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CREDIT AGREEMENT

Loan Agreement

CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING, INC | ERISA Affiliate | NATIONAL CITY BANK | Parent Company | Principal Companies | REGENT BROADCASTING, LLC | REGENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC | SUNTRUST BANK | WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC You are currently viewing:
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Title: CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Massachusetts     Date: 11/28/2006
Industry: Broadcasting and Cable TV     Law Firm: Latham Watkins     Sector: Services

CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: banc of america securities llc , bank of america  n.a. , bmo capital markets financing  inc , erisa affiliate , national city bank , parent company , principal companies , regent broadcasting  llc , regent communications  inc , suntrust bank , wells fargo foothill  inc
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EXHIBIT 4

[EXECUTION COPY]

 

 

[Published CUSIP Number: _____________]

$240,000,000

CREDIT AGREEMENT

-among-

REGENT BROADCASTING, LLC,
as Borrower

REGENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
as Parent Company and Guarantor

The Several Lenders from Time
to Time Party to this Credit Agreement

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Issuing Lender

 

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Sole Lead Arranger

 

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
-and-
SUNTRUST BANK,
as Joint Book Managers

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY,
as Syndication Agent

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING, INC.,
–and-
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.
as Co-Documentation Agents

-and-

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

Dated as of: November 21, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

               

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1.

 

 

Defined Terms

 

 

1

 

 

1.2.

 

 

Other Interpretive Provisions

 

 

38

 

 

1.3.

 

 

Accounting Terms

 

 

39

 

 

1.4.

 

 

Rounding

 

 

39

 

 

1.5.

 

 

Times of Day

 

 

39

 

 

1.6.

 

 

Timing of Payment or Performance

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

THE CREDIT FACILITIES

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1.

 

 

Amounts and Terms of Commitments

 

 

40

 

 

2.2.

 

 

Loan Accounts; Notes

 

 

40

 

 

2.3.

 

 

Requests for Borrowings

 

 

41

 

 

2.4.

 

 

Interest Elections for all Borrowings

 

 

42

 

 

2.5.

 

 

Reduction and Termination of Commitments

 

 

43

 

 

2.6.

 

 

Voluntary Prepayments

 

 

44

 

 

2.7.

 

 

Mandatory Prepayments

 

 

45

 

 

2.8.

 

 

Repayments of Principal

 

 

47

 

 

2.9.

 

 

Fees

 

 

49

 

 

2.10.

 

 

Computation of Fees and Interest

 

 

50

 

 

2.11.

 

 

Interest

 

 

50

 

 

2.12.

 

 

Payments Generally

 

 

51

 

 

2.13.

 

 

Pro Rata Treatment

 

 

52

 

 

2.14.

 

 

Sharing of Payments

 

 

53

 

 

2.15.

 

 

Incremental Facilities

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

THE LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1.

 

 

Letter of Credit Subfacility

 

 

55

 

 

3.2.

 

 

Issuance, Amendment and Renewal of Letters of Credit

 

 

56

 

 

3.3.

 

 

Participations, Drawings and Reimbursement

 

 

58

 

 

3.4.

 

 

Repayment of Participation

 

 

59

 

 

3.5.

 

 

Role of Issuing Lender

 

 

60

 

 

3.6.

 

 

Obligations Absolute

 

 

60

 

 

3.7.

 

 

Cash Collateralization

 

 

61

 

 

3.8.

 

 

Letter of Credit Fees

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.1.

 

 

Taxes

 

 

62

 

 

4.2.

 

 

Illegality

 

 

64

 

 

4.3.

 

 

Inability to Determine Rates

 

 

64

 

 

4.4.

 

 

Increased Costs

 

 

65

 

 

4.5.

 

 

Compensation for Losses

 

 

66

 

 

4.6.

 

 

Mitigation Obligations

 

 

67

 

 

4.7.

 

 

Survival

 

 

67

 



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ARTICLE V

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.

 

 

Conditions to Making First Credit Extensions

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.1.   Execution and Delivery of this Agreement and Notes

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.2.   Guaranty Agreement; Collateral Documents

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.3.   Other Loan Documents; etc

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.4.   Termination of Existing Credit Facilities; etc

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.5.   Financial Statements

 

 

69

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.6.   Certificates of Insurance

 

 

69

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.7.   Resolutions; etc

 

 

69

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.8.   Certificates of Good Standing; etc

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.9.   No Materially Adverse Effect; etc

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.10. Affiliate Transactions; etc

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.11. Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio; Ratings; etc

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.12. Minimum Reserve Amount

 

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.13. Fees and Expenses

 

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

5.1.14. Legal Opinions of Counsel

 

 

71

 

 

5.2.

 

 

Conditions Precedent to Each Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

 

71

 

 

5.3.

 

 

All Credit Extensions

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

5.3.1.   Compliance with Warranties; No Default; etc

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

5.3.2.   Borrowing Request; Interest Election Request

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

5.3.3.   Legality of Transactions

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

5.3.4.   Satisfactory Legal Form; etc

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

5.3.5.   Minimum Availability Under Revolving Commitments

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.1.

 

 

Corporate Existence and Power; etc

 

 

73

 

 

6.2.

 

 

Corporate Authorization; etc

 

 

74

 

 

6.3.

 

 

Governmental Authorization

 

 

74

 

 

6.4.

 

 

Binding Effect

 

 

75

 

 

6.5.

 

 

Collateral Documents

 

 

75

 

 

6.6.

 

 

No Default

 

 

75

 

 

6.7.

 

 

Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations

 

 

75

 

 

6.8.

 

 

Financial Statements; etc

 

 

75

 

 

6.9.

 

 

Materially Adverse Effect

 

 

76

 

 

6.10.

 

 

Existing Indebtedness, Liens and Investments; etc

 

 

76

 

 

6.11.

 

 

Transactions with Affiliates

 

 

77

 

 

6.12.

 

 

Corporate Structure; etc

 

 

77

 

 

6.13.

 

 

Title to Properties

 

 

77

 

 

6.14.

 

 

Intellectual Property Rights; etc

 

 

77

 

 

6.15.

 

 

Litigation

 

 

78

 

 

6.16.

 

 

Compliance with Applicable Law; etc

 

 

78

 

 

6.17.

 

 

Governmental Regulation

 

 

78

 

 

6.18.

 

 

Taxes

 

 

78

 

 

6.19.

 

 

ERISA

 

 

78

 



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6.20.

 

 

Environmental Liabilities

 

 

79

 

 

6.21.

 

 

Labor Controversies

 

 

79

 

 

6.22.

 

 

FCC Authorizations

 

 

79

 

 

6.23.

 

 

Pending Acquisition Documents; etc

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.1.

 

 

Financial Information; etc

 

 

81

 

 

7.2.

 

 

Compliance Certificates; Other Information

 

 

82

 

 

7.3.

 

 

Notices

 

 

83

 

 

7.4.

 

 

Maintenance of Corporate Existence; etc

 

 

83

 

 

7.5.

 

 

Foreign Qualification; etc

 

 

84

 

 

7.6.

 

 

Payment of Taxes; etc

 

 

84

 

 

7.7.

 

 

Maintenance of Property; Insurance

 

 

84

 

 

7.8.

 

 

Compliance with Laws; etc

 

 

84

 

 

7.9.

 

 

Books and Records

 

 

85

 

 

7.10.

 

 

Use of Proceeds

 

 

85

 

 

7.11.

 

 

Interest Rate Protection

 

 

86

 

 

7.12.

 

 

Identification of Subsidiaries; Provision of Collateral

 

 

86

 

 

7.13.

 

 

Information Regarding Pending Acquisition; etc

 

 

87

 

 

7.14.

 

 

Minimum Reserve Amount

 

 

88

 

 

7.15.

 

 

Further Assurances

 

 

89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.1.

 

 

Limitations on Lines of Business

 

 

90

 

 

8.2.

 

 

Indebtedness

 

 

90

 

 

8.3.

 

 

Liens

 

 

91

 

 

8.4.

 

 

Financial Covenants

 

 

92

 

 

8.5.

 

 

Consolidations, Mergers, Sales; etc

 

 

92

 

 

8.6.

 

 

Investments and Acquisitions

 

 

94

 

 

8.7.

 

 

Restricted Payments

 

 

95

 

 

8.8.

 

 

Limitations on Swap Contracts

 

 

96

 

 

8.9.

 

 

Limitations on Restrictive Agreements

 

 

96

 

 

8.10.

 

 

Transactions with Affiliates

 

 

97

 

 

8.11.

 

 

Sale of Capital Stock; etc

 

 

98

 

 

8.12.

 

 

Change of Control

 

 

99

 

 

8.13.

 

 

Limitations on Optional Payments; etc

 

 

99

 

 

8.14.

 

 

Modification of other Ancillary Documents; etc

 

 

99

 

 

8.15.

 

 

Maintenance of Separateness

 

 

99

 

 

8.16.

 

 

Use of Credits; Compliance with Margin Regulations

 

 

99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.

 

 

Events of Default

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.1. Non Payment of Obligations

 

 

100

 



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9.1.2.   Non Performance of Certain Obligations

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.3.   Non Performance of Other Obligations

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.4.   Breach of Representation or Warranty

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.5.   Cross Default

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.6.   Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.7.   Involuntary Proceedings

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.8.   ERISA

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.9.   Judgments

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.10. Change of Control

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.11. Guaranty Agreement

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.12. Collateral Documents

 

 

102

 

 

 

 

 

9.1.13. Main Station Licenses

 

 

102

 

 

9.2.

 

 

Remedies

 

 

103

 

 

9.3.

 

 

Application of Funds

 

 

104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE X

 

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

 

104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1.

 

 

Appointment and Authority

 

 

104

 

 

10.2.

 

 

Rights as a Lender

 

 

105

 

 

10.3.

 

 

Exculpatory Provisions

 

 

105

 

 

10.4.

 

 

Reliance by Administrative Agent

 

 

106

 

 

10.5.

 

 

Delegation of Duties

 

 

106

 

 

10.6.

 

 

Resignation of Administrative Agent

 

 

107

 

 

10.7.

 

 

Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders

 

 

108

 

 

10.8.

 

 

No Other Duties; etc

 

 

108

 

 

10.9.

 

 

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

 

 

108

 

 

10.10.

 

 

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

 

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI

 

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

 

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.1.

 

 

Successors and Assigns Generally

 

 

109

 

 

11.2.

 

 

Assignments by Lenders

 

 

110

 

 

11.3.

 

 

Register

 

 

112

 

 

11.4.

 

 

Participations

 

 

112

 

 

11.5.

 

 

Limitations upon Participant Rights

 

 

112

 

 

11.6.

 

 

Certain Pledges

 

 

113

 

 

11.7.

 

 

Electronic Execution of Assignments

 

 

113

 

 

11.8.

 

 

Special Purpose Funding Vehicles

 

 

113

 

 

11.9.

 

 

Resignation as Issuing Lender

 

 

114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.1.

 

 

Amendments and Waivers

 

 

114

 

 

12.2.

 

 

Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications

 

 

116

 

 

12.3.

 

 

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

 

 

118

 

 

12.4.

 

 

Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

 

 

118

 



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12.5.

 

 

Payments Set Aside

 

 

120

 

 

12.6.

 

 

Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality

 

 

120

 

 

12.7.

 

 

Set off

 

 

121

 

 

12.8.

 

 

Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements

 

 

121

 

 

12.9.

 

 

Marshalling

 

 

122

 

 

12.10.

 

 

Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights

 

 

122

 

 

12.11.

 

 

Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices; etc

 

 

122

 

 

12.12.

 

 

Counterparts

 

 

122

 

 

12.13.

 

 

Severability

 

 

122

 

 

12.14.

 

 

No Third Parties Benefited

 

 

122

 

 

12.15.

 

 

Governing Law and Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury

 

 

122

 

 

12.16.

 

 

Interest Rate Limitation

 

 

123

 

 

12.17.

 

 

Replacement of Lenders

 

 

124

 

 

12.18.

 

 

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

 

 

124

 

 

12.19.

 

 

USA PATRIOT Act Notice

 

 

125

 

 

12.20.

 

 

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

 

125

 

 

12.21.

 

 

Delivery by Facsimile

 

 

126

 



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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE

 

DESCRIPTION

SCHEDULE 2.1

 

COMMITMENTS OF LENDERS

SCHEDULE 6

 

DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE 12.2

 

LENDING OFFICES/NOTICE ADDRESSES



 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT

 

DESCRIPTION

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF TERM B NOTE

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF DELAYED DRAW TERM NOTE

EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF GUARANTY AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT F

 

FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT G

 

FORM OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT H

 

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT I

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

EXHIBIT J

 

FORM OF CASH COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT K

 

FORM OF CLOSING DATE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

EXHIBIT L

 

FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

 

 

FOR PARENT COMPANY AND BORROWER

EXHIBIT M

 

FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF SPECIAL FCC COUNSEL

 

 

FOR PARENT COMPANY AND BORROWER



 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

      CREDIT AGREEMENT , dated as of November 21, 2006, among: REGENT BROADCASTING, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter, together with its successors in title and assigns, called the " Borrower " ); REGENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (hereinafter, together with its successors in title and assigns, called the " Parent Company " and, together with the Borrower, called, collectively, the " Principal Companies " and, singly, a " Principal Company " ); the several financial institutions from time to time party to this Agreement as lenders hereunder (collectively, " Lenders " and, individually, a " Lender " ); BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as Issuing Lender; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as Administrative Agent for the Lenders and the Issuing Lender; BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC and SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY , as Joint Book Managers; SUNTRUST BANK, as Syndication Agent; GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING, INC. and WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC. as Co-Documentation Agents; and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC , as Sole Lead Arranger.

