Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of June 30,
2008
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
(this “ Amendment ”) among Capmark Financial
Group Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company
”), certain subsidiaries of the Company (together with the
Company, the “ Borrowers ” and, each a “
Borrower ”), the financial institutions and other
institutional lenders party hereto, and Citibank, N.A., as
administrative agent (the “ Agent ”) for the
Lenders.
RECITALS:
(1)
The Borrowers, the financial institutions and other institutional
lenders party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), the
Agent and the other agents party thereto have entered into a credit
agreement dated as of March 23, 2006, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 17, 2007
(as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the
“ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms
not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as
specified in the Credit Agreement.
(2)
The Borrowers have requested that the Lenders agree to amend
certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as set forth in the
Credit Agreement as attached in Annex A hereto. Such
amendments to the Credit Agreement are represented in Annex
A with strikethrough font for all deletions thereto and with
bold, double underlined font for all additions thereto.
(3)
Pursuant to subsection 10.1(a) of the Credit Agreement, the
Majority Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Majority
Lenders, the Agent may, from time to time, enter into with the
Borrowers, written amendments, supplements or modifications to the
Credit Agreement for the purpose of adding any provisions to the
Credit Agreement or changing in any manner the rights of the
Lenders or of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement.
(4)
The Agent and the Majority Lenders have each agreed, subject to the
terms and conditions stated below, to amend the Credit Agreement as
set forth in Annex A hereto.
SECTION 1.
AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
The
Credit Agreement is hereby amended as set forth in the Credit
Agreement as attached in Annex A hereto. Such
amendments to the Credit Agreement are represented in Annex
A with strikethrough font for all deletions thereto and with
bold, double underlined font for all additions thereto.
SECTION 2.
CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS
This Amendment shall become effective as of the
date first above written when, and only when, the following
conditions have been satisfied:
(a)
the Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment
executed by the Company, the other Borrowers, the Majority Lenders,
and/or, as to any such Majority Lender, advice satisfactory to the
Agent that such Lender has executed this Amendment;
(b)
each Guarantor has executed and delivered a consent in the form of
Annex B hereto; and
(c)
all fees and expenses of the Agent and the Lenders (including all
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Agent), to the
extent invoiced prior to the date hereof, shall have been
paid.
SECTION 3.
CONFIRMATION OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
(a)
Each of the Company and each Borrower hereto hereby represents and
warrants, on and as of the date hereof, that the representations
and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement (to the extent
relating to such Loan Party) are true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the date hereof, before and after giving
effect to this Amendment, as though made on and as of the date
hereof, other than any such representations or warranties that, by
their terms, refer to a specific date.
(b)
The Company hereby represents and warrants that, on and as of the
date hereof, no event has occurred and is continuing that
constitutes a Default.
SECTION 4.
AFFIRMATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE BORROWERS
The
Company and each Borrower hereby consents to the amendments to the Credit
Agreement effected hereby, and hereby confirms and agrees
that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, the
obligations of the Company and each such Borrower contained in the
Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or in any other Loan Documents
to which it is a party are, and shall remain, in full force and
effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.
SECTION 5.
REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE LOAN DOCUMENTS
(a)
On and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in
the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”,
“hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like
import referring to the Credit Agreement and each reference in the
Notes and each of the other Loan Documents to “the Credit
Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof”
or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall
mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this
Amendment.
(b)
The Credit Agreement, the Notes and each of the other Loan
Documents, as specifically amended by this Amendment, are and shall
continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all
respects ratified and confirmed.
(c)
The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall
not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of
any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Agent under the
Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor constitute a
waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
SECTION 6.
COSTS, EXPENSES
The
Borrowers agree to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the
Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and
administration, modification and amendment of this Amendment and
the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder
(including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel for the Agent) in accordance with the terms of
subsection 10.5 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 7.
EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS
This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but
one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by
telecopier or in “pdf” format by electronic mail shall
be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this
Amendment.
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SECTION 8.
GOVERNING LAW
This Amendment shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
New York.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized,
as of the date first above written.
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CAPMARK FINANCIAL GROUP INC.,
as the Company
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By:
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/s/ Gregory J. McManus
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Name:
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Gregory J. McManus
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Title:
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Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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CAPMARK CANADA LIMITED,
as a Borrower
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By:
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/s/ John Lucerne
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Name:
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John Lucerne
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Title:
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Vice President
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CAPMARK BANK EUROPE, PUBLIC
COMPANY,
as a Borrower
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By:
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/s/ Marc A. Fox
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Name:
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Marc A. Fox
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Title:
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Treasurer
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CAPMARK EI IRELAND LIMITED,
as a Borrower
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By:
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/s/ Peter Kearney
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Name:
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Peter Kearney
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Title:
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President
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CAPMARK IRELAND LIMITED,
as a Borrower
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By:
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/s/ Peter Kearney
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Name:
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Peter Kearney
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Title:
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Director
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CAPMARK AB NO. 2 LIMITED,
as a Borrower
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By:
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/s/ Peter Kearney
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Name:
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Peter Kearney
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Title:
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Senior Vice President
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CAPMARK FINANCE INC.,
as a Borrower
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By:
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/s/ Gregory J. McManus
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Name:
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Gregory J. McManus
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Title:
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Executive Vice President
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SJM
CAP, LLC,
as a Borrower
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By:
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/s/ John Lucerne
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Name:
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John Lucerne
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Title:
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Vice President
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CAPMARK BANK,
as a Borrower
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By:
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/s/ Steven J. Nielsen
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Name:
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Steven J. Nielsen
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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CAPMARK FUNDING JAPAN, K.K.,
as a Borrower
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By:
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/s/ John Troutman
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Name:
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John Troutman
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Title:
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Vice President
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CAPMARK JAPAN, K.K.,
as a Borrower
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By:
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/s/ John Lucerne
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Name:
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John Lucerne
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Title:
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Vice President
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CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative
Agent
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By:
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/s/ Maureen P.
