EXHIBIT 10.3
EXECUTION VERSION
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 13, 2005
among
THE BRINK'S COMPANY,
CERTAIN OF ITS
SUBSIDIARIES
and
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.01
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Defined
Terms
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1
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1.02
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Accounting
Principles
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15
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ARTICLE
II LOANS AND OVERDRAFTS
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15
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2.01
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Amounts and
Terms of Commitment
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15
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2.02
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Procedure for
Incurring Loans
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17
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2.03
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Conversion and
Continuation Elections with Respect to Outstanding Loans
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17
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2.04
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Termination or
Reduction of the Commitment
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18
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2.05
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Optional
Prepayments
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18
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2.06
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Repayment of
Principal
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18
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2.07
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Interest and
Utilization Fee
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19
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2.08
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Fees
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20
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2.09
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Computation of
Fees and Interest
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21
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2.10
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Payments by the
Borrowers
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21
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ARTICLE
III LETTERS OF CREDIT
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22
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3.01
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The Letters of
Credit Commitment
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22
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3.02
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Terms of the
Letters of Credit
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23
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3.03
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Procedure for
Issuance of the Letters of Credit
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23
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3.04
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Drawings and
Reimbursements
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24
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3.05
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Reimbursement
Obligations Absolute
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24
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ARTICLE
IV TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND
ILLEGALITY
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25
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4.01
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Taxes
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25
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4.02
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Illegality
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27
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4.03
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Increased Costs
and Reduction of Return; Additional Interest on LIBOR Rate
Loans
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27
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4.04
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Funding
Losses
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28
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4.05
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Inability to
Determine Rates
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29
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4.06
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Certificate of
the Bank
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29
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4.07
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Survival
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29
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ARTICLE
V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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30
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5.01
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Conditions to
Effectiveness of this Agreement
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30
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5.02
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Conditions to
Subsequent Advances and Allocations
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31
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ARTICLE
VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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31
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6.01
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Corporate
Existence
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31
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6.02
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Non-Contravention
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32
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6.03
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No
Consent
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32
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6.04
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Binding
Obligations
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32
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6.05
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Title to
Properties
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32
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6.06
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Subsidiaries
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32
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6.07
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Financial
Statements
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32
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6.08
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Litigation
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33
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6.09
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Taxes
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33
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6.10
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ERISA
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33
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6.11
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No
Default
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34
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6.12
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Federal Reserve
Regulations
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34
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6.13
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Investment
Company Act
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34
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6.14
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Environmental
Matters
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34
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6.15
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Priority of
Debt
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35
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ARTICLE
VII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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35
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7.01
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Payment of
Taxes
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35
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7.02
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Maintenance of
Insurance
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35
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7.03
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Preservation of
Corporate Existence
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35
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7.04
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Compliance with
Laws, etc.
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35
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7.05
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Compliance with
ERISA and the Code
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36
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7.06
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Compliance with
Contracts, etc.
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36
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7.07
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Access to
Properties
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36
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7.08
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Conduct of
Business
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36
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7.09
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Use of
Proceeds
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36
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7.10
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Financial
Statements
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36
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7.11
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Books and
Records
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37
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7.12
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Additional
Information
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38
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7.13
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SEC
Filings
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38
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7.14
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Change in Debt
Rating
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38
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7.15
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Notice of
Environmental Matters
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38
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7.16
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Notice of
Litigation and Other Matters
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38
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ARTICLE
VIII NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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39
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8.01
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Financial
Covenants
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39
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8.02
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Limitations on
Liens
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39
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8.03
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Disposition of
Debt and Shares of Restricted Subsidiaries; Issuance of Shares by
Restricted Subsidiaries; Consolidation, Merger or Disposition of
Assets
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41
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8.04
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Transaction
with Affiliates
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42
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8.05
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Compliance with
Regulations
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42
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8.06
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Hedging
Agreements
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42
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8.07
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ERISA
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43
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8.08
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Limitations on
Acquisitions
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43
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8.09
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Sale Leaseback
Transactions
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43
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8.10
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Limitations on
Investments
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44
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ARTICLE
IX GUARANTY
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45
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9.01
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Guaranty of
Payment
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45
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9.02
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Obligations
Unconditional
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46
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9.03
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Modifications
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47
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9.04
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Waiver of
Rights
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47
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9.05
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Reinstatement
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47
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9.06
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Remedies
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47
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9.07
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Limitation of
Guaranty
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48
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9.08
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Termination of
Guaranty Upon Divestiture
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48
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9.09
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Guaranty of
Payment
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48
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ARTICLE
X EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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48
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10.01
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Event of
Default
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48
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10.02
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Remedies
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50
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10.03
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Rights Not
Exclusive
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51
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ARTICLE
XI MISCELLANEOUS
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51
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11.01
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Amendments and
Waivers
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51
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11.02
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Notices
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51
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11.03
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No Waiver;
Cumulative Remedies
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52
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11.04
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Costs and
Expenses
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52
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11.05
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Indemnities
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52
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11.06
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Successors and
Assigns
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53
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11.07
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Assignments
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53
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11.08
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Confidentiality
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54
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11.09
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Counterparts
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54
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11.10
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Severability
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54
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11.11
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Governing Law
and Jurisdiction
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54
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11.12
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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55
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11.13
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Entire
Agreement
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55
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11.14
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USA Patriot
Act
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55
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11.15
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Termination of
Commitments under 2002 Facility
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56
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of July
13, 2005 among (i) THE BRINK'S COMPANY, a Virginia
corporation, (the " Parent "), (ii) BAX GLOBAL INC., a
Delaware corporation (" BAX "), (iii) BRINK'S,
INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (" Brink's ") (BAX,
Brink's and the Parent being sometimes hereinafter referred to as "
Borrowers " and " Guarantors "), and (iv) ABN
AMRO BANK N.V. (the " Bank ").
WHEREAS, the parties enter into this Agreement
to set forth the terms and conditions upon which the Bank will
extend to the Borrowers a $55,000,000 revolving credit facility for
a five-year period ( the " Facility "), in part to refinance
facilities currently extended by the Bank;
WHEREAS, upon the written request of the Parent
and upon written advice from the Bank to the Parent agreeing
thereto, any portion of the then unused Commitment may be allocated
for use by any Subsidiary of BAX listed on Schedule A-1 hereto
or by any Subsidiary of Brink's listed on Schedule A-2 hereto,
as the same may be supplemented and amended from time to time with
the written consent of the Bank, at a branch or Affiliate (as
hereinafter defined) of the Bank, provided, that at all times the
guaranties of the Guarantors under Article IX shall apply to all
such extensions of credit by all such branches and Affiliates of
the Bank;
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated
as of December 20, 2002, as renewed and amended from time to time
thereafter, the Bank has extended a revolving credit facility (the
" 2002 Facility ") to BAX, Brink's and certain of the BAX
Covered Subsidiaries and Brink's Covered Subsidiaries (as both
terms are defined therein), which facility is being replaced with
the Facility provided hereunder; and
WHEREAS, the Facility provided hereunder shall
be available immediately and the 2002 Facility shall be terminated,
provided the conditions precedent set forth below have been
satisfied;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Defined Terms
. In addition to the terms defined in the recitals to
this Agreement, the following terms have the following
meanings:
"
Advances " has the meaning assigned thereto in Section
2.01 .
