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CREDIT AGREEMENT

Loan Agreement

CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: FIRST DATA CORP | CITIBANK, NA | CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC | CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | DEUTSCHE BANK AG | DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC | FIRST DATA CORPORATION | GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS LP | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC | LEHMAN BROTHERS INC | LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC | MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION | MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED You are currently viewing:
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FIRST DATA CORP | CITIBANK, NA | CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC | CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | DEUTSCHE BANK AG | DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC | FIRST DATA CORPORATION | GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS LP | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC | LEHMAN BROTHERS INC | LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC | MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION | MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

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Title: CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 9/28/2007
Industry: Computer Services     Law Firm: Cahill Gordon;Simpson Thacher     Sector: Technology

CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: first data corp , citibank  na , citigroup global markets  inc , credit suisse securities (usa) llc , deutsche bank ag , deutsche bank securities inc , first data corporation , goldman sachs credit partners lp , hsbc bank usa  national association , hsbc securities (usa) inc , lehman brothers inc , lehman commercial paper inc , merrill lynch capital corporation , merrill lynch  pierce  fenner & smith incorporated
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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 

$14,000,000,000

 

€709,219,858.16

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of September 24, 2007

 

among

 

FIRST DATA CORPORATION,
as the Borrower,

 

The Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,

 

CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender
and Letter of Credit Issuer,

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent,

 

and

 

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.,
LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. and
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners

 

 

 

 

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
80 Pine Street
New York, New York  10005

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

SECTION 1.

Definitions

2

1.1.

Defined Terms

2

1.2.

Other Interpretive Provisions

50

1.3.

Accounting Terms

51

1.4.

Rounding

51

1.5.

References to Agreements, Laws, Etc

51

1.6.

Exchange Rates

51

 

 

 

SECTION 2.

Amount and Terms of Credit

51

2.1.

Commitments

51

2.2.

Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings

54

2.3.

Notice of Borrowing

54

2.4.

Disbursement of Funds

56

2.5.

Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt

57

2.6.

Conversions and Continuations

59

2.7.

Pro Rata Borrowings

60

2.8.

Interest

60

2.9.

Interest Periods

61

2.10.

Increased Costs, Illegality, Etc

61

2.11.

Compensation

63

2.12.

Change of Lending Office

63

2.13.

Notice of Certain Costs

64

2.14.

Incremental Facilities

64

 

 

 

SECTION 3.

Letters of Credit

65

3.1.

Letters of Credit

65

3.2.

Letter of Credit Requests

67

3.3.

Letter of Credit Participations

68

3.4.

Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings

70

3.5.

Increased Costs

72

3.6.

New or Successor Letter of Credit Issuer

72

3.7.

Role of Letter of Credit Issuer

73

3.8.

Cash Collateral

74

3.9.

Applicability of ISP and UCP

74

3.10.

Conflict with Issuer Documents

74

3.11.

Letters of Credit Issued for Restricted Subsidiaries

75

 

 

 

SECTION 4.

Fees; Commitments

75

4.1.

Fees

75

4.2.

Voluntary Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments

76

4.3.

Mandatory Termination of Commitments

76

 

 

 

SECTION 5.

Payments

77

5.1.

Voluntary Prepayments

77

5.2.

Mandatory Prepayments

78

5.3.

Method and Place of Payment

80

5.4.

Net Payments

81

 

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5.5.

Computations of Interest and Fees

84

5.6.

Limit on Rate of Interest

84

 

 

 

SECTION 6.

Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing

84

6.1.

Credit Documents

84

6.2.

Collateral

85

6.3.

Legal Opinions

85

6.4.

[Reserved]

85

6.5.

Equity Investments

85

6.6.

Closing Certificates

85

6.7.

Authorization of Proceedings of Each Credit Party

86

6.8.

Fees

86

6.9.

Representations and Warranties

86

6.10.

Solvency Certificate

86

6.11.

Merger

86

6.12.

Patriot Act

86

 

 

 

SECTION 7.

Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events

86

7.1.

No Default; Representations and Warranties

86

7.2.

Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request

87

 

 

 

SECTION 8.

Representations, Warranties and Agreements

87

8.1.

Corporate Status

87

8.2.

Corporate Power and Authority

87

8.3.

No Violation

88

8.4.

Litigation

88

8.5.

Margin Regulations

88

8.6.

Governmental Approvals

88

8.7.

Investment Company Act

88

8.8.

True and Complete Disclosure

88

8.9.

Financial Condition; Financial Statements

89

8.10.

Tax Matters

89

8.11.

Compliance with ERISA

89

8.12.

Subsidiaries

90

8.13.

Intellectual Property

90

8.14.

Environmental Laws

90

8.15.

Properties

91

8.16.

Solvency

91

 

 

 

SECTION 9.

Affirmative Covenants

91

9.1.

Information Covenants

91

9.2.

Books, Records and Inspections

94

9.3.

Maintenance of Insurance

94

9.4.

Payment of Taxes

95

9.5.

Consolidated Corporate Franchises

95

9.6.

Compliance with Statutes, Regulations, Etc

95

9.7.

ERISA

95

9.8.

Maintenance of Properties

96

9.9.

Transactions with Affiliates

96

9.10.

End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters

96

 

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9.11.

Additional Guarantors and Grantors

96

9.12.

Pledge of Additional Stock and Evidence of Indebtedness

97

9.13.

Use of Proceeds

97

9.14.

Further Assurances

97

 

 

 

SECTION 10.

Negative Covenants

98

10.1.

Limitation on Indebtedness

98

10.2.

Limitation on Liens

104

10.3.

Limitation on Fundamental Changes

106

10.4.

Limitation on Sale of Assets

107

10.5.

Limitation on Investments

109

10.6.

Limitation on Dividends

112

10.7.

Limitations on Debt Payments and Amendments

114

10.8.

Limitations on Sale Leasebacks

115

10.9.

Changes in Business

115

10.10.

Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio

115

 

 

 

SECTION 11.

Events of Default

115

11.1.

Payments

115

11.2.

Representations, Etc

115

11.3.

Covenants

116

11.4.

Default Under Other Agreements

116

11.5.

Bankruptcy, Etc

116

11.6.

ERISA

117

11.7.

Guarantee

117

11.8.

Pledge Agreement

117

11.9.

Security Agreement

117

11.10.

Mortgages

117

11.11.

Judgments

117

11.12.

Change of Control

118

11.13.

Subordination

118

11.14.

Application of Proceeds

118

11.15.

Right to Cure

119

 

 

 

SECTION 12.

The Agents

120

12.1.

Appointment

120

12.2.

Delegation of Duties

120

12.3.

Exculpatory Provisions

120

12.4.

Reliance by Agents

121

12.5.

Notice of Default

121

12.6.

Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Other Lenders

122

12.7.

Indemnification

122

12.8.

Agents in Their Individual Capacities

123

12.9.

Successor Agents

123

12.10.

Withholding Tax

124

12.11.

[Reserved]

124

12.12.

Agents Under Security Documents and Guarantee

124

12.13.

Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantee

124

 

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SECTION 13.

Miscellaneous

125

13.1.

Amendments, Waivers and Releases

125

13.2.

Notices

128

13.3.

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

128

13.4.

Survival of Representations and Warranties

128

13.5.

Payment of Expenses; Indemnification

128

13.6.

Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments

129

13.7.

Replacements of Lenders Under Certain Circumstances

133

13.8.

Adjustments; Set-off

134

13.9.

Counterparts

135

13.10.

Severability

135

13.11.

Integration

135

13.12.

GOVERNING LAW

135

13.13.

Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers

135

13.14.

Acknowledgments

136

13.15.

WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL

136

13.16.

Confidentiality

136

13.17.

Direct Website Communications

137

13.18.

USA PATRIOT Act

139

13.19.

Judgment Currency

139

13.20.

Payments Set Aside

139

 

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 1.1(a)

 

Existing Secured Letters of Credit

Schedule 1.1(b)

 

Mortgaged Properties

Schedule 1.1(c)

 

Commitments and Addresses of Lenders

Schedule 1.1(d)(i)

 

Excluded Subsidiaries

Schedule 1.1(g)

 

Debt Repayment

Schedule 1.1(i)

 

Existing Hedge Banks

Schedule 6.3

 

Local Counsels

Schedule 8.3

 

Conflicts

Schedule 8.4

 

Litigation

Schedule 8.12

 

Subsidiaries

Schedule 9.9

 

Closing Date Affiliate Transactions

Schedule 9.14(d)

 

Post-Closing Actions

Schedule 10.1

 

Closing Date Indebtedness

Schedule 10.2

 

Closing Date Liens

Schedule 10.4

 

Scheduled Dispositions

Schedule 10.5

 

Closing Date Investments

Schedule 13.2

 

Notice Addresses

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

Form of Joinder Agreement

Exhibit B

Form of Guarantee

Exhibit C

Form of Mortgage (Real Property)

Exhibit D

Form of Perfection Certificate

Exhibit E

Form of Pledge Agreement

Exhibit F

Form of Security Agreement

 

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Exhibit G

 

Form of Letter of Credit Request

Exhibit H-1

 

Form of Legal Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Exhibit H-2

 

Form of Legal Opinion of General Counsel

Exhibit I

 

Form of Credit Party Closing Certificate

Exhibit J

 

Form of Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit K-1-A

 

Form of Promissory Note (Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loans)

Exhibit K-1-B

 

Form of Promissory Note (Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loans)

Exhibit K-1-C

 

Form of Promissory Note (Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loans)

Exhibit K-2

 

Form of Promissory Note (Delayed Draw Term Loans)

Exhibit K-3

 

Form of Promissory Note (Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans)

Exhibit K-4

 

Form of Promissory Note (Euro Tranche Term Loans)

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 24, 2007, among FIRST DATA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ” or the “ Borrower ”), the lending institutions from time to time parties hereto (each a “ Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Lenders ”), CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Letter of Credit Issuer (such terms and each other capitalized term used but not defined in this preamble having the meaning provided in Section 1 ), CITIBANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. and MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners.