RECITALS :

     A. The Principal Companies have requested the Lenders to make available to the Borrower senior secured credit facilities in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $240,000,000, consisting of a Senior Secured Term B Loan Facility in the aggregate principal amount of $115,000,000, a Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000, and a Senior Secured Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000.

     B. The Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower the senior secured credit facilities so requested upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement.

      NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual agreements, promises and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

      1.1. Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the capitalized terms in the Preamble hereto shall have the meanings therein given to them, and the following words and terms shall have the meanings specified below:

      " Acquisition " means, in relation to any Person, any transaction, or any series of related transactions, in which such Person (a) acquires any business or all or any substantial part of the Property of any other Person or any division or other business unit thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise, (b) directly or indirectly acquires ownership or control of at least a majority (in number of votes) of the Voting Interests of any other Person, or (c) directly or indirectly acquires ownership or control of at least a majority of the Equity Interests of any other Person.

 

 

 

  -2-

      " Acquisition Documentation " means, collectively, in relation to any Acquisition undertaken and completed or (as the case may be) to be undertaken and completed by any of the Credit Parties: (a) the purchase agreements, merger agreements or other similar Instruments pursuant to which such Acquisition is or (as the case may be) is to be effected; and (b) all schedules, exhibits, annexes and amendments thereto and all material side letters and agreements affecting the terms thereof or to be entered into in connection therewith.

      " Act " has the meaning specified in Section 12.19 .

      " Additional Lender " has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(c) .

      " Administrative Agent " means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Issuing Lender and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any successor to such administrative agent.

      " Administrative Agent’s Office " means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 12.2 , or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.

      " Administrative Questionnaire " means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

      " Affiliate " means, with respect to any Person, any other Person (a) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person, or (b) that directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 10% of any class of the Equity Interests in such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or to cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Interests, by contract or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (i) the Parent Company shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower and each of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company, (ii) the Borrower shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company, (iii) none of the Subsidiaries of the Parent Company shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company, and (iv) none of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries.

      " Affiliate Transaction " means any of the following transactions or arrangements: (a) the making by the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company of any payment or prepayment (whether of principal, premium, interest or any other sum) of or on account of, or any payment or other distribution by the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company on account of the redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition for value of, any Indebtedness of any kind whatsoever (i) of any Affiliate of the Borrower, or (ii) of the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company to any Affiliate of the Borrower; (b) the making of any loans, advances or other Investments of any kind whatsoever by the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company to or in any Affiliate of the Borrower or to or in any holder of any Indebtedness described in clause (a) of this definition; (c) the Sale by the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company of all or any

 

 

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part of its Property to, or for the direct or indirect benefit of, any Affiliate of the Borrower; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company of any Indebtedness to any Affiliate of the Borrower; (e) the declaration or payment by the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company of any dividends or other distributions on account of, or the making by the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company of any payment or other distribution on account of the purchase, repurchase, redemption or other acquisition for value of, any Equity Interests or other Securities of any Affiliate of the Borrower; (f) the payment by the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company to any Affiliate of the Borrower of any fees or commissions of any kind; or (g) any other transaction or Contractual Obligation between any Affiliate of the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, or between any Affiliate of the Borrower, on the one hand, and any other Subsidiary of the Parent Company, on the other hand.

      " Agent Fee Letter " has the meaning specified in Section 2.9(c) .

      " Agent Parties " has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(c) .

      " Aggregate Commitments " means, collectively, the Commitments of all the Lenders.

      " Aggregate Delayed Draw Commitment " means the combined Delayed Draw Commitments of all of the Delayed Draw Lenders, in the initial aggregate amount of $50,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.

      " Aggregate Incremental Commitments " means the combined Incremental Commitments of all of the Incremental Lenders, in an initial aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.

      " Aggregate Revolving Commitment " means the combined Revolving Commitments of all of the Revolving Lenders, in the initial aggregate amount of $75,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.

      " Aggregate Term B Commitment " means the combined Term B Commitments of all of the Term B Lenders, in the initial aggregate amount of $115,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.

      " Agreement " means this Credit Agreement, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

      " Amount " means (a) with respect to any Acquisition, all consideration paid in respect thereof, including consideration in the form of cash, Equity Interests and other Property, including, without limitation, Media Assets (all as valued at the time of such Acquisition), and the assumption of Indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities, and (b) with respect to any Asset Sale, all consideration received in respect thereof, including consideration in the form of cash, Equity Interests and other Property, including, without limitation, Media Assets (all as valued at the time of such Sale), and the assumption of Indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities.

 

 

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      " Ancillary Documents " means, collectively, the Governing Documents of each of the Parent Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, and all other Instruments that shall from time to time be identified by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing as " Ancillary Documents " for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

      " Anticipated Reinvestment Amounts " means, with respect to any Reinvestment Election, the aggregate amount specified by either or both of the Principal Companies in one or more written notices furnished to the Administrative Agent from time to time within 270 days after delivery of the related Reinvestment Notice as the aggregate amount of the Net Cash Proceeds or (as the case may be) Net Issuance Proceeds from the related Reinvestment Event that the Parent Company or the Borrower intends to use, or (as the case may be) intends to cause one or more Subsidiaries of the Parent Company or the Borrower to use, to purchase, construct or otherwise acquire Reinvestment Assets.

      " Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage " means: (a) with respect to the Aggregate Delayed Draw Commitment during the Delayed Draw Availability Period (i) 0.500% (i.e., 50 basis points) during the period from the Closing Date through and including March 31, 2007, (ii) 0.750% (i.e., 75 basis points) during the period from April 1, 2007 through and including September 30, 2007, and (iii) 1.000% (i.e., 100 basis points) from October 1, 2007 through and including the last day of the Delayed Draw Availability Period; and (b) with respect to the Aggregate Revolving Commitment, a percentage, per annum, determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio in effect from time to time, all as set forth in the Pricing Grid below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Leverage Ratio

 

 

Greater Than or

 

 

 

Commitment

Equal to

 

Less Than

 

Fee

7.25:1.00

 

 

 

 

0.500

%

5.75:1.00

 

7.25:1.00

 

 

0.375

%

 

 

5.75:1.00

 

 

0.250

%



The Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage applicable to the Aggregate Revolving Commitment shall be determined from time to time in accordance with the provisions set forth in the last paragraph of the definition of the term " Applicable Margin " .

      " Applicable Law " means, in relation to any Person or its Property, statutes and rules and regulations thereunder and interpretations thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration or the interpretation thereof, and orders, requests, directives, instructions and notices of any Governmental Authority, in each case, applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property.

      " Applicable Margin " means: (a) with respect to any of the Term B Loans, 2.500% (i.e., 250 basis points) per annum; and (b) with respect to any of the Revolving Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans, a percentage, per annum , determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio in effect from time to time, all as set forth in the Pricing Grid below:

 

 

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PRICING GRID FOR REVOLVING LOANS AND DELAYED DRAW TERM LOANS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicable Margin For

 

Applicable Margin For

Consolidated Leverage Ratio

 

Revolving Loans

 

Delayed Draw Term Loans

Greater Than

 

 

 

 

 

Base Rate

 

Eurodollar

 

Base Rate

 

Eurodollar

or Equal to

 

Less Than

 

Loan

 

Loan

 

Loan

 

Loan

7.25:1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.000

%

 

 

2.500

%

 

 

1.000

%

 

 

2.500

%

6.50:1.00

 

 

7.25:1.00

 

 

 

0.500

%

 

 

2.000

%

 

 

0.500

%

 

 

2.000

%

5.75:1.00

 

 

6.50:1.00

 

 

 

0.250

%

 

 

1.750

%

 

 

0.250

%

 

 

1.750

%

5.00:1.00

 

 

5.75:1.00

 

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

1.500

%

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

1.500

%

4.25:1.00

 

 

5.00:1.00

 

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

1.250

%

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

1.250

%

3.50:1.00

 

 

4.25:1.00

 

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

1.000

%

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

1.000

%

 

 

 

3.50:1.00

 

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

0.750

%

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

0.750

%



The " Applicable Margin " for Revolving Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans, and the " Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage " with respect to the Aggregate Revolving Commitment, shall be determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(a) . No change in the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans and Delayed Drawn Term Loans, and no change in the Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage with respect to the Aggregate Revolving Commitment, shall be effective until three (3) Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have received the applicable financial statements and a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 7.2(a) calculating such new Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Promptly following receipt of the applicable information as and when required under Section 7.2(a) , the Administrative Agent shall give each Lender facsimile or telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) of the Applicable Margin and Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage in effect from such date. In the event that the Administrative Agent shall determine on a reasonable basis in good faith that a calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio by the Borrower was inaccurate and that, as a consequence thereof, any Applicable Margin or Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage was lower than it would have been for any period, the Borrower shall, promptly after request therefor by the Administrative Agent, remit to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, the difference between (i) the amount of interest or (as the case may be) Fees that should have been paid by the Borrower if the calculation had been completed accurately, and (ii) the amount of interest or (as the case may be) Fees actually previously paid by the Borrower.

      " Approved Fund " means any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a) any Lender, (b) any Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) any entity or any Affiliate of any entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.

      " Arranger " means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger.

      " Asset Sale " means any direct or indirect Sale (including any Sale of all or any part of any Subsidiary of the Parent Company or the Borrower by or through the issue or Sale of any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, and also including any Sale pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction), whether in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries of any businesses or Property of the Parent

 

 

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Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, whether now owned or from time to time hereafter created, arising or acquired, including Equity Interests (including Equity Interests of any such Subsidiaries, but excluding Equity Interests of the Parent Company); provided, however, that the term " Asset Sale " shall not include any Permitted Dispositions.

      " Assignee Group " means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed or advised by the same investment advisor.

      " Assignment and Assumption " means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.2 ) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit I or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

      " Attorney Costs " means and includes all reasonable fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel actually incurred or sustained, and, without duplication, the reasonable allocated cost of internal legal counsel and other internal legal services, and all reasonable disbursements of internal legal counsel and other internal legal services.

      " Authorized Officer " means, in relation to the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person or any other officer of such Person having substantially the same authority and responsibility, in each case, acting solely in such capacity and without personal liability.

      " Bank of America " means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

      " Bankruptcy Code " means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq .).

      " Base Rate " means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate, plus 1/2 of 1%, and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its "prime rate." The "prime rate" is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

      " Base Rate Loan " means any Loan that bears interest at an interest rate based on the Base Rate.

      " Borrower " has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.

      " Borrower Materials " has the meaning specified in Section 7.2 .

      " Borrowing " means any borrowing hereunder consisting of one or more Loans made or to be made to the Borrower on the same Borrowing Date by Lenders pursuant to Section 2.1 and Section 2.3 .

 

 

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      " Borrowing Date " means, in relation to any Loan, the date of the borrowing of such Loan, as specified in the relevant Borrowing Request for such Loan.

      " Borrowing Request " means any request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3 .

      " Business Day " means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Boston, Massachusetts, New York City or Covington, Kentucky are authorized or required by law to close, so long as, if such term shall be used in relation to any Eurodollar Loan or any Interest Period relating thereto, on such day dealings are also carried on by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the applicable interbank market.

      " Capital Assets " means, with respect to any Person, all equipment, fixed assets and real Property or improvements of such Person, or replacements or substitutions therefor or additions thereto, that, in accordance with GAAP, have been or should be reflected as additions to Property, plant or equipment on the balance sheet of such Person.

      " Capital Expenditures " means, with respect to any Person for any period, all expenditures made directly or indirectly by such Person during such period for Capital Assets (whether paid in cash or other consideration or accrued as a liability and, including, without limitation, all expenditures for maintenance and repairs which are required, in accordance with GAAP, to be capitalized on the books of such Person).

      " Capital Lease " has the meaning specified in the definition of the term " Capital Lease Obligations " .

      " Capital Lease Obligations " means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangements conveying the right to use) real or personal Property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases (each, a " Capital Lease " ) on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

      " Cash Collateral " has the meaning specified in the Cash Collateral Agreement.

      " Cash Collateral Account " means a blocked deposit account that shall (a) be established at Bank of America, (b) be in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and (c) otherwise be maintained in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

      " Cash Collateral Agreement " means the Cash Collateral Agreement, in or substantially in the form of Exhibit J , to be executed and delivered by the Borrower.

      " Cash Collateral Balance " means, at any time of determination, the aggregate amount of all cash and cash equivalents held in pledge at such time by the Administrative Agent in the Cash Collateral Account and on the terms set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

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      " Cash Collateralize " means, in relation to the Letter of Credit Obligations, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, as collateral for Letter of Credit Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender.

