Exhibit 10.1
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 4,
2008
by and among
PROGRESSIVE GAMING INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION,
as Borrower
THE SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER
PARTY HERETO
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME
PARTY HERETO
and
PRIVATE EQUITY MANAGEMENT GROUP
FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
as Administrative
Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS
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1
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Section 1.01
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Definitions
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Section 1.02
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Terms Generally
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Section 1.03
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Accounting and Other Terms
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32
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Section 1.04
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Time References
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ARTICLE II THE LOANS
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Section 2.01
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Revolving Credit Commitments
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Section 2.02
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Term Commitments
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Section 2.03
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Making the Loans
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Section 2.04
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Repayment of the Loans; Evidence of
Debt
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Section 2.05
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Interest
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Section 2.06
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Reduction of Commitments; Prepayment of
Loans
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Section 2.07
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Fees
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Section 2.08
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Taxes
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Section 2.09
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Extension of Term Maturity Date
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ARTICLE III FEES, PAYMENTS AND OTHER
COMPENSATION
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Section 3.01
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Audit and Collateral Monitoring Fees
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Section 3.02
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Payments; Computations and
Statements
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Section 3.03
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Sharing of Payments, Etc.
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Section 3.04
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Apportionment of Payments
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Section 3.05
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Increased Costs and Reduced Return
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ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS TO THE LOANS
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Section 4.01
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Conditions Precedent
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Section 4.02
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Conditions Precedent to Loans
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51
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Section 4.03
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Conditions Subsequent to the Effectiveness of
this Agreement
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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Section 5.01
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Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF THE LOAN
PARTIES
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Section 6.01
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Affirmative Covenants
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Section 6.02
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Negative Covenants
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Section 6.03
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Financial Covenants
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ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT, COLLECTION AND STATUS
OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER COLLATERAL
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Section 7.01
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Collection of Accounts Receivable; Management
of Collateral
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Section 7.02
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Collateral Custodian
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ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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Section 8.01
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Events of Default
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Section 8.02
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Gaming Laws
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ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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Section 9.01
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Appointment
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Section 9.02
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Nature of Duties
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Section 9.03
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Rights, Exculpation, Etc.
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Section 9.04
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Reliance
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Section 9.05
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Indemnification
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105
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Section 9.06
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Administrative Agent Individually
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105
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Section 9.07
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Successor Agent
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105
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Section 9.08
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Collateral Matters
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106
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Section 9.09
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Agency for Perfection
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ARTICLE X GUARANTY
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Section 10.01
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Guaranty
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Section 10.02
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Guaranty Absolute
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Section 10.03
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Waiver
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110
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Section 10.04
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Continuing Guaranty; Assignments
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Section 10.05
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Subrogation
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111
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Section 10.06
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Subordination
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Section 10.07
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Stay of Acceleration
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Section 10.08
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Condition of Borrower
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 11.01
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Notices, Etc.
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Section 11.02
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Amendments, Etc.
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113
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Section 11.03
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No Waiver; Remedies, Etc.
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Section 11.04
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Expenses; Taxes; Attorneys’
Fees
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Section 11.05
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Right of Set-off
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Section 11.06
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Severability
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Section 11.07
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Assignments and Participations
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Section 11.08
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Counterparts
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119
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Section 11.09
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GOVERNING LAW
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Section 11.10
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CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND
VENUE
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Section 11.11
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC.
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120
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Section 11.12
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Consent by Administrative Agent and
Lenders
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121
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Section 11.13
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No Party Deemed Drafter
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Section 11.14
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Reinstatement; Certain Payments
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121
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Section 11.15
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Indemnification
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Section 11.16
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Records
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Section 11.17
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Binding Effect
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Section 11.18
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Interest
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Section 11.19
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Confidentiality
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Section 11.20
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Section Headings
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Section 11.21
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Integration
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Section 11.22
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USA PATRIOT Act
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SCHEDULES
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1.01
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Commitments
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Disclosure
Schedule
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EXHIBITS
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A
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Assignment and
Acceptance
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B
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Borrowing Base
Certificate
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C
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Notice of
Borrowing
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D
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Compliance
Certificate
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E
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Warrant
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F
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Common Stock
and Warrant Purchase Agreement
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IGT
Subordination Agreement
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Credit Agreement, dated as of
August 4, 2008, is made by and among PROGRESSIVE GAMING
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION , a Nevada corporation (the “
Borrower ”), each subsidiary of the Borrower listed as
a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto (together
with each other Person which guarantees, pursuant to
Section 6.01(b) of this Agreement or otherwise, all or any
part of the Obligations, each a “ Guarantor ”
and collectively, jointly and severally, the “
Guarantors ”), the lenders from time to time party
hereto (each a “ Lender ” and collectively, the
“ Lenders ”), and PRIVATE EQUITY MANAGEMENT
GROUP FINANCIAL CORPORATION , a California corporation, as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together
with any successor administrative agent, the “
Administrative Agent ”).
In consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN
TERMS
Section 1.01 Definitions. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings indicated below, such meanings to be applicable
equally to both the singular and plural forms of such
terms:
“ Account Debtor
” means any Person who is or who may become obligated under,
with respect to, or on account of, an Account Receivable, chattel
paper, or a general intangible.
“ Account Receivable
” means, with respect to any Person, all of such
Person’s now owned or hereafter acquired right, title, and
interest with respect to “accounts” (as that term is
defined in Article 9 of the Code), including without limitation,
accounts, accounts receivables, monies due or to become due and
obligations in any form (whether arising in connection with
contracts, contract rights, “instruments,”
“general intangibles” or “chattel paper”
(as such quoted terms are defined in Article 9 of the Code)), in
each case whether arising out of goods sold or services rendered or
from any other transaction and whether or not earned by
performance, now or hereafter in existence, and any and all
“supporting obligations” (as that term is defined in
the Code) in respect thereof.
“ Acquisition ”
means (a) any Stock Acquisition, or (b) any Asset
Acquisition.
“ Action ” has
the meaning specified therefor in Section 11.12.
“ additional amount
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.08(a).
“ Adjusted Consolidated
EBITDA ” means, for any Measurement Period, Consolidated
Net Income of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for that period
plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in
calculating such Consolidated Net Income (but without
duplication):
(i) Consolidated Interest
Charges,
(ii) the provision for Federal,
state, local and foreign income taxes payable,
(iii) depreciation and amortization
expense,
(iv) other non-recurring expenses
reducing such Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash
item in such period or any future period,
(v) to the extent actually paid
during such period, fees and expenses related to the consummation
of the transactions contemplated to be closed on the Initial
Funding Date under this Agreement, in each case of or by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period,
and
(vi) non-cash employee and
supplier/contractor compensation (including non-cash stock
compensation expense recorded pursuant to FASB 123R);
and
minus (b) the following to the extent not
deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (but without
duplication):
(i) Federal, state, local and
foreign income tax credits, in each case of or received by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement
Period,
(ii) all non-cash items increasing
Consolidated Net Income, in each case of or by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period, and
(iii) royalties, licensing fees and
other payments made for the use of intellectual property paid by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the Measurement Period, to
the extent capitalized.
“ Administrative Agent
” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble
hereto.
“ Administrative Agent
Advances ” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 9.08(a).
“ Administrative
Agent’s Account ” means an account at a bank
designated by Administrative Agent from time to time as the account
into which the Borrower shall make all payments to Administrative
Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For
purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person
means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (i) vote
15% or more of the Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for
the election of directors of such Person or (ii) direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no
event shall Administrative Agent or any Lender be considered an
“Affiliate” of any Loan Party or any of their
respective Affiliates.
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“ After Acquired
Property ” means any fee interest in real property
acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the
Effective Date with a Current Value in excess of
$100,000.
“ Agreement ”
means this Credit Agreement, including all amendments,
modifications and supplements and any exhibits or schedules to any
of the foregoing, and shall refer to the Agreement as the same may
be in effect at the time such reference becomes
operative.
“ Applicable Prepayment
Premium ” means, with respect to any reduction of the
Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to clauses (i) or
(ii) of Section 2.06(a), or the prepayment of all or any
part of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(ii) (or any
other optional prepayment of all or any part of the Term Loans),
Section 2.06(c)(iii) or Section 2.06(c)(iv):
(a) at any time on or prior to
the first anniversary of the Initial Funding Date, an amount equal
to 4.00% times the principal amount of such reduction or
prepayment;
(b) at any time after the first
anniversary of the Initial Funding Date but on or prior to the
second anniversary of the Initial Funding Date, an amount equal to
1.00% times the principal amount of such reduction or prepayment;
and
(c) at any time after the
second anniversary of the Initial Funding Date, 0.00%.
“ Asset Acquisition
” means any purchase or other acquisition by the Borrower or
any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of
the assets of any other Person.
“ Assignment and
Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance entered
into by an assigning Lender and an assignee, and accepted by
Administrative Agent, in accordance with Section 11.07 hereof
and substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto or such
other form acceptable to Administrative Agent.
“ Authorized Officer
” means, with respect to any Person, the chief executive
officer, chief financial officer, president, or executive vice
president of such Person.
“ Availability ”
means, at any time, the difference between (i) the lesser of
(A) the Borrowing Base, and (B) the Total Revolving
Credit Commitment, and (ii) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of all Revolving Loans.
“ Bankruptcy Code
” means the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C.
§ 101, et seq .), as amended, and any successor
statute.
“ Blocked Account
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 7.01(a).
“ Blocked Account
Agreement ” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 7.01(a).
“ Blocked Account Bank
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 7.01(a).
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“ Board ” means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States.
“ Borrower ” has
the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.
“ Borrower Security
Agreement ” means the Security Agreement dated as of the
Initial Funding Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Administrative Agent, made by Borrower in favor of
Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders,
securing the Obligations and delivered to Administrative Agent on
the Initial Funding Date, together with any amendments,
supplements, restatements or modifications thereto.
“ Borrowing Base
” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of
(i) 85% of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts Receivable at
such time, less (ii) the amount of any Dilution
Reserve, less (iii) the aggregate amount, if any, of
all trade payables of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries aged for
more than the lesser of (x) 60 days after the due date of such
payables or (y) 90 days after the invoice date of such
payables, less (iv) such reserves as Administrative
Agent may deem appropriate in the exercise of its business
judgment.
“ Borrowing Base
Certificate ” means a certificate signed by an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower and setting forth the calculation of the
Borrowing Base in compliance with Section 6.01(a)(vi),
substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“ Business Day ”
means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which
banks are authorized or required to close in the State of New
York.
“ Capital Expenditures
” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the
aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries
during such period that in accordance with GAAP are or should be
included in “property, plant and equipment” or in a
similar fixed asset account on its balance sheet, whether such
expenditures are paid in cash or financed and including all
Capitalized Lease Obligations paid or payable during such period,
but excluding royalties and licensing fees paid by such Person and
its Subsidiaries.
“ Capital Stock ”
means (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation,
any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents
(however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock,
and (ii) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation,
any and all partnership, membership, member’s or other equity
interests of such Person.
“ Capitalized Lease
” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of real or
personal property by such Person as lessee which is
(i) required under GAAP to be capitalized on the balance sheet
of such Person or (ii) a transaction of a type commonly known
as a “synthetic lease” ( i.e. , a lease
transaction that is treated as an operating lease for accounting
purposes but with respect to which payments of rent are intended to
be treated as payments of principal and interest on a loan for
Federal income tax purposes).
“ Capitalized Lease
Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person,
obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries under Capitalized
Leases, and, for purposes hereof, the amount of any such obligation
shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance
with GAAP or in the case of a “synthetic lease”
determined as if such obligation were required to be capitalized in
accordance with GAAP.
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“ Cash and Cash
Equivalents ” means all cash, deposit or securities
account balances, certificates of deposit or other financial
instruments properly classified as cash or cash equivalents under
GAAP.
“ CFC ” means a
controlled foreign corporation (as that term is defined in the
IRC).
“ Change in Law ”
has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 3.05(a).
“ Change of Control
” means each occurrence of any of the following:
(i) the acquisition, directly or
indirectly, by any person or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), of beneficial ownership
of more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding voting power of the
Capital Stock of the Borrower;
(ii) the Borrower ceases to own and
control, directly or indirectly, 100% of the shares of the Capital
Stock of Borrower’s Subsidiaries, unless otherwise permitted
hereunder;
(iii) at any time that the majority
of the members of the board of directors of the Borrower do not
constitute Continuing Directors; or
(iv) (A) the Borrower
consolidates with or merges into another entity or conveys,
transfers or leases all or substantially all of its property and
assets to any Person, or (B) any entity consolidates with or
merges into the Borrower, which in either event (A) or
(B) is pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding
voting Capital Stock of the Borrower is reclassified or changed
into or exchanged for cash, securities or other
property.
“ Code ” means
the New York Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to
time; provided , however , that in the event that, by
reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the
attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies with respect to
Administrative Agent’s Liens on any Collateral is governed by
the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a
jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term
“Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as
enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for
purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment,
perfection, priority, or remedies.
“ Collateral ”
means all of the property and assets and all interests therein and
proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Person upon
which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted by such Person
as security for all or any part of the Obligations.
“ Commitment ”
means a Revolving Credit Commitment or a Term Commitment, as the
context may require.