Maroney
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Name: Maureen P. Maroney
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Title: Vice
President
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CITIBANK, N.A.,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Maureen P. Maroney
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Name: Maureen P. Maroney
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Title: Vice
President
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Dmitry V. Yakimchuk
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Name:
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Dmitry V. Yakimchuk
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Title:
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Vice President
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CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS
BRANCH,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Ian Nalitt
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Name:
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Ian
Nalitt
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Title:
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Director
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By:
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/s/ Christopher Reo Day
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Name:
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Christopher Reo Day
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Title:
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Associate
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GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS,
L.P.,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Andrew Caditz
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Name:
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Andrew Caditz
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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THE
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Angela Reilly
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Name:
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Angela Reilly
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Title:
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Managing Director
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING
CORPORATION,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Natsuhiro Samejima
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Name:
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Natsuhiro Samejima
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Title:
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Senior Vice President
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Wachovia Bank, National Association,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Karen Hanke
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Name:
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Karen Hanke
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Title:
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Director
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The
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.,
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New
York Branch, as a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ L. Bressler
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Name:
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L.
Bressler
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Title:
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Senior Vice President and
Manager
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Bank of America,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Stefanie Brown
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Name:
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Stefanie Brown
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Title:
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Vice President
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The
Bank of Nova Scotia,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ David Mahmood
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Name:
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David Mahmood
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Title:
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Managing Director
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Royal Bank of Canada,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Howard Lee
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Name:
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Howard Lee
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Ann Tucker Hackett
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Name:
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A.
Tucker Hackett
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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Fifth Third Bank,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Mike Mendenhall
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Name:
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Mike Mendenhall
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Title:
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Vice President
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Societe Generale,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Ambrish Thanawala
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Name:
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Ambrish Thanawala
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Title:
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Managing Director
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Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc.,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A.,
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authorized signatory
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By:
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/s/ Dmitry V. Yakimchuk
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Name:
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Dmitry V. Yakimchuk
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Title:
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Vice President
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MERRILL LYNCH BANK USA,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ David Millett
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Name:
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David Millett
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Title:
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Vice President
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CITIC KA WAH BANK LIMITED, NEW
YORK BRANCH,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Peter Zhao
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Name:
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Peter Zhao
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Title:
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Executive Vice President &
Country Head, USA
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Mega International Commercial Bank
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Silicon Valley Branch,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Kuang Hua Wei
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Name:
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Kuang Hua Wei
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Title:
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SVP
& General Manager
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QUATTRO SPECIAL SITUATIONS, LLC,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Patrick Criscillo
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Name:
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Patrick Criscillo
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Title:
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CFO
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DISTRESSED SECURITIES & SPECIAL
SITUATIONS-1,
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as
a Majority Lender
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By:
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/s/ Patrick Criscillo
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Name:
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Patrick Criscillo
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Title:
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CFO
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Annex A to
Amendment No. 2 to the
Credit Agreement
$5,500,000,000 CREDIT AGREEMENT
Among
CAPMARK FINANCIAL GROUP INC.,
THE
DESIGNATED BORROWERS NAMED HEREIN,
The
Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,
as Syndication Agent
CREDIT SUISSE,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
- and -
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC ,
as Documentation Agents
Dated as of March 23, 2006
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,
CREDIT SUISSE,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P.,
- and -
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
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SECTION 1.
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DEFINITIONS
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1.1.
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Defined Terms
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1.2.
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Other Definitional Provisions
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27 30
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SECTION 2.
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AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE FACILITIES
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28 30
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2.1.
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Revolving Credit Commitments
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28 30
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2.2.
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Term Commitments
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32 35
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2.3.
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Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement
Under Letters of Credit
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32 35
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2.4.
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Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing and
Term Borrowing
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34 37
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2.5.
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Bankers’ Acceptances
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35 38
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2.6.
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Swing Line Commitments
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39 42
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2.7.
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Yen
Swing Line Commitments
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41 44
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2.8.
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Designated Borrowers
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44 47
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2.9.
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Termination or Reduction of
Commitments
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45 48
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2.10.
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Prepayments
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45 49
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2.11.
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Conversion and Continuation Options
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46 50
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2.12.
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Minimum Amounts of Eurocurrency Borrowings;
Interest Periods
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46 50
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2.13.
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Repayment of Loans and Letter of Credit
Drawings; Evidence of Debt
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47 50
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2.14.
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Interest Rates and Payment Dates
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2.15.
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Facility Fee
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2.16.
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Computation of Interest and Fees
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51 55
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2.17.
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Inability to Determine Interest Rate
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2.18.
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Pro
Rata Treatment and Payments
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2.19.
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Illegality
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2.20.
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Increased Costs
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2.21.
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Taxes
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2.22.
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Indemnity
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2.23.
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Notice of Amounts Payable; Relocation of
Funding Office; Mandatory Assignment
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2.24.
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Availability
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SECTION 3.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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60 66
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3.1.
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Financial Condition
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60 66
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3.2.
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No
Change
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60 66
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3.3.
