RM Restaurant Holding Corp.
Credit Agreement
RM RESTAURANT HOLDING CORP.,
as Holdings
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM
TIME TO TIME,
as Lenders,
WILMINGTON TRUST FSB,
as Administrative Agent
$25,000,000 HOLDINGS TERM LOAN
FACILITY
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RM Restaurant Holding Corp.
Credit Agreement
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SECTION
1. DEFINITIONS
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Certain Defined
Terms
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Defined Terms;
Accounting Terms; Utilization of GAAP for Purposes of Calculations
Under Agreement
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SECTION
2. AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF
COMMITMENTS AND TERM LOANS
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Term
Loans
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Interest on the
Term Loans
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Fees
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Repayments and
Prepayments; General Provisions Regarding Payments
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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Increased
Costs; Taxes
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Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
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SECTION
3. CONDITIONS TO
EFFECTIVENESS
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Conditions to
Effectiveness
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SECTION
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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Organization,
Powers, Qualification, Good Standing, Business and
Subsidiaries
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Authorization,
etc.
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Financial
Condition
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No Material
Adverse Change
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Title to
Properties; Liens; Real Property; Intellectual Property
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Litigation;
Compliance with Law
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Payment of
Taxes
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Performance of
Agreements; Materially Adverse Agreements
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Governmental
Regulation
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Securities
Activities
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ERISA
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Certain
Fees
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Environmental
Matters
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Employee
Matters
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Solvency
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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Disclosure
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SECTION
5. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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Financial
Statements and Other Reports and Notices
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Corporate
Existence; Maintenance of Properties
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Taxes
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Insurance
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Inspection
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Compliance with
Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits
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Environmental
Laws
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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Reporting
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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Further
Assurances
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Conduct of
Business; Stores
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Credit Agreement
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Existing Senior
Secured Note Redemption
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SECTION
6. NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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Indebtedness
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Liens and
Related Matters
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Investments
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Restricted
Payments
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Financial
Covenants
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Restriction on
Fundamental Changes; Asset Sales
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Sales and
Lease-Backs
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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Change in
Fiscal Year
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Amendments or
Waivers of Certain Agreements and Documents
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Business of
Holdings
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SECTION
7. EVENTS OF
DEFAULT
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Failure to Make
Payments When Due
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Default in
Other Agreements
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Breach of
Certain Covenants
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Breach of
Representation or Warranty
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Other Defaults
Under Loan Documents
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Involuntary
Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc.
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Voluntary
Bankruptcy: Appointment of Receiver, etc.
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Judgments and
Attachments
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Dissolution
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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Change of
Control
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SECTION
8. ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
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Appointment
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Rights as a
Lender
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Exculpatory
Provisions
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Reliance by the
Administrative Agent
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Delegation of
Duties
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Resignation of
Administrative Agent
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Non-Reliance on
Agent and Other Lenders
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Withholding
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SECTION
9. MISCELLANEOUS
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Assignments and
Participations in Term Loans
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Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver
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Right of
Set-Off
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Sharing of
Payments by Lenders
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Amendments and
Waivers
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Independence of
Covenants
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Notices
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Survival of
Representations, Warranties and Agreements
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Failure or
Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
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Marshalling;
Payments Set Aside
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Severability
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Obligations
Several; Independent Nature of the Lenders’ Rights
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Maximum
Amount
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Headings
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Governing
Law
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Credit Agreement
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Consent to
Jurisdiction and Service of Process
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Confidentiality
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Counterparts;
Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution
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Credit Agreement
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
AGREEMENT
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FORM OF TERM NOTE
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FORM OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
CERTIFICATE
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FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO
HOLDINGS
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FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
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ASSUMED AMOUNTS
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CORPORATE STRUCTURE; CAPITAL STRUCTURE;
OWNERSHIP
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LITIGATION
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CERTAIN REGISTRATION RIGHTS
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COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
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ERISA
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CERTAIN EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
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CERTAIN EXISTING LIENS
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CERTAIN EXISTING INVESTMENTS
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RM Restaurant Holding Corp.
Credit Agreement
This
CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of July 7, 2009 and
entered into by and among RM RESTAURANT HOLDING CORP. , a
Delaware corporation (“ Holdings ”),
THE BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES PARTY
HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME AS LENDERS and WILMINGTON TRUST
FSB (“ WTFSB ”), as administrative
agent for the Lenders (and in such capacity and together with its
successors, the “ Administrative Agent
”).
WHEREAS , Holdings and Opco entered into that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger
Agreement ”) dated as of August 21, 2006 (the
“ Merger Date ”), by and among Holdings,
Opco, RM Integrated, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings
(“ Newco ”), and Bruckmann, Rosser,
Sherrill & Co., Inc., as representative for the benefit of the
Former Securities Holders (as defined therein) (collectively, the
“ Sellers ”) pursuant to which Newco
merged with and into Opco on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, with Opco being the
surviving corporation of the transactions contemplated therein and
becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (the “
Merger ”);
WHEREAS , in connection with the Merger, (a) Holdings
incurred the Bank of Montreal Indebtedness to pay the Sellers in
cash the consideration for the Merger pursuant to the terms of the
Merger Agreement (the “ Merger Consideration
”) and transaction fees and expenses and (b) Opco
entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ”), dated
as of October 5, 2006, among Opco, the lenders party thereto
from time to time and Credit Suisse, as administrative
agent;
WHEREAS , fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
foregoing (the “ Transaction Costs ”)
were paid on or about the Merger Date (the transactions described
in this paragraph, together with the Merger and the execution,
delivery and performance by Holdings of the Loan Documents, are
collectively referred to herein as the “
Transactions ”);
WHEREAS, the lenders under the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement have agreed, severally and not jointly, to amend and
restate the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and provide a
senior unsecured term loan facility to Opco in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $25,000,000 as set forth in the Second Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Opco,
the lenders party thereto from time to time and Credit Suisse,
Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent (the “
Opco Credit Agreement ”);
WHEREAS , substantially concurrently with the execution and
delivery hereof, Holdings, the Lenders, Opco and the Administrative
Agent will enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement,
pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Lenders under
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will assign to the
Lenders hereunder $25,000,000 in principal amount of term loans of
Opco outstanding under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(the “ Assumed Term Loans ”), and
(ii) Holdings will assume the obligations of Opco in respect
of such Assumed Term Loans;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Canpartners Exchange Agreement,
Canpartners shall exchange an aggregate principal amount of
$15,000,000 of Term Loans under and as defined in the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement for $4,583,000 in face amount of the
Senior Secured Notes; and
WHEREAS , the Lenders hereunder are willing to consent to
the assumption by Holdings of the obligations of Opco in respect of
the Assumed Term Loans and release Opco from its obligations and
liabilities with respect to the Assumed Term Loans only upon
execution and delivery by Holdings of this
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pursuant to which, among other things, the Assumed Term Loans shall
become Term Loans outstanding under, and subject to the terms and
conditions of, this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1.1 Certain
Defined Terms .