      " Cash Equivalents " means any or all of the following: (a) obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States government or any agency thereof maturing within one year after the date on which such obligations are purchased; (b) open market commercial paper of any corporation (other than the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries) incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State thereof rated P-1 or its equivalent or higher by Moody’s or A-1 or its equivalent or higher by S&P; (c) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year after the acquisition thereof issued by commercial banks organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and having a combined capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 or which is a Lender; (d) repurchase agreements with respect to Securities described in clause (a) above entered into with an office of a bank or trust company meeting the criteria specified in clause (c) ; (e) money market funds investing only in Investments described in clauses (a) through (d) ; and (f) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest of which are unconditionally guaranteed by any State of the United States or any foreign state having, at the date of its acquisition by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, a rating of at least AA by S&P or Aa by Moody’s, in each case maturing within one year from the date of the acquisition.

      " Change in Law " means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (c) the adoption, promulgation or issuance of any guideline or directive by any Governmental Authority.

      " Change of Control " means any event or series of related events (including the Sale or issuance (or series of Sales or issuances) of Equity Interests of the Borrower by the Borrower or by any holder or holders thereof, or any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or other transaction or arrangement) as a result of which: (a) the Parent Company shall cease to own and control (both legally and beneficially) 100% of the Voting Interests and 100% of all of the other Equity Interests in the Borrower; (b) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) shall become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 30% of the then outstanding Voting Interests of the Parent Company; (c) the Board of Directors of the Parent Company shall at any time cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors; or (d) any "Change of Control" or any other similar event under and as defined in any of the Instruments governing any Indebtedness of the Parent Company or of any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000 shall at any time occur.

      " Class " , when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Term B Loans, Revolving Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans or Incremental Loans; and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to

 

 

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whether such Commitment is a Term B Commitment, Revolving Commitment, Delayed Draw Commitment or Incremental Commitment of any class.

      " Closing Date " means the Borrowing Date on which the first Credit Extensions are made or to be made by the Lenders to the Borrower hereunder.

      " Code " means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time in effect.

      " Collateral " means, collectively, any and all collateral provided by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any of the other Secured Parties from time to time pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents.

      " Collateral Agent " means Bank of America, in its capacity as collateral agent or pledgee for the Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents, and any successor to such collateral agent or pledgee.

      " Collateral Documents " means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Cash Collateral Agreement, all other Instruments executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent on the Effective Date or from time to time thereafter pursuant to Section 7.12 , and all other Security Instruments executed and/or delivered from time to time pursuant to any of the foregoing.

      " Commitment " means, for each Lender, any of its Term B Commitment, Revolving Commitment, Delayed Draw Term Commitment or Incremental Commitment, as the context may require.

      " Communications Act " has the meaning specified in Section 6.22 .

      " Company Ratings " means, collectively, the corporate credit and family ratings provided prior to the Closing Date by each of the Rating Agencies with respect to the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries.

      " Compliance Certificate " means a compliance certificate, in or substantially in the form of Exhibit H or otherwise in such other form as shall from time to time be approved by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, duly executed by an Authorized Officer of each Principal Company and delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(a) or (as the case may be) other provisions of this Agreement.

      " Consolidated Adjusted Current Assets " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries as at any date, all amounts (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) which would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption "total current assets" (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date.

      " Consolidated Adjusted Current Liabilities " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries as at any date, all amounts which would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption "total current liabilities" (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance

 

 

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sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date, but excluding the current portion of any Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries.

      " Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA " means, in relation to the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for any period, the Consolidated EBITDA of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for such period; provided , however , that, for purposes of calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for any period: (a) the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person or attributable to any business acquired by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries during such period shall be included on a Pro Forma Basis for such period (assuming the consummation of such Acquisition occurred on the first day of such period); (b) the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person or attributable to any business sold or otherwise disposed of by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries during such period shall be excluded on a Pro Forma Basis for such period (assuming the consummation of such disposition occurred on the first day of such period); and (c) there shall be added to such Consolidated EBITDA for such period all (if any) Consolidated Cost Savings for such period.

      " Consolidated Broadcast Cash Flow " means, in relation to the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for any period, the sum of (a) the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, plus (b) the Consolidated Corporate Overhead of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such Consolidated Corporate Overhead was deducted in determining Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period.

      " Consolidated Capital Expenditures " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, all Capital Expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

      " Consolidated Cash Interest Expense " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, but excluding, to the extent otherwise included therein, interest expense to the extent not paid and not required to be paid in cash in such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

      " Consolidated Corporate Overhead " means, in relation to the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for any period, the portion of the corporate overhead of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for such period not directly allocable to the operation of Radio Stations or other operating assets, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

      " Consolidated Cost Savings " means, in relation to the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for any period and for any Acquisitions of Media Assets completed by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and during such period, the sum, determined on a consolidated basis and without duplication, of all cost savings resulting from employee terminations, facilities consolidations and closings, standardization of employee benefits and compensation practices, consolidation of property, casualty and other insurance coverage and policies, standardization of sales representation commissions and other contract rates, and reductions in taxes other than income taxes, which cost savings the Principal

 

 

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Companies reasonably believe in good faith would have been achieved during such period as a result of such Acquisitions (regardless of whether such cost savings could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements under GAAP); provided , however , that: (a) such cost savings with respect to any particular Acquisition of Media Assets during such period shall be identified and quantified in the first Compliance Certificate required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Principal Companies pursuant to Section 7.2(a) (i) after the ninetieth day following the completion of such Acquisition if the Principal Companies or any of their Subsidiaries assumed control of the operations of the Media Assets prior to completion of such Acquisition, and (ii) after the 180th day following the completion of such Acquisition if such control was not assumed prior to completion of such Acquisition; (b) if the aggregate amount of all of such cost savings for any period shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period, then the Principal Companies shall have obtained the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent for such cost savings (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed by the Administrative Agent); and (c) if the aggregate amount of all of such cost savings for any period shall exceed ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period, then the Principal Companies shall have obtained the prior written approval of the Required Lenders for such cost savings.

      " Consolidated EBITDA " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, plus , without duplication, and only to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) provisions for income tax expense (including, without limitation, any franchise taxes imposed in lieu of income taxes), plus (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees, debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness, plus (c) depreciation and amortization expense, plus (d) amortization of intangibles (including, without limitation, goodwill) and organization costs, and plus (e) any non-cash charges or expenses or non-cash losses (including non-cash losses on Sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), and minus , without duplication, and only to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (i) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains (including gains on the Sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), plus (ii) any other non-cash income, all as determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.

      " Consolidated Excess Cash Flow " means, for any Fiscal Year of the Parent Company, the excess , if any, of (a) the sum of (i) the Consolidated EBITDA of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, plus (ii) the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, over (b) the sum , without duplication, of (i) the aggregate amount of all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Loans and Incremental Loans under any Incremental Revolving Facility during such Fiscal Year, but only if and to the extent that the principal amounts so prepaid cannot be reborrowed by the Borrower, (ii) the aggregate amount of all voluntary prepayments of Term B Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans and Incremental Loans under any Incremental Term Facility during such Fiscal Year, (iii) without duplication of any items in clause (i) or clause (ii) , Consolidated Fixed Charges of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, and (iv) the sum of $1,000,000.

 

 

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      " Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio " means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for the Measurement Period ending on such date, to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period.

      " Consolidated Fixed Charges " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (a) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, plus (b) the aggregate amount paid or required to be paid in cash in respect of income taxes by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such period, plus (c) Consolidated Capital Expenditures (including maintenance Capital Expenditures and Consolidated Investment Capital Expenditures) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, provided that, for purposes of clause (c) of this definition, Consolidated Capital Expenditures for such period shall not include any of the non-cash Capital Expenditures of such Person and its Subsidiaries made by way of or pursuant to one or more barter transactions, plus (d) all regularly scheduled payments required to be made during such period on account of principal of Indebtedness of such Person or of any of its Subsidiaries (including regularly scheduled principal payments in respect of the Loans, and also including the principal component of any scheduled payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations), all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

      " Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio " means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for the Measurement Period ending on such date, to (b) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period.

      " Consolidated Interest Expense " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, (a) interest expense on all Indebtedness of such Person or of any of its Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and including: (i) interest expense in respect of Indebtedness (including the Obligations), (ii) the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations, (iii) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges payable in connection with letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, (iv) the net payment, if any, payable in connection with Swap Contracts, less the net credit, if any, received in connection with Swap Contracts, (v) all Fees payable by such Person, and (vi) all scheduled monthly fees payable in connection with LMA Agreements (as defined below), less (b) interest income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP. As used herein, the term " LMA Agreement " means any time brokerage, local marketing or similar agreement pursuant to which a Person acquires the right to program substantially all of the time and to sell all of the advertising spots of a Radio Station owned by another non-affiliated Person in exchange for cash payments.

      " Consolidated Investment Capital Expenditures " means, in relation to any Acquisition of any Radio Stations or other Media Assets by the Parent Company or any of its Subsidiaries, all Capital Expenditures (other than maintenance Capital Expenditures) made or to be made by the Parent Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Acquisition, including, but not limited to, Capital Expenditures relating to technology investments,

 

 

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consolidation of Radio Stations or other Media Assets, and tower improvements, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

      " Consolidated Leverage Ratio " means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date, to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries for the Measurement Period ending on such date.

      " Consolidated Net Income " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

      " Consolidated Total Debt " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries as at any date, the aggregate amount of all of the Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date, determined on a consolidated basis, less the sum of (a) up to (but not exceeding) $1,000,000 of the aggregate amount as at such date of all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of such Person and its Subsidiaries, plus (b) the Cash Collateral Balance as at such date.

      " Consolidated Working Capital " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries as at any date, the excess of the Consolidated Adjusted Current Assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date, over the Consolidated Adjusted Current Liabilities of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date.

      " Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment " means, in relation to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital of such Person and its Subsidiaries as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital of such Person and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such period.

      " Continuation Date " means any date on which a Eurodollar Loan is to be continued as a Eurodollar Loan for a further Interest Period, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4 .

      " Continuing Directors " shall mean, collectively, directors of the Parent Company on October 31, 2006, and each other director of the Parent Company from time to time, if such other director’s nomination for election to the Board of Directors of the Parent Company was recommended by a majority of the then Continuing Directors.

      " Contractual Obligation " means, as to any Person, any agreement or obligation under any Security issued by such Person or under any agreement, undertaking, contract or other Instrument to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound.

      " Conversion Date " means any date on which a Base Rate Loan is to be converted to a Eurodollar Loan, or a Eurodollar Loan is to be converted to a Base Rate Loan, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4 .

      " Covenant Determination Date " means, at any particular time, the last day of the then most recent Fiscal Quarter of the Parent Company for which financial statements of the Parent

 

 

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Company have been furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) .

      " Credit Extension " means (a) the making of any Loan to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, or (b) the issuance, amendment or renewal of any Letter of Credit by the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Agreement.

      " Credit Parties " means, collectively, the Parent Company, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

      " Debtor Relief Laws " means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

      " Default " means any event, condition or circumstance that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.

      " Defaulting Lender " means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Term B Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans, Incremental Loans or participations in Letter of Credit Obligations required to be funded by such Lender hereunder within three (3) Business Days after the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three (3) Business Day after the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of an Insolvency Proceeding.

      " Delayed Draw Availability Period " means with respect to the Delayed Draw Commitments, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date, (b) the date of termination in full of the Delayed Draw Commitments pursuant to Section 2.5 , and (c) the date of termination in full of the Delayed Draw Commitments pursuant to Section 9.2 .

      " Delayed Draw Commitment " means, for each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name under the caption " Delayed Draw Commitment " on Schedule 2.1 , as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions hereof.

      " Delayed Draw Commitment Fees " has the meaning specified in Section 2.9(b) .

      " Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date " means March 1, 2008.

      " Delayed Draw Lender " means any Lender with a Delayed Draw Commitment or outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans.

 

 

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      " Delayed Draw Outstanding Amount " means, with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Loans on the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof on the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Loans occurring on such date.

      " Delayed Draw Term Loan " means any Loan by a Lender to the Borrower under Section 2.1(c) , which may be a Eurodollar Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

      " Delayed Draw Term Note " has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(b) .

      " Disbursement Date " has the meaning specified in Section 3.3(b) .

      " Disclosure Schedule " means Schedule 6 , dated as of the Effective Date, prepared and completed by the Parent Company and the Borrower, and delivered by the Parent Company and the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement and identified as the " Disclosure Schedule " .

      " Dollars " and " $ " mean lawful money of the United States.

      " Effective Date " means November 21, 2006, the date of this Agreement.

      " Eligible Assignee " means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 11.2(c) , 11.2(e) and 11.2(f) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.2(c) ).

      " Environmental Laws " means, collectively, all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to: the environment; preservation or reclamation of natural resources; the management, release or threatened releases of any Hazardous Material; or to health and safety matters.

      " Environmental Liability " means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Laws, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment, or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

      " Equity Interests " means, with respect to any Person, any of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership, membership or profit interests in) such Person, any of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership, membership or profit interests in) such Person, any of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership, membership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any of the other ownership, membership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests

 

 

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therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

      " ERISA " means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as from time to time in effect.