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time in accordance therewith, the “ Acquisition Agreement ”), dated as of April 1, 2007, by and among the Company, Holdings and Merger Sub, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings;

 

WHEREAS, to fund, in part, the Merger, it is intended that the Sponsor and the other Initial Investors will contribute an amount in cash to Holdings and/or a direct or indirect parent thereof in exchange for Stock and Stock Equivalents (which cash will be contributed to the Borrower in exchange for common Stock of the Borrower) (such contribution, the “ Equity Investments ”), which shall be no less than 22.5% of the aggregate pro forma capitalization of the Borrower on the Closing Date (the “ Minimum Equity Amount ”);

 

WHEREAS, to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, it is intended that the Borrower will enter into (a) a senior unsecured interim loan agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as syndication agent, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance therewith, the “ Senior Interim Loan Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Borrower will borrow senior unsecured loans in an aggregate principal amount of $6,500,000,000, which shall initially consist of (a) $3,750,000,000 of senior interim cash pay loans (the “ Senior Interim Cash Pay Loans ”) and (b) $2,750,000,000 of senior interim PIK loans (the “ Senior Interim PIK Loans ” and, together with the Senior Interim Cash Pay Loans, the “ Senior Interim Loans ”); and (b) a senior subordinated interim loan agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Citibank, N.A.., as administrative agent, Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as syndication agent, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance therewith, the “ Senior Subordinated Interim Loan Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Borrower will borrow term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $2,500,000,000 (the “ Senior Subordinated Interim Loans ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, (I) the Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit in the form of (a) Initial Term Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount of $11,775,000,000, (b)  Euro Tranche Term Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date in Euro, in an aggregate principal amount of €709,219,858.16, (c) Delayed Draw Term Loans made available to the Borrower at any time and from time to time prior to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date in Dollars an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding

 



 

not in excess of $225,000,000 , and (d) Revolving Credit Loans made available to the Borrower at any time and from time to time prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date in Dollars and Alternative Currencies, in an aggregate Dollar Equivalent principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $2,000,000,000 less the sum of (i) the aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time, and (II) the Borrower has requested the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue Letters of Credit at any time and from time to time prior to the L/C Maturity Date, in Dollars and Alternative Currencies in an aggregate Stated Amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $500,000,000 and (III) the Borrower has requested the Swingline Lender to extend credit in the form of Swingline Loans at any time and from time to time prior to the Swingline Maturity Date, in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $250,000,000;

 

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans, Euro Tranche Term Loans and up to $200,000,000 of Revolving Credit Loans will be used by the Borrower, together with (a) the net proceeds of the Senior Interim Loans and Senior Subordinated Interim Loans, (b) the net proceeds of the Equity Investments on the Closing Date (or, in the case of the Debt Repayment, such later date as may be necessary to effect the Debt Repayments in accordance with the tender offers therefor) solely to effect the Merger, to effect the Debt Repayments and to pay Transaction Expenses. Proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans will be used by the Borrower on or after the Closing Date for working capital general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions). Letters of Credit will be used by the Borrower for general corporate purposes. Proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loans will be used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to refinance certain existing indebtedness not tendered on or before the Closing Date; and

 

WHEREAS, the Lenders and Letter of Credit Issuer are willing to make available to the Borrower such term loans and revolving credit and letter of credit facilities upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

 

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

 

SECTION 1.                                           Definitions

 

1.1.           Defined Terms .

 

(a)                                   As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.1 unless the context otherwise requires (it being understood that defined terms in this Agreement shall include in the singular number the plural and in the plural the singular):

 

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

 

ABR Loan ” shall mean each Loan bearing interest based on the ABR and, in any event, shall (i) include all Swingline Loans and (ii) exclude all Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies.

 

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Acquired EBITDA shall mean, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary (any of the foregoing, a “ Pro Forma Entity ”) for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity (determined using such definitions as if references to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries therein were to such Pro Forma Entity and its Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Pro Forma Entity.

 

Acquired Entity or Business shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

Acquisition Agreement ” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Additional Swingline Lender ” shall mean any lender of Additional Swingline Loans hereunder.

 

Additional Swingline Loan ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(c) .

 

Additional Swingline Maximum Amount ” shall mean an aggregate principal amount equal to $200,000,000.

 

Adjusted Total Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall mean at any time the Total Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment less the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

 

Adjusted Total Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitment shall mean at any time the Total Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitment less the Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

 

Adjusted Total Initial Term Loan Commitment shall mean at any time the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment less the Initial Term Loan Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

 

Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment ” shall mean at any time the Total Revolving Credit Commitment less the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

 

Adjusted Total Term Loan Commitment shall mean at any time the Total Term Loan Commitment less the Term Loan Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

 

Administrative Agent ” shall mean Credit Suisse, as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, or any successor administrative agent pursuant to Section 12.9 .

 

Administrative Agent’s Office shall mean the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 13.2 or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.

 

Administrative Questionnaire shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(b) .

 

Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or

 

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cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Agent Parties shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(c) .

 

Agents ” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Syndication Agent and each Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner.

 

Aggregate Multicurrency Exposures ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(b) .

 

Aggregate Revolving Credit Outstandings ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(b) .

 

Agreement ” shall mean this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Agreement Currency ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.19 .

 

Alternative Currency ” shall mean Euro, British Pounds Sterling and any other currency acceptable to the Administrative Agent that is freely convertible into Dollars and readily available in the London interbank market.

 

Applicable ABR Margin shall mean, at any date, with respect to each ABR Loan that is an Initial Term Loan, Delayed Draw Term Loan, Revolving Credit Loan or a Swingline Loan, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below based upon the Status in effect on such date:

 

 

 

Applicable ABR Margin for:

 

Status

 

Initial
Term Loans

 

Delayed Draw
Term Loans

 

Revolving Credit and
Swingline Loans

 

Level I Status

 

1.75

%

1.75

%

1.75

%

Level II Status

 

1.50

%

1.50

%

1.50

%

Level III Status

 

1.25

%

1.25

%

1.25

%

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Level I Status shall apply during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Trigger Date.

 

Applicable Amount shall mean, at any time (the “ Applicable Amount Reference Time ”), an amount equal to (a) the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(i)                                      an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to the greater of (x) 50% of Cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period from the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Closing Date until the last day of the then most recent fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered and (y) (A) the cumulative amount of Excess Cash Flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for all fiscal years (or, in the case of the fiscal year ending on or about December 31, 2007, the portion of the fiscal year) completed after the Closing Date (commencing with and including the portion of the fiscal year ending on or about December 31, 2007 following the Closing Date) and prior to the Applicable Amount Reference Time, minus (B) the portion of such Excess Cash Flow that has been (or is required to be) applied after the

 

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Closing Date and prior to the Applicable Amount Reference Time to the prepayment of Loans in accordance with
Section 5.2(a)(ii );

 

(ii)                                   to the extent not (A) already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) already reflected as a return of capital or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment, the aggregate JV Distribution Amount received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Applicable Amount Reference Time;

 

(iii)                                to the extent not (A) already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (B) already reflected as a return of capital or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment and (C) required to be applied to prepay Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a) , the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of its ownership interest in any joint venture that is not a Subsidiary or in any Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case, to the extent of the Investment in such joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary following the Closing Date, during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Applicable Amount Reference Time;

 

(iv)                               other than for purposes of Section 10.6(c) , the aggregate amount of Retained Declined Proceeds retained by the Borrower during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Applicable Amount Reference Time; and

 

(v)                                  the amount of any capital contributions (other than (A) the Equity Investments, (B) the Cure Amount, (C) any amount added back in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (a)(viii)  thereof, (D) any contributions in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests and (E) any amount applied to redeem Stock or Stock Equivalents of the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.6(a) ) made in cash to, or any proceeds of an equity issuance received by, the Borrower from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Applicable Amount Reference Time, including proceeds from the issuance of Stock or Stock Equivalents of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower;

 

minus (b) the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(i)                                      the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to Section 10.5(g)(ii)(y) , 10.5(i)(y) or 10.5(v)(y) following the Closing Date and prior to the Applicable Amount Reference Time (with regard to Investments made pursuant to Section 10.5(g)(ii)(y) , net of any return of capital in respect of such Investment or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment including, without limitation, upon the re-designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the Disposition of any such Investment);

 

(ii)                                   the aggregate amount of dividends pursuant to Section 10.6(c)(y) (or amounts loaned or advanced pursuant to Section 10.5(m) in lieu of such dividends) following the Closing Date and prior to the Applicable Amount Reference Time; and

 

(iii)                                the aggregate amount of prepayments, repurchases and redemptions of Senior Notes, Senior Interim Loans, Senior Subordinated Notes, Senior Subordinated Interim Loans and

 

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Permitted Additional Debt pursuant to Section 10.7(a)(i)(2)  following the Closing Date and prior to the Applicable Amount Reference Time.