The
following terms used in this Agreement shall have the following
meanings:
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2009 Indenture Effective Time ” has the meaning
assigned to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
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2009 Transaction ” means the termination of the
Existing Senior Secured Note Documents on or about the 2009
Indenture Effective Time and transactions consummated pursuant to
(i) Amendment No. 4 to the Revolving Credit Agreement,
(ii) this Agreement and (iii) the Opco Credit Documents
and (iv) Senior Secured Note Documents.
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Adjusted Debt ” means, at any time, the sum of
(a) all Consolidated Funded Indebtedness plus (b) an
amount equal to eight times Consolidated Rental Expense for the
most recently completed four consecutive fiscal
quarters.
“
Adjusted Leverage Ratio ” means the ratio as of
the last day of any fiscal quarter of Holdings of (a) Adjusted
Debt at such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDAR for the period
of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date.
“
Administrative Agent ” has the meaning assigned
to that term in the Preamble to this Agreement.
“
Administrative Questionnaire ” means an
Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the
Administrative Agent, or such form as may be provided by the
Lenders and acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and delivered
by Lenders.
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Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified
Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under
common control with the Person specified. For purposes of this
definition, a Person shall be deemed to “control” or be
“controlled by” a Person if such Person possesses,
directly or indirectly, power either (a) to vote 10% or more
of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of
directors of such Person or (b) to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by
contract or otherwise.
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Agreement ” means this Credit Agreement dated
as of July 7, 2009, as it may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ” has the
meaning assigned to that term in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
“
Applicable Laws ” means, collectively, all
statutes, laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, decisions, writs,
judgments, decrees, and injunctions of any Governmental Authority
affecting Holdings
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or any of the
Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets, whether now or
hereafter enacted and in force, and all Governmental Authorizations
relating thereto.
“
Approved Fund ” means any Fund that is
administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate
of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that
administers or manages a Lender.
“
Asset Sale ” means the sale, lease, sale and
leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition by
Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries to any Person (other than
Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Foreign
Subsidiary)) of any right or interest in or to property of any kind
whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or
intangible, including Capital Stock (including Capital Stock of
Opco or any of Opco’s subsidiaries), but excluding
(a) sales or other dispositions of assets (other than Capital
Stock of Opco or any of Opco’s subsidiaries) in the ordinary
course of business, (b) sales or dispositions of assets by one
Subsidiary to another Subsidiary and (c) sales or other
dispositions of assets (other than Capital Stock of any of
Opco’s subsidiaries) having a value not in excess of $500,000
in a single transaction or series of related
transactions.
“
Assignment Agreement ” means an assignment and
assumption agreement in substantially the form of
Exhibit I or in such other form as may be approved by
the Administrative Agent.
“
Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” means the
assignment and assumption agreement, in substantially the form of
Exhibit II , pursuant to which Holdings shall assume an
aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000 of Opco’s Term
Loans under and as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement.
“
Assumed Term Loans ” has the meaning assigned
to that term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“
Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United
States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now and hereafter
in effect, or any successor statute.
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Business Day ” means a day other than a
Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York
City are authorized or required by law to close.
“
Canpartners ” means Canpartners Investments IV,
LLC.
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Capital Assets ” means fixed assets, both
tangible (such as land, buildings, fixtures, machinery and
equipment) and intangible (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks,
franchises and goodwill); provided that Capital
Assets shall not include any item customarily charged directly to
expense or depreciated over a useful life of twelve
(12) months or less in accordance with GAAP.
“
Capital Expenditures ” means, for any period,
amounts paid or Indebtedness incurred by Holdings or any Subsidiary
in connection with (i) the purchase of lease by Holdings or
any Subsidiary of Capital Assets that would be required to be
capitalized and shown on the balance sheet of such Person in
accordance with GAAP, (ii) Consolidated Restaurant Pre-Opening
Costs, or (iii) the lease of any assets by Holdings or any
Subsidiary as lessee under any Synthetic Lease to the extent such
asset would have been Capital Assets had the Synthetic Lease been
treated for accounting purposes as a Capitalized Lease.
“
Capitalized Lease ” means any lease under which
Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries is the lessee or obligor, the
discounted future rental payment obligations under which are
required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee or
obligor in accordance with GAAP.
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Capital Stock ” means any and all shares,
interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated)
of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership
interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including
partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all
warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or
rights to acquire any of the foregoing.
“
Casa Gallardo Restaurants ” means the
restaurants doing business as Casa Gallardo located in Fairview
Heights, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, Bridgeton, Missouri and
Westport, Missouri.
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Cash ” means money, currency or a credit
balance in a Deposit Account.
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Cash Equivalents ” means, as at any date of
determination, (a) marketable securities (i) issued or
directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and
principal by the United States Government or (ii) issued by
any agency of the United States the obligations of which are backed
by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case
maturing within one year after such date; (b) marketable
direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of
America or any political subdivision of any such state or any
public instrumentality thereof, in each case maturing within one
year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition
thereof, a rating of at least A 1 from S&P or at least P 1 from
Moody’s; (c) commercial paper maturing no more than one
year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of
the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A 1 from S&P or
at least P 1 from Moody’s; (d) certificates of deposit
or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year after such
date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any commercial bank
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any
state thereof or the District of Columbia that (i) is at least
“adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations
of its primary Federal banking regulator) and (ii) has Tier 1
capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than
$100,000,000; and (e) shares of any money market mutual fund
that (i) has substantially all of its assets invested
continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses
(a) and (b) above, (ii) has net assets of not less
than $500,000,000, and (iii) has the highest rating obtainable
from either S&P or Moody’s.
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Cash Proceeds ” means, with respect to any
Asset Sale, Cash payments (including any Cash received by way of
deferred payment pursuant to, or monetization of, a note receivable
or otherwise, but only as and when so received) received from such
Asset Sale.
“
Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the
Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or
taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any
change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the
administration, interpretation or application thereof by any
Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any
request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of
law) by any Governmental Authority.
“
Change of Control ” means at any time, the
occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(i) Holdings shall at any time fail to own, directly or
indirectly, 100% of each class of issued and outstanding Capital
Stock of Opco that carries voting rights and/or economic interests
free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens,
(ii) the Permitted Holders shall at any time fail to own,
directly or indirectly, 50.1% of each class of issued and
outstanding Capital Stock of Holdings that carries voting rights
and/or economic interests, (iii) the occurrence of any
“Change of Control” under (and as defined in) the
Revolving Credit Documents, or (iv) the occurrence of any
“Change of Control” under (and as defined in) the
Senior Secured Note Documents.
“
Closing Date ” means July 7,
2009.
“
Cocina ” means Cocina Funding Corp.,
LLC.
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“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended from time to time, any successor statute and the
regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“
Co-Investors ” means H.I.G. Sun Partners, Inc.,
SCSF Cantinas and any of their Control Investment Affiliates, and
members of the management of Holdings, Opco and the
Subsidiaries.
“
Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in subsection 5.1A(v).
“
Condemnation Proceeds ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in subsection 2.4B(iii)(d).
“
Confirmation Order ” has the meaning assigned
to that term in subsection 3.1C(ii).
