Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
$375,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
STANDARD AERO HOLDINGS,
INC.
as Borrower,
The Several Lenders from
Time to Time Parties Hereto,
LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER
INC. and CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,
as Co-Syndication
Agents
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as Administrative
Agent
Dated as of August 24, 2004
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES
INC. and LEHMAN BROTHERS INC., as Joint Lead Arrangers and
Joint
Bookrunners
TABLE OF
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SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS
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1.1 Defined
Terms
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1.2 Other
Definitional Provisions
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SECTION 2. AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
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2.1 Term
Commitments
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2.2 Procedure for
Term Loan Borrowing
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2.3 Repayment of
Term Loans
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2.4 Revolving
Commitments
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2.5 Procedure for
Revolving Loan Borrowing
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2.6 Swingline
Commitment
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2.7 Procedure for
Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans
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2.8 Repayment of
Loans
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2.9 Commitment
Fees, etc
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2.10 Termination
or Reduction of Revolving Commitments
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2.11 Optional
Prepayments
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2.12 Mandatory
Prepayments
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2.13 Conversion
and Continuation Options
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2.14 Minimum
Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurodollar Tranches
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2.15 Interest
Rates and Payment Dates
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2.16 Computation
of Interest and Fees
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2.17 Inability to
Determine Interest Rate
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2.18 Pro Rata
Treatment and Payments
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2.19 Requirements
of Law
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2.20 Taxes
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2.21
Indemnity
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2.22
Illegality
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2.23 Change of
Lending Office
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2.24 Replacement
of Lenders
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SECTION 3. LETTERS
OF CREDIT
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3.1 L/C
Commitment
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3.2 Procedure for
Issuance of Letter of Credit
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3.3 Fees and Other
Charges
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3.4 L/C
Participations
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3.5 Reimbursement
Obligation of the Borrower
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3.6 Obligations
Absolute
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3.7 Letter of
Credit Payments
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3.8
Applications
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SECTION 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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4.1 Financial
Condition
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4.2 No
Change
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4.3 Existence;
Compliance with Law
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4.4 Corporate
Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
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4.5 No Legal
Bar
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4.6 No Material
Litigation
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4.7 No
Default
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4.8 Ownership of
Property; Liens
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4.9 Intellectual
Property
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4.10 Taxes
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4.11 Federal
Regulations
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4.12 Labor
Matters
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4.13 ERISA
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4.14 Canadian
Benefit and Pension Plans
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4.15 Investment
Company Act
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4.16
Subsidiaries
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4.17 Environmental
Matters
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4.18 Accuracy of
Information, etc
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4.19 Security
Documents
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4.20
Solvency
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4.21
Regulation H
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4.22 Senior
Indebtedness
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SECTION 5.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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5.1 Conditions to
Initial Extension of Credit
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5.2 Conditions to
Each Extension of Credit
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SECTION 6.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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6.1 Financial
Statements
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6.2 Certificates;
Other Information
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6.3 Payment of
Obligations
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6.4 Conduct of
Business and Maintenance of Existence, etc; Compliance
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6.5 Maintenance of
Property; Insurance
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6.6 Inspection of
Property; Books and Records; Discussions
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6.7 Notices
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6.8 Environmental
Laws
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6.9 Interest Rate
Protection
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6.10 Additional
Collateral, etc
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6.11 Further
Assurances
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6.12 Use of
Proceeds
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6.13 Post Closing
Real Property Matters. Within 60 days after the Closing
Date:
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SECTION 7.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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7.1 Financial
Condition Covenants
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7.2
Indebtedness
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7.3 Liens
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7.4 Fundamental
Changes
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7.5 Disposition of
Property
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7.6 Restricted
Payments
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7.7 Capital
Expenditures
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7.8
Investments
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7.9 Optional
Payments and Modifications of Certain Debt Instruments
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7.10 Transactions
with Affiliates
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7.11 Sales and
Leasebacks
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7.12 Changes in
Fiscal Periods
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7.13 Negative
Pledge Clauses
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7.14 Clauses
Restricting Subsidiary Distributions
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7.15 Lines of
Business
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7.16 Limitation on
Hedge Agreements
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7.17 Changes in
Jurisdictions of Organization; Name
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SECTION 8. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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SECTION 9. THE
AGENTS
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9.1
Appointment
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9.2 Delegation of
Duties
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9.3 Exculpatory
Provisions
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9.4 Reliance by
Administrative Agent
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9.5 Notice of
Default
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9.6 Non-Reliance
on Agents and Other Lenders
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9.7
Indemnification
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9.8 Agent in Its
Individual Capacity
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9.9 Successor
Administrative Agent
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9.10 Authorization
to Release Liens and Guarantees
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9.11 Quebec
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9.12
Co-Syndication Agents
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SECTION 10.
MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1 Amendments
and Waivers
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10.2 Notices
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10.3 No Waiver;
Cumulative Remedies
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10.4 Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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10.5 Payment of
Expenses; Indemnification
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10.6 Successors
and Assigns; Participations and Assignments
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10.7 Adjustments;
Set-off
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10.8
Counterparts
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10.9
Severability
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10.10
Integration
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10.11 GOVERNING
LAW
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10.12 Submission
To Jurisdiction; Waivers
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10.13 Judgment
Currency
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10.14
Acknowledgments
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10.15
Confidentiality
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10.16 Release of
Collateral and Guarantee Obligations
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10.17 Accounting
Changes
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10.18 WAIVERS
OF JURY TRIAL
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10.19 USA PATRIOT
ACT
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10.20 Parallel
Debt
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1.1A
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1.1B
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1.1C
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4.4
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Consents, Authorizations, Filings and
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4.15
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4.19(a)
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4.19(b)
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7.2(d)
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Existing Indebtedness |
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7.3(f)
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Existing Liens |
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7.8
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Existing Investments |
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| EXHIBITS: |
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A-l
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Form of Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement |
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A-2
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Form of CDN Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement |
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B
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Form of Compliance Certificate |
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Form of Closing Certificate |
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Form of Mortgage |
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Form of Assignment and
Assumption |
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Form of Legal Opinion of Latham &
Watkins LLP |
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Form of Exemption Certificate |
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Form of Solvency Certificate |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of August 24, 2004, among
STANDARD AERO HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “
Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial
institutions or entities from time to time parties to this
Agreement (the “ Lenders ”). Lehman Commercial
Paper Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston, as co-syndication agents
(in such capacity, the “ Co-Syndication Agents
”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent.
The parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms . As used in
this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall
have the respective meanings set forth in this
Section 1.1.
“ ABR ”: for any
day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next
1/100 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in
effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in
effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. For purposes hereof: “
Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest per annum
publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank as its
prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the
Prime Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest
charged by JPMorgan Chase Bank in connection with extensions of
credit to debtors). Any change in the ABR due to a change in the
Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective
as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change
in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate,
respectively.
“ ABR Loans ”:
Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the
ABR.
“ Accounting Changes
”: as defined in Section 10.17.
“ Acquisition Agreement
”: that certain Agreement Relating to the Sale and Purchase
of the Entire Issued and Outstanding Capital Stock of Dunlop
Standard Aerospace Group (U.S.), Inc., Standard Aero Limited,
Standard Aero (Asia) PTE Limited, Standard Aero (Australia) PTY
Limited and Dunlop Standard Aerospace (Nederland) BV, dated as of
July 5, 2004, by and among the Borrower, the Vendors (as
listed therein), and Meggitt Acquisition Limited.
“ Adjustment Date
”: as defined in the Pricing Grid.
“ Administrative Agent
”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, as the administrative agent for the
Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together
with any of its successors and, for purposes of Section 9,
shall include affiliates of JPMorgan Chase Bank as the arranger of
the Commitments.
“ Affiliate ”: as
to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in
control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a
Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to
(a) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting
power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar
functions) of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract
or otherwise.
“ Agents ”: the
collective reference to the Co-Syndication Agents and the
Administrative Agent.
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“ Aggregate Exposure
”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to
(a) until the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of such
Lender’s Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter,
the sum of (i) the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of
such Lender’s Term Loans and (ii) the amount of such
Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect or, if the
Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such
Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“ Aggregate Exposure
Percentage ”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate
Exposure at such time to the total Aggregate Exposures of all
Lenders at such time.
“ Agreed Purposes
”: as defined in Section 10.15.
“ Agreement ”:
this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“ Annual Operating
Budget ”: as defined in Section 6.2(c).
“ Applicable Margin
”: for each Type of Loan, the rate per annum set forth under
the relevant column heading below:
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provided , that on and after
the first Adjustment Date occurring after the completion of the
fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending March 31, 2005, the
Applicable Margins with respect to Term Loans, Revolving Loans and
Swingline Loans will be determined pursuant to the Pricing
Grid.
“ Application ”:
an application, in such form as the Issuing Lender may specify from
time to time, requesting the Issuing Lender to open a Letter of
Credit.
“ Approved Fund ”:
as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“ Asset Sale ”:
any Disposition of Property or series of related Dispositions of
Property (excluding (i) any such Disposition permitted by
clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), (h), (i), (j) or (k) of
Section 7.5 and (ii) any such Disposition which is a
Recovery Event) which yields Net Cash Proceeds to the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries (valued at the initial principal amount
thereof in the case of non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or
other debt securities and valued at fair market value in the case
of other non-cash proceeds) in excess of $5,000,000.
