THE LENDERS THAT ARE SIGNATORIES
HERETO
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL,
LLC
as the Arranger and
Administrative Agent
Dated as of December 24,
2008
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DEFINITIONS AND
CONSTRUCTION
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1.1
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Definitions
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1.2
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Accounting
Terms
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1.3
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Code
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1.4
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Construction
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1.5
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Schedules and
Exhibits
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LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
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2.1
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Revolver
Advances
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2.2
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Term
Loan
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2.3
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Borrowing
Procedures and Settlements
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2.4
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Payments;
Reductions of Commitments; Prepayments
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2.5
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Overadvances
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2.6
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Interest Rates
and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and
Calculations
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2.7
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Crediting
Payments
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2.8
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Designated
Account
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2.9
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Maintenance of
Loan Account; Statements of Obligations
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2.10
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Fees
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2.11
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Letters of
Credit
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2.12
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LIBOR
Option
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2.13
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Capital
Requirements
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CONDITIONS; TERM OF
AGREEMENT
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3.1
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Conditions
Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit
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3.2
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Conditions
Precedent to all Extensions of Credit
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3.3
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Term
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3.4
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Effect of
Termination
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3.5
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Early
Termination by Borrower
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3.6
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Conditions
Subsequent
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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4.1
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Due
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries
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4.2
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Due
Authorization; No Conflict
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4.3
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Governmental
Consents
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4.4
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Binding
Obligations; Perfected Liens
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4.5
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Title to
Assets; No Encumbrances
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4.6
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Jurisdiction of
Organization; Location of Chief Executive Office; Organizational
Identification Number; Commercial Tort Claims
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Table of Contents
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4.7
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Litigation
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4.8
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Compliance with
Laws
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4.9
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No Material
Adverse Change
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4.10
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Fraudulent
Transfer
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4.11
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Employee
Benefits
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4.12
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Environmental
Condition
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4.13
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Intellectual
Property
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4.14
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Leases
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4.15
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Deposit
Accounts and Securities Accounts
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4.16
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Complete
Disclosure
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4.17
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Material
Contracts
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4.18
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Patriot
Act
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4.19
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Indebtedness
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4.20
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Payment of
Taxes
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4.21
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Margin
Stock
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4.22
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Governmental
Regulation
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4.23
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OFAC
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4.24
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Location of
Equipment
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4.25
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Excluded
Subsidiaries
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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5.1
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Financial
Statements, Reports, Certificates
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5.2
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Collateral
Reporting
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5.3
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Existence
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5.4
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Maintenance of
Properties
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5.5
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Taxes
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5.6
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Insurance
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5.7
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Inspection
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5.8
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Compliance with
Laws
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5.9
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Environmental
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5.10
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Disclosure
Updates
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5.11
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Formation of
Subsidiaries
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5.12
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Further
Assurances
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5.13
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Lender
Meetings
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5.14
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Material
Contracts
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5.15
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Location of
Equipment
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5.16
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Assignable
Material Contracts
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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6.1
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Indebtedness
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6.2
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Liens
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6.3
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Restrictions on
Fundamental Changes
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6.4
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Disposal of
Assets
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6.5
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Change
Name
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6.6
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Nature of
Business
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6.7
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Prepayments and
Amendments
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6.8
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[intentionally
omitted]
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6.9
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Distributions
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6.10
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Accounting
Methods
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6.11
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Investments
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6.12
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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6.13
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Use of
Proceeds
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FINANCIAL COVENANTS
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
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9.1
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Rights and
Remedies
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9.2
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Remedies
Cumulative
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WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION
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10.1
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Demand;
Protest; etc.
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10.2
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The Lender
Group’s Liability for Collateral
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10.3
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Indemnification
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11.
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NOTICES
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12.
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CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL
WAIVER; JUDICIAL REFERENCE
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ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS;
SUCCESSORS
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13.1
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Assignments and
Participations
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13.2
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Successors
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AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS
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14.1
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Amendments and
Waivers
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14.2
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Replacement of
Holdout Lender
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14.3
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No Waivers;
Cumulative Remedies
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AGENT; THE LENDER GROUP
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15.1
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Appointment and
Authorization of Agent
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15.2
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Delegation of
Duties
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15.3
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Liability of
Agent
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15.4
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Reliance by
Agent
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15.5
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Notice of
Default or Event of Default
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15.6
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Credit
Decision
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15.7
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Costs and
Expenses; Indemnification
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15.8
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Agent in
Individual Capacity
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15.9
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Successor
Agent
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15.10
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Lender in
Individual Capacity
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15.11
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Collateral
Matters
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15.12
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Restrictions on
Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments
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15.13
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Agency for
Perfection
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15.14
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Payments by
Agent to the Lenders
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15.15
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Concerning the
Collateral and Related Loan Documents
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15.16
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Audits and
Examination Reports; Confidentiality; Disclaimers by Lenders; Other
Reports and Information
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15.17
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Several
Obligations; No Liability
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WITHHOLDING TAXES
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17.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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17.1
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Effectiveness
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17.2
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Section Headings
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17.3
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Interpretation
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17.4
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Severability of
Provisions
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17.5
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Bank Product
Providers
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17.6
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Debtor-Creditor
Relationship
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17.7
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Counterparts;
Electronic Execution
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17.8
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Revival and
Reinstatement of Obligations
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17.9
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Confidentiality
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17.10
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Lender Group
Expenses
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17.11
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USA PATRIOT
Act
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17.12
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Integration
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Form of
Assignment and Acceptance
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Form of
Compliance Certificate
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Form of Credit
Amount Certificate
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Form of LIBOR
Notice
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Commitments
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Definitions
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Conditions
Precedent
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Conditions
Subsequent
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Financial
Statements, Reports, Certificates
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THIS CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), is entered
into as of December 24, 2008, by and among the lenders
identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders, together
with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are
referred to hereinafter each individually as a “
Lender ” and collectively as the “
Lenders ”), WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC , a
Delaware limited liability company, as the arranger and
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together
with its successors and assigns in such capacity, “
Agent ”), and OMNITURE, INC ., a Delaware
corporation (“ Borrower ”).
The parties agree
as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION .
1.1
Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement
shall have the meanings specified therefor on
Schedule 1.1 .
1.2
Accounting Terms . All accounting terms not specifically
defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. When
used herein, the term “financial statements” shall
include the notes and schedules thereto. Whenever the term
“Borrower” is used in respect of a financial covenant
or a related definition, it shall be understood to mean Borrower
and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise.
1.3
Code . Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined
in the Code shall be construed and defined as set forth in the Code
unless otherwise defined herein; provided , however ,
that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein
and such term is defined differently in different Articles of the
Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of
the Code shall govern.
1.4
Construction . Unless the context of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to
the plural include the singular, references to the singular include
the plural, the terms “includes” and
“including” are not limiting, and the term
“or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the
inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.”
The words “hereof,” “herein,”
“hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in
this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement
or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not
to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan
Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection, clause,
schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement
unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in
any other Loan Document to any agreement, instrument, or document
shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions,
modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and
supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any
restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions,
modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and
supplements set forth herein). 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. Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document
to the satisfaction or repayment in full of the Obligations shall
mean the repayment in full in cash (or, in the case of Letters of
Credit or Bank Products, providing Letter of Credit
Collateralization) of all Obligations other than unasserted
contingent indemnification Obligations and other than any Bank
Product Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the
applicable Bank Product Provider to remain outstanding and that are
not required by the provisions of this Agreement to be repaid or
cash collateralized. Any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.
Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan
Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a
Record.
1.5
Schedules and Exhibits . All of the schedules and
exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated
herein by reference.
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2. LOAN AND
TERMS OF PAYMENT .
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and during the term
of this Agreement, each Lender with a Revolver Commitment agrees
(severally, not jointly or jointly and severally) to make advances
(“ Advances ”) to Borrower in an amount at any
one time outstanding not to exceed such Lender’s Pro Rata
Share of an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Maximum
Revolver Amount less the sum of (x) the Letter of Credit Usage
and (y) the Bank Product Reserve at such time, and
(ii) the Credit Amount at such time less the sum of
(x) Letter of Credit Usage and (y) the Bank Product
Reserve at such time.
(b) Amounts
borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.1 may be repaid
and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
reborrowed at any time during the term of this Agreement. The
outstanding principal amount of the Advances, together with
interest accrued thereon, shall be due and payable on the Maturity
Date or, if earlier, on the date on which they are declared due and
payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Anything
to the contrary in this Section 2.1 notwithstanding,
Agent shall have the right to establish reserves against the Credit
Amount or the Maximum Revolver Amount in such amounts, and with
respect to such matters, as Agent in its Permitted Discretion shall
deem necessary or appropriate, including without limitation, the
Bank Product Reserve.
2.2 Term
Loan . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, on the Closing Date each Lender with a Term Loan
Commitment agrees (severally, not jointly or jointly and severally)
to make term loans (collectively, the “ Term Loan
”) to Borrower in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro
Rata Share of the Term Loan Amount. The principal of the Term Loan
shall be repaid on the following dates and in the following
amounts:
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on the last day of each June, September,
December and March commencing on March 31, 2009
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375,000
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The outstanding
unpaid principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest on the
Term Loan shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the
Maturity Date, and (ii) the date of the acceleration of the
Term Loan in accordance with the terms hereof. All principal of,
interest on, and other amounts payable in respect of the Term Loan
shall constitute Obligations.
2.3
Borrowing Procedures and Settlements .
(a)
Procedure for Borrowing. Each Borrowing shall be made by a
written request by an Authorized Person delivered to Agent. Unless
Swing Lender is not obligated to make a Swing Loan pursuant to
Section 2.3(b) below, such notice must be received by
Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (California time) on the Business
Day that is the requested Funding Date specifying (i) the
amount of such Borrowing, and (ii) the requested Funding Date,
which shall be a Business Day; provided , however ,
that if Swing Lender is not obligated to make a Swing Loan as to a
requested Borrowing, such notice must be received by Agent no later
than 10:00 a.m. (California time) on the Business Day prior to
the date that is the requested Funding Date. At Agent’s
election, in lieu of delivering the above-described written
request, any Authorized Person may give Agent telephonic notice of
such request by the required time. In such circumstances, Borrower
agrees that any such telephonic notice will be confirmed in writing
within 24 hours of the giving of such telephonic notice, but the
failure to provide such written confirmation shall not affect the
validity of the request.
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(b)
Making of Swing Loans. In the case of a request for an
Advance and so long as either (i) the aggregate amount of Swing
Loans made since the last Settlement Date, minus the amount of
Collections or payments applied to Swing Loans since the last
Settlement Date, plus the amount of the requested Advance does not
exceed $5,000,000, or (ii) Swing Lender, in its sole
discretion, shall agree to make a Swing Loan notwithstanding the
foregoing limitation, Swing Lender shall make an Advance in the
amount of such Borrowing (any such Advance made solely by Swing
Lender pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) being referred
to as a “ Swing Loan ” and such Advances being
referred to collectively as “ Swing Loans ”)
available to Borrower on the Funding Date applicable thereto by
transferring immediately available funds to Borrower’s
Designated Account. Each Swing Loan shall be deemed to be an
Advance hereunder and shall be subject to all the terms and
conditions applicable to other Advances, except that all payments
on any Swing Loan shall be payable to Swing Lender solely for its
own account. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(ii)
, Swing Lender shall not make and shall not be obligated to make
any Swing Loan if Swing Lender has actual knowledge that
(i) one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set
forth in Section 3 will not be satisfied on the
requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing, or
(ii) the requested Borrowing would exceed the Availability on
such Funding Date. Swing Lender shall not otherwise be required to
determine whether the applicable conditions precedent set forth in
Section 3 have been satisfied on the Funding Date
applicable thereto prior to making any Swing Loan. The Swing Loans
shall be secured by the Agent’s Liens, constitute Obligations
hereunder, and bear interest at the rate applicable from time to
time to Advances that are Base Rate Loans.
(i) In
the event that Swing Lender is not obligated to make a Swing Loan,
then promptly after receipt of a request for a Borrowing pursuant
to Section 2.3(a) , Agent shall notify the Lenders, not
later than 1:00 p.m. (California time) on the Business Day
immediately preceding the Funding Date applicable thereto, by
telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of the
requested Borrowing. Each Lender shall make the amount of such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing available
to Agent in immediately available funds, to Agent’s Account,
not later than 10:00 a.m. (California time) on the Funding
Date applicable thereto. After Agent’s receipt of the
proceeds of such Advances, Agent shall make the proceeds thereof
available to Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by
transferring immediately available funds equal to such proceeds
received by Agent to the Designated Account; provided ,
however , that, subject to the provisions of
Section 2.3(d)(ii) , Agent shall not request any Lender
to make, and no Lender shall have the obligation to make, any
Advance if (1) one or more of the applicable conditions
precedent set forth in Section 3 will not be satisfied
on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing unless
such condition has been waived, or (2) the requested Borrowing
would exceed the Availability on such Funding Date.