" Affiliate " means, with respect to any
Person, any other Person (other than a Subsidiary) which directly
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person
or any of its Subsidiaries. The term "control" means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of any
power to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person,
whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
"
Agreement " means this Credit Agreement, as it may be
amended, supplemented or modified from time to time
hereafter.
" Applicable LT Rating " means as to each
of Moody's and S&P, its rating of the Parent's senior,
unsecured, long-term, non-credit-enhanced debt for borrowed money
(or of the unsecured long-term debt of any other Person, the rating
of which by Moody's and S&P is based upon a senior unsecured,
non-credit-enhanced guarantee by the Parent).
" Applicable
Percentage " means, for purposes of calculating (a) the
interest rate available to the LIBOR Rate Loans; (b) the interest
rate applicable to Base Rate Loans; (c) the facility fee; and (d)
letter of credit fees, the applicable percentage set forth below
opposite the Applicable LT Rating:
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Pricing
Level
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Applicable
LT
Rating
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LIBOR
Rate
Loans/
Financial
LC
Fee
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Base
Rate
Loans
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Utilization
Fee
with
Utilization
>50%
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Facility
Fee
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Performance
LC
Fee
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I.
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A-/A3
or
above
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0.300%
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0.00%
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0.125%
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0.100%
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0.150%
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II.
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BBB+/Baa1
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0.500%
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0.00%
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0.125%
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0.125%
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0.250%
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III.
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BBB/Baa2
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0.600%
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0.00%
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0.125%
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0.150%
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0.300%
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IV.
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BBB-/Baa3
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0.800%
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0.00%
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0.125%
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0.200%
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0.400%
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V.
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BB+/Ba1
or
below
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1.000%
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0.00%
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0.125%
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0.250%
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0.500%
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For purposes of
the foregoing, (i) if the Applicable LT Ratings established by
Moody's and S&P are different but correspond to consecutive
Pricing Levels, then the pricing will be based on the higher
Applicable LT Rating (e.g., if Moody's Applicable LT Rating
corresponds to Level I and S&P's Applicable LT Rating
corresponds to Level II, then the pricing will be based on
Level I), and (ii) if the Applicable LT Ratings
established by Moody's and S&P's are more than one Pricing
Level apart, then the pricing will be based on the rating which is
one level higher than the lower rating (e.g., if Moody's and
S&P's Applicable LT Ratings corresponds to pricing Level I
an IV, respectively, then the pricing will be based on pricing
Level III. The Applicable Percentage shall be
adjusted on the date five (5) Business Days after the date of any
change in the Applicable LT Ratings (each such adjustment rate a
"Rate Determination Date"). Each Applicable Percentage
shall be effective from a Rate Determination Date until the next
such Rate Determination Date. Adjustments in the
Applicable Percentages shall be effective as to existing Loans and
Letters of Credit as well as any new Loans or Letters of Credit
made or issued thereafter.
" Approved Currencies " means Dollars and
other currencies as are available to a Borrower for Loans and
Letters of Credit or a Covered Subsidiary for credit extensions by
a branch or Affiliate of the Bank and which are freely transferable
and convertible into Dollars.
" Assignee " has the meaning assigned
thereto in Section 11.07.
" Bankruptcy Code " means Title 11 of the
United States Code, entitled "Bankruptcy", as now or
hereinafter in effect and any successor thereto.
" Base Rate " means the higher
of:
(a) the rate of interest publicly
announced from time to time by the Bank as its "reference rate" or
its "prime rate" (which publicly announced rate is a rate set by
the Bank based upon various factors including the Bank's costs and
desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and
is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be
priced at, above, or below such announced rate); and
(b) one-half percent per annum above
the latest Federal Funds Rate.
Any change in the reference rate or prime rate
announced by the Bank shall take effect at the opening of business
on the day specified in the public announcement of such
change.
" Base Rate Loan " means a Loan that
bears interest based on the Base Rate.
" Business Day " means any day other than
a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New
York City and Chicago are authorized or required by law to close
except in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans, "Business Day" means any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in New York, Chicago and London, England are authorized or
required by law to close.
" Capital Adequacy Regulation " means any
guideline, request or directive of any central bank or other
Governmental Authority, or any other law, rule or regulation,
whether or not having the force of law, in each case, regarding
capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation controlling a
bank.
" Capital Lease " means any lease of
property which should be capitalized on the lessee's balance sheet
in accordance with GAAP.
" Capital Lease Obligation " means the
amount of liability that is capitalized in respect of any Capital
Lease in accordance with GAAP.
" Code " means the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
" Commercial Letter of Credit " means a
documentary letter of credit which is drawable upon presentation of
documents evidencing the sale or shipment of goods
purchased by a
Borrower or any Covered Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its
business.
" Commitment " means the commitment of
the Bank under this Agreement to make Advances under the Facility
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $55,000,000, at any
time outstanding as such amount may be reduced from time to time
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
" Consolidated Debt " means the Debt of
the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP after giving appropriate
effect to any outside minority interests in Restricted
Subsidiaries.
" Consolidated EBITDA " means, for the
Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, an amount
equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such
period plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining
Consolidated Net Income for such period, (i) Consolidated
Interest Expense, (ii) income tax expense,
(iii) depreciation, depletion and amortization, and
(iv) all other non-cash charges, determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP after giving appropriate effect to
any outside minority interests in the Restricted
Subsidiaries.
" Consolidated Interest Expense " means,
for any period, as applied to the Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, all interest expense (whether paid or accrued) and
capitalized interest, including without limitation (a) the
amortization of debt discount and premium, (b) the interest
component under Capital Leases, and (c) the implied interest
component, discount or other similar fees or charges in connection
with any asset securitization program in each case determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP after giving appropriate
effect to any outside minority interests in the Restricted
Subsidiaries.
" Consolidated Lease Rentals " means
Lease Rentals of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP after
giving appropriate effect to any outside minority interests in the
Restricted Subsidiaries.
" Consolidated Net Income " means, for
any period, the net income, after taxes, of the Parent and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP after giving appropriate
effect to any outside minority interests in the Restricted
Subsidiaries, but excluding, to the extent reflected in determining
such net income, (a) any extraordinary gains and losses for
such period, (b) any non-cash impairment, valuation allowance,
write-down or write-off in the book value of any assets and
(c) any non-cash loss in connection with the disposition of
any assets.
" Consolidated Net Worth " means, as of
any date, as applied to the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
shareholders' equity or net worth as determined and computed on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP after giving appropriate
effect to any
outside
minority interests in the Restricted Subsidiaries, provided
that in determining "Consolidated Net Worth" there shall be
(a) included any issuance of preferred stock by the Parent and
(b) excluded (i) any extraordinary gains and losses,
(ii) any non-cash impairment, valuation allowance, write-down
or write-off in the book value of any assets (including any
reduction in shareholders' equity in connection with a reduction in
the value of a prepaid Pension Plan or Foreign Pension Plan) and
(iii) any non-cash loss in connection with the disposition of
any assets, provided further , that the items
referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), shall be
excluded only to the extent that such items are recorded following
the date hereof.
" Consolidated Total Assets " means, as
of any date, the assets and properties of the Parent and its
Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP after giving appropriate effect to any outside
minority interests in the Restricted Subsidiaries.