“ Assignee ”: as
defined in Section 10.6(b).
“ Assignment and
Assumption ”: an Assignment and Assumption, substantially
in the form of Exhibit E.
“ Available Revolving
Commitment ”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s
Revolving Commitment then in effect over (b) such
Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding;
provided , that in calculating any Revolving Lender’s
Revolving Extensions of Credit for the purpose of determining such
Revolving Lender’s
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Available Revolving
Commitments pursuant to Section 2.9(a), the aggregate
principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding shall be
deemed to be zero.
“ Benefitted Lender
”: as defined in Section 10.7(a).
“ Board ”: the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States (or any successor).
“ Borrower ”: as
defined in the preamble hereto.
“ Borrowing Date
”: any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on
which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans
hereunder.
“ Business ”: the
provision of aircraft repair and/or aircraft engine repair,
overhaul, maintenance, modification and parts and fueling services,
maintenance, repair and overhaul facility redesign services, and
the repair and overhaul of engines in industrial services.
“ Business Day ”:
a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law
to close, provided , that with respect to notices and
determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and
interest on, Eurodollar Loans, such day is also a day for trading
by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar
market.
“ Canadian Benefit Plans
”: all material employee benefit plans maintained or
contributed to by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that are
not Canadian Pension Plans including, without limitation, all
profit sharing, savings, post-retirement, supplemental retirement,
retiring allowance, severance, pension, deferred compensation,
welfare, bonus, incentive compensation, phantom stock, legal
services, supplementary unemployment benefit plans or arrangements
and all life, health, dental and disability plans and arrangements
in which the employees or former employees of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries employed in Canada participate or are eligible to
participate.
“ Canadian Pension Plans
”: a “registered pension plan” as defined in the
Income Tax Act (Canada) established, maintained or
contributed to by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for its
employees or former employees employed in Canada.
“ Canadian Security
Documents ”: collectively, the CDN Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, the Quebec Security Documents, any Mortgages
executed by any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor and all other
security documents hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent
granting a Lien on any Property located in Canada or on any
Property of any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor to secure the
obligations and liabilities of any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor
under any Loan Document, as the same may be amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Canadian Subsidiary
Guarantor ”: each Subsidiary Guarantor organized,
incorporated or formed under the laws of Canada or one of the
provinces thereof.
“ Capital Expenditures
”: for any period, with respect to any Person, the aggregate
of all cash expenditures by such Person for the acquisition or
leasing (pursuant to a capital lease but excluding any amount
representing capitalized interest) of fixed or capital assets or
additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs
and improvements during such period) which are required to be
capitalized under GAAP on a balance sheet of such Person,
provided , that in any event the term “Capital
Expenditures” shall exclude (i) any Permitted
Acquisition, (ii) any expenditures to the extent financed with
the proceeds of an Equity Issuance or Indebtedness (other than
Loans) or any Reinvestment
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Deferred Amount
(iii) any expenditures for the purchase of Engine Pool Assets,
and (iv) any expenditures on the GE CF34 Series Engine
Platform Program, not to exceed an aggregate amount of $10,000,000
per fiscal year for each of the Borrower’s 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008 and 2009 fiscal years on a net of sales basis; provided,
however, that all such expenditures under this clause
(iv) shall not exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate.
“ Capital Lease
Obligations ”: as to any Person, the obligations of such
Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property,
or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be
classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet
of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement,
the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized
amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.
“ Capital Stock ”:
any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents
(however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all
equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a
corporation).
“ Cash Equivalents
”: (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States government or
issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year
from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit,
time deposits, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits
having maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition
issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the
laws of the United States or any state thereof having combined
capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000;
(c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-2 by
S&P or P-2 by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating
by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named
rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper
issuers generally, and maturing within one year from the date of
acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of
any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause
(b) of this definition, having a term of not more than
30 days with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed
or insured by the United States government; (e) securities
with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition
issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory
of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing
authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any
foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth,
territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign
government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or
A by Moody’s; (f) securities with maturities of one year
or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of
credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the
requirements of clause (b) of this definition; and
(g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which
invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses
(a) through (f) of this definition; or (h) money
market funds that (i) purport to comply generally with the
criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P
or Aaa by Moody’s or carrying an equivalent rating by a
nationally recognized rating agency, and (iii) have portfolio
assets of at least $5,000,000,000.
“ CDN Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement ”: the CDN Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement to be executed and delivered by each Canadian Subsidiary
Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2, as the
same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
“ Certificated Security
”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
“ Chattel Paper ”:
as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the CDN
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable.
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“ Closing Date ”:
the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied and the initial Loans
hereunder shall have been funded, which date is August 24,
2004.
“ Code ”: the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“ Co-Investors ”:
any co-investors designated by the Sponsor who may own, directly or
indirectly, no more than 2.5%, individually, and 15%, in the
aggregate, of the Capital Stock of Holdings but excluding
transferees who are not Private Investors.
“ Collateral ”:
all Property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired,
upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security
Document.
“ Commitment ”: as
to any Lender, the sum of the Term Commitment and the Revolving
Commitment of such Lender.
“ Commitment Fee Rate
”: 1/2 of 1% per annum; provided , that on and after
the first Adjustment Date occurring after the completion of the
fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending March 31, 2005, the
Commitment Fee Rate will be determined pursuant to the Pricing
Grid.
“ Commonly Controlled
Entity ”: an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is
under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of
Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes the
Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“ Commonly Controlled
Plan ”: as defined in Section 4.13(b).
“ Compliance Certificate
”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer
substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“ Confidential
Information ”: as defined in Section 10.15.
“ Consolidated Current
Assets ”: at any date, all amounts (other than cash and
Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth
opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any
like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries at such date.
“ Consolidated Current
Liabilities ”: at any date, all amounts that would, in
conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption
“total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at
such date, but excluding (a) the current portion of any
Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and
(b) without duplication, all Indebtedness consisting of
Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, to the extent otherwise
included therein.
“ Consolidated EBITDA
”: of any Person for any period, Consolidated Net Income of
such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period plus ,
without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the
statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum
of (a) income tax expense, (b) Consolidated Net Interest
Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries, amortization or
writeoff of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions,
discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness
(including commitment and administrative fees and charges with
respect to the Facilities), (c) depreciation and amortization
expense, (d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not
limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e) any
extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or losses
(including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item
in the statement of such
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Consolidated Net Income for
such period, losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary
course of business), (f) any other non-cash charges, expenses
or losses, (g) restructuring and integration costs,
(h) stock-option based compensation expenses,
(i) transaction fees and expenses not to exceed 10% of
Consolidated EBITDA in any fiscal year, and (j) all fees and
expenses paid pursuant to the Management Agreement and minus
, to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net
Income for such period, the sum of (a) interest income (except
to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Interest
Expense), (b) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring
income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as
a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income
for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside of the
ordinary course of business) and (c) any other non-cash
income, all as determined on a consolidated basis; provided
, that for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, (i) the
Consolidated EBITDA (determined in accordance with GAAP) of any
Person acquired by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries during such
period shall be included on a pro forma basis for
such period (but assuming the consummation of such acquisition and
the incurrence or assumption of any Indebtedness in connection
therewith occurred on the first day of such period, and assuming
any cost savings to the extent permitted under Regulation S-X
of the Exchange Act or otherwise approved by the Administrative
Agent if the consolidated balance sheet of such acquired Person and
its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of the period preceding
the acquisition of such Person and the related consolidated
statements of income and stockholders’ equity and of cash
flows for the period in respect of which Consolidated EBITDA is to
be calculated (x) have been previously provided to the
Administrative Agent and (y) either (1) have been reported on
without a qualification arising out of the scope of the audit by
independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized
standing or (2) have been found acceptable by the
Administrative Agent and (ii) the Consolidated EBITDA of any
Person Disposed of by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries during such
period shall be excluded for such period (assuming the consummation
of such Disposition and the repayment of any Indebtedness in
connection therewith occurred on the first day of such period). For
purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set
forth in Section 7.1, any equity contribution made to the
Borrower by Holdings after the Closing Date and prior to the day
that is 10 days after the day on which financial statements
are required to be delivered for a fiscal quarter will, at the
request of the Borrower, be deemed to increase, dollar for dollar,
Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarter for the purposes of
determining compliance with such financial covenants at the end of
such fiscal quarter and applicable subsequent periods (any such
equity contribution so included in the calculation of Consolidated
EBITDA, a “ Specified Equity Contribution ”),
provided that (a) Specified Equity Contributions may be made
in no more than two fiscal quarters (which may be consecutive) in
an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 for either such fiscal quarter
and (b) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution shall
be no greater than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be
in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in
Section 7.1.
“ Consolidated Net
Income ”: of any Person for any period, the consolidated
net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such
period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
provided , that in calculating Consolidated Net Income of
the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for any period,
there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any
Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the
Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries and (b) the income (or deficit) of any
Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) in which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest,
except to the extent that any such income is actually received by
the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar
distributions.
“ Consolidated Net Interest
Coverage Ratio ”: for any period, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such
period to (b) Consolidated Net Interest Expense of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.