“
Consolidated Cash Flow ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in the 2009 Indenture, as in effect as of the
2009 Indenture Effective Time.
“
Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period,
the sum of (a) the Consolidated Pre-Tax Income of Holdings and
the Subsidiaries for such period, plus (b) to the extent not
otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated Pre-Tax
Income of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, income of a Person in
which Holdings holds a minority equity interest to the extent such
income is properly attributable to such minority interest held by
Holdings and such income has been distributed to Holdings in Cash
in such period, plus (c) Consolidated Total Interest Expense
for such period, plus (d) to the extent deducted in the
calculation of Consolidated Pre-Tax Income, Consolidated Restaurant
Pre-Opening Costs and depreciation and amortization expenses of
Holdings and the Subsidiaries for such period, plus (e) to the
extent deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Pre-Tax Income
and actually paid in cash and without duplication, option payments
pursuant to the Merger Agreement in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $6,000,000, plus (f) to the extent deducted in the
calculation of Consolidated Pre-Tax Income and without duplication,
other non-cash charges (including non-cash extraordinary losses) of
Holdings and the Subsidiaries for such period, plus (g) to the
extent deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Pre-Tax Income
and without duplication, Transaction Costs in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $8,000,000, plus (h) payments to restricted
stockholders of Holdings relating to the Merger in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $2,400,000, plus (i) any fees and
expenses paid pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, plus
(j) non-recurring expenses incurred in connection with
(x) certain class action lawsuits set forth on
Schedule 3.1L-1 hereto, (y) any litigation claims
consolidated with any of the litigation matters set forth on
Schedule 3.1L-1 hereto and (z) any claims alleged
against Holdings and/or the Subsidiaries that are asserted which
arise in whole or in part from the conduct or alleged conduct of
business or any other action allegedly taken or omitted to be taken
by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries prior to the Merger Date and
that assert substantially the same or substantially similar legal
theories as those relating to the litigation described above
(collectively, the “ Existing Litigation
”); provided that the amount of such expenses which are added
back pursuant to this clause (j) shall not exceed $8,500,000
in the aggregate plus (k) to the extent deducted in the
calculation of Consolidated Pre-Tax Income and without duplication,
documented costs and expenses consisting of (i) restructuring
costs and expenses incurred and paid by Holdings and the
Subsidiaries, (ii) severance payments paid to employees of
Holdings and the Subsidiaries, and (iii) fees and expenses
incurred and paid by Holdings and/or the Subsidiaries in connection
with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the limited
waiver, consent and amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, the limited waiver, consent and amendment no. 3 to the
Revolving Credit Agreement and the New Equity Documents, each dated
as of November 13, 2008, in each case incurred and paid on or
before February 15, 2009, in an amount not to exceed
$2,600,000 in the aggregate for all costs, expenses, payments and
fees described in the above clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), plus
(l) without duplication, a lump sum, non-recurring cash
payment in respect
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of Taxes for
Fiscal Year 2008 on income arising from the cancellation of
indebtedness arising from the Exchange Agreement and the other
transactions on November 13, 2008, plus (m) to the extent
deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Pre-Tax Income, and
without duplication, fees and expenses occurred and paid by
Holdings and/or Opco in connection with the closing of the
transactions contemplated by Amendment No. 4 to the Revolving
Credit Agreement, this Agreement, the Opco Credit Documents and the
Senior Secured Note Documents, in each case dated as of the Closing
Date and incurred and paid by Holdings and/or Opco on or before
August 31, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $8,500,000 minus
(n) to the extent included in the calculation of Consolidated
Pre-Tax Income, extraordinary non-recurring gains, including
without limitation, gains from asset dispositions.
“
Consolidated EBITDAR ” means, for any period,
the sum of (a) the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and the
Subsidiaries for such period, plus (b) Consolidated
Rental Expense for such period.
“
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness ” means, for
any period, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of
Indebtedness (including interest paid in kind) of Holdings and the
Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, relating to the borrowing of
money or the obtaining of credit (but not including the Maximum
Drawing Amount (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement as of
the Closing Date) still available under letters of credit or trade
credit obtained in the ordinary course of business) or in respect
of Capitalized Leases, other than any interest in respect thereof
(but not including Indebtedness consisting of deferred tax
liability) minus (b) the amount of cash maintained in the
Excess Cash Flow Account plus (b) without duplication, all
Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a) above
guaranteed by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries.
“
Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any
period, the consolidated net income (or deficit) of Holdings and
the Subsidiaries, after deduction of all expenses, taxes, and other
proper charges, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Pre-Tax Income ” means, for any
period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus, to the
extent deducted from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income,
income tax expenditures for such period, determined in accordance
with GAAP.
“
Consolidated Total Interest Expense ” means,
for any period, the aggregate amount of interest required to be
paid or accrued by Holdings and the Subsidiaries during such period
on all Indebtedness of Holdings and the Subsidiaries outstanding
during all or any part of such period, whether such interest was or
is required to be reflected as an item of expense or capitalized,
including payments consisting of interest in respect of Capitalized
Leases or any Synthetic Lease and including commitment fees, agency
fees, facility fees, balance deficiency fees and similar fees or
expenses in connection with the borrowing of money.
“
Consolidated Rental Expense ” means, for any
period, all rental expense of Holdings and the Subsidiaries during
such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, incurred under any rental
agreements or leases of real or personal property, including space
leases and ground leases, other than obligations in respect of any
Capitalized Leases or any Synthetic Leases.
“
Consolidated Restaurant Pre-Opening Costs ”
means “Start-up costs” (such term used herein as
defined in SOP 98-5 published by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants) related to the opening and organizing
or conversion of new Stores, such costs including, without
limitation, the cost of feasibility studies, staff-training, and
recruiting and travel costs for employees engaged in such start-up
activities.
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“
Contingent Obligation ” means, as applied to
any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or
otherwise, of that Person (a) with respect to any
Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person
if the primary purpose or intent thereof by the Person incurring
the Contingent Obligation is to provide assurance to the obligee of
such obligation of another Person that such obligation of another
Person will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating
thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such
obligation will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in
respect thereof, (b) with respect to any letter of credit
issued for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is
otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings, or (c) under
Rate Protection Agreements or other Hedge Agreements. Contingent
Obligations shall include (a) the direct or indirect guaranty,
endorsement (otherwise than for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse
or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of another,
(b) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments if
required regardless of non-performance by any other party or
parties to an agreement, and (c) any liability of such Person
for the obligation of another Person through any agreement
(contingent or otherwise) (i) to purchase, repurchase or
otherwise acquire such obligation or any security therefor, or to
provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation
(whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital
contributions or otherwise) or (ii) to maintain the solvency
or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition
of another Person if, in the case of any agreement described under
subclauses (i) or (ii) of this sentence, the primary
purpose or intent thereof is as described in the preceding
sentence. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be equal to
the amount of the obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported
or, if less, the amount to which such Contingent Obligation is
specifically limited.
“
Control Investment Affiliate ” means, as to any
Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, is
in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such Person and (b) is organized by such Person or any Person
controlling such Person primarily for the purpose of making equity
or debt investments in one or more companies. For purposes of this
definition “ control ” of a Person means
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such Person whether by contract or
otherwise.