" Contaminant " shall mean any waste,
hazardous material, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous
waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or
waste, including any such pollutant, material, substance or waste
regulated under any Environmental Law.
" Covered Subsidiaries " means the
Subsidiaries of BAX and Brink's listed on Schedule B-1 of this
Agreement, together with any other Subsidiaries of BAX and Brink's
that are designated as such from time to time after the Effective
Date with the prior written consent of the Bank in accordance with
Section 2.01(b)(ii).
" Credit Parties " means the Borrowers
and the Guarantors.
" Debt " of any Person means at any date,
without duplication, the sum of the following determined and
calculated in accordance with GAAP: (a) all obligations of such
Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or
services purchased by such Person (other than trade debt incurred
in the ordinary course of business and due within six months of the
incurrence thereof) which would appear as liabilities on a balance
sheet of such Person, (c) all Debt of others secured by (or
for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent
or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on, or payable out of the
proceeds of production from, property owned or acquired by such
Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been
assumed, provided that for purposes hereof the amount of
such Debt shall be calculated at the greater of (i) the amount of
such Debt as to which there is recourse to such Person and (ii) the
fair market value of the property which is subject to the Lien, (d)
all Support Obligations of such Person with respect to Debt of
others, (e) the principal portion of all obligations of such Person
under Capital Leases, (f) the maximum amount of all drafts drawn
under standby letters of credit issued or bankers' acceptances
facilities created for the account of such Person (to the extend
unreimbursed), and (g) the outstanding attributed principal amount
under any asset securitization program of such
Person. The Debt of any Person shall include the Debt of
any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general
partner or a joint
venturer, but
only to the extent to which there is recourse to such Person for
payment of such Debt.
" Default " means any event or
circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time,
or both, would (if not cured or otherwise remedied) constitute an
Event of Default.
" Dollar Equivalent " means (a) in
relation to an amount denominated in Dollars, the amount thereof
and (b) in relation to an amount denominated in any Approved
Currency other than Dollars, the amount of Dollars that can be
purchased with such Approved Currency at the spot rate of exchange
determined by the Bank in accordance with its customary practices
on the date of determination.
" Dollars ", " dollars " and "
$ " each mean lawful money of the United States.
" Effective Date " means the date on
which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.01 are
satisfied or waived by the Bank.
" Environmental Laws " means any and all
federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations,
ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, licenses,
agreements or other governmental restrictions relating to the
environment or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants,
contaminants, petroleum products, or toxic or hazardous substances
or wastes into the environment, including ambient air, surface
water, groundwater, or land, or otherwise relating to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants,
petroleum or petroleum products, or toxic or hazardous substances
or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
" ERISA " means the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, each as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
" ERISA Affiliate " means any Person who
together with the Parent is treated as a single employer within the
meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the
Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.
" Event of Default " means any of the
events or circumstances specified in Section 8.01
.
" Federal Funds Rate " means, for any
day, the rate set forth in the weekly statistical release
designated as H.15(519), or any successor publication, published by
the Federal Reserve Board (including any such successor,
"H.15(519)") for such day opposite the caption "Federal Funds
(Effective)". If on any relevant day such rate is not
yet published in H.15(519), the rate for such day will be the rate
set forth in the daily statistical release designated as the
Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities, or
any successor publication, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New
York (including
any such successor, the "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotation") for such
day under the caption "Federal Funds Effective Rate". If
on any relevant day the appropriate rate for such previous day is
not yet published in either H.15(519) or the Composite 3:30 p.m.
Quotations, the rate for such day will be the arithmetic mean of
the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal funds
arranged prior to 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on that day by each of
three leading brokers of Federal funds transactions in New York
City selected by the Bank.
" Federal Reserve Board " means the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor
thereof.
" Financial Letters of Credit " has the
meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.01(a) .
" Fiscal Year " means the fiscal year of
the Parent ending on December 31 in any year.
" Foreign Pension Plan " means any plan,
fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or
other similar program established or maintained outside the United
States of America by the Parent or any one or more of its
Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of the Parent
or such Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America,
which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in,
retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of
retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment,
and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.
" GAAP " means generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States, as recognized by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the
Financial Accounting Standards Board, consistently applied and
maintained on a consistent basis throughout the period indicated,
subject to Section 1.02(a).
" 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, and any corporation or other entity owned or
controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any
of the foregoing.
" Hedging Agreements " means interest
rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements,
other interest or exchange rate, hedging, cap or collar
arrangements or arrangements designed to protect the Guarantor or
any of its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in the prices of
commodities.
" Insolvency Proceeding " means (a) any
case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental
Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of
debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors
or
other, similar
arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any
substantial portion of its creditors; and, in each case, undertaken
under United States federal or State or foreign law, including the
Bankruptcy Code.
" Interest Coverage Ratio " means, as of
the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Consolidated
EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, in each case for the
period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending as of such
day.
" Interest Payment Date " means (i) the
Termination Date , (ii) with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans, the last
day of the Interest Period applicable to each such Loan, and, if
any such Interest Period exceeds three months, interest shall also
be paid on the date which falls three months after the beginning of
such Interest Period, and (iii) with respect to Base Rate Loans,
the last Business Day of each calendar quarter.
" Interest Period " means, with respect
to any LIBOR Rate Loan, the period commencing on the Business Day
such Loan is disbursed, continued or converted to a Base Rate Loan,
and in each case ending on the date one, two, three or six months
thereafter, as selected by the relevant Borrower in its notice of
borrowing or notice of conversion or continuation, provided
that:
(i) if any Interest Period would
otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, that Interest
Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless
the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest
Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest
Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business
Day;
(ii) any Interest Period that 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 calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;
and
(iii) no Interest Period for any
Loan shall extend beyond the Termination
Date.
" Interest Period " has the meaning
assigned thereto in Section 4.1.2.
" JPM Credit Agreement " means that
certain $400,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15,
2004, among the Parent, certain of its subsidiaries, the lenders
party thereto, the Documentation Agent and the Syndication Agents
referred to therein and JPMorganChase Bank, as Administrative
Agent, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or
replaced from time to time hereafter.
" Investment " in any Person means
(a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services,
assumption of indebtedness, securities or otherwise) of capital
stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership, joint ventures or
other ownership interests or other securities of such Person,
(b) any deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension
of
credit to, such
Person (other than deposits made in connection with the purchase of
equipment or other assets in the ordinary course of business) or
(c) any other capital contribution to or investment in such
Person.
" Labor Laws " means any and all federal,
state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances,
rules, judgments and orders relating to employment, equal
employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages,
hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social
security and similar taxes, occupational safety and health, and
plant closing.
" L/C Application " has the meaning
assigned thereto in Section 3.03(b) .
" L/C Related Documents " has the meaning
assigned thereto in Section 3.05(a) .
" Lease " means a lease, other than a
Capital Lease, of real or personal property.
" Lease Rentals " for any period means
the sum of the rental and other obligations to be paid by the
lessee under a Lease during the remaining term of such Lease
(excluding any extension or renewal thereof at the option of the
lessor or the lessee unless such option has been exercised),
excluding any amount required to be paid by the lessee (whether or
not therein designated as rental or additional rental) on account
of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water
rates and similar charges.
