COMPOSITE VERSION:
REFLECTS ALL AMENDMENTS THROUGH JULY 10, 2009
CAPITALSOURCE INC.
as the Initial Borrower
THE GUARANTORS LISTED
HEREIN,
THE LENDERS LISTED
HEREIN,
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, and Issuing
Lender
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Issuing Lender
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
(f/k/a WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC)
as Sole Bookrunner and as Lead Arranger
SUNTRUST BANK,
as Co-Documentation Agents
(Composite Version; Reflects All
Amendments through July 10, 2009)
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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1
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Section
1.1.
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1
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Section
1.2.
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Other
Definitional Provisions
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41
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Section
1.3.
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42
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Section
1.4.
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Computation of
Time Periods
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42
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Section
1.5.
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42
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ARTICLE II THE
LOANS; AMOUNT AND TERMS
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44
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Section
2.1.
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Section
2.2.
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Section
2.3.
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Letter of
Credit Subfacility
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Section
2.4.
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Swingline Loan
Subfacility
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51
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Section
2.5.
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53
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Section
2.6.
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54
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Section
2.7.
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58
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Section
2.8.
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Minimum
Principal Amounts
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Section
2.9.
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Default Rate
and Payment Dates
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60
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Section
2.10.
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61
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Section
2.11.
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Computation of
Interest and Fees
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Section
2.12.
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Pro Rata
Treatment and Payments
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Section
2.13.
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Non-Receipt of
Funds by the Administrative Agent
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65
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Section
2.14.
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Inability to
Determine Interest Rate
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66
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Section
2.15.
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Section
2.16.
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Section
2.17.
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69
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Section
2.18.
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69
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Section
2.19.
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Indemnification; Nature of Issuing
Lender’s Duties
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71
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Section
2.20.
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Extension of
Commitment Termination Date
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Section
2.21.
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73
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Section
2.22.
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Additional
Limitations on CSF as Borrower
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74
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Section
2.23.
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Several
Liability of the Borrower
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74
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Section
2.24.
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Currency
Conversion of Loans
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74
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ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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74
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Section
3.1.
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74
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Section
3.2.
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Conditions to
All Extensions of Credit
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77
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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78
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Section
4.1.
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78
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Section
4.2.
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Organizational
and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention
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78
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Binding
Effect
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79
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Financial
Information
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79
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Litigation
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79
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Compliance with
ERISA
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79
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Taxes
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80
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Subsidiaries
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80
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Investment
Company Act
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80
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[Reserved]
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80
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Ownership of
Property
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80
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No
Default
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80
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Full
Disclosure
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81
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Environmental
Matters
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81
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Compliance with
Laws
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82
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Capital
Stock
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82
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Margin
Stock
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82
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Insolvency
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82
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Available
Assets
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82
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Labor
Matters
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83
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Patents,
Trademarks, Etc.
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83
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Tax Shelter
Regulations
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83
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All Consents
Required
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83
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Selection
Procedures
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83
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Location of
Collateral
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84
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Credit and
Collection Policy; Residential Mortgage Policies and
Procedures
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84
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Compliance with
OFAC Rules and Regulations. N
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84
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REIT
Status
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Security
Documents
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Deposit
Accounts
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85
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Holding
Company
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85
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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
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85
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Financial
Statements
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85
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Certificates;
Other Information
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86
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Payment of
Taxes and Other Obligations
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87
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Notices
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87
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Inspection of
Property, Books and Records
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88
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Acquisitions
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89
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Restricted
Payments
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89
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Capital
Expenditures
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89
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Additional
Guarantors
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Payments on
2009 Debt Issuance or the HY Intercompany Notes
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91
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Ownership of
Credit Parties; Restrictions
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Maintenance of
Existence
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91
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Dissolution
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91
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Consolidations,
Mergers and Sales of Assets
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92
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Use of
Proceeds
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92
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Compliance with
Laws
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93
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Insurance
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Change in
Fiscal Year
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Maintenance of
Property
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Environmental
Laws
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95
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Conditional
Obligations to Repurchase Loans
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95
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Pledged
Assets
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Compliance with
Material Contracts
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96
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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96
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No Restrictive
Agreement
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Costs and
Expenses
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Additional
Debt
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Lien
Waivers
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Credit and
Collection Policy
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98
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REIT Status and
Notice of REIT Termination
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Financial
Covenants
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Other
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Liens
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100
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Adverse
Amendments to Debt
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100
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No Further
Negative Pledges
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Bank
Accounts
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101
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Form
U-1
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101
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Prohibited
Stock
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101
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Amendments to
Security Documents
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101
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ARTICLE VI
[RESERVED]
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102
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ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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102
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Events of
Default
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102
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Acceleration;
Remedies
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105
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ARTICLE VIII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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106
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Appointment
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106
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Delegation of
Duties
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106
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Exculpatory
Provisions
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106
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Reliance by
Administrative Agent
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107
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Notice of
Default
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107
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Non-Reliance on
Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
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108
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Indemnification
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108
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The
Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity
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109
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Successor
Administrative Agent
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109
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Other
Agents
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110
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Collateral
Matters
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110
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Agency for
Perfection
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111
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Concerning the
Collateral and Related Credit Documents
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111
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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112
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Amendments,
Waivers and Release of Collateral
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112
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Notices
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114
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No Waiver;
Cumulative Remedies
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116
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[Reserved].
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116
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Payment of
Expenses and Taxes; Indemnification
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116
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Successors and
Assigns; Participations; Purchasing Lenders
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118
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Set-off
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121
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Table of
Contents and Section Headings
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122
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Counterparts
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122
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Effectiveness
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Severability
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122
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Integration
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122
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Governing
Law
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123
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Consent to
Jurisdiction and Service of Process
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Confidentiality
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123
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Acknowledgments
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124
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Waivers of Jury
Trial; Waiver of Consequential Damages
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125
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PATRIOT Act
Notice
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125
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Judgment
Shortfall
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125
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Return of
Notes
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126
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Most Favored
Provisions
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126
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HY
Intercreditor Agreement
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127
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ARTICLE X
GUARANTY
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127
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The
Guaranty
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127
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Bankruptcy
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128
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Nature of
Liability
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128
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Independent
Obligation
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129
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Authorization
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Reliance
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129
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Waiver
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129
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Limitation on
Enforcement
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131
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Confirmation of
Payment
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131
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Limitation of
Guaranty of CSF
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-v-
CREDIT
AGREEMENT , dated as of March 14, 2006 and as amended
through July 10, 2009 (this “ Credit Agreement
”), among CAPITALSOURCE INC. , a Delaware corporation,
CAPITALSOURCE TRS LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
(“ TRS ”), CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC , a
Delaware limited liability company (“ CSF ”),
CSE MORTGAGE LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
(“ CSM ”), CAPITALSOURCE CF LLC , a
Delaware limited liability company (“ CSCF ”),
CAPITALSOURCE SF TRS LLC , a Delaware limited liability
company (“ SFTRS ”), CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE II
LLC , a Delaware limited liability company ( “ CS
FII ”), CSE CHR HOLDCO LLC , a Delaware limited
liability company (“ CC Holdco ”), CSE CHR
HOLDINGS LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“
CC Holdings ”) and CS FUNDING IX DEPOSITOR LLC
, a Delaware limited liability company (“ CSF D”
and, together with TRS, CSF, CSM, CSCF, SFTRS, CS FII, CC Holdco,
CC Holdings and any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a
party to this Credit Agreement, collectively the “
Guarantors ” and individually a “
Guarantor ”), the several banks and other financial
institutions from time to time parties to this Credit Agreement
(collectively the “ Lenders ” and individually a
“ Lender ”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION , a national banking association, as administrative
agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ” or the “ Agent
”), Swingline Lender, and Issuing Lender, and BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A. , as Issuing Lender.
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has requested, and the Lenders have agreed, to extend
certain credit facilities to the Borrower on the terms and
conditions set forth herein ;
NOW,
THEREFORE , for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties
hereto, such parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.1.
Defined Terms .
As used in this
Credit Agreement, terms defined in the preamble to this Credit
Agreement have the meanings therein indicated, and the following
terms have the following meanings:
“ 2009
Debt Documentation ” shall mean the definitive
documentation, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent,
executed and delivered in connection with any 2009 Debt Issuance,
including, without limitation, the HY Debt Documents.
“ 2009
Debt Issuance ” shall mean the issuance (in one or more
transactions), at any time during the period commencing on
July 10, 2009 and ending on September 30, 2009, by any
Credit Party of any secured or unsecured term Debt including,
without limitation, Debt issued under the HY Debt
Documents.
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“ 2009
Equity Issuance ” shall mean the issuance (in one or more
transactions), at any time during the period commencing on
July 10, 2009 and ending on September 30, 2009, by the
Initial Borrower to any Person of any shares of its Capital Stock
(other than any such equity issuance to the Initial Borrower or its
Subsidiaries) that is not Prohibited Stock; provided ,
however , that the term “2009 Equity Issuance”
shall not include any issuance by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries solely to the extent that such Capital Stock is issued
to directors, officers and employees of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary pursuant to any employee stock option plan or other
equity incentive plan approved by the board of directors (or
similar governing body) of the Borrower or the applicable
Subsidiary.
“ ABR
Default Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.9 .
“
Acquisition ” means the acquisition of (i) a
controlling equity interest in another Person (including the
purchase of an option, warrant or convertible or similar type
security to acquire such a controlling interest at the time it
becomes exercisable by the holder thereof), whether by purchase of
such equity interest or upon exercise of an option or warrant for,
or conversion of securities into, such equity interest, or
(ii) assets of another Person which constitute all or any
material part of the assets of such Person or of a line or lines of
business conducted by such Person; provided , however
, the term “Acquisition” shall exclude a Portfolio
Investment.
“
Additional Credit Party ” shall mean each Person that
becomes a Guarantor by execution of a Joinder Agreement in
accordance with Section 5.9 .
“
Advances Outstanding ” means on any day, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans, Swingline
Loans and LOC Obligations.
“
Affiliate ” of any Person means (i) any other
Person which directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls such Person, (ii) any other Person
which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, or
(iii) any other Person of which such Person owns, directly or
indirectly, 20% or more of the common stock or equivalent equity
interests. As used herein, the term “control” means
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; provided , however , the term
“Affiliate” shall not include any Person that
constitutes Investments in Equity Instruments or an Investment Loan
Subsidiary.
“
Agreement ” or “ Credit Agreement ”
shall mean this Credit Agreement, as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its
terms.
“
Agreement Currency ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 9.19(b) .
“
Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean, for any day, a rate
per annum equal to:
(a) in the
case of amounts denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the
Prime Rate in effect on such day plus the Applicable Percentage,
and (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such
day plus 1/2 of 1%; provided , however , that
notwithstanding the foregoing, to the
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extent that at
any time (1) the sum of the LIBOR Rate at such time for a one
month Interest Period plus the Applicable Percentage with respect
thereto plus one percent is greater than (2) the greater of
the rates specified in subsection (i) and (ii) of this
clause (a), then the Alternate Base Rate for purposes of this
clause (a) shall be increased by the difference between
(1) and (2);
(b) in the
case of amounts denominated in Euro, the “main refinancing
rate” as set by the European Central Bank in effect on such
day plus 1/2 of 1% plus the Applicable Percentage;
provided , however , that notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent that at any time (1) the sum of
EURIBOR at such time for a one month Interest Period plus the
Applicable Percentage plus one percent is greater than (2) the
“main refinancing rate” as set by the European Central
Bank in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% plus the
Applicable Percentage, then the Alternate Base Rate for purposes of
this clause (b) shall be increased by the difference between
(1) and (2);
(c) in the
case of amounts denominated in Pounds Sterling, the base rate as
set by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England in
effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% plus the Applicable
Percentage; provided , however , that notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent that at any time (1) the sum of
LIBOR at such time for a one month Interest Period plus the
Applicable Percentage plus one percent is greater than (2) the
base rate as set by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of
England in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% plus the
Applicable Percentage, then the Alternate Base Rate for purposes of
this clause (c) shall be increased by the difference between
(1) and (2); and
(d) in the
case of amounts denominated in any other Alternative Currency, the
rate determined by the Administrative Agent, according to
comparable financial benchmarks, in its reasonable discretion on
such day.
For purposes
hereof: “ Prime Rate ” shall mean, at any time,
the rate of interest per annum publicly announced or otherwise
identified from time to time by Wachovia at its principal office in
Charlotte, North Carolina as its prime rate. The parties hereto
acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by Wachovia as its
Prime Rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be
its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks;
and “ Federal Funds Effective Rate ” shall mean,
for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal
funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next
succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
or, if such rate is not so published on the next succeeding
Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three (3)
federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If for
any reason the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which
determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error)
that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate,
for any reason, including the inability or failure of the
Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance
with the terms thereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined
without regard to clause (a)(ii) of the first sentence of this
definition, as appropriate, until the circumstances giving rise to
such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base
Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective
Rate, the “main refinancing rate” as set by the
European Central Bank or the base rate as set by the Monetary
Policy Committee of the Bank of England shall be effective on the
opening of business on the date of such change .
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“
Alternate Base Rate Loans ” shall mean Loans that bear
interest at an interest rate based on the Alternate Base
Rate.
“
Alternative Currency ” shall mean, at any time, any of
Pounds Sterling or Euro.
“
Alternative Currency Sub-Limit ” shall mean
$65,000,000; provided however that, notwithstanding
the foregoing, when the aggregate Committed Amount is less than or
equal to (a) $300,000,000, the term “Alternative Currency
Sub-Limit” shall mean $60,000,000 and (b) $100,000,000, the
term “Alternative Currency Sub-Limit” shall mean
$0.
“
Applicable Creditor ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 9.19(b) .
“
Applicable Law ” shall mean for any Person or property
of such Person, the organization and governing documents of such
Person, all existing and future applicable laws, rules, regulations
(including temporary and final income tax regulations), statutes,
treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, executive
orders, orders and licenses of and interpretations by any
Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, usury laws,
predatory lending laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, and
Regulation Z and Regulation B of the Federal Reserve
Board), and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs,
orders, or line action of any court, arbitrator or other
administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial tribunal or agency of
competent jurisdiction.
“
Applicable Percentage ” shall mean, for Alternate Base
Rate Loans, EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans and LMIR Loans, the percentage
set forth below opposite the Initial Borrower’s applicable
senior unsecured debt rating in the column labeled “Alternate
Base Rate Loans, EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans and LMIR Loans” and
for the Commitment Fee, the percentage set forth below opposite the
Initial Borrower’s applicable senior unsecured debt rating in
the column labeled “Commitment Fee,” as applicable;
provided that if the senior unsecured debt ratings from
S&P, Moody’s and Fitch are different, and (a) two
ratings are equal and higher than the third, the higher rating will
apply, (b) two ratings are equal and lower than the third, the
lower rating will apply, or (c) no ratings are equal, the
intermediate rating will apply. In the event that the Initial
Borrower shall maintain ratings from only two of Moody’s,
Fitch and S&P and the Initial Borrower is split-rated and
(i) the ratings differential is one level, the higher rating
will apply, or (ii) the ratings differential is two levels or more,
the rating immediately below the highest rating will apply. In the
event that the Initial Borrower shall maintain ratings from only
one of Moody’s, Fitch and S&P, the one rating shall
apply.
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In the event
that no senior unsecured rating is available from any of
(a) Fitch, (b) S&P, or (c) Moody’s, then the
term “Applicable Percentage” shall mean 6.50% for
Alternate Base Rate Loans, EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans and LMIR Loans
and 1.50% for the Commitment Fee. The Applicable Percentage for
Alternate Base Rate Loans, EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans, LMIR Loans and
the Commitment Fee shall be adjusted within three (3) Business
Days of (A) Initial Borrower’s receipt of senior unsecured
debt ratings from S&P and Moody’s (in addition to Initial
Borrower’s current senior unsecured debt rating from Fitch),
and (B) a change in such senior unsecured debt
ratings.