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“ Consolidated Net Interest
Expense ”: of any Person for any period, (a) total
cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease
Obligations) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period
with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its
Subsidiaries, minus (b) total cash interest income of
such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, in each case
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“ Consolidated Total
Leverage ”: at any date, the aggregate principal amount
of all Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such
date, minus the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents (other
than any restricted cash or Cash Equivalents) held by the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries on such date, in each case determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“ Consolidated Total
Leverage Ratio ”: as at the last day of any period of
four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower, the ratio of
(a) Consolidated Total Leverage on such day to
(b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for such period.
“ Consolidated Working
Capital ”: at any date, the difference of
(a) Consolidated Current Assets on such date less
(b) Consolidated Current Liabilities on such date.
“ Continuing Directors
”: the directors of Holdings on the Closing Date and each
other director of Holdings, if, in each case, such other
director’s nomination for election to the board of directors
of Holdings is recommended by at least 51% of the then Continuing
Directors or such other director receives the vote of the Private
Investors in his or her election by the shareholders of
Holdings.
“ Contractual Obligation
”: as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by
such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to
which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property
is bound.
“ Co-Syndication Agents
”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“ Default ”: any
of the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any
requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both,
has been satisfied.
“ Derivatives
Counterparty ”: as defined in Section 7.6.
“ Disposition ”:
with respect to any Property, any sale, sale and leaseback,
assignment, conveyance, transfer or other effectively complete
disposition thereof. The terms “Dispose” and
“Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
“ Dollars” and
“$ ”: dollars in lawful currency of the United
States.
“ Domestic Subsidiary
”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of
any jurisdiction within the United States.
“ Engine Pool Assets
”: engines, modules and/or components held by the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries for sale, lease or rental in the ordinary
course of business.
“ Environmental Laws
”: any and all applicable laws, rules, orders, regulations,
statutes, ordinances, codes or decrees (including, without
limitation, common law) of any international authority, foreign
government, the United States, or any state, provincial, local,
municipal or other governmental authority, regulating, relating to
or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection
of the environment, as has been, is now, or may at any time
hereafter be, in effect.
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“ Environmental Permits
”: any and all permits, licenses, approvals, registrations,
exemptions and other authorizations required under any
Environmental Law.
“ Equity Issuance
”: any issuance by any Group Member of its Capital Stock in a
public offering.
“ ERISA ”: the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time to time.
“ Eurocurrency Reserve
Requirements ”: for any day as applied to a Eurodollar
Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the maximum rates
(expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect
on such day (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency
reserves) under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto dealing with
reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in
Regulation D of the Board) maintained by a member bank of the
Federal Reserve System.
“ Eurodollar Base Rate
”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period
pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum determined on
the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to
such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest
Period appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen as of
11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the
beginning of such Interest Period. In the event that such rate does
not appear on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen (or otherwise on
such screen), the “ Eurodollar Base Rate” shall
be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly
available service for displaying eurodollar rates as may be
selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such
availability, by reference to the rate at which the Administrative
Agent is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 A.M., local
time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest
Period in the interbank eurodollar market where its eurodollar and
foreign currency and exchange operations are then being conducted
for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the
number of days comprised therein.
“ Eurodollar Loans
”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based
upon the Eurodollar Rate.
“ Eurodollar Rate
”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period
pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, a rate per annum determined for
such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward
to the nearest l/100th of 1%):
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“ Eurodollar Tranche
”: the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans under a
particular Facility the then current Interest Periods with respect
to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later
date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on
the same day).
“ Event of Default
”: any of the events specified in Section 8,
provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the
lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“ Excess Cash Flow
”: for any fiscal year of the Borrower, the difference, if
any, of (a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated
Net Income for such fiscal year, (ii) the amount of all
non-cash charges (including depreciation, amortization and deferred
tax expense) deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(iii) the amount of the decrease, if any, in Consolidated
Working Capital for
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such fiscal year and
(iv) the aggregate net amount of non-cash loss on the
Disposition of Property by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during
such fiscal year (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary
course of business), to the extent deducted in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income minus, (b) the sum, without
duplication, of (i) the amount of all non-cash credits
included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (including,
without limitation, deferred tax credits), (ii) the aggregate
amount actually paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in cash
during such fiscal year on account of Capital Expenditures
permitted under this Agreement and Permitted Acquisitions (other
than to the extent any such Capital Expenditure or Permitted
Acquisition is made with the proceeds of Indebtedness or an Equity
Issuance or with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount),
(iii) the aggregate amount of all prepayments of Revolving
Loans and Swingline Loans during such fiscal year to the extent
accompanying permanent optional reductions of the Revolving
Commitments and all optional prepayments of the Term Loans during
such fiscal year, (iv) the aggregate amount of all regularly
scheduled principal payments of Indebtedness (including, without
limitation, the Term Loans) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
made during such fiscal year (other than in respect of any
revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent
permanent reduction in commitments thereunder), (v) the amount
of the increase, if any, in Consolidated Working Capital for such
fiscal year, (vi) the aggregate net amount of non-cash gain on
the Disposition of Property by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
during such fiscal year (other than sales of inventory in the
ordinary course of business), to the extent included in arriving at
such Consolidated Net Income, (vii) fees and expenses incurred
in connection with the closing of the Acquisition, the Senior
Subordinated Notes or the Loan Documents, (viii) purchase
price adjustments paid or received in connection with the
Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition, (ix) the net amount
of Investments made during such period pursuant to Section 7.8
and (x) cash expenditures excluded from the definition of
Capital Expenditures pursuant to the proviso thereto in connection
with Engine Pool Assets and the GE CF34 Series Engine Platform
Program.
“ Excess Cash Flow
Application Date ”: as defined in
Section 2.12(c).
“ Excess Cash Flow
Percentage ”: 50%; provided, that, with respect to
each fiscal year of the Borrower ending on or after
December 31, 2005, the Excess Cash Flow Percentage shall be
reduced to 25% if the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the
last day of such fiscal year is not greater than 4.5 to 1.0 and
reduced further to 0% if the Consolidated Total Leverage as of the
last day of such fiscal year is not greater than 3.5 to 1.0.
“ Excluded Foreign
Subsidiaries ”: (a) any Foreign Subsidiary in respect of
which the guaranteeing by such Subsidiary of (or the granting by
such Subsidiary of a Lien on any of its assets to secure) the
Obligations would result in a violation or breach of any
Requirement of Law, (b) the Subsidiaries listed on
Schedule 1.1C and (c) any Foreign Subsidiary that is not,
directly or indirectly, owned by Standard Aero Canada, Inc.
“ Existing Credit
Agreement ”: that certain Credit Agreement dated
July 31, 1998, by and among Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group
Limited and certain of its subsidiaries, as amended, providing for
senior secured facilities in an initial aggregate principal amount
of £262,000,000,
“ Existing Notes
”: the collective reference to (i) those certain 11 7/8%
Senior Notes due 2009 issued by Dunlop Standard Aerospace Holdings
plc on May 13, 1999 in the aggregate principal amount of
$225,000,000, and (ii) those certain 11 7/8% Senior Notes due
2009 issued by Dunlop Standard Aerospace Holdings plc on
February 4, 2004 in the aggregate principal amount of
$120,000,000.
“ Facility ”: each
of (a) the Term Commitments and the Term Loans made thereunder
(the “Term Facility”) and (b) the Revolving
Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder (the
“Revolving Facility”).
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“ Federal Funds Effective
Rate ”: for any day, the weighted average of the rates on
overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on
the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such
transactions received by JPMorgan Chase Bank from three federal
funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“ Fee Payment Date
”: (a) the third Business Day following the last day of each
March, June, September and December and (b) the last day of
the Revolving Commitment Period.
“ Foreign Cash
Equivalents ”: (a) certificates of deposit or bankers
acceptances of, and bank deposits with, any bank organized under
the laws of any country that is a member of the European Economic
Community or Canada or any subdivision thereof, whose short-term
commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-l or the
equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-l or the
equivalent thereof, in each case with maturities of not more than
six months from the date of acquisition, (b) commercial paper
maturing not more than one year from the date of creation thereof
and, at the time of acquisition, having the highest rating
obtainable from either S&P’s or Moody’s and
(c) shares of any money market mutual fund that has its assets
invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in
clauses (a) and (b) above.
“ Foreign Subsidiary
”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
“ Funded Debt ”:
with respect to any Person, all Indebtedness of such Person of the
types described in clauses (a), (c) and (e) of the
definition of “Indebtedness” in this Section.
“ Funding Office
”: the office of the Administrative Agent specified in
Section 10.2 or such other office as may be specified from
time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by
written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“ GAAP ”:
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in
effect from time to time, except that for purposes of
Section 7.1, GAAP shall be determined on the basis of such
principles in effect on the date hereof and consistent with those
used in the preparation of the most recent audited financial
statements referred to in Section 4.1(b).
“ GE CF34 Series Engine
Platform Program ”: the implementation of a program to
support the maintenance, repairs and overhaul of GE CF34 series
engines.
“ Governmental Authority
”: any nation or government, any state, province or other
political subdivision thereof and any governmental entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government and, as to
any Lender, any securities exchange and any self regulatory
organization (including the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners).
“ Group Members ”:
the collective reference to Holdings, the Borrower and their
respective Subsidiaries.
“ Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement ”: the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be
executed and delivered by Holdings, the Borrower and each
non-Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-l, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
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“ Guarantee Obligation
”: as to any Person (the “ guaranteeing person
”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or
(b) another Person (including, without limitation, any bank
under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the
guaranteeing person has issued a guarantee, reimbursement,
counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing
or by which such Person becomes contingently liable for any
Indebtedness, net worth, working capital earnings, leases,
dividends or other distributions upon the stock or equity interests
(the “ primary obligations ”) of any other third
Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner,
whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any
obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent,
(i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any Property
constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to
advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any
such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or
equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the
net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to
purchase Property, securities or services primarily for the purpose
of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability
of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation
or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any
such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof;
provided , however, that the term Guarantee
Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for
deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The
amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall
be deemed to be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the
Borrower in good faith.
“ Guarantors ”:
the collective reference to Holdings and the Subsidiary
Guarantors.
“ Hedge
Agreements ”: all interest rate swaps, caps or collar
agreements or similar arrangements entered into by the Borrower or
its Subsidiaries providing for protection against fluctuations in
interest rates or currency exchange rates or the exchange of
nominal interest obligations, either generally or under specific
contingencies.
“ Holdings ”:
Standard Aero Acquisition Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“ Immaterial Subsidiary
”: on any date, any subsidiary of the Borrower that has less
than $10,000,000 in book value of net assets as reflected on the
most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to
Section 6.1 prior to such date.
“ Indebtedness ”:
of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all
obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of
Property or services (other than (i) trade payables and
similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of such
Person’s business and (ii) earn-outs and other
contingent payments in respect of acquisitions except to the extent
that the liability on account of any such earn-out or contingent
payment becomes fixed), (c) all obligations of such Person
evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments,
(d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional
sale or other title retention agreement with respect to Property
acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the
seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are
limited to repossession or sale of such Property, in which case
only the lesser of the amount of such obligation and the fair
market value of such Property shall constitute Indebtedness),
(e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all
obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account
party or applicant under acceptance, letter of credit or similar
facilities, (g) all obligations of such Person, contingent or
otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for
value any Capital Stock of such Person, except for agreements with
directors, officers and employees to acquire such Capital Stock
upon the death or termination of employment of such director,
officer or employee, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such
Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses
(a) through (f) above, and (i) all obligations of
the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above
secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien
on Property (including, without
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limitation, accounts and
contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person
has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation
(and in the event such Person has not assumed or become liable for
payment of such obligation, only the lesser of the amount of such
obligation and the fair market value of such Property shall
constitute Indebtedness).
“ Indebtedness for Borrowed
Money ”: to the extent the following would be reflected
on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, the principal amount
of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with
respect to (i) borrowed money, evidenced by debt securities,
debentures, acceptances, notes or other similar instruments,
(ii) obligations under Capital Leases,
(iii) reimbursement obligations for letters of credit and
financial guarantees (without duplication), (other than ordinary
course of business contingent reimbursement obligations) and
(iv) the deferred purchase price of property or services
(except for accounts payable, deferred compensation arrangements
and accrued expenses and receipt of progress and advance payments
related to such purchase price, in each case arising in the
ordinary course of business).
“ Insolvency ”:
with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such
Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of
ERISA.
“ Insolvent ”:
pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
“ Instrument ”: as
defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the CDN
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable.
“ Intellectual Property
”: the collective reference to all rights, priorities and
privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under
United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise,
including, without limitation, copyrights, copyright licenses,
domain names, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark
licenses, trade names, technology, know-how and processes, and all
rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other
impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and
damages therefrom.
“ Interest Payment Date
”: (a) as to any ABR Loan (other than any Swingline Loan),
the third Business Day following the last day of each March, June,
September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and
the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar
Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last
day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having
an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three
months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such
Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period,
(d) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving Loan that is an
ABR Loan and any Swingline Loan), the date of any repayment or
prepayment made in respect thereof and (e) as to any Swingline
Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
“ Interest Period
”: as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the period
commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be,
with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or
six or (if available to all Lenders under the relevant Facility)
nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in
its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may
be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each
period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest
Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two,
three or six or (with the consent of each affected Lender under the
relevant Facility) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by
the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not
later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the date that is three
Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest
Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the
foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to
the following:
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(i) if any Interest Period would
otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest
Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless
the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period
into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period
shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period that would
otherwise extend beyond the scheduled Revolving Termination Date or
beyond the date final payment is due on the Term Loans shall end on
the Revolving Termination Date or such due date, as applicable;
and
(iii) 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 a calendar month.
“
Investments ”: as defined in Section 7.8.
“
Issuing Lender ”: (a) JPMorgan Chase Bank or
(b) any other Revolving Lender from time to time designated by
the Borrower as an Issuing Lender with the consent of such other
Revolving Lender and the Administrative Agent (such consent of the
Administrative Agent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed).
“
Judgment Conversion Date ”: as defined in Section
10.13(a).
“
Judgment Currency ”: as defined in Section
10.13(a).
“
L/C Commitment ”: $15,000,000.
“
L/C Obligations ”: at any time, an amount equal to the
sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of
the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate
amount of drawings under Letters of Credit that have not then been
reimbursed.
“
L/C Participants ”: the collective reference to all
the Revolving Lenders other than the applicable Issuing Lender.
“
Lead Arranger ”: J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
“
Lenders ”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“
Letters of Credit ”: as defined in Section 3.1
(a).
“
Lien ”: any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
collateral assignment, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other),
charge or other security interest or any other security agreement
of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or
other title retention agreement and any capital lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any
Loan Party may, as part of its business, grant licenses to third
parties to use Intellectual Property owned or developed by a Loan
Party. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
such licensing activity shall not constitute a “Lien”
on such Intellectual Property. Each of the Administrative Agent and
each Lender understands that any such licenses may be exclusive to
the applicable licensees, and such exclusivity provisions may limit
the ability of the Administrative Agent to utilize, sell, lease or
transfer the related Intellectual Property or otherwise realize
value from such Intellectual Property pursuant hereto.
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“ Loan ”: any
loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
“ Loan Documents
”: this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Applications
and the Notes and any amendment, waiver, supplement or other
modification to any of the foregoing.
“ Loan Parties ”:
Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
“ Majority Facility
Lenders ”: with respect to any Facility, the holders of
more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term
Loans or the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit, as the case may
be, outstanding under such Facility (or, in the case of the
Revolving Facility, prior to any termination of the Revolving
Commitments, the holders of more than 50% of the Total Revolving
Commitments).
“ Majority Revolving
Facility Lenders ”: the Majority Facility Lenders in
respect of the Revolving Facility.
“ Management Agreement
”: the Management Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by
and among Holdings, the Borrower and the Sponsor, as in effect on
the Closing Date and as modified from time to time with the consent
of the Administrative Agent.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ”: a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, operations, property or financial condition of the
Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (b) the
validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or the material
rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
thereunder, in each case, taken as a whole.
“ Material Environmental
Amount ”: an amount or amounts payable by the Borrower
and/or any of its Subsidiaries, in the aggregate in excess of
$5,000,000, for (a) costs to cure any violation of any
Environmental Law, (b) costs of any investigation, and any
remediation, of any contamination caused by Material of
Environmental Concern, and (c) compensatory damages
(including, without limitation, damages to natural resources),
fines and penalties pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“ Material Subsidiary
” any Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“ Materials of Environmental
Concern ”: any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil
or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products, polychlorinated
biphenyls, urea-formaldehyde insulation, asbestos, pollutants,
contaminants, radioactivity and any other substances that is
defined as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law, that is
regulated pursuant to, or that could give rise to liability under,
any Environmental Law.
“ Moody’s ”:
Moody’s Investors Service.
“ Mortgaged Properties
”: the owned real properties listed on Schedule 1 .1B,
as to which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders
shall be granted a Lien pursuant to the Mortgages.
“ Mortgages ”:
each of the mortgages and deeds of trust made by any Loan Party in
favor of, or for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit D
(with such changes thereto as shall be advisable under the law of
the jurisdiction in which such mortgage or deed of trust is to be
recorded), as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
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“ Multiemployer Plan
”: a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section
4001(a)(3)of ERISA.
“ Net Cash Proceeds
”: (a) in connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery
Event, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash
Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of
deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment
receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise,
but only as and when received) of such Asset Sale or Recovery
Event, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees,
investment banking fees, consulting fees, amounts required to be
applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien
expressly permitted hereunder on any asset which is the subject of
such Asset Sale or Recovery Event (other than any Lien pursuant to
a Security Document) and other customary fees and expenses actually
incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or
reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after
taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any
tax sharing arrangements) and (b) in connection with any
issuance or sale of debt securities or instruments or the
incurrence of Funded Debt, the cash proceeds received from such
issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys’ fees, investment
banking fees, accountants’ fees, consulting fees,
underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees and
expenses actually incurred in connection therewith.
“ Netherlands Security
Documents ”: the Deed of Pledge on Registered Shares of
Standard Aero BV, the Deed of Pledge on Registered Shares of Dunlop
Standard Aerospace (Nederland) B.V., the Deed of Undisclosed Pledge
of Receivables, the Deed of Non-Possessory Pledge of Movables, in
each case as executed by the applicable Netherlands Subsidiary
Guarantor or other Loan Party, any Mortgages executed by any
Netherlands Subsidiary Guarantor and all other security documents
hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent granting a Lien on
any Property located in the Netherlands or on any Property of any
Netherlands Subsidiary Guarantor to secure the obligations and
liabilities of such Netherlands Subsidiary Guarantor under any Loan
Document, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“ Netherlands Subsidiary
Guarantors ”: each Subsidiary Guarantor organized,
incorporated or formed under the laws of Netherlands.