" Lending Office " shall mean the
particular office of the Bank at which it shall make, issue and
maintain Base Rate Loans, Letters of Credit or LIBOR Rate Loans for
the various Borrowers. The Bank may have different
Lending Offices for extensions of credit of different types
(including Loans that bear interest according to different
formulas) and/or for different Borrowers and may change such
Lending Office or Lending Office at any time or from time to
time.
" Letter of Credit " means any
stand-by letter of credit issued by a Lending Office pursuant to
Section 3.03 and may be a Financial Letter of Credit or a
Performance Letter of Credit.
" Letter of Credit Obligations " means,
in respect of any Letter of Credit as at any date of determination,
the sum of (a) the maximum aggregate amount which is then available
to be drawn under such Letter of Credit plus (b) the
aggregate amount of all Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding
with respect to such Letter of Credit.
" Leverage Ratio " means, as of the date
of any determination with respect to the Parent, the ratio of
(a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Debt as of such date,
plus (ii) the amount by which (A) the aggregate amount,
as of the preceding December 31 (or as of such date if such
date is December 31), of Consolidated Lease Rentals under
non-cancelable Leases entered into by the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries, discounted to such December 31 to present value
at 10% and net of aggregate minimum non-cancelable sublease
rentals, determined on a basis consistent with Note 15 to the
Parent's
consolidated
financial statements at and for the period ended December 31,
2004, included in the Parent's 2004 annual report to shareholders,
exceeds (B) $400,000,000, to (b) the sum of (i) the
amount determined pursuant to clause (a) plus
(ii) Consolidated Net Worth as of such date.
" LIBOR Rate " means, for each Interest
Period in respect of any LIBOR Rate Loan:
(a) the rate per annum (carried out
to the fifth decimal place) equal to the rate determined by the
relevant Lending Office to be the offered rate that appears on the
page of the Telerate Screen that displays an average British
Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate (such page currently
being page number 3750) for deposits in dollars (for delivery on
the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to
such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m.
(London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such
Interest Period, or
(b) in the event the rate referenced
in the preceding subsection (a) does not appear on such page or
service or such page or service shall cease to be available, the
rate per annum (carried to the fifth decimal place) equal to the
rate determined by the Bank to be the offered rate on such other
page or other service that displays an average British Bankers
Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in dollars (for
delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term
equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately
11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day
of such Interest Period, or
(c) in the event the rates referenced
in the preceding subsections (a) and (b) are not available, the
rate per annum determined by the Bank as the rate of interest at
which dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period) in same day funds in the approximate amount of the
applicable LIBOR Rate Loan and with a term equivalent to such
Interest Period would be offered by the Bank's London Branch to
major banks in the offshore dollar market at their request at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to
the first day of such Interest Period.
" LIBOR Rate Loan " means a Loan that
bears interest based on the LIBOR Rate.
" Lien " means, with respect to any
asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or
encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset. For
the purposes of this 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.
" Loan " means an advance of funds by a
Lending Office to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03 , and
may be a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan.
" Loan Documents " means this Agreement
and all documents delivered to the Bank or any other Lending Office
in connection herewith, including without limitation, the Notes,
any L/C Related Documents, any other documentation executed at the
request of any Lending Office and any documentation executed by any
Covered Subsidiary with or for the benefit of the Bank or any
branch or Affiliate of the Bank in connection with any extensions
of credit made pursuant to allocations of the Commitment
contemplated by Section 2.01(b).
" Margin Stock " shall have the meaning
given such term in Regulation U promulgated by the Federal Reserve
Board.
" Material Adverse Effect " means a
material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of
operations of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a
whole that would impair the ability of the Credit Parties to
perform their obligations under the Loan Documents or (b) a
material adverse effect on the rights or remedies of the Bank under
the Loan Documents.
" Material Domestic Subsidiary " means
any Subsidiary of the Parent which (a) is organized under the
laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia and (b) together with its Subsidiaries, (i) owns
more than twenty percent (20%) of Consolidated Total Assets or
(ii) accounts for more than twenty percent (20%) of
Consolidated EBITDA.
" Multiemployer Plan " shall mean a
Multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a) (3) of
ERISA to which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making, has
made, is accruing or has accrued an obligation to make,
contributions within the preceding six years.
" Moody's Rating " means the rating
ascribed by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. to the Guarantor's
unsecured, non credit-enhanced long-term debt for borrowed money
(whether senior or subordinated).
" Note " means any promissory note
executed by a Borrower in favor of the Bank or any other Lending
Office pursuant to Section 2.01(e) .
" Obligations " means all Loans, Letter
of Credit Obligations and other indebtedness, advances, Debts,
liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by a Borrower
or Covered Subsidiary to the Bank, any Lending Office or any other
Person required to be paid or indemnified by that Borrower or
Covered Subsidiary under any Loan Document, of any kind or nature,
present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty
or other instrument, arising under this Agreement, under any other
Loan Document, whether arising under, out of, or in connection
with, any checks, notes, drafts, bills of exchange, acceptances,
orders, instruments of guarantee and indemnity or
other
instruments for the payment of money, or in any other
manner and also including any other document made,
delivered or given in connection therewith, and each other
obligation and liability, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter
incurred, of any Borrower or Covered Subsidiary to the Bank or any
other Lending Office arising under any Loan Document, whether on
account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees,
indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all
fees and disbursements of counsel to the Bank, including, without
limitation, allocated costs of staff counsel) or otherwise, whether
or not for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of an
extension of credit, loan, guaranty, indemnification or in any
other manner, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired
by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising and however acquired.
" Outstanding Letter of Credit " means a
letter of credit listed on Schedule B-2.
" PBGC " shall mean the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation and any entity succeeding to any or all of its
functions under ERISA.
" Pension Plan " means any employee
pension benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of
ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to the
provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the
Code and is maintained for the employees of the Parent or any of
its ERISA Affiliates.
" Performance Letters of Credit " has the
meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.01(a).
" Person " means an individual,
partnership, limited liability company, corporation, business
trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association,
joint venture or Governmental Authority.
" Plan " shall mean a pension plan within
the meaning of Section 3 (2) of ERISA subject to Title IV of ERISA
which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate maintains or to which any
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes other than a
Multiemployer Plan.
" Reimbursement Obligation " means in
respect of any Letter of Credit at any date of determination, the
aggregate amount of all drawings under such Letter of Credit
honored by the issuing Lending Office and not theretofore
reimbursed by the relevant Borrower or by the
Guarantors.
" Reportable Event " shall have the
meaning attributed thereto in Section 4043 of ERISA but shall not
include any event for which the 30-30 requirement in Section 4043
of ERISA has been waived under regulations of the PBGC.
" Requirement of Law " means, as to any
Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation
or determination of a court or an arbitrator or of a
Governmental
Authority, in
each case applicable to or binding upon the Person or any of its
property or to which the Person or any of its property is
subject.
" Responsible Officer " means the chief
executive officer, president, chief financial officer or treasurer
of the Parent, or any other officer having substantially the same
authority and responsibility.
" Restricted Subsidiary "
means:
(i) any
Subsidiary of the Parent at the date of this Agreement other than a
Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in
Schedule A-3
(ii) any
Material Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent;
(iii) any
Subsidiary of the Parent that is a Guarantor;
(iv) any
Subsidiary of the Parent that owns, directly or indirectly, any of
the capital stock of any Guarantor; and
(v) any
Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Parent after the date
hereof unless prior to such Person becoming a Subsidiary a
Responsible Officer designates such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, in accordance with the following paragraph.