“ Asset
Based Loans ” shall mean any revolving loan that is
secured by a first priority security interest in the related
Obligor’s accounts receivable, inventory or equipment, and
provides the related Obligor with the option to receive additional
borrowings thereunder based on the value of its eligible accounts
receivable, inventory or equipment.
“
Available Asset Coverage Ratio ” shall mean the ratio
of (a) the sum of the Initial Borrower’s and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries (i) unencumbered and unrestricted
cash and Cash Equivalents of the Credit Parties (other than as a
result of any Lien granted by any Credit Party to Administrative
Agent under the Credit Documents) that is, to the extent required
by Section 5.37 , subject to a first priority, perfected
Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and
conditions of a control agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and (ii) Qualified
Available Assets to (b) the sum of, without duplication,
(i) the Committed Amount plus (ii) Senior
Unsecured Debt of the Initial Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries plus (iii) all Debt outstanding pursuant
to each 2009 Debt Issuance.
“
Available Assets ” means (i) with respect to the
calculation of Qualified Available Assets for the purposes of the
Available Asset Coverage Ratio, an amount equal to (without
duplication) the sum of each of the following unencumbered assets
and (ii), in all other contexts, the following unencumbered assets
(without duplication) without giving effect to the discount factors
specified below:
(a) 91% of the
Book Value of each Investment Loan that is a Risk Rated 1
Investment Loan to a Risk Rated 4 Investment Loan to the extent
that such Investment Loan is subject to a first priority, perfected
Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Pledge Agreement; provided that in the
event that the Average Portfolio Charged-Off Ratio as determined as
of the last day of each calendar month equals or exceeds
(i) 12%, the discount factor for such Risk Rated 4 Investment
Loans for such calendar month shall be 50% of the Book Value of
such Risk Rated 4 Investment Loans or (ii) 14%, the discount
factor for such Risk Rated 4 Investment Loans for such calendar
month shall be 25% of the Book Value of such Risk Rated 4
Investment Loans, plus
(b) (1) 50%
of the Book Value of each Investment Loan that is a Risk Rated 5
Investment Loan to the extent that such Investment Loan is subject
to a
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first priority,
perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Pledge Agreement; plus
(2) 45.5% of the Book Value of each Investment Loan that is an
Asset Based Loan that is a Risk Rated 6 Investment Loan to the
extent that such Investment Loan is subject to a first priority,
perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Pledge Agreement; provided that
in the event that the Average Portfolio Charged-Off Ratio as
determined as of the last day of each calendar month equals or
exceeds 12%, the discount factor for such Risk Rated 5 Investment
Loans and such Risk Rated 6 Investment Loans for such calendar
month shall be 0% of the Book Value of such Investment Loans;
plus
(c) (1) with
respect to any CapitalSource Securitization Note, 23% of the par
value of such CapitalSource Securitization Note to the extent that
(i) such CapitalSource Securitization Note is subject to a
first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Pledge Agreement or
(ii) a Domestic Securitization Note Subsidiary directly owns
such CapitalSource Securitization Note free and clear of all Liens
(other than Permitted Liens) and all of the Capital Stock of such
Domestic Securitization Note Subsidiary is subject to a first
priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Pledge Agreement;
plus (2) with respect to any CapitalSource Repurchased
Securitization Note, the lesser of (A) 45.5% of the par value of
such CapitalSource Repurchased Securitization Note and (B) 68% of
the cash purchase price paid by Initial Borrower or any Subsidiary
for such CapitalSource Repurchased Securitization Note to the
extent, in each case, that such CapitalSource Repurchased
Securitization Note is subject to a first priority, perfected Lien
in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Pledge Agreement; plus
(d) 63.5% of the
lower of the fair market value or the Book Value of Investment
Grade rated debt securities excluding securities issued by the
Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary and
excluding any securities backed by pools of residential mortgages
to the extent that such Investment Grade rated debt securities are
subject to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Pledge Agreement; plus
(e) 72.5% of the
Fair Market Value of Real Property Owned to the extent that a
Domestic Real Property Owned Subsidiary directly owns such Real
Property Owned free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens) and all of the Capital Stock of such Domestic Real Property
Owned Subsidiary is held directly by one or more Credit Parties
free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and all
such Capital Stock is subject to a first priority, perfected Lien
in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Pledge Agreement; plus
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(f) 45.5% of the
Fair Market Value of Real Property Owned to the extent that a
Domestic Real Property Owned Subsidiary directly owns such Real
Property Owned free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens) and all of the Capital Stock of such Domestic Real Property
Owned Subsidiary is held and owned directly by a Tier 1 Real
Property Intermediate Holdco free and clear of all Liens (other
than Permitted Liens) and all Capital Stock of the Tier 1 Real
Property Intermediate Holdco is subject to a first priority,
perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Pledge Agreement;
plus
(g) 27% of the
Fair Market Value of Real Property Owned to the extent that a
Domestic Real Property Owned Subsidiary directly owns such Real
Property Owned free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens) and all of the Capital Stock of such Domestic Real Property
Owned Subsidiary is held and owned directly by an Intermediate
Holdco free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and
all of the Capital Stock of such Intermediate Holdco is held and
owned directly by one or more Tier 2 Real Property Intermediate
Holdcos free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens)
and all Capital Stock of each such Tier 2 Real Property
Intermediate Holdco is subject to a first priority, perfected Lien
in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Pledge Agreement (except in the case that such
Tier 2 Real Property Intermediate Holdco is CHR, then, at any time
on or prior to January 15, 2009, only 97% of all of the
Capital Stock of CHR shall be required for purposes of this clause
(g) to be subject to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor
of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Pledge Agreement); plus
(h) if, as of any
date of determination, the Healthcare REIT is a Healthcare REIT
Consolidated Subsidiary and at least 20% of the outstanding Common
Equity (determined on a fully-diluted basis) is listed on a U.S.
national securities exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market, then 32%
of the Average Stock Price of the Common Equity that, unless a Form
U-1 is provided by the Initial Borrower to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 5.38 , is not Margin Stock of the
Healthcare REIT held by the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries to
the extent that such Common Equity is subject to a first priority,
perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Pledge Agreement;
plus
(i) if, as of any
date of determination, the Healthcare REIT is not a Healthcare REIT
Consolidated Subsidiary and more than 50% of the outstanding Common
Equity (determined on a fully-diluted basis) is listed on a U.S.
national securities exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market, then 45.5%
of the Average Stock Price of the Common Equity that, unless a Form
U-1 is provided by the Initial Borrower to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 5.38 , is not Margin Stock of the
Healthcare REIT held by the Credit Parties or their
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Subsidiaries to
the extent that such Common Equity is subject to a first priority,
perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Pledge Agreement;
plus
(j) if, as of any
date of determination, CapitalSource Bank is a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary, 37% of the Tangible Book Value of the common equity of
CapitalSource Bank held by the Initial Borrower to the extent that
such common equity is subject to a first priority, perfected Lien
in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Pledge Agreement.
“ Average
Portfolio Charged-Off Ratio ” means the percentage
equivalent of a fraction (a) the numerator of which is equal
to the sum of the portion of the outstanding balance of all
Investment Loans of the Initial Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries that became Charged-Off Investment Loans (net of
recoveries) during the preceding 12 months, and (b) the
denominator of which is equal to a fraction the numerator of which
is the sum of the outstanding balance of all Investment Loans of
the Initial Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries at the
beginning of each of the preceding 12 months, and the
denominator of which is twelve; provided , that ,
Liquid Real Estate Assets shall not be included in the calculation
of the Average Portfolio Charged-Off Ratio.
“ Average
Stock Price ” means the volume weighted average of the
closing price per share of the common equity on a U.S. national
securities exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market for the thirty
(30) trading days prior to the date of calculation (or, if
such shares have been trading for less than thirty (30) days
prior to the date of calculation, such shorter period that such
shares have been trading), as published on each such day in The
Wall Street Journal (National Edition) or, if no such closing price
is published in the Wall Street Journal (National Edition), the
average of the closing bid and asked prices on each such date, as
officially reported on the principal national securities exchange
on which the common equity is then listed or admitted to
trading.
“ Bank
Acquisition ” means an acquisition permitted hereunder by
any Credit Party or a Bank Subsidiary (all of the Capital Stock of
which is owned directly by the Initial Borrower) of (a) all of
the Capital Stock of a Person that is a regulated depository
institution and which becomes a Bank Subsidiary and (b) all or
substantially all of the assets of a regulated depository
institution.
“ Bank
Holding Company ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (or an
successor provision thereof).
“
Bankruptcy Code ” means the United States Bankruptcy
Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§ 101, et. seq.), as
amended from time to time.
“ Bank
Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary that is a regulated
depository institution and is so designated by the Initial Borrower
in writing to the Administrative Agent. Upon the consummation of
the CapitalSource Bank Transaction, each of the CapitalSource Bank
Entities that is a regulated depository institution shall
automatically become a Bank Subsidiary.
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“ Big 4
Accounting Firm ” shall mean any of the following:
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP; Deloitte & Touche LLP; Ernst &
Young LLP; or KPMG LLP.
“ Book
Value ” means with respect to any asset, the value
thereof as the same would be reflected on a consolidated balance
sheet of the Initial Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as
at such time in accordance with GAAP.
“
Borrower ” means each of the Initial Borrower and CSF.
If at any time there are Advances Outstanding from both the Initial
Borrower and CSF, then the term “Borrower” shall mean
the singular and the collective reference to each or all entities
constituting or comprising Borrower, as the context may
require.
“
Borrowing Date ” shall mean, in respect of any Loan,
the date such Loan is made.
“
Business Day ” shall mean a day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Charlotte, North
Carolina or New York, New York are authorized or required by law to
close; provided , however , that (a) when used
in connection with a rate determination, borrowing or payment in
respect of any EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan, LMIR Loan or Alternate Base
Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, the term
“Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which
banks in London, England are not open for dealings in deposits of
Dollars or Alternative Currencies, as applicable, in the London
interbank market; and (b) when used in connection with a rate
determination, borrowing or payment in any Alternative Currency,
the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on
which banks are not open for foreign exchange dealings between
banks in the exchange of the home country of such Alternative
Currency.
“ Capital
Expenditures ” means for any period the sum of all
capital expenditures incurred during such period by the Initial
Borrower, its Consolidated Subsidiaries and the CapitalSource Bank
Entities, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“ Capital
Lease ” shall mean any lease of property, real or
personal, the obligations with respect to which are required to be
capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means that portion of
the obligations under a Capital Lease that is required to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
“
CapitalSource Bank Acquisition Agreement ” shall mean
that certain Purchase and Assumption Agreement dated as of
April 13, 2008, by and among the Initial Borrower,
CapitalSource TRS Inc., Fremont General Corporation, Fremont
General Credit Corporation and Fremont Investment &
Loan.
“
CapitalSource Bank Entities ” shall mean,
collectively, (i) the Wholly Owned Subsidiary formed by the
Initial Borrower or one of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries for the
purpose of holding the assets acquired in the CapitalSource Bank
Transaction and (ii) any Subsidiaries
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thereof. For
purposes of this definition, the terms Wholly Owned Subsidiary and
Subsidiary shall include any Bank Subsidiary (even if such Bank
Subsidiary is an Unrestricted Subsidiary).
“CapitalSource Bank Transaction” shall mean the
acquisition by the Initial Borrower of the assets of Fremont
Investment & Loan pursuant to the terms of the CapitalSource
Bank Acquisition Agreement.
“
CapitalSource Repurchased Securitization Note ” shall
mean any security or note rated at least “BB” by
S&P, “Ba2” by Moody’s and “BB” by
Fitch issued by CSF, CSM or any subsidiary thereof, pursuant to a
Securitization Transaction and which has been repurchased by such
issuer or affiliate thereof after its primary issuance.
“
CapitalSource Securitization Note ” shall mean any
security or note rated at least “BB” by S&P,
“Ba2” by Moody’s and “BB” by Fitch
issued by CSF, CSM or any subsidiary thereof, pursuant to a
Securitization Transaction and which has been retained by such
issuer or affiliate thereof.
“ Capital
Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, shares of
capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such
Person, warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or other
acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or
other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, securities
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or
other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants,
rights or options for the purchase or other acquisition from such
Person of such shares (or such other interests), and other
ownership or profit interests in such Person (including, without
limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein),
whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares,
warrants, options, rights or other interests are authorized or
otherwise existing on any date of determination.
“ Cash
Collateralized Letters of Credit ” has the meaning set
forth in the definition of Permitted Liens.
“ Cash
Equivalents ” means: (i) marketable securities
(A) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to
interest and principal by the United States government or (B)
issued by any agency of the United States government the
obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States, in each case maturing within one (1) year after
acquisition thereof; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued
by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of
any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case
maturing within one year after acquisition thereof and having, at
the time of acquisition, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or
at least P-1 from Moody’s; (iii) commercial paper
maturing no more than one year from the date of acquisition and, at
the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from
S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s; (iv) certificates
of deposit or bankers’ acceptances issued or accepted by any
Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that
is (A) “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the
regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator) and
(B) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not
less than $250,000,000, in each case maturing within one year after
issuance or acceptance thereof; and (v) shares of any
money
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market mutual
or similar funds that (A) has substantially all of its assets
invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in
clauses (i) through (iv) above, (B) has net assets
of not less than $500,000,000 and (C) has the highest rating
obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s.
“
CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental
Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et
seq. and its implementing regulations and amendments.
“
CERCLIS ” means the Comprehensive Environmental
Response Compensation and Liability Information System established
pursuant to CERCLA.
“ Change
of Control ” shall mean (a) any Person or two or
more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired
“beneficial ownership,” directly or indirectly, of, or
shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered
into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation, will result
in its or their acquisition of, or control over, Voting Stock of
the Initial Borrower (or other securities convertible into such
Voting Stock) representing 33-1/3% or more of the combined voting
power of all Voting Stock of the Initial Borrower, (b) the
replacement of greater than 50% of the Board of Directors of any
Credit Party over a two year period from the directors who
constituted the Board of Directors at the beginning of such period,
and such replacements shall not have been approved or nominated by
a vote of at least a majority of the Board of Directors of such
Credit Party then still in office who were either members of such
Board of Directors at the beginning of such period or whose
election as a member of such Board of Directors was previously so
approved, (c) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one
or a series of related transactions, of greater than 50% of the
value of the assets of the Initial Borrower and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole to any “person” (as such term is used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), (d) the
adoption by the stockholders of the Initial Borrower of a plan or
proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Initial
Borrower, (e) at any time prior to the satisfaction of the
Release Condition, the Initial Borrower shall fail to own, directly
or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of
CSF or (f) the occurrence of a change of control or similar
term under any documentation entered into with respect to any 2009
Debt Issuance . Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for the
purpose of determining whether there has been a Change of Control
pursuant to clause (a) above, any purchase by one or more
Excluded Persons which increases any of such Excluded
Persons’ direct or indirect ownership interest (whether
individually or in the aggregate) in the Voting Stock of the
Initial Borrower shall not constitute a Change of Control even if
the amount of Voting Stock acquired or controlled by such Excluded
Person(s) exceeds (whether individually or in the aggregate)
33-1/3% of the combined voting power of all Voting Stock of the
Initial Borrower; provided , however , that for so
long as any of such Excluded Persons’ direct or indirect
ownership interest in the Voting Stock of the Initial Borrower
exceeds (individually or in the aggregate) 33-1/3% of the combined
voting power of all Voting Stock of the Initial Borrower, the
initiation by the Initial Borrower of any action intended to
terminate or having the effect of terminating the registration of
its securities under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act or intended
to suspend or having the effect of suspending its obligation to
file reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under
Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, shall constitute a
Change of Control. “ Excluded Person ” shall
mean each of John Delaney, Farallon Capital Management, LLC, and
Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. As used herein, “beneficial
ownership” shall have the
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meaning
provided in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Exchange Act.