      " ERISA Affiliate " means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Parent Company and the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

      " ERISA Events " means, collectively, any one or more of the following: (a) any "reportable event", as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an "accumulated funding deficiency"(as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; and (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

      " Eurodollar Base Rate " has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurodollar Rate.

      " Eurodollar Loan " means any Loan that bears interest at an interest rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.

      " Eurodollar Rate " means for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar Rate

 

=

 

Eurodollar Base Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00 – Eurodollar Reserve Percentage

 

 



Where

      " Eurodollar Base Rate " means, for such Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate ( " BBA LIBOR " ), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the " Eurodollar Base Rate " for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be

 

 

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offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

      " Eurodollar Reserve Percentage " means, for any day during any Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency liabilities"). The Eurodollar Rate for each outstanding Eurodollar Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

      " Event of Default " has the meaning specified in Section 9.1 .

      " Excess Cash Flow Application Dates " means (a) April 30, 2008, and (b) April 30 of each calendar year thereafter.

      " Excluded Taxes " means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payments to be made on account of any of the Obligations: (a) income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located; (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States or any similar Tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above; and (c) in the case of any Foreign Lender, any withholding Tax that (i) is in effect and would apply to amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Lending Office), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to any withholding Tax pursuant to Section 4.1 , or (ii) is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 4.1 .

      " Existing Credit Facilities " means, collectively, all of the credit facilities, extensions of credit and other financial accommodation from time to time provided to the Parent Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries under or pursuant to (a) the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2003, among the Parent Company, the Borrower, various lenders and other Persons party thereto, and Bank of America, as administrative agent for the lenders thereunder, as amended from time to time, and (b) all of the agreements and other Instruments from time to time executed and/or delivered pursuant to or in connection with such Credit Agreement.

      " Existing Indebtedness " has the meaning specified in Section 6.10(a) .

      " Facilities Ratings " means, collectively, the ratings provided by each of the Ratings Agencies prior to the Closing Date with respect to the senior credit facilities governed by this Agreement.

      " Fair Market Value " means, with respect to any Property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a

 

 

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willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.

      " FCC " means the Federal Communications Commission or any successor thereto.

      " FCC Authorizations " has the meaning specified in Section 6.22 .

      " Federal Funds Rate " means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided , however , that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

      " Fees " means, collectively, (a) the Revolving Commitment Fees, (b) the Delayed Draw Commitment Fees, (c) the Letter of Credit Fees, (d) all other fees payable to the Issuing Lender from time to time pursuant to Section 3.8 , and (e) all other fees payable to the Arranger, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders from time to time pursuant to Section 2.9 or any other provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

      " Financing Event " has the meaning specified in the definition of the term " Net Issuance Proceeds " .

      " Fiscal Quarter " means any fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year of the Parent Company.

      " Fiscal Year " means the fiscal year of the Parent Company ending on December 31 of each calendar year.

      " Foreign Lender " means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for Tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

      " FRB " means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

      " Fund " means any Person (other than any natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.

      " GAAP " means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the

 

 

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accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

      " Governing Documents " means, with respect to any Person, the certificate of incorporation or registration (including, if applicable, certificate of change of name), articles of incorporation or association, memorandum of association, charter, bylaws, partnership agreement, trust agreement, joint venture agreement, limited liability company operating or members agreement, or any one or more similar agreements, Instruments or documents constituting the organization or formation of such Person. If any provision of any of the Loan Documents requires any Governing Document to be certified by any Governmental Authority, the reference to any such "Governing Document" shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such Governmental Authority.

      " Governmental Authority " means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

      " Granting Lender " has the meaning specified in Section 11.8 .

      " Guarantors " means, collectively, the Parent Company, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

      " Guaranty " means, in relation to the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, the absolute, unconditional and irrevocable guaranty by such Person of all of the Obligations upon the terms contained in the Guaranty Agreement.

      " Guaranty Agreement " means the Guaranty Agreement, in or substantially in the form of Exhibit D .

      " Guaranty Obligations " means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation (the " primary obligations " ) of another Person (the " primary obligor " ), including any obligation of that Person, whether or not contingent, without duplication: (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligations or any Property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to advance or provide funds (i) for the payment or discharge of any such primary obligation, or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary obligor; (c) to purchase Property, Securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; in each case, including arrangements in which the rights and remedies of the holder of the primary obligation are limited to repossession or Sale of certain Property of such Person.

      " Hazardous Material " means and includes all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic wastes, substances or other pollutants or contaminants defined

 

 

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as such in (or for purposes of), or that may result in the imposition of liability under, any Environmental Laws.

      " Impermissible Qualification " means, relative to the opinion or certification of the Independent Public Accountant as to any financial statements of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, any qualification or exception to such opinion or certification: (a) which is of a "going concern" or similar nature; (b) which relates to the limited scope of examination of matters relevant to such financial statement; or (c) which relates to the treatment or classification of any item in such financial statement and which, as a condition to its removal, would require an adjustment to such item the effect of which would be to cause the Principal Companies to be in default of any of their Obligations under Section 8.4 .

      " Inactive Subsidiary " means, in relation to any Subsidiary of the Parent Company or the Borrower at any particular time, any such Subsidiary that conducts no business, holds no assets (other than insubstantial and immaterial assets), and has no liabilities (other than insubstantial and immaterial liabilities), in each case, as at such time. For purposes of this Agreement, any Inactive Subsidiary shall cease to be an " Inactive Subsidiary " if and when such Subsidiary commences the conduct of business, acquires assets (other than insubstantial and immaterial assets), or incurs liabilities (other than insubstantial and immaterial liabilities).

      " Incremental Commitment " means, with respect to any Lender or Additional Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender or Additional Lender to make Incremental Loans pursuant to the terms of any Incremental Facility.

      " Incremental Facilities " has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a) .

      " Incremental Facility Amendment " has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(c) .

      " Incremental Loan " means any extension of credit by any Lender or Additional Lender with any Incremental Commitment or outstanding Incremental Loans.

      " Incremental Loan Note " has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(b) .

      " Incremental Revolving Facility " has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a) .

      " Incremental Term Facility " has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a) .

      " Indebtedness " of any Person means, without duplication: (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than (i) trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business pursuant to ordinary terms, and (ii) ordinary course purchase price adjustments); (c) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit or reimbursement or other payment obligations with respect to bankers’ acceptances, surety bonds and other similar documents; (d) all obligations evidenced by promissory notes, bonds, debentures or other similar Instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of Property or businesses; (e) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreements or Sales of accounts receivable, in any such case, with respect to Property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender

 

 

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under such agreements in the event of default are limited to repossession or Sale of such Property); (f) all Capital Lease Obligations; (g) all net obligations with respect to Swap Contracts; (h) all indebtedness referred to in clause (a) through clause (g) secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in Property (including accounts and contracts rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness (in which event the amount of such indebtedness shall not be deemed to exceed the Fair Market Value of such Property); and (i) all Guaranty Obligations in respect of indebtedness and obligations of the kinds referred to in clause (a) through clause (h) above. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.

      " Indemnitee " has the meaning specified in Section 12.4(b) .

      " Indemnified Taxes " means Taxes, other (in any case) than Excluded Taxes.

      " Independent Public Accountant " means any one of the so-called "big-three" firms of certified public accountants or any other firm of certified public accountants of recognized standing selected by the Principal Companies.

      " Information " has the meaning specified in Section 12.6 .

      " Insolvency Proceeding " means (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors, or other similar arrangements in respect of its creditors, generally; in each case, undertaken under U.S. Federal, State or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code. !

      " Instrument " means any contract, agreement, indenture, mortgage or other document or writing (whether a formal agreement, letter or otherwise) under which any obligation is evidenced, assumed or undertaken, or any right to any Lien is granted or perfected.

      " Intellectual Property Security Agreements " means, collectively, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, in or substantially in the form of Exhibit G , to be executed and delivered by the Principal Companies and the other Credit Parties.

      " Interest Election Request " means any request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.4 .

      " Interest Payment Date " means (a) with respect to each Base Rate Loan, the last day of each calendar quarter and also the Maturity Date, and (b) with respect to each Eurodollar Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and also the date on which such Eurodollar Loan shall be repaid or prepaid; provided , however , that, if any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Loan exceeds three (3) months, then also the date which falls three (3) months after the beginning of such Interest Period, and, if applicable, the last day of each three-month interval thereafter, shall also be an " Interest Payment Date " .

 

 

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      " Interest Period " means, in relation to any Eurodollar Loan, the period, as selected or deemed to be selected by the Borrower in its Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request, commencing on the applicable Borrowing Date or any Conversion Date or Continuation Date with respect thereto and ending (i) on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, or (ii) if available to (such availability to be determined in its reasonable discretion by each affected Lender), or (as the case may be) otherwise consented to by, each of such Lenders, twelve months thereafter; provided, however , that: (a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, then such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month which is one, two, three, six or twelve months, as the case may be, after the calendar month in which such Interest Period began; and (c) no Interest Period for any Loan shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

      " Investment " means, in relation to any Person: (a) any loan, advance or other extension of credit made by such Person to any other Person; (b) the creation of any Guaranty Obligation of such Person to support any of the Indebtedness of any other Person; or (c) any capital contribution by such Person to, or purchase by such Person of any Equity Interests or other Securities of, any other Person, or any other investment evidencing an ownership or other similar interest of such Person in any other Person; provided, however , that the term " Investment " shall not mean or include any transaction or series of related transactions constituting an Acquisition (as that term is defined herein).

      " ISP " means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the "International Standby Practices 1998" published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

      " Issuing Lender " means Bank of America, in its capacity as issuer of one or more Letters of Credit pursuant to this Agreement.

      " Lender Counterparties " means, collectively, any Persons that are from time to time party to any Specified Swap Agreements, so long as such Persons were Lenders or Affiliates of any Lenders at the time such Persons became party to any of such Specified Swap Agreements.

      " Lenders " has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.

      " Lending Office " means, with respect to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify in a written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

      " Letter of Credit " means any letter of credit issued or to be issued by the Issuing Lender pursuant to Article III .

 

 

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      " Letter of Credit Amendment Application " means any application form for amendment of outstanding standby or commercial documentary letters of credit as shall from time to time be specified by the Issuing Lender.

      " Letter of Credit Application " means any application form for issuances of standby or commercial documentary letters of credit as shall from time to time be specified by the Issuing Lender.

      " Letter of Credit Borrowing " means any extension of credit (other than any Revolving Loan) resulting from any drawing under any Letter of Credit which shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower on the Disbursement Date when made.

      " Letter of Credit Commitment " means the commitment of the Issuing Lender hereunder to issue Letters of Credit. The Letter of Credit Commitment shall be in the initial maximum amount of $35,000,000, and such amount shall be subject to reduction from time to time pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement. The Letter of Credit Obligations shall not exceed in aggregate amount at any time the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Revolving Commitment in effect at such time, or (b) the amount of the Letter of Credit Commitment in effect at such time.

      " Letter of Credit Fees " has the meaning specified in Section 3.8 .

      " Letter of Credit Obligations " means, at any time of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Borrowings then outstanding.

      " Letter of Credit Related Documents " means, collectively, the Letters of Credit, the Letter of Credit Applications, the Letter of Credit Amendment Applications and any other Instruments or documents relating to any Letters of Credit, including the Issuing Lender’s standard form documents for letter of credit issuances.

      " Lien " means any interest in any Property which secures payment or performance of any obligation or liability, and shall include any lien (statutory, judgment or otherwise), pledge, encumbrance or other security interest of any kind, whether arising under a Security Instrument or as a matter of law, judicial process or otherwise, including the retained security title of a conditional vendor or lessor.

      " Lines of Business " means, collectively, (a) the businesses conducted by the Principal Companies or by any of their Subsidiaries on and as of the Effective Date, and (b) any businesses involving the ownership, management or operation in the United States of any Media Assets, together (in each case) with any businesses related thereto.

      " Loan " means any extension of credit by any Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Article II and shall include any Revolving Loan, Term Loan, Delayed Draw Term Loan or Incremental Loan.

      " Loan Documents " means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Agent Fee Letter, the Specified Swap Agreements and

 

 

 

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all other agreements, Instruments, certificates or other documents (a) evidencing or securing all or any part of any of the Obligations or other liabilities of the Borrower or the Parent Company or of any of their Subsidiaries under this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Agent Fee Letter, the Specified Swap Agreements or any of the other Loan Documents, or (b) otherwise executed and/or delivered by the Borrower or the Parent Company or by any of their Subsidiaries pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes, any of the Collateral Documents, the Agent Fee Letter, the Specified Swap Agreements or any of the other Loan Documents.

      " Main Station Licenses " has the meaning specified in Section 6.22 .

      " Margin Stock " means "margin stock" as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the FRB.

      " Material Contract " means any contract or other arrangement to which the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries is a party (other than any of the Loan Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Materially Adverse Effect.

