Loans outstanding
immediately prior to the conversion of Canadian Term Loans to
Canadian Term B Loans on the Amendment 1 Effective Date.
“Remaining
Canadian Term Loan Ratio”: at any time, a fraction
(i) the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of
(x) the principal amount of Canadian Term Loans outstanding
immediately following the conversion of Canadian Term Loans to
Canadian Term B Loans on the Amendment 1 Effective Date over
(y) the aggregate principal amount, as of the Amendment 1
Effective Date of Canadian Term Loans outstanding immediately
following the conversion of Canadian Term Loans to Canadian Term B
Loans on the Amendment 1 Effective Date that are subsequently
converted into Extended Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 and
(ii) the denominator of which is the principal amount of
Canadian Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to the conversion
of Canadian Term Loans to Canadian Term B Loans on the Amendment 1
Effective Date.
“Remaining
U.S. Term B Loan Ratio”: at any time, a fraction (i) the
numerator of which is the excess, if any, of (x) the principal
amount of U.S. Term B Loans outstanding immediately following the
conversion of U.S. Term Loans to U.S. Term B Loans on the Amendment
1 Effective Date over (y) the aggregate principal amount, as
of the Amendment 1 Effective Date, of U.S. Term B Loans outstanding
immediately following the conversion of U.S. Term Loans to U.S.
Term B Loans on the Amendment 1 Effective Date that are
subsequently converted into Extended Term Loans pursuant to
Section 2.5 and (ii) the denominator of which is the
principal amount of U.S. Term Loans outstanding immediately prior
to the conversion of U.S. Term Loans to U.S. Term B Loans on the
Amendment 1 Effective Date.
“Remaining
U.S. Term Loan Ratio”: at any time, a fraction (i) the
numerator of which is the excess, if any, of (x) the principal
amount of U.S. Term Loans outstanding immediately following the
conversion of U.S. Term Loans to U.S. Term B Loans on the Amendment
1 Effective Date over (y) the aggregate principal amount, as
of the Amendment 1 Effective Date, of U.S. Term Loans outstanding
immediately following the conversion of U.S. Term Loans to U.S.
Term B Loans on the Amendment 1 Effective Date that are
subsequently converted into Extended Term Loans pursuant to
Section 2.5 and (ii) the denominator of which is the
principal amount of U.S. Term Loans outstanding immediately prior
to the conversion of U.S. Term Loans to U.S. Term B Loans on the
Amendment 1 Effective Date.
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“ Reorganization
”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that
such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of
Section 4241 of ERISA.
“Replacement Issuing
Lender”: with respect to any Replacement Revolving Facility,
any Replacement Revolving Lender thereunder from time to time
designated by the applicable Borrower as the Replacement Issuing
Lender under such Replacement Revolving Facility with the consent
of such Replacement Revolving Lender and the Administrative
Agent.
“Replacement L/C
Obligations”: at any time with respect to any Replacement
Revolving Facility, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the then
aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding
Replacement Letters of Credit under such Replacement Revolving
Facility and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under the
Replacement Letters of Credit under such Replacement Revolving
Facility that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section
3.11.
“Replacement L/C
Participants”: with respect to any Replacement Letter of
Credit under any Replacement Revolving Facility, the collective
reference to the Replacement Revolving Lenders under such
Replacement Revolving Facility other than the Replacement Issuing
Lender that issued such Replacement Letter of Credit.
“Replacement Letters
of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.7(c).
“Replacement Refunded
Swing Line Loans”: as defined in Section 3.4(l).
“Replacement Refunding
Date”: as defined in Section 3.4(m).
“Replacement
Reimbursement Obligations”: with respect to any Replacement
Revolving Facility, the Reimbursement Obligations owing by the
applicable Borrower under such Replacement Revolving
Facility.
“Replacement Revolving
Commitment Series”: as defined in Section 3.15(b).
“Replacement Revolving
Commitments”: as defined in Section 3.15(a).