“ Common Stock and Warrant
Purchase Agreement ” means the Common Stock and Warrant
Purchase Agreement dated as of the Initial Funding Date, in
substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit F,
together with any amendments, supplements, restatements or
modifications thereto.
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“ Consolidated Interest
Charges ” means, for any Measurement Period, the sum of
cash paid or payable for (a) all interest, premium payments,
debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection
with (i) borrowed money (including capitalized interest) and
(ii) in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets,
in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with
GAAP, (b) all interest paid or payable with respect to
discontinued operations and (c) the portion of rent expense
under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance
with GAAP, in each case, of or by Borrower and its Subsidiaries on
a consolidated basis.
“ Consolidated Net
Income ” means, for any Measurement Period, the net
income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis for that period; provided that
Consolidated Net Income shall exclude (a) extraordinary gains
and extraordinary losses, (b) any income (or loss) of any
Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary, except that the
Borrower’s equity in the net income of any such Person shall
be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount
of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to
Borrower or a Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (and
in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Subsidiary,
such Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such
amount to Borrower), (c) restructuring charges, and
(d) interest that is paid-in-kind.
“ Consolidated Tangible Net
Worth ” means, as of any date of determination, for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis,
Shareholders’ Equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on
that date minus the Intangible Assets of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on that date.
“ Contingent Obligation
” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such
Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness,
leases, dividends or other obligations (“primary
obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary
obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly,
including (i) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement
(other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with
recourse by such Person of the obligation of a primary obligor,
(ii) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments,
if required, regardless of nonperformance by any other party or
parties to an agreement, (iii) any obligation of such Person,
whether or not contingent, (A) to purchase any such primary
obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security
therefor, (B) to advance or supply funds (1) for the
purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to
maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor
or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary
obligor, (C) to purchase property, assets, securities or
services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any
such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to
make payment of such primary obligation or (D) otherwise to
assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation
against loss in respect thereof; provided , however ,
that the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include
any product warranties extended in the ordinary course of business.
The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an
amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary
obligation with respect to which such Contingent Obligation is made
(or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for
which such Person may
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be liable pursuant to the terms of the
instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated
or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability with
respect thereto (assuming such Person is required to perform
thereunder), as determined by such Person in good faith.
“ Continuing Director
” means (a) any member of the board of directors of the
Borrower who was a director (or comparable manager) of the Borrower
on the Effective Date, and (b) any individual who becomes a
member of the board of the directors of the Borrower after the
Effective Date if such individual was appointed or nominated for
election to the board of the directors of the Borrower by a
majority of the Continuing Directors then in office, but excluding
any such individual originally proposed for election in opposition
to the board of directors in office at the Effective Date in an
actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of
the directors (or comparable managers) of the Borrower and whose
initial assumption of office resulted from such contest or the
settlement thereof.
“ Current Value ”
has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 6.01(n).
“ Default ” means
an event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or
both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“ Dilution ”
means, as of any date of determination, a percentage, based upon
the experience of the immediately prior 90 days, that is the result
of dividing the Dollar amount of (a) bad debt write-downs,
discounts, advertising allowances, credits, or other dilutive items
with respect to the Loan Parties’ Account Receivables during
such period, by (b) the Loan Parties’ billings with
respect to Account Receivables during such period (excluding
extraordinary items).
“ Dilution Reserve
” means, as of any date of determination, an amount
sufficient to reduce the advance rate against Eligible Accounts
Receivable by one percentage point for each percentage point by
which Dilution is in excess of 5%.
“ Disclosure Schedule
” shall mean the Disclosure Schedule dated the Effective Date
and delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and which schedule shall be updated on or before the
Initial Funding Date pursuant to Section 4.02(d)(xxiii), which
schedule and which update to such schedule must be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole and
absolute discretion.
“ Disposition ”
means any transaction, or series of related transactions, pursuant
to which any Person or any of its Subsidiaries sells, assigns,
transfers or otherwise disposes of any property or assets (whether
now owned or hereafter acquired) to any other Person, in each case,
whether or not the consideration therefor consists of cash,
securities or other assets owned by the acquiring Person. For the
avoidance of doubt, the sale and/or licensing of the assets
described in the IGT Asset Purchase Agreement shall constitute a
“Disposition” and the sale or issuance of Capital Stock
of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries shall not constitute a
“Disposition.”
“ Dollar ,”
“ Dollars ” and the symbol “ $
” each means lawful money of the United States of
America.
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“ Domestic Subsidiary
” means any Subsidiary of any Person that is not a
CFC.
“ Effective Date
” means the date on which all of the conditions precedent set
forth in Section 4.01 are first satisfied or
waived.
“ Eligible Accounts
Receivable ” means the Accounts Receivable of any Loan
Party which are, and at all times continue to be, acceptable to
Administrative Agent in the exercise of its reasonable business
judgment. Without limitation on the discretion of the
Administrative Agent, an Account Receivable may, in the sole and
absolute discretion of Administrative Agent, be deemed to be
eligible if:
(i) delivery of the merchandise
or the rendition of the services has been completed with respect to
such Account Receivable and the Account Receivable has not resulted
from a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are
sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on
approval, a bill and hold, or any other terms by reason of which
the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional;
(ii) no return, rejection,
repossession or dispute has occurred with respect to such Account
Receivable, the Account Debtor has not asserted any setoff, defense
or counterclaim with respect to such Account Receivable, and there
has not occurred any extension of the time for payment with respect
to such Account Receivable without the consent of Administrative
Agent, provided that, in the case of any dispute, setoff, defense
or counterclaim with respect to an Account Receivable, the portion
of such Account Receivable not subject to such dispute, setoff,
defense or counterclaim will not be ineligible solely by reason of
this clause (ii);
(iii) such Account Receivable
is lawfully owned by a Loan Party, subject to a perfected Lien in
favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the
Lenders and free and clear of any other Lien (other than Liens
securing the IGT Subordinated Debt and Liens permitted pursuant to
clauses (ii) or (x) of the definition of Permitted Liens)
and otherwise continues to be in full conformity with all
representations and warranties made by such Loan Party to
Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto in the
Loan Documents; (iv) such Account Receivable is
unconditionally payable in Dollars (or in the case of Eligible
Canadian Accounts, Canadian dollars) within 30 days from the
invoice date and is not evidenced by a promissory note, chattel
paper or any other instrument or other document; provided, however
that in the case of contract receivable customers, such Account
Receivables may be due in installments over a period not to exceed
one year;
(iv) (x) no more than 60 days
have elapsed from the invoice due date or installment payment due
date and (y) no more than 120 days have elapsed from the
invoice date with respect to such Account Receivable, except with
respect to contract receivable customers;
(v) such Account Receivable is
not due from an Affiliate of a Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(vi) such Account Receivable
does not constitute an obligation of the United States, Canada or
any other Governmental Authority (unless all steps required by
Administrative Agent in connection therewith, including notice to
the United States Government under the Federal Assignment of Claims
Act or any action under any Canadian or state statute comparable to
the
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Federal Assignment of Claims Act,
have been duly taken in a manner satisfactory to Administrative
Agent), including without limitation the obligation of a Native
American tribal government or an agency or instrumentality thereof,
to the extent that the aggregate Accounts Receivable owed to the
Loan Parties by Native American tribal governments, their agencies
and instrumentalities, are in excess of $750,000;
(vii) the Account Debtor (or
the applicable office of the Account Debtor) with respect to such
Account Receivable is located in the continental United States or
if such Account Debtor (or the applicable office of such Account
Debtor) is not located in the continental United States,
(A) such Account Receivable is an Eligible Canadian Account or
(B) such Account Receivable is supported by an irrevocable
letter of credit satisfactory to Administrative Agent that has been
delivered to Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by
Administrative Agent, or is covered by credit insurance
satisfactory to Administrative Agent or (C) such Account
Receivable is an Eligible Other Foreign Account provided
that the aggregate amount of Eligible Other Foreign Accounts
eligible under this clause shall not at any time exceed
$750,000;
(viii) the Account Debtor with
respect to such Account Receivable is not a vendor to, supplier to,
licensor to or creditor of a Loan Party; provided, however, that in
the event that an Account Debtor is a vendor to, supplier to,
licensor to or creditor of a Loan Party such Account Receivable
will be eligible under this clause if the Account Debtor has
executed a non-offset letter reasonably satisfactory to
Administrative Agent; provided further, however, that if such an
Account Debtor has not executed a non-offset agreement,
Administrative Agent, in its discretion, may include as eligible
the net amount due from such Account Debtor to such Loan
Party;
(ix) not more than 50% of the
aggregate amount of all Accounts Receivable of the Account Debtor
with respect to such Account Receivable have (A) except for
contracts receivable customers, remained unpaid more than 60 days
past the invoice due date or more than 120 days past the invoice
date, and (B) in the case of contracts receivable customers,
remained unpaid for more than 60 days past the installment payment
due date;
(x) the Account Debtor with
respect to such Account Receivable (A) has not filed a
petition for bankruptcy or any other relief under the Bankruptcy
Code or any other law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or relief of debtors, made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors, had filed against it any petition or other
application for relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any such other
law, (B) has not failed, suspended business operations, or
called a meeting of its creditors for the purpose of obtaining any
financial concession or accommodation, (C) has not had or
suffered to be appointed a receiver or a trustee for all or a
significant portion of its assets or affairs or (D) in the
case of an Account Debtor who is an individual, is not an employee
of a Loan Party or any of its Affiliates and has not died or been
declared incompetent;
(xi) Administrative Agent is,
and continues to be, satisfied with the credit standing of the
Account Debtor in relation to the amount of credit extended and
Administrative Agent believes, in its discretion, that the prospect
of collection of such Account Receivable is not impaired for any
reason;
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(xii) the Account Receivable
does not represent the right to receive progress payments or other
advance billings that are due prior to the completion of
performance by a Loan Party of the subject contract for goods or
services; and
(xiii) with respect to any Accounts
Receivable acquired by any Loan Party through a Permitted
Acquisition, the Administrative Agent has had a reasonable
opportunity to audit such Accounts Receivable and the
Administrative Agent, in the exercise of its reasonable business
judgment, has found such Accounts Receivable to be
acceptable.
“ Eligible Canadian
Account ” means an Account Receivable as to which such
Account Receivable does not qualify as an Eligible Account
Receivable solely because (i) the Account Debtor with respect
to such Account Receivable maintains its chief executive office in
Canada (other than the Maritime provinces) rather than in the
United States or is organized under the laws of Canada or a
political subdivision thereof (other than the Maritime provinces)
rather than under the laws of the United States or any state
thereof, and (ii) the Account is payable in Canadian dollars;
provided however, that (x) such Account Receivable must be
billed from and collected in the United States and (y) if such
Account Receivable is payable in Canadian dollars, Administrative
Agent may establish reserves with respect to exchange rate
risks.
“ Eligible Other Foreign
Account ” means an Account Receivable as to which such
Account Receivable does not qualify as an Eligible Account
Receivable solely because the Account Debtor with respect to such
Account Receivable maintains its chief executive office in Latin
America, the Caribbean Islands (other than Cuba), or Puerto Rico
rather than in the United States or is organized under the laws of
a country located in Latin America, the Caribbean Islands (other
than Cuba), or Puerto Rico rather than under the laws of the United
States or any state thereof; provided however , that
(x) such Account Receivable must be billed from and collected
in the United States and (y) the governing law of the
transaction giving rise to such Account Receivable is the law of
the United States or any state thereof.
“ Employee Plan ”
means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
covered by Title IV of ERISA and maintained (or that was maintained
at any time during the six (6) calendar years preceding the
date of any borrowing hereunder) for employees of any Loan Party,
any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, or any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates.
“ EndX ” means
EndX Inc. (USA), a Nevada corporation.
“ Environmental Actions
” means any complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive,
order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative
proceeding, judgment, letter or other communication from any
Governmental Authority involving violations of Environmental Laws
or Releases of Hazardous Materials (i) from any assets,
properties or businesses of any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates
or any predecessor in interest; (ii) from adjoining properties
or businesses; or (iii) onto any facilities which received
Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its
Affiliates or any predecessor in interest.
“ Environmental Laws
” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601, et
seq .), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C.
§ 1801, et seq .), the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act
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(42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq
.), the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251,
et seq .), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
§ 7401, et seq .), the Toxic Substances Control
Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq .) and the
Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651,
et seq .), as such laws may be amended or otherwise modified
from time to time, and any other present or future federal, state,
local or foreign statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order,
judgment, decree, permit, license or other binding determination of
any Governmental Authority imposing liability or establishing
standards of conduct for protection of the environment or other
government restrictions relating to the protection of the
environment or the release, emission, deposit, discharge, leaching,
migration or spill of any Hazardous Materials into the
environment.
“ Environmental Liabilities
and Costs ” means all liabilities, monetary obligations,
Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential
damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all
reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and
consultants and costs of investigations and feasibility studies),
fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of
any claim or demand by any Governmental Authority or any third
party, and which relate to the liability or potential liability of
any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates with respect to any
environmental condition or a Release of Hazardous Materials from or
onto (i) any property currently or formerly owned by any Loan
Party or any of its Affiliates or (ii) any property which
received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of
its Affiliates.
“ Environmental Lien
” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for
Environmental Liabilities and Costs.