“ Non-Excluded Taxes
”: as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“ Non-U.S. Lender
”: as defined in Section 2.20(d).
“ Note ”: any
promissory note evidencing any Loan.
“Obligation Currency
”: as defined in Section 10.13(a).
“ Obligations ”:
the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without
limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and
Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of
any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower,
whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is
allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement
Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender (or, in the
case of Specified Hedge Agreements, any affiliate of any Lender),
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to
become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise
under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other
Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, any Specified Hedge Agreement
or (to the extent the Borrower so agrees in the applicable
agreements therefor) cash management arrangements with Lenders or
any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith
or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest,
reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs,
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expenses (including,
without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel
to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to
be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise;
provided , that (a) obligations of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary under any Specified Hedge Agreement or cash management
agreement (if applicable) shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant
to the Security Documents only to the extent that, and for so long
as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and
(b) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the
manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of
holders of obligations under Specified Hedge Agreements or cash
management agreement (if applicable).
“ Other Taxes ”:
any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising
from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or
enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document.
“ Payment Amount
”: as defined in Section 3.5.
“Participant”: as defined
in Section 10.6(c).
“PBGC”: the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of
Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“ Permitted Acquisition
”: (i) any acquisition approved by the Required Lenders or
(ii) any acquisition by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock, or
substantially all of the assets, of any Person, or of all or
substantially all of the assets constituting a division, product
line or business line of any Person, if such acquisition described
in this clause (ii) complies with the following criteria:
(a) No Default or Event of Default
shall be in effect after giving effect to such acquisition.
(b) After giving effect to the
consummation of such acquisition and to the incurrence of any
Indebtedness associated therewith, the Borrower shall be in
pro forma compliance with Section 7.1
(calculated as of the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately
preceding the fiscal quarter in which such acquisition is
consummated, giving pro forma effect to such
acquisition and the issuance of the related Indebtedness).
(c) The Person, division, product
line or line of business acquired in such acquisition (the “
Target ”) shall be in the Business or a line of
business reasonably related thereto.
(d) At least five Business Days prior
to the consummation of such acquisition (i) the Administrative
Agent shall have received (A) financial projections in respect
of the Target for the one-year period following the consummation of
such acquisition and (B) such financial information as it
shall reasonably request to demonstrate pro forma
compliance with the financial criteria set forth in paragraph
(b) above, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have
received final copies of the documentation to be executed in
connection with such acquisition, including all schedules and
exhibits thereto and (iii) the Administrative Agent shall have
received notice of the closing date for such acquisition;
provided , that, such notice shall be given unless doing so
would materially interfere with, or would cause materially adverse
economic consequences with respect to, the consummation of such
acquisition.
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(e) After giving effect to any such
acquisition, the aggregate Available Revolving Commitments shall be
at least $15,000,000.
“ Permitted Seller Note
”: a promissory note containing subordination and other
provisions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
representing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
incurred in connection with any acquisition permitted under Section
7.8(f) and payable to the seller in connection therewith.
“ Person ”: an
individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity
of whatever nature.
“ Plan ”: at a
particular time, any employee benefit plan as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries is (or, if such plan were terminated at
such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be)
an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of
ERISA.
“ Pledged Securities
”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or
the CDN Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable.
“ Pledged Stock ”:
as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the CDN
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable.
“ Pricing Grid ”:
the table set forth below.
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Changes in the Applicable Margin with
respect to Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans
resulting from changes in the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio
shall become effective on the date (the “ Adjustment
Date ”) on which financial statements are delivered to
the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.1 (but in any event not
later than the 45th day after the end of each of the first three
quarterly periods of each fiscal year or the 90th day after the end
of each fiscal year, as the case may be) and shall remain in effect
until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph. If
any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within
the time periods specified above, then, until such financial
statements are delivered, Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as at
the end of the fiscal period that would have been covered thereby
shall for the purposes of this definition be deemed to be greater
than 5.00 to 1. In addition, at all times while an Event of Default
set forth in Section 8(a) or 8(f) shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall for the
purposes of this Pricing Grid be deemed to be greater than 5.00 to
1. Each determination of the Consolidated Total
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Leverage Ratio pursuant to
this Pricing Grid shall be made for the periods and in the manner
contemplated by Section 7.1 (a).
“ Private Investors
”: the collective reference to the Sponsor, any Co-Investors
and their respective Affiliates and the directors, officers and
other employees of Holdings and its Subsidiaries.
“ Pro Forma Balance
Sheet ”: as defined in Section 4.1 (a).
“ Property ”: any
right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether
real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible,
including, without limitation, Capital Stock.
“ Purchase Card
Arrangements ”: any arrangements by a Loan Party to
provide company-paid credit cards that permit certain employees to
make purchases in respect of inventory associated with the T-56
Engine and Accessories Support Sub-Contract from the Defense
Logistics Agency on behalf of such Loan Party.
“ Quebec Security
Documents ”: the Quebec hypothecs (together with all
bonds and pledge agreements related thereto) to be executed and
delivered by Standard Aero Limited/Standardaero Limitée and
any other Loan Party as reasonably required by the Administrative
Agent, as applicable, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Recovery Event
”: any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or
casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to
any asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in an amount for each
such event exceeding $10,000,000.
“ Refunded Swingline
Loans ”: as defined in Section 2.7.
“ Register ”: as
defined in Section 10.6(b)(iv).
“ Regulation H
”: Regulation H of the Board as in effect from time to
time.
“ Regulation U
”: Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to
time.
“ Reimbursement
Obligation ”: the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse
each Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn
under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.
“ Reinvestment Deferred
Amount ”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the
aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party for its own
account in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the
Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12 as a result of the
delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
“ Reinvestment Event
”: any Asset Sale or Recovery Event in respect of which the
Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.
“ Reinvestment Notice
”: a written notice signed on behalf of the Borrower by a
Responsible Officer stating that the Borrower (directly or
indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends and expects to use all or
a specified portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or
Recovery Event to acquire assets useful in its business.
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“ Reinvestment Prepayment
Amount ”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the
Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any
amount expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date
to acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s business.
“ Reinvestment Prepayment
Date ”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the
earlier of (i) the date occurring one year after such
Reinvestment Event and (ii) with respect to any portion of a
Reinvestment Deferred Amount, the date on which the Borrower shall
have determined not to acquire assets useful in the
Borrower’s business with such portion of such Reinvestment
Deferred Amount.
“ Reorganization
”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that
such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of
Section 4241 of ERISA.
“ Reportable Event
”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA,
other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is
waived.
“ Representatives
”: as defined in Section 10.15.
“ Required Lenders
”: at any time, the holders of more than 50% of
(a) until the Closing Date, the Commitments then in effect and
(b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding and
(ii) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the
Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving
Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“ Required Prepayment
Lenders ”: the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of
the Term Facility.
“ Requirement of Law
”: as to any Person, any law, treaty, rule or regulation or
determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental
Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person
or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its
Property is subject.
“ Responsible Officer
”: the chief executive officer, president, senior vice
president – finance or chief financial officer (or similar
title) of Holdings or the Borrower, and, with respect to financial
matters, the chief financial officer, senior vice president –
finance, or Treasurer (or similar title) of Holdings or the
Borrower.
“ Restricted Payments
”: as defined in Section 7.6.
“ Revolving Commitment
”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any,
to make Revolving Loans and participate in Swingline Loans and
Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not
to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Revolving
Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to
which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed
from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The original amount
of the Total Revolving Commitments is $50,000,000.
“ Revolving Commitment
Period ”: the period from and including the Closing Date
to the Revolving Termination Date.
“ Revolving Extensions of
Credit ”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an
amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount
of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding,
(b) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the L/C
Obligations then outstanding and (c)
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such Lender’s
Revolving Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline
Loans then outstanding.
“ Revolving Lender
”: each Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or that holds
Revolving Loans.
“ Revolving Loans
”: as defined in Section 2.4(a).
“ Revolving Percentage
”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage
which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then constitutes of
the Total Revolving Commitments or, at any time after the Revolving
Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which
the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving
Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal
amount of the Revolving Loans then outstanding, provided ,
that, in the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full prior
to the reduction to zero of the Total Revolving Extensions of
Credit, the Revolving Percentages shall be determined in a manner
designed to ensure that the other outstanding Revolving Extensions
of Credit shall be held by the Revolving Lenders on a comparable
basis.
“ Revolving Termination
Date ”: August 24, 2010.
“ S&P ”:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group.
“ SEC ”: the
Securities and Exchange Commission (or successors thereto or an
analogous Governmental Authority).
“ Securities ”: as
defined in the CDN Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
“ Security Documents
”: the collective reference to the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, the Canadian Security Documents, the Netherlands
Security Documents, the Mortgages and all other security documents
hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent granting a Lien on
any Property of any Loan Party to secure the obligations and
liabilities of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
“ Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture ”: the Indenture entered into by the Borrower
and certain of its Subsidiaries in connection with the issuance of
the Senior Subordinated Notes as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Senior Subordinated
Notes ”: the subordinated notes of the Borrower issued on
the Closing Date and any exchange notes issued in replacement
thereof, in each case pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture.