 

Applicable LIBOR Margin shall mean, at any date, with respect to each LIBOR Loan that is an Initial Term Loan, Delayed Draw Term Loan, Euro Tranche Term Loan or Revolving Credit Loan, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below based upon the Status in effect on such date:

 

 

 

Applicable LIBOR Margin for:

 

Status

 

Initial
Term Loans

 

Delayed Draw
Term Loans

 

Euro Tranche
Term Loans

 

Revolving
Credit Loans

 

Level I Status

 

2.75

%

2.75

%

2.75

%

2.75

%

Level II Status

 

2.50

%

2.50

%

2.50

%

2.50

%

Level III Status

 

2.25

%

2.25

%

2.25

%

2.25

%

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Level I Status shall apply during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Trigger Date.

 

Applicable Premium ” shall mean, as of any date upon which a prepayment is payable pursuant to Section 5.1(b) , the present value at such date, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, of all interest that would accrue on the applicable Repaid Tranche B-3 Loans from such date to the date which is 3.25 years following the Closing Date, computed using the LIBOR Rate for an Interest Period of three months plus the Applicable LIBOR Margin in effect on such date.

 

Approved Fund shall mean any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Asset Sale Prepayment Event shall mean any Disposition of any business units, assets or other property of the Credit Parties or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business (including any Disposition of any Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary of the Borrower owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Asset Sale Prepayment Event” shall not include any transaction permitted by Section 10.4 (other than transactions permitted by Section 10.4(b)  and Section 10.4(o) , which shall constitute Asset Sale Prepayment Events).

 

Assignment and Acceptance shall mean an assignment and acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit J , or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Authorized Officer shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Vice President-Finance or any other senior officer of the Borrower designated as such in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

 

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2(d) .

 

Available Commitment shall mean an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment over (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans (but not Swingline Loans) then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time.

 

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Available Delayed Draw Commitment shall mean an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the amount of the Total Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment over (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Delayed Draw Term Loans.

 

Bankruptcy Code shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.5 .

 

BBA LIBOR ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “LIBOR Rate.”

 

benefited Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.8 .

 

Board ” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).

 

Borrower ” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Borrowing ” shall mean and include (a) the incurrence of Swingline Loans from the Swingline Lender on a given date, (b) the incurrence of one Type of Term Loan on the Closing Date (or resulting from conversions on a given date after the Closing Date) having, in the case of LIBOR Term Loans, the same Interest Period ( provided that ABR Loans incurred pursuant to Section 2.10(b)  shall be considered part of any related Borrowing of LIBOR Term Loans) and (c) the incurrence of one Type of Revolving Credit Loan on a given date (or resulting from conversions on a given date) having, in the case of LIBOR Revolving Credit Loans, the same Interest Period ( provided that ABR Loans incurred pursuant to Section 2.10(b)  shall be considered part of any related Borrowing of LIBOR Revolving Credit Loans).

 

British Pounds Sterling ” shall mean the lawful currency of Great Britain.

 

Business Day shall mean any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any other day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close, and,

 

(a)                                   if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a LIBOR Loan denominated in Dollars or any Alternative Currency (other than Euro), any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars or any Alternative Currency (other than Euro) in respect of any such LIBOR Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars or any Alternative Currency (other than Euro) to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such LIBOR Loan, such day shall be a day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars or such Alternative Currency are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market; provided , however ,

 

(b)                                  if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a LIBOR Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such LIBOR Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such LIBOR Loan, such day shall be a TARGET Day.

 

Capital Expenditures shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Leases) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including capitalized software expenditures, customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs and contract acquisition costs).

 

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Capital Lease ” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is, or is required to be, accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligations shall mean, as applied to any Person, all obligations under Capital Leases of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities in accordance with GAAP.

 

Cash Collateralize ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.8(d) .

 

Cash Management Agreement shall mean any agreement or arrangement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, purchase card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.

 

Cash Management Bank ” shall mean any Person that, either (x) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement or (y) on the Closing Date, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.

 

Casualty Event shall mean, with respect to any property of any Person, any loss of or damage to, or any condemnation or other taking by a Governmental Authority of, such property for which such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds, or proceeds of a condemnation award or other compensation.

 

Change in Law ” shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, treaty, order, policy, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, treaty, order, policy, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender with any guideline, request, directive or order issued or made after the date hereof by any central bank or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law).

 

Change of Control ” shall mean and be deemed to have occurred if (a) either (i) the Permitted Holders shall at any time not own, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, at least 35% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower or (ii) the Sponsor shall at any time not own, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, at least 12% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower; or (b) any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than the Permitted Holders, shall at any time have acquired direct or indirect beneficial ownership of a percentage of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower that exceeds 35% thereof, unless, in the case of either clause (a)  or (b)  above, the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower; or (c) Continuing Directors shall not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower; or (d) at any time, a Change of Control (as defined in the Senior Interim Loan Agreement, the Senior Notes Indenture, the Senior Subordinated Interim Loan Agreement or the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture) shall have occurred.

 

Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, New Revolving Loans, Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loans, Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loans, Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans, Euro Tranche Term Loans, New Term Loans (of each Series) or Swingline Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment, a New Revolving Credit Commitment, an Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment,

 

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Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment, a Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitment, Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitment or a New Term Loan Commitment.

 

Closing Date shall mean the date of the initial Borrowing hereunder.

 

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the date of this Agreement, and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

 

Collateral ” shall mean all property pledged or purported to be pledged pursuant to the Security Documents.

 

Collateral Agent ” shall mean Credit Suisse, as collateral agent under the Security Documents, or any successor collateral agent pursuant to Section 12.9 .

 

Commitment Fee ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(a) .

 

Commitment Fee Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the Available Commitment on any day, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the Status in effect on such day:

 

Status

 

Commitment Fee Rate

 

 

 

 

 

Level I Status

 

0.50

%

Level II Status

 

0.50

%

Level III Status

 

0.25

%

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Commitment Fee Rate” shall mean 0.50% during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Trigger Date.

 

 “ Commitments ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender (to the extent applicable), such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, a New Revolving Credit Commitment, an Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment, an Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment, an Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitment, a Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, a Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitment or a New Term Loan Commitment.

 

Communications shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(a) .

 

Company ” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Confidential Information ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.16 .

 

Confidential Information Memorandum shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum of the Borrower dated September 2007.

 

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Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus :

 

(a)                                   without duplication and to the extent already deducted (and not added back) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period:

 

(i)                                      total interest expense and to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations, bank fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, and commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Permitted Receivables Financing,

 

(ii)                                   provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including federal, foreign state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations,

 

(iii)                                depreciation and amortization, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, capitalized software expenditures, customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs, contract acquisition costs, and amortization of unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pension and other post-employment benefits,

 

(iv)                               Non-Cash Charges,

 

(v)                                  business optimization expenses (including data center consolidation initiatives, severance costs and other costs relating to initiatives aimed at profitability improvement) and restructuring charges or reserves (including restructuring costs related to acquisitions after the date hereof and to closure and/or consolidation of facilities),

 

(vi)                               the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back) in such period in arriving at Consolidated Net Income,

 

(vii)                            the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees (including termination fees) and related indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period to the Sponsor,

 

(viii)                         any costs or expenses incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Stock or Stock Equivalents (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower ( provided such capital contributions have not been applied to increase the “Applicable Amount” pursuant to clause (v)  of the definition thereof),

 

(ix)                                 the amount of net cost savings and net cash flow effect of revenue enhancements related to new agreements or amendments to existing agreements with customers

 

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or joint ventures projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or to be taken prior to or during such period (which cost savings or revenue enhancements shall be subject only to certification by management of the Borrower and shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings or revenue enhancements had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings or revenue enhancements are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) such actions have been taken or are to be taken within 12 months after the date of determination to take such action and (C) no cost savings or revenue enhancements shall be added pursuant to this clause (ix)  to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges relating to such cost savings or revenue enhancements that are included in clause (v)  above with respect to such period,

 

(x)                                    to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (A) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (B) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption,

 

(xi)                                 the amount of losses on Dispositions of receivables and related assets in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing,

 

(xii)                              extraordinary losses and unusual or non-recurring charges (including litigation and regulatory settlements, and spin-off costs relating to divestitures of subsidiaries, including without limitation from the spin-off of The Western Union Company),

 

(xiii)                           to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, the negative EBITDA of IPS and IPS Canada, and

 

(xiv)                          with respect to any Joint Venture, an amount equal to the proportion of those items described in clauses (ii)  and (iii)  above relating to such Joint Venture corresponding to the Borrower’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ proportionate share of such Joint Venture’s Consolidated Net Income (determined as if such Joint Venture were a Restricted Subsidiary),

 

less

 

(b)                                  without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:

 

(i)                                      extraordinary gains and unusual or non-recurring gains,

 

(ii)                                   non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period),

 

(iii)                                gains on asset sales (other than asset sales in the ordinary course of business),

 

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(iv)                               any net after-tax income from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or hedging obligations or other derivative instruments, and

 

(v)                                  cash expenditures (or any netting arrangements resulting in increased cash expenditures) not deducted in arriving at Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash losses relating to such income were added in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (a) above for any previous period and not deducted,

 

in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided that

 

(i)                                      to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA currency translation gains and losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness or intercompany balances (including the net loss or gain resulting from Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk),

 

(ii)                                   to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any adjustments resulting from the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and its related pronouncements and interpretations,

 

(iii)                                there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (A) the Acquired EBITDA of any Person or business, or attributable to any property or asset acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person or business or any Acquired EBITDA attributable to any assets or property, in each case to the extent not so acquired) to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred, abandoned or otherwise disposed by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary (each such Person, business, property or asset acquired and not subsequently so disposed of, an “ Acquired Entity or Business ”) and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “ Converted Restricted Subsidiary ”), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) and (B) other than for purposes of determining the Applicable Amount, the Applicable ABR Margin, the Applicable LIBOR Margin, Commitment Fee Rate and the Delayed Draw Commitment Fee Rate, an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) as specified in a Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate and delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, and

 

(iv)                               to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset sold, transferred, abandoned or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, a “ Sold Entity or Business ”), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “ Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary ”) based on the actual Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer or disposition or conversion).