A Restricted
Subsidiary (other than any Material Domestic Subsidiary, any
Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, or any Subsidiary that owns,
directly or indirectly, any of the capital stock of any Guarantor)
may be designated by a Responsible Officer as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary by written notice to the Bank, but only if (a) the
Subsidiary owns no shares, directly or indirectly, of the Parent or
any Restricted Subsidiary and (b) immediately after such
designation, the Leverage Ratio is not greater than 0.60 to 1.00
and the Interest Coverage Ratio is at least 3.00 to
1.00. An Unrestricted Subsidiary may be designated by a
Responsible Officer as a Restricted Subsidiary by written notice to
the Bank, but only if immediately after such designation
(x) the Parent shall be in compliance with Section 9.2
and (y) the Leverage Ratio is not greater than 0.60 to 1.00
and the Interest Coverage Ratio is at least 3.00 to
1.00.
" Sale and Leaseback Transaction " means
the sale by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary to any Person
(other than the Borrowers) of any property or asset and, as part of
the same transaction or series of transactions, the leasing as
lessee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of the same or
another property or asset which it intends to use for substantially
the same purpose.
" S&P Rating " means the rating
ascribed by Standard & Poor's Corporation to the Guarantor's
unsecured, non credit-enhanced long-term debt for borrowed money
(whether senior or subordinated).
" Subsidiary " means, with respect to any
Person (the "parent") at any date, any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, association or other entity the
accounts of which would be consolidated with those of
the parent in the parent's consolidated financial statements if
such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as
of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which
securities or other ownership interests representing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the equity or more than fifty percent (50%)
of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more
than fifty percent (50%) of the general partnership interests are,
as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of
such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or more
subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more
subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise qualified,
references to "Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries" herein shall refer to
those of the Parent.
" Support Obligation " means, with
respect to any person, at any date without duplication, any Debt of
another Person that is guaranteed, directly or indirectly in any
manner, by such Person or endorsed (otherwise than for collection
or deposit in the ordinary course of business) or discounted with
recourse by such Person or any Debt of another Person that has the
substantially equivalent or similar economic effect of being
guaranteed by such Person or of otherwise making such Person
contingently liable therefor, through an agreement or otherwise,
including, without limitation, an agreement (i) to purchase, or to
advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of, such Debt,
or (ii) to make any loan, advance, capital contribution or other
investment in such other Person to assure a minimum equity, asset
base, working capital or other balance sheet condition for any
date, or to provide funds for the payment of any liability,
dividend or stock liquidation payment, or otherwise to supply funds
to or in any manner invest in such other Person (unless such
investment is expected to constitute a permitted investment under
Section 8.10).
" Taxes " has the meaning assigned
thereto in Section 4.01(a) .
" Termination Date " has the meaning
assigned thereto in Section 2.01 .
" United States " and " U.S. "
each means the United States of America.
" Unrestricted Subsidiary " means any
Subsidiary other than a Restricted Subsidiary.
" Utilization " means, at any time, a
fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the
sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Obligations in
respect of all Letters of Credit at such time plus (ii) the
aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding at such time
plus (iii) the aggregate amount of the Commitment allocated
to Covered Subsidiaries at such time, and the denominator of which
is the Commitment amount at such time
" Withholding Taxes " has the meaning
assigned thereto in Section 4.01(a) .
1.02 Accounting Principles
. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all
accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, and all
financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial
matters required to be delivered to the Bank hereunder shall be
prepared, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis. All calculations made for the purposes of
determining compliance with this Agreement shall (except as
otherwise expressly provided herein) be made by application of GAAP
applied on a basis consistent with the most recent annual or
quarterly financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.10
consistent with the annual audited financial statements referenced
in Section 6.07); provided , however , if (a) the
Parent shall object to determining such compliance on such basis at
the time of delivery of such financial statements due to any change
in GAAP or the rules promulgated with respect thereto or (b) the
Bank shall so object in writing within 60 days after delivery of
such financial statements, then such calculations shall be made on
a basis consistent with the most recent financial statements
delivered by the Parent to the Bank as to which no such objection
shall have been made.
ARTICLE II
LOANS AND
ALLOCATIONS
2.01 Amounts and Terms of
Commitment . Bank agrees to make available to the
Borrowers, including the Parent, from the Effective Date until the
fifth anniversary of the date hereof or until such earlier date on
which the Bank terminates the Commitment pursuant to Section
8.02(a) or the Parent terminates the Commitment pursuant to
Section 2.05(a) (the " Termination Date
"), committed funds in an aggregate amount of $55,000,000 at any
time outstanding (subject to reduction pursuant to Section
2.05(a) ) on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, as follows:
(a) Facility Advances
. The Facility may be drawn upon by the Borrowers for
Loans or Letters of Credit (collectively, " Advances ") from
the Effective Date until the Termination Date in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $55,000,000 (subject to reduction
pursuant to Section 2.05(a) ) at any time
outstanding.
(i) The
initial allocations of the Commitment among the Covered
Subsidiaries on Schedule B-1 attached hereto in the amounts set
forth thereon. The allocation of a portion of the
Commitment to a Covered Subsidiary shall not affect the
availability to the Borrowers of any unused and unallocated portion
of the Commitment.
(ii) As
of the Effective Date, those Subsidiaries of BAX and Brink's listed
on Schedule B-1 have been designated by the Parent and
accepted by the Bank as Covered Subsidiaries with such allocations
of the unused Commitment as are specified on such
Schedule B-1. At any time and from time to time
after the Effective Date, the Parent, may by written notice to the
Bank request that any other Subsidiary of BAX or
Brink's (other
than Pittston Minerals Group, Inc., Pittston Coal Company and any
of their respective Subsidiaries) be designated as a Covered
Subsidiary and/or that the allocation of the Commitment among the
Borrowers and the Covered Subsidiaries be modified. Any
such request shall state the name and address of, as applicable,
the Covered Subsidiary or the Subsidiary of BAX or Brink's proposed
to be designated as an additional Covered Subsidiary and the
country in which a credit extension is contemplated. The
Bank, after consultation with the relevant branch or Affiliate,
shall notify the Parent as soon as reasonably practicable whether
it accepts such additional designation and/or re-allocation and
shall advise the Parent in writing of the acceptance of such
designation and/or such re-allocation. Any Subsidiary of
BAX or Brink's so accepted by the Bank as an additional Covered
Subsidiary in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence
shall be deemed to be a Covered Subsidiary for all purposes under
this Agreement, including Schedule B-1 effective on the date of
such acceptance. Upon request of the Parent at any time
and from time to time, the Bank shall furnish revised versions of
Schedule A-1, Schedule A-2 and Schedule B-1, as amended or
supplemented, listing all Covered Subsidiaries and specifying the
allocated portion of the unused Commitment applicable to such
Covered Subsidiaries. The Bank shall not be obligated in
any way to accept any such additional designation of a Covered
Subsidiary or any such re-allocation. The determination
by the Bank of the Dollar Equivalent with respect to any credit
extensions in a currency other than US Dollars shall be conclusive
and binding upon the Parent; the Bank may readjust the Dollar
Equivalent periodically as provided in Section 2.04 (b) and Section
2.06(b)(provided it agrees not to make any such readjustment unless
the Dollar Equivalent of Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations and
allocations exceeds the Commitment by 3% or more and the Bank
agrees to give the Parent prompt written notice of any such
readjustment). The Bank's relevant branch or Affiliate
and the relevant Covered Subsidiary shall be free to structure each
individual credit transaction in accordance with all relevant law,
local custom and practice, including pricing and collateral,
provided the guaranties of the relevant Guarantors under Article IX
shall apply to all such extensions of credit. Any
portions of the Commitment allocated as hereinabove provided shall
be unavailable for use by any of the Borrowers and for further
allocation until such time as the Bank notifies the Parent of
reinstated availability. The Bank shall be entitled to
demand cash collateral from the relevant Guarantors with respect to
the principal of any obligations of any Covered Subsidiaries (but
not with respect to interest, fees and the like with respect to any
such obligations) incurred in respect to credit extensions
contemplated by this Agreement which the Bank reasonably determines
may be outstanding beyond the Termination Date or outstanding after
any such Covered Subsidiary ceases to qualify as a Subsidiary (in
the latter case, the providing of cash collateral shall not be
required until 30 days after the Bank so requests). Cash collateral
shall be by means of a deposit of immediately available funds in an
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of any such
obligations in a non-interest bearing account with the Bank. Any
failure to provide cash collateral in accordance with this Section
2.01(b)(ii) shall, upon written notice from the Bank to the Parent,
be an Event of Default hereunder.
