Exhibit 10.54
[EXECUTION]
AMENDMENT NO. 14 TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 14 TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of
October 8, 2008, is entered into by and among Wise Alloys LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“Alloys”), Wise
Recycling, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
(“Recycling” and together with Alloys, each
individually a “Borrower” and collectively,
“Borrowers”), Wise Metals Group LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Group”), Wise Alloys Finance
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Finance”),
Listerhill Total Maintenance Center LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Listerhill”), Wise Warehousing,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Warehousing”), Wise Recycling Texas, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Recycling Texas”), Wise
Recycling West, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Recycling West” and together with Group, Finance,
Listerhill, Warehousing and Recycling Texas, each individually a
“Guarantor” and collectively,
“Guarantors”), the lenders from time to time party
thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, successor by
merger to Congress Financial Corporation, in its capacity as
administrative agent (in such capacity, “Agent”) for
Lenders (as hereinafter defined).
W I T N E S
S E T H :
WHEREAS, Agent and the financial
institutions from time to time parties to the Loan Agreement (as
hereinafter defined) as lenders (each individually, a
“Lender” and collectively, “Lenders”) have
entered into financing arrangements with Borrowers pursuant to
which Agent and Lenders have made and provided and hereafter may
make and provide, upon certain terms and conditions, loans and
advances and other financial accommodations to Borrowers as set
forth in the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated May 5,
2004, by and among Agent, Lenders, Borrowers and Guarantors, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2004, Amendment No. 2 to
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of November 10,
2004, Amendment No. 3 and Waiver to Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2005, Amendment No. 4 to
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of October 31,
2005, Amendment No. 5 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement,
dated as of March 3, 2006, Amendment No. 6 to Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, Amendment
No. 7 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of
April 28, 2006, Amendment No. 8 to Amended and Restated
Loan Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2006, Amendment
No. 9 and Waiver to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated
as of August 4, 2006, Amendment No. 10 to Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2006,
Amendment No. 11 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated
as of July 31, 2007, Amendment No. 12 to Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2008, and
Amendment No. 13 and Waiver to Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2008 (as the same now exists
and may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended,
renewed, restated or replaced, the “Loan Agreement”)
and the other agreements, documents and instruments referred to
therein or any time executed and/or delivered in connection
therewith or related thereto, including this Amendment (all of the
foregoing, together with the Loan Agreement, as the same now exist
or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended,
renewed, restated or replaced, being collectively referred to
herein as the “Financing Agreements”);
WHEREAS, Borrowers have requested
that Agent and Lenders agree to make certain amendments to the Loan
Agreement, and Agent and Lenders are willing to agree to such
requests, subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire
to enter into this Amendment to evidence and effectuate such
amendments, subject to the terms and conditions and to the extent
set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and covenants set forth herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Definitions .
(a) Additional Definitions .
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings given
to them below and the Loan Agreement shall be deemed and is hereby
amended to include, in addition and not in limitation, the
following definitions:
(i) “Amendment
No. 14” shall mean Amendment No. 14 to Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2008, among
Agent, Lenders, Borrowers and Guarantors, as the same now exists
and may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended,
renewed, restated or replaced.
(ii) “Amendment No. 14
Effective Date” shall mean the first date on which all of the
conditions precedent to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 14
shall have been satisfied or shall have been waived by
Agent.
(iii) “Eligible Working
Capital” shall have the meaning given to such term in the
Indenture.
(iv) “Initial Tranche C
Lender” shall mean Wachovia Bank National Association, in its
capacity as a Tranche C Lender.
(v) “Revolving Loan
Limit” shall mean, as to each Borrower, the amount equal to
(a) the lesser of (i) $278,000,000 and (ii) the
Eligible Working Capital minus (b) the then outstanding
principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit
Accommodations provided to the other Borrowers.
(vi) “Tranche C
Commitment” shall mean, at any time, as to each Tranche C
Lender, the principal amount set forth next to such Tranche C
Lender’s name on Schedule 1.27 hereto designated as the
Tranche C Commitment of such Tranche C Lender or on Schedule 1 to
the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement pursuant to which such
Tranche C Lender became a Tranche C Lender hereunder in accordance
with the provisions of Section 13.7 hereof, as the same may be
adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof;
sometimes being collectively referred to herein as “Tranche C
Commitments”.