(ii) Unless
Agent receives notice from a Lender prior to 9:00 a.m. (California
time) on the date of a Borrowing, that such Lender will not make
available as and when required hereunder to Agent for the account
of Borrower the amount of that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the
Borrowing, Agent may assume that each Lender has made or will make
such amount available to Agent in immediately available funds on
the Funding Date and Agent may (but shall not be so required), in
reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower on such
date a corresponding amount. If any Lender shall not have made its
full amount available to Agent in immediately available funds and
if Agent in such circumstances has made available to Borrower such
amount, that Lender shall on the Business Day following such
Funding Date make such amount available to Agent, together with
interest at the Defaulting Lender Rate for each day during such
period. A notice submitted by Agent to any Lender with respect to
amounts owing under this subsection shall be conclusive, absent
manifest error. If such amount is so made available, such payment
to Agent shall constitute such Lender’s Advance on the date
of Borrowing for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is
not made available to Agent on the Business Day following the
Funding Date, Agent will notify Borrower of such failure to fund
and, upon demand by Agent, Borrower shall pay such amount to Agent
for Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for each
day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum
equal to the interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances
composing such Borrowing. The failure of any Lender to make any
Advance on any Funding Date shall not relieve any other Lender of
any obligation hereunder to make an Advance on such Funding Date,
but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other
Lender to make the Advance to be made by such other Lender on any
Funding Date.
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(iii) Agent
shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any
payments made by Borrower to Agent for the Defaulting
Lender’s benefit, and, in the absence of such transfer to the
Defaulting Lender, Agent shall transfer any such payments to each
other non-Defaulting Lender member of the Lender Group ratably in
accordance with their Commitments (but only to the extent that such
Defaulting Lender’s Advance was funded by the other members
of the Lender Group) or, if so directed by Borrower and if no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and to
the extent such Defaulting Lender’s Advance was not funded by
the Lender Group), retain same to be re-advanced to Borrower as if
such Defaulting Lender had made Advances to Borrower. Subject to
the foregoing, Agent may hold and, in its Permitted Discretion,
re-lend to Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender the
amount of all such payments received and retained by Agent for the
account of such Defaulting Lender. Solely for the purposes of
voting or consenting to matters with respect to the Loan Documents,
such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a
“Lender” and such Lender’s Commitment shall be
deemed to be zero. This Section shall remain effective with respect
to such Lender until (x) the Obligations under this Agreement
shall have been declared or shall have become immediately due and
payable, (y) the non-Defaulting Lenders, Agent, and Borrower
shall have waived such Defaulting Lender’s default in
writing, or (z) the Defaulting Lender makes its Pro Rata Share
of the applicable Advance and pays to Agent all amounts owing by
Defaulting Lender in respect thereof. The operation of this Section
shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the
Commitment of any Lender, to relieve or excuse the performance by
such Defaulting Lender or any other Lender of its duties and
obligations hereunder, or to relieve or excuse the performance by
Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder to Agent or to the
Lenders other than such Defaulting Lender. Any such failure to fund
by any Defaulting Lender shall constitute a material breach by such
Defaulting Lender of this Agreement and shall entitle Borrower at
its option, upon written notice to Agent, to arrange for a
substitute Lender to assume the Commitment of such Defaulting
Lender, such substitute Lender to be reasonably acceptable to
Agent. In connection with the arrangement of such a substitute
Lender, the Defaulting Lender shall have no right to refuse to be
replaced hereunder, and agrees to execute and deliver a completed
form of Assignment and Acceptance in favor of the substitute Lender
(and agrees that it shall be deemed to have executed and delivered
such document if it fails to do so) subject only to being repaid
its share of the outstanding Obligations (other than Bank Product
Obligations, but including an assumption of its Pro Rata Share of
the Risk Participation Liability) without any premium or penalty of
any kind whatsoever; provided , however , that any
such assumption of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall
not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any of the Lender
Groups’ or Borrower’s rights or remedies against any
such Defaulting Lender arising out of or in relation to such
failure to fund.
(d)
Protective Advances and Optional Overadvances .
(i) Agent
hereby is authorized by Borrower and the Lenders, from time to time
in Agent’s sole discretion, (A) after the occurrence and
during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or
(B) at any time that any of the other applicable conditions
precedent set forth in Section 3 are not satisfied, to
make Advances to Borrower on behalf of the Lenders that Agent, in
its Permitted Discretion deems necessary or desirable (1) to
preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or
(2) to enhance the likelihood of repayment of the Obligations
(other than the Bank Product Obligations) (any of the Advances
described in this Section 2.3(d)(i) shall be referred
to as “ Protective Advances ”).
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(ii) Any
contrary provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, the Lenders
hereby authorize Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable, and either
Agent or Swing Lender, as applicable, may, but is not obligated to,
knowingly and intentionally, continue to make Advances (including
Swing Loans) to Borrower notwithstanding that an Overadvance exists
or thereby would be created, so long as (A) after giving effect to
such Advances, the outstanding Revolver Usage does not exceed the
Credit Amount by more than $5,000,000, and (B) after giving
effect to such Advances, the outstanding Revolver Usage (except for
and excluding amounts charged to the Loan Account for interest,
fees, or Lender Group Expenses) does not exceed the Maximum
Revolver Amount. In the event Agent obtains actual knowledge that
the Revolver Usage exceeds the amounts permitted by the immediately
foregoing provisions, regardless of the amount of, or reason for,
such excess, Agent shall notify the Lenders as soon as practicable
(and prior to making any (or any additional) intentional
Overadvances (except for and excluding amounts charged to the Loan
Account for interest, fees, or Lender Group Expenses) unless Agent
determines that prior notice would result in imminent harm to the
Collateral or its value), and the Lenders with Revolver Commitments
thereupon shall, together with Agent, jointly determine the terms
of arrangements that shall be implemented with Borrower intended to
reduce, within a reasonable time, the outstanding principal amount
of the Advances to Borrower to an amount permitted by the preceding
sentence. In such circumstances, if any Lender with a Revolver
Commitment objects to the proposed terms of reduction or repayment
of any Overadvance, the terms of reduction or repayment thereof
shall be implemented according to the determination of the Required
Lenders. Each Lender with a Revolver Commitment shall be obligated
to settle with Agent as provided in Section 2.3(e) for the
amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any unintentional
Overadvances by Agent reported to such Lender, any intentional
Overadvances made as permitted under this
Section 2.3(d)(ii) , and any Overadvances resulting
from the charging to the Loan Account of interest, fees, or Lender
Group Expenses.
(iii) Each
Protective Advance and each Overadvance shall be deemed to be an
Advance hereunder, except that no Protective Advance or Overadvance
shall be eligible to be a LIBOR Rate Loan and, prior to Settlement
therefor, all payments on the Protective Advances shall be payable
to Agent solely for its own account. The Protective Advances and
Overadvances shall be repayable on demand, secured by the
Agent’s Liens, constitute Obligations hereunder, and bear
interest at the rate applicable from time to time to Advances that
are Base Rate Loans. The provisions of this
Section 2.3(d) are for the exclusive benefit of Agent,
Swing Lender, and the Lenders and are not intended to benefit
Borrower in any way.
(e)
Settlement. It is agreed that each Lender’s funded
portion of the Advances is intended by the Lenders to equal, at all
times, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding
Advances. Such agreement notwithstanding, Agent, Swing Lender, and
the other Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the
benefit of Borrower) that in order to facilitate the administration
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among
the Lenders as to the Advances, the Swing Loans, and the Protective
Advances shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with
the following provisions:
(i) Agent
shall request settlement (“ Settlement ”) with
the Lenders on a weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis if so
determined by Agent (1) on behalf of Swing Lender, with
respect to the outstanding Swing Loans, (2) for itself, with
respect to the outstanding Protective Advances, and (3) with
respect to Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ Collections
or payments received, as to each by notifying the Lenders by
telecopy, telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of such
requested Settlement, no later than 2:00 p.m. (California time) on
the Business Day immediately prior to the date of such requested
Settlement (the date of such requested Settlement being the “
Settlement Date ”). Such notice of a Settlement Date
shall include a summary statement of the amount of outstanding
Advances, Swing Loans, and Protective Advances for the period since
the prior Settlement Date. Subject to the terms and conditions
contained herein (including Section 2.3(c)(iii) ):
(y) if a Lender’s balance of the Advances (including
Swing Loans and Protective Advances) exceeds such Lender’s
Pro Rata Share of the Advances (including Swing Loans and
Protective Advances) as of a Settlement Date, then Agent shall, by
no later than 12:00 p.m. (California time) on the Settlement
Date, transfer in immediately available funds to a Deposit Account
of such Lender (as such Lender may designate), an amount such that
each such Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have as of the
Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Advances (including
Swing Loans and Protective Advances), and (z) if a
Lender’s balance of the Advances (including Swing Loans and
Protective Advances) is less than such Lender’s Pro Rata
Share of the Advances (including Swing Loans and Protective
Advances) as of a Settlement Date, such Lender shall no later than
12:00 p.m. (California time) on the Settlement Date transfer
in immediately available funds to the Agent’s Account, an
amount such that each such Lender shall, upon transfer of such
amount, have as of the Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the
Advances (including Swing Loans and Protective Advances). Such
amounts made available to Agent under clause (z) of the
immediately preceding sentence shall be applied against the amounts
of the applicable Swing Loans or Protective Advances and, together
with the portion of such Swing Loans or Protective Advances
representing Swing Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, shall
constitute Advances of such Lenders. If any such amount is not made
available to Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable
thereto to the extent required by the terms hereof, Agent shall be
entitled to recover for its account such amount on demand from such
Lender together with interest thereon at the Defaulting Lender
Rate.
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(ii) In
determining whether a Lender’s balance of the Advances, Swing
Loans, and Protective Advances is less than, equal to, or greater
than such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Advances, Swing
Loans, and Protective Advances as of a Settlement Date, Agent
shall, as part of the relevant Settlement, apply to such balance
the portion of payments actually received in good funds by Agent
with respect to principal, interest, fees payable by Borrower and
allocable to the Lenders hereunder, and proceeds of
Collateral.
(iii) Between
Settlement Dates, Agent, to the extent Protective Advances or Swing
Loans are outstanding, may pay over to Agent or Swing Lender, as
applicable, any Collections or payments received by Agent, that in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the
reduction of the Advances, for application to the Protective
Advances or Swing Loans. Between Settlement Dates, Agent, to the
extent no Protective Advances or Swing Loans are outstanding, may
pay over to Swing Lender any Collections or payments received by
Agent, that in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be
applied to the reduction of the Advances, for application to Swing
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Advances. If, as of any
Settlement Date, Collections or payments of Borrower or its
Subsidiaries received since the then immediately preceding
Settlement Date have been applied to Swing Lender’s Pro Rata
Share of the Advances other than to Swing Loans, as provided for in
the previous sentence, Swing Lender shall pay to Agent for the
accounts of the Lenders, and Agent shall pay to the Lenders, to be
applied to the outstanding Advances of such Lenders, an amount such
that each Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of
such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Advances. During
the period between Settlement Dates, Swing Lender with respect to
Swing Loans, Agent with respect to Protective Advances, and each
Lender (subject to the effect of agreements between Agent and
individual Lenders) with respect to the Advances other than Swing
Loans and Protective Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the
applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the daily
amount of funds employed by Swing Lender, Agent, or the Lenders, as
applicable.
(f)
Notation. Agent, as a non-fiduciary agent for Borrower,
shall maintain a register showing the principal amount of the
Advances (and portion of the Term Loan, as applicable), owing to
each Lender, including the Swing Loans owing to Swing Lender, and
Protective Advances owing to Agent, and the interests therein of
each Lender, from time to time and such records shall, absent
manifest error, conclusively be presumed to be correct and
accurate.
(g)
Lenders’ Failure to Perform. All Advances (other than
Swing Loans and Protective Advances) shall be made by the Lenders
contemporaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. It
is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any
failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any
Advance (or other extension of credit) hereunder, nor shall any
Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of
any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligations
hereunder, and (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its
obligations hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its
obligations hereunder.
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Payments; Reductions of Commitments; Prepayments
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(a)
Payments by Borrower .
(i) Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrower
shall be made to Agent’s Account for the account of the
Lender Group and shall be made in immediately available funds, no
later than 11:00 a.m. (California time) on the date specified
herein. Any payment received by Agent later than 11:00 a.m.
(California time) shall be deemed to have been received on the
following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall
continue to accrue until such following Business Day.
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(ii) Unless
Agent receives notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any
payment is due to the Lenders that Borrower will not make such
payment in full as and when required, Agent may assume that
Borrower has made (or will make) such payment in full to Agent on
such date in immediately available funds and Agent may (but shall
not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute
to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then
due such Lender. If and to the extent Borrower does not make such
payment in full to Agent on the date when due, each Lender
severally shall repay to Agent on demand such amount distributed to
such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Defaulting
Lender Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed
to such Lender until the date repaid.
(b)
Apportionment and Application .
(i) So
long as no Application Event has occurred and is continuing and
except as otherwise provided with respect to Defaulting Lenders,
all principal and interest payments shall be apportioned ratably
among the Lenders (according to the unpaid principal balance of the
Obligations to which such payments relate held by each Lender) and
all payments of fees and expenses (other than fees or expenses that
are for Agent’s separate account) shall be apportioned
ratably among the Lenders having a Pro Rata Share of the type of
Commitment or Obligation to which a particular fee or expense
relates. All payments to be made hereunder by Borrower shall be
remitted to Agent and all (subject to
Section 2.4(b)(iv) ) such payments, and all proceeds of
Collateral received by Agent, shall be applied, so long as no
Application Event has occurred and is continuing, to reduce the
balance of the Advances outstanding and, thereafter, to Borrower
(to be wired to the Designated Account) or such other Person
entitled thereto under applicable law.