“ Single Employer Plan
”: any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but which
is not a Multiemployer Plan.
“ Solvent ”: with
respect to any Person, as of any date of determination,
(a) the amount of the “present fair saleable
value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date,
exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person,
contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted
terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and
state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors,
(b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such
Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will
be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as
such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will
not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small
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amount of capital with
which to conduct its business and (d) such Person will be able
to pay its debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition,
(i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”,
and (ii) “claim” means any (x) right to payment,
whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated,
unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed,
undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or
(y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if
such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such
right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed,
contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or
unsecured.
“ Specified Cash Management
Arrangement ”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement or the CDN Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as
applicable.
“ Specified Change of
Control ”: a “Change of Control” (or any
other defined term having the same purpose) as defined in the
Senior Subordinated Note Indenture.
“ Specified Hedge
Agreement ”: any Hedge Agreement (a) entered into by
(i) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) any
Lender or any affiliate thereof at the time such Hedge Agreement
was entered into, as counterparty and (b) that has been
designated by such Lender and the Borrower, by notice to the
Administrative Agent, as a Specified Hedge Agreement. The
designation of any Hedge Agreement as a Specified Hedge Agreement
shall not create in favor of the Lender or affiliate thereof that
is a party thereto any rights in connection with the management or
release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor
under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the CDN Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement, as the case may be. For the avoidance of
doubt, all Hedge Agreements in existence on the Closing Date
between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any Lender
shall constitute Specified Hedge Agreements.
“ Sponsor ”: TC
Group L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and any
Affiliates thereof.
“ Subsidiary ”: as
to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability
company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such
other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the
happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or
other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is
otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise
qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to
“Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a
Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“ Subsidiary Guarantor
”: each Subsidiary of the Borrower other than any Excluded
Foreign Subsidiary.
“ Swingline Commitment
”: the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline
Loans pursuant to Section 2.6 in an aggregate principal amount
at any one time outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000.
“ Swingline Lender
”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as the lender of
Swingline Loans.
“ Swingline Loans
”: as defined in Section 2.6.
“ Swingline Participation
Amount ”: as defined in Section 2.7.
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“ T-56 Engine and
Accessories Support Sub-Contract ”: the agreement, dated
as of September 23, 1998, between Standard Aero (San Antonio),
Inc. and Kelly Aviation Center.
“ Term Commitment
”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any,
to make a Term Loan to the Borrower in a principal amount not to
exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Term
Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule 1.1A. The original aggregate amount of the Term
Commitments is $325,000,000.
“ Term Lender ”:
each Lender that has a Term Commitment or that holds a Term
Loan.
“ Term Loan ”: as
defined in Section 2.1.
“ Term Percentage
”: as to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage which
such Lender’s Term Commitment then constitutes of the
aggregate Term Commitments (or, at any time after the Closing Date,
the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such
Lender’s Term Loans then outstanding constitutes of the
aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding).
“ Total Revolving
Commitments ”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the
Revolving Commitments then in effect.
“ Total Revolving Extensions
of Credit ”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the
Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Lenders outstanding
at such time.
“ Transaction ”:
as defined in Section 5.1 (b).
“ Transferee ”:
any Assignee or Participant.
“ Type ”: as to
any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
“ United States ”:
the United States of America.
“ Vehicles ”: all
cars, trucks, trailers, construction and earth moving equipment and
other vehicles covered by a certificate of title law of any state
or province.
1.2 Other Definitional
Provisions . (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all
terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings
when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other
document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b) As used herein and in the
other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms
relating to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not defined in
Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section
1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings
given to them under GAAP, (ii) the words
“include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”, and (iii) references to
agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise
specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual
Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time.
(c) The words “hereof,
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified.
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(d) The meanings given to terms
defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and
plural forms of such terms.
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND
TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
2.1 Term Commitments. Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each Term Lender severally
agrees to make a term loan (a “Term Loan”) to the
Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed the amount
of the Term Commitment of such Lender. The Term Loans may from time
to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the
Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance
with Sections 2.2 and 2.13.
2.2 Procedure for Term Loan
Borrowing. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent
irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the
Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on
the day of the anticipated Closing Date) requesting that the Term
Lenders make the Term Loans on the Closing Date and specifying the
amount to be borrowed. The Term Loans made on the Closing Date
shall initially be ABR Loans. Upon receipt of such notice the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Term Lender
thereof. Not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
Closing Date each Term Lender shall make available to the
Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately
available funds equal to the Term Loan or Term Loans to be made by
such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall credit the account of
the Borrower on the books of such office of the Administrative
Agent with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the
Administrative Agent by the Term Lenders in immediately available
funds.
2.3 Repayment of Term Loans.
The Term Loan of each Term Lender shall mature in consecutive
quarterly installments, commencing on December 31, 2004, each
of which shall be in an amount equal to such Lender’s Term
Percentage multiplied by the amount set forth below opposite such
installment:
| |
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|
Installment |
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Principal Amount |
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December 31,
2004
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
March 31,
2005
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
June 30,
2005
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
September 30,
2005
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
December 31,
2005
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
March 31,
2006
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
June 30,
2006
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
September 30,
2006
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
December 31,
2006
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
March 31,
2007
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
June 30,
2007
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
September 30,
2007
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
December 31,
2007
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
March 31,
2008
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
June 30,
2008
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
September 30,
2008
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
December 31,
2008
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
March 31,
2009
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
June 30,
2009
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
September 30,
2009
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
December 31,
2009
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
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|
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|
|
|
Installment |
|
Principal Amount |
|
|
March 31,
2010
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
June 30,
2010
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
September 30,
2010
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
December 31,
2010
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
March 31,
2011
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
June 30,
2011
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
September 30,
2011
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
December 31,
2011
|
|
$ |
75,562,500 |
|
|
March 31,
2012
|
|
$ |
75,562,500 |
|
|
June 30,
2012
|
|
$ |
75,562,500 |
|
|
August 24,
2012
|
|
$ |
75,562,500 |
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2.4 Revolving Commitments .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving
Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans (“
Revolving Loans ”) to the Borrower from time to time
during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal
amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such
Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C
Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal
amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the
amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. During the
Revolving Commitment Period the Borrower may use the Revolving
Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or
in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be
Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and
notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with
Sections 2.5 and 2.13.
(b) The Borrower shall repay all
outstanding Revolving Loans on the Revolving Termination Date.
2.5 Procedure for Revolving Loan
Borrowing. The Borrower may borrow under the Revolving
Commitments during the Revolving Commitment Period on any Business
Day, provided that the Borrower shall give the
Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be
received by the Administrative Agent prior to 1:00 P.M., New York
City time, (a) three Business Days prior to the requested
Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) on the
requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans), specifying
(i) the amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed,
(ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) in the case
of Eurodollar Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of
Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Period
therefor. Any Revolving Loans made on the Closing Date shall
initially be ABR Loans; provided that no more than
$10,000,000 of Revolving Loans may be made on the Closing Date.
Each borrowing under the Revolving Commitments shall be in an
amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, $1,000,000 or a
whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if the then
aggregate Available Revolving Commitments are less than $1,000,000,
such lesser amount) and (y) in the case of Eurodollar Loans,
$3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof;
provided, that the Swingline Lender may request, on behalf
of the Borrower, borrowings under the Revolving Commitments that
are ABR Loans in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.7. Upon
receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender thereof. Each
Revolving Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share
of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 2:00 P.M.,
New York City time (or 3:30 P.M., New York City time in the case of
same-day borrowings of ABR Loans) on the Borrowing Date requested
by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the
Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to
the Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of
the Borrower on the books of such office with the
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aggregate of the amounts
made available to the Administrative Agent by the Revolving Lenders
and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
2.6 Swingline Commitment .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline
Lender agrees to make a portion of the credit otherwise available
to the Borrower under the Revolving Commitments from time to time
during the Revolving Commitment Period by making swing line loans
(“ Swingline Loans ”) to the Borrower;
provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of
Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the
Swingline Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the
Swingline Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the
Swingline Lender’s other outstanding Revolving Loans, may
exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect) and (ii) the
Borrower shall not request, and the Swingline Lender shall not
make, any Swingline Loan if, after giving effect to the making of
such Swingline Loan, the aggregate amount of the Available
Revolving Commitments would be less than zero. During the Revolving
Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Swingline Commitment by
borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the
terms and conditions hereof. Swingline Loans shall be ABR Loans
only.
(b) The Borrower shall repay to
the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each
Swingline Loan on the Revolving Termination Date.
2.7 Procedure for Swingline
Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans . (a) Whenever the
Borrower desires that the Swingline Lender make Swingline Loans it
shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice
confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be
received by the Swingline Lender not later than 12:00 Noon, New
York City time, on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying
(i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested
Borrowing Date (which shall be a Business Day during the Revolving
Commitment Period). Each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment
shall be in an amount equal to $100,000 or a whole multiple of
$50,000 in excess thereof. Not later than 3:00 P.M., New York City
time, on the Borrowing Date specified in a notice in respect of
Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the
Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately
available funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be
made by the Swingline Lender. The Administrative Agent shall make
the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower on
such Borrowing Date by depositing such proceeds in the account of
the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or as otherwise directed
by the Borrower on such Borrowing Date in immediately available
funds.