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Corporate Existence
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60 67
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3.4.
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Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable
Obligations
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60 67
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3.5.
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No
Legal Bar
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60 67
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3.6.
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No
Material Litigation
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61 67
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3.7.
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Federal Regulations
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61 67
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3.8.
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Investment Company Act
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61 67
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3.9.
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ERISA
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61 67
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3.10.
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No
Material Misstatements
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61 68
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3.11.
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Solvency
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61 68
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3.12.
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Purpose of Loans
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61 68
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SECTION 4.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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61 68
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4.1.
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Conditions to Initial Loans
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61 68
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4.2.
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Conditions to Each Credit Event
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63 69
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SECTION 5.
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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63 70
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5.1.
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Financial Statements
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63 70
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ii
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5.2.
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Certificates; Other Information
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64 71
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5.3.
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Notices
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64 71
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5.4.
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Conduct of Business and Maintenance of
Existence
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65 71
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5.5.
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Compliance with Laws, Etc.
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65 72
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5.6.
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Payment of Taxes, Etc.
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65 72
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5.7.
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Visitation Rights
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65 72
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5.8.
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Keeping of Books
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65 72
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5.9.
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Maintenance of Properties, Etc.
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65 72
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5.10.
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Maintenance of Insurance
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65 72
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5.11.
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Transactions with Affiliates
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65 72
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5.12.
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Covenant to Guaranty Obligations
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66 72
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SECTION 6.
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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66 73
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6.1.
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Leverage Ratio
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66 73
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6.2.
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Merger, Consolidation, etc.
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66 73
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6.3.
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Limitation on Liens
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66 73
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6.4.
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Indebtedness
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67 74
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SECTION 7.
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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68 75
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7.1.
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Events of Default
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68 75
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7.2.
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Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit
upon Default
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70 76
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SECTION 8.
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GUARANTEE
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70 77
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8.1.
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Guarantee
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70 77
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SECTION 9.
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THE
AGENT
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72 78
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9.1.
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Appointment
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72 78
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9.2.
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Delegation of Duties
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72 79
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9.3.
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Exculpatory Provisions
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72 79
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9.4.
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Reliance by Agent
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72 79
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9.5.
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Notice of Default
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73 79
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9.6.
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Non-Reliance on Agent and Other
Lenders
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73 80
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9.7.
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Indemnification
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73 80
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9.8.
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Agent in Its Individual Capacity
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74 80
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9.9.
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Successor Agent
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74 81
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9.10.
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Sub-Agent
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74 81
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SECTION 10.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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74 81
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10.1.
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Amendments and Waivers
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74 81
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10.2.
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Notices
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76 83
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10.3.
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No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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78 85
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10.4.
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Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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78 85
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10.5.
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Payment of Expenses and Taxes
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78 85
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10.6.
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No
Liability of the Issuing Banks
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78 85
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10.7.
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Successors and Assigns; Participations and
Assignments
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79 86
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10.8.
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Adjustments
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83 90
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10.9.
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Counterparts
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83 90
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10.10.
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Judgment
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84 91
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10.11.
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Substitution of Currency
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84 91
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10.12.
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Intentionally Omitted.
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84 91
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10.13.
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Severability
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84 91
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10.14.
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Governing Law
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84 91
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10.15.
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USA
PATRIOT Act
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85 92
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10.16.
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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85 92
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SCHEDULES
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I
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Commitments
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1.1
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Mandatory Cost
Formulae
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2.8
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Designated
Borrowers
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II
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Addresses for Notices
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III
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Guarantors
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IV
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Administrative Schedule
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V
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Surviving Indebtedness
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EXHIBITS
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A
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Commitment
Increase Supplement
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B
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Additional
Lender Supplement
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C
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Designated
Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement
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D
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Designated
Borrower Notice
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E
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[ Intentionally
Omitted ]
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F
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[ Intentionally
Omitted ]
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G
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Assignment and
Assumption
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H-1
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Opinion of
Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Nevada counsel to the
Company
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H-2
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Opinion of
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel to the
Company
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H-3
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Opinion
Matters – Local Counsel to Loan Parties
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H-4
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Opinions of
Local Counsel to Designated Borrowers
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I
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Form of
Note
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J
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Swing Line
Loan Participation Certificate
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K
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Yen Swing Line
Loan Participation Certificate
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L
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US Tax
Compliance Certificate
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M
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Form of
Subsidiary Guaranty
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N
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Irish Swing Line Loan Participation
Certificate
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v
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 23,
2006, among:
(a)
CAPMARK FINANCIAL GROUP INC., a Nevada corporation (the “
Company ”);
(b)
certain Subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule 2.8 or that
may hereafter become a party hereto pursuant to subsection 2.8
(each a “ Designated Borrower ” and, together
with the Company, the “ Borrowers ” and,
each a “ Borrower ”);
(c)
the several banks and other financial institutions, from time to
time parties to this Agreement, including, as applicable, branches
or affiliates thereof regardless of whether or not such brand or
affiliate has signed this Agreement, (the “ Lenders
”);
(d)
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as syndication agent (in such
capacity, the “ Syndication Agent ”);
(e)
Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit
Partners, L.P. and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as documentation
agents (each, in such capacity, a “ Documentation
Agent ”);
(f)
the Lenders from time to time parties to this Agreement in the
capacities as issuers of letters of credit; and
(g)
CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder
(in such capacity, together with its affiliates and any sub-agent
appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the “
Agent ”).