(ii) At
any time that an Application Event has occurred and is continuing
and except as otherwise provided with respect to Defaulting
Lenders, all payments remitted to Agent and all proceeds of
Collateral received by Agent shall be applied as
follows:
(A)
first , to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including cost or
expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to Agent under the
Loan Documents, until paid in full,
(B)
second , to pay any fees or premiums then due to Agent under
the Loan Documents until paid in full,
(C)
third , to pay interest due in respect of all Protective
Advances until paid in full,
(D)
fourth , to pay the principal of all Protective Advances
until paid in full,
(E)
fifth , ratably to pay any Lender Group Expenses (including
cost or expense reimbursements) or indemnities then due to any of
the Lenders under the Loan Documents, until paid in
full,
(F)
sixth , ratably to pay any fees or premiums then due to any
of the Lenders under the Loan Documents until paid in
full,
(G)
seventh , ratably to pay interest due in respect of the
Advances (other than Protective Advances), the Swing Loans, and the
Term Loan until paid in full,
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(H)
eighth , ratably (i) to pay the principal of all Swing
Loans until paid in full, (ii) to pay the principal of all
Advances until paid in full, (iii) to Agent, to be held by
Agent, for the benefit of Issuing Lender and those Lenders having a
share of the Risk Participation Liability, as cash collateral in an
amount up to 105% of the Letter of Credit Usage, (iv) to
Agent, to be held by Agent, for the benefit of the Bank Product
Providers, as cash collateral in an amount up to the amount of the
Bank Product Reserve established prior to the occurrence of, and
not in contemplation of, the subject Event of Default, and
(v) to pay the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan
(in the inverse order of the maturity of the installments due
thereunder) until the Term Loan is paid in full,
(I)
ninth , to pay any other Obligations, and
(J)
tenth , to Borrower (to be wired to the Designated Account)
or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable
law.
(iii) Agent
promptly shall distribute to each Lender, pursuant to the
applicable wire instructions received from each Lender in writing,
such funds as it may be entitled to receive, subject to a
Settlement delay as provided in Section 2.3(e)
.
(iv) In
each instance, so long as no Application Event has occurred and is
continuing, Section 2.4(b)(i) shall not apply to any
payment made by Borrower to Agent and specified by Borrower to be
for the payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or
prepayable) under any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
(v) For
purposes of Section 2.4(b)(ii) , “paid in
full” means payment in cash of all amounts owing under the
Loan Documents, including loan fees, service fees, professional
fees, interest (and specifically including interest accrued after
the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), default interest,
interest on interest, and expense reimbursements, whether or not
any of the foregoing would be or is allowed or disallowed in whole
or in part in any Insolvency Proceeding.
(vi) In
the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of
this Section 2.4 and any other provision contained in any
other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that
such provisions 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 2.4
shall control and govern.
(c)
Reduction of Commitments .
(i)
Revolver Commitments . The Revolver Commitments shall
terminate on the Maturity Date. Borrower may reduce the Revolver
Commitments to an amount not less than the greater of (x) the
sum of (A) the Revolver Usage as of such date, plus
(B) the principal amount of all Advances not yet made as to
which a request has been given by Borrower under
Section 2.3(a) , plus (C) the amount of all
Letters of Credit not yet issued as to which a request has been
given by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.11(a) , and (y)
$10,000,000. Each such reduction made pursuant to this
Section 2.4(c) shall be in an amount which is an
integral multiple of $5,000,000, shall be made by providing not
less than 5 Business Days prior written notice to Agent and shall
be irrevocable. Once reduced, the Revolver Commitments may not be
increased. Each such reduction of the Revolver Commitments shall
reduce the Revolver Commitments of each Lender proportionately in
accordance with its Pro Rata Share thereof.
(ii)
Term Loan Commitments . The Term Loan Commitments shall
terminate upon the making of the Term Loan.
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(d)
Optional Prepayments .
(i)
Advances . Borrower may prepay the principal of any Advance
at any time in whole or in part.
(ii)
Term Loan . Borrower may, upon at least 10 Business Days
prior written notice to Agent, prepay the principal of the Term
Loan, in whole or in part. Each prepayment made pursuant to this
Section 2.4(d)(ii) shall (A) be made in an amount
which is an integral multiple of $1,500,000 and (B) be
accompanied by the payment of accrued interest to the date of such
payment on the amount prepaid. Each such prepayment shall be
applied against the remaining installments of principal due on the
Term Loan in the inverse order of maturity (for the avoidance of
doubt, any amount that is due and payable on the Maturity Date
shall constitute an installment).
(e)
Mandatory Prepayments .
(i)
Credit Amount . If, at any time, (A) the sum of the
outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan on such date
plus the Revolver Usage on such date exceeds (B) the
Credit Amount (such excess being referred to as the “
Credit Amount Excess ”), then Borrower shall
immediately prepay the Obligations in accordance with
Section 2.4(f)(i) in an aggregate amount equal to the
Credit Amount Excess.
(ii)
Dispositions . Within 5 Business Days of the date of receipt
by Borrower or any Loan Party of the Net Cash Proceeds of any
voluntary or involuntary sale or disposition by Borrower or any
Loan Party of assets (including casualty losses or condemnations
but excluding sales or dispositions which qualify as Permitted
Dispositions under clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (i), (l), or
(m) of the definition of Permitted Dispositions), Borrower
shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in
accordance with Section 2.4(f)(ii) in an amount equal
to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds (including condemnation awards
and payments in lieu thereof) received by such Person in connection
with such sales or dispositions; provided that, so long as
(A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is
continuing, (B) Borrower shall have given Agent prior written
notice of Borrower’s or the applicable Loan Party’s
intention to apply such monies to the costs of replacement of the
properties or assets that are the subject of such sale or
disposition or the cost of purchase or construction of other assets
useful in the business of Borrower or the applicable Loan Party,
(C) the monies are held in a Deposit Account in which Agent
has a perfected first-priority security interest, and
(D) Borrower or the applicable Loan Party completes such
replacement, purchase, or construction within 180 days (or
270 days if a binding contract for such replacement, purchase,
or construction has been entered into by Borrower or the applicable
Loan Party within 180 days) after the initial receipt of such
monies, Borrower or the applicable Loan Party shall have the option
to apply such monies to the costs of replacement of the assets that
are the subject of such sale or disposition unless and to the
extent that such applicable period shall have expired without such
replacement, purchase or construction being made or completed, in
which case, any amounts remaining in the cash collateral account
shall be paid to Agent and applied in accordance with
Section 2.4(f)(ii) . Nothing contained in this
Section 2.4(e)(ii) shall permit Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to sell or otherwise dispose of any assets other than
in accordance with Section 6.4 .
(iii)
Extraordinary Receipts . Within 5 Business Days of the date
of receipt by Borrower or any Loan Party of any Extraordinary
Receipts, Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of
the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(f)(ii)
in an amount equal to 50% of such Extraordinary Receipts, net of
any reasonable expenses incurred in collecting such Extraordinary
Receipts.
(iv)
Indebtedness . Within 1 Business Day of the date of
incurrence by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any
Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness), Borrower shall
prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in
accordance with Section 2.4(f)(ii) in an amount equal
to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in
connection with such incurrence. The provisions of this
Section 2.4(e)(iv) shall not be deemed to be implied
consent to any such incurrence otherwise prohibited by the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
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(v)
Equity . Within 1 Business Day of the date of the issuance
by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of its or
their Stock (other than (A) in the event that Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries forms any Subsidiary in accordance with the
terms hereof, the issuance by such Subsidiary of Stock to Borrower
or such Subsidiary, as applicable, (B) the issuance of Stock
of Borrower to directors, officers, consultants, and employees of
Borrower pursuant to stock option plans (or other employee
incentive plans or other compensation arrangements) approved by the
Board of Directors, and (C) the issuance of Stock of Borrower
in order to finance the purchase consideration (or a portion
thereof) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition), Borrower
shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in
accordance with Section 2.4(f)(ii) in an amount equal to 50%
of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with
such issuance. The provisions of this Section 2.4(e)(v)
shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such issuance
otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
(f)
Application of Payments .
(i) Each
prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4(e)(i) shall,
(A) so long as no Application Event shall have occurred and be
continuing, be applied, first , to the outstanding principal
amount of the Advances until paid in full, second , to the
outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan until paid in full,
and third , to cash collateralize the Letters of Credit in
an amount equal to 105% of the then extant Letter of Credit Usage,
and (B) if an Application Event shall have occurred and be
continuing, be applied in the manner set forth in
Section 2.4(b)(ii) . Each such prepayment of the Term
Loan shall be applied against the remaining installments of
principal of the Term Loan on a pro rata basis (for the avoidance
of doubt, any amount that is due and payable on the Maturity Date
shall constitute an installment).
(ii) Each
prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4(e)(ii) ,
2.4(e)(iii) , 2.4(e)(iv) , or 2.4(e)(v) above
shall (A) so long as no Application Event shall have occurred
and be continuing, be applied to the outstanding principal amount
of the Term Loan until paid in full, with any remaining amounts to
be paid to Borrower, and (B) if an Application Event shall
have occurred and be continuing, be applied in the manner set forth
in Section 2.4(b)(ii) . Each such prepayment of the Term
Loan shall be applied against the remaining installments of
principal of the Term Loan on a pro rata basis (for the avoidance
of doubt, any amount that is due and payable on the Maturity Date
shall constitute an installment). Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4(f)(ii)
, any prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.4(e)(ii) ,
2.4(e)(iii) , or 2.4(e)(v) above, shall be applied
first to the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan that is
made up of Base Rate Loans and then to the outstanding principal
amount of the Term Loan that is made up of LIBOR Rate Loans;
provided , however , that any such prepayments that
would be applied to LIBOR Rate Loans under clause (A) of this
Section 2.4(f)(ii) may, at the option of Borrower, be held
by Agent to cash collateralize the Obligations and applied by Agent
to prepayment of such LIBOR Rate Loans at the end of their Interest
Periods.
2.5
Overadvances . If, at any time or for any reason, the
amount of Obligations owed by Borrower to the Lender Group pursuant
to Section 2.1 or Section 2.11 is greater
than any of the limitations set forth in Section 2.1 or
Section 2.11 , as applicable (an “
Overadvance ”), Borrower shall immediately pay to
Agent, in cash, the amount of such excess, which amount shall be
used by Agent to reduce the Obligations in accordance with the
priorities set forth in Section 2.4(b) . Borrower
promises to pay the Obligations (including principal, interest,
fees, costs, and expenses) in Dollars in full on the Maturity Date
or, if earlier, on the date on which the Obligations are declared
due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
2.6
Interest Rates and Letter of Credit Fee: Rates, Payments, and
Calculations .
(a)
Interest Rates. Except as provided in
Section 2.6(c) , all Obligations (except for undrawn
Letters of Credit and except for Bank Product Obligations) that
have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof
shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof as
follows:
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(i) if
the relevant Obligation is a LIBOR Rate Loan, at a per annum rate
equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the LIBOR Rate Margin, and
(ii) otherwise,
at a per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Base Rate
Margin.
(b)
Letter of Credit Fee. Borrower shall pay Agent (for the
ratable benefit of the Lenders with a Revolver Commitment, subject
to any agreements between Agent and individual Lenders), a Letter
of Credit fee (in addition to the charges, commissions, fees, and
costs set forth in Section 2.11(e) ) which shall accrue
at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate Margin times the Daily
Balance of the undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit.
(c)
Default Rate. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of an Event of Default and at the election of the
Required Lenders,
(i) all
Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit and except for
Bank Product Obligations) that have been charged to the Loan
Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest on the
Daily Balance thereof at a per annum rate equal to
2 percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise
applicable hereunder, and
(ii) the
Letter of Credit fee provided for in Section 2.6(b)
shall be increased to 2 percentage points above the per annum rate
otherwise applicable hereunder.
(d)
Payment. Except as provided to the contrary in
Section 2.10 or Section 2.12(a) , interest,
Letter of Credit fees, and all other fees payable hereunder shall
be due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month at
any time that Obligations or Commitments are outstanding. Borrower
hereby authorizes Agent, from time to time without prior notice to
Borrower, to charge all interest and fees (when due and payable),
all Lender Group Expenses (as and when incurred), all charges,
commissions, fees, and costs provided for in
Section 2.11(e) (as and when accrued or incurred), all
fees and costs provided for in Section 2.10 (as and
when accrued or incurred), and all other payments as and when due
and payable under any Loan Document (including any amounts due and
payable to the Bank Product Providers in respect of Bank Products)
to the Loan Account, which amounts thereafter shall constitute
Advances hereunder and shall accrue interest at the rate then
applicable to Advances that are Base Rate Loans. Any interest not
paid when due shall be compounded by being charged to the Loan
Account and shall thereafter constitute Advances hereunder and
shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Advances that
are Base Rate Loans.
(e)
Computation. All interest and fees chargeable under the Loan
Documents shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year, in
each case, for the actual number of days elapsed in the period
during which the interest or fees accrue. In the event the Base
Rate is changed from time to time hereafter, the rates of interest
hereunder based upon the Base Rate automatically and immediately
shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to such change
in the Base Rate.