 

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Consolidated Net Income shall mean, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding, without duplication,

 

(a)                                   extraordinary items for such period,

 

(b)                                  the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income,

 

(c)                                   Transaction Expenses incurred during such period,

 

(d)                                  any fees and expenses incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, investment, recapitalization, asset disposition, issuance or repayment of debt, issuance of equity securities, refinancing transaction or amendment or other modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction,

 

(e)                                   any effect of income or loss for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness,

 

(f)                                     accruals and reserves established or adjusted within twelve months after the Closing Date that are so required to be established as a result of the Transactions in accordance with GAAP or changes as a result of adoption of or modification of accounting policies during such period,

 

(g)                                  the mark-to-market effects on net income during the period of any derivatives or similar financial instruments, including the ineffective portion of hedging arrangements, but including such effects settled in cash in the period,

 

(h)                                  Net Income of IPS and IPS Canada,

 

(i)                                      solely for purposes of determining the Applicable Amount, the net income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its net income is not at the date of determination wholly permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein, and

 

(j)                                      the amount of any net income (or loss) for such period from disposed or discontinued operations.

 

There shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period the purchase accounting effects of adjustments in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements

 

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(including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of the Transactions, any consummated acquisition whether consummated before or after the Closing Date, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof.

 

Consolidated Senior Secured Debt shall mean Consolidated Total Debt secured by a Lien on any Collateral.

 

Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period then last ended.

 

Consolidated Total Assets shall mean, as of any date of determination, the amount that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date (excluding any settlement assets).

 

Consolidated Total Debt shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) all Indebtedness of the types described in clause (a)  and clause (d)  of the definition thereof (but, (i) in the case of clause (d) , only to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings under any letter of credit and (ii) in any event, excluding any Settlement Indebtedness) of the definition thereof, in each case actually owing by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date and to the extent appearing on the balance sheet of the Borrower determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP minus (b) the aggregate cash and cash equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 10.2 other than clause (u) thereof) included in the cash and cash equivalents accounts (other than settlement assets) (x) listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date and (y) listed on the balance sheet of any Joint Venture (excluding settlement assets) in an amount corresponding to the Borrower’s or Restricted Subsidiaries’, as applicable, proportionate share thereof, based on its ownership of such Joint Venture’s Voting Stock.

 

Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period then last ended.

 

Consolidated Working Capital ” shall mean, at any date, the excess of (a) the sum of all amounts (other than cash and Permitted Investments) 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 the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date excluding the current portion of current and deferred income taxes over (b) the sum of 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 the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, including deferred revenue but excluding, without duplication, (i) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (ii) all Indebtedness consisting of Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure to the extent otherwise included therein, (iii) the current portion of interest and (iv) the current portion of current and deferred income taxes.

 

Continuing Director shall mean, at any date, an individual (a) who is a member of the board of directors of the Borrower on the date hereof, (b) who, as of the date of determination, has been a member of such board of directors for at least the twelve preceding months, (c) who has been nominated to be a member of such board of directors, directly or indirectly, by a Sponsor or Persons nominated by a Sponsor or (d) who has been nominated to be a member of such board of directors by a majority of the other Continuing Directors then in office.

 

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Contract Consideration ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”

 

Contractual Requirement shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.3 .

 

Converted Restricted Subsidiary shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

Credit Documents shall mean this Agreement, the Guarantees, the Security Documents, each Letter of Credit and any promissory notes issued by the Borrower hereunder.

 

Credit Event shall mean and include the making (but not the conversion or continuation) of a Loan and the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

 

Credit Facility ” shall mean a category of Commitments and extensions of credit thereunder.

 

Credit Party shall mean the Borrower, the Guarantors and each other Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a party to a Credit Document.

 

Credit Suisse shall mean Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch and its successors.

 

Cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, taken as a single accounting period. Cumulative Consolidated Net Income may be a positive or negative amount.

 

Cure Amount ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.15(a) .

 

Cure Right ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.15(a) .

 

Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event ” shall mean any issuance or incurrence by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (excluding any Indebtedness permitted to be issued or incurred under Section 10.1 other than Section 10.1(o) or, except to the extent accompanied by a corresponding reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments Section 10.1(y) ).

 

Debt Repayment ” shall mean the repayment, prepayment, repurchase or defeasance of the Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Indebtedness that is identified on Schedule 1.1(g)  and that is repaid, prepaid, repurchased or defeased on the Closing Date (or such later date as may be necessary to effect the Debt Repayment in accordance with the tender offers therefor).

 

Declined Proceeds shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(h) .

 

Default ” shall mean any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.8(c) .

 

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Defaulting Lender shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default is in effect.

 

Deferred Net Cash Proceeds shall have the meaning provided such term in the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds”.

 

Deferred Net Cash Proceeds Payment Date shall have the meaning provided such term in the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds”.

 

Delayed Draw Commitment Fee ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(b) .

 

Delayed Draw Commitment Fee Rate ” shall mean, with respect to the Available Delayed Draw Commitment on any day, 0.75% per annum .

 

Delayed Draw Repayment Amount ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b) .

 

Delayed Draw Repayment Date ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b) .

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a) .

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean, (a) in the case of each Lender that is a Lender on the date hereof, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(c)  as such Lender’s “Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment” and (b) in the case of any Lender that becomes a Lender after the date hereof, the amount specified as such Lender’s “Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment” in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender assumed a portion of the Total Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, in each case as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $225,000,000.

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Percentage shall mean at any time, for each Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment at such time by (b) the amount of the Total Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment at such time, provided that at any time when the Total Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall have been terminated, each Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Percentage shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure at such time by (b) the Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders at such time.

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the earliest to occur of (i) December 31, 2008, (ii) the date the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.1 , and (iii) the date of the termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 11.1 .

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (a) prior to the termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, that Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment; and (b) after the termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loans of that Lender.

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender shall mean a Lender with a Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loan.

 

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Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date ” shall mean the earlier of (a) September 24, 2014, or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business, and (b) the date that all Delayed Draw Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise.

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration shall mean the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section 10.4(b)  or Section 10.4(c)  that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the fair market value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition).

 

Designated Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Borrower with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Loans, (b) Unpaid Drawings and interest thereon and (c) accrued and unpaid fees under the Credit Documents.

 

Disposed EBITDA shall mean, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA were references to such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its respective Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

Disposition shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.4(b) .

 

Disqualified Equity Interests ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Stock or Stock Equivalents of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Stock or Stock Equivalent that is not Disqualified Equity Interests), other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale to the extent the terms of such Stock or Stock Equivalents provide that such Stock or Stock Equivalents shall not be required to be repurchased or redeemed until the Final Maturity Date has occurred or such repurchase or redemption is otherwise permitted by this Agreement (including as a result of a waiver hereunder)), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Final Maturity Date hereunder; provided that if such Stock or Stock Equivalents are issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Stock or Stock Equivalents shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations; provided , further , that any Stock or Stock Equivalents held by any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant, of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any other entity in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has an Investment and is designated in good faith as an “affiliate” by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, in each case pursuant to any stockholders’ agreement, management equity plan or stock incentive plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.

 

Dividends or “ dividends ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.6 .

 

 “ Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any currency other

 

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than Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date or other relevant date of determination) for the purchase of Dollars with such currency.

 

Dollars and “ $ ” shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia.

 

Drawing ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(b) .

 

EMU ” shall mean the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.

 

EMU Legislation shall mean the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

 

Environmental Claims ” shall mean any and all actions, suits, orders, decrees, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance, violation or potential responsibility or investigation (other than internal reports prepared by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (a) in the ordinary course of such Person’s business or (b) as required in connection with a financing transaction or an acquisition or disposition of real estate) or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law (hereinafter, “ Claims ”), including, without limitation, (i) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief relating to the presence, release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials), or the environment including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands.

 

Environmental Law ” shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code and rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any binding judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the protection of environment, including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, or human health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials), or Hazardous Materials.

 

Equity Investments shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Equity Offering ” shall mean any public or private sale of common stock or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent companies (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than: (a) public offerings with respect to the Borrower’s or any direct or indirect parent company’s common stock registered on Form S-8, (b) issuances to any Subsidiary of the Borrower and (c) any Cure Amount.

 

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ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) that together with the Borrower would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

Euro and “ ” shall mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

 

Euro Tranche Repayment Amount shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b) .

 

Euro Tranche Repayment Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b) .

 

Euro Tranche Term Loan ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a) .

 

Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitment shall mean (a) in the case of each Lender that is a Lender on the date hereof, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(c)  as such Lender’s “Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitment” and (b) in the case of any Lender that becomes a Lender after the date hereof, the amount specified as such Lender’s “Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitment” in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender assumed a portion of the Total Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitment, in each case as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate amount of the Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is .

 

Euro Tranche Term Loan Lender shall mean a Lender with a Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Euro Tranche Term Loan.

 

Euro Tranche Term Loan Maturity Date shall mean September 24, 2014 or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter.

 

Event of Default shall have the meaning provided in Section 11 .