The
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Defined Terms . As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
“ A-Rated Specified Loans and
Securities ”: Specified Loans and Securities of the
type referred to in clause (c) of the definition thereof which
are not rated at least “AA-” by S&P,
“Aa3” by Moody’s or “AA-” by
Fitch.
“ Acceptance Fee ”: as
defined in subsection 2.5(d).
“ Acceptance Note ”:
as defined in subsection 2.5(f)(ii).
“ Acceptance Note Lender
”: as defined in subsection 2.5(f)(i).
“ Acquisition ”: the
acquisition by the Investors of approximately 80.0% of the capital
stock of the Company from GMAC Mortgage Group, Inc. pursuant
to the terms of the Purchase Agreement concurrently with the
initial extension of credit hereunder.
“ Additional Lender ”:
as defined in subsection 2.1(b)(ii).
“ Additional Lender Supplement
”: as defined in subsection 2.1(b)(ii).
“ Administrative Schedule
”: Schedule IV to this Agreement, as amended from time
to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
“ 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 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.
“ Agent ”: as defined
in the preamble hereto. To the extent that the Agent has
appointed a Sub-Agent to perform its obligations under this
Agreement in respect of any Facility, each reference to “the
Agent” contained in this Agreement with respect to such
Facility shall be deemed to be a reference to such Sub-Agent to the
extent applicable.
“ Agreement ”: this
Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
“ Applicable Borrowing Minimum
”: (a) in respect of Revolving Credit Loans
denominated in Dollars, $5,000,000 and (b) in respect of Loans
in any Available Foreign Currency, the amount set forth as the
“Applicable Borrowing Minimum” for such Currency on the
Administrative Schedule.
“ Applicable Borrowing Multiple
”: (a) in respect of Revolving Credit Loans
denominated in Dollars, $1,000,000 and (b) in respect of Loans
denominated in any Available Foreign Currency, the amount set forth
as the “Applicable Borrowing Multiple” for such
Currency on the Administrative Schedule.
“ Applicable Irish Swing Line Rate
”: (i) in the case of Irish Swing Line Loans that are
made to Irish Revolving Credit Borrowers that are US Borrowers and
that are denominated in Dollars, the Federal Funds Rate (as
determined by the Agent from time to time) or (ii) in the case
of Irish Swing Line Loans that are made (A) to Irish Revolving
Credit Borrowers that are US Borrowers and that are denominated in
Euros or Pounds Sterling or (B) to Irish Revolving Credit
Borrowers that are not US Borrowers, the Eurocurrency Reference
Rate with respect to Dollars, Euros or Pounds Sterling, as
applicable; plus, in each case, the Applicable Margin then in
effect for Eurocurrency Loans.
“ Applicable Margin ”:
as defined in subsection 2.14(h).
“ Applicable Revolving Credit
Commitment ”: as to any Lender, such Lender’s
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, Irish Revolving Credit
Commitment, US Revolving Credit Commitment or Japanese Revolving
Credit Commitment, as the context requires.
“ Applicant Borrower
”: as defined in subsection 2.8(b).
“ Approved Fund ”: as
defined in subsection 10.7(b)(ii).
“ ARB 51 ”: Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 51, as amended.
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“ Arrangers ”:
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Credit
Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit
Partners, L.P. and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, in their
capacity as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners under this
Agreement.
“ Assignee ”: as
defined in subsection 10.7(b)(i).
“ Attributed Capitalization
”: as of any date of determination, (a) with
respect to any Specified Subsidiary, the aggregate consolidated
value of the assets of such Specified Subsidiary, and (b) with
respect to any Specified Asset Category, the aggregate consolidated
value of the assets in such Specified Asset Category, in each case
with “consolidated value” being determined in a manner
consistent with the consolidated value of assets reflected on the
Company’s financial statements delivered pursuant to
subsection 5.1.
“ Attributed Equity ”:
Attributed Capitalization minus Attributed
Indebtedness.
“ Attributed Indebtedness
”: as of any date of determination, with respect to any
Specified Subsidiary or Specified Asset Category, an amount equal
to the amount of the Attributed Capitalization of such Specified
Subsidiary or Specified Asset Category, respectively, in each case
multiplied by the Indebtedness Factor with respect to such
Specified Subsidiary or Specified Asset Category.
“Availability Reduction
Amount”: as of the date of any determination, the amount by
which the aggregate amount of Indebtedness secured in accordance
with the provisions of Section 6.3(g) and (without
duplication) the Indebtedness incurred pursuant to
Section 6.4(h) exceeds 20% and 30%, respectively, of the
difference of consolidated shareholders’ equity of the
Company and its Subsidiaries minus Attributed Equity. With
respect to any Revolving Credit Facility, “Availability
Reduction Amount” shall mean the portion of the aggregate
Availability Reduction Amount attributable to such Revolving Credit
Facility (on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate Commitments
under all Revolving Credit Facilities (excluding any Incremental
Commitments)).
“ Available Foreign Currencies
”: Euro, Pounds Sterling, Yen and, in the case of the
Canadian Revolving Credit Facility, Canadian Dollars.
“ Available Letter of Credit
Amount ”: at any time, the maximum amount available
to be drawn under a Letter of Credit at such time (assuming
compliance at such time with all conditions to drawing).
“ Available Revolving Credit
Commitment ”: as to any Revolving Credit Lender
under any Revolving Credit Facility at any time, the excess, if
any, of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Commitment
over such Lender’s Revolving Credit Usage in respect of the
applicable Revolving Credit Facility.