“Replacement Revolving
Credit Percentage” as to any Replacement Revolving Lender at
any time under any Replacement Revolving Facility, the percentage
which such Lender’s Replacement Revolving Commitment under
such Replacement Revolving Facility then constitutes of the
aggregate Replacement Revolving Commitments under such Replacement
Revolving Facility (or, at any time after such Replacement
Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the
percentage which the aggregate amount of such Lender’s
Replacement Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding
pursuant to such Replacement Revolving Facility constitutes of the
amount of the aggregate Replacement Revolving Extensions of Credit
then outstanding pursuant to such Replacement Revolving
Facility).
“Replacement Revolving
Extensions of Credit”: as to any Replacement Revolving Lender
at any time under any Replacement Revolving Facility, an amount
equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all
Replacement Revolving Loans made by such Lender pursuant to such
Replacement Revolving Facility then outstanding, (b) such
Lender’s Replacement Revolving Credit Percentage of the
outstanding Replacement L/C Obligations under any Replacement
Letters of Credit under such Replacement Revolving Facility and
(c) such Lender’s Replacement Revolving Credit
Percentage of the Replacement Swing Line Loans then outstanding
under such Replacement Revolving Facility.
“Replacement Revolving
Facility”: as defined in the definition of
“Facility” in this Section 1.1.
“Replacement Revolving
Facility Amendment”: as defined in Section
3.15(c).
“Replacement Revolving
Facility Effective Date”: as defined in Section
3.15(a).
“Replacement Revolving
Lender”: as defined in Section 3.15(b).
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“Replacement Revolving
Note”: as defined in Section 4.14(d).
“Replacement Revolving
Loans”: as defined in Section 3.15(a).
“Replacement Swing
Line Loans”: as defined in Section 3.3(e).
“Replacement Swing
Line Note”: as defined in Section 4.14(d).
“Replacement Swing
Line Participation Amount”: as defined in Section
3.4(m).
“Replacement Swing
Line Sub Commitment”: with respect to any Replacement
Revolving Facility, the obligation, if any, of the Replacement
Swing Line Lender to make Replacement Swing Line Loans pursuant to
Section 3.4 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth in the Replacement
Revolving Facility Amendment establishing such Replacement
Revolving Facility (but, in any event, an amount not greater than
the amount of Replacement Revolving Facility Commitments under such
Replacement Revolving Facility).
“ Reportable Event
”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of
ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty day notice
period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32,
.34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. § 4043.
“ Required Lenders
”: at any time, the Non Defaulting Lenders holding more than
50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate Term Commitments then in
effect or, if the Term Commitments have been fully utilized or
terminated, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans
then outstanding and (b) the aggregate Revolving Commitments
then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been
terminated, the aggregate Revolving Extensions of Credit then
outstanding; provided that in the case of any Revolving
Extensions of Credit made in Canadian Dollars, such amounts shall
be valued at the Dollar Equivalent of such Canadian Dollars as of
the relevant date of determination for purposes of this
definition.
“ Requirement of Law
”: as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By
Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person,
and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an
arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case
applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or
to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“ Responsible Officer
”: the chief executive officer, president or chief financial
officer of Cedar Fair LP, but in any event, with respect to
financial matters, the chief financial officer of Cedar Fair
LP.
“ Restatement
Certificate ”: a certificate, duly executed by a U.S.
Term Lender or Canadian Term Lender, as applicable, substantially,
in the form of Exhibit Q.
“ Restricted Payments
”: as defined in Section 8.6.
“ Restriction Agreement
”: means that certain Declaration of Restrictions and
Covenants dated as of August 15, 1989 and recorded in volume
1083, page 696, in Portage County, Ohio.
“ Reuters Screen CDOR
Page ”: the display designated as page CDOR on the
Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service or such other page as may, from
time to time, replace that page on that service for the purpose of
displaying bid quotations for Bankers’ Acceptances accepted
by leading Canadian banks.
“ Revolving Commitment
Period ”: (i) in
the case of the U.S. Revolving Commitments and Canadian Revolving
Commitments, the period from and including the First
Restatement Date to the Revolving Termination Date .
for the U.S. Revolving Facility
and the Canadian Revolving Facility and (ii) in the case of
any Replacement Revolving Commitments under any Replacement
Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Replacement
Revolving Facility Effective Date for such Replacement Revolving
Facility to the Revolving Termination Date for such Replacement
Revolving Facility.