      " Material Event of Default " means any of the following events occurring or existing at any time on or after the Effective Date: (a) any Events of Default of the kind described in any of Sections 9.1.1 , 9.1.2 , 9.1.5 , 9.1.10 and 9.1.13 shall occur and shall be continuing for more than seven (7) days; or (b) any Events of Default of the kind described in any of Sections 9.1.6 , 9.1.7 , 9.1.9 , 9.1.11 and 9.1.12 shall at any time occur, arise or (as the case may be) develop.

      " Material Indebtedness " means, collectively, Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of the Principal Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $5,000,000.

      " Materially Adverse Effect " means, in relation to any event, occurrence or development of whatsoever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding): (a) any materially adverse effect on the business, Property, results of operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Parent Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) any materially adverse effect on the ability of the Parent Company or the Borrower to perform any of its payment or other material Obligations under any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party; or (c) any material impairment of the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or any material impairment of any of the material rights or remedies available to any of the Agents, the Issuing Lender or the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.

      " Maturity Date " means November 21, 2013.

      " Maximum Rate " has the meaning specified in Section 12.16 .

      " Measurement Period " means any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Parent Company.

 

 

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      " Media Assets " means, collectively, (a) Radio Stations, (b) television stations, (c) newspaper publication assets and related Properties, and (d) billboard assets and other outdoor advertising Properties.

      " Minimum Reserve Amount " means the amount by which (a) the Outstanding Amount of the Term B Loans as of the Closing Date, exceeds (b) the aggregate amount of all of the proceeds of the Term B Loans used by the Borrower on the Closing Date to pay and satisfy outstanding obligations under the Existing Credit Facilities and to pay transaction fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with the implementation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

      " Moody’s " means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.

      " Multiemployer Plan " means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

      " Net Cash Proceeds " means, in connection with any Asset Sale or Recovery Event, the cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received in cash) of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event, net of (a) reasonable transaction costs (including any underwriting, brokerage or other selling commissions and reasonable legal, advisory and other fees and expenses, including title and recording expenses, associated therewith), (b) required debt payments (other than pursuant hereto), (c) Taxes reasonably estimated to be payable as a result of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event, and (d) any portion of such cash proceeds which the Borrower determines in good faith should be reserved for post-closing adjustments or liabilities.

      " Net Issuance Proceeds " means, with respect to the issuance or Sale by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries of any Permitted Equity Interests of the Parent Company (otherwise than in connection with employee benefit plans) to any Person or Persons other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (each such issuance or sale of any Permitted Equity Interests being herein called a " Financing Event " ): (a) the gross cash proceeds received in connection with such issuance or Sale, as and when received; minus (b) all of the reasonable transaction costs (including legal, investment banking and other fees and disbursements) payable or incurred in connection therewith.

      " Notes " means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Notes, the Term B Notes, the Delayed Draw Term Notes and the Incremental Loan Notes.

      " Obligations " means, collectively, any and all Indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries to any of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Lender Counterparties or other Secured Parties, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, matured or unmatured, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter created, incurred or arising, under or with respect to: (a) any of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Agent Fee Letter, the Specified Swap Agreements or any of the other Loan Documents; (b) the unpaid principal of any of the Loans, Letter of Credit Borrowings or other Credit Extensions under any of the Loan Documents, and any and all reimbursement or other payment obligations under or with respect to

 

 

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any of the Letters of Credit; (c) interest on any obligations or liabilities described in this definition, and all fees, costs, expenses (including Attorney Costs), indemnities, reimbursements and other amounts from time to time required to be paid under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (whether or not any of the claims for any such interest, fees, costs, expenses or other amounts are incurred or otherwise accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, and whether or not all or any portion of any such claims are allowed claims in any such proceeding); and (d) claims by any of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Lender Counterparties or other Secured Parties against any of the Credit Parties under any of the Collateral Documents, the Guaranty Agreement, the Agent Fee Letter or the Specified Swap Agreements (whether or not any of such claims are made against any of the Credit Parties after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, and whether or not all or any portion of any of such claims are allowed claims in any such proceeding); provided, however , that: (i) Obligations of any of the Credit Parties under any Specified Swap Agreements shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranty Agreement only to the extent that, and only for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed; (ii) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall not require the consent of any of the holders of Obligations under any Specified Swap Agreements; and (iii) the other provisions (including the limitations) set forth in the definition of the term "Specified Swap Agreement" shall apply.

      " Other Taxes " means any and all present or future recording, stamp, documentary, excise, transfer, sales, property or other similar Taxes arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

      " Outstanding Amount " means, with respect to any of the Loans or any Class thereof on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Loans or (as the case may be) any Class thereof occurring on such date.

      " Parent Company " has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.

      " Participant " has the meaning specified in Section 11.4 .

      " PBGC " means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any of its principal functions under ERISA.

      " PCAOB " means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

      " Pending Acquisition " means the acquisition by Regent-Buffalo of the Pending Acquisition Assets in accordance with, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in, the Pending Acquisition Purchase Agreement.

      " Pending Acquisition Assets " has the meaning specified for the term "Station Assets" in the Pending Acquisition Purchase Agreement.

      " Pending Acquisition Closing " has the meaning for the term "Closing" in the Pending Acquisition Purchase Agreement.

 

 

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      " Pending Acquisition Documents " means, collectively, (a) the Pending Acquisition Purchase Agreement, and (b) all other material agreements and other material Instruments executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.

      " Pending Acquisition Final Determination Date " means the earliest to occur of (a) March 2, 2008, (b) the date on which the Pending Acquisition Closing shall take place and on which Regent-Buffalo shall acquire the Pending Acquisition Assets, or (c) if the Pending Acquisition Purchase Agreement shall be terminated prior to the Pending Acquisition Closing, the date on which the Pending Acquisition Purchase Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Article VIII thereof.

      " Pending Acquisition Purchase Agreement " means the Asset Purchase Agreement (including all schedules and exhibits thereto), dated as of September 1, 2006, entered into by and between the Pending Acquisition Seller and Regent-Buffalo.

      " Pending Acquisition Purchase Price " has the meaning specified for the term "Purchase Price" in the Pending Acquisition Purchase Agreement.

      " Pending Acquisition Seller " means CBS Radio Stations Inc., a Delaware corporation.

      " Pending Disposition " means the Sale by Regent Broadcasting of Chico, Inc., Regent Broadcasting of Redding, Inc., Regent Licensee of Chico, Inc., and Regent Licensee of Redding, Inc. (collectively, the " Chico/Redding Sellers " ) of certain station assets upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2006, among Mapleton Communications, LLC, the Parent Company, and the Chico/Redding Sellers.

      " Permitted Acquisitions " means, collectively: (a) any Acquisitions by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors of any Media Assets; provided, however , that, with respect to each Acquisition of Media Assets, each of the applicable Permitted Acquisition Conditions with respect to such Acquisition shall have been satisfied; and (b) the Pending Acquisition.

      " Permitted Acquisition Conditions " means, collectively, in relation to any particular Acquisition:

     (a) Each of the following conditions shall constitute " Permitted Acquisition Conditions " applicable to such Acquisition:

          (i) both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default shall be continuing or shall result therefrom;

          (ii) the Principal Companies, Subsidiaries of the Principal Companies and/or the entities to be acquired, as appropriate, shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent, within five (5) Business Days after the consummation of such Acquisition, (A) such Instruments and other documents as shall be required pursuant to Section 7.12 , or (B) commitments, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, to deliver to the

 

 

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Administrative Agent promptly after the completion of such Acquisition, such Instruments and other documents as shall be required pursuant to Section 7.12 ; and

          (iii) the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries as of the then most recent Covenant Determination Date derived from all Lines of Business other than the operation of Radio Stations, all as determined on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Acquisition, shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries as of the then most recent Covenant Determination Date derived from all Lines of Business (including the operation of Radio Stations), all as determined on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Acquisition.

     (b) If the Amount (as defined in the last paragraph of this definition) of any such Acquisition shall exceed $15,000,000, then each of the following conditions (in addition to, and not in lieu of, the conditions set forth in paragraph (a)) shall also constitute " Permitted Acquisition Conditions " applicable to such Acquisition:

          (i) the Principal Companies shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent true and complete copies of the Acquisition Documentation for such Acquisition and all material related documentation as soon as practicable prior to the consummation of such Acquisition;

          (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent, that all material consents and approvals required to be obtained from any Governmental Authorities in connection with such Acquisition (including initial consents required to be obtained from the FCC with respect to the transfer of Main Station Licenses) shall have been obtained;

          (iii) after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to such Acquisition, the Principal Companies shall not be in violation of any of the financial covenants contained in Section 8.4 as of the then most recent Covenant Determination Date; and

          (iv) the Principal Companies shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate duly executed by an Authorized Officer of each Principal Company, which certificate shall contain (A) financial information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, showing that after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to such Acquisition, the Principal Companies shall not be in violation of any of the financial covenants contained in Section 8.4 as of the Covenant Determination Date most recent to the date of such Compliance Certificate, (B) a statement that no Default is then continuing or will be continuing immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition, and (C) reasonably detailed information relating to all of the Consolidated Investment Capital Expenditures made in connection with, or otherwise budgeted to be made within 365 days after the completion of, such Acquisition.

     The term " Amount " shall have the meaning specified in this Section 1.1 , but as used in paragraph (b) of this definition with respect to any particular Acquisition, ( A ) shall not in any event include ( 1 ) any consideration paid in respect of such Acquisition in the form of Permitted Equity Interests of the Parent Company, or ( 2 ) include any consideration in respect of any Radio Swap Transactions to the extent paid in the form of Radio Stations and related business assets or Properties (except as provided in clause (B) below), and ( B ) shall in any event include all

 

 

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consideration in respect of any Radio Swap Transactions to the extent paid in the form of cash, Cash Equivalents, promissory notes or other evidences of Indebtedness.

      " Permitted Acquisition Debt " means, collectively, any Indebtedness of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors incurred, created, issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of any Property (including Equity Interests) acquired by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors in connection with any Acquisition permitted by Section 8.6 ; provided, however , that: (a) the aggregate principal amount of all of such Indebtedness outstanding (determined on a consolidated basis) shall not at any time exceed the lesser of (i) $10,000,000, or (ii) an amount otherwise permitted by the last sentence of Section 8.2 ; (b) no part of such Indebtedness shall be secured by any security interests in or Liens on any Property (including Equity Interests) of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries other than the Property acquired in connection with such Acquisition; and (c) both before and after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness: (i) the Principal Companies shall not be in violation of any of the financial covenants contained in Section 8.4 as of the then most recent Covenant Determination Date; and (ii) no Default shall be continuing or shall result therefrom.

      " Permitted Disposition " means: (a) any Sale by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries of any of its inventory or other Property in the ordinary course of its business; (b) any Sale by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business of its equipment or other Property that is obsolete or no longer useful in or necessary to its business; (c) any Sale by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business, and in a manner consistent with its customary and usual cash management and other similar investment practices, of its Permitted Investments; (d) any Sale by any Subsidiary of the Parent Company or the Borrower of all or any part of its Property to the Borrower or to any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Subsidiary Guarantor; (e) any Sale by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, in the ordinary course of its business and in a manner consistent with its usual and customary business practices, of Property to the Borrower or to any of the Subsidiary Guarantors; (f) the creation or incurrence by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries of any Liens expressly permitted by Section 8.3 ; (g) the Pending Disposition; and (h) the Sale of assets pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2006, between Regent Broadcasting of Evansville/Owensboro, Inc. and W. Russell Withers, Jr.

      " Permitted Equity Interests " means, with respect to any Person, any of the Equity Interests of such Person on account of or with respect to which such Person shall have no obligations at any time prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date to (a) declare or pay any dividends on or with respect to any of such Equity Interests, (b) make (except upon liquidation of such Person) any payments or other distributions on account of any redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition for value of any of such Equity Interests, whether through a Subsidiary of such Person or otherwise (other than de minimis cash payments in connection with conversion of Indebtedness of such Person into Equity Interests of such Person), (c) make (except upon liquidation of such Person) any return of capital to the holder thereof with respect to any of such Equity Interests, or (d) make (except upon liquidation of such Person) any other distributions of any kind on account of any of such Equity Interests, except , in the case of

 

 

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each of clauses (a) , (b) , (c) and (d) , any payments or distributions in the form of Equity Interests that constitute Permitted Equity Interests of such Person.

      " Permitted Indebtedness " means any of the following Indebtedness:

     (a) Indebtedness of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries: (i) in respect of Taxes, assessments, levies or other governmental charges, and Indebtedness of any such Person in respect of accounts payable or other Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business or in respect of claims against it for labor, materials or supplies; (ii) secured by Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, landlords, materialmen, laborers, suppliers and the like that constitute Permitted Liens under clause (a) of the definition thereof; or (iii) in respect of judgments or awards which have been in force for less than the applicable appeal period so long as (A) (in each case) such Person shall at the time in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review and execution thereof shall have been effectively stayed pending such appeal or review, and (B) the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness under this clause (iii) outstanding at any time (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) shall not exceed $5,000,000;

     (b) Indebtedness under or in respect of Guaranty Obligations of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances or surety or other bonds issued in the ordinary course of business of such Person in connection with Liens that constitute Permitted Liens under clause (a) of the definition thereof;

     (c) Indebtedness of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors under or in respect of Swap Contracts permitted by Section 8.8 ;

     (d) Indebtedness of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries that (i) is existing on the Closing Date, and (ii) is specifically identified as Existing Indebtedness in Section 6.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule ;

     (e) Permitted Acquisition Debt;

     (f) any Indebtedness of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries extending, renewing, refinancing, replacing or refunding any Indebtedness of the kind described in clause (d) or clause (e) of this definition; provided, however, that the initial principal amount of any such Indebtedness described in this clause (f) shall not exceed the principal amount of, plus accrued and unpaid interest on, the Indebtedness so extended, renewed, refinanced, replaced or refunded (plus the amount of reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith).