(f)
Intent to Limit Charges to Maximum Lawful Rate. In no event
shall the interest rate or rates payable under this Agreement, plus
any other amounts paid in connection herewith, exceed the highest
rate permissible under any law that a court of competent
jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable.
Borrower and the Lender Group, in executing and delivering this
Agreement, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of
interest and manner of payment stated within it; provided ,
however , that, anything contained herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, if said rate or rates of interest or manner of
payment exceeds the maximum allowable under applicable law, then,
ipso facto , as of the date of this Agreement, Borrower is
and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum as allowed
by law, and payment received from Borrower in excess of such legal
maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the
principal balance of the Obligations to the extent of such
excess.
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2.7
Crediting Payments . The receipt of any payment item by
Agent shall not be considered a payment on account unless such
payment item is a wire transfer of immediately available federal
funds made to the Agent’s Account or unless and until such
payment item is honored when presented for payment. Should any
payment item not be honored when presented for payment, then
Borrower shall be deemed not to have made such payment and interest
shall be calculated accordingly. Anything to the contrary contained
herein notwithstanding, any payment item shall be deemed received
by Agent only if it is received into the Agent’s Account on a
Business Day on or before 11:00 a.m. (California time). If any
payment item is received into the Agent’s Account on a
non-Business Day or after 11:00 a.m. (California time) on a
Business Day, it shall be deemed to have been received by Agent as
of the opening of business on the immediately following Business
Day.
2.8
Designated Account . Agent is authorized to make the
Advances and the Term Loan, and Issuing Lender is authorized to
issue the Letters of Credit, under this Agreement based upon
telephonic or other instructions received from anyone purporting to
be an Authorized Person or, without instructions, if pursuant to
Section 2.6(d) . Borrower agrees to establish and
maintain the Designated Account with the Designated Account Bank
for the purpose of receiving the proceeds of the Advances requested
by Borrower and made by Agent or the Lenders hereunder. Unless
otherwise agreed by Agent and Borrower, any Advance, Protective
Advance, or Swing Loan requested by Borrower and made by Agent or
the Lenders hereunder shall be made to the Designated
Account.
2.9
Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations .
Agent shall maintain an account on its books in the name of
Borrower (the “ Loan Account ”) on which
Borrower will be charged with the Term Loan, all Advances
(including Protective Advances and Swing Loans) made by Agent,
Swing Lender, or the Lenders to Borrower or for Borrower’s
account, the Letters of Credit issued by Issuing Lender for
Borrower’s account, and with all other payment Obligations
hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (except for Bank
Product Obligations), including, accrued interest, fees and
expenses, and Lender Group Expenses. In accordance with
Section 2.7 , the Loan Account will be credited with
all payments received by Agent from Borrower or for
Borrower’s account. Agent shall render statements regarding
the Loan Account to Borrower, including principal, interest, fees,
and including an itemization of all charges and expenses
constituting Lender Group Expenses owing, and such statements,
absent manifest error, shall be conclusively presumed to be correct
and accurate and constitute an account stated between Borrower and
the Lender Group unless, within 30 days after receipt thereof
by Borrower, Borrower shall deliver to Agent written objection
thereto describing the error or errors contained in any such
statements.
2.10
Fees . Borrower shall pay to Agent,
(a) for
the account of Agent, as and when due and payable under the terms
of the Fee Letter, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.
(b) for
the ratable account of those Lenders with Revolver Commitments, on
the first day of each month from and after the Closing Date up to
the first day of the month prior to the Payoff Date and on the
Payoff Date, an unused line fee in an amount equal to 0.375% per
annum times the result of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount,
less (ii) the average Daily Balance of the Revolver Usage
during the immediately preceding month (or portion
thereof).
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(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Issuing Lender
agrees to issue letters of credit for the account of Borrower
(each, an “ L/C ”) or to purchase participations
or execute indemnities, guarantees, or reimbursement obligations
(each such undertaking, an “ L/C Undertaking ”)
with respect to letters of credit issued by an Underlying Issuer
(as of the Closing Date, the prospective Underlying Issuer is to be
Wells Fargo) for the account of Borrower. Each request for the
issuance of a Letter of Credit, or the amendment, renewal, or
extension of any outstanding Letter of Credit, shall be made in
writing by an Authorized Person and delivered to the Issuing Lender
and Agent via hand delivery, telefacsimile, or other electronic
method of transmission reasonably in advance of the requested date
of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension. Each such request
shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Issuing Lender in its Permitted Discretion and shall specify
(i) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (ii) the date of
issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension of such Letter of
Credit, (iii) the expiration date of such Letter of Credit,
(iv) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof (or the
beneficiary of the Underlying Letter of Credit, as applicable), and
(v) such other information (including, in the case of an
amendment, renewal, or extension, identification of the outstanding
Letter of Credit to be so amended, renewed, or extended) as shall
be necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend such Letter of
Credit. If requested by the Issuing Lender, Borrower also shall be
an applicant under the application with respect to any Underlying
Letter of Credit that is to be the subject of an L/C Undertaking.
The Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue a Letter of
Credit if any of the following would result after giving effect to
the issuance of such requested Letter of Credit:
(i) the
Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Credit Amount less
the sum of (A) the Bank Product Reserve, and (B) the
outstanding amount of Advances, or
(ii) the
Letter of Credit Usage would exceed $7,500,000, or
(iii) the
Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount
less the sum of (A) the Bank Product Reserve, and
(B) the outstanding amount of Advances.
Borrower and the
Lender Group acknowledge and agree that certain Underlying Letters
of Credit may be issued to support letters of credit that already
are outstanding as of the Closing Date, including the SVB Letter of
Credit. Borrower and the Lender Group acknowledge and agree that
the Existing WFB Letter of Credit shall for all purposes under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents be deemed to be an
Underlying Letter of Credit for which Issuing Lender has issued an
L/C Undertaking. Each Letter of Credit (and corresponding
Underlying Letter of Credit) shall be in form and substance
acceptable to the Issuing Lender (in the exercise of its Permitted
Discretion), including the requirement that the amounts payable
thereunder must be payable in Dollars. If Issuing Lender is
obligated to advance funds under a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall
reimburse such L/C Disbursement to Issuing Lender by paying to
Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement not later than
11:00 a.m., California time, on the date that such L/C
Disbursement is made, if Borrower shall have received written or
telephonic notice of such L/C Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m.,
California time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been
received by Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not
later than 11:00 a.m., California time, on the Business Day
that Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received
prior to 10:00 a.m., California time, on the date of receipt,
and, in the absence of such reimbursement, the L/C Disbursement
immediately and automatically shall be deemed to be an Advance
hereunder and, initially, shall bear interest at the rate then
applicable to Advances that are Base Rate Loans. To the extent an
L/C Disbursement is deemed to be an Advance hereunder,
Borrower’s obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement
shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Advance. Promptly
following receipt by Agent of any payment from Borrower pursuant to
this paragraph, Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing
Lender or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant
to Section 2.11(b) to reimburse the Issuing Lender, then to
such Lenders and the Issuing Lender as their interests may
appear.
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(b) Promptly
following receipt of a notice of L/C Disbursement pursuant to
Section 2.11(a) , each Lender with a Revolver Commitment
agrees to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Advance deemed made
pursuant to the foregoing subsection on the same terms and
conditions as if Borrower had requested such Advance and Agent
shall promptly pay to Issuing Lender the amounts so received by it
from the Lenders. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an
amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and
without any further action on the part of the Issuing Lender or the
Lenders with Revolver Commitments, the Issuing Lender shall be
deemed to have granted to each Lender with a Revolver Commitment,
and each Lender with a Revolver Commitment shall be deemed to have
purchased, a participation in each Letter of Credit, in an amount
equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Risk Participation Liability of
such Letter of Credit, and each such Lender agrees to pay to Agent,
for the account of the Issuing Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata
Share of any payments made by the Issuing Lender under such Letter
of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing,
each Lender with a Revolver Commitment hereby absolutely and
unconditionally agrees to pay to Agent, for the account of the
Issuing Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each L/C
Disbursement made by the Issuing Lender and not reimbursed by
Borrower on the date due as provided in Section 2.11(a)
, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to
Borrower for any reason. Each Lender with a Revolver Commitment
acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to deliver to Agent,
for the account of the Issuing Lender, an amount equal to its
respective Pro Rata Share of each L/C Disbursement made by the
Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.11(b) shall
be absolute and unconditional and such remittance shall be made
notwithstanding the occurrence or continuation of an Event of
Default or Default or the failure to satisfy any condition set
forth in Section 3 . If any such Lender fails to make
available to Agent the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share
of each L/C Disbursement made by the Issuing Lender in respect of
such Letter of Credit as provided in this Section, such Lender
shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender and Agent (for the
account of the Issuing Lender) shall be entitled to recover such
amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at
the Defaulting Lender Rate until paid in full.
(c) Borrower
hereby agrees to indemnify, save, defend, and hold the Lender Group
harmless from any loss, cost, expense, or liability, and reasonable
attorneys fees incurred by the Lender Group arising out of or in
connection with any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that
Borrower shall not be obligated hereunder to indemnify for any
loss, cost, expense, or liability to the extent that it is caused
by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender
or any other member of the Lender Group. Borrower agrees to be
bound by the Underlying Issuer’s regulations and
interpretations of any Underlying Letter of Credit or by Issuing
Lender’s interpretations of any L/C issued by Issuing Lender
to or for Borrower’s account, even though this interpretation
may be different from Borrower’s own, and Borrower
understands and agrees that the Lender Group shall not be liable
for any error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or
commission, in following Borrower’s instructions or those
contained in the Letter of Credit or any modifications, amendments,
or supplements thereto. Borrower understands that the L/C
Undertakings may require Issuing Lender to indemnify the Underlying
Issuer for certain costs or liabilities arising out of claims by
Borrower against such Underlying Issuer. Borrower hereby agrees to
indemnify, save, defend, and hold the Lender Group harmless with
respect to any loss, cost, expense (including reasonable attorneys
fees), or liability incurred by the Lender Group under any L/C
Undertaking as a result of the Lender Group’s indemnification
of any Underlying Issuer; provided , however , that
Borrower shall not be obligated hereunder to indemnify for any
loss, cost, expense, or liability to the extent that it is caused
by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender
or any other member of the Lender Group. Borrower hereby
acknowledges and agrees that neither the Lender Group nor the
Issuing Lender shall be responsible for delays, errors, or
omissions resulting from the malfunction of equipment in connection
with any Letter of Credit.
(d) Borrower
hereby authorizes and directs any Underlying Issuer to deliver to
the Issuing Lender all instruments, documents, and other writings
and property received by such Underlying Issuer pursuant to such
Underlying Letter of Credit and to accept and rely upon the Issuing
Lender’s instructions with respect to all matters arising in
connection with such Underlying Letter of Credit and the related
application.
(e) Any
and all issuance charges, commissions, fees, and costs incurred by
the Issuing Lender relating to Underlying Letters of Credit shall
be Lender Group Expenses for purposes of this Agreement and shall
be reimbursable immediately by Borrower to Agent for the account of
the Issuing Lender; it being acknowledged and agreed by Borrower
that, as of the Closing Date, the issuance charge imposed by the
prospective Underlying Issuer is .825% per annum times the undrawn
amount of each Underlying Letter of Credit, that such issuance
charge may be changed from time to time, and that the Underlying
Issuer also imposes a schedule of charges for amendments,
extensions, drawings, and renewals.
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(f) If
by reason of (i) any change after the Closing Date in any
applicable law, treaty, rule, or regulation or any change in the
interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental
Authority, or (ii) compliance by the Underlying Issuer or
the Lender Group with any direction, request, or requirement
(irrespective of whether having the force of law) of any
Governmental Authority or monetary authority including,
Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board as from time to time
in effect (and any successor thereto):
(i) any
reserve, deposit, or similar requirement is or shall be imposed or
modified in respect of any Letter of Credit issued hereunder,
or
(ii) there
shall be imposed on the Underlying Issuer or the Lender Group any
other condition regarding any Underlying Letter of Credit or any
Letter of Credit issued pursuant hereto,
and the result
of the foregoing is to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost
to the Lender Group of issuing, making, guaranteeing, or
maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount receivable
in respect thereof by the Lender Group, then, and in any such case,
Agent may, at any time within a reasonable period after the
additional cost is incurred or the amount received is reduced,
notify Borrower, and Borrower shall pay within 30 days after
demand therefor, such amounts as Agent may specify to be necessary
to compensate the Lender Group for such additional cost or reduced
receipt, together with interest on such amount from the date of
such demand until payment in full thereof at the rate then
applicable to Base Rate Loans hereunder; provided that
Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to
this Section for any such amounts incurred more than 180 days
prior to the date that such Lender first demands payment from
Borrower of such amounts; provided further that if an
event or circumstance giving rise to such amounts is retroactive,
then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to
include the period of retroactive effect thereof. The determination
by Agent of any amount due pursuant to this Section, as set forth
in a certificate setting forth the calculation thereof in
reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of manifest or
demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all of
the parties hereto.