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(vii) “Tranche C
Lenders” shall mean, collectively, the Lenders having a
Tranche C Commitment or all or a portion of the Tranche C Loan
owing to it; each sometimes being referred to herein individually
as a “Tranche C Lender”; provided , that
, each Tranche C Lender shall, and shall agree in writing that it
shall, have no right whatsoever (a) to consent to any
amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other such action with
respect to any of the terms of this Agreement or any of the other
Financing Agreements, except as set forth in Sections 11.3(a)(i),
(ii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) hereof,
(b) to vote on any other matter related to this Agreement or
any of the other Financing Agreements, except as set forth in
Sections 11.3(a)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and
(viii) hereof, (c) to require Agent or any Lender to
undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with
respect to this Agreement, any of the other Financing Agreements or
the Collateral, or (d) to attend any meeting with Agent or any
Lender or receive any information from Agent or any Lender to the
extent that Agent reasonably and in good faith determines that the
attendance by such Tranche C Lender at such meeting or the receipt
of such information by such Tranche C Lender either (i) could
reasonably be expected to represent a conflict of interest between
such Tranche C Lender in its capacity as a Lender and in its
capacity as an account debtor or customer of Borrowers or
(ii) could reasonably be expected to be adverse in any
material respect to the interests of Agent or any Lender (other
than such Tranche C Lender) or confer an unfair advantage in any
material respect to such Tranche C Lender in its capacity as an
account debtor or customer of Borrowers.
(viii) “Tranche C Loan”
shall mean the supplemental term loan in the principal amount of
$22,000,000 made by the Initial Tranche C Lenders to Borrowers on
the Amendment No. 14 Effective Date as set forth in
Section 2.1(h) hereof.
(b) Amendments to Definitions
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(i) Adjusted Loan Limit . The
definition of “Adjusted Loan Limit” in the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
“‘Adjusted Loan
Limit’ shall mean, on any date, the amount equal to the
lesser of (a) $278,000,000, (b) the amount of the
aggregate Borrowing Bases of all Borrowers on such date and
(c) the sum of (i) the amount of the Eligible Working
Capital on such date, plus (ii) the amount of the Eligible
Working Capital Variance on such date.”
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(ii) Applicable Margin .
Effective as of September 1, 2009, the definition of
“Applicable Margin” in Section 1.10 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
“1.10 Applicable Margin
’ shall mean, at any time, as to the interest rate for Prime
Rate Loans and for Eurodollar Rate Loans, the applicable percentage
(on a per annum basis) set forth below if EBITDA of Group and its
Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding three (3) or four
(4) fiscal quarter period, as applicable (as set forth in the
most recent consolidated financial statements of Group and its
Subsidiaries delivered to Agent in accordance with
Section 9.6(a) hereof), as determined by Agent is at or within
the levels indicated for such percentage as of the last day of the
immediately preceding fiscal quarter:
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EBITDA for 3 Fiscal
Quarters Ending
June 30,2009
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EBITDA for 4 Fiscal Quarters
Ending
September 30,2009
and ending the last day of
each
Fiscal Quarter
thereafter
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Applicable
Prime
Rate Margin
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Applicable
Eurodollar
Rate Margin
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1
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Greater than
$39,000,000
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Greater than
$60,000,000
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1.25
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%
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3.50
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%
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2
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Less than or
equal to $39,000,000 and greater than $33,000,000
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Less than or
equal to $60,000,000 and greater than $55,000,000
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1.50
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%
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3.75
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%
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3
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Less than or
equal to $33,000,000
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Less than or
equal to $55,000,000
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1.75
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%
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4.00
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provided , that , (i) the Applicable Margin shall
be calculated and established once each fiscal quarter (commencing
with the fiscal quarter ending on or about June 30, 2009) and
shall remain in effect until adjusted thereafter during the next
fiscal quarter thereafter, (ii) each adjustment of the
Applicable Margin shall be effective as of the first day of the
second month of a fiscal quarter based on the EBITDA of Group and
its Subsidiaries as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal
quarter, (iii) the Applicable Margin for the period from
September 1, 2008 through and including July 31, 2009
shall be the amounts set forth in Tier 3 above. In the event that
at any time after the end of a fiscal quarter, the EBITDA of Group
and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding three
(3) or four (4) fiscal quarter period, as applicable,
used for the determination of the Applicable Margin was greater
than the actual amount of the actual EBITDA of Group and its
Subsidiaries for such three (3) or four (4) fiscal
quarter period, as applicable, as a result of the inaccuracy of
information provided by or on behalf of Borrowers to Agent for the
calculation of EBITDA, the Applicable Margin for such preceding
fiscal quarters shall be adjusted to the applicable percentage
based on such actual EBITDA of Group and its Subsidiaries for such
three (3) or four (4) fiscal quarter period, as
applicable, and any additional interest for the applicable period
as a result of such recalculation shall be promptly paid to Agent.