“
Charged-Off Investment Loan ” means any Investment
Loan of the Initial Borrower or any of its Consolidated
Subsidiaries (or portion thereof deemed to be
“charged-off”) as to which any of the following first
occurs: (a) the Initial Borrower has determined in accordance
with its Credit and Collection Policy that such asset is not
collectible, or adequate collateral or other source of payment does
not exist to repay the principal due, (b) any principal or
interest payments (other than in respect of default rate interest)
remain unpaid for at least 180 days from the original due date
for such payment, in which case 100% of the asset balance shall be
deemed to be “charged-off”, or (c) the Obligor is
subject to an Insolvency Event, in which case not less than 50% of
the asset balance shall be deemed to be “charged-off”;
provided that, solely for the purposes of calculating
“Qualified Available Assets”, the definition of
Charged-Off Investment Loan shall also include any Investment Loan
of the Initial Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries (or
portion thereof deemed to be “charged-off”) as to which
any principal or interest payments remain unpaid for at least
ninety (90) days from the original due date for such payment,
in which case 50% of the asset balance shall be deemed to be
“charged-off” for such purposes.
“ CHR
” shall mean CapitalSource Healthcare REIT, a Maryland real
estate investment trust.
“ Class
of Lenders ” shall mean either the Non-Extending Lenders
or the Extending Lenders, as context may require.
“ Closing
Date ” shall mean the date of this Credit
Agreement.
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, or any successor Federal tax code. Any reference to any
provision of the Code shall also be deemed to be a reference to any
successor provision or provisions thereof.
“
Collateral ” shall mean a collective reference to the
collateral which is identified in, and at any time covered by, the
Security Documents and such other collateral in which a security
interest is granted in favor of the Agent to secure the Credit
Party Obligations.
“
Collateral Proceeds ” shall mean, without
duplication,
(a) all cash
proceeds received in connection with any sale, transfer, conveyance
or contribution to any Person (other than to a Credit Party to the
extent such sale, transfer, conveyance or contribution is permitted
under Section 5.14 ) of any asset, property or
investment constituting Collateral owned or held directly by any
Credit Party;
(b) all cash
proceeds received in connection with any investment (other than
Permitted Distributions) constituting Collateral owned or held
directly by any Credit Party (including, without limitation, any
cash proceeds received from scheduled principal collections,
prepayments, or terminated commitments of any investment or loan,
but specifically excluding
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proceeds
attributable to fees, interest, reimbursements, indemnities and
similar proceeds); provided , however , that the term
“Collateral Proceeds” shall not include for purposes of
this clause (b), any payments of principal received on account of
any revolving loan held by any Credit Party without a reduction of
the commitment of such Credit Party with respect to such revolving
loan;
(c) (i) the
amount of secured debt or leverage obtained by any Credit Party
after December 23, 2008 (other than secured Debt from any 2009
Debt Issuance); and (ii) the amount of secured debt or
leverage obtained after December 23, 2008 encumbering or
secured by any (1) Real Property Owned that is owned or held
by a Collateral Real Property Non-Credit Party,
(2) CapitalSource Securitization Note that is owned or held by
a Collateral Securitization Note Non-Credit Party, or
(3) Capital Stock of any Collateral Real Property Non-Credit
Party, Real Property Holdco or Collateral Securitization Note
Non-Credit Party that, as applicable, owns or holds directly or
indirectly Real Property Owned or a CapitalSource Securitization
Note;
(d) all cash
proceeds received in connection with any sale, transfer, conveyance
or contribution to any Person (other than to a Credit Party to the
extent such sale, transfer, conveyance or contribution is permitted
under Section 5.14) of any (1) Real Property Owned that
is owned or held by a Collateral Real Property Non-Credit Party,
(2) CapitalSource Securitization Note that is owned or held by
a Collateral Securitization Note Non-Credit Party, (3) Capital
Stock of any Collateral Real Property Non-Credit Party, Real
Property Holdco, or Collateral Securitization Note Non-Credit Party
that, as applicable, owns or holds directly or indirectly Real
Property Owned or a CapitalSource Securitization Note, or
(4) Capital Stock of a Trust Depositor Subsidiary;
and
(e) all cash
proceeds received by any (1) Collateral Real Property
Non-Credit Party on account of its investment in Real Property
Owned that is owned or held, (2) Real Property Holdco on
account of its direct or indirect investment in any Collateral Real
Property Non-Credit Party that owns or holds Real Property Owned,
or (3) Collateral Securitization Note Non-Credit Party on
account of its investment in any CapitalSource Securitization Note
that is owned or held.
“
Collateral Real Property Non-Credit Parties ” shall
mean any Domestic Real Property Owned Subsidiary that is not a
Credit Party and directly owns Real Property Owned that is included
in the calculation of Qualified Available Assets pursuant to
clauses (e), (f) or (g) of the definition of Available
Assets.
“
Collateral Securitization Note Non-Credit Parties ”
shall mean any Domestic Securitization Note Subsidiary that is not
a Credit Party and directly owns a Capital Source Securitization
Note that is included in the calculation of Qualified Available
Assets pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of Available
Assets.
“
Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender,
the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to an amount
equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Committed
Amount as specified
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in Schedule
2.1(a) or in the Register, as such amount may be reduced or
increased from time to time in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
“
Commitment Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.5(a) .
“
Commitment Percentage ” shall mean, for each Lender,
the percentage identified as its Commitment Percentage on
Schedule 2.1(a) or in the Register, as such percentage
may be modified in connection with any assignment made in
accordance with the provisions of Section 9.6(c) or in
connection with any reduction in the Committed Amount of such
Lender pursuant to Section 2.6 , such modifications to
be deemed made on the Transfer Effective Date for such assignment
or the date of such reduction in the Committed Amount, as
applicable.
“
Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean
(a) March 13, 2010 with respect to the Commitments of,
and the Loans held by, the Non-Extending Lenders and (b) the
Extending Lender Maturity Date with respect to the Commitments of,
and the Loans held by, the Extending Lenders.
“
Commitment Transfer Supplement ” shall mean a
Commitment Transfer Supplement, in substantially the form of
Exhibit J .
“
Committed Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a) .
“ Common
Equity ” means (a) the common equity of the
Healthcare REIT and (b) the common equity of the Healthcare
REIT that is issuable upon the conversion, exchange, redemption or
surrender of the equity interest of any other Healthcare REIT
Entity; provided that, at all times, such equity interest of
any other Healthcare REIT Entity (i) is immediately, without any
condition, restriction, obligation or limitation (other than
reasonable notice to the Healthcare REIT), convertible,
exchangeable, redeemable or able to be surrendered for common
equity of the Healthcare REIT or cash in an amount equal to the
fair market value of such common equity, (ii) for the sake of
clarity, complies with the requirements specified in the definition
of Qualified Available Assets, and (iii) is not subject to
impairment in any respect, including, without limitation, in
respect of exchange or redemption rights, as a result of a transfer
or Lien grant contemplated by the definition of Qualified Available
Assets.
“
Commonly Controlled Entity ” shall mean an entity,
whether or not incorporated, which is under common control with the
Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is
part of a group which includes the Borrower and which is treated as
a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“
Compliance Certificate ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 5.2(a) .
“
Consolidated Debt ” shall mean as of the date of any
determination thereof, the sum of the aggregate unpaid amount of
all Debt of the Initial Borrower, its Consolidated Subsidiaries and
the CapitalSource Bank Entities determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP.
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“
Consolidated Subsidiary ” means at any date any
Subsidiary the accounts of which, in accordance with GAAP, would be
consolidated with those of the Initial Borrower in its consolidated
and consolidating financial statements as of such date.
“
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ” means, as of any
date of determination, the assets less the liabilities of the
Initial Borrower, its Consolidated Subsidiaries, the CapitalSource
Bank Entities and each Healthcare REIT Consolidated Subsidiary,
less intangible assets (including goodwill), less loans or advances
to stockholders, directors, officers or employees, plus an amount
equal to the lesser of (i) any valuation allowance established
in accordance with FAS 109 relating to deferred tax assets and (ii)
$270,000,000, all determined in accordance with GAAP;
provided , however , that if the Initial
Borrower’s financial statements as of such date include
goodwill created as a result the CapitalSource Bank Transaction,
then all such goodwill in an amount not to exceed $200,000,000
shall be treated as a tangible asset for the purpose of this
definition; provided , further , however ,
that with respect to any Consolidated Subsidiary, CapitalSource
Bank Entity or Healthcare REIT Consolidated Subsidiary that all of
the shares of Capital Stock are not, directly or indirectly, owned
by the Initial Borrower, then, with respect to any such Person, the
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of such Person shall be calculated
by multiplying the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of such Person
by the percentage of the aggregate proceeds that would be
distributed to Initial Borrower, directly or indirectly, upon the
dissolution of such Person.
“
Contractual Obligation ” shall mean, as to any Person,
any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any
agreement, instrument or undertaking to which such Person is a
party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“
Controlled Group ” means all members of a controlled
group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not
incorporated) under common control which, together with the
Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414
of the Code.
“ Credit
and Collection Policy ” means the written credit policies
and procedures manual of the Initial Borrower (which policies shall
include without limitation policies on loss reserves, due diligence
format, underwriting parameters and credit approval procedures) in
the form provided to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date and
attached hereto as Schedule 4.26 , as it may be amended
or supplemented from time to time in accordance with
Section 5.30 .
“ Credit
Documents ” shall mean this Credit Agreement, each of the
Notes, the Letters of Credit, the LOC Documents, the Guaranty
Agreement, any Joinder Agreement, the Security Documents and all
other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments delivered
to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by any Credit Party in
connection therewith (including, without limitation, any joinder to
the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement but excluding any
agreement, document, certificate or instrument related to a Hedging
Agreement).
“ Credit
Party ” shall mean any of the Borrower or Guarantors, and
“ Credit Parties ” shall mean the Borrower and
Guarantors collectively.
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“ Credit
Party Obligations ” means all loans, advances, debts,
liabilities and obligations, for monetary amounts owing by any
Credit Party to the Lenders (including the Issuing Lender) and
Administrative Agent, whenever arising, or any of their assigns, as
the case may be, whether due or to become due, matured or
unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, contingent or
non-contingent, and all covenants and duties regarding such
amounts, of any kind or nature, present or future, arising under or
in respect of any of this Credit Agreement, the Letters of Credit,
the Notes, any fee letter (including, without limitation, any
commitment letter) delivered in connection with this Credit
Agreement or any Credit Document, as amended or supplemented from
time to time, whether or not evidenced by any separate note,
agreement or other instrument. The term Credit Party Obligations
includes, without limitation, all Advances Outstanding, interest
(including interest that accrues after the commencement against any
Credit Party of any action under the Bankruptcy Code), breakage
costs, fees, including, without limitation, any and all arrangement
fees, loan fees, facility fees, and any and all other fees,
expenses, costs, indemnities, or other sums (including reasonable
attorney costs) chargeable to a Credit Party under any of the
Credit Documents.
“ CSI
” CapitalSource International Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“
Currency ” shall mean Dollars or any Alternative
Currency.
“
Customary Non-Recourse Exclusions ” shall mean usual
and customary exceptions and non-recourse carve-outs in
non-recourse secured debt financings of real property including,
without limitation, exceptions by reason of (i) any fraudulent
misrepresentation made by the obligor in or pursuant to any
document evidencing any Debt, (ii) any unlawful act on the
part of the obligor in respect of the Debt, (iii) any waste or
misappropriation of funds by the obligor in contravention of the
provisions of the Debt, (iv) customary environmental
indemnities associated with the Real Property securing the
non-recourse debt financing, (v) voluntary bankruptcy of the
obligor under the non-recourse debt financing or (vi) failure
of the obligor to comply with applicable special purpose entity
covenants, but excluding in each case exceptions by reason of (a)
non-payment of the Debt (other than the first debt service payment
thereon) incurred in such non-recourse financing, or (b) the
failure of the relevant obligor to comply with financial covenants
or similar financial requirements. For the avoidance of doubt, in
the event the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall become
liable for one of the Customary Non-Recourse Exclusions, the
guaranty will be included in Senior Unsecured Debt.
“
Debt ” of any Person means at any date, without
duplication (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed
money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) all
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of
property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the
ordinary course of business, (d) all obligations of such
Person as lessee under Capital Leases, (e) all obligations of
such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of
amounts payable under a banker’s acceptance, (f) all
obligations of such Person to redeem preferred stock or equity of
such Person (whether or not such Person is a corporation),
(g) all obligations (absolute or contingent) of such Person to
reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts which are
available to be drawn or have been drawn under a letter of credit
or similar instrument, (h) all Debt of others secured by a
Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Debt
is
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assumed by such
Person, (i) all Debt of others guaranteed by such Person,
(j) all obligations, direct or indirect (absolute or
contingent) of such Person to repurchase property or assets sold or
otherwise transferred by such Persons, (k) all indebtedness,
obligations or liabilities of that Person in respect of
derivatives, determined as of such date on a net mark-to-market
basis in accordance with customary market practice, and
(l) the principal portion of all obligations of such Person
under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease,
off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing
product where such transaction in each case (i) is considered
borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes, and (ii) is
classified as an operating lease under GAAP.
“ Debt
Issuance ” shall mean the issuance of any unsecured debt
for borrowed money by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other
than (a) Debt issued and outstanding from any 2009 Debt
Issuance; and (b) Permitted Unsecured Debt; provided ,
however , that the term Debt Issuance shall include
Permitted Unsecured Debt once (and shall be deemed issued and
received when) any of the criteria set forth in the definition of
Permitted Unsecured Debt is not satisfied.
“
Default ” shall mean any of the events specified in
Section 7.1 , whether or not any requirement for the
giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, or any other
condition, has been satisfied.
“
Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any
Lender that, at such time (a) has failed to make a Loan
required pursuant to the terms of this Credit Agreement, including
the funding of a Participation Interest in accordance with the
terms hereof and such default remains uncured, (b) has failed
to pay to the Administrative Agent or any Lender an amount owed by
such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Credit Agreement and such
default remains uncured, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or
has become subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or to a
receiver, trustee or similar official.
“ Dollar
Equivalent ” shall mean, on any day, the spot selling
rate at which the Administrative Agent offers to sell such
Alternative Currency for Dollars in the London foreign exchange
market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time for delivery
two (2) Business Days later.
“
Dollars ” and “ $ ” shall mean
dollars in lawful currency of the United States of
America.
“
Domestic Lending Office ” shall mean, initially, the
office of each Lender designated as such Lender’s Domestic
Lending Office shown on Schedule 9.2 ; and thereafter,
such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to
time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Initial Borrower
as the office of such Lender at which Alternate Base Rate Loans of
such Lender are to be made.
“
Domestic Real Property Owned Subsidiary ” means single
purpose entity that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Initial
Borrower organized and existing under the laws of the United States
or any state or commonwealth thereof or under the laws of the
District of Columbia, created for the sole purpose of, and whose
only business shall be, acquiring or owning
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Real Property
Owned, whether pursuant to a Securitization Transaction or
otherwise, and those activities incidental thereto.
“
Domestic Securitization Note Subsidiary ” means single
purpose entity that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Initial
Borrower organized and existing under the laws of the United States
or any state or commonwealth thereof or under the laws of the
District of Columbia, created for the sole purpose of, and whose
only business shall be, acquiring or owning CapitalSource
Securitization Notes, whether pursuant to a Securitization
Transaction or otherwise, and those activities incidental
thereto.