(a)
Interest and Interest Payment Dates. In lieu of having
interest charged at the rate based upon the Base Rate, Borrower
shall have the option (the “ LIBOR Option ”) to
have interest on all or a portion of the Advances or the Term Loan
be charged (whether at the time when made (unless otherwise
provided herein), upon conversion from a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR
Rate Loan, or upon continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan as a LIBOR
Rate Loan) at a rate of interest based upon the LIBOR Rate.
Interest on LIBOR Rate Loans shall be payable on the earliest of
(i) the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto;
(ii) the date on which all or any portion of the Obligations
are accelerated pursuant to the terms hereof, or (iii) the
date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms
hereof. On the last day of each applicable Interest Period, unless
Borrower properly has exercised the LIBOR Option with respect
thereto, the interest rate applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan
automatically shall convert to the rate of interest then applicable
to Base Rate Loans of the same type hereunder. At any time that an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower no longer
shall have the option to request that Advances or the Term Loan
bear interest at a rate based upon the LIBOR Rate.
(i) Borrower
may, at any time and from time to time, so long as no Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, elect to exercise the LIBOR
Option by notifying Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. (California time) at
least 3 Business Days prior to the commencement of the proposed
Interest Period (the “ LIBOR Deadline ”). Notice
of Borrower’s election of the LIBOR Option for a permitted
portion of the Advances or the Term Loan and an Interest Period
pursuant to this Section shall be made by delivery to Agent of a
LIBOR Notice received by Agent before the LIBOR Deadline, or by
telephonic notice received by Agent before the LIBOR Deadline (to
be confirmed by delivery to Agent of a LIBOR Notice received by
Agent prior to 5:00 p.m. (California time) on the same day).
Promptly upon its receipt of each such LIBOR Notice, Agent shall
provide a copy thereof to each of the affected Lenders.
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(ii) Each
LIBOR Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on Borrower. In
connection with each LIBOR Rate Loan, Borrower shall indemnify,
defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders harmless against any loss,
cost, or expense actually incurred by Agent or any Lender as a
result of (A) the payment of any principal of any LIBOR Rate
Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable
thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default),
(B) the conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the
last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or (C) the
failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any LIBOR Rate Loan
on the date specified in any LIBOR Notice delivered pursuant hereto
(such losses, costs, or expenses, “ Funding Losses
”). A certificate of Agent or a Lender delivered to Borrower
setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that Agent
or such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this
Section 2.12 shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Borrower shall pay such amount to Agent or the Lender, as
applicable, within 30 days of the date of its receipt of such
certificate.
(iii) Borrower
shall have not more than 5 LIBOR Rate Loans in effect at any given
time. Borrower only may exercise the LIBOR Option for LIBOR Rate
Loans of at least $1,000,000.
(c)
Conversion. Borrower may convert LIBOR Rate Loans to Base
Rate Loans at any time; provided , however , that in
the event that LIBOR Rate Loans are converted or prepaid on any
date that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, including as a result of any automatic prepayment through
the required application by Agent of proceeds of Borrower’s
and its Subsidiaries’ Collections in accordance with
Section 2.4(b) or for any other reason, including early
termination of the term of this Agreement or acceleration of all or
any portion of the Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof,
Borrower shall indemnify, defend, and hold Agent and the Lenders
and their Participants harmless against any and all Funding Losses
in accordance with Section 2.12(b)(ii)
above.
(d)
Special Provisions Applicable to LIBOR Rate .
(i) The
LIBOR Rate may be adjusted by Agent with respect to any Lender on a
prospective basis to take into account any additional or increased
costs to such Lender of maintaining or obtaining any eurodollar
deposits or increased costs, in each case, due to changes in
applicable law occurring subsequent to the commencement of the then
applicable Interest Period, including changes in tax laws (except
(1) changes of general applicability in corporate income tax
laws and (2) changes in tax laws with respect to any taxes required
to be withheld or deducted by Borrower (which is addressed in
clauses (b) through (g) of Section 16 )) and
changes in the reserve requirements imposed by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor),
excluding the Reserve Percentage, which additional or increased
costs would increase the cost of funding or maintaining loans
bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate. In any such event, the affected
Lender shall give Borrower and Agent notice of such a determination
and adjustment and Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each
other Lender and, upon its receipt of the notice from the affected
Lender, Borrower may, by notice to such affected Lender
(y) require such Lender to furnish to Borrower a statement
setting forth the basis for adjusting such LIBOR Rate and the
method for determining the amount of such adjustment, or
(z) repay the LIBOR Rate Loans with respect to which such
adjustment is made (together with any amounts due under Section
2.12(b)(ii) ).
(ii) In
the event that any change in market conditions or any law,
regulation, treaty, or directive, or any change therein or in the
interpretation or application thereof, shall at any time after the
date hereof, in the reasonable opinion of any Lender, make it
unlawful or impractical for such Lender to fund or maintain LIBOR
Rate Loans or to continue such funding or maintaining, or to
determine or charge interest rates at the LIBOR Rate, such Lender
shall give notice of such changed circumstances to Agent and
Borrower and Agent promptly shall transmit the notice to each other
Lender and (y) in the case of any LIBOR Rate Loans of such
Lender that are outstanding, the date specified in such
Lender’s notice shall be deemed to be the last day of the
Interest Period of such LIBOR Rate Loans, and interest upon the
LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender thereafter shall accrue interest at
the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, and (z) Borrower
shall not be entitled to elect the LIBOR Option until such Lender
determines that it would no longer be unlawful or impractical to do
so.
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(e)
No Requirement of Matched Funding. Anything to the contrary
contained herein notwithstanding, neither Agent, nor any Lender,
nor any of their Participants, is required actually to acquire
eurodollar deposits to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation
as to which interest accrues at the LIBOR Rate.
2.13
Capital Requirements .
(a) If,
after the date hereof, any Lender determines that (i) the
adoption of or change in any law, rule, regulation or guideline
regarding capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies,
or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any
Governmental Authority charged with the administration thereof, or
(ii) compliance by such Lender or its parent bank holding
company with any guideline, request or directive of any such entity
regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of
law), has the effect of reducing the return on such Lender’s
or such holding company’s capital as a consequence of such
Lender’s Commitments hereunder to a level below that which
such Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for
such adoption, change, or compliance (taking into consideration
such Lender’s or such holding company’s then existing
policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full
utilization of such entity’s capital) by any amount deemed by
such Lender to be material, then such Lender may notify Borrower
and Agent thereof. Following receipt of such notice, Borrower
agrees to pay such Lender on demand the amount of such reduction of
return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, payable
within 30 days after presentation by such Lender of a
statement in the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail such
Lender’s calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which
such calculation was based (which statement shall be deemed true
and correct absent manifest error). In determining such amount,
such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution
methods. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver
of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation;
provided that Borrower shall not be required to compensate a
Lender pursuant to this Section for any reductions in return
incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender
notifies Borrower of such law, rule, regulation or guideline giving
rise to such reductions and of such Lender’s intention to
claim compensation therefor; provided further that if
such claim arises by reason of the adoption of or change in any
law, rule, regulation or guideline that is retroactive, then the
180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the
period of retroactive effect thereof.
(b) If
any Lender requests additional or increased costs referred to in
Section 2.12(d)(i) or amounts under
Section 2.13(a) (any such Lender, an “
Affected Lender ”), then such Affected Lender shall
use reasonable efforts to promptly designate a different one of its
lending offices or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder
to another of its offices or branches, if (i) in the
reasonable judgment of such Affected Lender, such designation or
assignment would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to
Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a) , as
applicable, and (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such
Affected Lender, such designation or assignment would not subject
it to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not
otherwise be materially disadvantageous to it. Borrower agrees to
pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by
such Affected Lender in connection with any such designation or
assignment. If, after such reasonable efforts, such Affected Lender
does not so designate a different one of its lending offices or
assign its rights to another of its offices or branches so as to
eliminate Borrower’s obligation to pay any future amounts to
such Affected Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(d)(i) or
Section 2.13(a) , as applicable, then Borrower (without
prejudice to any amounts then due to such Affected Lender under
Section 2.12(d)(i) or Section 2.13(a) , as
applicable) may, unless prior to the effective date of any such
assignment the Affected Lender withdraws its request for such
additional amounts under Section 2.12(d)(i) or
Section 2.13(a) , as applicable, designate another
Lender reasonably acceptable to Agent to purchase the Obligations
owed to such Affected Lender and such Affected Lender’s
Commitments hereunder (a “ Replacement Lender
”), such Affected Lender shall assign to the Replacement
Lender its Obligations and Commitments, pursuant to an Assignment
and Acceptance Agreement, and upon such purchase by the Replacement
Lender, such Replacement Lender shall be deemed to be a
“Lender” for purposes of this Agreement and such
Affected Lender shall cease to be a “Lender” for
purposes of this Agreement.
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3.
CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT .
3.1
Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit
. The obligation of each Lender to make its initial extension
of credit provided for hereunder, is subject to the fulfillment, to
the satisfaction of Agent and each Lender of each of the conditions
precedent set forth on Schedule 3.1 (the making of such
initial extension of credit by a Lender being conclusively deemed
to be its satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent
).
3.2
Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit . The
obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to make any
Advances hereunder (or to extend any other credit hereunder) at any
time shall be subject to the following conditions
precedent:
(a) the
representations and warranties of Borrower or its Subsidiaries
contained in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents shall be
true and correct in all material respects (except that such
materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any
representations and warranties that already are qualified or
modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date
of such extension of credit, as though made on and as of such date
(except to the extent that such representations and warranties
relate solely to an earlier date); and
(b) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
on the date of such extension of credit, nor shall either result
from the making thereof.
3.3
Term . This Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect for a term ending on December 24, 2012 (the “
Maturity Date ”). The foregoing notwithstanding, the
Lender Group, upon the election of the Required Lenders, shall have
the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement
immediately and without notice upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of an Event of Default.
3.4 Effect
of Termination . On the date of termination of this
Agreement, all Obligations (including contingent reimbursement
obligations of Borrower with respect to outstanding Letters of
Credit and including all Bank Product Obligations) immediately
shall become due and payable without notice or demand (including
the requirement that Borrower provide (a) Letter of Credit
Collateralization, and (b) Bank Product Collateralization). No
termination of this Agreement, however, shall relieve or discharge
Borrower or its Subsidiaries of their duties, Obligations, or
covenants hereunder or under any other Loan Document and the
Agent’s Liens in the Collateral shall remain in effect until
all Obligations have been paid in full and the Lender Group’s
obligations to provide additional credit hereunder have been
terminated. When this Agreement has been terminated and all of the
Obligations have been paid in full and the Lender Group’s
obligations to provide additional credit under the Loan Documents
have been terminated irrevocably, Agent will, at Borrower’s
sole expense, execute and deliver any termination statements, lien
releases, mortgage releases, re-assignments of trademarks,
discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or
release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are
reasonably necessary to release, as of record, the Agent’s
Liens and all notices of security interests and liens previously
filed by Agent with respect to the Obligations.
3.5 Early
Termination by Borrower . Borrower has the option, at any
time upon 5 Business Days prior written notice to Agent, to
terminate this Agreement and terminate the Commitments hereunder by
paying to Agent the Obligations (including (a) providing
Letter of Credit Collateralization with respect to the then
existing Letter of Credit Usage, and (b) providing Bank
Product Collateralization with respect to the then existing Bank
Products), in full. If Borrower has sent a notice of termination
pursuant to the provisions of this Section, then the Commitments
shall terminate and Borrower shall be obligated to make the
foregoing payments of the Obligations on the date set forth as the
date of termination of this Agreement in such notice, provided,
however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower may rescind
such a termination notice twice during the term of this Agreement
by written notice received by Agent prior to 9:00 a.m. (California
time) on the date set forth as the date of termination in such
notice of termination.
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3.6
Conditions Subsequent. The obligation of the Lender
Group (or any member thereof) to continue to make Advances (or
otherwise extend credit hereunder) is subject to the fulfillment,
on or before the date applicable thereto, of each of the conditions
subsequent set forth on Schedule 3.6 (the failure by
the Borrower to so perform or cause to be performed constituting an
Event of Default).
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES .
In order to induce
the Lender Group to enter into this Agreement, Borrower makes the
following representations and warranties to the Lender Group which
shall be true, correct, and complete, in all material respects, as
of the date hereof, and shall be true, correct, and complete, in
all material respects, as of the Closing Date and at and as of the
date of the making of each Advance (or other extension of credit)
made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such
Advance (or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that
such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier
date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement:
4.1 Due
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries .
(a) Each
Loan Party (i) is duly organized and existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization,
(ii) qualified to do business in any state where the failure
to be so qualified reasonably could be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Change, and (iii) has all requisite power and
authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its
business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter
into the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the
transactions contemplated thereby.
(b) Borrower’s
most recent public filings made with the SEC set forth a complete
and accurate description of the authorized capital Stock of
Borrower, by class, and a description of the number of shares of
each such class that were issued and outstanding as of the date of
such filings.
(c) Set
forth on Schedule 4.1(c) to the Disclosure Letter (as
such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes
permitted to be made under Section 5.11 ), is a
complete and accurate list of the Loan Parties’ direct and
indirect Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries), showing:
(i) the number of shares of each class of common and preferred
Stock authorized for each of such Subsidiaries (other than Excluded
Subsidiaries), and (ii) the number and the percentage of the
outstanding shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly
by Borrower. All of the outstanding capital Stock of each such
Subsidiary (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) has been validly
issued and is fully paid and non-assessable.