 

Excess Cash Flow shall mean, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of

 

(a)                                   the sum, without duplication, of

 

(i)                                      Consolidated Net Income for such period,

 

(ii)                                   an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and cash receipts included in clauses (a)  through (f)  of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” and excluded in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(iii)                                decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting),

 

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(iv)                               an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income; and

 

(v)                                  cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such fiscal year to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income;

 

over (b) the sum, without duplication, of

 

(i)                                      an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and cash charges included in clauses (a)  through (f)  of the definition of Consolidated Net Income and included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(ii)                                   without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior years, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property accrued or made in cash during such period, except to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or acquisitions were financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (unless such Indebtedness has been repaid),

 

(iii)                                the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (B) the amount of any repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 and (C) the amount of a mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 5.2(a)  to the extent required due to a Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase but excluding (x) all other prepayments of Term Loans and (y) all prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans) made during such period (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder), except to the extent financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

(iv)                               an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(v)                                  increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting),

 

(vi)                               payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness, to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income,

 

(vii)                            without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) in connection with Investments (including acquisitions) made during such period pursuant to Section 10.5 to the extent that

 

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such Investments were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

(viii)                         the amount of dividends paid during such period (on a consolidated basis) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 10.6(a) , (b)  or (d) , to the extent such dividends were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

(ix)                                 the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period and are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,

 

(x)                                    the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness to the extent that such payments are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,

 

(xi)                                 without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “ Contract Consideration ”) entered into prior to or during such period (including Permitted Acquisitions), Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period, provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of internally generated cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters,

 

(xii)                              the amount of taxes (including penalties and interest) paid in cash or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and

 

(xiii)                           cash expenditures in respect of Hedge Agreements during such fiscal year to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income.

 

Excluded Stock and Stock Equivalents ” shall mean (i) any Stock or Stock Equivalents with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Collateral Agent (confirmed in writing by notice to the Borrower), the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of pledging such Stock or Stock Equivalents in favor of the Secured Parties under the Security Documents shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (ii) solely in the case of any pledge of Stock and Stock Equivalents of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of Stock or Stock Equivalents of Foreign Subsidiaries to secure the Obligations, any Stock or Stock Equivalents of any class of such Foreign Subsidiary or such Domestic Subsidiary in excess of 65% of the outstanding Stock or Stock Equivalents of such class (such percentage to be adjusted upon any Change in Law as may be required to avoid adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to the Borrower or any Subsidiary), (iii) any Stock or Stock Equivalents to the extent the pledge thereof would violate any applicable Requirement of Law, (iv) in the case of (A) any Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary to the extent such Stock or Stock Equivalents are subject to a Lien

 

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permitted by Section 10.2(h)  or (B) any Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, any Stock or Stock Equivalents of each such Subsidiary described in clause (A)  or (B)  to the extent (1) that a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations is prohibited by any applicable Contractual Requirement (other than customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law), (2) any Contractual Requirement prohibits such a pledge without the consent of any other party; provided that this clause (2)  shall not apply if (x) such other party is a Credit Party or wholly-owned Subsidiary or (y) consent has been obtained to consummate such pledge (it being understood that the foregoing shall not be deemed to obligate the Borrower or any Subsidiary to obtain any such consent) and for so long as such Contractual Requirement or replacement or renewal thereof is in effect, or (3) a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations would give any other party (other than a Credit Party or wholly-owned Subsidiary) to any contract, agreement, instrument or indenture governing such Stock or Stock Equivalents the right to terminate its obligations thereunder (other than customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law) and (v) any Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary to the extent that (A) the pledge of such Stock or Stock Equivalents would result in adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any Subsidiary as reasonably determined by the Borrower and (B) such Stock or Stock Equivalents have been identified in writing to the Collateral Agent by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

 

Excluded Subsidiary shall mean (a) each Domestic Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.1(d)(i)  hereto and each future Domestic Subsidiary, in each case, for so long as any such Subsidiary does not (on a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries), have property, plant and equipment with a book value in excess of $10,000,000 or a contribution to Consolidated EBITDA for any four fiscal quarter period that includes any date on or after the Closing Date in excess of $10,000,000, (b) each Domestic Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary on any date such Subsidiary would otherwise be required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the requirements of Section 9.11 (for so long as such Subsidiary remains a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary), (c) any Domestic Subsidiary substantially all the assets of which consist of Stock and Stock Equivalents of Foreign Subsidiaries, (d) each Domestic Subsidiary that is prohibited by any applicable Contractual Requirement or Requirement of Law from guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Obligations at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (and for so long as such restriction or any replacement or renewal thereof is in effect), (e) each Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (f) each Domestic Subsidiary with respect to which, as reasonably determined by the Borrower, the consequence of providing a Guarantee of the Obligations would adversely affect the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to satisfy applicable Requirements of Law, (g) any other Domestic Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent (confirmed in writing by notice to the Borrower), the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of providing a Guarantee of the Obligations shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (h) each Unrestricted Subsidiary, (i) any Receivables Subsidiary and (j) IPS.

 

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, (a)(i) income taxes imposed on or measured by net income and franchise and excise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on such Agent or Lender, and (ii) any Taxes imposed on any Agent or any Lender as a result of any current or former connection between such Agent or 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 from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or having been a party to or having enforced, this Agreement or any other Credit Document), (b) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender any U.S. federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Non-U.S. Lender under the law in effect at the time such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Non- U.S. Participant,

 

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on the date such Non-U.S. Participant became a Participant hereunder); provided that this subclause (b)  shall not apply to the extent that (x) the indemnity payments or additional amounts any Lender (or Participant) would be entitled to receive (without regard to this subclause (b) ) do not exceed the indemnity payment or additional amounts that the person making the assignment, participation or transfer to such Lender (or Participant) would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment, participation or transfer or (y) any Tax is imposed on a Lender in connection with an interest or participation in any Loan or other obligation that such Lender was required to acquire pursuant to Section 13.8(a)  or that such Lender acquired pursuant to Section 13.7 (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed on a Non-U.S. Lender as a result of a Change in Law occurring after the time such Non-U.S. Lender became a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) shall not be an Excluded Tax) and (c) any Tax to the extent attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 5.4(d)  (in the case of any Non-U.S. Lender) or Section 5.4(i)  (in the case of a U.S. Lender).

 

Existing Secured Letters of Credit ” shall mean each letter of credit existing on the Closing Date and identified on Schedule 1.1(a) ; provided, however, no letter of credit on Schedule 1.1(a) shall continue to constitute an Existing Secured Letter of Credit after the expiration date set forth opposite such letter of credit on Schedule 1.1(a) except to the extent of unreimbursed drawings thereunder.

 

Existing Secured Letter of Credit Issuer ” shall mean each issuer of any Existing Secured Letter of Credit identified on Schedule 1.1(a).

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the per annum rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

Fees ” shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section 4.1 .

 

Final Maturity Date shall mean September 24, 2014 or, if the Euro Tranche Term Loans, the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans shall have been repaid in full, September 24, 2013.

 

First Delayed Draw Repayment Date ” shall mean March 31, 2009.

 

Foreign Asset Sale ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(i) .

 

Foreign Plan shall mean any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

 

Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Fronting Fee ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(d) .

 

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

 

Funded Debt shall mean all indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including all amounts of Funded Debt required to be paid or prepaid within one year from the date of its creation and, in the case of the Borrower, Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.

 

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided , however , that if there occurs after the date hereof any change in GAAP that affects in any respect the calculation of any covenant contained in Section 10 , the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenant with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and the Borrower after such change in GAAP conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, the covenants in Section 10 shall be calculated as if no such change in GAAP has occurred.

 

Governmental Authority shall mean any nation, sovereign or government, any state, province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including a central bank or stock exchange.

 

Granting Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(g) .

 

Guarantee ” shall mean (a) the Guarantee made by the Borrower and each Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit B , and (b) any other guarantee of the Obligations made by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Guarantee Obligations shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such Indebtedness or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such Indebtedness or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such Indebtedness of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such Indebtedness or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof; provided , however , that the term “Guarantee Obligations” shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

 

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Guarantors ” shall mean (a) each Domestic Subsidiary that is party to the Guarantee on the Closing Date and (b) each Domestic Subsidiary that becomes a party to the Guarantee after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.11 or otherwise.

 

Hazardous Materials shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, friable asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing regulated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances”, “hazardous waste”, “hazardous materials”, “extremely hazardous waste”, “restricted hazardous waste”, “toxic substances”, “toxic pollutants”, “contaminants”, or “pollutants”, or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance, which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Environmental Law.

 

Hedge Agreements shall mean interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, cross-currency rate swap agreements, currency future or option contracts, commodity price protection agreements or other commodity price hedging agreements, and other similar agreements entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes) for the principal purpose of protecting the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

 

Hedge Bank ” shall mean (a) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedge Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, (b) solely with respect to any currency Hedge Agreement in effect on the Closing Date, the counterparties listed on Schedule 1.1(i)  or (c) with respect to any Hedge Agreement entered into prior to the Closing Date, any person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date.

 

Historical Financial Statements shall mean the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and the audited consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower for each of the fiscal years in the three year period ending on December 31, 2006.

 

Holdings shall mean New Omaha Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors.

 

Increased Amount Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a) .

 

Indebtedness of any Person shall mean (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (c) the deferred purchase price of assets or services that in accordance with GAAP would be included as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (d) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder, (e) all Indebtedness of any other Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, (f) the principal component of all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person under interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts, commodity price protection agreements or other commodity price hedging agreements and other similar agreements, (h) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests and (i) without duplication, all Guarantee Obligations of such Person, provided that Indebtedness shall not include (i) trade and other ordinary course payables and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) deferred or prepaid revenue, (iii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a

 

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portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller and (iv) all intercompany indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days and incurred in the ordinary course of business. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e)  shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.