“
Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that
is organized and existing under the laws of the United States or
any state or commonwealth thereof or under the laws of the District
of Columbia.
“
Environmental Authorizations ” means all licenses,
permits, orders, approvals, notices, registrations or other legal
prerequisites for conducting the business of the Credit Parties or
their Subsidiaries required by any Environmental
Requirement.
“
Environmental Laws ” shall mean any and all applicable
foreign, federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders,
regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of
any Governmental Authority or other requirement of Applicable Law
(including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing
liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human
health or the environment, as now or may at any time be in effect
during the term of this Credit Agreement.
“
Environmental Liability ” means any liability, whether
accrued, contingent or otherwise, arising from and in any way
associated with any Environmental Requirements.
“
Environmental Requirements ” means any legal
requirement relating to health, safety or the environment and
applicable to the Credit Parties, any Subsidiary of the Credit
Parties or the Properties, including but not limited to any such
requirement under CERCLA or similar state legislation and all
federal, state and local laws, ordinances, regulations, orders,
writs, decrees and common law.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor law.
Any reference to any provision of ERISA shall also be deemed to be
a reference to any successor provision or provisions
thereof.
“
EURIBOR ” means, in relation to any Loan to be
advanced to, or owing by, any Borrower hereunder in Euro and any
Interest Period relating thereto:
(a) The
percentage rate per annum equal to the offered quotation which
appears on the Screen for a duration equal to or comparable to the
duration of such Interest Period at or about 11.00 a.m. (Brussels
time) two Business Days prior to such Interest Period;
or
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(b) If no
quotation for Euro for the relevant Interest Period is displayed
and the Agent has not selected an alternative service on which a
quotation is displayed, the rate offered by the principal London
office of the Administrative Agent to leading banks in immediately
available funds in the European interbank market at approximately
11:00 a.m., Brussels time two Business Days prior to such
Interest Period.
“
EURIBOR/LIBOR Lending Office ” shall mean, initially,
the office of each Lender designated as such Lender’s
EURIBOR/LIBOR Lending Office shown on Schedule 9.2 ;
and thereafter, such other office of such Lender as such Lender may
from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the
Initial Borrower as the office of such Lender at which the
EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans of such Lender are to be made.
“
EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan ” shall mean: (a) in the
case of Loans denominated in any Currency (other than Euro), any
such Loan during any period in which it bears interest at a rate
based upon the LIBOR Rate; and (b) in the case of Loans
denominated in Euro, any such Loan during any period in which it
bears interest at a rate based upon the EURIBOR.
“
Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage ” shall mean for any
day, the percentage (expressed as a decimal and rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) which is in effect for
such day as prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board (or any
successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement
(including without limitation any basic, supplemental or emergency
reserves) in respect of Eurocurrency liabilities, as defined in
Regulation D of such Board as in effect from time to time, or
any similar category of liabilities for a member bank of the
Federal Reserve System in New York City.
“
Euro ” shall mean the lawful currency of the
Participating Member States.
“ Event
of Default ” shall mean any of the events specified in
Section 7.1 ; provided , however , that
any requirement for the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or
both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.
“
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
“
Existing Letters of Credit ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.3(i) .
“
Extension of Credit ” shall mean, as to any Lender,
the making of a Loan by such Lender or the issuance of, or
participation in, a Letter of Credit by such Lender.
“
Extending Event ” shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following events:
(a) on or
before July 31, 2009, the Committed Amount of the Extending
Lenders is reduced in accordance with Section 2.6(b) by
an amount equal to at least $200,000,000 from Free Cash Flow or
from one or more 2009 Equity Issuance(s) and the Borrower pays or
prepays the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans of the
Extending Lenders as provided in Section 2.6(b) ;
provided that no Event of Default is in existence at any
time from the effective date of Amendment
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No. 8
through the date of such Extending Event (that is not cured or
waived prior to the end of such period) and no secured 2009 Debt
Issuance is consummated on or prior to July 31, 2009;
or
(b) (i) on
or before July 31, 2009, the Committed Amount of the Extending
Lenders is reduced in accordance with Section 2.6(b) by
an amount equal to at least $100,000,000 from Free Cash Flow, one
or more 2009 Equity Issuance(s) or 2009 Debt Issuance(s) and the
Borrower pays or prepays the Revolving Loans and the Swingline
Loans of the Extending Lenders as provided in
Section 2.6(b) and (ii) on or before
September 30, 2009, the Committed Amount of the Extending
Lenders is reduced in accordance with Section 2.6(b) by
an amount equal to at least $200,000,000 (including any amounts
paid down pursuant to clause (i) of this subsection (b)) from
Free Cash Flow, one or more 2009 Equity Issuance(s) or 2009 Debt
Issuance(s) and the Borrower pays or prepays the Revolving Loans
and the Swingline Loans of the Extending Lenders as provided in
Section 2.6(b) ; provided that if any secured
2009 Debt Issuance is consummated on or before September 30,
2009 then such amount shall be at least $300,000,000 (including any
amounts paid down pursuant to clause (i) of this subsection
(b)) and; provided further , that no Event of Default
is in existence at any time from the effective date of Amendment
No. 8 through the date of such Extending Event (that is not
cured or waived prior to the end of such period).
“
Extending Lender Maturity Date ” shall mean
March 13, 2010; provided , however , that if the
Extending Event occurs, the term “Extending Lender Maturity
Date” shall mean March 31, 2012.
“
Extending Lenders ” shall mean each Lender that
executes Amendment No. 8 to this Credit Agreement (and their
respective successors and assigns); provided ,
however , that any Person that is an Extending Lender shall
be deemed a Non-Extending Lender solely with respect to the Loans
and Commitments acquired by such Person after the effective date of
Amendment No. 8 to this Credit Agreement from a Person that is
a Non-Extending Lender.
“
Facility Extension Request ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.20 .
“ Fair
Market Value ” shall mean with respect to Real Property
Owned the “as is” appraised value of the Real Property
Owned, provided that in no event shall the Fair
Market Value of Real Property Owned be greater than the purchase
price of the Real Property Owned.
“ Federal
Funds Effective Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth
in the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”.
“ First
Tier Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean a Domestic
Subsidiary whose Capital Stock is directly owned by the Initial
Borrower.
“ First
Tier Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean a Subsidiary that is
not a Domestic Subsidiary and whose Capital Stock is directly owned
by the Initial Borrower.
“ Fiscal
Month ” means any fiscal month of the Initial
Borrower.
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“ Fiscal
Quarter ” means any fiscal quarter of the Initial
Borrower.
“ Fiscal
Year ” means the fiscal year of the Initial Borrower for
accounting purposes ending on December 31 of each calendar
year and when preceded or followed by the designation of a calendar
year (e.g. 2006 Fiscal Year means the Fiscal Year of the Initial
Borrower ending on December 31 of such designated calendar
year).
“
Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc. or any successor
thereto.
“ Foreign
Currency Equivalent ” shall mean, on any day, with
respect to any amount in Dollars, the amount of Alternative
Currency that would be required to purchase such amount of Dollars
on such day, based on the rate appearing on the relevant display on
the Reuters Monitor Money Rate Service for the sale of Dollars for
such Alternative Currency in the London foreign exchange market at
approximately 11:00 a.m. London time for delivery two
(2) Business Days later, or, if not available, the spot
selling rate at which the Administrative Agent offers to sell
Dollars for such Alternative Currency in the London foreign
exchange market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time for
delivery two (2) Business Days later.
“ Free
Cash Flow ” shall mean all unencumbered and unrestricted
cash of the Credit Parties (other than as a result of any Lien
granted by any Credit Party to Administrative Agent under the
Credit Documents) that does not consist of, and was not generated
or derived from, any Collateral Proceeds that are required to be
applied to reduce the Committed Amount as provided in
Section 2.6(b) , issuance of any Debt or 2009 Equity
Issuance by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is
required to be applied to reduce the Committed Amount as provided
in Section 2.6(b) , or any other matter or source
required to be applied to reduce the Committed Amount pursuant to
Section 2.6(b) hereof.
“
Fronting Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.5(b) .
“
GAAP ” shall mean, except as provided in
Section 1.3 , generally accepted accounting principles
in effect as of any date of determination in the United States of
America applied on a consistent basis.
“
Government Acts ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.19.
“
Governmental Authority ” means any nation or
government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any
central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof,
any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory
or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any
court or arbitrator and any accounting board or authority (whether
or not a part of the government) which is responsible for the
establishment or interpretation of national or international
accounting principles.
“
Guarantor ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
first paragraph of this Credit Agreement, and shall also include
CSI so long as the Guaranty Agreement is in effect; provided
, however , that for purposes of Article X the
term “Guarantor” shall not include CSI.
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“
Guaranty ” shall mean the guaranty of the Guarantors
set forth in Article X .
“
Guaranty Agreement ” shall mean that certain Guaranty
Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2006, made by and among the
Initial Borrower, CSI and the Agent for the benefit each of the
Lenders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time.
“
Hazardous Materials ” includes, without limitation,
(a) solid or hazardous waste, as defined in the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq.
and its implementing regulations and amendments, or in any
applicable state or local law or regulation, (b) any
“hazardous substance”, “pollutant” or
“contaminant”, as defined in CERCLA, or in any
applicable state or local law or regulation, (c) gasoline, or
any other petroleum product or by-product, including crude oil or
any fraction thereof, (d) toxic substances, as defined in the
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, or in any applicable state or
local law or regulation, and (e) insecticides, fungicides, or
rodenticides, as defined in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act of 1975, or in any applicable state or local law or
regulation, as each such act, statute or regulation may be amended
from time to time.
“
Healthcare REIT ” shall mean the REIT resulting from
the consummation of a spin-off, initial public offering, merger or
other corporate transaction of the healthcare net-lease business of
the Initial Borrower and its Subsidiaries after which the shares of
such REIT (or its successor) are listed on a U.S. national
securities exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market.
“
Healthcare REIT Consolidated Subsidiary ” means at any
date any Healthcare REIT Entity, if such Healthcare REIT
Entity’s accounts, in accordance with GAAP, would be
consolidated with those of the Initial Borrower in its consolidated
and consolidating financial statements as of such date.
“
Healthcare REIT Entities ” shall mean the Healthcare
REIT and its Subsidiaries, as well as any direct or indirect
Subsidiaries of the Initial Borrower that are formed for the sole
purpose of establishing, structuring or capitalizing the Healthcare
REIT.
“ Hedging
Agreement ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any
agreement entered into to protect such Person against fluctuations
in interest rates, or currency or raw materials values, including,
without limitation, any interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement
or similar arrangement between such Person and one or more
counterparties, commodity purchase or option agreements or other
interest or exchange rate hedging agreements.
“ HY Debt
Documents ” shall mean (i) the HY Indenture,
(ii) the notes issued under the HY Indenture by the Initial
Borrower in favor of the noteholders and (iii) all other
documents, instruments and agreements executed or delivered in
connection therewith.
“ HY
Indenture ” shall mean an indenture by and between the
Initial Borrower and the HY Trustee in connection with a 2009 Debt
Issuance.
“ HY
Intercompany Notes ” shall mean the notes issued by
certain Credit Parties to the Initial Borrower, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent.
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“ HY
Intercreditor Agreement ” shall have the meaning set
forth in clause (xvi) of the definition of Permitted
Liens.
“ HY
Trustee ” shall mean U.S. Bank, National Association, as
trustee for the holders of Debt under the HY Debt
Documents.
“
Impacted Lender ” shall mean a Defaulting Lender or a
Lender as to which (a) the Issuing Lender has a good faith
belief that the Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations
under one or more other syndicated credit facilities, or
(b) an entity that controls the Lender has been deemed
insolvent or become subject to a bankruptcy or similar proceeding.
As used in the foregoing sentence, “control” means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or
otherwise.
“ Initial
Borrower ” means CapitalSource Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“
Insolvency ” shall mean, with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent
within the meaning of such term as used in Section 4245 of
ERISA.
“
Insolvency Event ” means with respect to a specified
Person, (a) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a
court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person
or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case
under any applicable Insolvency Law now or hereafter in effect, or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or
liquidation of such Person’s affairs, and such decree or
order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty
(60) consecutive days, or (b) the commencement by such
Person of a voluntary case under any applicable Insolvency Law now
or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such Person to the entry
of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law,
or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or taking
possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any
substantial part of its property, or the making by such Person of
any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure
by such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due,
or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the
foregoing.
“
Insolvency Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code and all
other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy,
moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency,
reorganization, suspension of payments, or similar debtor relief
laws from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
“
Insolvency Proceeding ” means any case, action or
proceeding before any court or Governmental Authority relating to
an Insolvency Event.
“
Interest Payment Date ” shall mean (a) as to any
Alternate Base Rate Loan or LMIR Loan, the first day of each April,
July, October and January and on March 13, 2010 and the
Extending Lender Maturity Date, (b) as to any EURIBOR/LIBOR
Rate Loan having an Interest
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Period of three
(3) months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, and
(c) as to any EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan having an Interest
Period longer than three (3) months, (i) each three
(3) month anniversary following the first day of such Interest
Period, and (ii) the last day of such Interest
Period.
“
Interest Period ” shall mean, with respect to any
EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan,
(a) initially, the
period commencing on the Borrowing Date or conversion date, as the
case may be, with respect to such EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan and
ending one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months
thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in the Notice of Borrowing
or Notice of Conversion given with respect thereto; and
(b) thereafter,
each period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding
Interest Period applicable to such EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan and
ending one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months
thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to
the Administrative Agent not less than three (3) Business Days
prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with
respect thereto; provided that the foregoing provisions are
subject to the following:
(i)
if any Interest Period pertaining to a EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan
would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business
Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such
Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such
Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business
Day;
(ii)
any Interest Period pertaining to a EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan that
begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day
for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar
month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last
Business Day of the relevant calendar month;
(iii)
if the Borrower shall fail to give notice as provided above, the
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Alternate Base Rate
Loan to replace the affected EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan;
(iv)
any Interest Period in respect of any Loan that would otherwise
extend beyond the Commitment Termination Date shall end on the
Commitment Termination Date;
(v)
no more than ten EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans may be in effect at any
time. For purposes hereof, EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans with different
Interest Periods shall be considered as separate EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate
Loans, even if they shall begin on the same date, although
borrowings, extensions and conversions may, in accordance with the
provisions hereof, be combined at the end of existing Interest
Periods to constitute a new EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan with a single
Interest Period.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any Interest Period entered into prior to
March 13, 2010 shall end on March 13, 2010 and shall be
subject to Section 2.17 .
“
Intermediate Holdco ” shall mean a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary:
(a) that owns and
holds directly, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens), Capital Stock of a Domestic Real Property Owned Subsidiary
that directly owns Real Property Owned free and clear of all Liens
(other than Permitted Liens); and
(b) that does not
have any liabilities (other than immaterial liabilities incidental
to its business), debt or engage in any operations or business
(other than the ownership of equity interests in other Persons) and
none of the assets of, or equity of or in, such Wholly Owned
Subsidiary is subject to a Lien or other encumbrance.
“
Investment ” means any investment in any Person,
whether by means of purchase or acquisition of obligations or
securities of such Person, capital contribution to such Person,
loan or advance to such Person, making of a time deposit with such
Person, guarantee or assumption of any obligation of such Person or
otherwise.
“
Investment Company Act ” means the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and all rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“
Investment Grade ” shall mean an S&P rating of
“BBB-” or better, a Fitch rating of “BBB-”
or better, or a Moody’s rating of “Baa3” or
better.
“
Investment Loan ” means any senior or subordinated
loan (including letters of credit issued under such loan) or lease
(a) arising from the extension of credit to an Obligor by the
Initial Borrower or a Consolidated Subsidiary (excluding an
Unrestricted Subsidiary) in the ordinary course of business,
(b) originated in accordance with the policies and procedures
set forth in the Credit and Collection Policy, and (c) good
and marketable title to which is owned by Initial Borrower or a
Consolidated Subsidiary.