“ ERISA ” means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,
and any successor statute of similar import, and regulations
thereunder, in each case, as in effect from time to time.
References to sections of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to
any successor sections.
“ ERISA Affiliate
” means, with respect to any Person, any trade or business
(whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of which
such Person is a member and which would be deemed to be a
“controlled group” within the meaning of Sections
414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the IRC.
“ Event of Default
” means any of the events set forth in
Section 8.01.
“ Excess Cash Flow
” means, for any Fiscal Year of the Borrower, the excess (if
any) of (a) Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA for such Fiscal Year
over (b) the sum (for such Fiscal Year) of (i) all
interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and
related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including
capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase
price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in
accordance with GAAP, actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, (ii) scheduled principal repayments, to the
extent actually made, of Term Loans pursuant to
Section 2.04(b), (iii) all income taxes actually paid in
cash by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and
(iv) non-financed Capital Expenditures actually made by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in such fiscal year.
“ Exchange Act ”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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“ Existing Foreign
Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.02(d)(xxiv) of this Agreement.
“ Extraordinary
Receipts ” means any cash received by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business (and not
consisting of proceeds of Dispositions, Indebtedness or the sale or
issuance of Capital Stock of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries),
including (i) foreign, United States, state or local tax
refunds, (ii) pension plan reversions, (iii) proceeds of
insurance (excluding any portion of such proceeds that is for the
reimbursement of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’
out-of-pocket litigation expenses), (iv) judgments, proceeds
of settlements or other consideration of any kind in connection
with any cause of action (but only to the extent such proceeds or
other consideration exceeds the amount of the losses suffered by
the Borrower or its Subsidiaries that are subject of such judgment,
settlement or cause of action), (v) condemnation awards (and
payments in lieu thereof), (vi) indemnity payments (excluding
any portion of such payments that is for the reimbursement of the
Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ out-of-pocket
litigation expenses), and (vii) any purchase price adjustment
received in connection with any purchase agreement and any amounts
received from escrow arrangements in connection with any purchase
agreement.
“ Federal Funds Rate
” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per
annum equal to, for each day during such period, the weighted
average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with
members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds
brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so
published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the
quotations for such day on such transactions received by
Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized
standing selected by it.
“ Fee Letter ”
means the fee letter agreement dated as of the Effective Date among
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“ Final Maturity Date
” means the later of the Revolving Maturity Date or the Term
Maturity Date.
“ Financial Statements
” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended
December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statement of
operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the
Fiscal Year then ended.
“ Fiscal Year ”
means the fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries ending
on December 31st of each year.
“ GAAP ” means
generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to
time in the United States, applied on a consistent basis, provided
that for the purpose of Section 6.03 hereof and the
definitions used therein, “GAAP” shall mean generally
accepted accounting principles in effect on the Effective Date and
consistent with those used in the preparation of the Financial
Statements, provided, further, that if there occurs after the date
of this Agreement any change in GAAP that affects in any respect
the calculation of any covenant contained in Section 6.03
hereof, Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall negotiate in
good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that
relate to the calculation of such covenant
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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 6.03 hereof shall be
calculated as if no such change in GAAP has occurred.
“ Gaming Authorities
” means the United States federal government, any foreign
government, tribal government or any state, county, municipality or
other political subdivision or any agency or other Governmental
Authority thereof that now or hereafter has jurisdiction over all
or any portion of the gaming activities of the Loan Parties or any
of their Affiliates, including, without limitation, the Nevada
Gaming Authorities and the Mississippi Gaming
Authorities.
“ Gaming Laws ”
means any law, statute, ordinance, code, regulation, constitutional
provision, rule, order, directive or other enforcement requirement
now or hereafter in existence of any Gaming Authority.
“ Gaming License
” means any finding of suitability, registration, license,
franchise qualification or other approval or authorization required
of the Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their Affiliates on the
date hereof or hereafter required to own, lease, operate or
otherwise conduct the gaming business of the Loan Parties or any of
their Affiliates, including all licenses granted under any Gaming
Laws.
“ Gaming Subsidiary
” shall mean each of PGIC NV, a Nevada corporation and MGC,
Inc., a Nevada corporation.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means any nation or government, any Federal,
state, city, town, municipality, county, local or other political
subdivision thereof or thereto and any department, commission,
board, bureau, instrumentality, agency or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government.
“ Guaranteed
Obligations ” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 10.01.
“ Guarantor ” and
“ Guarantors ” have the meanings specified
therefor in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ Guarantor Security
Agreement ” means the Security Agreement to be dated as
of the Initial Funding Date, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent, made by Guarantors in favor
of Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders,
securing the Guaranteed Obligations and delivered to Administrative
Agent on the Initial Funding Date, together with any amendments,
supplements, restatements or modifications thereto.
“ Guaranty ”
means (i) the guaranty of each Guarantor party hereto
contained in Article X hereof, and (ii) each other
guaranty made by any other Guarantor in favor of Administrative
Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders pursuant to the
requirements of Section 6.01(b) or otherwise.
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“ Hazardous Materials
” means (a) any element, compound or chemical that is
defined, listed or otherwise classified as a contaminant,
pollutant, toxic pollutant, toxic or hazardous substance, extremely
hazardous substance or chemical, hazardous waste, special waste, or
solid waste under Environmental Laws or that is likely to cause
immediately, or at some future time, harm to or have an adverse
effect on, the environment or risk to human health or safety,
including any pollutant, contaminant, waste, hazardous waste, toxic
substance or dangerous good which is defined or identified in any
Environmental Law and which is present in the environment in such
quantity or state that it contravenes any Environmental Law;
(b) petroleum and its refined products;
(c) polychlorinated biphenyls; (d) any substance
exhibiting a hazardous waste characteristic, including corrosivity,
ignitability, toxicity or reactivity as well as any radioactive or
explosive materials; and (e) any raw materials, building
components (including asbestos-containing materials) and
manufactured products containing hazardous substances listed or
classified as such under Environmental Laws.
“ Hedging Agreement
” means any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity or
equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other
agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations
in interest rates or currency, commodity or equity values
(including any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any
combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any
confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or
arrangement.
“ Highest Lawful Rate
” means, with respect to Administrative Agent or any Lender,
the maximum interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to
time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on
the Obligations under laws applicable to Administrative Agent or
such Lender which are currently in effect or, to the extent allowed
by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect
and which allow a higher maximum non-usurious interest rate than
applicable laws now allow.
“ IGT ” means,
collectively, International Game Technology, a Nevada corporation,
its successors and permitted assigns.
“ IGT Asset Purchase
Agreement ” means that certain Asset Purchase and License
Agreement between Borrower and IGT, a Nevada corporation, delivered
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.02 of this
Agreement, as the same exists on the Initial Funding
Date.
“ IGT Note Purchase
Agreement ” means that certain Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Loan Parties and
IGT, as in effect on the Effective Date, and including only those
amendments, modifications and supplements thereto that are in
compliance with the Subordination Agreement.
“ IGT Notes ”
means the indebtedness evidenced by the Senior Secured Convertible
Notes dated as of the Effective Date in the aggregate principal
amount of $15,000,000, made by Borrower in favor of IGT, and
including only those amendments, modifications and supplements
thereto that are in compliance with the Subordination
Agreement.
“ IGT Subordinated Debt
” means the indebtedness evidenced by the IGT
Notes.
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“ IGT Subordinated Debt
Documents ” means the IGT Note Purchase Agreement, the
IGT Notes, any guaranty, security agreement or mortgage executed by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the IGT
Note Purchase Agreement, the registration rights agreement executed
in connection with the IGT Note Purchase Agreement, the source code
escrow agreement, the blocked account agreements, the control
agreements and any other agreement, instrument and other document
executed and delivered pursuant to the IGT Note Purchase Agreement
or otherwise evidencing or securing the IGT Subordinated Debt or
compensating IGT or any holder of the IGT Subordinated Debt in any
way.
“ IGT Subordination
Agreement ” means the Subordination Agreement dated as of
the Initial Funding Date between Administrative Agent and IGT, and
acknowledged by the Borrower, in substantially the same form as
attached hereto as Exhibit G.
“ Inactive Subsidiary
” means each of Mikohn Holdings and EndX.
“ Indebtedness ”
means, with respect to any Person, without duplication,
(i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;
(ii) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase
price of property or services (other than trade payables or other
accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of such
Person’s business and not outstanding for more than 150 days
after the date such payable was created, or, if outstanding for
more than 150 days after the date such payable was created, not
more than $100,000 in the aggregate); (iii) all obligations of
such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar
instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily made;
(iv) all reimbursement, payment or other obligations and
liabilities of such Person created or arising under any conditional
sales or other title retention agreement with respect to property
used or acquired by such Person, even though the rights and
remedies of the lessor, seller or lender thereunder may be limited
to repossession or sale of such property; (v) all Capitalized
Lease Obligations of such Person; (vi) all obligations and
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person, in respect of
letters of credit, acceptances and similar facilities;
(vii) all obligations and liabilities, calculated on a basis
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and in accordance
with accepted practice, of such Person under Hedging Agreements;
(viii) all Contingent Obligations; (ix) liabilities
incurred under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any plan
(other than a Multiemployer Plan) covered by Title IV of ERISA
and maintained for employees of such Person or any of its ERISA
Affiliates; (x) withdrawal liability incurred under ERISA by
such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan; (xi) all monetary obligations under any
receivables factoring, receivable sales or similar transactions and
all monetary obligations under any synthetic lease, tax
ownership/operating lease, off-balance sheet financing or similar
financing; and (xii) all obligations referred to in clauses
(i) through (xi) of this definition of another Person
secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien
upon property owned by such Person, even though such Person has not
assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness. The
Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any
partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general
partner or joint venturer.
“ Indemnified Matters
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 11.15.
“ Indemnitees ”
has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 11.15.
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“ Indenture ”
means the Indenture, dated as of August 22, 2001, among
Borrower, the Subsidiaries of Borrower signatory thereto, and the
Indenture Trustee.
“ Indenture Documents
” means the Indenture, the Senior Secured Notes, and the
other agreements and documents executed or delivered in connection
therewith, as amended or modified in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof.
“ Indenture Trustee
” means U.S. Bank N.A. (f/k/a Firstar Bank, N.A.), as
trustee.
“ Initial Funding Date
” means the date on which all of the conditions precedent set
forth in Section 4.02 are first satisfied or
waived.
“ Insolvency Proceeding
” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person
under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other
bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of
creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, or
extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking
reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.
“ Intangible Assets
” means assets that are considered to be intangible assets
under GAAP, including customer lists, goodwill, computer software,
copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses,
unamortized deferred charges, unamortized debt discount and
capitalized research and development costs.
“ Inventory ”
means all of each of the Loan Parties’ now owned or hereafter
acquired right, title, and interest with respect to inventory as
defined in the Code.
“ IRC ” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor statute
thereto) and the regulations thereunder.
“ Lease ” means
any lease of real property to which any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party as lessor or lessee.
“ Lender ” and
“ Lenders ” have the meanings specified therefor
in the preamble hereto.
“ Lien ” means
any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise),
security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security or
preferential arrangement of any nature, including any conditional
sale or title retention arrangement, any Capitalized Lease and any
assignment, deposit arrangement or financing lease intended as, or
having the effect of, security.
“ Liquidity ”
means, at any date of determination, Availability plus Qualified
Cash.
“ Loan ” means an
extension of credit by a Lender in the form of a Revolving Loan or
Term Loan.
“ Loan Account ”
means an account maintained hereunder by Administrative Agent on
its books of account at the Payment Office, and with respect to the
Borrower, in which the Borrower will be charged with all Loans made
to, and all other Obligations incurred by, the Borrower.
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“ Loan Document ”
means this Agreement, the IGT Subordination Agreement, any
Guaranty, the Borrower Security Agreement, the Guarantor Security
Agreement, any Mortgage, the Warrant, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, the Fee
Letter, the Source Code Escrow Agreement, the Blocked Account
Agreements, the control agreements with respect to the Loan
Parties’ deposit and investment accounts, and any other
agreement, instrument, and other document executed and delivered
pursuant hereto or thereto or otherwise evidencing or securing the
Loans or any other Obligation.
“ Loan Party ”
means the Borrower or any Guarantor.
“ Lockbox Agreement
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 7.01(a).
“ Lockbox Processor
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 7.01(a).
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means any change or event that has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
(i) the operations, business, assets, properties, or financial
condition of (A) any Loan Party (other than the Inactive
Subsidiaries), (B) any Subsidiary of any Loan Party that holds
a Gaming License or otherwise has assets, revenues, operations or
businesses that are material to any Loan Party, (C) the Loan
Parties taken as a whole or (D) the Loan Parties and their
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of any Loan
Party to perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document to
which it is a party, (iii) the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or
(iv) the rights and remedies of Administrative Agent or any
Lender under any Loan Document.
“ Material Contract
” means, with respect to the Loan Parties and or any of their
Subsidiaries, each contract or agreement filed with the SEC as an
exhibit to the Borrower’s periodic reports under the Exchange
Act or required to be so filed pursuant to the rules and
regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act or that is otherwise material to operations or business of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“ Measurement Period
” means, (a) as of September 30, 2008, the three
month period then ended, (b) as of December 31, 2008, the
six month period then ended, (C) as of March 31, 2009,
the nine month period then ended, and (d) as of June 30,
2009 and that last day of each subsequent fiscal quarter, the most
recently completed four fiscal quarters of the Borrower.