“
Default ” means a condition or event that,
after notice or after any applicable grace period has lapsed, or
both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“
Deposit Account ” means a demand, time,
savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan
association, credit union or like organization, other than an
account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of
deposit.
“
Distribution ” means (a) the declaration
or payment of any dividend or other distribution on or in respect
of any Capital Stock of a Person, other than dividends or
distributions payable solely in Capital Stock of such Person of the
same class; (b) the purchase, redemption or other retirement
of any Capital Stock of a Person, directly or through a Subsidiary
of such Person or otherwise; (c) the return of capital by a
Person to the holders of its Capital Stock as such; or (d) any
other distribution on or in respect of any Capital Stock of a
Person.
“
Dollars ” and the sign “ $
” mean the lawful money of the United States of
America.
“
Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary
incorporated, formed or organized under the laws of any
jurisdiction within the United States of America or any territory
thereof.
“
Eligible Assignee ” means (a) Lender,
(b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, and
(d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by
the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed).
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“
Employee Benefit Plan ” means any
“employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3)
of ERISA which is or was sponsored, maintained or contributed to
by, or required to be contributed by, Holdings, any of the
Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates.
“
Engagement Letter ” means that certain
engagement letter, dated as of February 27, 2009, between
Holdings and Capstone Consulting LLC, as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Environmental Claim ” means any investigation,
notice, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding,
demand, abatement order or other order or directive (conditional or
otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person,
arising (a) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or
alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (b) in connection
with any Hazardous Material or any actual or alleged Hazardous
Materials Activity; or (c) in connection with any actual or
alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to health, safety, natural
resources or the environment.
“
Environmental Laws ” means any and all
applicable current or future foreign or domestic, federal or state
(or any subdivision of either of them), statutes, ordinances,
orders, rules, regulations, judgments, Governmental Authorizations,
or any other requirements of Governmental Authorities relating to
(a) environmental matters, including those relating to any
Hazardous Materials Activity and the preservation and protection of
the environment; (b) the generation, use, storage,
transportation or disposal of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials;
or (c) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene,
land use or the protection of human, plant or animal health or
welfare, in any manner applicable to Holdings or any of the
Subsidiaries or any of the Facilities.
“
Equity Proceeds ” means the cash proceeds (net
of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable
costs associated therewith) from the issuance of any Capital Stock
or other equity securities of, or the making of any capital
contribution to, Holdings or Opco after the Closing Date. For the
avoidance of doubt, the issuance of any Capital Stock or other
equity securities of Holdings to Capstone Consulting LLC pursuant
to the Engagement Letter, or any subsequent capital contribution of
the proceeds of such issuance from Holdings to Opco shall does not
give rise to any Equity Proceeds.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any
successor statute.
“
ERISA Affiliate ” means, as applied to any
Person, (a) any corporation which is a member of a controlled
group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the
Code of which that Person is a member; (b) any trade or
business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group
of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of
Section 414(c) of the Code of which that Person is a member; and
(c) any member of an affiliated service group within the
meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code of which that
Person, any corporation described in clause (a) above or any
trade or business described in clause (b) above is a member.
Any former ERISA Affiliate of Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries
shall continue to be considered an ERISA Affiliate of Holdings or
any such Subsidiary within the meaning of this definition with
respect to the period such entity was an ERISA Affiliate of
Holdings or such Subsidiary and with respect to liabilities arising
after such period for which Holdings or such Subsidiary could be
liable under the Code or ERISA.
“
ERISA Event ” means (a) a
“reportable event” within the meaning of
Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder
with respect to any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the
provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC has been waived by
regulation); (b) the failure to meet the minimum funding
standard of Section 412 of the Code with respect to any
Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section
412(d) of the Code) or the failure to make by its due date a
required
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installment
under Section 412(m) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan
or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer
Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Pension
Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of
intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination described
in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (d) the withdrawal by Holdings,
any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates
from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the
termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to
Holdings, any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective
Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA;
(e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate
any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which
might constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of, or the
appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan;
(f) the imposition of liability on Holdings, any of the
Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant
to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application
of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (g) the withdrawal of Holdings,
any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates
in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections
4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any
potential liability therefore, or the receipt by Holdings, any of
the Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of
notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or
insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or that it
intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041 A or
4042 of ERISA; (h) the occurrence of an act or omission which
could reasonably be expected to give rise to the imposition on
Holdings, any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under
Chapter 43 of the Code or under Section 409,
Section 502(c), (i) or (1), or Section 4071 of ERISA
in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan; (i) the assertion of
a material claim (other than routine claims for benefits) against
any Employee Benefit Plan other than a Multiemployer Plan or the
assets thereof, or against Holdings, any of the Subsidiaries or any
of their respective ERISA Affiliates in connection with any
Employee Benefit Plan; (j) receipt from the Internal Revenue
Service of notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other
Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a)
of the Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, or the
failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan to qualify
for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code; or
(k) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to
Section 401(a)(29) or 412(n) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA
with respect to any Pension Plan.
“
Escrow Agreement ” means that certain Escrow
Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2006, by and among J.P.
Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as Escrow Agent
thereunder, Opco, Holdings and Sellers.
“
Event of Default ” means each of the events set
forth in Section 7 identified as such.
“
Excess Cash Flow ” has the meaning assigned to
such term in the Senior Secured Note Indenture.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor
statute.
“
Exchange Agreement ” means the Exchange
Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2008, by and among Cocina,
KKR, Canpartners, SCSF Cantinas and Opco.
“
Exchange Fee Agreement ” means the letter
agreement, dated as of November 13, 2008, by and among Cocina,
KKR, Canpartners, SCSF Cantinas and Opco.
“
Excluded Foreign Subsidiary ” means, at any
time, a Foreign Subsidiary that is (or is treated as) for United
States federal income tax purposes either (a) a corporation or
(b) a pass-through entity owned directly or indirectly by
another Foreign Subsidiary that is (or is treated as) a
corporation.
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“
Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to the
Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any
payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of Holdings
hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net
income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in
lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political
subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is
organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the
case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lender Office is
located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United
States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other
jurisdiction in which Holdings is located and (c) in the case
of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request
by Holdings under subsection 2.8B), any U.S. withholding tax that
is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time
such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new
Lender Office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s
failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to
comply with subsection 2.7E(v), except to the extent that such
Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time
of designation of a new Lender Office (or assignment), to receive
additional amounts from Holdings with respect to such withholding
tax pursuant to subsection 2.7E(i).
“
Existing Note Opco Intercreditor Agreement ”
means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, by
and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under
the Existing Senior Secured Note Indenture, Holdings, Opco, the
lenders party thereto and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as
subordinated agent, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from
time to time.
“
Existing Senior Secured Note Documents ” means
(a) the Existing Senior Secured Note Indenture, (b) the
Existing Senior Secured Note Intercreditor Agreement and
(c) the Existing Note Opco Intercreditor Agreement.
“
Existing Senior Secured Note Indenture ” means
the indenture, dated as of March 31, 2004, among Opco, the
guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., pursuant to
which up to $105,000,000 original principal amount of Existing
Senior Secured Notes were issued by Opco, as amended or
supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof and in effect from
time to time, and each of the notes, security documents and other
documents delivered pursuant thereto.