“
Investment Loan Subsidiary ” shall mean any Person
that becomes a Subsidiary as a result of the exercise of remedies
by the Initial Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary under any
Investment Loan.
“
Investments in Equity Instruments ” means each
Investment, that is made in accordance with the policies and
procedures set forth in the Credit and Collection Policy, owned by
the Initial Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary (excluding an
Unrestricted Subsidiary) in (a) common stock, partnership interests
or membership interests of any Person and that is classified as
“Common Stock,” “Partnership Units” or
“Membership Units” on the consolidated schedule of
investments of the Initial Borrower for the then most recently
ended Fiscal Quarter, (b) preferred stock (other than
redeemable preferred stock) of any Person and that is classified as
“Preferred Stock’ on the consolidated schedule of
investments of the Initial Borrower for the then most recently
ended Fiscal Quarter, (c) redeemable preferred stock of any
Person and that is
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classified as
“Redeemable Preferred Stock” on the consolidated
schedule of investments of the Initial Borrower for the then most
recently ended Fiscal Quarter, and (d) warrants to purchase
common stock, partnership interests or membership interests of any
Person and that is classified as “Common Stock
Warrants,” “Partnership Unit Warrants” or
“Membership Unit Warrants” on the consolidated schedule
of investments of the Initial Borrower for the then most recently
ended Fiscal Quarter.
“ Issuing
Lender ” shall mean Bank of America, N.A., Wachovia and
any other consenting Lender in their capacity as such designated by
the Initial Borrower with the consent of the Administrative
Agent.
“ Issuing
Lender Fees ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.5(c) .
“ Joinder
Agreement” shall mean a Joinder Agreement in
substantially the form of Exhibit N executed and
delivered by an Additional Credit Party in accordance with the
provisions of Section 5.9 .
“
Judgment Currency ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 9.19(b) .
“
Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first
paragraph of this Credit Agreement (and, for the avoidance of
doubt, shall include each Extending Lender and Non-Extending
Lender; provided , however , that the term
“Lender” shall not include Non-Extending Lenders on and
after the date on which the Commitments of the Non-Extending
Lenders have terminated and the Credit Party Obligations of the
Non-Extending Lenders have been paid in full (other than unasserted
contingent indemnification obligations)).
“ Letters
of Credit ” shall mean any letter of credit issued by the
Issuing Lender pursuant to the terms hereof as such letter of
credit may be amended, modified, extended, renewed or replaced from
time to time.
“ Letter
of Credit Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.5(b) .
“
LIBOR ” means, in relation to any Loan other than an
Alternate Base Rate Loan, to be advanced to, or owing by, any
Borrower hereunder in any Currency (other than Euro) and any
Interest Period relating thereto the rate per annum (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on the
Screen as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in such
Currency at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two
(2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest
Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period. If, for any
reason, such rate is not available with respect to amounts
denominated in such Currency on the Screen, then
“LIBOR” shall mean (with respect to amounts denominated
in such Currency) the rate per annum at which deposits in such
Currency in an amount comparable to the Loans then requested are
being offered to leading banks at approximately 11:00 A.M.
London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement
of the applicable Interest Period for settlement in immediately
available funds by leading banks in the London interbank market for
a period equal to the Interest Period selected, as determined by
the Administrative Agent.
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“ LIBOR
Market Index Rate ” means, for any day, the one-month
LIBOR Rate for Dollar deposits as reported on the Telerate Service,
Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 A.M., London time, on such day,
or if such day is not a Business Day, then the immediately
preceding Business Day (or if not so reported, then as determined
by the Swingline Lender from another recognized source for
interbank quotation).
“ LIBOR
Rate ” for any Loan other than an Alternate Base Rate
Loan, in any Currency (other than Euro), shall mean a rate per
annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of
1%) determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the
following formula:
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“
Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage,
deed to secure debt, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest, security title, preferential arrangement constituting a
security interest or encumbrance or encumbrance of any kind in
respect of such asset to secure or assure payment of a Debt or a
Guarantee, whether by consensual agreement or by operation of
statute or other law, or by any agreement, contingent or otherwise,
to provide any of the foregoing. An asset shall be deemed to be
subject to a Lien if such asset is held by a special purpose entity
(including any SPE Subsidiary) and the equity interests of such
entity are themselves subject to a Lien. For the purposes of this
Credit Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien
any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of
a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital
lease or other title retention agreement relating to such
asset.
“ Liquid
Real Estate Assets ” means (a) residential
mortgage-backed securities that (i) have a rating of not less than
“AA” by S&P/Fitch and “Aa2” by
Moody’s, (ii) are purchased by Initial Borrower or its
Consolidated Subsidiaries solely to meet REIT asset and income
tests, and (iii) are leveraged through debt facilities
utilizing leverage greater than 12 times the amount of equity
investment in such Liquid Real Estate Assets and
(b) residential mortgage whole loan purchases made by the
Initial Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries solely to meet
REIT asset and income tests, all in accordance with the Residential
Mortgage Policies and Procedures.
“ LMIR
Loan ” means a Swingline Loan, or portion thereof, during
any period in which it bears interest at a rate based upon the
LIBOR Market Index Rate.
“
Loan ” shall mean a Revolving Loan or a Swingline
Loan, as appropriate.
“ LOC
Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of the Issuing
Lender to issue Letters of Credit and with respect to each Lender
that has a Commitment, the commitment of such Lender to purchase
participation interests in the Letters of Credit in an amount equal
to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of LOC Committed
Amount, as such amount may be reduced or increased from time to
time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
“ LOC
Committed Amount ” shall mean $80,000,000;
provided , however , that notwithstanding the
foregoing, when the aggregate Committed Amount is less than or
equal to
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(a)
$300,000,000, the term “LOC Committed Amount” shall
mean $60,000,000 and (b) $100,000,000, the term “LOC
Committed Amount” shall mean $20,000,000.
“ LOC
Documents ” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of
Credit, such Letter of Credit, any amendments thereto, any
documents delivered in connection therewith, any application
therefor, and any agreements, instruments, guarantees or other
documents (whether general in application or applicable only to
such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (a) the
rights and obligations of the parties concerned, or (b) any
collateral security for such obligations.
“ LOC
Obligations ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of
(a) the maximum amount which is, or at any time thereafter may
become, available to be drawn under Letters of Credit then
outstanding, assuming compliance with all requirements for drawings
referred to in such Letters of Credit, plus (b) the
aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by
the Issuing Lender but not theretofore reimbursed.
“ Lockbox
Agreement ” shall mean that certain Fourth Amended and
Restated Intercreditor and Lockbox Administration Agreement, dated
as of June 30, 2005, by and among Bank of America, N.A., the
financing agents party thereto, CSF and Capital Source Funding
Inc., as such agreement is amended, amended and restated,
supplemented or modified from time to time.
“
Majority Extending Lenders ” shall mean the Extending
Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the sum of all
Loans and LOC Obligations of the Extending Lenders then outstanding
at such time plus the aggregate unused Commitments of the Extending
Lenders at such time (treating for purposes hereof in the case of
(i) LOC Obligations and the Issuing Lender, only the portion
of the LOC Obligations of the Issuing Lender which are not subject
to the Participation Interests of the other Extending Lenders,
(ii) the Swingline Loans and the Swingline Lender, only the
portion of the Swingline Loans of the Swingline Lender which are
not subject to the Participation Interests of the other Extending
Lenders and (iii) Extending Lenders other than the Issuing
Lender and the Swingline Lender, the Participation Interests of
such Extending Lenders in LOC Obligations and Swingline Loans
hereunder, in each case, as direct obligations).
“
Mandatory Cost Rate ” shall mean the percentage rate
per annum calculated in accordance with and in the manner set forth
in Exhibit O .
“
Mandatory LOC Borrowing ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.3(e) .
“
Mandatory Reduction Payment Date ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b)(i) .
“
Mandatory Swingline Borrowing ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.4(b)(ii) .
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“ Margin
Stock ” means “margin stock” as defined in
Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, as in effect from time to time, together with all
official rulings and interpretations issued thereunder.
“
Material Adverse Change ” means the occurrence of a
Material Adverse Effect.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means with respect to any
event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, financial condition, operations, performance or
properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
(b) the validity, enforceability or collectibility of this
Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, (c) the rights
and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under this
Credit Agreement or any Credit Document, (d) the ability of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform its
obligations under this Credit Agreement or any other Credit
Document, or (e) the enforceability or priority of the
Agent’s Liens with respect to the Collateral as a result of
an action or failure to act on the part of the Credit
Parties.
“
Material Contract ” shall mean (a) any contract
or other agreement of the Initial Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries listed by the Initial Borrower as a “material
contract” in its public filings with the SEC, and
(b) any other written contract, agreement, permit or license,
of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries the failure to comply
with which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
“ Monthly
Report ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(b) .
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc., or any successor thereto.
“ Most
Favored Provisions ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.21 .
“
Multiemployer Plan ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“
National Currency ” shall mean the currency, other
than Euro, of a member state of the European Union.
“ Net
Proceeds of Capital Stock/Conversion of Debt ” means any
and all proceeds (whether cash or non-cash) or other consideration
received by the Initial Borrower, its Consolidated Subsidiaries or
the CapitalSource Bank Entities, on a consolidated basis, in
respect of the issuance of Capital Stock to a Person other than the
Initial Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries (including,
without limitation, the aggregate amount of any and all Debt
converted into Capital Stock), after deducting therefrom all
reasonable and customary costs and expenses incurred by the Initial
Borrower, such Consolidated Subsidiary and CapitalSource Bank
Entity in connection with the issuance of such Capital Stock in
each case to the extent classified as equity on the consolidated
balance sheet of the Initial Borrower, its Consolidated
Subsidiaries and the CapitalSource Bank Entities; provided ,
however , that such proceeds shall exclude any consideration
received in connection with an initial public offering of the
Healthcare REIT.
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“
Non-Extending Lenders ” shall mean each Lender that
does not execute Amendment No. 8 to this Credit Agreement (and
their respective successors and assigns); provided ,
however , that any Person that is a Non-Extending Lender
shall be deemed an Extending Lender solely with respect to the
Loans and Commitments acquired by such Person after the effective
date of Amendment No. 8 to this Credit Agreement from a Person
that is an Extending Lender.
“
Note ” or “ Notes ” shall mean the
Revolving Notes, and/or the Swingline Note, collectively,
separately or individually, as appropriate.
“ Notice
of Borrowing ” shall mean a request for a Revolving Loan
borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) .
“ Notice
of Conversion ” shall mean the written notice of
extension or conversion as referenced and defined in
Section 2.10(a) .
“ Notice
of Swingline Borrowing ” shall mean a request for a
Swingline Loan borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(i)
.
“
Obligor ” means with respect to any Investment, the
Person or Persons obligated to make payments pursuant to such
Investment or in the case of Investments in Equity, the issuer of
such equity, including any guarantor thereof.
“
OFAC ” shall mean the U.S. Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“ OREO
Property ” shall mean real property, securing an
Investment, that has been acquired by the Initial Borrower or an
Affiliate of the Initial Borrower through foreclosure or a deed in
lieu of foreclosure.
“ Other
Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 10.7(c) .
“
Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6(b) .
“
Participating Member State ” shall mean any member
state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted Euro as its
lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European
Union relating to the European Economic and Monetary
Union.
“
Participation Interest ” shall mean a participation
interest purchased by (a) a Lender in LOC Obligations as
provided in Section 2.3(c) , or (b) a
participation interest purchased by a Lender in Swingline Loans as
provided in Section 2.4 .
“ PATRIOT
Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.18 .
“
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under
ERISA.
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“
Permitted CHR Preferred Stock ” shall mean up to 125
shares of Series A Cumulative Non-Voting Preferred Shares,
$0.01 par value per share, of CHR; provided that
(a) such shares have no voting rights, and (b) the
aggregate liquidation preference for such shares shall not at any
time exceed $125,000 plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon plus
the applicable redemption premium (which in no event shall exceed,
for all such shares collectively, an aggregate amount equal to
$25,000).
“
Permitted Country ” means each of Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong
Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom or the United
States of America.
“
Permitted Distributions ” means (a) all cash
dividends or other distributions made to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary on account of the Capital Stock owned by such Person in
a Subsidiary, or (b) the repayment of intercompany
indebtedness (other than the HY Intercompany Note) (for the
avoidance of doubt, intercompany debt shall not include any
CapitalSource Securitization Note), in each case which is permitted
under this Agreement.
“
Permitted Liens ” shall mean:
(i) Liens held by
Agent to secure the Credit Party Obligations;
(ii) Liens for
taxes, assessments, charges or other governmental levies not yet
due or as to which the period of grace, if any, related thereto has
not expired or which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves with
respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable
Credit Party in conformity with GAAP;
(iii) statutory
Liens such as carriers’, warehousemen’s,
mechanics’, materialmen’s, landlords’,
repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary
course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than
30 days or which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings;
(iv) pledges or
deposits in connection with workers’ compensation,
unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and
deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance
or self-insurance arrangements;
(v) easements,
rights of way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances
affecting real property which do not in any case materially detract
from the value of the property subject thereto or materially
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the
applicable Person;
(vi) rights of
setoff or bankers’ liens upon deposits of cash in favor of
banks or other depository institutions, solely to the extent
(A) incurred in connection with the maintenance of such
deposit accounts in the ordinary course of business or
(B) provided for in the Lockbox Agreement or any control
agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, executed pursuant to the Credit Documents; and
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(vii) purchase
money Liens or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases to the
extent that such Liens or interests secure Permitted Purchase Money
Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) and so long
as (a) such Lien attaches only to the asset purchased or
acquired or leased, accessions to such property and the proceeds
thereof, and (b) such Lien only secures the Debt that was
incurred to acquire the asset purchased or acquired;
(viii) deposits to
secure (a) the performance of tenders, bids, trade contracts,
licenses and leases, statutory obligations, and other obligations
of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices and not in connection with the
borrowing of money, or (b) indemnification obligations entered
into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice relating to any disposition permitted
hereunder;
(ix) Liens
securing judgments, awards or orders for the payment of money that
do not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to
Section 7.1(g);
(x) ground leases
with respect to real property owned or leased by the Borrower or
any Subsidiary not interfering in any material respect with the
business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(xi) non-exclusive
licenses of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual
property rights in the ordinary course of business;
(xii) Liens deemed
to exist in connection with investments in repurchase agreements
entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice;
(xiii) Liens
existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule P-1
and any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that any renewal
or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is
permitted by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and so
long as the replacement Lien only encumbers the assets that secured
the original obligation;
(xiv) earn-out or
similar obligations issued in connection with an acquisition
otherwise permitted hereunder (to the extent such earn-out or
similar obligation is unsecured but deemed a Lien);
(xv) Liens on cash
collateral securing letters of credit issued on behalf of Obligors,
in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice, pursuant to any Investment Loan in existence on
December 23, 2008 that is part of the Collateral and is
subject to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Pledge Agreement; provided that (a) the amount of the
obligations being cash collateralized is not less than the amount
of the cash collateral, (b) such Lien does not attach to any
other asset of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, and (c) the
aggregate amount of all of the outstanding obligations secured by
all such Liens does not exceed $25,000,000 at any time plus the
amount of such obligations that are non-recourse in any respect to
any Credit Party or Subsidiary (“ Cash Collateralized
Letters of Credit ”);
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(xvi) Liens in and
to the collateral to secure the Debt and other obligations owing in
respect of the 2009 Debt Issuance; provided , that, such
Liens (a) do not cover or attach to any asset that is not part
of the Collateral other than the HY Intercompany Notes and
(b) are subject to an intercreditor agreement, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole and
absolute discretion (the “ HY Intercreditor Agreement
”), providing, among other things, that (i) such Liens
are pari passu with the Liens securing the Credit Party
Obligations, (ii) all proceeds from the sale of Collateral
shall be shared by the Lenders and the holders of Debt issued under
the HY Debt Documents on a pari passu basis after an event of
default has occurred under the Security Agreement and
(iii) the right of the holders of Debt issued under the HY
Debt Documents to pursue collateral remedies on account of any
default shall be subject to a standstill period approved by the
Agent;
(xvii) Liens in
and to the collateral to secure the Debt and other obligations
owing in respect of the HY Intercompany Notes; provided ,
that, such Liens do not cover or attach to any asset that is not
part of the Collateral; and
(xviii) other
Liens so long as (a) any Debt secured thereby does not
constitute Debt for borrowed money and (b) does not exceed
$250,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.