      " Permitted Investments " means any of the following Investments by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries:

     (a) Investments that (i) are owned or held by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, and (ii) are identified, unless immaterial and insubstantial, in Section 6.10(c) to the Disclosure Schedule ;

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     (c) Investments in the form of accounts receivable or in the form of notes receivable arising in the ordinary course of business;

     (d) Investments in the form of advances or prepayments to suppliers or other vendors made in the ordinary course of business and in all material respects consistent with the Parent Company’s or the Borrower’s usual and customary business practices;

     (e) Investments in the form of advances to directors, managers, officers or employees in the ordinary course of business and in all material respects consistent with the Parent Company’s or the Borrower’s usual and customary business practices for travel expenses, entertainment expenses, relocation expenses, drawing accounts or other similar business-related expenses;

     (f) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries made in the ordinary course of its business in Capital Assets (subject always to the limitations set forth in Sections 8.2 and 8.3 ); and

     (g) other Investments (other than Acquisitions) by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries made in any Person or Persons (other than the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries) from time to time after the date hereof and not otherwise described in any of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition; provided , however , that the aggregate amount of all of such Investments so made from time to time during the period from the Effective Date to the Maturity Date shall not exceed $5,000,000, such aggregate amount to be determined on a consolidated basis (exclusive of any consideration in the form of Permitted Equity Interests of the Parent Company) and on the basis of the original cost of each of such Investments and determined before giving any effect to any write-offs or write-downs of any of such Investments or to any decreases or losses (whether partial or complete) in the Fair Market Value thereof.

      " Permitted Liens " means any of the following Liens:

     (a) (i) Liens to secure Taxes or other governmental charges imposed upon the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, and Liens to secure claims against the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries for labor, materials or supplies; (ii) deposits or pledges made by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business (A) in connection with, or to secure payment or performance of, ( 1 ) workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, or ( 2 ) liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements, (B) to secure the performance of bids, tenders, statutory obligations, leases, contracts (other than contracts relating to borrowed money) or other obligations of like nature, or (C) to secure surety, appeal, indemnity or performance bonds, in each case, in the ordinary course of the business of such Person; (iii) Liens in respect of judgments or awards against the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries to the extent that such judgments or awards constitute Permitted Indebtedness under clause (a) of the definition thereof; (iv) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, landlords, materialmen, laborers, suppliers and the like incurred in the ordinary course of the business of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, in each case, for sums not overdue or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and for which appropriate reserves with respect thereto have been

 

 

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established and maintained on the consolidated books of the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP to the extent required by GAAP; and (v) easements, rights of way, zoning and other similar restrictions and covenants and other similar encumbrances or title defects which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries;

     (b) Liens that are in existence on the Closing Date and are disclosed in Section 6.10(b) to the Disclosure Schedule ;

     (c) Liens securing Permitted Acquisition Debt;

     (d) extensions, renewals and replacements of Liens described in clause (b) or clause (c) of this definition or of Liens permitted by clause (c) or by clause (d) of Section 8.3 ; provided , however , that (i) each such extension, renewal or replacement Lien is limited to the Property covered by the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced, and (ii) does not secure any Indebtedness other than (A) Indebtedness that constitutes Permitted Indebtedness under clause (d) or clause (e) of the definition thereof, or (as the case may be) (B) Indebtedness permitted by clause (h) or clause (i) of Section 8.2 ; and

     (e) Liens arising by virtue of statutory, common law or contractual provisions relating to bankers’ Liens, rights of set-off and similar remedies as to deposit or similar accounts.

      " Person " means any natural person, corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership, business trust, association, government, Governmental Authority, or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

      " Plan " means any employee pension benefit (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an "employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

      " Platform " has the meaning specified in Section 7.2 .

      " Pledge Agreement " means the Pledge Agreement, in or substantially in the form of Exhibit E .

      " Pledged Collateral " has the meaning specified in the Pledge Agreement for the defined term " Collateral " .

      " Principal Companies " means, collectively, the Parent Company and the Borrower.

      " Pro Forma Basis " means, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant for any period hereunder, compliance with such test or covenant after giving effect to any proposed acquisition, disposition, incurrence of indebtedness or other action which requires compliance on a pro forma basis, giving effect (among other things) to adjustments to increase consolidated adjusted ebitda, and using, for purposes of determining such compliance, the historical financial

 

 

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statements of all entities or assets so acquired or to be acquired and the consolidated financial statements of the parent company and its subsidiaries which shall be reformulated (a) as if such acquisition, disposition, incurrence of indebtedness or other action, and any other such action which has been consummated during such period, and any indebtedness or other liabilities incurred in connection with any such actions, had been consummated at the beginning of such period (and assuming that such indebtedness bears interest during any portion of the applicable measurement period prior to the relevant action at the weighted average of the interest rates applicable to outstanding loans during such period), and (b) otherwise in conformity with such reasonable procedures as may be agreed upon between administrative agent and the principal companies; provided, however , that all of the calculations referred to herein shall be in reasonable detail and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to administrative agent in all material respects.

      " Property " means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible.

      " Purchase Money Liens " has the meaning specified in Section 8.3(c) .

      " Radio Stations " means and includes, collectively, (a) all of the AM and FM radio stations owned and operated by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date, and (b) all radio stations from time to time acquired after the Effective Date by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries.

      " Radio Swap Transaction " means, in relation to any Person, any transaction, or any series of related transactions, in which such Person, or any of its Affiliates, shall acquire one or more Radio Stations and related business assets and Properties in exchange (whether in whole or in part) for one or more Radio Stations and related business assets and Properties owned by such Person or any of its Affiliates.

      " Rating Agencies " means, collectively, (a) Moody’s, and (b) S&P.

      " Ratings " means, collectively, (a) the Company Ratings, and (B) the Facilities Ratings.

      " RBM " means Regent Broadcasting Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. RBM is a direct Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent Company.

      " Real Property " of any Person means all of the right, title and interest of such Person in and to any land, improvements and fixtures, including leaseholds.

      " Recovery Event " means the receipt by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries of any insurance or other cash proceeds that (a) are payable by reason of any theft, loss, physical destruction, condemnation or damage or any other similar event with respect to any Property of the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, and (b) exceed, with respect to any such event or occurrence, $100,000 in the aggregate.

      " Regent-Buffalo " means Regent Broadcasting of Buffalo, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Regent-Buffalo is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

 

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      " Register " has the meaning specified in Section 11.3 .

      " Reinvestment Assets " means, collectively, (a) any Capital Assets or other Property to be used or otherwise employed by the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries in any Lines of Business, and (b) any Acquisition permitted by Section 8.6 .

      " Reinvestment Election " has the meaning specified in each of Section 2.7(b)(i) and (ii) .

      " Reinvestment Event " means any Asset Sale, Financing Event or Recovery Event in respect of which either or both of the Principal Companies shall have made a Reinvestment Election by delivering a Reinvestment Notice with respect thereto.

      " Reinvestment Notice " means a written notice duly executed by an Authorized Officer of either or both of the Principal Companies stating that (a) on and as of the date of such notice, no Event of Default is continuing, and (b) the Principal Companies reasonably expect to use or to cause Subsidiaries of the Principal Companies to use Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Recovery Event or Net Issuance Proceeds of a Financing Event to purchase, construct or otherwise acquire Reinvestment Assets.

      " Reinvestment Period " means, with respect to any Reinvestment Election, the period commencing on the date of the Reinvestment Event to which such Reinvestment Election relates and terminating on the later to occur of (a) the expiration of the period of 365 days commencing on the date of such Reinvestment Event, or (b) if, prior to the expiration of such 365 day period, the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries shall have entered into a binding agreement to reinvest all or any part of the Anticipated Reinvestment Amounts relating thereto in Reinvestment Assets, then the expiration of the period of 635 days commencing on the date of such Reinvestment Event.

      " Reinvestment Prepayment Amount " means, with respect to any Reinvestment Election, the amount, if any, on any Reinvestment Prepayment Date relating thereto, by which (a) the Anticipated Reinvestment Amounts in respect of such Reinvestment Election exceed (b) the aggregate amount thereof which the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries have expended or have entered into legal and binding commitments to expend prior to such date to acquire Reinvestment Assets.

      " Reinvestment Prepayment Date " means, with respect to any Reinvestment Election, the earliest to occur of: (a) the date, if any, upon which the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the Required Lenders, shall have delivered a written termination notice to the Principal Companies; provided, however , that such notice may only be given by the Administrative Agent to the Principal Companies while any Material Event of Default shall be continuing; (b) the last day of the relevant Reinvestment Period; or (c) the date on which the Parent Company or the Borrower shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, proceed with the purchase, construction or other acquisition of Reinvestment Assets with all or any part of the related Anticipated Reinvestment Amounts.

      " Related Parties " means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective partners, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

 

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      " Required Lenders " means, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate unused amount of all of the Commitments of all Lenders in effect at such time, plus (b) the aggregate principal amount of all of the Loans and (as a result of participations pursuant to Section 3.3(a) and Section 3.3(d) ) Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding at such time.

      " Restricted Payments " means, in relation to the Parent Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries: (a) any payment, prepayment, distribution, loan, advance, Investment or Sale by the Borrower or by any of its Subsidiaries which constitutes an Affiliate Transaction described in clause (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) or (g) of the definition " Affiliate Transaction " ; (b) any declaration or payment by the Borrower or by any of its Subsidiaries of any dividends or other distributions on account of, or any payment or other distribution by the Borrower or by any of its Subsidiaries on account of the purchase, repurchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of, any Equity Interests in the Borrower; and (c) any declaration or payment by the Parent Company or by any of its Subsidiaries of any dividends or other distributions on account of, or any payment or other distribution by the Parent Company or by any of its Subsidiaries on account of the purchase, repurchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of, any Equity Interests in the Parent Company.

      " Revolving Commitment " means, for each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name under the caption " Revolving Commitment " on Schedule 2.1 , as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions hereof.

      " Revolving Commitment Fees " has the meaning specified in Section 2.9(a) .

      " Revolving Credit Note " has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(b) .

      " Revolving Lender " means any Lender with a Revolving Commitment, or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, any Lender holding Revolving Loans or (as a result of participations pursuant to Section 3.3(a) and 3.3(d) ), Letter of Credit Obligations.

      " Revolving Loan " means any Loan by a Lender to the Borrower under Section 2.1(b) , which may be a Eurodollar Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

      " S&P " means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

      " Sale " means any sale, conveyance, exchange, swap, trade, transfer or other disposition of any Property, including any sale, transfer or other disposition of copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual Property made by or through license agreements or other similar arrangements.

      " Sarbanes-Oxley " means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

      " SEC " means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

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Lender, (c) each of the Lenders from time to time party to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; and (d) the Lender Counterparties.

      " Securities " means any Equity Interests, bonds, debentures, promissory notes or other evidences of Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or, in general, any Instruments commonly known as "securities".

      " Securities Laws " means the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sarbanes-Oxley, and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the SEC or the PCAOB.

      " Security Agreement " means the Security Agreement, in or substantially in the form of Exhibit F .

      " Security Agreement Collateral " has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

      " Security Instrument " means any security agreement, assignment, pledge agreement, financing or other similar statement or notice, continuation statement, other agreement or Instrument, or any amendment or supplement to any thereof, creating, governing or providing for, evidencing or perfecting any security interest or Lien.

      " SPC " has the meaning specified in Section 11.8 .

      " Specified Swap Agreement " means any Swap Contract entered into by and between (a) the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and (b) as a counterparty, the Administrative Agent or any other Person that, at the time such Person became party to such Swap Contract, was a Lender or an Affiliate of any of the Lenders. A Specified Swap Agreement shall not create in favor of any Person that is a counterparty thereto any rights in connection with the creation, perfection, management, enforcement or release of any Collateral or in connection with the management, enforcement or release of any of the Obligations of any Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement.

      " Subsidiary " means, in relation to any Person (in this paragraph called the " parent " ) at any time, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other Person (a) of which Equity Interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other Person, or representing a majority of the Equity Interests in such corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other Person, are at the time owned, controlled or held, directly or indirectly, by the parent, or (b) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, by the parent.

      " Subsidiary Guarantors " means, collectively, each of the Domestic Subsidiaries of the Parent Company or the Borrower identified in Section 6.12 to the Disclosure Schedule as a " Subsidiary Guarantor " , and each of the other Subsidiaries of the Parent Company or the Borrower that at any time after the Effective Date shall become a party to and bound by the Guaranty Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Borrower shall not be deemed to be a Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

 

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      " Swap Contract " means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a " Master Agreement " ), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

      " Swap Termination Value " means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a ), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

      " Taxes " means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

      " Term B Commitment " means, for each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name under the caption " Term B Commitment " on Schedule 2.1 , as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions hereof.