“
Existing Senior Secured Note Intercreditor Agreement
” means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of
March 31, 2004 by and among Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as
Collateral Agent and Trustee and General Electric Capital
Corporation, as successor to Fleet National Bank, as amended,
restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Existing Senior Secured Notes ” means
Indebtedness of Opco in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$105,000,000 evidenced by senior secured notes due 2010 issued
pursuant to the Senior Secured Note Documents and that is expressly
subject to the provisions of the Existing Intercreditor
Agreement.
“
Facilities ” means any and all real property
(including all buildings, fixtures or other improvements located
thereon) now, hereafter or heretofore owned, leased, operated or
used by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries (but only as to
portions thereof actually owned, leased, operated or used) or any
of their respective predecessors or any of their respective
Affiliates that are directly or indirectly controlled by
Holdings.
“
Fee Letter ” means that certain fee letter,
dated as of July 7, 2009, among Holdings and WTFSB.
“
Fiscal Quarter ” means each period ending on
the last Sunday of March, June, September and December.
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Fiscal Year ” means the fiscal year of Holdings
and the Subsidiaries ending on the last Sunday in December of each
calendar year.
“
Foreign Lender ” means any Lender that is
organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which
Holdings is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this
definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and
the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single
jurisdiction.
“
Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that
is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“
Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural
person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding
or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions
of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
“
Funding and Payment Office ” means the office
of the Administrative Agent located at 1100 North Market Street,
Rodney Square North, Wilmington, DE 19890 3 (or such office of the
Administrative Agent or any successor Administrative Agent
specified by the Administrative Agent or such successor
Administrative Agent in a notice to Holdings and the
Lenders).
“
GAAP ” means, subject to the limitations on the
application thereof set forth in subsection 1.2, generally accepted
accounting principles, as in effect in the United States on the
date of determination, consistently applied.
“
Governmental Authority ” means the government
of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any
agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central
bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or
pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such
as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“
Governmental Authorization ” means any permit,
license, authorization, plan, directive, consent order or consent
decree of or from any Governmental Authority.
“
Granting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to
that term in subsection 9.1G.
“
Guaranteed Pension Plan ” means any employee
pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of
ERISA maintained or contributed to by Holdings, any Subsidiary or
any ERISA Affiliate the benefits of which are guaranteed on
termination in full or in part by the PBGC pursuant to Title IV of
ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
“
Hazardous Materials ” means any chemical,
material or substance, the generation, use, storage, transportation
or disposal of which, or the exposure to which, is prohibited,
limited or regulated by any Governmental Authority or which may or
could pose a hazard to the health and safety of the owners,
occupants or any Persons in the vicinity of any Facility or to the
indoor or outdoor environment.
“
Hazardous Materials Activity ” means any past,
current, proposed or threatened activity, event or occurrence
involving any Hazardous Materials, including the use, manufacture,
possession, storage, holding, presence, existence, location,
Release, threatened Release, discharge, placement, generation,
transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement,
removal, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any
Hazardous Materials, and any corrective action or response action
with respect to any of the foregoing.
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“
Hedge Agreements ” means all Rate Protection
Agreements and all other swaps, caps or collar agreements or
similar arrangements entered into by Holdings or any of the
Subsidiaries providing for protection against fluctuations in
currency exchange rates either generally or under specific
contingencies.
“
Holdings ” has the meaning assigned to that
term in the Preamble to this Agreement.
“
Indebtedness ” means, as applied to any Person,
without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for
borrowed money, (b) that portion of obligations of such Person
with respect to Capital Leases that is properly classified as a
liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP,
(c) notes payable and drafts accepted representing extensions
of credit to such Person whether or not representing obligations
for borrowed money (other than current accounts payable incurred in
the ordinary course of business and accrued expenses incurred in
the ordinary course of business), (d) any obligation owed by
such Person for all or any part of the deferred purchase price of
property or services (excluding any such obligations incurred under
ERISA and current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (e) all obligations of such Person evidenced by
notes, bonds (other than performance bonds), debentures or other
similar instruments, (f) all indebtedness of such Person
created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement with respect to any property or assets acquired
by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller
or the lender under such agreement in the event of default are
limited to repossession or sale of such property or assets),
(g) all reimbursement obligations of such Person, contingent
or otherwise, as an account party under any letter of credit or
under acceptance, letter of credit or similar facilities to the
extent not reflected as trade liabilities on the balance sheet of
such Person in accordance with GAAP, (h) all obligations of
such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire
or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock prior to the Term
Loan Maturity Date, (i) all obligations of such Person under
Rate Protection Agreements and other Hedge Agreements, including,
as of any date of determination, the net amounts, if any, that
would be required to be paid by such Person if such Hedge
Agreements were terminated on such date, (j) all Contingent
Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind
referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above or in
respect of the payment of dividends on the Capital Stock of any
other Person, and (k) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on
any property or asset owned or held by such Person regardless of
whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by
such Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of such Person;
provided, however, that the obligation of such Person to pay
current year insurance premiums in an amount not to exceed
$3,500,000 shall be excluded from Indebtedness.
“
Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes other than
Excluded Taxes.
“
Indemnitee ” has the meaning assigned to that
term in subsection 9.2B.
“
Insurance Proceeds ” has the meaning assigned
to that term in subsection 2.4B(iii)(d).
“
Intellectual Property ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in subsection 4.5C.
“
Intercreditor Agreement ” means that certain
subordination and intercreditor agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, among General Electric Capital Corporation, as
administrative agent under the Revolving Credit Documents, the
Administrative Agent, Cocina, KKR Financial CLO 2005-2, Ltd.,
Canpartners and Holdings.
“
Interest Coverage Ratio ” means the ratio as of
the last day of any fiscal quarter of Holdings of
(a) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive
fiscal quarters ending on such date to (b) Consolidated Total
Interest Expense for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
ending on such date.
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“
Interest Payment Date ” means the last Business
Day of each of March, June, September and December of each
year.
“
Investment ” means (a) any direct or
indirect purchase or other acquisition by Holdings or any of the
Subsidiaries of, or of a beneficial interest in, Capital Stock or
other Securities of any other Person, or (b) any direct or
indirect loan, advance (other than advances to employees for
moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and
similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business) or capital
contribution by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries to any other
Person, including any Indebtedness and accounts receivable acquired
from that other Person that are not current assets or did not arise
from sales to that other Person in the ordinary course of business;
provided , however , that the term
“Investment” shall not include (i) current trade
and customer accounts receivable for goods furnished or services
rendered in the ordinary course of business and payable in
accordance with customary trade terms, (ii) advances and
prepayments to suppliers for goods and services in the ordinary
course of business, (iii) Capital Stock or other Securities
acquired in connection with the satisfaction or enforcement of
Indebtedness or claims due or owing to Holdings or any of the
Subsidiaries or as security for any such Indebtedness or claims,
(iv) Cash held in Deposit Accounts with banks, savings and
loans, trust companies and the Lenders and (v) shares in a
mutual fund that invests solely in Cash Equivalents. The amount of
any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus
the cost of all additions thereto minus all cash dividends or
distributions received in respect thereof, without any adjustments
for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or
write-offs with respect to such Investment. Without limitation of
the foregoing, “Investments” shall include the
incurring by any Person of Contingent Obligations in respect of the
obligations of any other Person.