(b) The Swingline Lender, at any
time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may,
on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the
Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s
notice given by the Swingline Lender no later than 12:00 Noon, New
York City time, request each Revolving Lender to make, and each
Revolving Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Loan, in an
amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage
of the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans (the “
Refunded Swingline Loans”) outstanding on the date of
such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender. Each Revolving Lender
shall make the amount of such Revolving Loan available to the
Administrative Agent at the Funding Office in immediately available
funds, not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, one
Business Day after the date of such notice. The proceeds of such
Revolving Loans shall be immediately made available by the
Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender for application by the
Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swingline
Loans.
(c) If prior to the time a
Revolving Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section
2.7(b), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have
occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower or if for
any other reason, as determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole
discretion, Revolving Loans may not be made as contemplated by
Section 2.7(b), each Revolving Lender
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shall, on the date such
Revolving Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice
referred to in Section 2.7(b), purchase for cash an undivided
participating interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans by
paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “ Swingline
Participation Amount”) equal to (i) such Revolving
Lender’s Revolving Percentage times (ii) the sum of the
aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that
were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans.
(d) Whenever, at any time after
the Swingline Lender has received from any Revolving Lender such
Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender
receives any payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the
Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swingline
Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of
interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such
Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded
and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect
such Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such
payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on
all Swingline Loans then due); provided, however , that in
the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is
required to be returned, such Revolving Lender will return to the
Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it
by the Swingline Lender.
(e) Each Revolving
Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in
Section 2.7(b) and to purchase participating interests
pursuant to Section 2.7(c) shall be absolute and unconditional
and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including
(i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other
right that such Revolving Lender or the Borrower may have against
the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any
reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a
Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the
other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any
adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other
Revolving Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or
event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing.
2.8 Repayment of Loans. (a) The
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the appropriate Revolving
Lender or Term Lender, as the case may be, (i) the then unpaid
principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Revolving Lender
outstanding on the Revolving Termination Date (or on such earlier
date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to
Section 8) and (ii) the principal amount of each
outstanding Term Loan of such Term Loan Lender in installments
according to the relevant amortization schedule set forth in
Section 2.3 (or on such earlier date on which the Loans become
due and payable pursuant to Section 8). The Borrower hereby
further agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of
the Loans from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until
payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the dates,
set forth in Section 2.15.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain
in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting
from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including the
amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender
from time to time under this Agreement.
(c) The Administrative Agent, on
behalf of the Borrower, shall maintain the Register pursuant to
Section 10.6(b)(iv), and a subaccount therein for each Lender,
in which shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made
hereunder and any Note evidencing such Loan, the Type of such Loan
and each Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount
of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and
payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and
(iii) both the amount of any sum received by the
Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each
Lender’s share thereof.
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(d) The entries made in the
Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to
Section 2.8(b) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided ,
however , that the failure of any Lender or the
Administrative Agent to maintain the Register or any such account,
or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation
of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made
to the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
2.9 Commitment Fees, etc .
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for
the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee for the
period from and including the Closing Date to the last day of the
Revolving Commitment Period, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on
the average daily amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of
such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable
quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the
first such date to occur after the date hereof.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay
to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the
dates as set forth in any fee agreements with the Administrative
Agent.
2.10 Termination or Reduction of
Revolving Commitments. The Borrower shall have the right, upon
not less than two Business Days’ notice to the Administrative
Agent, to terminate the Revolving Commitments or, from time to
time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving Commitments;
provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving
Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and
to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made
on the effective date thereof, the Total Revolving Extensions of
Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Commitments. Any such
reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole
multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving
Commitments then in effect.
2.11 Optional Prepayments. The
Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in
whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable
notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00
P.M., New York City time, three Business Days prior thereto, in the
case of Eurodollar Loans, and no later than 1:00 P.M., New York
City time, one Business Day prior thereto, in the case of ABR
Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment
and whether the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans;
provided, that if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day
other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto,
the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to
Section 2.21. Upon receipt of any such notice the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender
thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such
notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein,
together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR
Loans and Swingline Loans) accrued interest to such date on the
amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Term Loans shall be in an
aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of
$100,000 in excess thereof (in the case of prepayments of ABR
Loans) or $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess
thereof (in the case of prepayments of Eurodollar Loans) and shall
be subject to the provisions of Section 2.18. Partial
prepayments of Swingline Loans shall be in an aggregate principal
amount of $50,000 or a whole multiple of $50,000 in excess
thereof.
2.12 Mandatory Prepayments .
(a) Unless the Required Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise
agree, if any Indebtedness shall be incurred by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries (excluding any Indebtedness incurred in
accordance with Section 7.2), an amount equal to 100% of the
Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied on the date of the
receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds toward the prepayment of the Term
Loans as set forth in Section 2.12(d).
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(b) Unless the Required
Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, if on any date the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall for its own account
receive Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Recovery Event
then, unless a Reinvestment Notice shall be delivered in respect
thereof, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied on such date
toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in
Section 2.12(d); provided, that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date the Term Loans
shall be prepaid by an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment
Amount with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event, as set
forth in Section 2.12(d).
(c) Unless the Required
Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, if, for any fiscal year
of the Borrower commencing with the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2005, there shall be Excess Cash Flow, the
Borrower shall, on the relevant Excess Cash Flow Application Date,
apply the Excess Cash Flow Percentage of such Excess Cash Flow
toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in
Section 2.12(d). Each such prepayment shall be made on a date
(an “ Excess Cash Flow Application Date ”) no
later than five days after the date on which the financial
statements of the Borrower referred to in Section 6.1 (a), for
the fiscal year with respect to which such prepayment is made, are
required to be delivered to the Lenders.
(d) Amounts to be applied in
connection with prepayments and made pursuant to Section 2.12
above shall be applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans in
accordance with Section 2.18(b) until paid in full. The
application of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.12 shall
be made, first, to ABR Loans and, second, to
Eurodollar Loans. Each prepayment of the Loans under
Section 2.12 shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the
date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid.
2.13 Conversion and Continuation
Options . (a) The Borrower may elect from time to time to
convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative
Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 1:00
P.M., New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the
proposed conversion date, provided that any such conversion
of Eurodollar Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest
Period with respect thereto. The Borrower may elect from time to
time to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the
Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no
later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the third Business Day
preceding the proposed conversion date (which notice shall specify
the length of the initial Interest Period therefor),
provided that no ABR Loan under a particular Facility may be
converted into a Eurodollar Loan when any Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the
Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have
determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such
conversions. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
(b) Any Eurodollar Loan may be
continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest
Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving irrevocable
notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set
forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest
Period to be applicable to such Loans, provided that no
Eurodollar Loan under a particular Facility may be continued as
such when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
the Administrative Agent has or the Majority Facility Lenders in
respect of such Facility have determined in its or their sole
discretion not to permit such continuations, and provided,
further, that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required
notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation
is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Loans shall
be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such
then expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender
thereof.
2.14 Minimum Amounts and Maximum
Number of Eurodollar Tranches . Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions,
continuations
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and optional prepayments of
Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in
such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that
(a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal
amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche
shall be equal to $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in
excess thereof and (b) no more than ten Eurodollar Tranches shall
be outstanding at any one time.
2.15 Interest Rates and Payment
Dates . (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for
each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate
per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus
the Applicable Margin.
(b) Each ABR Loan shall bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable
Margin.
(c) (i) If all or a portion
of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation
shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest
at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the
rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% or (y) in
the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR
Loans under the Revolving Facility plus 2%, and (ii) if
all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or
Reimbursement Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount
payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable
to ABR Loans under the relevant Facility plus 2% (or, in the
case of any such other amounts that do not relate to a particular
Facility, the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving
Facility plus 2%), in each case, with respect to clauses (i)
and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such
amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment).
(d) Interest shall be payable in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that
interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section
shall be payable from time to time on demand.
2.16 Computation of Interest and
Fees . (a) Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall
be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days
elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans the rate of
interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, the
interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or
366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The
Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the
Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a
Eurodollar Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan
resulting from a change in the ABR or the Eurocurrency Reserve
Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business
on the day on which such change becomes effective. The
Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the
Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the
amount of each such change in interest rate.
(b) Each determination of an
interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision
of this Agreement shall be presumptively correct in the absence of
manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of
the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the
quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any
interest rate pursuant to Section 2.15(a).
2.17 Inability to Determine
Interest Rate . If prior to the first day of any Interest
Period:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall
have determined (which determination shall be presumptively correct
absent manifest error) that, by reason of circumstances affecting
the
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relevant
market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining
the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or
(b) the Administrative Agent shall
have received notice from the Majority Facility Lenders in respect
of the relevant Facility that by reason of any changes arising
after the date of this Agreement the Eurodollar Rate determined or
to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as certified by such
Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such
Interest Period,
the Administrative Agent
shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower
and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such
notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans under the relevant
Facility requested to be made on the first day of such Interest
Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans under the
relevant Facility that were to have been converted on the first day
of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as
ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans under the
relevant Facility shall be converted, on the last day of the
then-current Interest Period with respect thereto, to ABR Loans.
Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent
(which action the Administrative Agent will take promptly after the
conditions giving rise to such notice no longer exist), no further
Eurodollar Loans under the relevant Facility shall be made or
continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert
Loans under the relevant Facility to Eurodollar Loans.