“ BA Discount Proceeds
”: proceeds in respect of any Bankers’ Acceptance
to be purchased by a Lender on any day under subsection 2.5 in an
amount (rounded to the nearest whole Canadian cent, and with
one-half of one Canadian cent being rounded up) calculated on such
day by dividing:
(a)
the Face Amount of such Bankers’ Acceptance; by
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(b)
the sum of one plus the product of:
(i)
the BA Discount Rate (expressed as a decimal) applicable to such
Bankers’ Acceptance; and
(ii)
a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the
term of such Bankers’ Acceptance commencing on the date of
acceptance of the Bankers’ Acceptance and ending on, but
excluding, its BA Maturity Date, and the denominator of which is
365;
with such product being rounded up or down to
the fifth decimal place and .000005 being rounded up.
“ BA Discount Rate ”:
in respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance, the rate determined by
the Agent on any date as the average of the per annum discount
rates for Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances having a
comparable term and Face Amount appearing on the Reuters Screen
CDOR Page (or such other page as is a replacement
page therefor) at 10:00 A.M. (Toronto time) on the date
of the acceptance of such Bankers’ Acceptance to be accepted
by a Canadian Revolving Credit Lender that is a Schedule I Bank or
if such date is not a Business Day, then on the immediately
preceding Business Day (as adjusted by the Agent after
10:00 A.M. (Toronto time) to reflect any error in any posted
rate or in the posted average annual rate (the “ CDOR
Rate ”), and in the case of Bankers’ Acceptances to
be accepted by a Canadian Revolving Credit Lender that is a
Schedule II Bank or a Schedule III Bank, the lesser of
(a) the bid rate quoted by such Lender for its own
bankers’ acceptances of a comparable term and Face Amount
with effect as at or about 10:00 A.M. (Toronto time) on the
applicable date of determination and (b) the CDOR Rate
plus 10 bps. If per annum discount rates for Canadian Dollar
bankers’ acceptances do not appear on the Reuters Screen CDOR
Page at such time, the CDOR Rate shall be determined by the
Agent at or about 10:00 A.M. (Toronto time) on the date of
acceptance of such Bankers’ Acceptance as the average of the
discount rates quoted by such Schedule I Banks as the Agent
considers reasonable at which such Schedule I Banks would, in
accordance with their normal practice, purchase on such date their
own bankers’ acceptances with a term and Face Amount
comparable to the terms and Face Amount of the Bankers’
Acceptances to be issued.
“ BA Maturity Date ”: with respect to any
Bankers’ Acceptance, the date that is 30, 60, 90 or 180 days,
as the applicable Canadian Revolving Credit Borrower may elect in
the applicable notice of Canadian Revolving Credit Borrowing, after
the date of issuance of such Bankers’ Acceptance specified in
such notice of Canadian Revolving Credit Borrowing; provided
that:
(a)
any BA Maturity Date that would otherwise fall on a day which is
not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day, and
(b)
no BA Maturity Date with respect to a Bankers’ Acceptance
purchased or accepted by any Canadian Revolving Credit Lender may
fall after the Termination Date of such Canadian Revolving Credit
Lender.
“ Bankers’ Acceptance
” or “ BA ”: a non-interest bearing
bill of exchange (within the meaning of the Bills of Exchange Act
(Canada)) or a depository bill (within the meaning of the
Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada)), as applicable, drawn by
the applicable Designated Borrower which is a Canadian Revolving
Credit Borrower and accepted by a Canadian Revolving Credit Lender
at a Canadian Revolving Credit Borrower’s request as a
Borrowing hereunder, in such form as the Agent may from time to
time require.
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“ Banking and Market Destined
Assets ”: all assets that either (a) fall
within any Specified Asset Category or (b) are owned by any
Specified Subsidiary.
“ Bankruptcy Remote Special Purpose
Entity ”: a Person that satisfies each of the
following criteria: (i) such Person is an entity that is
consolidated for accounting purposes with the Company and designed
to make remote the possibility that it would enter into bankruptcy
or other receivership; (ii) all or substantially all of such
Person’s assets consist of Receivables or securities backed
by Receivables plus any rights or other assets (including cash
reserves) designed to assure the servicing or timely distribution
of proceeds to the holders of its obligations; and
(iii) Receivables or securities backed by Receivables owned by
such Person satisfy the legal isolation criteria set forth in
paragraph 9(a) of FAS 140 (in relation to the Company and any
Subsidiary that is not a Bankruptcy Remote Special Purpose
Entity).
“ Base Rate ”: a
fluctuating interest rate per annum in effect from time to time,
which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the higher
of:
(a) the rate of interest announced
publicly by Citibank in New York, New York, from time to time, as
Citibank’s base rate; and
(b) 1/2 of one percent per annum
above the Federal Funds Rate;
provided that, in the case of Base
Rate Loans made to a Canadian Revolving Credit Borrower that is
domiciled in Canada, “Base Rate” shall mean a
fluctuating interest rate per annum in effect from time to time,
which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the higher of,
(a) the rate of interest established by Citibank from time to
time and in effect as its base rate at its principal office in
Toronto, Ontario for determining interest rates on U.S.
Dollar-denominated commercial loans made by it in Canada and
(b) 1/2 of one percent per annum above the Federal Funds
Rate.
“ Base Rate Loans ”:
Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans (in each case, denominated in
Dollars) bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the
Base Rate.
“ Benefitted Lender ”:
as defined in subsection 10.8.
“ Board of Directors
”: as to the Company, its Board of Directors or any
committee thereof.