The foregoing shall not be construed to limit the rights of Agent
and Lenders with respect to the amount of interest payable after a
Default or Event of Default whether based on such recalculated
percentage or otherwise.”
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(iii) Commitment . The
definition of “Commitment” in Section 1.27 of the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
“1.27
‘Commitments’ shall mean, collectively, the Tranche A
Commitments, the Tranche B Commitments and the Tranche C
Commitments; sometimes being individually referred to herein as a
‘Commitment’.”
(iv) Excess Availability .
The definition of “Excess Availability” in
Section 1.53 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the reference to “Loan Limit” and replacing it
with “Revolving Loan Limit”.
(v) Interest Rate . The
definition of “Interest Rate” in Section 1.73 of
the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting the
reference to “Loans” in clause (e)(ii) of such
definition and replacing it with “Revolving Loans” and
(b) deleting the reference to “Loan Limit” in
clause (e)(ii) of such definition and replacing it with
“Revolving Loan Limit”.
(vi) Inventory Loan Limit .
The definition of “Inventory Loan Limit” in
Section 1.75 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the reference to “Loans” and replacing it with
“Revolving Loans”.
(vii) Loan Limit . The
definition of “Loan Limit” in Section 1.80 of the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
“1.80 [Intentionally Deleted]
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(viii) Loans . The definition
of “Loans” in Section 1.81 of the Loan Agreement
is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:
“ ‘Loans’ shall
mean, collectively, the Tranche A Loans, the Tranche B Loans and
the Tranche C Loan.”
(ix) Maximum Credit . The
definition of “Maximum Credit” in Section 1.84 of
the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in
its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“1.84 ‘Maximum
Credit’ shall mean the amount of
$300,000,000.”
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(x) Pro Rata Share . The
definition of “Pro Rata Share” in Section 1.101 of
the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (c) of
such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
“(c) with respect to a Tranche
C Lender’s obligation to make the Tranche C Loan and receive
payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto, the
fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is such
Tranche C Lender’s Tranche C Commitment and the denominator
of which is the aggregate amount of all of the Tranche C
Commitments of the Tranche C Lenders, as adjusted from time to time
in accordance with the provisions hereof; provided ,
that , if the Tranche C Commitments have been terminated,
the numerator shall be the unpaid amount of the Tranche C Loan
owing to such Tranche C Lender and the denominator shall be the
aggregate unpaid amount of the Tranche C Loan; and
(d) with respect to all other
matters (including, without limitation, Special Agent Advances and
the indemnification obligations arising under Section 11.5
hereof), at any time as to any Lender, the fraction (expressed as a
percentage) the numerator of which is such Lender’s
Commitment (provided, that, if the Commitments have been
terminated, the numerator shall be the unpaid amount of such
Lender’s Loans and its interest in Special Agent Advances and
Letter of Credit Accommodations) and the denominator of which shall
be the amount equal to the Commitments, as adjusted from time to
time in accordance with the provisions hereof (provided, that, if
the Commitments have been terminated, the denominator shall be the
aggregate amount of all unpaid Loans, Special Agent Advances and
Letter of Credit Accommodations).”