“
KKR ” means, collectively, KKR Financial CLO
2007-1, Ltd., KKR Strategic Capital Overseas Fund, Ltd., KKR
Strategic Capital Fund, L.P., KKR Strategic Capital Institutional
Fund, Ltd., and KKR Strategic Capital Holdings I, L.P.
“
Leasehold Property ” means any leasehold
interest of Holdings or any Subsidiary as lessee under any lease of
real property.
“
Lender ” and “ Lenders
” means the Persons identified as “Lenders” and
listed on the signature pages of this Agreement, together with
their successors and permitted assigns pursuant to subsection
9.1.
“
Lender Office ” means, as to any Lender, the
office or offices of such Lender specified in the Administrative
Questionnaire completed by such Lender and delivered to the
Administrative Agent, or such other office or offices as such
Lender may from time to time notify Holdings and the Administrative
Agent.
“
Leverage Ratio ” means the ratio as of the last
day of any Fiscal Quarter of (a) Consolidated Funded
Indebtedness on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter to
(b) Consolidated EBITDA for the four Fiscal Quarter period
then ending.
“
Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, pledge,
assignment, security interest, fixed or floating charge or
encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, and any
agreement to give any security interest) and any option, trust or
deposit or other preferential arrangement having the practical
effect of any of the foregoing.
“
Litigation Escrow ” means the $6,000,000 escrow
fund established in connection with the Existing Litigation
pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.
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“
Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, any Term
Notes and any other documents evidencing Obligations.
“
Management Services Agreements ” means,
collectively, the management service agreements or consulting
services agreements entered into by and among Holdings, Opco or the
Subsidiaries with the prior written consent of the Requisite
Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and each in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite
Lenders.
“
Margin Stock ” has the meaning assigned to that
term in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as in effect from time to time.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means a material
adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations,
properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of
Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the
ability of Holdings to perform any of the Obligations, (c) the
legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Loan
Document or (d) the rights, remedies and benefits available
to, or conferred upon, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent
under any Loan Document.
“
Maximum Amount ” has the meaning assigned to
that term in subsection 9.13.
“
Merger ” has the meaning assigned to that term
in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“
Merger Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to
that term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“
Merger Consideration ” has the meaning assigned
to that term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“
Merger Documents ” means, collectively, the
Merger Agreement and all schedules, exhibits, annexes and
amendments thereto and all side letters and agreements affecting
the terms thereof.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investor
Services, Inc. or any successor thereto.
“
Multiemplover Plan ” means a Plan which is a
“multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37)
of ERISA.
“
Net Cash Proceeds ” means, with respect to any
Asset Sale, Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale net of bona fide
direct costs of sale, including (a) income taxes reasonably
estimated to be actually payable as a result of such Asset Sale
(after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions
and any tax sharing arrangements reasonably estimated to be
applicable in the relevant tax year), (b) transfer, sales, use
and other taxes payable in connection with such Asset Sale,
(c) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or
penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than the
Term Loans, any such Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of the
relevant assets and any Indebtedness under the Senior Secured Note
Documents, the Revolving Credit Documents or the Opco Credit
Documents) that is secured by a Lien on the stock or assets in
question and that is required to be repaid under the terms thereof
as a result of such Asset Sale, (d) brokers’ and
financial advisors’ commissions and reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel and other advisors in connection with such
Asset Sale and (e) reasonable reserves against indemnities or
other obligations (so long as such indemnity or other obligations
are outstanding) in respect of post-closing and purchase price
adjustments (including adjustments related to the performance or
results of any divested or acquired business) in connection with
such Asset Sale; provided that, to the extent and at the time any
such amounts are released from such reserves, such amounts shall
constitute Net Cash Proceeds.
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New Equity Documents ” means, collectively,
(a) the Stockholder Rights Agreement, (b) the Exchange
Agreement, and (c) the Release and Satisfaction.
“
Non-Consenting Lender ” has the meaning
assigned to that term in subsection 9.5B.
“
Obligations ” means all obligations of every
nature of Holdings from time to time owed to the Administrative
Agent, the Lenders or any of them or their respective Affiliates
under the Loan Documents or Hedge Agreements (with any Lender or an
Affiliate of a Lender), whether for principal, interest,
reimbursement or payments for early termination of Rate Protection
Agreements (with any Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender), fees,
expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
“
Officer’s Certificate ” means, with
respect to any Person, a certificate executed on behalf of such
Person (a) if such Person is a partnership or limited
liability company, by its chairman of the board (if an officer),
chief executive officer or chief financial officer or by the chief
executive officer or chief financial officer of its general partner
or managing member or other Person authorized to do so by its
Organizational Documents, (b) if such Person is a corporation,
on behalf of such corporation by its chairman of the board (if an
officer), chief executive officer, chief financial officer or vice
president, and (c) if such person is Holdings or any of the
Subsidiaries, a Responsible Officer.
“
Opco ” means Real Mex Restaurants, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.
“
Opco Credit Agreement ” means the Second
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 7, 2009
among Holdings, Opco, Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as
administrative agent, the lenders signatory thereto from time to
time, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified in accordance with the terms hereof from time to
time.
“
Opco Credit Documents ” means the Opco Credit
Agreement and each of the notes and other documents delivered
pursuant thereto.
“
Opco Intercreditor Agreement ” means the
Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Senior
Secured Note Indenture, Holdings, Opco, the lenders party thereto
and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as subordinated agent, as
amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Opco Term Loan ” means the indebtedness
incurred by Opco pursuant to the Opco Credit Agreement.
“
Organizational Authorizations ” means, with
respect to any Person, resolutions of its Board of Directors,
general partners or members of such Person, and such other Persons,
groups or committees (including managers and managing committees),
if any, required by the Organizational Certificate or
Organizational Documents of such Person to authorize or approve the
taking of any action or the entering into of any
transaction.
“
Organizational Certificate ” means, with
respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of
incorporation, partnership or limited liability company or any
other similar or equivalent organizational, charter or
constitutional certificate or document filed with the applicable
Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its incorporation,
organization or formation, which, if such Person is a partnership
or limited liability company, shall include such certificates,
articles or other certificates or documents in respect of each
partner or member of such Person.
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“
Organizational Documents ” means, with respect
to any Person, the by-laws, partnership agreement, limited
liability company agreement, operating agreement, management
agreement or other similar or equivalent organizational, charter or
constitutional agreement or arrangement, which, if such Person is a
partnership or limited liability company, shall include such
by-laws, agreements or arrangements in respect of each partner or
member of such Person.
“
Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp
or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges
or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or any
other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement
of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
“
Participant ” has the meaning assigned to that
term in subsection 9.1D.
“
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA
(or any successor thereto).
“
Pension Plan ” means any Employee Benefit Plan,
other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of
ERISA.
“
Permitted Holders ” means, collectively,
(a) Cocina, KKR, Canpartners and Capstone Consulting LLC, and
(b) the Co-Investors; and (c) any Related Parties of
(i) Cocina, KKR, Canpartners or Capstone Consulting LLC or
(ii) the Co-Investors.