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“ Revolving Commitments
”: collectively, the U.S. Revolving Commitment and
, the Canadian Revolving
Commitment and the Replacement
Revolving Commitments .
“ Revolving Credit
Facilities ”: collectively, the U.S. Revolving Facility
and , the Canadian
Revolving Facility and each
Replacement Revolving Facility.
“ Revolving Extensions of
Credit ”: at any time, the aggregate U.S. Revolving
Extensions of Credit and , Canadian Revolving Extensions of Credit and
Replacement Revolving Extensions of Credit outstanding at
such time.
“ Revolving Lender
”: each U.S. Revolving Lender and each , Canadian Revolving Lender and Replacement
Revolving Lender.
“ Revolving Loans
”: collectively, the U.S. Revolving Loans , the Canadian Revolving Loans and the
Canadian Replacement
Revolving Loans.
“ Revolving Percentage
”: as to any U.S. Revolving Lender at any time, such
Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Percentage , as to any Canadian Revolving Lender at any
time, such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit
Percentage and as to any Canadian Replacement Revolving Lender at any
time under any Replacement
Revolving Facility , such Lender’s
Canadian Replacement
Revolving Credit Percentage under
such Replacement Revolving Facility .
“ Revolving Termination
Date ”: August 30, 2011. (i) with respect to the U.S. Revolving
Commitments and Canadian Revolving Commitments, August 30,
2011 and (ii) with respect to the Replacement Revolving
Commitments under any Replacement Revolving Facility, the date
specified in the applicable Replacement Revolving Facility
Amendment.
“ Schedule I Lender
”: any Lender named on Schedule I to the Bank Act
(Canada).
“ Schedule II Lender
”: any Lender named on Schedule II or Schedule III to the
Bank Act (Canada).
“ Schedule II Reference
Lenders ”: National City (Canadian Branch of National
City Bank) and Fifth Third Bank.
“ Seasonal Adjusted
Distribution Cap ”: as of each applicable Quarterly
Distribution Date occurring on or about May 15 or
August 15 in any fiscal year of Cedar Fair LP, an amount in
Dollars equal to the Seasonal Distribution Rate multiplied by the
aggregate number of Units (as defined in the Cedar Fair LP
Partnership Agreement and as determined in accordance with Sections
4.2 and 4.3 thereof) issued and outstanding as of such Quarterly
Distribution Date.
“ Seasonal Distribution
Rate ”: for any year, the amount specified below for such
year.
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Seasonal Distribution Rate
SEASONAL
DISTRIBUTION RATE
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2006
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0.47
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2007
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0.48
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2008
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0.49
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2009
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0.50
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2010
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0.51
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2011
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0.52
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2012
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0.53
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“ SEC ”: the
Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any
analogous Governmental Authority.
“Second
Lien Collateral Agent”: the collateral agent identified in
the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
“Second
Lien Intercreditor Agreement”: an agreement, by and among the
Collateral Agent, the Additional First Lien Collateral Agent, if
any, the Second Lien Collateral Agent and the authorized
representatives from time to time party thereto, in form and
substance customary and reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral
Agent and in any case, on terms no less favorable to the Lenders
than the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
“ Second Restatement
Date ”: the date on which the conditions precedent set
forth in Section 6.1 shall have been satisfied or
waived.
“ Secured Parties
”: the U.S. Secured Parties and the Canadian Secured
Parties.
“ Security Agreement
(Canada) ”: the Amended and Restated Security Agreement
executed and delivered by the Canadian Borrower and each Canadian
Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit M.
“ Security Documents
”: the collective reference to the U.S. Security Documents,
the Canadian Security Documents, the Mortgages, and all other
security documents hereafter delivered to the Collateral Agent
granting or perfecting a Lien on any Property of any Person to
secure the obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party under the
Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all financing
statements filed in connection therewith, any intellectual property
security agreements, blocked account agreements or control
agreements that may be required to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, and all other security
documents hereafter delivered to the Collateral Agent granting or
perfecting a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure the
obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party under any Loan
Document), any such document, agreement or instrument is amended,
supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“ Seller ”:
Bombay Hook LLC.
“Series”: as
defined in Section 2.4(b).
“ Single Employer Plan
”: any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is
not a Multiemployer Plan.