(d) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.1(c) to the Disclosure
Letter, there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls
relating to any shares of Borrower’s Subsidiaries’
(other than Excluded Subsidiaries) capital Stock, including any
right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or
other instrument. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
(other than Excluded Subsidiaries) is subject to any obligation
(contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or
retire any shares of Borrower’s Subsidiaries’ capital
Stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any such
capital Stock.
4.2 Due
Authorization; No Conflict .
(a) As
to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by
such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such
Loan Party.
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(b) As
to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by
such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party do not
and will not (i) violate any material provision of federal,
state, or local law or regulation applicable to any Loan Party or
its Subsidiaries, the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or its
Subsidiaries, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or
other Governmental Authority binding on any Loan Party or its
Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or
constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under any Material Contract of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries
except to the extent that any such conflict, breach or default
could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Change, (iii) result in or require
the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever
upon any assets of any Loan Party, other than Permitted Liens, or
(iv) require any approval of the holder of any Loan
Party’s Stock or any approval or consent of any Person under
any Material Contract of any Loan Party, other than consents or
approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and
effect and except, in the case of Material Contracts, for consents
or approvals, the failure to obtain could not individually or in
the aggregate reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Change.
4.3
Governmental Consents . The execution, delivery, and
performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which such
Loan Party is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not require any
registration with, consent, or approval of, or notice to, or other
action with or by, any Governmental Authority, other than consents
or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force
and effect and except for filings and recordings with respect to
the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to the Agent for
filing or recordation, as of the Closing Date.
4.4 Binding
Obligations; Perfected Liens .
(a) Each
Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan
Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding
obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party
in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement may
be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting
creditors’ rights generally.
(b) The
Agent’s Liens are validly created, perfected (other than
(i) in respect of motor vehicles and (ii) any Deposit
Accounts and Securities Accounts not subject to a Control Agreement
as permitted by Section 6.11 , and subject only to the
filing of financing statements and the recordation of the
Mortgages), and first priority Liens, subject only to Permitted
Liens.
4.5 Title
to Assets; No Encumbrances . Each of the Loan Parties and
its Subsidiaries has (i) good, sufficient and legal title to
(in the case of fee interests in Real Property), (ii) valid
leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real
or personal property), and (iii) good and marketable title to
(in the case of all other personal property), all of their
respective assets reflected in their most recent financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 , in each
case except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial
statements to the extent permitted hereby. All of such assets are
free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens.
4.6
Jurisdiction of Organization; Location of Chief Executive
Office; Organizational Identification Number; Commercial Tort
Claims .
(a) The
name of (within the meaning of Section 9-503 of the Code) and
jurisdiction of organization of each Loan Party and each of its
Subsidiaries is set forth on Schedule 4.6(a) to the
Disclosure Letter (as such Schedule may be updated from time to
time to reflect changes permitted to be made under
Section 6.5 ).
(b) The
chief executive office of each Loan Party is located at the address
indicated on Schedule 4.6(b) to the Disclosure Letter
(as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect
changes permitted to be made under Section 5.15
).
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(c) Each
Loan Party’s tax identification numbers and organizational
identification numbers, if any, are identified on
Schedule 4.6(c) to the Disclosure Letter (as such
Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes
permitted to be made under Section 6.5 ).
(d) As
of the Closing Date, no Loan Party holds any commercial tort
claims, except as set forth on Schedule 4.6(d) to the
Disclosure Letter.
(a) There
are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the actual
knowledge of senior management of Borrower following reasonable
inquiry, threatened in writing against a Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries that either individually or in the aggregate could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change.
(b)
Schedule 4.7(b) to the Disclosure Letter sets forth a
complete and accurate description, with respect to each of the
material actions, suits, or proceedings that, as of the Closing
Date, is pending or, to the actual knowledge of senior management
of Borrower following reasonable inquiry, is threatened in writing
against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.8
Compliance with Laws . No Loan Party nor any of its
Subsidiaries (a) is in violation of any applicable laws,
rules, regulations, executive orders, or codes (including
Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change, or
(b) is subject to or in default with respect to any final
judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any
court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality,
domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Change.
4.9 No
Material Adverse Change . All financial statements relating
to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that have been delivered
by Borrower to Agent have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
(except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the
lack of footnotes and being subject to year-end audit adjustments)
and present fairly in all material respects, the Loan
Parties’ and their Subsidiaries’ consolidated financial
condition as of the date thereof and consolidated results of
operations for the period then ended. Since September 30,
2008, no event, circumstance, or change has occurred that has or
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change
with respect to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
4.10
Fraudulent Transfer .
(a) The
Loan Parties, taken as a whole, are Solvent.
(b) No
transfer of property (including in connection with each Permitted
Stock Repurchase) is being made by any Loan Party and no obligation
is being incurred by any Loan Party in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either
present or future creditors of such Loan Party.
4.11
Employee Benefits . No Loan Party, none of their
Subsidiaries, nor any of their ERISA Affiliates maintains or
contributes to any Benefit Plan.
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4.12
Environmental Condition . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.12 to the Disclosure Letter, (a) to
Borrower’s knowledge, no Loan Party’s or its
Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has ever been used by a
Loan Party, its Subsidiaries, or by previous owners or operators in
the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or
transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such disposal,
production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was
in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable
Environmental Law, (b) to Borrower’s knowledge, no Loan
Party’s or its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has
ever been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to any
environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal
site, (c) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has
attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated
by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, and (d) no Loan Party nor
any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective facilities or
operations is subject to any outstanding written order, consent
decree, or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any
Environmental Law or Environmental Liability that, individually or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Change.
4.13
Intellectual Property . Each Loan Party owns, or holds
licenses in, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, and
licenses that are necessary to the conduct of its business as
currently conducted, and attached hereto as
Schedule 4.13 to the Disclosure Letter (as updated from
time to time) is a true, correct, and complete listing of all
material trademarks and trademark applications, trade names,
copyrights and copyright applications, patents and patent
applications, and licenses as to which Borrower or one of its
Subsidiaries is the owner or is an exclusive licensee (but
excluding any (i) off-the-shelf software license agreement,
(ii) open source codes, (iii) end-user agreements with such
Loan Party’s customers, partners, distributors, resellers and
end users of such customers, partners, distributers, and
resellers); provided , however , that Borrower may
amend Schedule 4.13 to the Disclosure Letter to add
additional intellectual property.
4.14
Leases . Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries enjoy
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases material to
their business and to which they are parties or under which they
are operating, and, subject to Permitted Protests, all of such
material leases are valid and subsisting and no material default by
the applicable Loan Party or its Subsidiaries exists under any of
them.
4.15
Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts . Set forth on
Schedule 4.15 to the Disclosure Letter (as updated
pursuant to the provisions of the Security Agreement from time to
time) is a listing of all of the Loan Parties’ and (and upon
the request of Agent) their Subsidiaries’ Deposit Accounts
and Securities Accounts, including, with respect to each bank or
securities intermediary (a) the name and address of such
Person, and (b) the account numbers of the Deposit Accounts or
Securities Accounts maintained with such Person.
4.16
Complete Disclosure . All factual information (taken as
a whole) furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party or its
Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or any Lender (including all
information contained in the Schedules hereto, in the Disclosure
Letter or in the other Loan Documents) for purposes of or in
connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any
transaction contemplated herein or therein is, and all other such
factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on
behalf of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in writing to Agent or
any Lender will be, true and accurate, in all material respects, on
the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not
incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such
information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material
respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such
information was provided. On the Closing Date, the Closing Date
Projections represent, and as of the date on which any other
Projections are delivered to Agent, such additional Projections
represent Borrower’s good faith estimate of the Loan
Parties’ and their Subsidiaries future performance for the
periods covered thereby based upon assumptions believed by Borrower
to be reasonable at the time of the delivery thereof to Agent (it
being understood that such projections and forecasts are subject to
uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the
control of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and no
assurances can be given that such projections or forecasts will be
realized).
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4.17
Material Contracts . Set forth on
Schedule 4.17 to the Disclosure Letter (as updated from
time to time) is a reasonably detailed description of the Material
Contracts of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries; provided
, however , that Borrower may amend such
Schedule 4.17 to add additional Material Contracts so
long as such amendment occurs by written notice to Agent upon the
sooner to occur of (i) at the time that Borrower provides its
quarterly financial statements pursuant to Section 5.1
, or (ii) at the time that Borrower requests Advances or L/Cs.
Except for matters which, either individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change, each Material Contract (other than those that have expired
at the end of their normal terms) (a) is in full force and
effect and is binding upon and enforceable against the applicable
Loan Party or its Subsidiary and, to the best of Borrower’s
knowledge, each other Person that is a party thereto in accordance
with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable
principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights
generally, (b) has not been otherwise amended or modified
(other than amendments or modifications permitted by
Section 6.7(b) ), and (c) is not in default due to
the action or inaction of the applicable Loan Party or its
Subsidiary.
4.18
Patriot Act . To the extent applicable, each Loan Party
is in compliance, in all material respects, with the
(a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the
foreign assets control regulations of the Untied States Treasury
Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any
other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and
(b) Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act
of 2001) (the “ Patriot Act ”). No part of the
proceeds of the loans made hereunder will be used, directly or
indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or
employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate
for political office, or anyone else acting in an official
capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain
any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
4.19
Indebtedness . Set forth on Schedule 4.19 to
the Disclosure Letter is a true and complete list of all
Indebtedness of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries
outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date that is to remain
outstanding after the Closing Date and such Schedule accurately
sets forth the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness as
of the Closing Date.
4.20
Payment of Taxes . Except as otherwise permitted under
Section 5.5 , all tax returns and reports of each Loan
Party and its Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them have
been timely filed, and all taxes shown on such tax returns to be
due and payable and all assessments, fees and other governmental
charges upon a Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and upon their
respective assets, income, businesses and franchises that are due
and payable have been paid when due and payable. Each Loan Party
and each of its Subsidiaries have made adequate provision in
accordance with GAAP for all taxes not yet due and payable.
Borrower knows of no proposed tax assessment against a Loan Party
or any of its Subsidiaries that is not being actively contested by
such Loan Party or such Subsidiary diligently, in good faith, and
by appropriate proceedings; provided such reserves or other
appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity
with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor. No Loan Party
nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been a party to any
understanding or arrangement constituting a “tax
shelter” within the meaning of
Section 6662(d)(2)(C)(iii) of the IRC or within the meaning of
Section 6111(c) or Section 6111(d) of the IRC as in effect
immediately prior to the enactment of the American Jobs Creation
Act of 2004, or has ever “participated” in a
“reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4, except as would not be
reasonably expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in
a Material Adverse Change.
4.21 Margin
Stock . No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is
engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the
business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or
carrying any Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of the loans
made to Borrower will be used for any purpose that violates, or is
inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from
time to time.
4.22
Governmental Regulation . No Loan Party nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act
or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or
state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur
Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of
the Obligations unenforceable. No Loan Party nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a “registered investment company” or a
company “controlled” by a “registered investment
company” or a “principal underwriter” of a
“registered investment company” as such terms are
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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4.23
OFAC . No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
violation of any of the country or list based economic and trade
sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC. No Loan Party nor any
of its Subsidiaries (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned
Entity, (b) has a more than 10% of its assets located in
Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives more than 10% of its
revenues from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned
Persons or Sanctioned Entities. The proceeds of any Advance or of
the Term Loan will not be used to fund any operations in, finance
any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a
Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity.
4.24
Location of Equipment . The Equipment (other than
(i) vehicles or Equipment out for repair, and (ii) other
Equipment having value of not more than $1,000,000 in the
aggregate) of the Loan Parties is located only at, or in-transit
between, the locations identified on Schedule 4.24 to
the Disclosure Letter (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to
Section 5.15 ).
4.25
Excluded Subsidiaries . None of the Excluded
Subsidiaries owns or is owed any Subscription Revenues, or owns any
material assets (other than the Stock of its direct Subsidiaries),
or contributes (in the aggregate with all other Excluded
Subsidiaries) a material portion of Borrower’s consolidated
net earnings or EBITDA .
5.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS .
Borrower covenants
and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and
payment in full of the Obligations, the Loan Parties shall and
shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to comply with each of the
following:
5.1
Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates . Deliver to
Agent, with copies to each Lender, each of the financial
statements, reports, and other items set forth on Schedule
5.1 at the times specified therein. In addition, Borrower
agrees that no Subsidiary of a Loan Party will have a fiscal year
different from that of Borrower. In addition, Borrower agrees to
maintain a system of accounting that enables Borrower to produce
financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Each Loan Party shall
also maintain its billing systems/practices as approved by Agent
prior to the Closing Date and shall only make material
modifications thereto with notice to Agent.
5.2
Collateral Reporting . Provide Agent (and if so
requested by Agent, with copies for each Lender) with each of the
reports set forth on Schedule 5.2 at the times
specified therein.
5.3
Existence . Except as otherwise permitted under
Section 6.3 , each Loan Party to, and cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and
effect its existence (including being in good standing in its
jurisdiction of organization) and all rights and franchises,
licenses and permits material to its business.