“
Permitted Lines of Business ” shall mean the line or
lines of business conducted by the Initial Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on the Closing Date (including, among other things,
the lines of business contemplated for a Bank Subsidiary,
investment management business, financial services business, the
loan servicing business, commercial lending business, real estate
investment business and mortgage lending business).
“
Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness ” means, as of
any date of determination, Purchase Money Indebtedness in an
aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not in
excess of $2,000,000.
“
Permitted Unsecured Debt ” shall mean all outstanding
senior unsecured debt for borrowed money issued by the Initial
Borrower; provided that, at all times, it satisfies each of
the following criteria:
(a) the
outstanding aggregate principal balance of such debt does not
exceed the prescribed limits established by the TLGP and is less
than $320,000,000;
(b) such debt is
fully guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company pursuant
to the TLGP;
(c) the TLGP
prohibits the Initial Borrower from using the proceeds of such debt
to prepay the Credit Party Obligations; and
(d) such debt
otherwise satisfies all of the criteria established by the
TLGP.
“
Person ” means an individual, a corporation, a limited
liability company, a partnership (including without limitation, a
joint venture), an unincorporated association, a trust or any
other
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entity or
organization, including, but not limited to, a government or
political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality
thereof.
“
Plan ” means at any time an employee pension benefit
plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the
minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code and is
either (a) maintained by a member of the Controlled Group for
employees of any member of the Controlled Group, or
(b) maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement
or any other arrangement under which more than one employer makes
contributions and to which a member of the Controlled Group is then
making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has
within the preceding five (5) plan years made
contributions.
“ Pledge
Agreement ” shall mean the Pledge Agreement executed by
each of the Credit Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, as
the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof.
“
Portfolio Investments ” means Investments made by the
Initial Borrower or a Consolidated Subsidiary in the ordinary
course of business and consistently with practices existing on the
date hereof in a Person that is accounted for under GAAP as a
portfolio investment of the Initial Borrower or a Consolidated
Subsidiary.
“ Pounds
Sterling ” shall mean the lawful currency of the United
Kingdom.
“ Prime
Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition
of Alternate Base Rate.
“
Prohibited Stock ” means any Capital Stock that by its
terms is mandatorily redeemable on or before a date that is less
than 90 days after March 31, 2012, or, on or before the
date that is less than 90 days after March 31, 2012, is
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof for cash or assets
or securities; provided , however , that for the
purposes of the definition of 2009 Equity Issuance,
“Prohibited Stock” shall mean any Capital Stock that by
its terms is mandatorily redeemable on or before March 31,
2013, or, on or before March 31, 2013, is redeemable at the
option of the holder thereof for cash or assets or
securities.
“
Properties ” means all real property owned, leased or
otherwise used or occupied by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of
a Credit Party, wherever located.
“
Purchase Money Indebtedness ” means Debt (other than
the Credit Party Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease
Obligations), incurred at the time of, or within 90 days
after, the acquisition, construction or improvement of any capital
asset or fixed asset for the purpose of financing all or any part
of the acquisition cost thereof.
“
Purchasing Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 9.6(c) .
“
Qualified Available Assets ” shall mean Available
Assets (a) good and marketable title to which is 100% owned
directly by a Credit Party (or directly by (x) a Collateral
Real Property Non-Credit Party in the case of Real Property Owned
that is located in the United States or (y) a Collateral
Securitization Note Non-Credit Party in the case of CapitalSource
Securitization
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Note),
(b) free and clear of any Lien or encumbrance of any Person
(other than Permitted Liens), (c) that are not the subject of
a contractual or other prohibition or restraint (exclusive of
(x) in the case of Real Property Owned by Subsidiaries of
Healthcare REIT, restraints that in the reasonable opinion of
counsel are advisable for such Subsidiary to avoid material tax
liabilities as a result of its failure to comply with its tax
status as a REIT and (y) in the case of any CapitalSource
Securitization Note held by a Collateral Securitization Note
Non-Credit Party, restrictions imposed by any sale agreement or
related agreement on the creation of Liens in a Securitization
Transaction, so long as such restrictions are substantially similar
to those contained in the documentation for any Securitization
Transaction entered into prior to December 23, 2008 or
otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 5.36(iv)(B) )
that, directly or indirectly, prohibits or restrains or has the
effect of prohibiting or restraining (i) any Credit Party or
other Person from transferring the Available Assets to any Credit
Party, or (ii) any Credit Party or other Person from granting
the Administrative Agent and Lenders a Lien on such Available
Assets, (d) originated or acquired without any fraud or
material misrepresentation, and (e) in material compliance
with all Applicable Laws; provided , however , that
in no event shall any Charged-Off Investment Loan be a Qualified
Available Asset.
“ Real
Estate Loans ” shall mean any loan that is an extension
of credit fully secured by and underwritten to the value of the
related Obligor’s interest in real property.
“ Real
Property Holdcos ” shall mean each Intermediate Holdco,
Tier 1 Real Property Intermediate Holdco and Tier 2 Real Property
Intermediate Holdco.
“ Real
Property Owned ” shall mean any real property owned in
fee simple by the Initial Borrower or a Consolidated Subsidiary of
the Initial Borrower; provided , however , that such
term shall not include OREO Properties.
“
Reduction Event Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.6(b)(i) .
“
Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6(d) .
“
Reimbursement Obligation ” shall mean the obligation
of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender pursuant to
Section 2.3(d) for amounts drawn under Letters of
Credit.
“
REIT ” shall mean a “real estate investment
trust” as defined in Section 856(c)(5)(B) of the
Code.
“ REIT
Revocation Date ” shall mean January 1,
2009.
“ Related
Property ” means with respect to any Investment, any
property or other assets of the Obligor thereunder pledged as
collateral to secure the repayment of such Investment.
“ Release
Condition ” means the satisfaction of each of the
following conditions: (a) all indebtedness (as defined in
Section 10.1 ) that CSF owes to the Administrative
Agent and/or the Lenders in its capacity as a Borrower has been
indefeasibly paid in full in cash (or, in the case of Letters of
Credit of which CSF is the actual account party, each such Letter
of Credit has been
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cash
collateralized in an amount equal to 103% of the stated and undrawn
amount of such Letter of Credit and in the Currency in which such
Letter of Credit was issued and otherwise on terms and conditions
satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lender) and there remains no
commitment to make Revolving Loans to CSF; (b) the
Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from CSF of
its desire to terminate its rights as a Borrower with respect to
the Commitment and LOC Commitment in accordance with
Section 2.6(a)(ii) ; and (c) no Default or Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of
such termination pursuant to Section 2.6(a)(ii) or would
result from such termination or the termination of the Guaranty
Agreement.
“
Relevant Time ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.22(c) .
“
Reorganization ” shall mean, with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is in
reorganization within the meaning of such term as used in
Section 4241 of ERISA.
“
Reportable Event ” shall mean any of the events set
forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to
which the thirty (30) day notice period is waived under PBGC
Reg. §4043.
“
Required Lenders ” shall mean (i) Lenders holding
in the aggregate more than 50% of the sum of all Loans and LOC
Obligations then outstanding at such time plus the aggregate unused
Commitments at such time (treating for purposes hereof in the case
of (a) LOC Obligations and the Issuing Lender, only the
portion of the LOC Obligations of the Issuing Lender which are not
subject to the Participation Interests of the other Lenders,
(b) Swingline Loans and the Swingline Lender, only the portion
of the Swingline Loans of the Swingline Lender which are not
subject to the Participation Interests of the other Lenders and,
(c) Lenders other than the Issuing Lender and the Swingline
Lender, the Participation Interests of such Lenders in LOC
Obligations and Swingline Loans hereunder, in each case, as direct
obligations) and (ii) Majority Extending Lenders;
provided , however , that if any Lender shall be a
Defaulting Lender at such time, then there shall be excluded from
the determination of Required Lenders, Loans and LOC Obligations
(including Participation Interests) owing to such Defaulting Lender
and such Defaulting Lender’s Commitments, or after
termination of the Commitments, the principal balance of the Loans
and LOC Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender.
“
Residential Mortgage Policies and Procedures ” shall
mean the written residential mortgage policies and procedures
manual of the Initial Borrower in the form provided to the Lenders
prior to the Closing Date and attached hereto as
Schedule 1.1(a) as it may be amended or supplemented
from time to time.
“
Responsible Officer ” shall mean, as to (a) the
Borrower, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief
Financial Officer or the Treasurer, and (b) any other Credit
Party, any duly authorized officer thereof.
“
Restricted Payment ” means (a) any dividend or
other distribution on any shares of the Initial Borrower’s
Capital Stock (except dividends payable solely in shares of its
Capital Stock)
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or (b) any
payment on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement or
acquisition of (i) any shares of the Initial Borrower’s
Capital Stock (except shares acquired upon the conversion thereof
into other shares of its capital stock) or (ii) any option,
warrant or other right to acquire shares of the Initial
Borrower’s Capital Stock.
“
Revolving Loans ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1 .
“
Revolving Note ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(e) .
“ Risk
Rating Level ” means risk rating levels of 1 through 6,
each as determined by the Initial Borrower in accordance with the
risk rating scale as denoted on Schedule 1.1(b) , as of
any date of determination, and pertaining to any Investment
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Loan ” means any Investment Loan with a Risk Rating Level
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“
S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor
thereto.
“
Sanctioned Entity ” shall mean (i) an agency of
the government of, (ii) an organization directly or indirectly
controlled by, or (iii) a person resident in a country that is
subject to a sanctions program identified on the list maintained by
OFAC and available at
http://www.treas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sanctions/index.html
, or as otherwise published from time to time as such program may
be applicable to such agency, organization or person.
“
Sanctioned Person ” shall mean a person named on the
list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons
maintained by OFAC available at
http://www.treas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sdn/index.html , or
as otherwise published from time to time.
“
Screen ” shall mean, for:
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(a) any Currency
(other than Euro), the relevant display page for LIBOR for such
Currency (as determined by the Administrative Agent) on the
Telerate Service; provided that, if the Administrative Agent
determines in its reasonable judgment that there is no such
relevant display page for LIBOR for such Currency,
“Screen” means the relevant display page for LIBOR for
such Currency (as determined by the Administrative Agent) on the
Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service; and
(b) the Euro, the
relevant display page for EURIBOR on the Telerate Screen (as
determined by the Administrative Agent), which page shall display
an average rate of the Banking Federation of the European Union for
Euro; provided that, if such page or such service shall cease to be
available, such other page or such other service for the purpose of
displaying an average rate of the Banking Federation of the
European Union as the Agent shall select.
“ SEC
” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Securitization Transaction ” means any financing
transaction undertaken by the Initial Borrower or a Subsidiary of
the Initial Borrower that is secured, directly or indirectly, by an
Investment Loan or Real Property Owned or any portion thereof or
interest therein, including any sale, lease, whole loan sale, asset
securitization, secured loan or other transfer of one or more
Investment Loans or Real Property Owned or any portion
thereof.
“
Security Agreement ” shall mean the Security Agreement
executed by each of the Credit Parties in favor of the
Administrative Agent, as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time in accordance with its terms.
“
Security Documents ” shall mean the Security
Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, and such other documents executed
and delivered in connection with the granting, attachment and
perfection of the Administrative Agent’s security interests
and liens arising thereunder, including, without limitation, UCC
financing statements and patent, trademark and copyright
filings.
“ Senior
Unsecured Debt ” shall mean any Debt that is not secured
by a Lien and is not junior in right to payment with respect to any
other Debt (including, without limitation, the Permitted Unsecured
Debt), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
For clarity, (i) the amount of Senior Unsecured Debt
attributable to a revolving loan facility shall be the amount of
Debt outstanding as of the date of determination,
(ii) guaranties in respect of non-recourse secured real
property financings that are limited to Customary Non-Recourse
Exclusions shall not constitute Senior Unsecured Debt, and
(iii) redemption obligations in respect of preferred stock
(unless expressly senior in accordance with its terms) are deemed
junior in right of payment to other Debt.
“ SPE
Subsidiary ” means a bankruptcy remote, special purpose
entity that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Initial Borrower,
created for the sole purpose of, and whose only business shall be,
acquisition of Investment Loans or Real Property Owned pursuant to
a Securitization Transaction and those activities incidental to the
Securitization Transaction.
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“
Stockholders Equity ” means, at any time, the
stockholders’ equity of the Initial Borrower, its
Consolidated Subsidiaries and the CapitalSource Bank Entities, as
set forth or reflected on the most recent consolidated balance
sheet of the Initial Borrower, its Consolidated Subsidiaries and
the CapitalSource Bank Entities prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, a
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or
estate, or other entity of which (or in which) (a) shares of
stock or other ownership interests (beneficial or otherwise) having
ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership
interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a
contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at
the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled,
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both,
by such Person or (b) more than 50% of the beneficial interest
in such trust or estate is otherwise held, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless
otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary”
or to “Subsidiaries” in this Credit Agreement shall
refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower or the
Guarantors; provided , however , that, the term
“Subsidiary” shall not include any Person that
constitutes an Investment in Equity Instruments or an Investment
Loan Subsidiary; provided , further that the term
“Subsidiary” shall not include an Unrestricted
Subsidiary unless as noted otherwise.
“
Swingline Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of
the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding up to the Swingline
Committed Amount, and the commitment of the Lenders to purchase
participation interests in the Swingline Loans as provided in
Section 2.4(b)(ii) , as such amounts may be reduced or
increased from time to time in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
“
Swingline Committed Amount ” shall mean:
(a) prior to March 13, 2010, $40,000,000; (b) for the
period commencing on March 13, 2010 and ending on
December 30, 2010, $30,000,000; and (c) for the period
commencing on December 31, 2010 and ending on the Extending
Lender Maturity Date, $20,000,000.
“
Swingline Lender ” shall mean Wachovia and any
successor swingline lender in their capacity as such.
“
Swingline Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4(a) .
“
Swingline Note ” shall mean the promissory note of the
Initial Borrower in favor of the Swingline Lender evidencing the
Swingline Loans provided pursuant to Section 2.4(d) ,
as such promissory note may be amended, modified, supplemented,
extended, renewed or replaced from time to time.
“
Tangible Book Value ” shall mean Book Value less
goodwill and other intangible assets.
“
Taxes ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.18(a) .
“ Tier 1
Real Property Intermediate Holdco ” shall mean a Wholly
Owned Subsidiary:
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(a) that owns and
holds directly, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens), all of the Capital Stock of a Domestic Real Property Owned
Subsidiary that directly owns Real Property Owned free and clear of
all Liens (other than Permitted Liens);
(b) that does not
have any liabilities (other than immaterial liabilities incidental
to its business), debt or engage in any operations or business
(other than the ownership of equity interests in other Persons) and
none of the assets of, or equity of or in, such Wholly Owned
Subsidiary is subject to a Lien or other encumbrance (other than
operations or business, if such Wholly Subsidiary is CHR,
consisting of any management agreement between CHR and any Credit
Party and any matters incidental thereto); and
(c) all of the
Capital Stock of which is subject to a first priority, perfected
Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Pledge Agreement.