“ Mikohn Holdings
” means Mikohn Holdings, Inc., a Nevada
corporation.
“ Mississippi Gaming
Authorities ” means the Mississippi Gaming Commission and
other applicable state, county, city and municipal authorities
within the State of Mississippi possessing regulatory, licensing or
permit authority over the ownership or operation of gaming
activities in the State of Mississippi (or any such county, city or
municipality therein).
“ Moody’s ”
means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor
thereto.
“ Mortgage ”
means a mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, in form and
substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, made by a Loan
Party in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself
and the Lenders, securing the Obligations and delivered to
Administrative Agent pursuant to the provisions hereof or
otherwise.
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“ Multiemployer Plan
” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Loan Party or any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has
contributed to, or has been obligated to contribute, at any time
during the preceding six (6) years.
“ Net Amount of Eligible
Accounts Receivable ” means the aggregate unpaid invoice
amount of Eligible Accounts Receivable less, without duplication,
sales, excise or similar taxes, returns, discounts, chargebacks,
claims, advance payments, credits and allowances of any nature at
any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available or claimed
with respect to such Eligible Accounts Receivable.
“ Net Cash Proceeds
” means, (i) with respect to any Disposition by any
Person or any of its Subsidiaries, the amount of cash received
(directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial
consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred
consideration) by or on behalf of such Person or such Subsidiary,
in connection therewith after deducting therefrom only (A) the
amount of any Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Lien on any
asset (other than Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such
asset) which is required to be, and is, repaid in connection with
such Disposition (other than Indebtedness under this Agreement),
(B) reasonable expenses related thereto incurred by such
Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith (including
reasonable and out-of-pocket legal, accounting and investment
banking fees, and sales commissions), (C) transfer taxes paid
to any taxing authorities by such Person or such Subsidiary in
connection therewith, (D) net income taxes to be paid in
connection with such Disposition (after taking into account any tax
credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), and
(E) appropriate amounts that must be set aside as a reserve in
accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with such
Disposition; provided that upon release of such reserve,
such amounts shall automatically and immediately become Net Cash
Proceeds, and (ii) with respect to the issuance or incurrence
of any Indebtedness by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, or
the sale or issuance by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries of
any shares of its Capital Stock, the aggregate amount of cash
received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as
initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of
deferred consideration) by or on behalf of such Person or such
Subsidiary in connection therewith, after deducting therefrom only
(A) reasonable expenses related thereto incurred by such
Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith (including
reasonable and out-of-pocket legal, accounting and investment
banking fees, and sales commissions), (B) transfer taxes paid
by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith,
(C) net income taxes to be paid in connection therewith (after
taking into account any tax credits or deductions and any tax
sharing arrangements), and (D) appropriate amounts that must
be set aside as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any
liabilities associated with such issuance or incurrence;
provided that upon release of such reserve, such amounts
shall automatically and immediately become Net Cash Proceeds; in
each case of clause (i) and (ii) to the extent, but only
to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (x) actually
paid to a Person that, except in the case of reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, is not an Affiliate of such Person or any
of its Subsidiaries and (y) properly attributable to such
transaction or to the asset that is the subject thereof.
“ Nevada Gaming
Authorities ” means the NGC, the NGCB and applicable
county, city and municipal authorities within the State of Nevada
possessing regulatory, licensing or permit
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authority over the ownership or operation of
gaming activities in the State of Nevada (or any such county, city
or municipality therein).
“ NGC ” means the
Nevada Gaming Commission.
“ NGCB ” means
the Nevada State Gaming Control Board.
“ New Lending Office
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.08(d).
“ New Subsidiary
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 6.01(b).
“ Non-U.S. Lender
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.08(d).
“ Notice of Borrowing
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.03(a).
“ Obligations ”
means all present and future indebtedness, obligations, and
liabilities of each Loan Party to Administrative Agent and the
Lenders, or any of them, under the Loan Documents, whether or not
the right of payment in respect of such claim is reduced to
judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured,
disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, unsecured, and
whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise
affected by any proceeding described in subsections (f) and
(g) of Section 8.01. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Obligations of each Loan Party under the Loan
Documents include (a) the obligation (irrespective of whether
a claim therefor is allowed in any Insolvency Proceeding) to pay
principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees
and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by such
Person under the Loan Documents, and (b) the obligation of
such Person to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the
foregoing that Administrative Agent or any Lender (in its sole
discretion) may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Person.
For purposes of this definition, the term “Loan
Documents” shall exclude the Securities.
“ Other Taxes ”
has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.08(b).
“ Participant Register
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 11.07(g).
“ Patriot Act ”
has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 11.22.
“ Payment Office
” means Administrative Agent’s office located at One
Park Plaza, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92614 or at such other
office or offices of Administrative Agent as may be designated in
writing from time to time by Administrative Agent to the
Borrower.
“ PBGC ” means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor
thereto.
“ Permitted Acquisition
” means any Acquisition so long as:
(i) no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the
consummation of the proposed Acquisition, including, without
limitation, any default under any anti-dilution provision set forth
in the Loan Documents;
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(ii) the assets being acquired, or
the Person whose Capital Stock is being acquired, (A) are
useful in or engaged in, as applicable, the business of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or a business reasonably related
thereto, and (B) shall be located or organized, as applicable,
within the United States or Canada;
(iii) the consideration payable in
connection with the proposed Acquisition shall be payable with the
Capital Stock (other than Prohibited Preferred Stock) of the
Borrower or proceeds of the contemporaneous sale or issuance of the
Capital Stock (other than Prohibited Preferred Stock) of the
Borrower, and the total consideration payable in connection with
all Permitted Acquisitions (including the proposed Acquisition)
does not exceed $10,000,000;
(iv) the Borrower has provided
Administrative Agent with written confirmation, supported by
reasonably detailed calculations, in each case which are in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, that
(A) on a pro forma basis, created by adding the historical
combined financial statements of the Borrower (including the
combined financial statements of any other Person or assets that
were the subject of a prior Permitted Acquisition during the
relevant period) to the historical consolidated financial
statements of the Person to be acquired (or the historical
financial statements related to the assets to be acquired) pursuant
to the proposed Acquisition (adjusted to eliminate expense items
that would not have been incurred and include income items that
would have been recognized, in each case, if the combination had
been accomplished at the beginning of the relevant period; such
eliminations and inclusions to be mutually agreed upon by the
Borrower and Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties and their
Subsidiaries would have been in compliance with the financial
covenants in Section 6.03 for the 12 months ending as of the
fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended immediately prior to the
proposed date of consummation of such proposed Acquisition and
(B) the Qualified Cash of the Loan Parties and their
Subsidiaries immediately following the consummation of the proposed
Acquisition shall not be less than their Qualified Cash immediately
prior to the consummation of the proposed Acquisition;
(v) in the case of an Asset
Acquisition, the subject assets are being acquired by the Borrower
or a Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower, and the applicable Person
shall have executed and delivered or authorized, as applicable, any
and all security agreements, financing statements, fixture filings,
and other documentation reasonably requested by Administrative
Agent in order to include the newly acquired assets within the
Collateral;
(vi) in the case of a Stock
Acquisition, (A) the subject Capital Stock is being acquired
in such Acquisition directly by the Borrower or a Domestic
Subsidiary of the Borrower, (2) the relevant Loan Party shall
have executed and delivered a pledge agreement respecting the
Capital Stock being acquired and shall have delivered to
Administrative Agent possession of the original stock certificates
respecting all of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital
Stock of such acquired Person and its Subsidiaries, together with
stock powers with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
provided that if such Person is a CFC, the relevant Loan
Party shall have delivered to
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Administrative Agent possession of
the original stock certificates respecting all (or, 65% of the
outstanding voting Capital Stock of such Person if pledging or
hypothecating more than 65% of the total outstanding voting Capital
Stock of such Person reasonably could be expected to result in
material adverse tax consequences to any Loan Party) of the issued
and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of such acquired Person,
together with stock powers with respect thereto endorsed in blank,
and (3) the relevant Loan Party shall have caused such
acquired Person and each of its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver
a joinder to either this Agreement or a Guaranty as a Guarantor in
order to make such Person a party hereto or thereto, together with
any and all security agreements, financing statements, fixture
filings, and other documentation reasonably requested by
Administrative Agent in order to cause such acquired Person and
each of its Subsidiaries to be obligated with respect to the
Obligations (or the Secured Obligations under, and as defined in,
the Guarantor Security Agreement) and to include the assets of the
acquired Person and its Subsidiaries within the Collateral;
provided that none of the foregoing documents shall be
required to be provided to Administrative Agent if such Person is a
CFC and providing such documents reasonably could be expected to
result in material adverse tax consequences to any Loan
Party;
(vii) any Indebtedness or Liens
assumed in connection with such Acquisition are otherwise permitted
under Section 6.02(a) or 6.02(b), respectively;
(viii) such Acquisition shall be
consensual and shall have been approved by the board of directors
(or such other managing body) of the Person whose Capital Stock or
assets are proposed to be acquired and shall not have been preceded
by an unsolicited tender offer for such Capital Stock by, or proxy
contest initiated by, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
and
(ix) the Borrower shall have
delivered (A) projections for the Person whose Capital Stock
or assets are proposed to be acquired, (B) updated pro forma
Projections for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries evidencing
compliance on a pro forma basis with Section 6.03 for the 12
calendar months following the date of such Acquisition (on a
quarter-by-quarter basis), in form and content reasonably
acceptable to Administrative Agent and (C) an update to the
Disclosure Schedule and to the schedules of each of the other Loan
Documents solely with respect to such Acquisition (to the extent
not prohibited by the terms hereof and thereof), as applicable;
provided , that (x) in no event may the Disclosure
Schedule or any other schedule to the other Loan Documents be
updated in a manner that would reflect or evidence a Default or
Event of Default and (y) any determination of Adjusted
Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such
12 calendar month period shall include only such post-acquisition
cost saving adjustments which are mutually agreed upon by the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“ Permitted
Dispositions ” means:
(i) sales or other dispositions of
Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business;
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(ii) sales or other dispositions of
obsolete, excess or worn-out equipment in the ordinary course of
business; provided that the Net Cash Proceeds of such
Dispositions shall not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate in any
twelve-month period;
(iii) sales or other dispositions of
other property or assets (other than Capital Stock of the Borrower
or its Subsidiaries) for cash in an aggregate amount not less than
the fair market value of such property or assets, provided
that the Net Cash Proceeds of such Dispositions shall not exceed
$500,000 in the aggregate in any twelve-month period;
(iv) the use or transfer of money or
Cash Equivalents by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in a manner
that is not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents;
(v) the licensing by the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, on a non-exclusive basis, of patents,
trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights in
the ordinary course of business for a license fee or other
consideration that is not less than fair market value;
(vi) the granting of leases or
subleases to other Persons not materially interfering with the
conduct of business of any Loan Party or its
Subsidiaries;
(vii) the sale or other disposition
of Accounts Receivable in connection with the collection or
compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business and in a
manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement
(excluding any securitization or factoring or similar
transactions);
(viii) the sale or other disposition
of assets (other than Capital Stock of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries) from any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower
or a Guarantor;
(ix) the sale or other disposition
of assets (other than Capital Stock of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries) from any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a
Guarantor to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(x) the settlement, release or
surrender of tort or other litigation claims held by Borrower or
its Subsidiaries in good faith and in the ordinary course of
business; provided that amount of such claims that are
settled, released, or surrendered for cash shall not exceed
$500,000 per occurrence or $1,000,000 in the aggregate in any
twelve-month period (excluding any claims settled pursuant to the
IGT Asset Purchase Agreement referred to in clause
(xii) below); or
(xi) the sale and/or licensing to
IGT of the rights described in the IGT Asset Purchase Agreement,
including the “Assigned Intellectual Property” (as
defined therein), but only to the extent that the sale or licensing
to IGT of the rights described in the Asset Purchase Agreement
could not reasonably be expected to materially and negatively
impact the Loan Parties’ and their Subsidiaries’ other
intellectual property rights or Collateral or result in a Material
Adverse Affect.
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“ Permitted
Indebtedness ” means:
(i) any Indebtedness owing to
Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents;
(ii) Indebtedness listed in
Section 6.02(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, and any Permitted
Refinancing thereof (other than the Senior Secured
Notes);
(iii) Indebtedness evidenced by
Capitalized Lease Obligations made by the Loan Parties or their
Subsidiaries in accordance with the provisions of
Section 6.02(g), provided that the aggregate amount of
such Indebtedness shall not exceed $250,000 at any time;
(iv) purchase money Indebtedness
incurred to enable a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to
acquire equipment in the ordinary course of its business,
provided that the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness
shall not exceed $250,000 at any time;
(v) Indebtedness permitted under
Section 6.02(e);
(vi) Indebtedness of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries under any Hedging Agreement so long as such
Hedging Agreements are used solely as a part of its normal business
operations as a risk management strategy or hedge against changes
resulting from market operations and not as a means to speculate
for investment purposes on trends and shifts in financial or
commodities markets;
(vii) Indebtedness owed by one Loan
Party to another Loan Party so long as the making of the investment
by the Loan Party that is acting as the lender is permitted
hereunder;
(viii) Subordinated Debt;
(ix) Indebtedness arising from the
honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft
or similar instrument and consisting of obligations in respect of
cash management services, overdraft protections and similar
arrangements in each case in connection with cash management and
deposit accounts arising in the ordinary course of business;
provided that any such Indebtedness is extinguished within 5
Business Days of its incurrence; and
(x) Indebtedness in respect of
letters of credit obtained by any Loan Parties in the ordinary
course of business in connection with any lease to which such Loan
Party is a party; provided that the aggregate amount of such
Indebtedness shall not exceed $250,000 at any time.