      " Term B Lender " means any Lender with a Term B Commitment or an outstanding Term B Loan.

      " Term B Loan " means any Loan by a Term B Lender to the Borrower under Section 2.1(a) , which may be a Eurodollar Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

      " Term B Note " has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(b) .

      " Termination Date " has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

      " Total Revolver Utilization " means, at any time of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving Loans made for the purpose of reimbursing the Issuing Lender for any amounts drawn under any Letters of Credit, but not yet so applied), plus (b) the Letter of Credit Obligations then outstanding.

 

 

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      " Transactions " means, collectively, (a) the entering into of the Loan Documents and the borrowing of Loans on the Closing Date, (b) the termination of the Existing Credit Facilities and the repayment in full of all loans and notes under or with respect to the Existing Credit Facilities, (c) the implementation and the completion of the Pending Disposition, and (d) the payment of fees, costs and expenses in connection with the foregoing.

      " UCC " means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; provided , however, that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, " UCC " shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

      " Usage " means, in relation to the Aggregate Revolving Commitment for any period, the average for such period of the quotient , determined daily, of the Total Revolver Utilization from time to time outstanding during such period, divided by the Aggregate Revolver Commitment from time to time in effect during such period.

      " Voting Interests " means, in relation to any Person at any particular date, any Equity Interests of the class or classes having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect the board of directors, managers or trustees (or any other Persons performing similar functions) of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time Equity Interests of any other classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).

      " Wholly-Owned Subsidiary " means, in relation to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person, all of the Equity Interests in which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or by another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

      1.2. Other Interpretive Provisions . With reference to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

     (a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words " include " , " includes " and " including " shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation." The word " will " shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word "shall." Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, Instrument or other document (including any Governing Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, Instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words " herein " , " hereof " and " hereunder " , and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles , Sections , Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and

 

 

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Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (vi) the words " asset " and " Property " shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect, and (vii) the words "knowledge" or "knows" when used with respect to any Credit Party means the actual knowledge of any of the Authorized Officers of such Credit Party.

     (b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including;" the words "to" and "until" each mean "to but excluding;" and the word "through" means "to and including."

     (c) Article, Section and paragraph headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

      1.3. Accounting Terms .

     (a)  Generally . All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, as in effect from time to time, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

     (b)  Changes in GAAP . If at any time any change in GAAP or any method of computation thereunder would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and the Borrower or any of the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein, and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

      1.4. Rounding . Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Principal Companies pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

      1.5. Times of Day . Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

      1.6. Timing of Payment or Performance . When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the

 

 

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definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

ARTICLE II

THE CREDIT FACILITIES

      2.1. Amounts and Terms of Commitments .

     (a)  Term B Loans . Each Term B Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Term B Loans (not to exceed its Term B Commitment) to the Borrower on the Closing Date, which shall not exceed for all Term B Lenders $115,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount. Amounts borrowed as a Term B Loan which are repaid or prepaid by the Borrower may not be reborrowed.

     (b)  Revolving Loans . Each Revolving Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to the Maturity Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment and in a combined amount for all Revolving Lenders not to exceed at any time outstanding $75,000,000; provided , however , that, immediately after giving effect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all of the outstanding Revolving Loans, plus the aggregate amount of all of the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment then in effect. Within such limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow Revolving Loans under this Section 2.1(b) , prepay Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.6 or 2.7 , and reborrow Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) .

     (c)  Delayed Draw Term Loans . Each Delayed Draw Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Delayed Draw Term Loans (not to exceed its Delayed Draw Commitment) to the Borrower on any single Business Day during the Delayed Draw Availability Period, which shall not exceed for all Delayed Draw Lenders $50,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount. Amounts borrowed as a Delayed Draw Term Loan which are repaid or prepaid by the Borrower may not be reborrowed.

      2.2. Loan Accounts; Notes . (a) The Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The loan accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent shall, in the event of any discrepancy between the entries in the Administrative Agent’s books and any Lender’s books relating to such loan accounts, be controlling and, absent manifest error, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower, the principal and interest payments thereon and any other amounts owing in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Any failure to make a notation in any such loan account or any error in doing so shall not limit or otherwise affect the Obligations of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amounts owing with respect to the Loans.

 

 

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     (b) If requested by any Lender, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (and deliver a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent) one or more promissory notes evidencing the Loans owing to such Lender pursuant to this Agreement. Each such note evidencing Term B Loans shall be in or substantially in the form of Exhibit A (as amended, endorsed, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, a " Term B Note " ). Each such note evidencing Revolving Loans shall be in or substantially in the form of Exhibit B (as amended, endorsed, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, a " Revolving Credit Note " ). Each such note evidencing Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be in or substantially in the form of Exhibit C (as amended, endorsed, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, a " Delayed Draw Term Note " ). Each such note evidencing Incremental Loans shall be substantially in the form of the Revolving Credit Notes or the Term B Notes with such conforming changes thereto as shall be specified by the Administrative Agent (as amended, endorsed, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, an " Incremental Loan Note " ). All of the Notes shall be entitled to all of the rights and benefits of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Collateral.

      2.3. Requests for Borrowings . (a) To request any Borrowing (other than a Borrowing of Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 3.3(b) ), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (i) in the case of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, not later than 12:00 a.m., three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, or (ii) in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, not later than 11:00 a.m., on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with this Section 2.3 :

     (A) the amount of the Borrowing, which shall be in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $500,000 or any multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, and the Class of Loans comprising such Borrowing;

     (B) the requested Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day;

     (C) whether the Borrowing is to be comprised of Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans; and

     (D) in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the duration of the Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurodollar Loan. If the Borrowing Request shall fail to specify the duration of the Interest Period for any Eurodollar Loan which is part of any Borrowing, such Interest Period shall be of three (3) months’ duration.

     (b) Upon receipt of a Borrowing Request, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender thereof and of each such Lender’s proportionate share thereof.

     (c) Each Lender will make its proportionate share of each Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Administrative Agent’s Office by 2:00 p.m., on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Unless any applicable condition of Article V has not been satisfied,

 

 

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the proceeds of all Loans comprising such Borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent by wire transfer in accordance with written instructions provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

     (d) During the continuation of any Material Event of Default, the Borrower may not elect to have any Loan made as a Eurodollar Loan.

     (e) After giving effect to any Borrowing, there shall not be more than ten (10) different Interest Periods in effect in respect of all Loans which are Eurodollar Loans.

      2.4. Interest Elections for all Borrowings . (a) The Borrower may upon irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent in accordance with paragraph (b) :

     (i) elect to convert on any Business Day, any Base Rate Loans (or any part thereof in an amount of not less than $500,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof) into Eurodollar Loans;

     (ii) elect to convert on the last day of any Interest Period with respect thereto, any Eurodollar Loans (or any part thereof in an amount of not less than $500,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof) into Base Rate Loans; or

     (iii) elect to continue on the last day of any Interest Period with respect thereto, any Eurodollar Loans (or any part thereof in an amount of not less than $500,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof) as Eurodollar Loans;

provided, however , that, if any Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Loans shall have been reduced, by payment, prepayment or conversion, to an amount that is less than $1,000,000 then the Eurodollar Loans comprising such Borrowing shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the then current Interest Period relating thereto.

     (b) The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent by telephone not later than (i) 12:00 p.m., not less than three (3) Business Days in advance of the Conversion Date or Continuation Date, if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as Eurodollar Loans, and (ii) 12:00 p.m., not less than one (1) Business Day in advance of the Conversion Date, if the Loans are to be converted into Base Rate Loans, specifying:

     (A) the proposed Conversion Date or Continuation Date, which shall in each case be a Business Day;

     (B) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans to be converted or continued;

     (C) the nature of the proposed conversion or continuation; and

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Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.

     (c) If, upon the expiration of any Interest Periods applicable to any Eurodollar Loans, the Borrower shall have failed to select on a timely basis new Interest Periods to be applicable thereto, such Eurodollar Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans upon the expiration of such periods.

     (d) Upon receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender thereof, or, if no timely notice is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with respect to which the notice was given.

     (e) During the continuation of any Material Event of Default, the Borrower may not elect to have any Loan converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Loan.

     (f) Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this Agreement, after giving effect to any conversion or continuation of any Loans, there shall not be more than ten (10) different Interest Periods in effect in respect of all Loans which are Eurodollar Loans.

      2.5. Reduction and Termination of Commitments . (a) Each of the Revolving Commitments shall in any event automatically and permanently terminate in full on the Maturity Date. The Borrower may, upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, permanently terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitment (including the Letter of Credit Commitment) or permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitment (including the Letter of Credit Commitment), without premium or penalty, by a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or any multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; provided , however , that no such reduction or termination shall be permitted if, immediately after giving effect thereto and to any prepayment of Revolving Loans made on the effective date thereof, (i) the then outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, plus the then outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations, will exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment then in effect, or (ii) the then outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations will exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment then in effect; and, provided , further , that once reduced in accordance with this Section 2.5 , the Aggregate Revolving Commitment (including the Letter of Credit Commitment) may not be increased.

     (b) The Letter of Credit Commitment shall be automatically and permanently terminated in full upon termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment. If the Letter of Credit Commitment shall at any time exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment then in effect, then the Letter of Credit Commitment shall immediately be automatically and permanently reduced to the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment then in effect.

     (c) Each reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be applied pro rata to each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment in accordance with such Lender’s proportionate share of such Commitments. The amount of any

 

 

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reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment shall not be applied to the Letter of Credit Commitment unless otherwise specified by the Borrower or unless otherwise required by the terms of Section 2.5(b) . All accrued Fees to the effective date of each reduction or termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment shall be paid on the effective date of each such reduction or termination. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Revolving Lenders of each reduction or termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment.

     (d) The Aggregate Term B Commitment shall terminate in full on the Closing Date, upon making of the Term B Loans on such date. Each of the Term B Commitments shall in any event automatically and permanently terminate in full at 5:00 p.m. on December 31, 2006 if the Term B Loans have not been made to the Borrower on or prior to that date.

     (e) The Aggregate Delayed Draw Commitment shall terminate in full upon the making of the Delayed Draw Term Loans. Each of the Delayed Draw Commitments shall in any event automatically and permanently terminate in full at 5:00 p.m. on the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date if the Delayed Draw Term Loans have not been made on or prior to such date. The Borrower may, upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, permanently terminate the Aggregate Delayed Draw Commitment or permanently reduce the Aggregate Delayed Draw Commitment, without premium or penalty, by a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or any multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; provided , however , that once reduced in accordance with this Section 2.5 , the Aggregate Delayed Draw Commitment may not be increased.

      2.6. Voluntary Prepayments . (a) The Borrower may, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and upon at least one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in the case of Base Rate Loans, ratably prepay any Class or Classes of Loans, as the Borrower may elect, in whole or in part, in amounts of $500,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof.

     (b) Any notice of prepayment delivered pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be irrevocable and shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Classes and types of Loans to be prepaid, including whether such prepayment is of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or any combination thereof. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender thereof and of such Lender’s applicable percentage of such prepayment. If any such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall be absolutely and unconditionally obligated to make such prepayment, and the prepayment amount specified in such notice shall become and be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid and the amounts, if any, required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.4 .

     (c) Each prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of the Term B Loans pursuant to Section 2.8(b) , in each case pro rata (based on the principal amount then remaining unpaid of each of the scheduled installments of the Term B Loans). Each prepayment of Delayed Draw Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of the Delayed Draw

 

 

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Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.8(c) , in each case pro rata (based on the principal amount then remaining unpaid of each of the scheduled installments of the Delayed Draw Term Loans).

      2.7. Mandatory Prepayments . (a) If, on any date, the sum of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans then outstanding, plus (ii) all of the Letter of Credit Obligations then outstanding (to the extent not Cash Collateralized pursuant to the next sentence below or as provided for in Section 3.7 ) shall exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay principal of the Revolving Loans in the amount of such excess. If, on any date, the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Obligations then outstanding shall exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment then in effect, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize on such date such Letter of Credit Obligations in an amount equal to such excess.

     (b) (i) If on any date the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Recovery Event, then an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from such Asset Sale or Recovery Event shall be applied upon receipt to prepay principal of the outstanding Loans, all as provided by Section 2.7(e) ; provided , however , that the Parent Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries shall be required to apply Net Cash Proceeds received from any Asset Sale or Recovery Event towards prepayment of principal as provided above only (A) if any Event of Default shall be continuing at the time of the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, or (B) if and to the extent that such Net Cash Proceeds, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Net Cash Proceeds received from Asset Sales or Recovery Events in the same Fiscal Year, shall exceed $10,000,000; and provided , further , that the requirements for mandatory prepayment set forth above in this clause (i) shall be reduced if and to the extent that either or both of the Principal Companies elect, as hereinafter provided, to cause all or part of such Net Cash Proceeds to be reinvested by the Parent Company or the Borrower or by one or more of their Subsidiaries in Reinvestment Assets on or prior to the end of the applicable Reinvestment Period (herein called a " Reinvestment Election " ). The Principal Companies may exercise the Reinvestment Election with respect to any Asset Sale or Recovery Event only if ( 1 ) no Event of Default shall be continuing at the time of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event, and ( 2 ) either or both of the Principal Companies deliver a Reinvestment Notice with respect to such Asset Sale or Recovery Event to the Administrative Agent not later than ninety (90) days following the date of such Reinvestment Event.