“ Sole Bookrunner
”: as defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ Solvent ”: when
used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of
determination, (a) the amount of the “present fair
saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such
date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person,
contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted
terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and
state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors,
(b) the “present fair saleable value” of the
assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the
amount that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on
its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such
Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount
of capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such
Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. For purposes
of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on
a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” means any
(x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced
to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured,
unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or
unsecured or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of
performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment,
whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to
judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed,
undisputed, secured or unsecured.
“ Specified Agreement
”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement.
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“ Specified Hedge
Agreement ”: (a) the ISDA Master Agreement, together
with the related schedules and confirmations, entered into between
KeyBank National Association and the U.S. Borrower on June 23,
2006, and (b) any Hedge Agreement (i) entered into after
the Original Closing Date by (A) any Loan Party and
(B) any Qualified Counterparty, as counterparty and
(ii) that has been designated by such Qualified Counterparty
and any Loan Party, by notice to the Administrative Agent, as a
Specified Hedge Agreement provided , that any release of
Collateral or Subsidiary Guarantors effected in the manner
permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of
holders of obligations under Specified Hedge Agreements. The
designation of any Hedge Agreement as a Specified Hedge Agreement
shall not create in favor of any Qualified Counterparty that is a
party thereto any rights in connection with the management or
release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Subsidiary
Guarantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement except as
provided in Section 11.14.
“ Specified Obligations
”: the Obligations consisting of (a) the principal of
and interest on Loans and (b) reimbursement
obligations Reimbursement
Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit.
“ Statutory Prior
Claims ”: claims for vacation pay, worker’s
compensation, unemployment insurance, pension plan contributions,
employee or non resident withholding tax source deductions,
unremitted goods and services or sales taxes, realty taxes
(including utility charges which are collectible like realty
taxes), customs duties or similar statutory obligations secured by
a Lien on any Group Member’s assets.
“ Subordinated Debt
”: any unsecured Indebtedness of Cedar Fair LP, no part of
the principal of which is required to be paid (whether by way of
mandatory sinking fund, mandatory redemption, mandatory prepayment
or otherwise), prior to the date that is six months after the final
maturity of the Term Loans (it being understood that any required
offer to purchase such Indebtedness as a result of a change of
control or asset sale shall not violate the foregoing restriction)
and the terms and conditions of which (including subordination
provisions consistent with those prevailing in debt capital markets
of the United States) are otherwise satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent.
“ Subordinated Debt
Indenture ”: the indenture pursuant to which any
Subordinated Debt is issued.
“ Subordinated Intercompany
Note ”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement.
“ Subsidiary ”:
as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability
company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such
other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the
happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or
other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is
otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise
qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to
“Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a
Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Cedar Fair LP.
“ Subsidiary Guarantor
”: each Subsidiary of Cedar Fair LP, other than the Canadian
Borrower, Canada’s Wonderland Company, any Excluded Foreign
Subsidiary and any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary
(provided that the aggregate assets of all such Subsidiaries that
are not Material Subsidiaries and are not Subsidiary Guarantors
shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the consolidated assets
of Cedar Fair LP and shall not represent more than ten percent
(10%) of Consolidated EBITDA in any fiscal year).
“ Swing Line Lender
”: each of the U.S. Swing Line Lender and , the Canadian Swing Line Lender
and each Replacement Swing Line
Lender .
“ Swing Line Loan Maturity
Date ”: shall mean, with respect to any Swing Line
Loan, the earlier of (a) the date that is agreed to by the
applicable Swing Line Lender and the applicable Borrower with
respect to such Swing Line Loan, but in no event later than fifteen
(15) days after the date such Swing Line Loan is made, and
(b) the Revolving Termination Date for the applicable Revolving Facility
.
“ Swing Line Loans
”: collectively, the U.S. Swing Line Loans and
, the Canadian Swing Line
Loans and the Replacement Swing
Line Loans .
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“ Swing Line Sub
Commitment ”: (i) as to any U.S. Swing Line
Lender, its U.S. Swing Line Sub Commitment, and (ii) as to any Canadian Swing Line Lender, its Canadian Swing Line Sub
Commitment and (iii) as to any Replacement Swing Line
Lender , its Canadian under
any Replacement Revolving Facility, its Replacement Swing
Line Sub Commitment under such
Replacement Revolving Facility .