“ Permitted Investments
” means (i) marketable direct obligations issued or
unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government or
issued by any agency or instrumentality thereof and backed by the
full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing
within six months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(ii) commercial paper, maturing not more than 270 days
after the date of issue rated P-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by
Standard & Poor’s;
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(iii) certificates of deposit maturing not
more than 270 days after the date of issue, issued by
commercial banking institutions and money market or demand deposit
accounts maintained at commercial banking institutions, each of
which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined
capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than
$500,000,000; (iv) repurchase agreements having maturities of
not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition which are
entered into with banks included in the commercial banking
institutions described in clause (iii) above and which are
secured by readily marketable direct obligations of the United
States Government or any agency thereof, (v) money market
accounts maintained with mutual funds having assets in excess of
$2,500,000,000; and (vi) tax exempt securities rated A or
better by Moody’s or A+ or better by Standard &
Poor’s.
“ Permitted Liens
” means:
(i) Liens securing the
Obligations;
(ii) Liens for taxes, assessments,
levies, and governmental charges the payment of which is not
required under Section 6.01(c);
(iii) Liens imposed by law, such as
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’,
materialmen’s and other similar Liens arising (provided they
are subordinate to Administrative Agent’s Liens on
Collateral) in the ordinary course of business and securing
obligations (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) that are
not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in
good faith and by appropriate proceedings promptly initiated and
diligently conducted, and a reserve or other appropriate provision,
if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made
therefor;
(iv) Liens described in
Section 6.02(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, but not the
extension of coverage thereof to other property or
assets;
(v) Liens arising under Capitalized
Leases or securing purchase money Indebtedness permitted under the
definition of Permitted Indebtedness; provided ,
however , that (A) no such Lien shall extend to or
cover any other property or assets of any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries, and (B) the principal amount of the Indebtedness
secured by any such Lien shall not exceed the fair market value or
the cost of the property so held or acquired;
(vi) deposits and pledges of cash
securing (A) obligations incurred in respect of workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental
insurance or benefits, (B) the performance of bids, tenders,
leases, contracts (other than for the payment of money) and
statutory obligations or (C) obligations on surety or appeal
bonds, but only to the extent such deposits or pledges are made or
otherwise arise in the ordinary course of business and secure
obligations not past due;
(vii) easements, rights of way,
municipal and zoning restrictions and similar encumbrances on real
property and minor irregularities in the title thereto that do not
(A) secure obligations for the payment of money or
(B) materially impair the value of such property or its use by
any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the normal conduct of
such Person’s business;
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(viii) leases or subleases granted
to other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of the
business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ix) precautionary financing
statement filings regarding operating leases;
(x) Liens arising out of the
existence of judgments or awards not giving rise to an Event of
Default;
(xi) statutory and common law
landlords’ liens under leases to which the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party;
(xii) Liens securing refinancing
Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder; provided ,
that such Liens do not extend to any property or assets other than
the property or assets that served as collateral for the refinanced
Indebtedness;
(xiii) Liens securing Indebtedness
permitted under clause (viii) or (x) of the definition of
“Permitted Indebtedness”;
(xiv) Liens arising solely by virtue
of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s
liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to
deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor
depository institution, and liens in favor of depository banks or
securities intermediaries to secure customary fees and
expenses;
(xv) interests of lessors under
operating leases or interests or title of a licensor in the
property subject to a license that is expressly permitted by this
Agreement; and
(xvi) licenses by Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries of patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other
intellectual property rights in connection with a Disposition
expressly permitted by clause (v) of the definition of
“Permitted Dispositions”.
“ Permitted Refinancing
” means any extension, refinancing, or modification of any
Indebtedness; provided that (i) such extension,
refinancing or modification is pursuant to terms that are not less
favorable to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and the
Lenders than the terms of the Indebtedness being extended,
refinanced or modified, (ii) after giving effect to such
extension, refinancing or modification, the amount of such
Indebtedness is not greater than the amount of Indebtedness
outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refinancing or
modification plus accrued interest thereon and the fees incurred in
connection with the extension, refinancing, or modification,
(iii) such extension, refinancing or modification does not
result in an increase in the interest rate with respect to the
Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, or modified, (iv) such
extension, refinancing or modification does not result in a
shortening of the average weighted maturity of the Indebtedness so
extended, refinanced, or modified, or in the case of the IGT
Subordinated Debt, a maturity date earlier than the maturity date
of the IGT Subordinated Debt, (v) if the Indebtedness that is
extended, refinanced, or modified was subordinated in right of
payment to the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the
extension, refinancing, or modification must include subordination
terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to
Administrative Agent and the Lenders as those that were applicable
to the extended, refinanced, or modified Indebtedness,
(vi) the covenants and events of default of the
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Indebtedness that is extended, refinanced or
modified are not less favorable to the Loan Parties, Administrative
Agent or the Lenders than the terms and conditions of the
Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, or modified, and
(vii) the Indebtedness that is extended, refinanced, or
modified is not recourse to any Person that is liable on account of
the Obligations other than those Persons which were obligated with
respect to the Indebtedness that was extended, refinanced, or
modified.
“ Person ” means
an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, joint venture or other enterprise or entity or
Governmental Authority.
“ Post-Default Rate
” means a rate of interest per annum equal to the rate of
interest otherwise in effect from time to time pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement plus 5.00%, or, if a rate of interest is
not otherwise in effect, interest at the rate specified herein for
the Revolving Loans prior to the Event of Default plus
5.00%.
“ Preferred Stock
” means, as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, the
Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is
preferred with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the
distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital
Stock of any other class of such Person.
“ Pro Rata Shares
” means, with respect to any Lender, a Lender’s
Revolving Pro Rata Share or Term Pro Rata Share, as the context may
require.
“ Prohibited Preferred
Stock ” means any Preferred Stock that by its terms is
mandatorily redeemable or subject to any other payment obligation
(including any obligation to pay dividends, other than dividends of
shares of Preferred Stock of the same class and series payable in
kind or dividends of shares of common stock) on or before a date
that is less than 6 months after the Final Maturity Date, or, on or
before the date that is less than 6 months after the Final Maturity
Date, is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof for cash or
assets or securities (other than distributions in kind of shares of
Preferred Stock of the same class and series or of shares of common
stock).
“ property ”
means any right or interest in or to property of any kind
whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or
intangible.
“ Qualified Cash
” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of
unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, provided that at least 67% of the aggregate amount of
such unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents shall be on deposit
with banks, or in securities accounts with securities
intermediaries, or any combination thereof and subject to a control
agreement in favor of Administrative Agent and upon which
Administrative Agent has a perfected first priority
Lien.
“ Reference Rate
” means the greater of (i) the rate of interest reported
as the prime rate in The Wall Street Journal (or the average
prime rate if a high and a low prime rate are therein reported),
and (ii) 5.00%. The Reference Rate shall be set on the Initial
Funding Date and reset once per month on the first Business Day of
each month. If The Wall Street Journal does not
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then or ceases to report such a prime rate, the
Reference Rate shall thereafter be determined by such alternate
method as may be reasonably selected by Administrative
Agent.
“ Register ” has
the meaning specified therefor in Section 11.07(d).
“ Registered Loan
” has the meaning specified therefore in
Section 11.07(d).
“ Registration Rights
Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of the Initial Funding Date between Private
Equity Management Group Financial Corporation and the
Borrower.
“ Regulation T ”,
“ Regulation U ” and “ Regulation X
” mean, respectively, Regulations T, U and X of the Board or
any successor, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time
to time.
“ Reinvestment Eligible
Funds ” means (a) Net Cash Proceeds which, but for
the application of Section 2.06(d), would be required to be
used to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.06(c)(iii) or
(b) Extraordinary Receipts consisting of insurance or
condemnation proceeds paid as the result of loss, destruction,
casualty, condemnation or expropriation which, but for the
application of Section 2.06(d), would be required to be used
to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.06(c)(v).
“ Reinvestment Notice
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.06(d).
“ Related Fund ”
means a fund, money market account, investment account or other
account managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender or its
investment manager.
“ Release ” means
any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, seeping, migrating,
dumping or disposing of any Hazardous Material (including the
abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed
receptacles containing any Hazardous Material) into the indoor or
outdoor environment, including the movement of Hazardous Materials
through or in the ambient air, soil, surface or ground water, or
property.
“ Remedial Action
” means all actions taken to (i) clean up, remove,
remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate or in any
other way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor
environment; (ii) prevent or minimize a Release or threatened
Release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger
or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or
outdoor environment; (iii) perform pre-remedial studies and
investigations and post-remedial operation and maintenance
activities; or (iv) any other actions authorized by
42 U.S.C. § 9601.
“ Renewal Fee ”
has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.07(c).
“ Reportable Event
” means an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA
(other than an event not subject to the provision for 30-day notice
to the PBGC under the regulations promulgated under such
Section).
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“ Required Lenders
” means Lenders whose Total Pro Rata Shares aggregate more
than 50%.
“ Required Library
” means, as of any date of determination, the set or
collection of copyrights in the source code (excluding manuals or
other similar documentation) for the software owned or exclusively
licensed by any Loan Party which software generated not less
than 90% of the aggregate amount of current revenues attributable
to software owned or exclusively licensed by any Loan
Party during the 12 month period immediately preceding the
date of determination. For purposes of copyright registration such
Required Library shall include all a.x releases of the software
programs that comprise the Required Library.
“ Revolving Credit
Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the
commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower
in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in
Schedule 1.01 hereto, as such amount may be terminated or reduced
from time to time in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
“ Revolving Loan
” and “ Revolving Loans ” have the meaning
specified therefor in Section 2.01(a).
“ Revolving Maturity
Date ” means the earliest of (i) the third
anniversary of the Initial Funding Date, and (ii) the date on
which all or any portion of the Obligations shall become due and
payable pursuant to the terms of Section 8.01.
“ Revolving Pro Rata
Share ” means the percentage obtained by dividing
(A) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, by
(B) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, provided, that, if
the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been reduced to zero, the
numerator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such
Lender’s Revolving Loans (including Administrative Agent
Advances) and the denominator shall be the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Revolving Loans (including Administrative
Agent Advances).
“ SEC ” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any other similar or
successor agency of the Federal government administering the
Securities Act.
“ Securities ”
means (i) the shares of Borrower’s common stock issuable
on the Initial Funding Date or thereafter as “Additional
Shares,” in each case pursuant to the Common Stock and
Warrant Purchase Agreement, (ii) the Warrant, and
(iii) the Warrant Shares.
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to
time.
“ Senior Debt Service
Coverage Ratio ” means, at any date of determination, the
ratio of:
(a) (i) Adjusted Consolidated
EBITDA, less (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash Capital
Expenditures for the maintenance, repair, restoration or
refurbishment of Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’
properties, less (iii) the aggregate amount of Federal, state,
local and foreign income taxes paid in cash; to
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(b) the sum of (i) Senior
Interest Charges, and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of
all regularly scheduled principal payments or redemptions or
similar acquisitions for value of outstanding debt for borrowed
money (other than Subordinated Debt), but excluding any such
payments to the extent refinanced through the incurrence of
additional Permitted Indebtedness otherwise expressly permitted
under this Agreement, in each case, of or by Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for the relevant Measurement Period.
“ Senior Interest
Charges ” means, as of each date of determination, the
sum of cash paid or payable for (a) all interest, premium
payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in
connection with (i) borrowed money (including capitalized
interest) other than Subordinated Debt and (ii) in connection
with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the
extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, (b) all
interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations
and (c) the portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases
that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case,
of or by Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for
the relevant Measurement Period.
“ Senior Secured Notes
” means the 11.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2008 issued by
the Borrower pursuant to the Indenture.
“ Shareholders’
Equity ” means, as of any date of determination,
consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as of that date determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“ Solvent ”
means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on
such date (i) the fair value of the property of such Person is
not less than the total amount of the liabilities of such Person,
(ii) the present fair salable value of the assets of such
Person, on a consolidated basis, is not less than the amount that
will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on
its existing debts as they become absolute and matured considering
all financing alternatives and potential asset sales reasonably
available to such Person, (iii) such Person reasonably expects
to be able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other
liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they
mature in the normal course of business, (iv) such Person does
not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or
liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts
and liabilities mature taking into account the timing and amounts
of cash to be received by it or any of its Subsidiaries
(considering all financing alternatives and potential asset sales
reasonably available to such Person) and the timing and amounts of
cash to be payable on in respect of its debts and liabilities, and
(v) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction,
and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which
such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small
capital.
“ Source Code Escrow
Agreement ” has the meaning specified therefor in the
Borrower Security Agreement and the Guarantor Security
Agreement.