(c) Documentation for Loans
. Each Loan may be evidenced by (a) one or more master
promissory notes in form and substance acceptable to the relevant
Lending Office or (b) by loan accounts maintained by such Lending
Office. The records attached as grids to the promissory notes and
the loan account and account records shall be conclusive evidence,
absent manifest error, of the amount of the Loans and the interest
and payments thereon. Any failure to record or any error
in doing so shall not, however, increase, limit or otherwise affect
the obligation hereunder of any Borrower to pay any amount owing
with respect to the Loans.
2.02 Procedure for Incurring
Loans . Each Loan shall be made in Dollars upon the
request of a Borrower to the relevant Lending Office (which request
must be received by such Lending Office not later than 11:00 a.m.
(local time), unless otherwise agreed by such Lending Office, (a)
on the requested borrowing date, in the case of Base Rate Loans,
and (b) three Business Days prior to the requested borrowing date,
in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans, specifying (i) the principal
amount of the Loan, (ii) the requested borrowing date,
which shall be a Business Day; (iii) whether the Loan is to be a
Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan; and (iv) if the requested Loan
is a LIBOR Rate Loan, the duration of the Interest Period
applicable to such Loan. If the notice of borrowing
shall fail to specify the duration of the Interest Period for any
LIBOR Rate Loan, such Interest Period shall be one
month.
2.03 Conversion and Continuation
Elections with Respect to Outstanding Loans .
(a) Any Borrower may upon irrevocable
written notice to the applicable Lending Office in accordance with
Section 2.03(b) :
(i) elect to convert, on any Business
Day, any Base Rate Loan made to such Borrower into a LIBOR Rate
Loan; or
(ii) elect to convert, on the last
day of any Interest Period therefor, any LIBOR Rate Loan made to
such Borrower into a Base Rate Loan; or
(iii) elect, on the last day of the
Interest Period with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan made to such
Person, to continue such Loan as a LIBOR Rate Loan denominated in
the same currency for an additional Interest Period.
(b) Any Borrower wishing to convert
or continue a Loan as described in Section 2.03(a) shall
deliver by fax, a notice of conversion or continuation (which
notice must be received by the applicable Lending Office not later
than 11:00 a.m. (local time), unless otherwise agreed by such
Lending Office) (i) on the date of conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan
into a Base Rate Loan, (ii) four Business Days prior to the date of
conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan; and (iii) four Business Days prior
to the date of continuation of a LIBOR Rate Loan,
specifying:
(A) the proposed date of conversion
or continuation;
(B) the aggregate amount of Loans to
be converted or continued;
(C) the nature of the proposed
conversion or continuation; and
(D) the duration of any requested
Interest Period. If the notice of conversion or
continuation shall fail to specify the duration of the Interest
Period for any LIBOR Rate Loan, such Interest Period shall
be one month.
(c) During the existence
of a Default or Event of Default, the Bank may demand
that any or all of the then-outstanding LIBOR Rate Loans be
converted upon their expiration into Base Rate
Loans. Such conversion shall continue to be in effect so
long as such Default or Event of Default continues to
exist.
2.04 Termination or Reduction of
the Commitment .
(a) The Parent may, upon not less
than three Business Days' prior notice to the Bank (i) terminate
the Commitment upon full prepayment of all outstanding Advances and
upon the termination of all allocations theretofore accepted by the
Bank or the providing of cash collateral in all respects
satisfactory to the Bank in order to fully collateralize the
obligations of the Guarantors under Article IX or (ii) permanently
reduce the Commitment to an amount not less than the Dollar
Equivalent of the principal amount of all Advances outstanding on
the reduction date and all allocations of Commitment not
theretofore terminated. If the Commitment is terminated
in its entirety under this Section 2.04(a) , all accrued and
unpaid facility fees to, but not including, the effective date of
such termination shall be payable on the effective date of such
termination without any premium or penalty.
(b) For the purpose of ensuring
compliance with the maximum amount available under the Commitment,
the Bank shall on each date of a voluntary reduction of the
Commitment under Section 2.04(a) and on the last Business
Day of each calendar quarter, determine the Dollar Equivalent of
the principal amount of all existing allocations and
then-outstanding Advances.
2.05 Optional Prepayments
. Subject to Section 4.04 , any Borrower may, at
any time or from time to time, upon at least three Business Days'
notice to the applicable Lending Office, prepay Loans made to it in
whole or in part. Such notice of prepayment shall
specify the date and amount of such prepayment and whether such
prepayment is of Base Rate Loans, LIBOR Rate Loans or any
combination thereof. No such notice shall be revocable
by any Borrower after being given. Once such notice is
given by any Borrower, such Borrower shall make such prepayment,
and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and
payable, on the date specified therein, together (only in the case
of prepayments of LIBOR Rate Loans) with accrued interest to each
such date on the amount prepaid and the amounts, if any, required
pursuant to Section 4.04 .
2.06 Repayment of Principal
.
(a) Each Borrower shall repay on the
Termination Date the principal amount of the Loans made to
it.