“ Syndication Agent
”: as defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ Target ”:
Paramount Parks Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“ Taxes ”: as
defined in Section 4.10(a).
“ Term Commitments
”: collectively, the U.S. Term Commitments and the Canadian
Term Commitments.
“ Term Lender ”:
each U.S. Term Lender and each Canadian , each U.S. Term B Lender, each Canadian Term
Lender, each Canadian Term B Lender, each Refinancing Term Lender
and each Extending Term Lender .
“Term Loan
Extension Amendment”: as defined in
Section 2.5(c) .
“ Term Loans ”:
collectively, each U.S. Term Loan and each Canadian
, each Canadian Term Loan, each
U.S. Term B Loan, each Canadian Term B Loan, each Extended Term
Loan and each Refinancing Term Loan.
“ Title Endorsements
”: as defined in Section 6.1(h)(ii).
“ Transaction ”:
collectively, the Acquisition, the termination of the Existing
Credit Agreement and the Existing Note Agreements (as both such
terms were defined in the Original Credit Agreement) and the
payment of all Indebtedness thereunder, and the transactions
contemplated by the Original Credit Agreement and this
Agreement.
“ Transferee ”:
any Assignee or Participant.
“ Type ”: as to
any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan, a Canadian Prime Rate
Loan, a BA Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
“ United States
”: the United States of America.
“ U.S. Base Rate in
Canada ”: at any time, the greater of (i) the
average rate of interest per annum (rounded upward to the nearest
basis point) equal to the rate at which the principal office of any
two of the Schedule I Lenders chosen by the Canadian Administrative
Agent in its discretion, as of 10:00 a.m. on such day, or if such
day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding
Business Day in Toronto, Ontario, announces from time to time as
the reference rate of interest for demand commercial loans in
Dollars to its Canadian borrowers, adjusted automatically with each
change in such rate without the necessity of any notice to any Loan
Party or any other Person, and (ii) the Federal Funds
Effective Rate (converted to a rate based on a 365-day period), in
effect from time to time, plus 0.50% per annum. If the
Canadian Administrative Agent is unable to determine the applicable
rate, the US Base Rate in Canada will be, at any time, the greater
of (i) the prime rate per annum most recently reported in the
“Money Rate” column of the Wall Street Journal,
adjusted automatically with each change in such rate without the
necessity of any notice to any Loan Party or any other Person, and
(ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (converted to a rate
based on a 365 day period), in effect from time to time, plus
0.50% per annum. Any change in the U.S. Base Rate in Canada
shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day the
change becomes effective generally.
“ U.S. Borrower
”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“ U.S. Facilities
”: collectively, the U.S. Term Facility and the U.S.
Revolving Facility , the U.S.
Revolving Facility, the U.S. Term B Facility, any Replacement
Revolving Facility of the U.S. Borrower, any Extended Term Facility
of the U.S. Borrower and any Refinancing Term Facility of the U.S.
Borrower .
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“ U.S. Issuing Lender
”: KeyBank National Association, or any other U.S. Revolving
Lender from time to time designated by Cedar Fair LP as the U.S.
Issuing Lender with the consent of such U.S. Revolving Lender and
the Administrative Agent.
“ U.S. L/C Obligations
”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
then aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding
U.S. Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of
drawings under the U.S. Letters of Credit that have not then been
reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.11.
“ U.S. L/C Participants
”: with respect to any U.S. Letter of Credit, the collective
reference to the U.S. Revolving Lenders other than the U.S. Issuing
Lender that issued such U.S. Letter of Credit.
“ U.S. L/C Sub
Commitment ”: $30,000,000.
“ U.S. Lenders ”:
each of the U.S. Revolving Lenders and , the U.S. Term Lenders , the U.S. Term B Lenders and any Lender with
a Replacement Revolving Commitment, Extended Term Loan or
Refinancing Term Loan, in each case, of the U.S. Borrower ,
collectively.
“ U.S. Letters of
Credit ”: as defined in Section 3.7(a).