“ Standard &
Poor’s ” means Standard & Poor’s
Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc. and any successor thereto.
“ Stock Acquisition
” means the purchase or other acquisition by the Borrower or
any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries of all of the Capital Stock
(by merger, stock purchase or otherwise) of any other
Person.
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“ Subordinated Debt
” means Indebtedness of the Borrower that is on terms and
conditions (including payment terms, interest rates, covenants,
remedies, defaults and other material terms) satisfactory to
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders and which has been
expressly subordinated in right of payment to all Indebtedness of
the Borrower under the Loan Documents by the execution and delivery
of a subordination agreement, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders,
including, without limitation, the IGT Subordinated
Debt.
“ Subsidiary ”
means, with respect to any Person at any date, any corporation,
limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust,
estate, association, joint venture or other business entity
(i) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of
such Person in such Person’s consolidated financial
statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance
with GAAP or (ii) of which more than 50% of (A) the
outstanding Capital Stock having (in the absence of contingencies)
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
or other managing body of such Person, (B) in the case of a
partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the
capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company
or (C) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint
venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust,
estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of
determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, by such Person.
“ Taxes ” has the
meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(a).
“ Term Commitment
” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such
Lender to make Term Loans to the Borrower on the Initial Funding
Date in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in
Schedule 1.01 hereto.
“ Term Loan ” and
“ Term Loans ” have the meaning specified
therefor in Section 2.02.
“ Term Maturity Date
” means the earliest of (i) the second anniversary of
the Initial Funding Date, as the same may be extended pursuant to
Section 2.09, and (ii) the date on which all or any
portion of the Obligations shall become due and payable pursuant to
the terms of Section 8.01.
“ Term Pro Rata Share
” means the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term
Loans, by (B) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all
Term Loans.
“ Termination Event
” means (i) a Reportable Event with respect to any
Employee Plan, (ii) any event that causes any Loan Party or
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates
to incur liability under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515,
4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or
Section 4971 or 4975 of the IRC, (iii) the filing of a
notice of intent to terminate an Employee Plan or the treatment of
an Employee Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041
of ERISA, (iv) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC to
terminate an Employee Plan, or (v) any other event or
condition which might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of
ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to
administer, any Employee Plan.
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“ Title Insurance
Policy ” means a mortgagee’s loan policy, in form
and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, together with
all endorsements made from time to time thereto, issued by or on
behalf of a title insurance company satisfactory to Administrative
Agent, insuring the Lien created by a Mortgage in an amount and on
terms satisfactory to Administrative Agent, delivered to
Administrative Agent.
“ Total Debt Service
Coverage Ratio ” means, at any date of determination, the
ratio of (a) (i) Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA, less
(ii) the aggregate amount of all cash Capital Expenditures for
the maintenance, repair, restoration or refurbishment of
Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ properties, less
(iii) the aggregate amount of Federal, state, local and
foreign income taxes paid in cash to (b) the sum of
(i) Consolidated Interest Charges, and (ii) the aggregate
principal amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments or
redemptions or similar acquisitions for value of outstanding debt
for borrowed money, but excluding any such payments to the extent
refinanced through the incurrence of additional Permitted
Indebtedness otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, in
each case, of or by Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the relevant
Measurement Period.
“ Total Pro Rata Share
” means the percentage obtained by dividing (A) such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans by (B) the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Term Loans, provided , that, to the
extent the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been reduced to
zero, the numerator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount
of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and Term Loans (including
Administrative Agent Advances) and the denominator shall be the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Term
Loans (including Administrative Agent Advances).
“ Total Revolving Credit
Commitment ” means the sum of the amounts of the
Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments, which amount is
$12,500,000 as of the Initial Funding Date.
“ Total Term Commitment
” means the sum of the amounts of the Lenders’ Term
Commitments, which amount is $15,000,000 as of the Initial Funding
Date.
“ Transferee ”
has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.08(a).
“ Unused Line Fee
” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.07(b).
“ WARN ” has the
meaning specified therefor in Section 5.01(w).
“ Warrant ” means
that certain Warrant dated as of the Initial Funding Date,
evidencing the right of Private Equity Management Group Financial
Corporation to purchase certain shares of common Capital Stock of
the Borrower, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as
Exhibit E.
“ Warrant Shares
” means the shares of common Capital Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant.
Section 1.02 Terms
Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally
to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the
context may require,
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any pronoun shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words
“include,” “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation,” whether or not so
expressly stated in each such instance and the term
“or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the
inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.”
The word “will” shall be construed to have the same
meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the
context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference
to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be
construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other
document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments,
supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any
reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words
“herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be
construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any
particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to
refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to,
this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and
“property” shall be construed to have the same meaning
and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible
assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and
contract rights. References in this Agreement to
“determination” by Administrative Agent include
estimates honestly made by Administrative Agent (in the case of
quantitative determinations) and beliefs honestly held by
Administrative Agent (in the case of qualitative
determinations).
Section 1.03 Accounting and
Other Terms . Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, each
accounting term used herein shall have the meaning given it under
GAAP. All terms used in this Agreement which are defined in Article
8 or Article 9 of the Code and which are not otherwise defined
herein shall have the same meanings herein as set forth
therein.
Section 1.04 Time
References . Unless otherwise indicated herein, all references
to time of day refer to Pacific Standard Time or Pacific daylight
saving time, as in effect in Los Angeles, California on such day.
For purposes of the computation of a period of time from a
specified date to a later specified date, the word
“from” means “from and including” and the
words “to” and “until” each means “to
but excluding”; provided, however, that with respect to a
computation of fees or interest payable to Administrative Agent or
any Lender, such period shall in any event consist of at least one
full day.
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ARTICLE II
THE LOANS
Section 2.01 Revolving
Credit Commitments .
(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties
herein set forth, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each,
a “ Revolving Loan ” and, collectively, the
“ Revolving Loans ”) to the Borrower at any time
and from time to time from the Initial Funding Date to the
Revolving Maturity Date, or until the earlier reduction of its
Revolving Credit Commitment to zero in accordance with the terms
hereof, in an aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans at any
time outstanding not to exceed the lesser of (A) the amount of
such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and (B) the
amount of such Lender’s Revolving Pro Rata Share of the then
extant Borrowing Base.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding at
any time to the Borrower shall not exceed the lower of (A) the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment and (B) the then current
Borrowing Base. The Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender
shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero on the
Revolving Maturity Date. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower
may borrow, repay and reborrow the Revolving Loans, on or after the
Initial Funding Date and prior to the Revolving Maturity Date,
subject to the terms, provisions and limitations set forth
herein.
Section 2.02 Term
Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions and relying
upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each
Lender severally agrees to a single loan (each, a “ Term
Loan ” and, collectively, the “ Term Loans
”) to the Borrower on the Initial Funding Date in an amount
not to exceed such Lender’s Term Commitment. Amounts borrowed
under this Section 2.02 and repaid or prepaid may not be
reborrowed.
Section 2.03 Making the
Loans .
(a) The Borrower shall give
Administrative Agent prior telephonic notice (immediately confirmed
in writing, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto (a
“ Notice of Borrowing ”)), not later than
11:00 a.m. on the date which is 3 Business Days prior to the
date of the proposed Loan (or such shorter period as Administrative
Agent is willing, in its sole discretion, to accommodate from time
to time). Such Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall
specify (i) the principal amount of the proposed Loans,
(ii) whether the proposed Loans are to be made under the
Revolving Credit Commitments or Term Commitments and (iii) the
proposed borrowing date, which must be a Business Day.
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may act without liability upon
the basis of written, telecopied or telephonic notice believed by
Administrative Agent in good faith to be from the Borrower (or from
any Authorized Officer thereof designated in writing purportedly
from the Borrower to Administrative Agent). The Borrower hereby
waives the right to dispute Administrative Agent’s record of
the terms of any such telephonic Notice of Borrowing.
Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled
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to rely conclusively on any
Authorized Officer’s authority to request Loans on behalf of
the Borrower until Administrative Agent receives written notice to
the contrary. Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no
duty to verify the authenticity of the signature appearing on any
written Notice of Borrowing.
(b) Each Notice of Borrowing
pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be irrevocable and the
Borrower shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance
therewith. Each Loan shall be made in a minimum amount of
$1,000,000 and shall be in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess
thereof.
(c) (i)
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.03(c), all
Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the applicable Lenders
simultaneously and proportionately to their Pro Rata Shares of the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment or Total Term Commitment, as
applicable, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible
for any default by any other Lender in that other Lender’s
obligations to make a Loan requested hereunder, nor shall the
Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of
the default by any other Lender in that other Lender’s
obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder, and each Lender
shall be obligated to make the Loans required to be made by it by
the terms of this Agreement regardless of the failure by any other
Lender.
(ii) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, and in order to reduce the number of
fund transfers among the Borrower, Administrative Agent and the
Lenders, the Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree
that Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), and
the Borrower and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize
Administrative Agent to, fund, on behalf of the Lenders with a
Revolving Credit Commitment, Revolving Loans pursuant to
Section 2.01, subject to the procedures for settlement set
forth in Section 2.03(d); provided , however ,
that (a) Administrative Agent shall in no event fund any such
Revolving Loans if Administrative Agent shall have received written
notice from Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders prior to
the time of the proposed Revolving Loans that one or more of the
conditions precedent contained in Section 4.03 will not be
satisfied at the time of the proposed Revolving Loans, and
(b) Administrative Agent shall not otherwise be required to
determine that, or take notice whether, the conditions precedent in
Section 4.03 have been satisfied. If the Borrower gives a
Notice of Borrowing requesting Revolving Loans and Administrative
Agent elects not to fund such Revolving Loans on behalf of the
Lenders, then promptly after receipt of the Notice of Borrowing
requesting such Revolving Loans, Administrative Agent shall notify
each Lender of the specifics of the requested Revolving Loans and
that it will not fund the requested Revolving Loans on behalf of
the Lenders. If Administrative Agent notifies the Lenders that it
will not fund the requested Revolving Loans on behalf of such
Lenders, each Lender shall make its Revolving Pro Rata Share of the
requested Revolving Loans available to Administrative Agent, in
immediately available funds, at the Payment Office no later than
12:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Revolving Loans.
Administrative Agent will make the proceeds of such Revolving Loans
available
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to the Borrower on the day of the
proposed Revolving Loans by causing an amount, in immediately
available funds, equal to the proceeds of all such Revolving Loans
received by Administrative Agent at the Payment Office or the
amount funded by Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders to be
deposited in an account designated by the Borrower.
(iii) If Administrative Agent has
notified the Lenders that Administrative Agent, on behalf of such
Lenders, will fund particular Revolving Loans pursuant to
Section 2.03(c)(ii), Administrative Agent may assume that each
such Lender has made its Revolving Pro Rata Shares of such
requested Revolving Loans available to Administrative Agent on such
day and Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may, but
shall not be obligated to, cause a corresponding amount to be made
available to the Borrower on such day. If Administrative Agent
makes such corresponding amount available to the Borrower and such
corresponding amount is not in fact made available to
Administrative Agent by any such Lender, Administrative Agent shall
be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from
such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the
date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to
Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate for 3 Business Days
and thereafter at the Reference Rate. During the period in which
such Lender has not paid such corresponding amount to
Administrative Agent, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the amount
so advanced by Administrative Agent to the Borrower shall, for all
purposes hereof, be a Revolving Loan made by Administrative Agent
for its own account. Upon any such failure by a Lender to pay
Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent shall promptly
thereafter notify the Borrower of such failure and the Borrower
shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to Administrative
Agent for its own account.
(iv) Nothing in this
Section 2.03(c) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its
obligations to fulfill its Revolving Credit Commitment or Term
Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Administrative
Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of
any default by such Lender hereunder.
(d) With respect to all periods for
which Administrative Agent has funded Revolving Loans pursuant to
Section 2.03(c), on Friday of each week, or if the applicable
Friday is not a Business Day, then on the following Business Day,
or such shorter period as Administrative Agent may from time to
time select (any such week or shorter period being herein called a
“ Settlement Period ”), Administrative Agent
shall notify each Lender of the unpaid principal amount of the
Revolving Loans outstanding as of the last day of each such
Settlement Period. In the event that such amount is greater than
the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding on
the last day of the Settlement Period immediately preceding such
Settlement Period (or, if there has been no preceding Settlement
Period, the amount of the Revolving Loans made on the date of such
Lender’s initial funding), each Lender shall promptly (and in
any event not later than 11:00 a.m.) make available to
Administrative Agent its Revolving Pro Rata
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Share of the difference in
immediately available funds. In the event that such amount is less
than such unpaid principal amount, Administrative Agent shall
promptly pay over to each Lender its Revolving Pro Rata Share of
the difference in immediately available funds. In addition, if
Administrative Agent shall so request at any time when a Default or
an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or any
other event shall have occurred as a result of which Administrative
Agent shall determine that it is desirable to present claims
against the Borrower for repayment, each Lender shall promptly
remit to Administrative Agent or, as the case may be,
Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to each Lender,
sufficient funds to adjust the interests of the Lenders in the then
outstanding Revolving Loans to such an extent that, after giving
effect to such adjustment, each such Lender’s interest in the
then outstanding Revolving Loans will be equal to its Revolving Pro
Rata Share thereof. The obligations of Administrative Agent and
each Lender under this Section 2.03(d) shall be absolute and
unconditional. Each Lender shall only be entitled to receive
interest on its Revolving Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans
which have been funded by such Lender.