(xi) Required Lenders . The
definition of “Required Lenders” in Section 1.113
of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition
in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“1.113
‘Required Lenders’ shall mean, at any time, those
Lenders (other than Equity Affiliated Lenders and Tranche C
Lenders) whose Pro Rata Shares aggregate sixty-six and two-thirds
(66 2
/
3 %) percent or more of the
aggregate of the Commitments of all Lenders (other than Equity
Affiliated Lenders and Tranche C Lenders), or if the Commitments
shall have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders (other than
Equity Affiliated Lenders and Tranche C Lenders) to whom at least
sixty-six and two-thirds (66 2 / 3 %) percent of the then
outstanding Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of
Tranche B Loans and Tranche C Loans) are owing.”
(xii) Reserves . The
definition of “Reserves” in Section 1.114 of the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to
“Loans” and replacing it with “Revolving
Loans”.
(xiii) Work-in-Process
Sublimit . The definition of “Work-in-Process
Sublimit” in the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the reference to “Loans” and replacing it with
“Revolving Loans”.
(c) Interpretation .
Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the
Loan Agreement.
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2. Loans .
(a) Section 2.1(a) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the proviso at the end of
the first sentence of such Section in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
“ provided ,
that , in each case, after giving effect to any such Tranche
A Loan or Tranche B Loan, (x) the principal amount of
the Tranche A Loans, Tranche B Loans and Letter of Credit
Accommodations outstanding with respect to any Borrower shall not
exceed the lesser of (1) the Borrowing Base of such Borrower
at such time or (2) the Revolving Loan Limit of such Borrower
at such time and (y) the aggregate principal amount of the
Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations outstanding to all
Borrowers shall not exceed the lesser of (1) the Maximum
Credit or (2) the Eligible Working Capital.”
(b) Sections 2.1(c), (d), (e),
(f) and (g) of the Loan Agreement are hereby amended by
deleting such Sections in their entirety and replacing them with
the following:
“(c) Except in Agent’s
discretion, with the consent of all Lenders, or as otherwise
provided herein, (i) the aggregate amount of the Loans and
Letter of Credit Accommodations outstanding at any time shall not
exceed the Maximum Credit or the Eligible Working Capital,
(ii) the aggregate amount of the Tranche A Loans and Letter of
Credit Accommodations outstanding at any time to a Borrower shall
not exceed the Tranche A Loan Limit of such Borrower,
(iii) the aggregate amount of the Tranche B Loans outstanding
at any time to a Borrower shall not exceed the Tranche B Loan Limit
of such Borrower, (iv) the aggregate amount of the Revolving
Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations outstanding at any time
to a Borrower shall not exceed the Borrowing Base of such Borrower
or the Revolving Loan Limit of such Borrower, and (v) the
aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit
Accommodations outstanding at any time to a Borrower based on the
Eligible Inventory of such Borrower shall not exceed the Inventory
Loan Limit for such Borrower.
(d) In the event that the aggregate
amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations outstanding
at any time exceeds the Maximum Credit or the Eligible Working
Capital, or the aggregate amount of the Tranche A Loans and Letter
of Credit Accommodations outstanding at any time to a Borrower
exceeds the Tranche A Loan Limit of such Borrower, or the aggregate
amount of the Tranche B Loans outstanding at any time to a Borrower
exceeds the Tranche B Loan Limit of such Borrower, or the aggregate
amount of the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations
outstanding at any time to a Borrower exceeds the Borrowing Base of
such Borrower or the Revolving Loan Limit of such Borrower, or the
aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit
Accommodations based on Eligible Inventory of a Borrower exceeds
the Inventory Loan Limit of such Borrower, or the aggregate amount
of the outstanding Letter of Credit Accommodations exceeds the
sublimit for Letter of Credit Accommodations set forth in
Section 2.2(e) hereof, such event shall not
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limit, waive or otherwise affect any
rights of Agent or Lenders in such circumstances or on any future
occasions and Borrowers shall, upon demand by Agent, which may be
made at any time or from time to time, immediately repay to Agent
the entire amount of any such excess(es) for which payment is
demanded.