(b) In the event that the Bank
determines, based on its computation made in accordance with
Section 2.04(b) or at any other time that the Dollar
Equivalent of the then-outstanding Loans, Letter of Credit
Obligations and allocations exceeds the Commitment, the Bank shall
give notice to the Parent of such fact and of the amount of such
excess (provided that the Bank agrees that no such notice shall be
given unless the Dollar Equivalent of the Loans, Letter of Credit
Obligations and allocations exceeds the Commitment by 3% or
more). Within 30 days after the date on which the Parent
receives such notice, the Borrower shall prepay Loans or
collateralize the Letter of Credit Obligations or allocations with
cash (as set forth below), in the aggregate amount of such
excess. Any such prepayment of LIBOR Rate Loans shall be
made together with interest on the principal amount thereof and any
amount required to be paid in connection therewith pursuant to
Section 4.04 . Any prepayments pursuant to this
Section 2.06(b) shall be applied, first, to any Base
Rate Loans then outstanding, second , to LIBOR Rate Loans
having Interest Periods ending on the date of such prepayment, and
third , to the extent that the amounts referred to in
clauses "first" and "second" are not sufficient to satisfy the
entire prepayment requirement under this Section 2.06(b) or
there are no such Loans outstanding on the date such prepayment
would be required, then the remaining amount that would be required
to be prepaid under this Section 2.06(b) shall be deposited
in a cash collateral account maintained by the Bank, to be held as
security for the Obligations hereunder pursuant to a cash
collateral agreement to be entered into in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Bank and the Borrowers, and to be
applied to the prepayment of LIBOR Rate Loans at the end of the
respective Interest Periods therefor and to the payment of
Reimbursement Obligations as the same become due.
(a) Subject to Sections
2.07(c) and (e) , each Loan made by the Bank shall bear
interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the date
when made until it becomes due at a rate per annum equal to the
LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Percentage for the LIBOR Rate
Loans or the Base Rate Loans per annum.
(b) Interest on each Loan shall be
payable in arrears on each Interest Payment
Date. Interest shall also be payable on the date of any
prepayment of LIBOR Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.05 for
the portion of such Loans so prepaid and upon payment (including
prepayment) in full of LIBOR Rate Loans; provided ,
however , that interest payable pursuant to Section
2.07(c) shall be payable on demand.
(c) While there shall be any default
hereunder in the payment of principal, interest, fees or any other
amount owing hereunder or after acceleration, each Borrower shall
pay interest (after as well as before entry of judgment thereon to
the extent
permitted by
law) on the principal amount of all Obligations of such Person that
are due and unpaid, at a rate per annum determined by adding 2% per
annum to the interest rate then in effect for the applicable type
of Loan and in the case of Obligations other than Loans, at a rate
per annum equal to the Base Rate plus 2%;
provided , however , that, on and after the
expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any LIBOR Rate Loan
outstanding on the date of occurrence of such Event of Default or
acceleration, the principal amount of such Loan shall, during the
continuation of such Event of Default or after acceleration, bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate
plus 2%.
(d) Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder shall
be subject to the limitation that payments of interest shall not be
required, for any period for which interest is computed hereunder,
to the extent (but only to the extent) that contracting for or
receiving such payment by the relevant Lending Office would be
contrary to the provisions of any applicable law limiting the
highest rate of interest which may be lawfully contracted for,
charged or received by the relevant Lending Office, and in such
event the Borrowers shall pay the relevant Lending Office interest
at the highest rate permitted by applicable law.
(e) In the case of all Loans, on each
day that Utilization is greater than 50%, the otherwise applicable
interest rate shall be increased by the Applicable Percentage for
utilization fee.
(a) Facility Fee
. The Parent shall pay to the Bank a facility fee in
Dollars computed at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable
Percentage on the average amount of the Commitment (whether used or
unused, allocated or unallocated), computed on a quarterly basis in
arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter. Such
facility fees shall accrue from the Effective Date to the
Termination Date and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears
on the fifth Business Day following receipt of an invoice from the
Bank, with the final payment to be made on the Termination
Date. The facility fee shall accrue at all times after
the Effective Date, including at any time during which one or more
conditions in Article V are not met.
(b) Letter of Credit Fees
.
(i) Subject to Section 2.08(e)
, each Borrower shall pay to the Bank a letter of credit fee equal
to (A) in the case of a Performance Letter of Credit issued by the
Bank for the account of such Borrower, an amount equal to the
Applicable Percentage per annum on the amount from time to time
available to be drawn under such Performance Letter of Credit, and
(B) in the case of a Financial Letter of Credit issued by the Bank
for the account of such Borrower, equal to the Applicable
Percentage per annum on the amount from time to time available to
be drawn under such Financial Letter of Credit. Such fee
shall accrue on such amount from the date of issuance of each
Letter of Credit (with such issuance date being deemed to be the
Effective Date in the case of the Outstanding Letters of
Credit that are
to be continued hereunder as Performance Letters of Credit or
Financial Letters of Credit) until its expiration date, taking into
account any extensions of the expiration date beyond the initial
expiration date. Such fee shall be payable quarterly in
arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter and on the date
each Letter of Credit expires or is fully drawn.
(ii) In addition to the letter of
credit fees due the Bank hereunder, each Borrower shall pay to
any Lending Office issuing a Letter of Credit any
standard amendment, negotiation or other fees as such
Lending Office may request at the time such Letter of Credit is
issued or amended.
(c) Arrangement Fee
. The Borrowers shall pay to the Bank an arrangement fee
in the amount of $100,000 on the Effective Date.
(d)
Administrative Fee. In the event the Bank permits
Obligations of any of the Guarantors to be cash collateralized as
contemplated in Section 2.01(b) or to permit any Letter of Credit
to expire after the Termination Date as contemplated in Section
3.02(b), the Bank may in its discretion notify the Parent in
writing that it elects to collect an administrative fee of up to
$5000 for each such collateralized Obligation and each extension of
a Letter of Credit beyond the Termination Date. All such
administrative fees shall be payable upon demand and prior to the
Bank's acceptance of cash collateral or any such
extension.
(e) Utilization Fee . In the
case of all Letters of Credit, on each day that Utilization is
greater than 50%, the otherwise applicable fee payable under
Section 2.08(b)(i) shall be increased by the Applicable Percentage
for utilization fee.
2.09 Computation of Fees and
Interest .
(a) All computations of interest
payable in respect of Base Rate Loans at all times as the Base Rate
is determined by the Bank's "reference" or "prime" rate shall be
made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be,
and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees
and interest under this Agreement shall be made on the basis of a
360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest and fees
shall accrue during each period during which interest or such fees
are computed from and including the first day thereof to but
excluding the last day thereof.
(b) Each determination of an interest
rate by the Bank pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall
be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers in the absence of
manifest error.
2.10 Payments by the
Borrowers .
(a) All payments (including
prepayments) to be made by any Borrower on account of Obligations
shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and
shall, except as
otherwise
expressly provided herein, be made to the relevant Lending Office,
in the currency in which the relevant type of Obligation was
denominated and in immediately available funds, no later than 12:00
noon (local time) unless otherwise agreed, on the date specified
herein. Any payment which is received by a Lending
Office later than 12:00 noon (local time) shall be deemed to have
been received on the immediately succeeding Business Day and any
applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.
(b) Whenever any payment hereunder
shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such
payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such
extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation
of interest or fees, as the case may be, subject to the provisions
set forth in the definition of "Interest Period" herein.
ARTICLE III
LETTERS OF
CREDIT
3.01 The Letters of Credit
Commitment .