 

indemnified liabilities shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.5 .

 

Indemnified Taxes shall mean all Taxes (including Other Taxes) other than (i) Excluded Taxes and (ii) any interest, penalties or expenses caused by an Agent’s or Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

Initial Investors ” shall have Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., KKR 2006 Fund L.P., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Management LLC, Deutsche Bank Investment Partners, Inc., HSBC Bank plc, LBI Group Inc., GMI Investments, Inc., Citigroup Capital Partners II 2007 Citigroup Investment L.P., Citigroup Capital Partners II Employee Master Fund, L.P., Citigroup Capital Partners II Onshore, L.P., Citigroup Capital Partners II Cayman Holdings, L.P., CGI CPE LLC, GS Capital Partners VI Parallel, L.P., GS Capital Partners VI GmbH & Co. KG, GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P., GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P., GS Mezzanine Partners 2006 Fund, L.P. and Goldman Sachs Investments Ltd. and each of their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio companies of any of the foregoing.

 

Initial Term Loan ” shall mean any Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan or Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan.

 

Initial Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment, Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment and Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitment.

 

Initial Term Loan Lender shall mean a Lender with an Initial Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Initial Term Loan.

 

Initial Term Loan Maturity Date ” shall mean September 24, 2014 or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter.

 

Initial Term Loan Repayment Amount shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b) .

 

Initial Term Loan Repayment Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b) .

 

Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a)(i) .

 

Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean, (a) in the case of each Lender that is a Lender on the date hereof, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(c)  as such Lender’s “Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment” and (b) in the case of any Lender that becomes a Lender after the date hereof, the amount specified as such Lender’s “Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment” in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender assumed a portion of the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment, in each case as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate amount of the Initial B-1 Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $3,775,000,000.

 

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Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Lender shall mean a Lender with an Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan.

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a)(ii) .

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean, (a) in the case of each Lender that is a Lender on the date hereof, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(c)  as such Lender’s “Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment” and (b) in the case of any Lender that becomes a Lender after the date hereof, the amount specified as such Lender’s “Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment” in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender assumed a portion of the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment, in each case as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate amount of the Initial B-2 Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $5,000,000,000.

 

Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Lender shall mean a Lender with an Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan.

 

Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a)(iii) .

 

 “ Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean, (a) in the case of each Lender that is a Lender on the date hereof, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(c)  as such Lender’s “Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitment” and (b) in the case of any Lender that becomes a Lender after the date hereof, the amount specified as such Lender’s “Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitment” in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender assumed a portion of the Total Initial Term Loan Commitment, in each case as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate amount of the Initial B-3 Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $3,000,000,000.

 

 “ Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Lender shall mean a Lender with an Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan.

 

Interest Period shall mean, with respect to any Term Loan or Revolving Credit Loan, the interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to Section 2.9 .

 

Investment ” shall mean, for any Person:  (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services or securities or otherwise) of Stock, Stock Equivalents, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or other ownership interests or other securities of any other Person (including any “short sale” or any sale of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned by the Person entering into such sale); (b) the making of any deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension of credit to, any other Person (including the purchase of property from another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such property to such Person) (including any partnership or joint venture); (c) the entering into of any guarantee of, or other contingent obligation with respect to, Indebtedness; or (d) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person; provided that, in the event that any Investment is made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person through substantially concurrent interim transfers of any amount through one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries, then such other substantially concurrent interim transfers shall be disregarded for purposes of Section 10.5 .

 

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IPS ” shall mean Integrated Payment Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation and its successors.

 

IPS Canada ” shall mean Integrated Payment Systems Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation and its successors.

 

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

 

Issuer Documents ” shall mean with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Request, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) or in favor of the Letter of Credit Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

 

Joinder Agreement shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

 

Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners ” shall mean Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

 

Joint Venture ” shall mean, at any date of determination, each joint venture accounted for as an equity method investee of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Judgment Currency ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.19 .

 

JV Distribution Amount ” shall mean, at any time, the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of cash distributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by any joint venture that is not a Subsidiary (regardless of the form of legal entity) since the Closing Date and prior to such time (without duplication of any amount treated as a reduction in the outstanding amount of Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (d) , (i)  or (v)  of Section 10.5 ) and only to the extent that neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is under any obligation to repay such amount to such joint venture and (y) the amount of Investments by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in such joint venture.

 

KKR ” shall mean each of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P. and KKR Associates, L.P.

 

L/C Borrowing ” shall mean an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars or any Alternative Currency.

 

L/C Maturity Date ” shall mean the date that is three Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided that the L/C Maturity Date may be extended beyond such date with the consent of the Letter of Credit Issuer.

 

L/C Obligations ” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unpaid Drawings, including all L/C Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter

 

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of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

 

L/C Participant ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a) .

 

L/C Participation ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a) .

 

Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Lender Default ” shall mean (a) the failure (which has not been cured) of a Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing or to fund its portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 3.3 or (b) a Lender having notified the Administrative Agent and/or the Borrower that it does not intend to comply with the obligations under Section 2.1(a) , 2.1(b) , 2.1(d)  or 3.3 , or (c) a Lender becoming the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

 

Letter of Credit shall mean each letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 3.1 .

 

Letter of Credit Commitment shall mean $500,000,000, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 3.1 .

 

Letter of Credit Exposure shall mean, with respect to any Lender, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent amount of the principal amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of which such Lender has made (or is required to have made) payments to the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.4(a)  at such time and (b) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time (excluding the portion thereof consisting of Unpaid Drawings in respect of which the Lenders have made (or are required to have made) payments to the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.4(a) ).

 

Letter of Credit Fee shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(c) .

 

Letter of Credit Issuer shall mean Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, any of its Affiliates or any replacement or successor pursuant to Section 3.6 . The Letter of Credit Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Letter of Credit Issuer, and in each such case the term “Letter of Credit Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. In the event that there is more than one Letter of Credit Issuer at any time, references herein and in the other Credit Documents to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Letter of Credit Issuers, as the context requires.

 

Letters of Credit Outstanding shall mean, at any time, the sum of, without duplication, (a) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount of the principal amount of all Unpaid Drawings.

 

Letter of Credit Request shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2(a) .

 

Level I Status ” shall mean, on any date, the circumstance that neither Level II Status or Level III Status exists and the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is greater than 6.00 to 1.00 as of such date.

 

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Level II Status ” shall mean, on any date, the circumstance that Level III Status does not exist and the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is less than or equal to 6.00 to 1.00 as of such date.

 

Level III Status ” shall mean, on any date, the circumstance that the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00 as of such date.

 

LIBOR Delayed Draw Term Loan ” shall mean any Delayed Draw Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.

 

LIBOR Loan ” shall mean any LIBOR Term Loan or LIBOR Revolving Credit Loan.

 

LIBOR Rate shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan of any currency, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“ BBA LIBOR ”), as published by Bloomberg (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in such currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBOR Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in such currency for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the LIBOR Loan being made, continued or converted by the Administrative Agent and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by the Administrative Agent’s London Branch to major banks in the applicable London interbank eurocurrency market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or on the first day of such Interest Period in the case of any LIBOR Loan denominated in Sterling).

 

LIBOR Revolving Credit Loan shall mean any Revolving Credit Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.

 

LIBOR Term Loan ” shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.

 

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, assignment, lien (statutory or other) or similar encumbrance (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof).

 

Loan ” shall mean any Revolving Credit Loan, Swingline Loan, Term Loan, New Revolving Loan or New Term Loan made by any Lender hereunder.

 

Management Investors shall mean the directors, management officers and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.

 

Mandatory Borrowing ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(d) .

 

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a circumstance or condition affecting the business, assets, operations, properties or financial condition of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect (a) the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.

 

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Material Subsidiary shall mean, at any date of determination, (i) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) whose total assets at the last day of the Test Period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered were equal to or greater than 5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date or (b) whose revenues during such Test Period were equal to or greater than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries have, in the aggregate, (x) total assets at the last day of such Test Period equal to or greater than 10% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date or (y) revenues during such Test Period equal to or greater than 10% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP, then the Borrower shall, on the date on which financial statements for such quarter are delivered pursuant to this Agreement, designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Restricted Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries”.

 

Maturity Date shall mean the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Maturity Date, the Euro Tranche Term Loan Maturity Date or the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, as applicable.

 

Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the sum of (a) $1,500,000,000 plus (b) the Dollar Equivalent principal amount of Term Loans (other than New Term Loans) voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 5.1 prior to such date.

 

Merchant Acquisition and Processing Alliance ” shall mean any joint venture or other strategic alliance entered into with any financial institution or other third party primarily entered into to offer Merchant Services.

 

Merchant Agreement ” shall mean any contract entered into with a merchant relating to the provision of Merchant Services.

 

Merchant Services shall mean services provided to merchants relating to the authorization, transaction capture, settlement, chargeback handling and internet-based transaction processing of credit, debit, stored-value and loyalty card and other payment transactions (including provision of point of service devices and other equipment necessary to capture merchant transactions and other ancillary services).

 

Merger ” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Merger Sub ” shall mean Omaha Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

 

Minimum Borrowing Amount shall mean (a) with respect to a Borrowing of LIBOR Loans, $5,000,000 or the Dollar Equivalent thereof (or, if less, the entire remaining Commitments under the applicable Credit Facility at the time of such Borrowing) and (b) with respect to a Borrowing of ABR Loans (other than Swingline Loans), $1,000,000 (or, if less, the entire remaining Commitments under the applicable Credit Facility at the time of such Borrowing).

 

Minimum Equity Amount shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.