“ Tier 2
Real Property Intermediate Holdco ” shall mean a Wholly
Owned Subsidiary:
(a) that owns and
holds directly, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens), all of the Capital Stock of an Intermediate
Holdco;
(b) that does not
have any liabilities (other than immaterial liabilities incidental
to its business), debt or engage in any operations or business
(other than the ownership of equity interests in other Persons) and
none of the assets of, or equity of or in, such Wholly Owned
Subsidiary is subject to a Lien or other encumbrance (other than
operations or business, if such Wholly Owned Subsidiary is CHR,
consisting of any management agreement between CHR and any Credit
Party and any matters incidental thereto); and
(c) all of the
Capital Stock of which is subject to a first priority, perfected
Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Pledge Agreement (except in the case that such
Tier 2 Real Property Intermediate Holdco is CHR, then, at any time
on or prior to January 15, 2009, only 97% of all of the
Capital Stock of CHR shall be required for purposes of this clause
(c) to be subject to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor
of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Pledge Agreement).
“
TLGP ” shall mean the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee
Program (12 CFR Part 370).
“
Transferee ” shall have the meaning assigned in
Section 9.6(f) .
“
Transfer Effective Date ” shall have the meaning set
forth in each Commitment Transfer Supplement.
“ Trust
Depositor Subsidiary ” shall mean each of CapitalSource
Commercial Loan Trust 2007-1, CapitalSource Commercial Loan Trust
2007-2, CapitalSource Commercial Loan Trust 2006-1, CapitalSource
Commercial Loan Trust 2006-2, CapitalSource Funding III LLC, CS
Funding VII Depositor LLC, CapitalSource Funding VIII LLC,
CapitalSource Funding V Trust, CapitalSource Real Estate Loan Trust
2006-A, CapitalSource Real Estate Loan LLC, 2007A and CSE QRS
Funding I LLC.
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“ UCC
” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in
effect in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions.
“ United
States ” means the United States of America.
“
Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means any Person otherwise
constituting a Subsidiary that is (a) a Bank Subsidiary,
(b) the Healthcare REIT or (c) a Subsidiary designated as
an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” in writing by the Initial
Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time and
consented to by the Required Lenders. Any direct or indirect
Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall automatically
constitute an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“ Voting
Stock ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, Capital
Stock issued by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in
the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of
directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person,
even though the right so to vote has been suspended by the
happening of such contingency.
“
Wachovia ” shall mean Wachovia Bank, National
Association, a national banking association.
“ WCM
” shall mean Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (f/k/a Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC).
“ Wholly
Owned Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary all of the shares
of Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (except
directors’ qualifying shares) are at the time directly or
indirectly owned by the Initial Borrower; provided, however, that
for purposes of Section 5.9 and for the definition of the
terms “Intermediate Holdco,” “Tier 1 Real
Property Intermediate Holdco,” and “Tier 2 Intermediate
Holdco,” the term Wholly-Owned Subsidiary shall also include
CHR but only to the extent that all of the Capital Stock of CHR is
owned directly or indirectly by the Initial Borrower other than the
Permitted CHR Preferred Stock.
Section 1.2.
Other Definitional Provisions .
(a) Unless
otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Credit
Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the Notes or
other Credit Documents or any certificate or other document made or
delivered pursuant hereto.
(b) The meanings
given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both
the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(c) The words
“hereof”, “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Credit Agreement shall refer to this Credit Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Credit Agreement,
and Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references are to
this Credit Agreement unless otherwise specified.
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(d) The words
“include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by
“without limitation” whether or not they are in fact
followed by such words or words of like import.
(e) The words
“writing”, “written” and comparable terms
shall refer to printing, typing, computer disk, e-mail, facsimile
and other means of reproducing words in a visible form.
(f) References to
any agreement or contract are to such agreement or contract as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. References to
any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of such
Person.
Section 1.3.
Accounting Terms .
Unless otherwise
specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be
interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made,
and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder
shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis
consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial
statements of the Initial Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries delivered to the Lenders; provided that, if the
Initial Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it wishes
to amend any covenant in Section 5.32 to eliminate the
effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or
if the Administrative Agent notifies the Initial Borrower that the
Required Lenders wish to amend Section 5.32 for such
purpose), then the Initial Borrower’s compliance with such
covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect
immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective,
until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended
in a manner satisfactory to the Initial Borrower and the Required
Lenders.
Section 1.4.
Computation of Time Periods .
All time
references in this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents
shall be to Charlotte, North Carolina time unless otherwise
indicated. For purposes of computation of periods of time
hereunder, the word “from” means “from and
including” and the words “to” and
“until” each mean “to but
excluding.”
Section 1.5.
Currencies Generally .
(a) At any time,
any reference in the definition of the term “Alternative
Currency” or in any other provision of this Credit Agreement
to the Currency of any particular nation means the lawful currency
of such nation at such time whether or not the name of such
Currency is the same as it was on the date hereof. For purposes of
determining (i) whether the amount of any Revolving Loan,
together with all other Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and LOC
Obligations outstanding or to be borrowed or issued at the same
time as such Revolving Loan, would exceed the Committed Amount then
in effect, (ii) whether the LOC Obligations exceed the LOC
Committed Amount, and (iii) whether any Lender’s
Commitment Percentage of any Revolving Loan
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(together with
its Commitment Percentage of all other Revolving Loans, Swingline
Loans and LOC Obligations then outstanding or to be borrowed or
issued at the same time as such Revolving Loan) would exceed the
amount of such Lender’s Commitment, the outstanding principal
amount of any Revolving Loan or LOC Obligation that is denominated
in any Alternative Currency shall be deemed to be the Dollar
Equivalent of such amount of Alternative Currency determined as of
the date of such Revolving Loan or LOC Obligation. Wherever in this
Credit Agreement in connection with a Revolving Loan or LOC
Obligation an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple
amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Revolving Loan or LOC
Obligation is denominated in any Alternative Currency, such amount
shall be the relevant Foreign Currency Equivalent of such Dollar
amount (rounded to the nearest one thousandth). In addition, for
purposes of complying with any requirement of this Credit Agreement
stated in Dollars or calculating any ratio or other test set forth
in this Credit Agreement, the amount of any Revolving Loan and LOC
Obligation that is denominated in any Alternative Currency shall be
deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of such amount of Alternative
Currency determined as of the date of such calculation.
(b) Each
obligation hereunder of any party hereto that is denominated in the
National Currency of a state that is not a Participating Member
State on the date hereof shall, effective from the date on which
such state becomes a Participating Member State, be redenominated
in Euro in accordance with the legislation of the European Union
applicable to the European Monetary Union; provided that, if and to
the extent that any such legislation provides that any such
obligation of any such party payable within such Participating
Member State by crediting an account of the creditor can be paid by
the debtor either in Euro or such National Currency, such party
shall be entitled to pay or repay such amount either in Euro or in
such National Currency. If the basis of accrual of interest or fees
expressed in this Credit Agreement with respect to any Alternative
Currency of any country that becomes a Participating Member State
after the date on which such currency becomes an Alternative
Currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in
the interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest or fees
in respect of Euro, such convention or practice shall replace such
expressed basis effective as of and from the date on which such
state becomes a Participating Member State; provided that, with
respect to any Revolving Loan denominated in such currency that is
outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall
take effect at the end of the Interest Period therefor.
(c) Without
prejudice to the respective liabilities of the Borrower to the
Lenders and the Lenders to the Borrower under or pursuant to this
Agreement, each provision of this Credit Agreement shall be subject
to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative
Agent may from time to time, in consultation with the Initial
Borrower, reasonably specify to be necessary or appropriate to
reflect the introduction or changeover to Euro in any country that
becomes a Participating Member State after the date hereof;
provided that the Administrative Agent shall provide the
Initial Borrower and each Lender with prior notice of the proposed
change with an
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explanation of
such change in sufficient time to permit the Initial Borrower and
the Lenders an opportunity to respond to such proposed
change.
THE LOANS; AMOUNT AND
TERMS
Section 2.1.
Revolving Loans .
(a) Revolving
Commitment . Prior to the Commitment Termination Date, subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to
make revolving credit loans in Dollars or in any Alternative
Currency to the Borrower (“ Revolving Loans ”)
from time to time for the purposes hereinafter set forth;
provided , however , that (i) with regard to
each Lender individually, the sum of such Lender’s share of
outstanding Revolving Loans, plus such Lender’s
Commitment Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans, plus
such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of LOC Obligations shall
not exceed such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the
aggregate Committed Amount, and (ii) with regard to the
Lenders collectively, the Advances Outstanding shall not exceed the
aggregate Committed Amount then in effect. For purposes hereof, the
aggregate amount available hereunder shall be NINE HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS ($900,000,000.00) (as such aggregate maximum amount may be
reduced from time to time as provided in Section 2.6 ,
the “ Committed Amount ”) (for the avoidance of
doubt, the Committed Amount of any Lender or Class of Lenders shall
mean the aggregate Commitments of such Lender or Class of Lenders);
provided , however , that the aggregate principal
amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans and LOC Obligations in
Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currency
Sub Limit. Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars may consist of
Alternate Base Rate Loans or EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans, or a
combination thereof, as the Initial Borrower may request, and may
be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Revolving Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency may consist
of Alternate Base Rate Loans or EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans, or a
combination thereof, as the Borrower may request, and may be repaid
and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Revolving Loans made on the
Closing Date or on either of the two Business Days immediately
following the Closing Date may only consist of Alternate Base Rate
Loans denominated in Dollars. Any Loans denominated in Dollars
shall be made by each Lender at its Domestic Lending Office and any
Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency shall be made by each
Lender at its EURIBOR/LIBOR Lending Office.
(b) Revolving
Loan Borrowings .
(i)
Notice of Borrowing . The Borrower shall request a Revolving
Loan borrowing by written notice (or telephone notice promptly
confirmed in writing which confirmation may be by fax) to the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. on the same
Business Day of the requested borrowing in the case of Alternate
Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, and on the third Business
Day prior to the date of the
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requested
borrowing in the case of EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans denominated in
Dollars, and on the fourth Business Day prior to the date of the
requested borrowing in the case of Alternate Base Rate Loans or
EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency.
Each such request for borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall
specify (A) that a Revolving Loan is requested, (B) the
date of the requested borrowing (which shall be a Business Day),
(C) the aggregate principal amount to be borrowed, and
(D) whether the borrowing shall be comprised of Alternate Base
Rate Loans, EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans or a combination thereof, the
Currency therefor, and if EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans are requested,
the Interest Period(s) therefor. A form of Notice of Borrowing (a
“ Notice of Borrowing ”) is attached as
Exhibit A . If the Borrower shall fail to
specify in any such Notice of Borrowing (1) an applicable
Interest Period in the case of a EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loan, then such
notice shall be deemed to be a request for an Interest Period of
one month, (2) the type of Revolving Loan requested, then such
notice shall be deemed to be a request for an Alternate Base Rate
Loan hereunder or (3) the Currency of the Revolving Loan
requested, then such notice shall be deemed to be a request by the
Initial Borrower for an Alternate Base Rate Loan denominated in
Dollars hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall give notice to
each Lender promptly upon receipt of each Notice of Borrowing, the
contents thereof and each such Lender’s share
thereof.
(ii)
Minimum Amounts . Each Revolving Loan shall be in a minimum
aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000
in excess thereof (or the remaining amount of the Committed Amount,
if less).
(iii)
Advances . Each Lender will make its Commitment Percentage
of each Revolving Loan borrowing available to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the applicable Borrower at the office of
the Administrative Agent specified in Section 9.2 , or at
such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate in
writing, upon reasonable advance notice by 1:00 P.M. on the date
specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing, in the Currency of
such Revolving Loan and in funds immediately available to the
Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to
the applicable Borrower by the Administrative Agent by crediting
the account of the applicable Borrower on the books of such office
with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the
Administrative Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received
by the Administrative Agent.
(c)
Repayment . The principal amount of all Revolving Loans
shall be due and payable in full in the Currency of such Revolving
Loan on the Commitment Termination Date.
(d)
Interest . Subject to the provisions of
Section 2.9 , Revolving Loans shall bear interest as
follows:
(i)
Alternate Base Rate Loans . During such periods as any
Revolving Loans shall be comprised of Alternate Base Rate Loans,
each such Alternate Base Rate Loan shall bear interest at a per
annum rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate; and
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(ii)
EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans . During such periods as any
Revolving Loans shall be comprised of EURIBOR/LIBOR Rate Loans,
each such Loan denominated in (a) any Currency (other than
Euro) shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the sum of
the applicable LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Percentage, and
(b) Euro shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the
sum of the applicable EURIBOR plus the Applicable
Percentage.
Interest on
Revolving Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Interest
Payment Date.
(e) Revolving
Notes . The Borrower’s obligation to pay each
Lender’s Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a revolving
note made payable to such Lender in substantially the form of
Exhibit B , if requested by such Lender (“
Revolving Note ”).
Section 2.2.
Intentionally Omitted .
Section 2.3.
Letter of Credit Subfacility .
(a)
Issuance . Subject to Section 2.3(c) and
(h) and the other terms and conditions hereof and of the LOC
Documents, if any, and any other terms and conditions which the
Issuing Lender may reasonably require, prior to the Extending
Lender Maturity Date, the Issuing Lender shall issue, and the
Lenders shall participate in, Letters of Credit for the account of
the Borrower from time to time upon request in a form acceptable to
the Issuing Lender; provided , however , that
(i) the aggregate amount of the LOC Obligations shall not at
any time exceed the LOC Committed Amount (other than in connection
with a reduction of the LOC Committed Amount pursuant to the
definition thereof, but only if such excess has been cash
collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof), (ii) the
Advances Outstanding shall not at any time exceed the aggregate
Committed Amount then in effect, (iii) the Advances
Outstanding in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the
Alternative Currency Sub Limit, (iv) all Letters of Credit
shall be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency (without
limiting the provisions of Section 2.3(h) , Letters of
Credit issued in Dollars shall only be issued for the account of
the Initial Borrower and Letters of Credit issued in Alternative
Currencies shall be issued for the account of any Borrower) and
(v) Letters of Credit shall be issued for any lawful corporate
purposes and may be issued as standby letters of credit, and trade
letters of credit. Except for the Existing Letters of Credit or as
otherwise expressly agreed upon by all the Lenders, no Letter of
Credit shall have an original expiry date more than twelve
(12) months from the date of issuance; provided ,
however , so long as no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing and subject to the other terms and
conditions to the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder, the
expiry dates of Letters of Credit may be extended annually or
periodically from time to time at the request of the applicable
Borrower or by operation of the terms of the applicable Letter of
Credit to a date not more than twelve (12) months from the
then current date of expiry; provided , further ,
that no Letter of Credit, as originally issued or as extended,
shall have an expiry date extending beyond the date that is one
month prior to the Extending Lender Maturity Date (except to the
extent it is cash collateralized as provided herein). Furthermore,
unless otherwise agreed to by the Issuing Lender, no trade Letter
of Credit shall have an expiry
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date more than
180 days from the date of issuance. With respect to any Letter
of Credit outstanding on March 12, 2010 and expiring after
March 13, 2010, the Borrower shall deposit cash collateral
with the Issuing Lender on March 13, 2010 in an amount equal
to 103% of the stated and undrawn amount of such Letter of Credit
and in the Currency in which such Letter of Credit was issued;
provided , however , that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to cash
collateralize such Letter of Credit to the extent that (w) the
Extending Event has occurred, (x) an Event of Default is not
in existence on March 13, 2010 and (y) the Advances
Outstanding of the Extending Lenders would not exceed the Committed
Amount on March 13, 2010, after giving effect to the
termination of the Commitments of the Non-Extending Lenders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with the consent of the
Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender, Letters of Credit may
have an expiry date extending beyond the date that is one month
prior to March 31, 2012 if the Extending Event has occurred
provided that the Borrower deposits cash collateral (30 days
prior to March 31, 2012) with the Issuing Lender in an amount
equal to 103% of the stated and undrawn amount of the Letter of
Credit and in the Currency in which such Letter of Credit was
issued. Each Letter of Credit shall comply with the related LOC
Documents. The issuance date and expiry date of each Letter of
Credit shall be a Business Day. Except for the Existing Letters of
Credit, any Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be in a
minimum original face amount of $25,000. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, the Issuing
Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if a
default of any Lender’s obligations to fund under this
Section 2.3 exists or any Lender is at such time an Impacted
Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into cash collateral
arrangements or other arrangements with the applicable Borrower or
any other party which are satisfactory to the Issuing Lender in its
sole and absolute discretion to eliminate the Issuing
Lender’s risk with respect to such Impacted Lender. Any
requirement imposed on the applicable Borrower to provide cash
collateral hereunder shall be expressly permitted, notwithstanding
any negative pledge or other restriction elsewhere in this
Agreement or any other Credit Document.