(a) Letters of Credit denominated in
Dollars or any other Approved Currency may be issued under the
Commitment for the following purposes: (i) " Financial Letters
of Credit " may be issued to any Person other than an Affiliate
to secure the payment by any Person of its financial obligations,
or to provide counter or "back-up" guarantees in support of bank
guarantees, Letters of Credit or other credit facilities afforded
to a Borrower, or to support local currency borrowings outside the
United States, and (ii) " Performance Letters of Credit "
may be issued to secure the performance by any Person of its
obligations, or to guaranty or otherwise secure any Person's
obligations relating to a bid, advance payment or security deposit,
retention release, custom and duty deferment guaranty or bond,
warranty or performance bond or other guaranty and shall include
Commercial Letters of Credit.
(b) The Letter of Credit Obligations
set forth on Schedule B-2 hereto are outstanding under the 2002
Facility. All such Letter of Credit Obligations shall be deemed
outstanding hereunder upon the Effective Date. With respect to any
such Letter of Credit Obligations that are not Letter of Credit
Obligations of a Borrower hereunder, they shall, upon the
effectiveness of this Agreement, become joint and several
obligations of BAX or Brink's, as the case may be, upon the terms
and conditions hereof and as particularly set forth on
Schedule B-2; provided that (i) BAX shall only be jointly
and severally liable for such Letter of Credit Obligations owing by
the Covered Subsidiaries of BAX set opposite its name on
Schedule B-2, (ii) Brink's shall only be jointly and
severally liable for such Letter of Credit Obligations owing by the
Covered Subsidiaries of Brink's set opposite its name on Schedule
B-2, (iii) Brink's shall not be jointly and severally liable
for such Letter of Credit Obligations owing by any Covered
Subsidiary of BAX set opposite BAX's name on Schedule B-2 and
(iv) BAX shall not be jointly and severally liable for such
Letter of Credit Obligations owing by any Covered Subsidiary of
Brink's set opposite Brink's name on Schedule B-2 and (v)
notwithstanding the preceding
clauses (i)
through (iv), (a) if any Covered Subsidiary of Brink's
becomes a Subsidiary of BAX, BAX shall become, and Brink’s
shall cease to be, jointly and severally liable for such Letter of
Credit Obligations owing by such Covered Subsidiary and (b) if any
Covered Subsidiary of BAX becomes a Subsidiary of Brink’s,
Brink’s shall become, and BAX shall cease to be, jointly and
severally liable for such Letter of Credit Obligations owing by
such Covered Subsidiary.
3.02 Terms of the Letters of
Credit .
(a) Performance Letters of Credit
issued after the Effective Date shall not have a term exceeding one
year.
(b) No Letter of Credit may expire
(including all rights of renewal) later than the Termination
Date, provided , however , that the Bank
in its discretion may elect to, issue Letters of Credit
that expire after the Termination Date, upon terms and conditions
acceptable to the Bank, including without limitation, cash
collateral provisions, it being understood and agreed that this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to all
such Letters of Credit until they have expired and all related
Letter of Credit Obligations have been paid in
full. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the applicable Borrower will cash collateralize each Letter of
Credit that remains outstanding and undrawn as of the Termination
Date by deposit of immediately available funds in an amount equal
to the undrawn amount of such Letter of Credit in a
non-interest-bearing account maintained with the Bank; provided,
however, that subject to the proviso in Section 8.02, the
obligation to so cash collateralize any Letter of Credit having a
stated expiry date occurring after the Termination Date shall arise
only upon the Bank's request to the applicable
Borrower. If any Letter of Credit that is to be cash
collateralized is denominated in an Approved Currency other than
Dollars, the amount so deposited shall, if requested by the Bank,
be the Dollar Equivalent of the undrawn amount of such Letter of
Credit as of the Termination Date. The Bank may, at any
time and from time to time after the initial deposit of cash
collateral, require that additional cash collateral be provided in
order to protect against the results of exchange rate
fluctuations.
3.03 Procedure for Issuance of
the Letters of Credit .
(a) Each Letter of Credit to be
issued after the Effective Date shall be issued upon the request of
a Borrower received by the Bank and any other relevant Lending
Office not later than 12:00 noon (local time), three (3) Business
Days prior to the requested date of issuance.
(b) Each request for issuance of a
Letter of Credit shall be made in writing by fax and confirmed by
delivery of the original executed letter of credit application and
Agreement, in the Bank's standard form or a similar form if the
relevant Lending Office uses a different form (each, an " L/C
Application "), not later than one (1) Business Day
thereafter. Each request for issuance of a Letter of
Credit and each L/C Application shall specify, among other
things: (i) the proposed date of issuance (which shall
be a Business
Day); (ii) the
face amount of the Letter of Credit; (iii) the date of expiration
of the Letter of Credit; (iv) the name and address of the
beneficiary thereof; (v) the documents to be presented by the
beneficiary of the Letter of Credit in case of any drawing
thereunder; (vi) the full text of any certificate to be presented
by the beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (vii)
whether the Letter of Credit is to be a Financial Letter of Credit
or a Performance Letter of Credit.
(c) Any request for an amendment to
any previously-issued Letter of Credit shall be received by
the Lending Office which issued the Letter of Credit not
later than 12:00 noon (local time), unless otherwise agreed by the
Lending Office, two (2) Business Days prior to the date of the
proposed amendment in writing by fax. Each written
request for an amendment to a previously-issued Letter of Credit
made by fax shall be in the form of the relevant L/C Application
signed by the relevant Borrower and, unless otherwise agreed by
the Lending Office which issued the Letter of Credit in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3.02(b) , shall
not request an extension beyond the relevant Termination Date
described in said Section. Amendments and extensions
shall be at the sole discretion of the Lending Office which issued
the Letter of Credit.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of
any L/C Application to the contrary, in the event of any conflict
between the terms of any such L/C Application and the terms of this
Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control with respect
to payment obligations, events of default, representations and
warranties, and covenants, except that such L/C Application may
provide for further warranties relating specifically to the
transaction or affairs underlying such Letter of Credit.
3.04 Drawings and
Reimbursements . Each Borrower hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to reimburse the relevant
Lending Office for each payment made by such Lending Office under
any Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower; such
reimbursement shall be due and payable on the date the relevant
Lending Office makes such payment under such Letter of
Credit. If such reimbursement payment is not made when
due, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely made a request to
the Bank for a Base Rate Loan on such date in an amount equal to
the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such draft paid, together
with any fees owing to the Bank pursuant to Section 2.08(b) (to the
extent such drawn amount and fees, when aggregated with the
principal amount of all other Advances then outstanding and
allocations then existing, do not exceed the Commitment) and,
regardless of whether or not the conditions precedent specified in
Article V (except 5.02(c)) have been satisfied, the Bank shall be
deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan in such amount, the proceeds
of which shall be deemed to have satisfied the related
Reimbursement Obligations. Interest shall be payable on
any such Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate.
3.05 Reimbursement Obligations
Absolute . The obligations of the Borrowers to
reimburse the Lending Office for payments made by such Lending
Office under any Letter of Credit honoring a demand for payment by
the beneficiary thereunder shall be irrevocable, absolute and
unconditional under any and all circumstances, including the
following circumstances:
(a) any lack of validity or
enforceability of this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any L/C
Application or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto
(collectively, the " L/C Related Documents ");
(b) any change in the time, manner or
place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the
obligations of any Borrower in respect of any Letter of Credit or
any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to or departure
from all or any of the L/C Related Documents;
(c) the existence of any claim,
set-off, defense or other right that any Borrower may have at any
time against any beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of
Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such
transferee may be acting), the Bank, any Lending Office