 

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Mortgage ” shall mean a Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Financing Statement or other security document entered into by the owner of a Mortgaged Property and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in respect of that Mortgaged Property to secure the Obligations, substantially in the form of Exhibit C , as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Mortgaged Property ” shall mean, initially, each parcel of real estate and the improvements thereto owned by a Credit Party and identified on Schedule 1.1(b) , and includes each other parcel of real property and improvements thereto with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 9.14 .

 

Multicurrency Exposure ” shall mean, for any Revolving Credit Lender at any date, the sum of (a) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount of the principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies of such Lender then outstanding, and (b) such Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies at such time.

 

 “ Multicurrency Sublimit ” shall mean, at any date, the lesser of (x) $500,000,000 and (y) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such date.

 

Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

 “ Net Cash Proceeds shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment Event, (a) the gross cash proceeds (including payments from time to time in respect of installment obligations, if applicable) received by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Prepayment Event, as the case may be, less (b) the sum of:

 

(i)             the amount, if any, of all taxes paid or estimated to be payable by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Prepayment Event,

 

(ii)            the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) associated with the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event and (y) retained by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such a Prepayment Event occurring on the date of such reduction,

 

(iii)           the amount of any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event to the extent that the instrument creating or evidencing such Indebtedness requires that such Indebtedness be repaid upon consummation of such Prepayment Event,

 

(iv)           in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event or Permitted Sale Leaseback, the amount of any proceeds of such Prepayment Event that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has reinvested (or intends to reinvest within the Reinvestment Period or has entered into a binding commitment prior to the last day of the Reinvestment Period to reinvest) in the business of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (subject to Section 10.9 ), provided that any portion of such proceeds that has not been so reinvested within such Reinvestment Period (with respect to such Prepayment Event, the “ Deferred Net Cash Proceeds ”) shall, unless the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has entered into a binding commitment prior to the last day of such Reinvestment Period to reinvest such proceeds, (x) be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds

 

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of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Casualty Event or Permitted Sale Leaseback occurring on the last day of such Reinvestment Period or, if later, 180 days after the date the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has entered into such binding commitment, as applicable (such last day or 180th day, as applicable, the “ Deferred Net Cash Proceeds Payment Date ”), and (y) be applied to the repayment of Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a)(i) ,

 

(v)            in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Casualty Event or Permitted Sale Leaseback by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (v) ) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, and

 

(vi)           reasonable and customary fees paid by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any of the foregoing,

 

in each case only to the extent not already deducted in arriving at the amount referred to in clause (a) above.

 

New Loan Commitments ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a) .

 

New Revolving Credit Commitments ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a) .

 

New Revolving Loan Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b) .

 

New Revolving Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b) .

 

New Term Loan Commitments ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a) .

 

New Term Loan Lender shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c) .

 

New Term Loan Maturity Date shall mean the date on which a New Term Loan matures.

 

New Term Loan Repayment Amount ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(c) .

 

New Term Loan Repayment Date ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(c) .

 

New Term Loans shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c) .

 

Non-Cash Charges ” shall mean, without duplication, (a) losses on non-ordinary course asset sales, disposals or abandonments, (b) any impairment charge or asset write-off related to intangible assets (including goodwill), long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity securities pursuant to GAAP, (c) all losses from investments recorded using the equity method, (d) stock-based awards compensation expense, including any such charges arising from stock options, restricted stock grants or other equity incentive grants, and any cash compensation charges associated with the rollover or acceleration of stock-based awards or payment of stock options in connection with the Transactions, and (e) other non-cash charges ( provided that (x) if any non-cash charges referred to in this clause (e) represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future

 

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period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent and (y) the amortization of a prepaid current asset item that was paid in a prior period shall not be included in Non-Cash Charges).

 

Non-Consenting Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.7(b) .

 

Non-Defaulting Lender shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

 

Non-Extension Notice Date ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2(d) .

 

Non-U.S. Lender ” shall mean any Agent or Lender that is not, for United States federal income tax purposes, (a) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (b) a corporation, partnership or entity treated as a corporation or partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, (c) an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source or (d) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust or a trust that has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.

 

Non-U.S. Participant shall mean any Participant that if it were a Lender would qualify as a Non-U.S. Lender.

 

Notes ” shall mean, collectively, the Senior Notes and the Senior Subordinated Notes.

 

Notice of Borrowing ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a) .

 

Notice of Conversion or Continuation ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.6(a) .

 

Obligations ” shall mean all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Credit Party arising under any Credit Document or otherwise with respect to any Revolving Credit Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or under any Secured Cash Management Agreement, Secured Hedge Agreement or Existing Secured Letter of Credit, in each case, entered into with the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Credit Parties under the Credit Documents (and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Credit Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorney costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Credit Party under any Credit Document.

 

Other Taxes shall mean any and all present or future stamp, registration, documentary or any other excise, property or similar taxes (including interest, fines, penalties, additions to tax and related expenses with regard thereto) arising from any payment made or required to be made under this Agreement or any other Credit Document or from the execution or delivery of, registration or enforcement of, consummation or administration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

 

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Overnight Rate shall mean, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in such Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent in the applicable offshore interbank market for such Alternative Currency to major banks in such interbank market.

 

Participant ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(c) .

 

Participating Member State shall mean each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

 

Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.18 .

 

PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

 

Pension Act ” shall mean the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as it presently exists or as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Perfection Certificate shall mean a certificate of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Permitted Acquisition ” shall mean the acquisition, by merger or otherwise, by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of assets or Stock or Stock Equivalents, so long as (a) such acquisition and all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable law; (b) such acquisition shall result in the issuer of such Stock or Stock Equivalents becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and a Subsidiary Guarantor, to the extent required by Section 9.11 ; (c) such acquisition shall result in the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Lenders, being granted a security interest in any Stock, Stock Equivalent or any assets so acquired, to the extent required by Sections 9.11 , 9.12 and/or 9.14 ; (d) each Person (or, as applicable, the assets) so acquired shall be in (or with respect to assets, useful for engaging in) the same or generally related line of business as conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date; (e) both immediately before and after giving effect to such acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (f) the aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of all Investments funded or financed in any Persons that do not become Guarantors in connection with all such acquisitions following the Closing Date in reliance on Section 10.5(h) shall not exceed $2,500,000,000 (it being understood that additional Investments in Persons that are not Credit Parties may be made in connection with Permitted Acquisitions in reliance on any exception in Section 10.5 other than clause (h) thereof); and (g) the Borrower shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition (including without limitation any Indebtedness assumed or permitted to exist or incurred pursuant to Sections 10.1(j) and 10.1(k) , respectively, and any related Pro Forma Adjustment), with the covenant set forth in Section 10.10 , or the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio shall be no higher after giving effect to such acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition (including without limitation any Indebtedness assumed or permitted to exist or incurred pursuant to Sections 10.1(j) and 10.1(k) , respectively, and any related Pro Forma Adjustment).

 

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Permitted Additional Debt shall mean unsecured Indebtedness, issued by the Borrower or a Guarantor, (a) the terms of which (i) do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligation prior to the Final Maturity Date (other than customary offers to purchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default) and (ii) to the extent the same are subordinated, provide for customary subordination to the Obligations under the Credit Documents, (b) the covenants, events of default, guarantees and other terms of which (other than interest rate and redemption premiums), taken as a whole, are not more restrictive to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than those herein (or to the extent such Permitted Additional Debt constitutes refinancing Indebtedness of the (x) Senior Subordinated Notes, those applicable to the Senior Subordinated Notes being so refinanced or (y) the Senior Notes, those applicable to the Senior Notes being refinanced); provided that a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower is delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees) and (c) of which no Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Guarantor or any guarantor of the Indebtedness being refinanced by such Permitted Additional Debt, if applicable) is an obligor.

 

Permitted Holders shall mean the Sponsor, the Management Investors, the Initial Investors and each Person to whom any Initial Investor transfers Stock or Stock Equivalents of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof in connection with the primary equity syndication following the Closing Date.

 

Permitted Investments ” shall mean:

 

(a)            securities issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in each case having maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(b)            securities issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having an investment grade rating generally obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, then from another nationally recognized rating service);

 

(c)            commercial paper maturing no more than 12 months after the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);

 

(d)            domestic and LIBOR certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing no more than two years after the date of acquisition thereof issued by any Lender or any other bank having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 in the case of domestic banks and $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof) in the case of foreign banks;

 

(e)            repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 90 days for underlying securities of the type described in clauses (a) , (b) and (d) above entered into with any bank meeting

 

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the qualifications specified in clause (d) above or securities dealers of recognized national standing;

 

(f)             marketable short-term money market and similar funds (x) either having assets in excess of $500,000,000 or (y) having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);

 

(g)            shares of investment companies that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and substantially all the investments of which are one or more of the types of securities described in clauses (a) through (f) above;

 

(h)            in the case of Investments by any Restricted Foreign Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States of America, other customarily utilized high-quality Investments in the country where such Restricted Foreign Subsidiary is located or in which such Investment is made; and

 

(i)             Investments of assets made pursuant to any non-qualified deferred compensation plan sponsored by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Permitted Liens shall mean:

 

(a)            Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established to the extent required by and in accordance with GAAP;

 

(b)            Liens in respect of property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, in each case so long as such Liens arise in the ordinary course of business and do not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)            Liens arising from judgments or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 11.11 ;

 

(d)            Liens incurred or deposits made in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or otherwise constituting Investments permitted by Section 10.5 ;

 

(e)            ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;

 

(f)             easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(g)            any interest or title of a lessor or secured by a lessor’s interest under any lease permitted by this Agreement;

 

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(h)            Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

(i)             Liens on goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit to the extent permitted under Section 10.1 ;

 

(j)             leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(k)            Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or similar filings made in respect of operating leases entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(l)             Liens created in the ordinary course of business in favor of banks and other financial institutions over credit balances of any bank accounts of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries held at such banks or financial institutions, as the case may be, to facilitate the operation of cash pooling and/or interest set-off arrangements in respect of such bank accounts in the ordinary course of business;

 

(m)           Settlement Liens;

 

(n)            Liens on accounts receivable and related assets incurred in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing; and

 

(o)            any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Permitted Receivables Financing ” shall mean any customary accounts receivable financing facility (including customary back-to-back intercompany arrangements in respect thereof) to the extent that (a) the maturity date is no earlier than the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; (b) any collateral securing the obligations of the obligors thereunder shall be pledged to the Secured Parties on a second priority basis to secure the Obligations pursuant to intercreditor arrangement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (c) the remaining terms applicable to such financing facility must be customary for financings of such type and (d) (i) the proceeds of all Indebtedness incurred under such facility must be applied to the prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 5.2 or (ii) the Revolving Credit Commitments are reduced by an amount equal to such facility.