“ Borrowers ”: as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“ Borrowing ”: a
Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Term Borrowing, a Swing Line
Borrowing, an Irish Swing Line Borrowing or a Yen Swing Line
Borrowing.
“ Bridge Facility ”:
the $5,250,000,000 Bridge Loan Agreement dated as of March 23,
2006 among the Company, Citicorp North America, Inc., as
Bridge Agent, and the Bridge Lenders referred to therein, as
amended to the extent permitted under the Loan
Documents.
“ BTMU ”: The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
“ Business Day ”:
(a) when such term is used in respect of any amounts
denominated or to be denominated in (i) any Available Foreign
Currency, a London Banking Day which is also a day other than a
Saturday or Sunday and on which banks are open for general banking
business in (w) the city which is the principal financial
center of the country of issuance of such Available
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Foreign Currency, (x) in the case of
Canadian Dollars only, Toronto, Canada, (y) in the case of
Euros only, London, England and (z) New York City and
(ii) Dollars, (x) in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, any
fundings, disbursements, payments and settlements in respect of any
such Eurocurrency Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out
pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of any such Eurocurrency
Loan, a London Banking Day which is also a day other than a
Saturday or Sunday and on which banks are open for general banking
business in New York City, and (y) in the case of a Base Rate
Loan, any fundings, disbursements, payments and settlements in
respect of any such Base Rate Loan, or any other dealings to be
carried out pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of any such
Base Rate Loan, a day other than a Saturday or Sunday and on which
banks are open for general banking business in New York City (and,
if such Base Rate Loan is made to a Canadian Revolving Credit
Borrower that is domiciled in Canada, Toronto, Canada) and
(b) when such term is used for the purpose of determining the
date on which the Eurocurrency Rate is determined under this
Agreement for any Loan denominated in Euros for any Interest Period
therefor and for purposes of determining the first and last day of
any Interest Period, references in this Agreement to Business Days
shall be deemed to be references to Target Operating
Days.
“ Canadian Dollars ”:
the lawful money of Canada.
“ Canadian Prime Rate
”: for any day, a rate per annum equal to the higher of
(a) the rate of interest per annum established by Citibank
Canada as the reference rate of interest then in effect for
determining interest rates on commercial loans denominated in
Canadian Dollars made by it in Canada and (b) the sum of
½ of 1% plus the one-month CDOR Rate for such day.
“ Canadian Prime Rate Loan
”: a Revolving Credit Loan available to a Canadian
Revolving Credit Borrower, denominated in Canadian Dollars and
bearing interest based on the Canadian Prime Rate as further set
forth in subsection 2.14(b).
“ Canadian Revolving Credit
Borrower ”: (a) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans
and Base Rate Loans under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility,
each US Borrower and each Designated Borrower listed on Part A
of Schedule 2.8 and each Subsidiary of the Company organized under
the laws of Canada or a jurisdiction thereof that becomes a
Designated Borrower under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility
pursuant to subsection 2.8 after the Closing Date and (b) in
the case of Canadian Prime Rate Loans and Bankers’
Acceptances, each Designated Borrower listed on Part A of
Schedule 2.8 and each Subsidiary of the Company organized under the
laws of Canada or a jurisdiction thereof that becomes a Designated
Borrower under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to
subsection 2.8 after the Closing Date.
“ Canadian Revolving Credit
Borrowing ”: a group of Canadian Revolving Credit
Loans of a single Type and in the same Currency made by the
Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders, as the case may be, on a single
date and, if applicable, as to which a single Interest Period is in
effect.
“ Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitment ”: as to any Canadian Revolving Credit
Lender at any time, the obligation of such Lender to make Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans in an aggregate amount at any one time
outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such
Lender’s name on Schedule I under the caption “Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitment”, as such amount may be increased
or reduced from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement ; provided that, except with respect to any
Incremental Commitments of Increasing Lenders under the Canadian
Revolving Credit Facility, the Canadian
Revolving
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Credit Commitments at any time
shall be reduced pro rata by the Availability Reduction Amount
attributable to the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility at such
time .
“ Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment
Percentage ”: as to any Canadian Revolving Credit
Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment then constitutes of the
aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments (or, at any time
after the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments shall have expired
or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount
of such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Loans then
outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the
Canadian Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding).
“ Canadian Revolving Credit
Facility ”: in an initial amount of $400,000,000
or, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Canadian Revolving
Credit Lenders’ Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments at such
time.
“ Canadian Revolving Credit Lender
”: a Lender that has a Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitment (with respect to which such Lender (or its designated
Affiliate for purposes of making Loans in Canadian Dollars to
Canadian Revolving Credit Borrowers domiciled in Canada) is a
Schedule I Bank, a Schedule II Bank, a Schedule III Bank or a
Person otherwise established under the laws of Canada or any
province or territory thereof that is authorized to carry on
business in Canada pursuant to Part XII of the Bank Act
(Canada)) or an “authorized foreign bank” as defined in
section 2 of the Bank Act (Canada).
“ Canadian Revolving Credit Loan
”: a revolving credit loan under the Canadian Revolving
Credit Facility or the purchase of a Bankers’ Acceptance
under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility and made by a Canadian
Revolving Credit Lender for the account of a Canadian Revolving
Credit Borrower as part of a Canadian Revolving Credit
Borrowing.
“ Canadian Sub-Agent
”: has the meaning specified in subsection
2.5(b)(i).