(e) If any Borrower (or
Administrative Borrower on behalf of such Borrower) desires to
borrow a Tranche B Loan, such Borrower (or Administrative Borrower
on behalf of such Borrower) shall, pursuant to the terms of Section
2.1(f) hereof, give Agent no less than five (5) Business
Days’ prior notice thereof. Notwithstanding this notice
requirement, it is the intention of the Tranche A Lenders and the
Tranche B Lenders that the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of Revolving Loans be allocated among the Tranche A Lenders and the
Tranche B Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Pro
Rata Shares (determined in accordance with the terms of clause
(d) of the definition of Pro Rata Share based on the
respective Tranche A Commitments of Tranche A Lenders and Tranche B
Commitments of Tranche B Lenders or, if the Tranche A Commitments
and Tranche B Commitments are terminated, based on the respective
Tranche A Commitments of Tranche A Lenders and Tranche B
Commitments of Tranche B Lenders in effect immediately preceding
such termination).
(f) By no later than 11:00 a.m. (New
York City time) on the last Business Day of each week or such other
Business Day as Agent may from time to time request or as
Administrative Borrower may desire (each such date, a
“Tranche B Loan Deemed Borrowing Request Date”),
Administrative Borrower shall deliver to Agent a forecast (each, a
“Borrowing Forecast”) which projects in good faith the
aggregate amount of Revolving Loans that Borrowers or
Administrative Borrower will request to be borrowed on each of the
next succeeding five (5) Business Days. By no later than 12:00
noon (New York City time) on each Tranche B Loan Deemed Borrowing
Request Date, Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to have made
a request to Agent for the borrowing of Tranche B Loans which are
Prime Rate Loans on the fifth Business Day immediately following
such Tranche B Loan Deemed Borrowing Request Date, or, if such
Business Day is a day on which any Tranche B Lender is required to
close under the laws of the State of Alabama, the next Business Day
(each such date, a “Tranche B Loan Deemed Funding
Date”), in an amount which, when combined with the then
outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Tranche B Loans,
would equal 34.532% percent of the sum of (i) the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans on such Tranche
B Loan Deemed Borrowing Request Date plus (ii) the aggregate
amount of Revolving Loans projected to be borrowed for the five
(5) Business Days commencing on such Tranche B Loan Deemed
Borrowing Request Date as set forth in the Borrowing Forecast
delivered on such Tranche B Loan Deemed Borrowing Request Date (or
such lesser amount as may be borrowed without contravening the
terms of Section 2.1(c) hereof).
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(g) Agent shall, by no later than
3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Tranche B Loan Deemed
Borrowing Request Date, provide written notice to the Tranche B
Lenders setting forth the amount of the Tranche B Loans deemed to
have been requested to be borrowed by Administrative Borrower and
the date that such Tranche B Loans are requested to be borrowed,
which date shall be the fifth Business Day immediately following
such Tranche B Loan Deemed Borrowing Request Date. Provided that
the weekly Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered to
Agent pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(i)(E) hereof is made
available to the Tranche B Lenders, each Tranche B Lender shall
remit, in immediately available funds, the amount of such Tranche B
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the requested borrowing of Tranche
B Loans to an account designated by Agent by no later than 12:00
p.m. (New York City time) on the Tranche B Loan Deemed Funding
Date. Agent may apply the proceeds of all Tranche B Loans to repay
the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A Loans, it being
the intention of the Tranche A Lenders and the Tranche B Lenders
that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans
be allocated ratably among the Tranche A Lenders and the Tranche B
Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares
(determined in accordance with the terms of clause (d) of the
definition of Pro Rata Share based on the respective Tranche A
Commitments of Tranche A Lenders and Tranche B Commitments of
Tranche B Lenders or, if the Tranche A Commitments and Tranche B
Commitments are terminated, based on the respective Tranche A
Commitments of Tranche A Lenders and Tranche B Commitments of
Tranche B Lenders in effect immediately preceding such
termination)
(h) Subject to and upon the terms
and conditions contained herein, in Amendment No. 14 and in
the other Financing Agreements, the Initial Tranche C Lender agrees
to fund the Tranche C Loan to or for the benefit of Borrowers on
the Amendment No. 14 Ef