2.18 Pro Rata Treatment and
Payments . (a) Each borrowing by the Borrower from the
Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any
commitment fee and any reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders
shall be made pro rata according to the respective Term
Percentages or Revolving Percentages, as the case may be, of the
relevant Lenders. Each payment (including prepayments) in respect
of principal or interest in respect of the Term Loans and each
payment in respect of fees payable hereunder shall be applied to
the amounts of such obligations owing to the Term Lenders pro
rata according to the respective amounts then due and owing to
such Lenders.
(b) Each optional prepayment of
the Term Loans shall be applied as specified by the Borrower. Each
mandatory prepayment by the Borrower on account of principal of and
interest on the Term Loans shall be applied first, to any
installments coming due within 12 months of the date of such
prepayment in direct order of maturity and, second, ratably
to the respective remaining installments thereof. Amounts repaid or
prepaid on account of the Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(c) Each payment (including each
prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest
on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to
the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans
then held by the Revolving Lenders. Each payment in respect of
Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit shall
be made to the Issuing Lender that issued such Letter of
Credit.
(d) All payments (including
prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on
account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made
without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 2:00
P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, at the
Funding Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds. The
Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders
promptly upon receipt in like funds as received. If any payment
hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due
and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall
be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on
a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a
Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would
be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which
event
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such payment shall be made
on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any
extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two
sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable
rate during such extension.
(e) Unless the Administrative
Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a
borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would
constitute its share of such borrowing available to the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such
Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent,
and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption,
make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such
amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the
required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay
to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest
thereon, at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal
Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such
amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A
certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender
with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be
conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s
share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative
Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such
Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall give notice of such
fact to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall also be
entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate
per annum applicable to ABR Loans under the relevant Facility, on
demand, from the Borrower. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit
the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower against any
defaulting Lender.
(f) Unless the Administrative
Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to
the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder
that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative
Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is
making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall
not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make
available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of
a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the
Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days
after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to
recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was
made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with
interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average
Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against
the Borrower.
2.19
Requirements of Law . (a) If the adoption of or any
change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or
application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central
bank or other Governmental Authority first made, in each case,
subsequent to the date hereof:
(i) shall subject any Lender to any
tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any
Letter of Credit, any Application or any Eurodollar Loan made by
it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in
respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes covered by
Section 2.20 and changes in the rate of tax on the overall net
income of such Lender);
(ii) shall impose, modify or hold
applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar
requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities
in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of
credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such
Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the
Eurodollar Rate hereunder; or
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(iii) shall impose on such Lender any
other condition not otherwise contemplated hereunder;
and the result of any of
the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an amount
which such Lender reasonably deems to be material, of making,
converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or
issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any
amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such
case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, within ten
Business Days after the Borrower’s receipt of a reasonably
detailed invoice therefor (showing with reasonable detail the
calculations thereof), any additional amounts necessary to
compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount
receivable. If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional
amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall promptly notify the
Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by
reason of which it has become so entitled.
(b) If any Lender shall have
determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of
Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or
application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation
controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding
capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any
Governmental Authority first made, in each case, subsequent to the
date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on
such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a
consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of
any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or
such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change
or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or
such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy)
by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time
to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent) of a reasonably detailed written
request therefor (consistent with the detail provided by such
Lender to similarly situated borrowers), the Borrower shall pay to
such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate
such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.
(c) A certificate as to any
additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by
any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent) shall be presumptively correct in the absence of manifest
error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section,
the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant
to this Section for any amounts incurred more than nine months
prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such
Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor;
provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such
claim have a retroactive effect, then such nine-month period shall
be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect. The
obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive
the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the
Obligations.
2.20 Taxes . (a) All
payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made
free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on
account of, any present or future income taxes, levies, imposts,
duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings or Other Taxes, now
or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by
any Governmental Authority, excluding net income taxes and
franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on
the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or
former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Lender
and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such
tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein (other than any such connection arising solely from the
Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered or
performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced,
this Agreement or any other Loan Document). If any such
non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees,
deductions or withholdings (“ Non-Excluded Taxes
”) or Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any
amounts payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender
hereunder, the amounts so payable to the Administrative Agent or
such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to
the Administrative Agent or such Lender (after payment of all
Non-Excluded
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Taxes and Other Taxes)
interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates
or in the amounts specified in this Agreement, provided ,
however , that the Borrower shall not be required to
increase any such amounts payable to any Lender with respect to any
Non-Excluded Taxes (i) that are attributable to such
Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph
(d) of this Section or (ii) that are United States withholding
taxes imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such
Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that
such Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of
assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with
respect to such Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this paragraph.
(b) In addition, the Borrower
shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable law.
(c) Whenever any Non-Excluded
Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as promptly as
possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Administrative Agent or Lender, as the
case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt
received by the Borrower showing payment thereof. If the Borrower
fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the
appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the
Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required
documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders for any incremental taxes,
interest or penalties that become payable by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure.
(d) Each Lender (or Transferee)
that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) (a “ Non-US
Lender ”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the
Borrower and to the Lender from which the related participation
shall have been purchased) (i) two accurate and complete
copies of IRS Form W-8ECI or W-8BEN, or, (ii) in the case of a
Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from United States federal
withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with
respect to payments of “portfolio interest” a statement
substantially in the form of Exhibit G and two accurate and
complete copies of IRS Form W-8BEN, or any subsequent versions or
successors to such forms, in each case properly completed and duly
executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from,
or a reduced rate of, United States federal withholding tax on all
payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on
or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the
case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant
purchases the related participation). In addition, each Non-U.S.
Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or
invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S.
Lender. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower at
any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to
provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or
any other form of certification adopted by the United States taxing
authorities for such purpose). Notwithstanding any other provision
of this paragraph, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to
deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Non-U.S.
Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(e) If the Administrative Agent
or any Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has
received a refund of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes as to
which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to
which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this
Section 2.20, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower
(but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional
amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.20 with
respect to the Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to
such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the
Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other
than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with
respect to such refund); provided , that the Borrower, upon
the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to
repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties,
interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental
Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in
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the event the
Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such
refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be
construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make
available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its
taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other
Person.
(f) The agreements in this
Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the
payment of the Obligations.
2.21 Indemnity . The Borrower
agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender
harmless from, any loss or expense (other than lost profits) that
such Lender may actually sustain or incur as a consequence of
(a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of,
conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the
Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower
in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurodollar Loans
after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a
prepayment or conversion of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not
the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. A
reasonably detailed certificate as to (showing in reasonable detail
the calculation of) any amounts payable pursuant to this Section
submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be presumptively
correct in the absence of manifest error. This covenant shall
survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the
Obligations.
2.22 Illegality .
Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the adoption of or
any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or
application thereof, in each case, first made after the date
hereof, shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain
Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Agreement, such Lender
shall promptly give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and
the Borrower, and (a) the commitment of such Lender hereunder
to make Eurodollar Loans, continue Eurodollar Loans as such and
convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended during the
period of such illegality and (b) such Lender’s Loans
then outstanding as Eurodollar Loans, if any, shall be converted
automatically to ABR Loans on the respective last days of the then
current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or within such
earlier period as required by law. If any such conversion of a
Eurodollar Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the
then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower
shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required
pursuant to Section 2.21.
2.23 Change of Lending Office
. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving
rise to the operation of Section 2.19, 2.20(a) or 2.22 with
respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use
reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of
such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans
affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences
of such event; provided , that such designation is made on
terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender
and its lending office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or
regulatory disadvantage, and provided , further ,
that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the
obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to
Section 2.19, 2.20(a) or 2.22.
2.24 Replacement of Lenders .
The Borrower shall be permitted to replace with a financial
institution any Lender that (a) requests reimbursement for
amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.19, 2.20 or 2.21 (to the
extent a request made by a Lender pursuant to the operation of this
section is materially greater than requests made by other Lenders)
or gives a notice of illegality pursuant to Section 2.22,
(b) defaults in its obligation to make Loans hereunder, or (c)
that has refused to consent to any waiver or amendment with respect
to any Loan Document that has been consented to by the Required
Lenders, provided , that (i) such replacement does not
conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such
replacement, (iii) prior to any such
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replacement, such Lender
shall not have taken action under Section 2.23, within the
requirements of Section 2.23, necessary to eliminate the
continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to
Section 2.19, 2.20 or 2.21 or to eliminate such illegality
pursuant to Section 2.22, (iv) the replacement financial
institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts
owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of
replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced
Lender under Section 2.21 (as though Section 2.21 were
applicable) if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender
shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest
Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial
institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced
Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance
with the provisions of Section 10.6 ( provided , that
the Borrower shall be obligated to pay (or cause to be paid) the
registration and processing fee referred to therein),
(viii) the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any)
required pursuant to Section 2.19 or 2.20, as the case may be,
in respect of any period prior to the date on which such
replacement shall be consummated, and (ix) any such
replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall
have against the replaced Lender.
SECTION 3. LETTERS OF
CREDIT
3.1 L/C Commitment .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing
Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving
Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue letters
of credit (“ Letters of Credit ”) for the
account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiary Guarantors on any
Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period in such form as
may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender;
provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to
issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such
issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C
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