“Cash
Equivalents”:
(1)
securities issued or directly and
fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or
instrumentality thereof and having maturities of not more than 12
months after the date of acquisition;
(2)
time deposits or certificates of
deposit of any bank of recognized standing having capital and
surplus in excess of $100 million or whose commercial paper rating
is at least A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody’s and having
maturities of not more than 12 months after the date of
acquisition;
(3)
commercial paper rated at least A-1
by S&P or P-1 by Moody’s and having maturities of not
more than 12 months after the date of acquisition;
(4)
direct obligations (or certificates
representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of any
state of the United States (including any agency or instrumentality
thereof) the long-term debt of which is rated A-3 or higher by
Moody’s or A- or higher by S&P (or rated the equivalent
by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating
organization) and having maturities of not more than 12 months
after the date of acquisition; and
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(5)
in the case of any foreign
Subsidiary of the Company, investments (A) in direct
obligations of the sovereign nation (or any agency or
instrumentality thereof) in which such Subsidiary is organized or
is conducting a substantial amount of business or in obligations
fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation (or
agency or instrumentality) or (B) of the type and maturity
described in clause (1) through (4) above of foreign
obligors, which investments or obligors (or their parents) have
ratings equivalent to those described above (which may be
equivalent ratings from foreign rating agencies).
“ CCAA ”: the
Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada).
“ CDOR Rate ”: has the
meaning specified in the definition of “BA Discount
Rate” contained in this subsection 1.1.
“ Change of Control ”:
(a) prior to the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, the Equity
Investors shall cease to own, collectively, at least 35% of the
Voting Stock of the Company or (b) any Person or two or more
Persons acting in concert other than the Investors shall have
acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of Voting
Stock of the Company (or other securities convertible into such
Voting Stock) representing more than 50% of the combined voting
power of all Voting Stock of the Company or (c) prior to the
consummation of a Qualifying IPO, General Motors Corporation or any
of its Affiliates shall hold Voting Stock of the Company (or other
securities convertible into such Voting Stock) representing more
than the combined voting power of all Voting Stock of the Company
held by the Equity Investors.
“ Citibank ”:
Citibank, N.A.
“ CLO ”: as defined in
subsection 10.7(b)(ii).
“ Closing Date ”: the
date on which each of the conditions precedent set forth in
subsection 4.1 shall have been satisfied.
“ Closing Date Material Adverse
Effect ”: a material adverse effect on the
business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of
operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
excluding the effects of changes to the extent caused by or
resulting from (a) changes in business or economic conditions
generally or the financial services industries in which General
Motors Acceptance Corporation, GMAC Mortgage Group, Inc.,
General Motors Corporation or the Company and its Subsidiaries
operate, in each case which do not have a materially
disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole (relative to other comparable industry participants),
(b) any outbreak of major armed hostilities in which the
United States is engaged or the occurrence of any terrorist attack
upon the United States or any part thereof, (c) changes
in securities markets generally (including any disruption thereof
and any decline in the price of any security or any market index),
(d) changes after the date of this Agreement in GAAP or
(e) the performance of any obligations under the Transaction
Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
“ Code ”: the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“ Commitment ”: a
Revolving Credit Commitment, a Term Commitment, a Letter of Credit
Commitment, a Swing Line Commitment, an Irish Swing Line Commitment
or a Yen Swing Line Commitment, as applicable.
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“ Commitment Increase Supplement
”: as defined in subsection 2.1(b)(ii).
“ Commitment Period ”:
the period from and including the date hereof to but not including
the Termination Date or such earlier date on which the Commitments
shall terminate as provided herein.
“ Company ”: as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“ Conduit Lender ”:
any special purpose funding vehicle that (i) is organized
under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and
(ii) is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing
in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its
business.
“ 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.
“ Currencies ”: the
collective reference to Dollars and the Available Foreign
Currencies.
“ Default ”: any of
the events specified in Section 7, whether or not any
requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both,
or any other condition, has been satisfied.
“ Designated Account ”: each
deposit account specified in subsection 2.7 or such other deposit
account as may be designated as a “Designated Account”
from time to time in accordance with subsection 2.7, in each case
in respect of which a Yen Overdraft Swing Line Lender has a Yen
Overdraft Swing Line Commitment.
“ Designated Borrower
”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“ Designated Borrower Notice
”: as defined in subsection 2.8(b).
“ Designated Borrower Request and
Assumption Agreement ”: as defined in subsection
2.8(b).
“ Designated Lenders
”: as defined in subsection 10.9(c).
“ Documentation Agent
”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“ Dollars ” and “
$ ”: the lawful currency of the United States of
America.
“ Environmental Law ”:
any Federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule,
regulation, code, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or
judicial or agency interpretation, policy or guidance relating to
pollution or protection of the environment, health, safety or
natural resources, including, without limitation, those relating to
the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal,
release or discharge of hazardous materials.
“ Environmental Permit
”: any permit, approval, identification number, license
or other authorization required under any Environmental
Law.
“ Equity Investors ”:
Affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Dune Capital Management, L.P. and
Five Mile Capital Partners LLC.
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“ Equivalent ”: in
determining any amount (a) in Dollars of any amount in any
Available Foreign Currency or other foreign currency on any date
means such amount in such Available Foreign Currency or other
foreign currency multiplied by (x) in the case of any
foreign currency other than Yen borrowed in Japan, the quoted spot
rate at which the Agent’s principal office in London offers
to exchange Dollars for such Available Foreign Currency or other
foreign currency in London prior to 11:00 A.M. (London time)
on such date or (y) in the case of Yen borrowed in Japan, the
quoted spot rate at Citibank N.A. Tokyo prior to 10:00 A.M.