5.4
Maintenance of Properties . Maintain and preserve all of
its assets that are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of
its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear,
tear, and casualty excepted and Permitted Dispositions excepted
(and except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Change), and comply with
the material provisions of all material leases to which it is a
party as lessee, so as to prevent the loss or forfeiture thereof,
unless such provisions are the subject of a Permitted
Protest.
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5.5
Taxes . Cause all assessments and taxes imposed, levied,
or assessed against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or any of
their respective assets or in respect of any of its income,
businesses, or franchises to be paid in full, before delinquency or
before the expiration of any extension period, except to the extent
that the validity of such assessment or tax shall be the subject of
a Permitted Protest and so long as, in the case of an assessment or
tax that has or may become a Lien against any of the Collateral,
such contest proceedings conclusively operate to stay the sale of
any portion of the Collateral to satisfy such assessment or tax.
Borrower will and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to make
timely payment or deposit of all tax payments and withholding taxes
required of it and them by applicable laws, including those laws
concerning F.I.C.A., F.U.T.A., state disability, and local, state,
and federal income taxes, and will, upon request, furnish Agent
with proof reasonably satisfactory to Agent indicating that
Borrower and its Subsidiaries have made such payments or deposits.
Notwithstanding anything this Section 5.5 to the
contrary, the Loan Parties may have an aggregate amount of unpaid
or delinquent taxes, assessments, or other governmental fees or
charges outstanding in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000
at any one time.
5.6
Insurance . At Borrower’s expense, maintain
insurance respecting each of the Loan Parties’ and their
Subsidiaries’ assets wherever located, covering loss or
damage by fire, theft, explosion, and all other hazards and risks
as ordinarily are insured against by other Persons engaged in the
same or similar businesses. Borrower also shall maintain (with
respect to each of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries)
business interruption, public liability, and product liability
insurance, as well as insurance against larceny, embezzlement, and
criminal misappropriation. All such policies of insurance shall be
with responsible and reputable insurance companies and in such
amounts as is carried generally in accordance with sound business
practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated and
located and in any event in amount, adequacy and scope reasonably
satisfactory to Agent. All property insurance policies covering the
Collateral are to be made payable to Agent for the benefit of Agent
and the Lenders, as their interests may appear, in case of loss,
pursuant to a standard loss payable endorsement with a standard non
contributory “lender” or “secured party”
clause and are to contain such other provisions as Agent may
reasonably require to fully protect the Lenders’ interest in
the Collateral and to any payments to be made under such policies.
All certificates of insurance are to be delivered to Agent, with
the loss payable and additional insured endorsement in favor of
Agent and shall provide for not less than 30 days
(10 days in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to
Agent of the exercise of any right of cancellation. If Borrower
fails to maintain such insurance, Agent may arrange for such
insurance, but at Borrower’s expense and without any
responsibility on Agent’s part for obtaining the insurance,
the solvency of the insurance companies, the adequacy of the
coverage, or the collection of claims. Borrower shall give Agent
prompt notice of any loss exceeding $250,000 covered by its
casualty or business interruption insurance. Upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent shall have
the sole right to file claims under any insurance policies, to
receive, receipt and give acquittance for any payments that may be
payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements,
receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or other documents
that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or
settlement of any claims under any such insurance policies. If no
Event of Default exists, Borrower or the applicable Loan Party
shall have the sole right to file claims under any insurance
policies, to receive, receipt and give acquittance for any payments
that may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all
endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or
other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection,
compromise or settlement of any claims under any such insurance
policies.
5.7
Inspection . Permit Agent and each of its duly
authorized representatives or agents to visit any of its properties
and inspect any of its assets or books and records, to examine and
make copies of its books and records, and to discuss its affairs,
finances, and accounts with, and to be advised as to the same by,
its officers and employees at such reasonable times and intervals
as Agent may designate and, so long as no Default or Event of
Default exists, with reasonable prior notice to
Borrower.
5.8
Compliance with Laws . Comply with the requirements of
all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any
Governmental Authority, other than laws, rules, regulations, and
orders the non-compliance with which, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Change.
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(a) Keep
any property either owned or operated by Borrower or its
Subsidiaries free of any Environmental Liens or post bonds or other
financial assurances sufficient to satisfy the obligations or
liability evidenced by such Environmental Liens,
(b) comply,
in all material respects, with Environmental Laws and provide to
Agent documentation of such compliance which Agent reasonably
requests,
(c) promptly
notify Agent of any release of a Hazardous Material in any
reportable quantity from or onto property owned or operated by
Borrower or its Subsidiaries and take any Remedial Actions required
to abate said release or otherwise to come into compliance with
applicable Environmental Law, and
(d) promptly,
but in any event within 5 Business Days of its receipt thereof,
provide Agent with written notice of any of the following:
(i) notice that an Environmental Lien has been filed against
any of the real or personal property of Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, (ii) commencement of any Environmental Action or
notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against Borrower
or its Subsidiaries, and (iii) notice of a violation,
citation, or other administrative order which could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.10
Disclosure Updates . Promptly and in no event later than
5 Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof, notify Agent if
any written information, exhibit, or report furnished to the Lender
Group contained, at the time it was furnished, any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of
the circumstances in which made. The foregoing to the contrary
notwithstanding, any notification pursuant to the foregoing
provision will not cure or remedy the effect of the prior untrue
statement of a material fact or omission of any material fact nor
shall any such notification have the effect of amending or
modifying this Agreement or any of the Schedules hereto.
5.11
Formation of Subsidiaries . At the time that any Loan
Party forms any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any
direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date, such Loan
Party shall (a) within 10 days of such formation or
acquisition cause any such new Subsidiary to provide to Agent a
joinder to the Guaranty and the Security Agreement, together with
such other security documents (including mortgages with respect to
any Real Property owned in fee of such new Subsidiary with a fair
market value of at least $250,000), as well as appropriate
financing statements (and with respect to all property subject to a
mortgage, fixture filings), all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Agent (including being sufficient to grant Agent a
first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the
assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary);
provided that the Guaranty, the Security Agreement, and such
other security documents shall not be required to be provided to
Agent with respect to any Subsidiary of Borrower that is a CFC,
(b) within 30 days of such formation or acquisition (or
such later date as permitted by Agent in its sole discretion)
provide to Agent a pledge agreement and appropriate certificates
and powers or financing statements, hypothecating all of the direct
or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary reasonably
satisfactory to Agent; provided that only 65% of the total
outstanding voting Stock of any first tier Subsidiary of Borrower
that is a CFC and none of the total outstanding voting Stock of any
other Subsidiary of such CFC shall be required to be pledged, and
(c) within 30 days of such formation or acquisition (or
such later date as permitted by Agent in its sole discretion)
provide to Agent all other documentation, including one or more
opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Agent, which in its
opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery
of the applicable documentation referred to above (including
policies of title insurance or other documentation with respect to
all Real Property owned in fee and subject to a mortgage). Any
document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to
this Section 5.11 shall be a Loan Document.
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5.12
Further Assurances . At any time upon the reasonable
request of Agent, execute or deliver to Agent any and all financing
statements, fixture filings, security agreements, pledges,
collateral assignments, endorsements of certificates of title,
mortgages, deeds of trust, opinions of counsel, and all other
documents (collectively, the “ Additional Documents
”) that Agent may reasonably request in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Agent, to create, perfect, and continue
perfected or to better perfect the Agent’s Liens in all of
the assets of Borrower and the Loan Parties (whether now owned or
hereafter arising or acquired, tangible or intangible, real or
personal), to create and perfect Liens in favor of Agent in any
Real Property acquired by Borrower or the Loan Parties after the
Closing Date with a fair market value in excess of $250,000, and in
order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated
hereby and under the other Loan Documents); provided that
the foregoing shall not apply to any Subsidiary of Borrower that is
a CFC. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower
authorizes Agent to execute any such Additional Documents in the
applicable Loan Party’s ‘s name, as applicable, and
authorizes Agent to file such executed Additional Documents in any
appropriate filing office. In furtherance and not in limitation of
the foregoing, each Loan Party shall take such actions as Agent may
reasonably request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations
are guarantied by the Guarantors and are secured by substantially
all of the assets of Borrower and the Loan Parties and all of the
outstanding Capital Stock of Borrower’s Subsidiaries (subject
to limitations contained in the Loan Documents with respect to
CFCs).
5.13 Lender
Meetings . Within 120 days after the close of each
fiscal year of Borrower, at the request of Agent or of the Required
Lenders and upon reasonable prior notice, hold a meeting (at a
mutually agreeable location and time or, at the option of Agent, by
conference call) with all Lenders who choose to attend such meeting
at which meeting shall be reviewed the financial results of the
previous fiscal year and the financial condition of Borrower and
its Subsidiaries and the projections presented for the current
fiscal year of Borrower.
5.14
Material Contracts . Contemporaneously with the delivery
of each Compliance Certificate pursuant hereto, provide Agent with
notice of (a) each Material Contract entered into since the
delivery of the previous Compliance Certificate, and (b) each
material amendment or modification of any Material Contract entered
into since the delivery of the previous Compliance Certificate.
Such notice may be in the form of a link to the filed Material
Contract or amendment, as applicable, in Borrower’s filings
with the SEC, or, if such Material Contract or amendment has not
been filed, a copy of the same .
5.15
Location of Equipment . Keep each Loan Party’s
Equipment (other than (i) vehicles and Equipment out for
repair and (ii) other Equipment having a value of not more
than $1,000,000 in the aggregate) only at the locations identified
on Schedule 4.24 to the Disclosure Letter and their
chief executive offices only at the locations identified on
Schedule 4.6(b) to the Disclosure Letter,
provided , however , that Borrower may amend
Schedule 4.24 to the Disclosure Letter or
Schedule 4.6(b) to the Disclosure Letter so long as
such amendment occurs by written notice to Agent not less than
10 days prior to the date on which such Equipment is moved to
such new location or such chief executive office is relocated and
so long as such new location is within the continental United
States, and so long as, at the time of such written notification,
Borrower provides Agent a Collateral Access Agreement with respect
thereto.
5.16
Assignable Material Contracts . Use commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure that any Material Contract entered
into after the Closing Date by Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries
that generates or, by its terms, will generate revenue, permits the
assignment of such agreement (and all rights of Borrower or such
Subsidiary, as applicable, thereunder) to Borrower’s or such
Subsidiary’s lenders or an agent for any lenders (and any
transferees of such lenders or such agent, as
applicable).
Borrower covenants
and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and
payment in full of the Obligations, the Loan Parties will not and
will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to do any of the
following:
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6.1
Indebtedness . Create, incur, assume, suffer to exist,
guarantee, or otherwise become or remain, directly or indirectly,
liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except for Permitted
Indebtedness.
6.2
Liens . Create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist,
directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with respect to any of its
assets, of any kind, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or
any income or profits therefrom, except for Permitted
Liens.
6.3
Restrictions on Fundamental Changes .
(a) Other
than in order to consummate a Permitted Acquisition, enter into
(provided that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may enter into
any merger, consolidation, reorganization, or recapitalization, or
reclassification of its Stock, if Borrower or such Subsidiary has
disclosed to the other Persons party to the transaction any
required consent of Agent and the Lenders hereunder) or consummate
any merger, consolidation, reorganization, or recapitalization, or
reclassify its Stock, except for (i) any merger between Loan
Parties, provided that Borrower must be the surviving entity of any
such merger to which it is a party, (ii) any merger between
Loan Parties and Subsidiaries of Borrower that are not Loan Parties
so long as such Loan Party is the surviving entity of any such
merger, and (iii) any merger between Subsidiaries of Borrower
that are not Loan Parties;
(b) Liquidate,
wind up, or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or
dissolution), except for (i) the liquidation or dissolution of
Excluded Subsidiaries and other non-operating Subsidiaries of
Borrower with nominal assets and nominal liabilities, (ii) the
liquidation or dissolution of a Loan Party (other than Borrower) or
any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries so long as all of the assets
(including any interest in any Stock) of such liquidating or
dissolving Loan Party or Subsidiary are transferred to a Loan Party
that is not liquidating or dissolving, (iii) the liquidation or
dissolution of a Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Loan Party
(other than any such Subsidiary the Stock of which (or any portion
thereof) is subject to a Lien in favor of Agent) so long as all of
the assets of such liquidating or dissolving Subsidiary are
transferred to a Subsidiary of Borrower that is not liquidating or
dissolving; or (iv) the liquidation or dissolution of a
Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Loan Party, but the Stock of
which (or any portion thereof) is subject to a Lien in favor of
Agent) so long as all of the assets of such liquidating or
dissolving Subsidiary are transferred to a Loan Party or a
Subsidiary the Stock of which (or any portion thereof) is subject
to a Lien in favor of Agent, that is not liquidating or dissolving;
or
(c) Suspend
or go out of a substantial portion of its or their business, except
as permitted pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above or in
connection with the transactions permitted pursuant to
Section 6.4 .
6.4
Disposal of Assets . Other than Permitted Dispositions,
Permitted Investments, or transactions expressly permitted by
Sections 6.3 , 6.9 , 6.11 , and
6.12 , convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or
otherwise dispose of (or enter into an agreement to convey, sell,
lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of (provided
that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may enter into such an
agreement in order to consummate an Acquisition that is not a
Permitted Acquisition, if Borrower or such Subsidiary has disclosed
to the other Persons party to the transaction any required consent
of Agent and the Lenders hereunder)) any of Borrower’s or its
Subsidiaries’ assets.