“
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means
Indebtedness issued or incurred (including by means of the
extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) to refinance,
refund, extend, renew or replace existing Indebtedness (“
Refinanced Indebtedness ”); provided
that (a) the principal amount of such refinancing,
refunding, extending, renewing or replacing Indebtedness is not
greater than the principal amount of such Refinanced Indebtedness
plus the amount of any premiums or penalties and accrued and unpaid
interest paid thereon and reasonable fees and expenses, in each
case, associated with such refinancing, refunding, extension,
renewal or replacement, (b) such refinancing, refunding,
extending, renewing or replacing Indebtedness has a final maturity
that is no sooner than, scheduled principal payments or permanent
commitment reductions no earlier than, and a weighted average life
to maturity that is no shorter than, such Refinanced Indebtedness,
(c) if such Refinanced Indebtedness or any guaranties thereof
are subordinated to the Obligations, such refinancing, refunding,
extending, renewing or replacing Indebtedness and any guaranties
thereof remain so subordinated on terms no less favorable to the
Lenders, (d) the obligors in respect of such Refinanced
Indebtedness immediately prior to such refinancing, refunding,
extending, renewing or replacing are the only obligors on such
refinancing, refunding extending, renewing or replacing
Indebtedness and (e) such refinancing, refunding, extending,
renewing or replacing Indebtedness contains covenants and events of
default and is benefited by guaranties, if any, which, taken as a
whole, are determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of
Holdings to be no less favorable to Holdings or its applicable
Subsidiary and the Lenders in any material respect than the
covenants and events of default or guaranties, if any, in respect
of such Refinanced Indebtedness.
“
Person ” means any natural person, corporation,
limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association,
company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
“
PIK Amount ” has the meaning assigned to that
term in subsection 2.2C.
“
Principal Office ” means, for the
Administrative Agent, such Person’s “Principal
Office” as such Person may from time to time designate in
writing to Holdings and the Lenders.
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“
Pro Forma Basis ” means, with respect to
compliance with any test or covenant hereunder, compliance with
such test or covenant after giving effect to any proposed
acquisition, distribution or other action which requires compliance
on a pro forma basis (taking into account only those pro forma
adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable
to a specific transaction, are factually supportable and are
expected to have a continuing impact, in each case either
(a) determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of
Regulation S-X of the Securities Act and as interpreted by the
staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or
(b) determined on a basis acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, in each case, which pro forma adjustments shall be certified
by the chief financial officer of Holdings as having been prepared
in good faith on such basis and based upon reasonable assumptions),
using, for purposes of determining such compliance, the historical
financial statements of all entities or assets so acquired or to be
acquired and the consolidated financial statements of Holdings and
the Subsidiaries which shall be reformulated (i) as if such
acquisition, distribution or other action, and any other
acquisitions which have been consummated during the period, and any
Indebtedness or other liabilities incurred in connection with any
such acquisition, distribution or other action, had been
consummated at the beginning of such period (and assuming that such
Indebtedness bears interest during any portion of the applicable
measurement period prior to the relevant acquisition at the
weighted average of the interest rates applicable to outstanding
Term Loans during such period or such other interest rate
acceptable to the Administrative Agent), and (ii) otherwise in
conformity with such procedures as may be agreed upon between the
Administrative Agent and Holdings, all such calculations to be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
“
Pro Rata Share ” means with respect to all
payments, computations and other matters relating to the Term Loans
of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing
(i) the Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by
(ii) the aggregate Term Loan Exposure of all the Lenders, as
the applicable percentage may be adjusted by assignments in
accordance with subsection 9.1. The initial Pro Rata Share of each
Lender is set forth opposite the name of that Lender on Schedule
2.1A .
“
Rate Protection Agreement ” means any interest
rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate
collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed
to protect Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries against fluctuations
in interest rates.
“
Real Property Asset ” means, at any time of
determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) then
owned by Holdings or any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Foreign
Subsidiary) in any real property.
“
Recovery Event ” has the meaning assigned to
that term in subsection 2.4B(iii)(d). “Register” has
the meaning assigned to that term in subsection 9.1C.
“
Reinvestment Assets ” means, in the case of any
Reinvestment Event, any Capital Assets which are used in the
business of Holdings and the Subsidiaries.
“
Reinvestment Deferred Amount ” means, with
respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate Insurance Proceeds
or Condemnation Proceeds, as the case may be, received by Holdings
or any of the Subsidiaries in connection therewith which are not
applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with subsection
2.4B(iii)(d) as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment
Notice.
“
Reinvestment Event ” means any Recovery Event
in respect of which Holdings has delivered a Reinvestment
Notice.
“
Reinvestment Notice ” means a written notice
executed by a Responsible Officer stating that no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing and that Holdings
(directly or through one of
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the
Subsidiaries) intends and expects to use all or a specified portion
of the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds, as the case may
be, of a Recovery Event to acquire Reinvestment Assets within three
hundred sixty (360) days of the receipt of such Insurance
Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds, as the case may be.
“
Reinvestment Prepayment Amount ” means, with
respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred
Amount, if any, relating thereto less any amount expended prior to
the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to acquire Reinvestment
Assets.
“
Reinvestment Prepayment Date ” means, with
respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (a) the date
occurring three hundred sixty (360) days after such
Reinvestment Event and (b) the date on which Holdings shall
have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, acquire
Reinvestment Assets with all or any portion of the relevant
Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
“
Related Parties ” means, with respect to any
Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the members, partners,
directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of
such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“
Release ” means any release, spill, emission,
leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal,
discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any
Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment
(including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers
or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material),
including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air,
soil, surface water or groundwater.
“
Release and Satisfaction ” means the Release
and Satisfaction of Credit Agreement, dated as of November 8,
2008, by and among Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, Cocina,
KKR, Canpartners, SCSF Cantinas and Holdings.
“
Required Percentage ” means 50%.
“
Requisite Lenders ” means Lenders having or
holding more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Term Loan
Exposure of all Lenders.
“
Responsible Officer ” means (i), in the case of
Holdings, the chief executive officer, president, executive vice
president, senior vice president, vice president, treasurer,
general counsel or chief financial officer of Holdings, and,
(ii) in the case of a Subsidiary, the chief executive officer,
president, executive vice president, senior vice president,
treasurer, general counsel or chief financial officer of the
applicable Subsidiary, but in any event, with respect to financial
matters, the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of
Holdings or the applicable Subsidiary.
“
Restricted Payment ” means, in relation to
Holdings, Opco or any of the Subsidiaries, (a) any
Distribution or (b) redemption of, payment in respect of, or
purchase of the Senior Secured Notes.
“
Revolving Credit Agreement ” means the Second
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 29,
2007, among Opco, as borrower, the other credit parties signatory
thereto, General Electric Capital Corporation, as administrative
agent, the lenders signatory thereto from time to time, as amended,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in
accordance with the terms hereof from time to time.
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“
Revolving Credit Documents ” means (a) the
Revolving Credit Agreement and each of the notes, security
documents and other documents delivered pursuant thereto, and
(b) the Intercreditor Agreement.