“ U.S. Loans ”:
each of the U.S. Revolving Loans and , the U.S. Term Loans , U.S. Term B Loans and any Replacement
Revolving Loans, Extended Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, in
each case, of the U.S. Borrower ,
collectively.
“ U.S. Obligations
”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including,
without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the
U.S. Loans and U.S. Reimbursement Obligations (and Replacement Reimbursement Obligations
pursuant to any Replacement Revolving Facility of the U.S.
Borrower) and interest accruing after the filing of any
petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the U.S. Borrower,
whether or not a claim for post filing or post petition interest is
allowed in such proceeding) the U.S. Loans, the U.S. Reimbursement
Obligations (and Replacement
Reimbursement Obligations pursuant to any Replacement Revolving
Facility of the U.S. Borrower) and all other obligations and
liabilities of the U.S. Borrower to the Secured Parties, whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due,
or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out
of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document,
the U.S. Letters of Credit (or
Replacement Letters of Credit issued pursuant to any Replacement
Revolving Facility of the U.S. Borrower) or any other
document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or
therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement
obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without
limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the
Arrangers, to the Agents or to any Lender that are required to be
paid by the U.S. Borrower pursuant hereto or thereto) or
otherwise.
“ U.S. Property
”: any right or interest in or to property of any kind
whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or
intangible, in each case as and while located in the United States,
including, without limitation, the Capital Stock of any Person
formed and existing under the laws of the United States or any
State or subdivision thereof.
“ U.S. Refunded Swing Line
Loans ”: as defined in Section 3.4(b).
“ U.S. Refunding Date
”: as defined in Section 3.4(c).
“ U.S. Reimbursement
Obligations ”: the Reimbursement Obligations owing by the
U.S. Borrower.
“ U.S. Revolving
Commitment ”: as to any U.S. Revolving Lender, the
obligation of such Lender, if any, to make U.S. Revolving Loans and
participate in U.S. Swing Line Loans and U.S. Letters of Credit, in
an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount
set forth under the heading “U.S. Revolving Commitment”
under such Lender’s name on (i) on Schedule 1 to
such Lender’s Addendum, (ii) in such Lender’s
Conversion and Repayment Notice, or (iii) as the case may be,
in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender
became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time
pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate
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amount of U.S. Revolving Commitments as of the
Second Restatement Date is Three Hundred Ten Million Dollars
($310,000,000).
“ U.S. Revolving Credit
Percentage ”: as to any U.S. Revolving Lender at any
time, the percentage which such Lender’s U.S. Revolving
Commitment then constitutes of the aggregate U.S. Revolving
Commitments (or, at any time after the U.S. Revolving Commitments
shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the
aggregate amount of such Lender’s U.S. Revolving Extensions
of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the amount of the
aggregate U.S. Revolving Extensions of Credit then
outstanding).
“ U.S. Revolving Extensions
of Credit ”: as to any U.S. Revolving Lender at any time,
an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal
amount of all U.S. Revolving Loans made by such Lender then
outstanding, (b) such Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit
Percentage of the U.S. L/C Obligations then outstanding and
(c) such Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Percentage of
the U.S. Swing Line Loans then outstanding.
“ U.S. Revolving
Facility ”: as defined in the definition of
“Facility” in this Section 1.1.
“ U.S. Revolving Lender
”: each Lender that has a U.S. Revolving Commitment or that
is the holder of U.S. Revolving Loans, including institutions that,
in separate capacities, serve as the U.S. Issuing
Lender.
“ U.S. Revolving Loans
”: as defined in Section 3.1(a).
“ U.S. Revolving Note
”: as defined in Section 4.14.
“ U.S. Secured Parties
”: the collective reference to the Lenders under the U.S.
Facilities, the Agents, the Qualified Counterparties under
Specified Agreements entered into by the U.S. Borrower or any
Subsidiary Guarantor, the U.S. Issuing Lenders (and any Replacement Issuing Lender under any
Replacement Revolving Facility of the U.S. Borrower) and the
U.S. Swing Line Lenders (and any
Replacement Swing Line Lender under any Replacement Revolving
Facility of the U.S. Borrower) .
“ U.S. Security
Documents ”: collectively, (a) the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement and , (b) all other documents
delivered to th