6.5 Change
Name . Change the name, organizational identification
number, state of organization or organizational identity of
(a) any Loan Party or (b) any Subsidiary of Borrower that
is not a Loan Party if all or any portion of the Stock of such
Subsidiary has been pledged to Agent; provided ,
however , that Loan Parties and any of the Subsidiaries
described in clause (b) above may change their names upon at
least 10 days prior written notice to Agent of such
change.
6.6 Nature
of Business . Make any change in the nature of its or their
business as described in Schedule 6.6 to the Disclosure
Letter or acquire any properties or assets that are not reasonably
related to the conduct of such business activities; provided
that Borrower and its Subsidiaries may engage in any business that
is reasonably related or ancillary to its or their
business.
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6.7
Prepayments and Amendments .
(a) Except
in connection with Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by
Section 6.1 ,
(i) optionally
prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or otherwise acquire any
Indebtedness of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, other than
(A) the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, (B)
Permitted Intercompany Advances, and (C) other Indebtedness in
an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000, so long as
no Event of Default shall exist or arise as a result thereof and
Borrower shall have Availability plus Qualified Cash in an amount
equal to or greater than $25,000,000 immediately after giving
effect to the consummation of the proposed prepayment, redemption,
defeasance, purchase or other acquisition of
Indebtedness,
(ii) make
any payment on account of Indebtedness that has been contractually
subordinated in right of payment if such payment is not permitted
at such time under the subordination terms and conditions,
provided that in connection with a Permitted
Acquisition, payments on account of Indebtedness consisting of
Earn-outs that have been contractually subordinated in right of
payment to the Obligations may be made so long as (A) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
result therefrom; (B) Borrower and its Subsidiaries have
Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash of at least $25,000,000,
both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to any
such payment; and (C) the payment is required to be made by
the acquisition agreement relative to the Permitted Acquisition;
provided further that if at any time any such
payment is not permitted to be paid as a result of the failure to
satisfy the condition set forth in clauses (A) or (B) of
this Section 6.7(a)(ii) , then (1) such amount
together with interest at a market rate applicable to Indebtedness
consisting of Earn-outs shall continue to accrue, and (2) any
such amount, together with accrued interest, may be paid so long as
each of the conditions set forth in clauses (A), (B) and
(C) of this Section 6.7(a)(ii) is satisfied at the time
of the making of such payment, or
(b) Directly
or indirectly, amend, modify, or change any of the terms or
provisions of
(i) any
agreement, instrument, document, indenture, or other writing
evidencing or concerning Indebtedness permitted under
Section 6.1 if the terms and conditions thereof could
reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to Agent, any
Lender, Borrower, or any of Borrower’s
Subsidiaries,
(ii) any
Material Contract except to the extent that such amendment,
modification, alteration, increase, or change could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be
materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, or
(iii) the
Governing Documents of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries if
the effect thereof, either individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of
the Lenders; provided that the adoption and
implementation of a stockholders rights plan shall not be deemed to
be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders. Nothing in
this Section 6.7(b)(iii) shall permit Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries to make any distributions under such a
stockholders rights plan other than as permitted by
Section 6.9(c) .
6.8
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6.9
Distributions . Make any distribution or declare or pay
any dividends (in cash or other property, other than common Stock)
on, or purchase, acquire, redeem, or retire any of Borrower’s
Stock, of any class, whether now or hereafter outstanding;
provided , however , that,
(a) Borrower
may consummate the Permitted Stock Repurchases,
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(b) Borrower
may purchase fractional shares of its Stock arising out of stock
dividends splits or combinations, business combinations otherwise
permitted hereunder, or conversion of convertible securities, in an
amount not to exceed $50,000 in any calendar year,
(c) Borrower
may distribute rights pursuant to a stockholder rights plan or
purchase, acquire, redeem or retire such rights distributed in
connection with such stockholder rights plan (whether by exchange
of common Stock or purchase for value), provided that if such
rights are purchased for cash, then the cash amount paid shall not
exceed $500,000 per calendar year, except that such cash amount may
exceed $500,000 per calendar year if (i) no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and
(ii) Borrower has Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash of
$25,000,000 or greater immediately after giving effect to such
purchase, acquisition, redemption or retirement,
(d) Borrower
may repurchase Stock in connection with or pursuant to any of its
stock option plans (or other employee incentive plans or
compensation arrangements), provided that if such Stock is
purchased with cash, then the cash amount shall not exceed $500,000
in any calendar year, except that such cash amount may exceed
$500,000 per calendar year if (i) no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and
(ii) Borrower has Excess Availability plus Qualified Cash of
$25,000,000 or greater immediately after giving effect to such
repurchase,
(e) Borrower
may repurchase Stock in connection with or pursuant to any of its
stock option plans (or other employee incentive plans or
compensation arrangements) or convertible securities by way of
cashless exercise or in connection with the satisfaction of
withholding tax obligations,
(f) Borrower
may purchase, acquire, redeem or retire any stock options in
connection with any stock option exchange provided that such
exchange is on a cashless basis.
6.10
Accounting Methods . Modify or change its fiscal year or
its method of accounting (other than as may be required to conform
to GAAP).
6.11
Investments . Except for Permitted Investments, directly
or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment or incur any
liabilities (including contingent obligations) for or in connection
with any Investment; provided , however , that other
than (a) an aggregate amount of not more than $100,000 at any
one time, in the case of Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are not
CFCs, (b) the cash collateral in the account of Existing
Lender referred to in clause (a) of Schedule 3.6 , but
only for the time period provided in such clause (a),
(c) amounts deposited into Deposit Accounts specially and
exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage
and benefit payments to or for Borrower’s or its
Subsidiaries’ employees, and (d) an aggregate amount of
not more than 20% of the total amount of all of the cash and Cash
Equivalents of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (calculated at current
exchange rates) at any one time, in the case of Subsidiaries of
Borrower that are CFCs, Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not
have Permitted Investments consisting of cash, Cash Equivalents, or
amounts credited to Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts unless
Borrower or its Subsidiary, as applicable, and the applicable
securities intermediary or bank have entered into Control
Agreements with Agent governing such Permitted Investments in order
to perfect (and further establish) the Agent’s Liens in such
Permitted Investments. Subject to the foregoing proviso, Borrower
shall not and shall not permit any Loan Party to establish or
maintain any Deposit Account or Securities Account unless Agent
shall have received a Control Agreement in respect of such Deposit
Account or Securities Account..
6.12
Transactions with Affiliates . Directly or indirectly
enter into or permit to exist any transaction with any Affiliate of
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries except for:
(a) transactions
(other than the payment of management, consulting, monitoring, or
advisory fees) between Borrower or its Subsidiaries, on the one
hand, and any Affiliate of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, on the
other hand, so long as such transactions (i) are upon fair and
reasonable terms, (ii) are fully disclosed to Agent prior to
the consummation thereof, if they involve one or more payments by
Borrower or its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 for any single
transaction or series of related transactions, and (iii) are
no less favorable, taken as a whole, to Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, as applicable, than would be obtained in an
arm’s length transaction with a non-Affiliate,
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(b) so long
as it has been approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors in
accordance with applicable law, any indemnity provided for the
benefit of directors of Borrower,
(c) so long
as it has been approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors, the
payment of reasonable fees, compensation, or employee benefit
arrangements to employees, consultants, officers, and outside
directors of Borrower in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with industry practice,
(d) transactions
permitted by Section 6.3 , Section 6.4 , or
Section 6.9 , or any Permitted Investment or Permitted
Intercompany Advance, and
(e) intercompany
transactions among the Borrower or any Subsidiary on the one hand
and any Subsidiary on the other hand, in the ordinary course of
Borrower’s business pursuant to one or more Marketing and
Sales Services Agreements, the terms of which (including the
calculation of any service fees and the extent of any other
payments to such Subsidiaries) are consistent with the Marketing
and Sales Services Agreements in effect on the Closing Date, and
which transactions are not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement
or any other Loan Document.
6.13 Use of
Proceeds . Use the proceeds of the Advances and the Term
Loan for any purpose other than (a) on the Closing Date,
(i) to repay, in full, the outstanding principal, accrued
interest, and accrued fees and expenses owing to Existing Lender,
and (iii) to pay transactional fees, costs, and expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
and (b) thereafter, consistent with the terms and conditions
hereof, for its lawful and permitted purposes.
Borrower covenants
and agrees that, until termination of all of the Commitments and
payment in full of the Obligations, Borrower will comply with each
of the following financial covenants:
(a)
Minimum EBITDA. Achieve EBITDA, measured on a quarter-end
basis, of at least the required amount set forth in the following
table for the applicable period set forth opposite
thereto:
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Applicable Amount
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Applicable Period
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For the 1 quarter period ending
December 31, 2008
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For the 2 quarter period ending
March 31, 2009
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For the 3 quarter period ending June
30, 2009
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For the 4 quarter period ending
September 30, 2009
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For the 4 quarter period ending
December 31, 2009
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For the 4 quarter period ending
March 31, 2010
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For the 4 quarter period ending June
30, 2010
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For the 4 quarter period ending
September 30, 2010
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For the 4 quarter period ending
December 31, 2010
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For the 4 quarter period ending
March 31, 2011
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For the 4 quarter period ending June
30, 2011
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For the 4 quarter period ending
September 30, 2011
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For the 4 quarter period ending
December 31, 2011
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the last day of each March,
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thereafter
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(b)
Capital Expenditures. Make Capital Expenditures (excluding
the amount, if any, of Capital Expenditures made with Net Cash
Proceeds reinvested pursuant to the proviso in Section
2.4(e)(ii) ) in any fiscal year in an amount less than or equal
to, but not greater than, the amount set forth in the following
table for the applicable period:
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Fiscal Year
2009
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Fiscal Year
2010
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Fiscal Year
2011
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Fiscal Year
2012
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$
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65,820,000
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$
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77,668,000
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$
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86,883,000
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Any one or more of
the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an
“ Event of Default ”) under this
Agreement:
8.1 If
Borrower fails to pay when due and payable, or when declared due
and payable, (a) all or any portion of the Obligations
consisting of interest, fees, or charges due the Lender Group,
reimbursement of Lender Group Expenses, or other amounts (other
than any portion thereof constituting principal) constituting
Obligations (including any portion thereof that accrues after the
commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether
allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such
Insolvency Proceeding), and such failure continues for a period of
3 Business Days, or (b) all or any portion of the principal of
the Obligations;
8.2 If any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries:
(a) fails to
perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in any
of (i) Sections 3.6 , 5.1 , 5.2 ,
5.3 , 5.6 , 5.7 , 5.10 , 5.11 ,
5.13 , or 5.14 of this Agreement, (ii) Sections
6.1 through 6.16 of this Agreement, (iii)
Section 7 of this Agreement, or (iv)
Section 6 of the Security Agreement;
(b) fails to
perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in any
of Sections 5.4 , 5.5 , 5.8 , 5.12 ,
and 5.15 of this Agreement and such failure continues for a
period of 10 Business Days after the earlier of (i) the date
on which such failure shall first become known to any officer of
Borrower or (ii) the date on which written notice thereof is
given to Borrower by Agent; or
(c) fails to
perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in
this Agreement, or in any of the other Loan Documents, in each
case, other than any such covenant or agreement that is the subject
of another provision of this Section 8 (in which event
such other provision of this Section 8 shall govern),
and such failure continues for a period of 30 days after the
earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first
become known to any officer of Borrower or (ii) the date on
which written notice thereof is given to Borrower by
Agent;
8.3 If one
or more judgments, orders, or awards for the payment of money
involving an aggregate amount of $1,000,000, or more (except to the
extent fully covered by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has
accepted liability therefor in writing) is entered or filed against
a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or with respect to any of
their respective assets, and either (a) there is a period of 30
consecutive days at any time after the entry of any such judgment,
order, or award during which a stay of enforcement thereof is not
in effect, or (b) enforcement proceedings are commenced upon
such judgment, order, or award;
8.4 If an
Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by a Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries other than Excluded Subsidiaries;
8.5 If an
Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against a Loan Party or any of
its Subsidiaries other than Excluded Subsidiaries, and any of the
following events occur: (a) such Loan Party or such Subsidiary
consents to the institution of such Insolvency Proceeding against
it, (b) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is
not timely controverted, (c) the petition commencing the
Insolvency Proceeding is not dismissed within 60 calendar days of
the date of the filing thereof, (d) an interim trustee is
appointed to take possession of all or any substantial portion of
the properties or assets of, or to operate all or any substantial
portion of the business of, such Loan Party or its Subsidiary, or
(e) an order for relief shall have been issued or entered
therein;
8.6 If a
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries other than Excluded
Subsidiaries is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by
court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of
its business affairs;
8.7 If
there is a default in one or more agreements to which a Loan Party
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with one or more third
Persons relative to a Loan Party’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ Indebtedness involving an aggregate amount of
$1,000,000 or more, and such default (i) occurs at the final
maturity of the obligations thereunder, or (ii) results in a
right by such third Person, irrespective of whether exercised, to
accelerate the maturity of such Loan Party’s or its
Subsidiary’s obligations thereunder;
8.8 If any
warranty, representation, statement, or Record made herein or in
any other Loan Document or delivered in writing to Agent or any
Lender in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document
proves to be untrue in a
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