          (ii) If the Parent Company, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries shall at any time receive Net Issuance Proceeds from any Financing Event, then an amount equal to 100% of the Net Issuance Proceeds from such Financing Event shall be applied upon receipt to prepay principal of the outstanding Loans, all as provided by Section 2.7(e) ; provided , however , that the Parent Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries shall be required to apply all or any part of any such Net Issuance Proceeds towards prepayment of principal as provided above only if and to the extent that such Net Issuance Proceeds, when added to the aggregate amount of all other such Net Issuance Proceeds received from time to time after the Effective Date shall exceed $10,000,000; and provided , further , that the requirements for mandatory prepayment set forth above in this clause (ii) shall be reduced: (A) if and to the extent that either or both of the Principal Companies make an election (herein called a " Reinvestment Election " ), as hereinafter provided, to cause all or any part of such Net Issuance Proceeds to be reinvested by the Parent

 

 

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Company, the Borrower or one or more of their Subsidiaries in Reinvestment Assets on or prior to the end of the applicable Reinvestment Period; and (B) if and to the extent that the aggregate amount of the Net Issuance Proceeds not covered by any such Reinvestment Election exceeds the aggregate principal amount (if any) of the outstanding Loans that would need to be prepaid in order to cause the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, determined as of the most recent Covenant Determination Date on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to any such Financing Event and any such prepayment, to be not greater than 4.00:1.00. Either or both of the Principal Companies may exercise the Reinvestment Election with respect to such Net Issuance Proceeds from any such Financing Event only if ( 1 ) no Event of Default shall be continuing at the time of such Financing Event, and ( 2 ) either or both of the Principal Companies deliver a Reinvestment Notice with respect to the Net Issuance Proceeds from such Financing Event to the Administrative Agent not later than ninety (90) days following the date of such Reinvestment Event. Anything in the foregoing provisions of this clause (ii) to the contrary notwithstanding, if and so long as the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, determined as of the then most recent Covenant Determination Date on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to any such Financing Event and any related prepayment of principal of outstanding Loans, is greater than 6.00:1.00, then the aggregate amount of Net Issuance Proceeds not covered by any such Reinvestment Election shall be applied upon receipt thereof to prepay principal of the outstanding Loans, all as provided by Section 2.7(e) , until the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (determined in a Pro Forma Basis as provided above in this sentence) is not greater than 6.00:1.00.

          (iii) Nothing in this paragraph (b) shall be construed as a consent for, or be deemed to permit, any Asset Sale or Financing Event not otherwise permitted by this Agreement.

          (iv) On the Reinvestment Prepayment Date with respect to any Reinvestment Election made pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) , an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount, if any, for such Reinvestment Election shall be applied as a mandatory prepayment of principal of the outstanding Loans, all as provided by Section 2.7(e) .

     (c) On each Excess Cash Flow Application Date (commencing with the Excess Cash Flow Application Date falling on April 30, 2008), an amount equal to 75% of the Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for the Fiscal Year last ended shall be applied as a mandatory prepayment of principal of the outstanding Loans, all as provided by Section 2.7(e) ; provided , however , that (i) if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year is less than 6.75:1.00, but equal to or greater than 5.00:1.00, then an amount equal to 50% of the Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year shall instead be applied as a mandatory prepayment of principal of the outstanding Loans; and (ii) if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year is less than 5.00:1.00, then no payment in respect of the Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.7(c) .

     (d) The Borrower shall pay, together with each principal prepayment under this Section 2.7 , accrued interest on the amount prepaid and any amounts required pursuant to Section 4.4 . Any prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.7 made on any day other than an Interest Payment Date for any Loan shall be applied: first , to any Base Rate Loans then outstanding; and, then , to Eurodollar Loans with the shortest Interest Periods remaining; provided , however , that, so long as no Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the request of the Borrower, apply any such prepayments to

 

 

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Eurodollar Loans only on the last day of each of the respective Interest Periods relating thereto, and, until such application of any such prepayments, the Administrative Agent shall hold the amount thereof as cash Collateral for the Obligations upon the terms contained in the Collateral Documents.

     (e) Each prepayment of principal of the outstanding Loans required pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or 2.7(c) shall be applied to principal of the Loans of each of the Classes on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective aggregate principal amounts thereof outstanding at the time of prepayment. No prepayment of Revolving Loans pursuant to this paragraph (e) shall result in a reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment.

     (f) Each prepayment of principal of the outstanding Term B Loans required pursuant to Section 2.7(b) , 2.7(c) , 2.7(e) , 7.14(d) or 7.14(e) shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of the Term B Loans pursuant to Section 2.8(b) , in each case pro rata (based on the principal amount then remaining unpaid of each of the scheduled installments of the Term B Loans). Each prepayment of principal of the outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans required pursuant to Section 2.7(b) , 2.7(c) or 2.7(e) shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of the Delayed Draw Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.8(c) , in each case pro rata (based on the principal amount then remaining unpaid of each of the scheduled installments of the Delayed Draw Term Loans).

     (g) Anything in this Agreement express or implied to the contrary notwithstanding, the entire Net Cash Proceeds from the Pending Disposition shall be applied upon receipt thereof to prepay principal of outstanding Revolving Loans. The Aggregate Revolving Commitment shall not be reduced as a result of any such prepayment.

      2.8. Repayments of Principal .

     (a)  Revolving Loans . The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders in full on the Maturity Date the entire unpaid principal amount of each of the Revolving Loans outstanding on the Maturity Date.

     (b)  Term B Loans . The Borrower shall repay the Term B Loans in twenty-eight (28) installments, payable on the principal payment dates specified in the table below, in an amount for each such scheduled installment equal to the amount set forth opposite the scheduled principal payment date for such scheduled installment in the table below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Payment Date

 

Amount

03/31/07

 

$

287,500

 

06/30/07

 

$

287,500

 

09/30/07

 

$

287,500

 

12/31/07

 

$

287,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/31/08

 

$

287,500

 

06/30/08

 

$

287,500

 

09/30/08

 

$

287,500

 

12/31/08

 

$

287,500

 



 

 

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Principal Payment Date

 

Amount

03/31/09

 

$

287,500

 

06/30/09

 

$

287,500

 

09/30/09

 

$

287,500

 

12/31/09

 

$

287,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/31/10

 

$

287,500

 

06/30/10

 

$

287,500

 

09/30/10

 

$

287,500

 

12/31/10

 

$

287,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/31/11

 

$

287,500

 

06/30/11

 

$

287,500

 

09/30/11

 

$

287,500

 

12/31/11

 

$

287,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/31/12

 

$

287,500

 

06/30/12

 

$

287,500

 

09/30/12

 

$

287,500

 

12/31/12

 

$

287,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

03/31/13

 

$

287,500

 

06/30/13

 

$

287,500

 

09/30/13

 

$

287,500

 

11/21/13

 

$

107,237,500

 



     (c)  Delayed Draw Term Loans . The Borrower shall repay the Delayed Draw Outstanding Amount in twenty-four (24) installments of principal, payable on the principal payment dates specified in the table below, in an amount for each such scheduled installment equal to the percentage of the Delayed Draw Outstanding Amount set forth opposite the scheduled principal payment date in the table below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Payment Date

 

Percentage

03/31/08

 

 

1.25

%

06/30/08

 

 

1.25

%

09/30/08

 

 

1.25

%

12/31/08

 

 

1.25

%

 

 

 

 

 

03/31/09

 

 

2.50

%

06/30/09

 

 

2.50

%

09/30/09

 

 

2.50

%

12/31/09

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

03/31/10

 

 

3.75

%

06/30/10

 

 

3.75

%

09/30/10

 

 

3.75

%



 

 

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Principal Payment Date

 

Percentage

12/31/10

 

 

3.75

%

 

 

 

 

 

03/31/11

 

 

5.00

%

06/30/11

 

 

5.00

%

09/30/11

 

 

5.00

%

12/31/11

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

03/31/12

 

 

6.25

%

06/30/12

 

 

6.25

%

09/30/12

 

 

6.25

%

12/31/12

 

 

6.25

%

 

 

 

 

 

03/31/13

 

 

6.25

%

06/30/13

 

 

6.25

%

09/30/13

 

 

6.25

%

11/21/13

 

Entire principal
balance then
remaining unpaid



     (d)  Maturity Date . Anything herein express or implied to the contrary notwithstanding, there shall become and be absolutely and unconditionally due and payable on the Maturity Date, and the Borrower hereby promises to pay on the Maturity Date, the entire principal of each of the Term B Loans, Revolving Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans then remaining unpaid, all of the unpaid interest accrued thereon, all of the unpaid Fees accrued thereon and all other unpaid sums and other Obligations owing under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents with respect to the Term B Loans, the Delayed Draw Term Loans, the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans.

      2.9. Fees . In addition to the fees described in Section 3.8 :

     (a)  Revolving Commitment Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of each Revolving Lender, on the last day of each March, June, September and December in each year and on the earlier of the Maturity Date or the date on which the Aggregate Revolving Commitment shall terminate in full, commitment fees ( " Revolving Commitment Fees " ) equal to the product of (i) the average of the daily excess of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment from time to time in effect from and after the Effective Date, over the Total Revolver Utilization from time to time outstanding from and after the Effective Date, times (ii) the Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage for the Aggregate Revolving Commitment. The Revolving Commitment Fees shall begin to accrue on the Effective Date and shall cease to accrue on the earlier of the Maturity Date or the date on which the Aggregate Revolving Commitment shall terminate in full.

     (b)  Delayed Draw Commitment Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of each Delayed Draw Lender, on the last day of each March, June, September and December in each year and on the earlier of the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date or the date on which the Aggregate Delayed Draw Commitment shall terminate in full, commitment fees ( " Delayed Draw Commitment Fees ") equal to the

 

 

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product of (i) the Aggregate Delayed Draw Commitment from time to time in effect during the Delayed Draw Availability Period, times (ii) the Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage for the Aggregate Delayed Draw Commitment. The Delayed Draw Commitment Fees shall begin to accrue on the Effective Date and shall cease to accrue on the earlier of the Delayed Draw Commitment Termination Date or the date on which the Aggregate Delayed Draw Commitment shall terminate in full.

     (c)  Other Fees. The Principal Companies shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent such fees, in such amounts and on such dates as have been agreed or may be agreed among the Parent Company, the Borrower, the Arranger and the Administrative Agent from time to time, including the fees payable to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Fee Letter, dated as of September 22, 2006, among the Principal Companies, the Arranger and the Administrative Agent (the " Agent Fee Letter " ).

      2.10. Computation of Fees and Interest . (a) All computations of interest payable in respect of Base Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest under this Agreement shall be made on the basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed. Interest and fees shall accrue during each period during which interest or fees are computed from the first day thereof to the last day thereof.

     (b) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of each determination of the Eurodollar Rate; provided , however , that any failure to do so shall not relieve the Borrower of any liability hereunder. Any change in the interest rate or any fees resulting from a change in the Applicable Margin or (as the case may be) in the Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage shall become effective as of the opening of business on the relevant date of such change. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change; provided , however , that any failure to do so shall not relieve the Borrower of any liability hereunder.

     (c) Each determination of interest rates or fees by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding on the Parent Company, the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error.

      2.11. Interest . (a) Except as and to the extent otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, each Loan of each Class shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows:

          (i) if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans of such Class; or

          (ii) if a Eurodollar Loan, at the Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans of such Class.

     (b) Interest on each Loan shall be paid in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. Interest shall also be paid on the date of any prepayment of any principal of Loans for the principal of such Loans so prepaid. During the continuation of any Events of Default, interest shall be paid on demand.

 

 

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     (c) So long as any one or more of the Events of Default shall be continuing, the Borrower shall, if and to the extent that Required Lenders shall so request, pay interest (after as well as before judgment) (i) on the entire unpaid principal amount of all of the Loans from time to time outstanding at the applicable rate per annum provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 2.11 plus 2%, and (ii) on all other unpaid amounts (including interest) from time to time overdue, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus 2%.

      2.12. Payments Generally .

     (a)  General . All payments required to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the pro rata account of the Lenders or (as the case may be) the Administrative Agent to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 12:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its pro rata share of such payment, in like funds as received, by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 12:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fees shall continue to accrue.

     (b)  Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.3 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.3 ) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to, but excluding, the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed

 

 

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to make such payment to the Administrative Agent. Nothing in this paragraph (b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender of its obligation to the Borrower to fulfill its Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender with respect to its Commitments hereunder.

     (c)  Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or (as the case may be) the Issuing Lender the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender (as the case may be) severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the Issuing Lender in immediately available funds with interest thereon for each day from and including the d


 
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