(b) Notice and
Reports . Unless otherwise agreed to by the Issuing Lender and
the applicable Borrower, the request for the issuance of a standby
Letter of Credit shall be submitted to the Issuing Lender at least
three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of
issuance, and the request for the issuance of a trade Letter of
Credit shall be submitted to the Issuing Lender at least one
(1) Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance. The
Issuing Lender will on the date of issuance of each Letter of
Credit and promptly upon request provide to the Administrative
Agent a detailed report specifying the Letters of Credit which are
then issued and outstanding and any activity with respect thereto
which may have occurred since the date of any prior report, and
including therein, among other things, the account party, the
beneficiary, the face amount, expiry date as well as any payments
or expirations which may have occurred. The Issuing Lender will
further provide to the Administrative Agent promptly upon request
copies of the Letters of Credit. The Issuing Lender will provide to
the Administrative Agent, and any requesting Lender, promptly upon
request a summary report of the nature and extent of LOC
Obligations then outstanding.
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(c)
Participations . Each Lender (other than the Issuing Lender
of such Letter of Credit), upon issuance of any Letter of Credit
(or upon such Person becoming a Lender hereunder), shall be deemed
to have purchased without recourse a risk participation from the
Issuing Lender in such Letter of Credit and the obligations arising
thereunder and any collateral relating thereto, in each case in an
amount equal to its Commitment Percentage of the obligations under
such Letter of Credit and shall absolutely, unconditionally and
irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety, and be
obligated to pay to the Issuing Lender therefor and discharge when
due, its Commitment Percentage of the obligations arising under
such Letter of Credit; provided , however , that if
(1) the Extending Event has occurred and (2) such Letter
of Credit has been cash collateralized if required under subsection
(a) of this Section 2.3 above, then on March 13,
2010 (i) such risk participations of the Non-Extending Lenders
in outstanding Letters of Credit shall terminate and (ii) the
Extending Lenders shall be deemed to have purchased without
recourse such risk participations in such outstanding Letters of
Credit (so that they hold all of the risk participations in all
outstanding Letters of Credit in accordance with their respective
Commitment Percentages). Without limiting the scope and nature of
each Lender’s participation in any Letter of Credit, to the
extent that the Issuing Lender has not been reimbursed as required
hereunder or under any LOC Document, each such Lender shall pay to
the Issuing Lender its Commitment Percentage of such unreimbursed
drawing in the Currency of such unreimbursed drawing and in same
day funds on the day of notification by the Issuing Lender of an
unreimbursed drawing pursuant to the provisions of subsection
(d) below (for the avoidance of doubt, the Non-Extending
Lenders shall not have any such obligation with respect to any
Letter of Credit issued (1) on or after March 13, 2010 or
(2) prior to March 13, 2010 if the Extending Lenders are
required pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence to purchase
the risk participations of the Non-Extending Lenders in such Letter
of Credit). The obligation of each Lender to so reimburse the
Issuing Lender shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be
affected by the occurrence of a Default, an Event of Default or any
other occurrence or event. Any such reimbursement shall not relieve
or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the
Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit, together with interest
as hereinafter provided.
(d)
Reimbursement . In the event of any drawing under any Letter
of Credit, the Issuing Lender will promptly notify the Initial
Borrower and the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall reimburse
the Issuing Lender on the day of drawing under any Letter of Credit
(either with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan obtained hereunder or
otherwise) in the Currency of such drawing and in same day funds as
provided herein or in the LOC Documents. If the Borrower shall fail
to reimburse the Issuing Lender as provided herein, the
unreimbursed amount of such drawing shall bear interest at a per
annum rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate applicable to the
Currency of such drawing plus 2%. Unless the Borrower shall
immediately notify the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent
of its intent to otherwise reimburse the Issuing Lender, the
Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan in the
Currency and the amount of the drawing as provided in subsection
(e) below, the proceeds of which will be used to satisfy the
reimbursement obligations. The Borrower’s
reimbursement
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obligations
hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under all
circumstances irrespective of any rights of set-off, counterclaim
or defense to payment the Borrower may claim or have against the
Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the
beneficiary of the Letter of Credit drawn upon or any other Person,
including without limitation any defense based on any failure of
the Borrower to receive consideration or the legality, validity,
regularity or unenforceability of the Letter of Credit. The Issuing
Lender will promptly notify the other Lenders of the Currency and
amount of any unreimbursed drawing and each Lender shall promptly
pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing
Lender, in such Currency and in immediately available funds, the
amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of such
unreimbursed drawing (for the avoidance of doubt, if (i) the
Extending Event has occurred, the Non-Extending Lenders shall not
have any obligation to make such payment with respect to any
unreimbursed drawing occurring on or after March 13, 2010 with
respect to any Letter of Credit issued on or after March 13,
2010 and (ii) that if (1) the Extending Event has
occurred and (2) such Letter of Credit has been cash
collateralized if required under subsection (a) of this
Section 2.3, then the Non-Extending Lenders shall not have any
obligation to make such payment with respect to any unreimbursed
drawing occurring on or after March 13, 2010 with respect to
any Letter of Credit issued prior to March 13, 2010). Such
payment shall be made on the day such notice is received by such
Lender from the Issuing Lender if such notice is received at or
before 2:00 P.M., otherwise such payment shall be made at or before
12:00 Noon on the Business Day next succeeding the day such notice
is received. If such Lender does not pay such amount to the Issuing
Lender in full upon such request, such Lender shall, on demand, pay
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender
interest on the unpaid amount during the period from the date of
such drawing until such Lender pays such amount to the Issuing
Lender in full at a rate per annum equal to (i), if such unpaid
amount is owed in Dollars and paid within two Business Days of such
date, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, and thereafter at a rate
equal to the Alternate Base Rate or (ii) if such unpaid amount
is owed in any Alternative Currency, the Alternate Base Rate. Each
Lender’s obligation to make such payment to the Issuing
Lender, and the right of the Issuing Lender to receive the same,
shall be absolute and unconditional, shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever and without regard to the termination of
this Credit Agreement or the Commitments hereunder, the existence
of a Default or Event of Default or the acceleration of the Credit
Party Obligations hereunder and shall be made without any offset,
abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(e) Repayment
with Revolving Loans . On any day on which the Borrower shall
have requested, or been deemed to have requested, a Revolving Loan
to reimburse a drawing under a Letter of Credit, the Administrative
Agent shall give notice to the Lenders that a Revolving Loan has
been requested or deemed requested in connection with a drawing
under a Letter of Credit, in which case a Revolving Loan borrowing
shall be immediately made comprised entirely of Revolving Loans in
the Currency of such drawing and bearing interest at the Alternate
Base Rate applicable to the Currency of such drawing (each such
borrowing, a “ Mandatory LOC Borrowing ”)
pro rata based on each Lender’s respective
Commitment Percentage (determined before giving effect
to
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any termination
of the Commitments pursuant to Section 7.2 ) and the
proceeds thereof shall be paid directly to the Issuing Lender for
application to the respective LOC Obligations. Each Lender hereby
irrevocably agrees to make such Revolving Loans immediately upon
any such request or deemed request on account of each Mandatory LOC
Borrowing in the amount and in the manner specified in the
preceding sentence and on the same such date (or, in the case of
Mandatory LOC Borrowings in Alternative Currency, on the next
Business Day) notwithstanding that (i) the amount of
Mandatory LOC Borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount for
borrowings of Revolving Loans otherwise required hereunder,
(ii) whether any conditions specified in
Section 3.2 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a
Default or an Event of Default then exists, (iv) failure for
any such request or deemed request for Revolving Loan to be made by
the time otherwise required in Section 2.1(b) ,
(v) the date of such Mandatory LOC Borrowing, or (vi) any
reduction in the Committed Amount after any such Letter of Credit
may have been drawn upon. In the event that any Mandatory LOC
Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise
required above (including, without limitation, as a result of the
commencement of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code with respect
to the Borrower), then each such Lender hereby agrees that it shall
forthwith fund (as of the date the Mandatory LOC Borrowing would
otherwise have occurred, but adjusted for any payments received
from the Borrower on or after such date and prior to such purchase)
its Participation Interests in the outstanding LOC Obligations;
provided , further , that in the event any Lender
shall fail to fund its Participation Interest on the day the
Mandatory LOC Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, then the
amount of such Lender’s unfunded Participation Interest
therein shall bear interest payable by such Lender to the Issuing
Lender upon demand, at the rate equal to (i), if such unfunded
Participation Interest is owed in Dollars and paid within two
Business Days of such date, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, and
thereafter at a rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate or
(ii) if such unfunded Participation Interest is owed in any
Alternative Currency, the Alternate Base Rate.
(f)
Modification, Extension . The issuance of any supplement,
modification, amendment, renewal, or extension to any Letter of
Credit shall, for purposes hereof, be treated in all respects the
same as the issuance of a new Letter of Credit hereunder;
provided that such supplement, modification, amendment,
renewal or extension shall not cause the Borrower to pay an
additional Fronting Fee on such Letter of Credit except for any
Fronting Fees due with respect to any increase in the stated amount
of such Letter of Credit.
(g) Letter of
Credit Governing Law . Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the
Issuing Lender and the Initial Borrower, when a Letter of Credit is
issued, (i) the rules of the “International Standby
Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International
Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be
in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each standby
Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs
and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by
the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance,
shall apply to each trade Letter of Credit.
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(h) Designation
of Subsidiaries as Account Parties . Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary set forth in this Credit Agreement, including
without limitation Section 2.3(a) , a Letter of Credit
issued hereunder may contain a statement to the effect that such
Letter of Credit is issued for the account of a Subsidiary of the
Initial Borrower; provided that, notwithstanding such
statement, the Initial Borrower shall be the actual account party
for all purposes of this Credit Agreement for such Letter of Credit
and such statement shall not affect the Initial Borrower’s
reimbursement obligations hereunder with respect to such Letter of
Credit. In no event shall a Letter of Credit be issued for the
account of an SPE Subsidiary in connection with a Securitization
Transaction or for the account of a Bank Subsidiary. Nothing in
this Section 2.3(h) shall be construed to require the
Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit for the account of a
Subsidiary of the Initial Borrower where the Subsidiary is the
actual account party.
(i) Existing
Letters of Credit . The letters of credit previously issued by
Bank of America, N.A. and identified on Schedule 2.3(i)
(the “ Existing Letters of Credit ”) shall be
deemed to be Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender
pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall be expressly subject to
all of the terms and conditions of this Section 2.3 .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Existing
Letters of Credit, the Initial Borrower shall be deemed to be the
account party for all purposes of this Credit Agreement. The Letter
of Credit Fee shall be payable with respect to the Existing Letters
of Credit pursuant to Section 2.5(b) for the period
commencing on the date of this Credit Agreement to the expiry date
of the applicable Existing Letters of Credit.
Section 2.4.
Swingline Loan Subfacility .
(a) Swingline
Commitment . Prior to the Extending Lender Maturity Date,
subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender,
in its individual capacity, agrees to make certain revolving credit
loans to the Initial Borrower (each a “ Swingline Loan
” and, collectively, the “ Swingline Loans
”) for the purposes hereinafter set forth; provided ,
however , that (i) the aggregate amount of Swingline
Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Swingline
Committed Amount, and (ii) the sum of the Advances Outstanding
shall not exceed the Committed Amount. Swingline Loans hereunder
may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions
hereof. Swingline Loans shall be made only in Dollars.
(b) Swingline
Loan Borrowings .
(i)
Notice of Borrowing and Disbursement . The Swingline Lender
will make Swingline Loans available to the Initial Borrower on any
Business Day upon delivery of a Notice of Swingline Borrowing by
the Initial Borrower to the Administrative Agent not later than
2:00 P.M. on such Business Day. A form of Notice of Swingline
Borrowing (a “ Notice of Swingline Borrowing ”)
is attached as Exhibit E . Swingline Loan
borrowings hereunder shall be made in minimum amounts of $100,000
and in integral amounts of $100,000 in excess thereof.
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(ii)
Repayment of Swingline Loans . Each Swingline Loan borrowing
shall be due and payable upon the earlier of (a) thirty
(30) days after the Swingline Loan advance and (b) the
Extending Lender Maturity Date. In addition, any Swingline Loan
borrowing outstanding on March 13, 2010 shall be due and
payable on March 12, 2010 and no new Swingline Loans shall be
made on March 12, 2010 or March 13, 2010. The Swingline
Lender may, at any time, in its sole discretion, by written notice
to the Initial Borrower and the Administrative Agent, demand
repayment of its Swingline Loans by way of a Revolving Loan
borrowing, in which case the Initial Borrower shall be deemed to
have requested a Revolving Loan borrowing denominated in Dollars
comprised entirely of Alternate Base Rate Loans in the amount of
such Swingline Loans; provided , however that, in the
following circumstances, any such demand shall also be deemed to
have been given one Business Day prior to each of
(A) March 13, 2010, (B) the Extending Lender
Maturity Date, (C) the occurrence of any Event of Default
described in Section 7.1(f) , (D) acceleration of
the Credit Party Obligations hereunder, whether on account of an
Event of Default described in Section 7.1(f) or any
other Event of Default, and (E) the exercise of remedies in
accordance with the provisions of Section 7.2 hereof
(each such Revolving Loan borrowing made on account of any such
deemed request therefor as provided herein being hereinafter
referred to as “ Mandatory Swingline Borrowing
”). Each Lender hereby irrevocably agrees to make such
Revolving Loans promptly upon any such request or deemed request on
account of each Mandatory Swingline Borrowing in the amount and in
the manner specified in the preceding sentence and on the same such
date notwithstanding (1) the amount of Mandatory Swingline
Borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount for borrowings of
Revolving Loans otherwise required hereunder, (2) whether any
conditions specified in Section 3.2 are then satisfied,
(3) whether a Default or an Event of Default then exists,
(4) failure of any such request or deemed request for
Revolving Loans to be made by the time otherwise required in
Section 2.1(b)(i) , (5) the date of such Mandatory
Swingline Borrowing, or (6) any reduction in the Committed
Amount or termination of the Commitments immediately prior to such
Mandatory Swingline Borrowing or contemporaneously therewith. In
the event that any Mandatory Swingline Borrowing cannot for any
reason be made on the date otherwise required above (including,
without limitation, as a result of the commencement of a proceeding
under the Bankruptcy Code), then each Lender hereby agrees that it
shall forthwith purchase (as of the date the Mandatory Swingline
Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, but adjusted for any
payments received from the Initial Borrower on or after such date
and prior to such purchase) from the Swingline Lender su
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