 

Permitted Sale Leaseback ” shall mean any Sale Leaseback consummated by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date, provided that any such Sale Leaseback not between (a) a Credit Party and another Credit Party or (b) a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party to another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party is consummated for fair value as determined at the time of consummation in good faith by (i) the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary and, in the case of any Sale Leaseback (or series of related Sales Leasebacks) the aggregate proceeds of which exceed $100,000,000, (ii) the board of directors of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary (which such determination may take into account any retained interest or other Investment of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, and any other material economic terms of, such Sale Leaseback).

 

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Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise or any Governmental Authority.

 

PIK Interest Amount shall (i) mean the aggregate principal amount of all increases in outstanding principal amount of PIK Notes and issuances of additional “PIK Notes” (as defined in the Senior Notes Indenture) in connection with an election by the Borrower to pay interest on the PIK Notes in kind and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all increases in outstanding principal amount of Senior Interim PIK Loans in connection with an election by the Borrower to pay interest on the Senior Interim PIK Loans in kind.

 

Plan shall mean any multiemployer or single-employer plan, as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, that is or was within any of the preceding six plan years maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is or was an obligation to contribute or to make payments to) the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate.

 

Platform shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(b) .

 

Pledge Agreement ” shall mean (a) the Pledge Agreement, entered into by the Credit Parties party thereto and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E , on the Closing Date, and (b) any other pledge agreement with respect to all of the Obligations delivered pursuant to Section 9.12 , in each case, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Post-Acquisition Period shall mean, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, the period beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition is consummated and ending on the last day of the sixth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately following the date on which such Permitted Acquisition is consummated.

 

Prepayment Event ” shall mean any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event, Casualty Event or any Permitted Sale Leaseback.

 

Prime Rate shall mean the “prime rate” referred to in the definition of “ABR.”

 

Pro Forma Adjustment shall mean, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a) actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and factually supportable cost savings or (b) any additional costs incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (i) at the election of the Borrower, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined for any Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the aggregate consideration paid in connection with such acquisition was less than $5,000,000 and (ii) so long as such actions are taken during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, it may be assumed, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, that the applicable amount of such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or the applicable amount of such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period; provided further that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such

 

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Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, for such Test Period.

 

Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate ” shall mean any certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(h) or Section 9.1(d) .

 

Pro Forma Basis ”, “ Pro Forma Compliance and “ Pro Forma Effect ” shall mean, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant hereunder, that (A) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (B) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test or covenant:  (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i) in the case of a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all Stock in any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction”, shall be included, (b) any retirement of Indebtedness and (c) any incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith (it being agreed that if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination); provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A) above (but without duplication thereof), the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) factually supportable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment.

 

Pro Forma Entity ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Acquired EBITDA.”

 

Qualified Equity Interest ” shall mean any Stock or Stock Equivalent that does not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest.

 

Real Estate shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1(f) .

 

Receivables Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary established in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing that is not permitted by the terms of such Permitted Receivables Financing to guarantee the Obligations.

 

Refinanced Term Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.1 .

 

Register ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(b)(iv) .

 

Regulation T shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

 

Regulation U ” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

 

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Regulation X shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

 

Reimbursement Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(a) .

 

Reinvestment Period shall mean 15 months following the date of receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Casualty Event or Permitted Sale Leaseback.

 

Rejection Notice ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(h) .

 

Related Parties shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and any Person that possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.

 

Repaid Tranche B-2 Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(a)(i)(B) .

 

Repaid Tranche B-3 Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.1(b) .

 

Repayment Amount shall mean the Initial Term Loan Repayment Amount, the Delayed Draw Repayment Amount, the Euro Tranche Repayment Amount or a New Term Loan Repayment Amount with respect to any Series, as applicable.

 

Replacement Term Loans shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.1 .

 

Reportable Event ” shall mean an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, other than any event as to which the thirty day notice period has been waived.

 

Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the sum of (a) the Adjusted Total Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment at such date and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loans (excluding Delayed Draw Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date.

 

Required Euro Tranche Term Loan Lenders shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a Dollar Equivalent of a majority of the sum of (a) the Adjusted Total Euro Tranche Term Loan Commitment at such date and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Euro Tranche Term Loans (excluding Euro Tranche Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date.

 

Required Initial Term Loan Lenders shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the sum of (a) the Adjusted Total Initial Term Loan Commitment at such date and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term Loans (excluding Initial Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date.

 

Required Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Lenders ” shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the sum of (a) the Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitments at such date (excluding Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitments held by Defaulting Lenders) and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loans (excluding Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date.

 

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Required Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Lenders ” shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the sum of (a) the Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitments at such date (excluding Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitments held by Defaulting Lenders) and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loans (excluding Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date.

 

Required Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Lenders ” shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the sum of (a) the Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitments at such date (excluding Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan Commitments held by Defaulting Lenders) and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loans (excluding Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date.

 

Required Lenders shall mean, at any date, (a) Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of (i) the Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such date, (ii) the Adjusted Total Term Loan Commitment at such date and (iii) the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (excluding Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date or (b) if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the Total Term Loan Commitment have been terminated or for the purposes of acceleration pursuant to Section 11 , Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the Dollar Equivalent of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure (excluding the Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure of Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate at such date.

 

Required Revolving Credit Lenders shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders holding a majority of the Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such date (or, if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated at such time, a majority of the Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding Revolving Credit Exposure of Defaulting Lenders) at such time).

 

Requirement of Law ” shall mean, as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or assets or to which such Person or any of its property or assets is subject.

 

Restricted Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Retained Declined Proceeds shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(h) .

 

Revaluation Date ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan or Swingline Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Revolving Credit Loan or Swingline Loan, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to Section 2.6 , and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Revolving Credit Lenders or Swingline Lender shall require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following:  (i) each date of issuance of any such Letter of Credit, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof, (iii) each date of any payment by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit, and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the Letter of Credit Issuer shall determine or the Required Revolving Credit Lenders shall require.

 

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Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean, (a) with respect to each Lender that is a Lender on the date hereof, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(c) as such Lender’s “Revolving Credit Commitment” and (b) in the case of any Lender that becomes a Lender after the date hereof, the amount specified as such Lender’s “Revolving Credit Commitment” in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender assumed a portion of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case of the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to terms hereof. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment as of the Closing Date is $2,000,000,000.

 

Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage shall mean at any time, for each Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time by (b) the amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, provided that at any time when the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall have been terminated, each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure at such time by (b) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders at such time.

 

Revolving Credit Exposure shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount of the principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure at such time and (c) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans at such time.

 

Revolving Credit Facility shall mean the Credit Facility consisting of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the extensions of credit thereunder.

 

Revolving Credit Lender shall mean, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time.

 

Revolving Credit Loans shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(b) .

 

Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall mean September 24, 2013, or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day.

 

Revolving Credit Termination Date shall mean the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have terminated, no Revolving Credit Loans shall be outstanding and the Letters of Credit Outstanding shall have been reduced to zero or Cash Collateralized.

 

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.

 

Sale Leaseback ” shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (a) sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of any property, real or personal, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and (b) as part of such transaction, thereafter rents or leases such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold, transferred or disposed.

 

Scheduled Dispositions ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.4(k) .

 

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

 

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Section 9.1 Financials ” shall mean the financial statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(a) or (b) together with the accompanying officer’s certificate delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(d) .

 

Secured Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any Cash Management Bank.

 

Secured Hedge Agreement ” shall mean any Hedge Agreement that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank; provided that in the case of a Hedge Bank that is considered a Hedge Bank solely as a result of the operation of clause (b) of the definition thereof, the only Hedge Agreements with such Hedge Bank that shall be considered Secured Hedge Agreements are those set forth on Schedule 1.1(i) except as such Hedge Bank may otherwise be considered a Hedge Bank after the Closing Date in accordance with clause (a) of the definition thereof.

 

Secured Parties ” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and each Lender, in each case with respect to the Credit Facilities, each Existing Secured Letter of Credit Issuer that is an issuer of any Existing Secured Letter of Credit, each Hedge Bank that is party to any Secured Hedge Agreement with the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary, each Cash Management Bank that is party to a Secured Cash Management Agreement with the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary and each sub-agent pursuant to Section 12 appointed by the Administrative Agent with respect to matters relating to the Credit Facilities or the Collateral Agent with respect to matters relating to any Security Document.

 

Securitization ” shall