(Tokyo) time on such date and (b) in any Available Foreign
Currency or other foreign currency of any amount in Dollars on any
date means such amount in Dollars multiplied by (x) in
the case of any foreign currency other than Yen borrowed in Japan,
the quoted spot rate at which the Agent’s principal office in
London offers to exchange such Available Foreign Currency or other
foreign currency for Dollars in London prior to 11:00 A.M.
(London time) on such date or (y) in the case of Yen borrowed
in Japan, by the quoted spot rate at Citibank N.A. Tokyo prior to
10:00 A.M. (Tokyo) time on such date.
“ ERISA ”: the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time to time.
“ ERISA Affiliate ”:
any Person that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of
the Borrowers’ controlled group, or under common control with
the Borrowers, within the meaning of Section 414(b) or
(c) of the Code.
“ ERISA Event ”:
(a) (i) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the
meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to any Plan
unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect to such event has
been waived by the PBGC, or (ii) the requirements of
subsection (1) of Section 4043(b) of ERISA (without
regard to subsection (2) of such Section) are met with respect
to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13)
of ERISA, of a Plan, and an event described in paragraph (9), (10),
(11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is
reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the
following 30 days; (b) the application for a minimum funding
waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the
administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such
Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including
any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in
Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the withdrawal by the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during
a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in
Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (e) the conditions for
the imposition of a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA
shall have been met with respect to any Plan; (f) the adoption
of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to
such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; or (g) the
institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan pursuant
to Section 4042 of ERISA.
“ EURIBO Rate ”: for
any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 248 of the
Moneyline Telerate Service (or on any successor or substitute
page of such Service or of any successor to or substitute for
such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those
currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined
by the Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations
of interest rates applicable to deposits in Euros by reference to
the Banking Federation of the European Union Settlement Rates for
deposits in Euros) at approximately 10:00 A.M., London time,
two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period, as the rate for deposits in Euros with a maturity
comparable to such Interest Period or, if for any reason such rate
is not available, the average of the respective rates per annum at
which deposits in Euros are offered by the principal office of each
of the Reference Banks in London, England to prime banks in the
London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two
Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period in an
amount
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substantially equal, in the case of a Revolving
Credit Borrowing, to such Reference Bank’s Eurocurrency Rate
Loans comprising part of such Borrowing to be outstanding during
such Interest Period and for a period equal to such Interest
Period.
“ Eurocurrency Borrowing
”: a Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency
Loans.
“ Eurocurrency Loan ”:
any Eurocurrency Revolving Credit Loan or Eurocurrency Term
Loan.
“ Eurocurrency Rate ”:
with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to
a Eurocurrency Loan, (a) in the case of any Eurocurrency Loans
denominated in Dollars or any Available Foreign Currency (other
than Euros), the rate of interest determined on the basis of the
rate for deposits in Dollars or such Available Foreign Currency,
respectively, 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 or (b) in the case of any Eurocurrency Loans
denominated in Euros, the EURIBO Rate. In the event that such
rate does not appear on Page 3750 of the Telerate Service (or
otherwise on such service), the “ Eurocurrency Rate
” shall be determined by reference to such other publicly
available service for displaying eurocurrency rates as may be
agreed upon by the Agent and the Company or, in the absence of such
agreement, the “ Eurocurrency Rate ” shall
instead be the rate per annum equal to the average of the
respective rates notified to the Agent by each of the Reference
Lenders as the rate at which such Reference Lender is offered
deposits in the applicable Currency at or about 10:00 A.M.,
New York City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of
such Interest Period in the interbank eurocurrency market where the
eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations in respect
of its Eurocurrency Loans are then being conducted for delivery on
the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days
comprised therein and in an amount comparable to the amount of its
Eurocurrency Loan to be outstanding during such Interest
Period.
“ Eurocurrency Reference Rate
” means, for any day, (i) in the case of Irish Swing
Line Loans denominated in Euros, the rate per annum which is the
average of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 A.M.,
London time, to leading banks in the European interbank market by
the Reference Lenders for the offering of overnight deposits in
Euros, (ii) in the case of Irish Swing Line Loans denominated
in Pounds Sterling, the London interbank offered rate (as reflected
on the applicable Telerate Screen) for overnight deposits of Pounds
Sterling on such day and (iii) in the case of Irish Swing Line
Loans denominated in Dollars, the London interbank offered rate (as
reflected on the applicable Telerate Screen) for overnight deposits
of Dollars on such day; in each case for an amount comparable to
the amount of such Irish Swing Line Loan to be outstanding.
In the event that the Agent determines (which determination shall
be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable
means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable overnight rates
described in clauses (i)-(iii) above, then, upon notice by the
Agent to the applicable Borrower and the applicable Lenders, and
until the Agent notifies the applicable Borrower and the applicable
Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no
longer exist, the Eurocurrency Reference Rate shall be the rate per
annum which is the average of the rates quoted at approximately
11:00 A.M., London time, to leading banks in the European
interbank market by the applicable Swing Line Lenders for the
offering of overnight deposits in Dollars, Pounds Sterling or
Euros, as applicable, for an amount comparable to the amount of
such Swing Line Loan to be outstanding.
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“ Eurocurrency Reserve Rate
”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period
pertaining to a Eurocurrency Loan, a rate per annum determined for
such day in accordance with the following formula:
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