(e) In the event that any Lender
fails to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to
Section 2.03(d), Administrative Agent shall be entitled to
recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender
together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such
payment was due until the date such amount is paid to
Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate for 3 Business Days
and thereafter at the Reference Rate. During the period in which
such Lender has not paid such corresponding amount to
Administrative Agent, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the amount
so advanced by Administrative Agent to the Borrower shall, for all
purposes hereof, be a Revolving Loan made by Administrative Agent
for its own account. Upon any such failure by a Lender to pay
Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent shall promptly
thereafter notify the Borrower of such failure and the Borrower
shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to Administrative
Agent for its own account. Nothing in this Section 2.03(e)
shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to
fulfill its Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder or to prejudice
any rights that Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have
against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender
hereunder.
Section 2.04 Repayment of
the Loans; Evidence of Debt .
(a) The outstanding principal of all
Revolving Loans shall be due and payable on the Revolving Maturity
Date.
(b) The Borrower shall repay to the
Lenders the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans in monthly
installments of $312,500, commencing on the first anniversary of
the Initial Funding Date and continuing on the first Business Day
of each month thereafter; provided , however , that
the final principal repayment installment of the Term Loans shall
be repaid on the Term Maturity Date and in any event shall be in an
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans
outstanding on such date.
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(c) Each Lender shall maintain in
accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender
resulting from the Loans made by such Lender, including the amounts
of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time
to time hereunder.
(d) Administrative Agent shall
maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of
the Loans made hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or
interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the
Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any
sum received by Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of
the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(e) The entries made in the accounts
maintained pursuant to paragraphs (c) or (d) of this
Section 2.04 shall be conclusive evidence of the existence and
amounts of the obligations recorded therein absent manifest error;
provided that the failure of any Lender or Administrative
Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in
any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(f) Any Lender may request the Loans
made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the
Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note
payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such
Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) in a form
furnished by Administrative Agent and reasonably satisfactory to
the Borrower. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory
note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after
assignment pursuant to Section 11.07) be represented by one or
more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the
payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered
note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
Section 2.05 Interest
.
(a) Revolving Loans . Each
Revolving Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof
from time to time outstanding, from the date of the making of such
Revolving Loan until the date on which such principal amount is
repaid in accordance herewith, at a variable rate per annum equal
to the Reference Rate plus 4.50%.
(b) Term Loans . Each Term
Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time
to time outstanding, from the date of the making of such Term Loan
until the date on which such principal amount is repaid in
accordance herewith, at a fixed rate per annum equal to
10%.
(c) Default Interest . To the
extent permitted by law, upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, the principal of, and all
accrued and unpaid interest on, the Loans, fees, indemnities or any
other Obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, shall bear interest, from the date such Event
of Default occurred until the date such Event of Default is cured
or waived in writing in accordance herewith, at a rate per annum
equal at all times to the Post-Default Rate.
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(d) Interest Payment in respect
of the Loans . Interest on each Loan shall be payable monthly,
in arrears, on the first Business Day of each month, commencing on
the first Business Day of the month following the month in which
such Loan is made and at maturity (whether upon demand, by
acceleration or otherwise); provided , however , that
interest accruing at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable on
demand. The Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to, and
Administrative Agent may, from time to time, charge the Loan
Account pursuant to Section 3.02 with the amount of any
interest payment due hereunder.
(e) General . All interest
shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual
number of days, including the first day but excluding the last day,
elapsed.
Section 2.06 Reduction of
Commitments; Prepayment of Loans .
(a) Reduction of Commitments
.
(i) The Total Revolving Credit
Commitment shall terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date. Borrower
shall pay, on the Revolving Maturity Date, any Applicable
Prepayment Premium in connection with such reduction of the Total
Revolving Credit Commitment.
(ii) The Borrower may reduce the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment to an amount (which may be zero)
not less than the sum of (A) the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of all Revolving Loans then outstanding, and (B) the
aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans not yet made as
to which a Notice of Borrowing has been given by the Borrower under
Section 2.03. Each such reduction shall be in an amount which
is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (unless the Total Revolving
Credit Commitment in effect immediately prior to such reduction is
less than $1,000,000), shall be made by providing not less than 5
Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent,
shall be irrevocable and shall be accompanied by the payment of the
Applicable Prepayment Premium. Once reduced, the Total Revolving
Credit Commitment may not be increased. Each such reduction of the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall reduce the Revolving Credit
Commitment of each Lender proportionately in accordance with its
Revolving Pro Rata Share thereof.
(iii) The Total Term Commitments
shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the date
the Term Loans are made.
(b) Optional Prepayment
.
(i) Revolving Loans . The
Borrower may prepay without penalty or premium the principal of any
Revolving Loan, in whole or in part.
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(ii) Term Loans . The
Borrower may prepay the principal of any Term Loan, in whole or in
part, provided such prepayment is accompanied by the payment of the
Applicable Prepayment Premium.
(c) Mandatory Prepayment
.
(i) The Borrower will immediately
prepay the Revolving Loans, without penalty or premium, at any time
when the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans exceeds
the lesser of (A) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, and
(B) the Borrowing Base, to the full extent of any such excess.
On each day a Revolving Loan is requested hereunder, the Borrower
shall hereby be deemed to represent and warrant to Administrative
Agent and the Lenders that the Borrowing Base calculated as of such
day equals or exceeds the aggregate principal amount of all
Revolving Loans outstanding on such day (after giving effect to
such proposed Revolving Loan).
(ii) Within five Business Days after
financial statements have been delivered pursuant to
Section 6.01(a)(ii) and the related compliance certificate has
been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(iv), at
Administrative Agent’s request the Borrower shall prepay,
without penalty or premium, an aggregate principal amount of Loans
not to exceed 25% of Excess Cash Flow for the Fiscal Year covered
by such financial statements.
(iii)(A) Immediately upon receipt of
any proceeds of any Disposition by any Loan Party or its
Subsidiaries other than a Permitted Disposition, the Borrower shall
prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in an amount
equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in
connection with such Disposition and (B) immediately upon
receipt of proceeds of any Disposition permitted pursuant to clause
(iii) of the definition of Permitted Disposition in an
aggregate amount greater than $250,000 but less than or equal to
$500,000, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal
amount of the Loans in an amount equal to 50% of the Net Cash
Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such
Disposition, in each case together with any Applicable Prepayment
Premium in respect thereof. Nothing contained in this clause
(iii) shall permit any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries
to make a Disposition of any property other than a Permitted
Disposition.
(iv) Upon the issuance or incurrence
by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness
(other than any Permitted Indebtedness), or the sale or issuance by
any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of its
Capital Stock (other than sales or issuances of Capital Stock
permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(c)), the Borrower shall
prepay the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash
Proceeds received by such Person in connection therewith, together
with any Applicable Prepayment Premium in respect thereof. The
provisions of this subsection (iv) shall not be deemed to be
implied consent to any such issuance, incurrence or sale otherwise
prohibited by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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(v) Upon the receipt by any Loan
Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Extraordinary Receipts, the
Borrower shall prepay, without penalty or premium, the outstanding
principal of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of such
Extraordinary Receipts, net of any reasonable expenses (including
reasonable attorneys fees and costs and other litigation expenses)
incurred in collecting such Extraordinary Receipts.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with
respect to any prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Sections
2.06(c)(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), any Lender, at its option,
may elect not to accept such prepayment. Any Lender declining such
prepayment (a “Declining Lender”) shall give written
notice of the same to the Administrative Agent no later than the
Business Day immediately preceding the prepayment date. On the
prepayment date, an amount equal to each Declining Lender’s
portion of the prepayment amount shall be used to prepay, in
accordance to Section 2.06(d), the Loans owing to the Lenders
that have not declined such prepayment.
(d) Application of Payments
.
(i) Each prepayment of Loans
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.06
(other than prepayments made pursuant to Sections 2.06(b)(i)
or (c)(i), which shall be applied to the Revolving Loans in
accordance with clause (ii) of this Section 2.06(d))
shall be applied, first, ratably to the outstanding Term Loans and
to the principal repayment installments thereof in inverse order of
maturity and, second, to the Revolving Loans in the manner set
forth in clause (ii) of this Section 2.06(d).
(ii) Each prepayment of the
Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be applied
ratably to the outstanding Revolving Loans without reducing the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment.
(iii) Reinvestment Option .
The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.06(d) to the
contrary notwithstanding, Borrower shall not be required to make a
prepayment otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.06(c)(iii)
or Section 2.06(c)(v) with Reinvestment Eligible Funds so long
as: (A) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing on the date such Person receives such Reinvestment
Eligible Funds or on the date such amounts are to be released to
Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.06(d), (B) the
Borrower delivers a notice (a “ Reinvestment Notice
”) on or prior to the date that the applicable Person
receives the monies constituting such Reinvestment Eligible Funds
notifying Administrative Agent of the intent of the applicable
Person to use such Reinvestment Eligible Funds (1) to repair,
restore, or replace the assets that were the subject of the
Disposition, casualty or condemnation giving rise to such amounts
with assets of equal or greater fair market value which will be
useful in the conduct of their business in accordance with past
practice, (2) within the period specified in such notice,
which period shall not to exceed the earlier of (x) 180 days
after the receipt of such Reinvestment Eligible Funds by the
applicable Loan Party or its Subsidiary and (y) the Final
Maturity Date, and
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(C) pending the reinvestment
described in clause (B)(1) above, such Reinvestment Eligible Funds
are deposited in a cash collateral account over which
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) has a perfected
first-priority Lien. If all or any portion of such Reinvestment
Eligible Funds are not used in accordance with the preceding
sentence within the period specified in the Reinvestment Notice,
the remaining portion shall be applied to the Loans on the last day
of such specified period in accordance with
Section 2.06(d)(i).
(e) Interest and Fees . Any
prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be
accompanied by the payment of accrued interest on the principal
amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment together with any
Applicable Prepayment Premium in respect thereof, and if such
prepayment would reduce the amount of the outstanding Loans to zero
at a time when the Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been
terminated, such prepayment shall be accompanied by the payment of
all fees accrued to such date pursuant to
Section 2.07.
(f) Cumulative Prepayments .
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.06,
payments with respect to any subsection of this Section 2.06
are in addition to payments made or required to be made under any
other subsection of this Section 2.06.
Section 2.07 Fees
.
(a) Fee Letter . The Borrower
shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account fees in
the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees
shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any
reason whatsoever.
(b) Unused Line Fee . From
and after the Effective Date and through the Revolving Maturity
Date, the Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the
account of the Lenders, in accordance with their Revolving Pro Rata
Shares, an unused line fee (the “ Unused Line Fee
”), which shall accrue at the rate per annum of 0.5%
times the daily amount by which the Total Revolving Credit
Commitment exceeds the outstanding principal amount of all
Revolving Loans. The Unused Line Fee shall be due and payable
monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each calendar month
commencing September 1, 2008, and on the Revolving Maturity
Date.
(c) Renewal Fee . On each
anniversary of the Effective Date occurring prior to the Revolving
Maturity Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent
for the account of the Lenders in accordance with their respective
Revolving Pro Rata Shares, a non-refundable revolver renewal fee
(the “ Renewal Fee ”) equal to
$125,000.
Section 2.08 Taxes
.
(a) Any and all payments by any Loan
Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free
and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or
future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings,
and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding taxes imposed
on the net income of
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Administrative Agent or any Lender
(or any transferee or assignee thereof, including a participation
holder (any such entity, a “ Transferee” )) by
the jurisdiction in which such Person is organized or has its
principal lending office (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies,
imposts, deductions, charges withholdings and liabilities,
collectively or individually, “ Taxes ”). If any
Loan Party shall be required to deduct any Taxes from or in respect
of any sum payable hereunder to Administrative Agent or any Lender
(or any Transferee), (i) the sum payable shall be increased by
the amount (an “ additional amount ”) necessary
so that after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.08)
Administrative Agent or such Lender (or such Transferee) shall
receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no
such deductions been made, (ii) such Loan Party shall make
such deductions and (iii) such Loan Party shall pay the full
amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, each Loan Party
agrees to pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance
with applicable law any present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar
levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the
execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect
to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (“ Other
Taxes ”). Each Loan Party shall deliver to Administrative
Agent and each Lender official receipts in respect of any Taxes or
Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Taxes
or Other Taxes.
(c) The Loan Parties hereby jointly
and severally indemnify and agree to hold Administrative Agent and
each Lender harmless from and against Taxes and Other Taxes
(including, Taxes and Other Taxes imposed on any amounts payable
under this Section 2.08) paid by such Person, whether or not
such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Such
indemnification shall be paid within 10 days from the date on which
any such Person makes written demand therefore specifying in
reasonable detail the nature and amount of such Taxes or Other
Taxes.
(d) Each Lender that is organized
under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States (a
“ Non-U.S. Lender ”) agrees that it shall, no
later than the Initial Funding Date (or, in the case of a Lender
which becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 11.07 after
the Initial Funding Date, promptly after the date upon which such
Lender becomes a party hereto) deliver to Administrative Agent (or,
in the case of a participant, to the Lender granting the
participation only) a properly completed and duly executed copy of
either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI or W-8IMY
or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, in each
case claiming complete exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S.
Federal withholding tax and payments of interest hereunder. In
addition, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from
U.S. Federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of
the IRC, such Non-U.S. Lender hereby represents to Administrative
Agent and the Borrower that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a bank for
purposes of Section 881(c) of the IRC, is not a 10-percent
shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the
IRC) of the Borrower and is not a controlled foreign corporation
related to the Borrower (within the meaning of
Section 864(d)(4) of the IRC), and such Non-U.S. Lender agrees
that it shall promptly
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notify Administrative Agent, the
assigning Lender or the Lender granting a participation, as
applicable, in the event any such representation is no longer
accurate. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on
or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement and on or
before the date, if any, such Non-U.S. Lender changes its
applicable lending office by designating a different lending office
(a “ New Lending Office ”). In addition, such
Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms within 20 days after
receipt of a written request therefor from Administrative Agent,
the assigning Lender or the Lender granting a participation, as
applicable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 2.08, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to
deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.08(d) that such
Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(e) The Loan Parties shall not be
required to indemnify any Non-U.S. Lender, or pay any additional
amounts to any Non-U.S. Lender, in respect of United States Federal
withholding tax pursuant to this Section 2.08 to the extent
that (i) the obligation to withhold amounts with respect to
United States Federal withholding tax existed on the date such
Non-U.S. Lender became a party to this Agreement (or, in the case
of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on the date such
participation holder became a Transferee hereunder) or, with
respect to payments to a New Lending Office, the date such Non-U.S.
Lender designated such New Lending Office with respect to a Loan;
provided , however , that this clause (i) shall
not apply to the extent the indemnity payment or additional amounts
any Transferee, or Lender (or Transferee) through a New Lending
Office, would be entitled to receive (without regard to this clause
(i)) do not exceed the indemnity payment or additional amounts that
the Person making the assignment, participation or transfer to such
Transferee, or Lender (or Transferee) making the designation of
such New Lending Office, would have been entitled to receive in the
absence of such assignment, participation, transfer or designation,
or (ii) the obligation to pay such additional amounts would
not have arisen but for a failure by such Non-U.S. Lender to comply
with the provisions of clause (d) above.
(f) The obligations of the Loan
Parties under this Section 2.08 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other
amounts payable hereunder.
Section 2.09 Extension of
Term Maturity Date .
(a) Extension of Term Maturity
Date . At any time not earlier than 60 days and not later than
15 days prior to the Term Maturity Date, the Borrower may request
by notice to Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the
Lenders) (a “ Request for Extension of Term Maturity
Date ”) that the Term Maturity Date be extended once by
one year in accordance with this Section. Upon timely receipt by
Administrative Agent of a Request for Extension of Term Maturity
Date and the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent in
a manner satisfactory to Administrative Agent, the Term Maturity
Date shall be extended for one year:
(i) Borrower shall have delivered to
Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of
the Term Maturity Date duly executed by an Authorized Officer of
such Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the
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resolutions adopted by such Loan
Party approving or consenting to such extension and (ii) in
the case of Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving
effect to such extension, (A) the representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
are true and correct on and as of the Term Maturity Date, except to
the extent that such representations and warranties specifically
refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct
as of such earlier date, and (B) no Default or Event of
Default exists;
(ii) No Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing as the Term Maturity Date;
and
(iii) Borrower shall have paid to
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance
with their Term Pro Rata Shares, an extension fee equal to 1.00% of
the then outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans.
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ARTICLE III
FEES, PAYMENTS AND OTHER
COMPENSATION
Section 3.01 Audit and
Collateral Monitoring Fees . The Borrower acknowledges that
pursuant to Section 6.01(f), representatives of Administrative
Agent may visit any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or conduct
audits, inspections or field examinations of any Loan Party or its
Subsidiaries and valuations or appraisals of any or all of the
Collateral or business or enterprise valuations of the Loan Parties
or their Subsidiaries at any time, from time to time. So long as no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
such audits, inspections and examinations will be at reasonable
times and in reasonable intervals, in a manner so as to not unduly
disrupt the business of such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, and if
an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such
access shall not be limited. The Borrower agrees to pay
(i) all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, traveling expenses) incurred in connection with
all such visits, audits, inspections, valuations, and field
examinations and (ii) the reasonable cost of all audits,
appraisals and business valuations (including enterprise valuation
appraisals) conducted by third party auditors or appraisers on
behalf of Administrative Agent.
Section 3.02 Payments;
Computations and Statements .
(a) The Borrower will make each
payment under this Agreement not later than 9:00 a.m. on the day
when due, in lawful money of the United States of America and in
immediately available funds, to Administrative Agent’s
Account. All payments received by Administrative Agent after 9:00
a.m. on any Business Day will be credited to the Loan Account on
the next succeeding Business Day. All payments shall be made by the
Borrower without set-off, counterclaim, deduction or other defense
to Administrative Agent and the Lenders. Except as provided in
Section 2.03, after receipt, Administrative Agent will
promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to
the payment of principal ratably to the Lenders in accordance with
their Pro Rata Shares and like funds relating to the payment of any
other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender, in each case to
be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided
that Administrative Agent will cause to be distributed all interest
and fees received from or for the account of the Borrower not less
than once each month and in any event promptly after receipt
thereof. The Lenders and the Borrower hereby authorize
Administrative Agent to, and Administrative Agent shall, from time
to time, charge the Loan Account of the Borrower with any amount
due and payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document. Each of
the Lenders and the Borrower agrees that Administrative Agent shall
have the right to make such charges whether or not any Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or whether
any of the conditions precedent in Section 4.03 have been
satisfied. Any amount charged to the Loan Account of the Borrower
shall be deemed a Loan hereunder made by the Lenders to the
Borrower, funded by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders
and shall be payable on demand. The Lenders and the Borrower
confirm that any charges which Administrative Agent may so make to
the Loan Account of the Borrower as herein provided will be made as
an accommodation to the Borrower and solely at Administrative
Agent’s discretion. Whenever any payment to be made under any
Loan Document shall be stated to be due on a day other than a
Business Day, such payment
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shall be made on the next succeeding
Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be
included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may
be. All computations of fees shall be made by Administrative Agent
on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of
days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring
in the period for which such fees are payable. Each determination
by Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fees hereunder shall
be conclusive and binding for all purposes in the absence of
manifest error.
(b) Administrative Agent shall
provide the Borrower, promptly after the end of each calendar
month, a summary statement (in the form from time to time used by
Administrative Agent) of the opening and closing daily balances in
the Loan Account of the Borrower during such month, the amounts and
dates of the Loans made to the Borrower during such month, the
amounts and dates of all payments on account of the Loans during
such month and the Loans to which such payments were applied, the
amount of interest accrued on the Loans during such month, the
amount of charges to the Loan Account, and the amount and nature of
any charges to the Loan Account made during such month on account
of fees, commissions, expenses and other Obligations. All entries
on any such statement shall be presumed to be correct and shall be
final and conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 3.03 Sharing of
Payments, Etc. Except as provided in Section 2.03 hereof,
if any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary,
involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or
otherwise) on account of any Obligation in excess of its ratable
share of payments on account of similar obligations obtained by all
the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other
Lenders such participations in such similar obligations held by
them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share
the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided ,
however , that if all or any portion of such excess payment
is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase
from each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to
the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such
recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender’s
ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount
of such Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total
amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender of any interest or
other amount paid by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total
amount so recovered). The Borrower agrees that any Lender so
purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this
Section 3.03 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
exercise all of its rights (including the Lender’s right of
set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such
Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of
such participation.
Section 3.04 Apportionment
of Payments . Subject to Section 2.03 hereof and to any
written agreement among Administrative Agent or the
Lenders:
(a) All payments of principal and
interest in respect of the outstanding Loans, all payments of fees
(other than any amounts payable under the Fee Letter, the audit and
collateral monitoring fees provided for in Section 3.01, and
any other amounts payable in respect of the Securities) and all
other payments in respect of any other Obligations, shall be
allocated by Administrative Agent among such of the Lenders as are
entitled thereto, in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares
or otherwise as provided
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herein or, in respect of payments
not made on account of the Obligations as designated by the Person
making payment when the payment is made and the Borrower shall not
be liable for any error by Administrative Agent in such
regard.
(b) After the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent may,
and upon the direction of the Required Lenders shall, apply all
payments in respect of any Obligations and all proceeds of the
Collateral, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, (i)
first , to pay the Obligations consisting of any fees,
expense reimbursements, indemnities and other amounts then due to
Administrative Agent until paid in full; (ii) second ,
to pay interest due in respect of Administrative Agent Advances
until paid in full; (iii) third , to pay principal of
Administrative Agent Advances until paid in full; (iv)
fourth , ratably to pay any fees and indemnities then due to
the Lenders until paid in full; (v) fifth , ratably to
pay interest due in respect of the Loans until paid in full;
(vi) sixth , ratably to pay principal of the Loans
until paid in full, and (vii) seventh , to the ratable
payment of all other Obligations then due and payable
.
(c) For purposes of
Section 3.04(b) (other than clause (vii) thereof),
“paid in full” means with respect to any Obligations,
payment of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents in respect of
such Obligations, including fees, interest, default interest,
interest on interest, expense reimbursements and indemnities,
specifically including in each case any of the foregoing which
would accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding
irrespective of whether a claim is allowable in such Insolvency
Proceeding, except to the extent that default or overdue interest
(but not any other interest) and fees, each arising from or related
to a default, are disallowed in any Insolvency Proceeding;
provided , however , that for purposes of such clause
(vii), “paid in full” means with respect to any
Obligations, payment of all amounts owing under the Loan Documents
in respect of such Obligations, including fees, interest, default
interest, interest on interest, expense reimbursements and
indemnities, specifically including in each case any of the
foregoing which would accrue after the commencement of any
Insolvency Proceeding irrespective of whether a claim is allowable
in such Insolvency Proceeding.
(d) In the event of a direct
conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 3.04
and other provisions contained in any other Loan Document, it is
the intention of the parties hereto that both such priority
provisions in such documents shall be read together and construed,
to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other.
In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be
resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this
Section 3.04 shall control and govern.
Section 3.05 Increased Costs
and Reduced Return .
(a) If any Lender or Administrative
Agent shall have determined that the adoption or implementation of,
or any change in, any law, rule, treaty or regulation, or any
policy, guideline or directive of, or any change in, the
interpretation or administration thereof by, any court, central
bank or other administrative or Governmental Authority, or
compliance by any Lender or Administrative Agent or any Person
controlling any such
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Lender or Administrative Agent with
any directive of, or guideline from, any central bank or other
Governmental Authority or the introduction of, or change in, any
accounting principles applicable to any Lender or Administrative
Agent or any Person controlling any such Lender or Administrative
Agent (in each case, whether or not having the force of law) (each,
a “ Change in Law ”), shall (i) subject any
Lender, Administrative Agent or any Person controlling any such
Lender or Administrative Agent to any tax, duty or other charge
with respect to this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender or
Administrative Agent or change the basis of taxation of payments to
any Lender, Administrative Agent or any Person controlling any such
Lender or Administrative Agent of any amounts payable hereunder
(except for taxes on the overall net income of any Lender,
Administrative Agent or any Person controlling any such Lender or
Administrative Agent), (ii) impose, modify or deem applicable
any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against the
Loans, or against assets of or held by, or deposits with or for the
account of, or credit extended by, any Lender, Administrative Agent
or any Person controlling any such Lender or Administrative Agent
or (iii) impose on any Lender, Administrative Agent or any
Person controlling any such Lender or Administrative Agent any
other condition regarding this Agreement or the Loans, and the
result of any event referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or
(iii) above shall be to increase the cost to any Lender or
Administrative Agent of making the Loans, or agreeing to make the
Loans or to reduce any amount received or receivable by any Lender
or Administrative Agent hereunder, then, upon demand by any such
Lender or Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall pay to such
Lender or Administrative Agent such additional amounts as will
compensate such Lender or Administrative Agent for such increased
costs or reductions in amount.
(b) If any Lender or Administrative
Agent shall have determined that any Change in Law either
(i) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or
expected to be maintained by any Lender, Administrative Agent or
any Person controlling such Lender or Administrative Agent and any
Lender or Administrative Agent determines that the amount of such
capital is increased as a direct or indirect consequence of the
Loans made or maintained, any Lender’s, Administrative
Agent’s or any such other controlling Person’s other
obligations hereunder, or (ii) has or would have the effect of
reducing the rate of return on any Lender’s or Administrative
Agent’s or any such other controlling Person’s capital
to a level below that which such Lender, Administrative Agent or
such controlling Person could have achieved but for such
circumstances as a consequence of the Loans made or maintained, or
any agreement to make the Loans, or such Lender’s,
Administrative Agent’s or such other controlling
Person’s other obligations hereunder (in each case, taking
into consideration, such Lender’s or Administrative
Agent’s or such other controlling Person’s policies
with respect to capital adequacy), then, upon demand by any Lender
or Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or
Administrative Agent from time to time such additional amounts as
will compensate such Lender or Administrative Agent for such cost
of maintaining such increased capital or such reduction in the rate
of return on such Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s or
such other controlling Person’s capital.
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