“
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s
Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw Hill Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
“
Sale-Leaseback ” has the meaning assigned to
that term in subsection 6.7.
“
SCSF Cantinas ” means SCSF Cantinas,
LLC.
“
Securities ” means any stock, shares,
partnership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of
interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or
arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other
evidences of Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible,
subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly
known as “securities” or any certificates of interest,
shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for
the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to,
purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor
statute.
“
SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Sellers ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“
Senior Secured Note Documents ” means
(a) the Senior Secured Note Indenture, (b) the Senior
Secured Note Intercreditor Agreement and (c) the Opco
Intercreditor Agreement.
“
Senior Secured Note Indenture ” means the
indenture, dated as of July 7, 2009, among Opco and Wells
Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, pursuant to which up to
$130,000,000 original principal amount of Senior Secured Notes have
been issued by Opco, as amended or supplemented in accordance with
the terms hereof and in effect from time to time, and each of the
notes, guarantees, security documents and other documents delivered
pursuant thereto.
“
Senior Secured Note Intercreditor Agreement ”
means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by
and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral
Agent and Trustee and General Electric Capital Corporation, as
amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Senior Secured Notes ” means Indebtedness of
Opco in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $130,000,000
evidenced by senior secured notes due 2013 issued pursuant to the
Senior Secured Note Documents and that is expressly subject to the
provisions of the Senior Secured Note Intercreditor
Agreement.
“
Solvent ” means, with respect to any Person,
that as of the date of determination both (a) (i) the then
fair saleable value of the property of such Person is
(A) greater than the total amount of liabilities (including
contingent liabilities but excluding amounts payable under
intercompany promissory notes) of such Person and (B) not less
than the amount that will be required to pay the probable
liabilities on such Person’s then existing debts as they
become absolute and matured considering all financing alternatives
and potential asset sales reasonably available to such Person;
(ii) such Person’s capital is not unreasonably small in
relation to its business or any contemplated or undertaken
transaction; and (iii) such Person does not intend to incur,
or believe that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay
such
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debts as they
become due; and (b) such Person is “solvent”
within the meaning given that term and similar terms under
applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances.
For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent
liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in
light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time,
represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an
actual or matured liability.
“
SPV ” has the meaning assigned to that term in
subsection 9.1G.
“
Stockholder Rights Agreement ” means the
Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2008,
as amended from time to time, by and among Cocina, KKR,
Canpartners, SCSF Cantinas and Holdings.
“
Store ” means a particular restaurant at a
particular location that is owned or operated by Opco or a
subsidiary of Opco.
“
subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person,
any corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association, joint venture or other business entity of which more
than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or
other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the
occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the
Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, members, partners,
trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other subsidiaries
of that Person or a combination thereof.
“
Subsidiary ” shall mean any subsidiary of
Holdings other than an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary; provided
that , when used in the context of Opco and the
Subsidiaries, “Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of
Opco.
“
Synthetic Lease ” every obligation of any
Person under any lease treated as an operating lease under GAAP and
as a loan or financing for U.S. income tax.
“
Taxes ” means all present or future taxes,
levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments,
fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority,
including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
“
Term Loan Exposure ” means, with respect to any
Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal
amount of the Term Loans of that Lender.
“
Term Loan Maturity Date ” means the earlier of
(a) January 1, 2014 and (b) the date that all Term
Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by
acceleration or otherwise.
“
Term Loans ” means the Term Loans outstanding
or made by the Lenders pursuant to subsection 2.1A.
“
Term Notes ” means (a) the promissory
notes of Holdings issued pursuant to subsection 2.1 D and
(b) any promissory notes issued by Holdings in connection with
assignments of the Term Loans of any Lender, in each case
substantially in the form of Exhibit III , as they may
be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“
Transaction Costs ” has the meaning set forth
in the Recitals to this Agreement.
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Transaction Documents ” means, collectively,
(a) the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and any other
documents entered into in connection therewith; (b) the Merger
Documents; and (c) all other documents, instruments and
agreements entered into or delivered by Opco and/or any of the
Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions.
“
Transactions ” has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals to this Agreement.
“
Treasury Rate ” means, as of any prepayment
date, the yield to maturity as of such prepayment date of United
States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled
and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical
Release H.15(519) that has become publicly available at least two
business days prior to the prepayment date (or if such Statistical
Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of
similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the
prepayment date to the Term Loan Maturity Date.
“
Ventura Property ” means that certain real
property owned by El Torito Restaurants, Inc. and located at 770
Seaward Avenue, Ventura, California 93001.
“
WTFSB ” has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals to this Agreement.
1.2 Defined
Terms; Accounting Terms; Utilization of GAAP for Purposes of
Calculations Under Agreement .
A. The
definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and
plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including”, and words of
similar import, shall not be limiting and shall be deemed to be
followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires
otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement,
instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to
time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set
forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns,
(c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be
construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any
particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to
subsections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to
subsections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and
(e) the words “asset” and “property”
shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer
to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties,
whether real, personal or mixed, including cash, Securities,
accounts and contract rights.
B. Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to them in conformity with GAAP. Financial and accounting
calculations in connection with the definitions, covenants and
other provisions of this Agreement shall utilize accounting
principles and policies in conformity with those used to prepare
the most recently delivered financial statements referred to in
subsection 5.1A(i); provided , that if Holdings
notifies the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date that it
wishes to amend any covenant in subsection 6.5 or any related
definition to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring
after the Closing Date on the operation of such covenant (or if the
Administrative Agent notifies Holdings that the Requisite Lenders
wish to amend subsection 6.5 or any related definition for such
purpose), then Holdings’ compliance with such covenant shall
be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the
relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice
is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory
to Holdings and the Requisite Lenders.
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SECTION 2.
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS AND TERM LOANS
A.
Term Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions
herein, each Lender that executes and delivers a signature page to
this Agreement will be deemed on the Closing Date to have agreed to
all of the terms of this Agreement, and to have consented to the
assumption by Holdings of the Assumed Term Loans as further
described in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and such term
loans shall be deemed to be Term Loans hereunder made to Holdings
by the Lenders on the Closing Date. The outstanding amount of each
Lender’s Term Loan on the Closing Date is set forth opposite
its name on Schedule 2.1A.
B.
[Intentionally Omitted]
C.
[Intentionally Omitted]
D.
Term Notes . Holdings shall execute and deliver on
the Closing Date to each Lender requesting the same a reasonable
time in advance of the Closing Date a Term Note to evidence that
Lender’s Term Loans in the principal amount of that
Lender’s Term Loans and with other appropriate insertions,
and each Lender’s Term Note shall evidence such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such respective amounts. Any
Lender not receiving a Term Note may request at any time that
Holdings issue it such a Term Note on the terms set forth herein,
and Holdings agrees to issue such Term Note promptly upon the
request of a Lender. The Term Notes and the Obligations evidenced
thereby shall be governed by, subject to and benefit from all of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
2.2 Interest on
the Term Loans .
A.
Rate of Interest . Subject to the provisions of
Section 2.7, each Term Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid
principal amount thereof from the date made to maturity (whether by
acceleration or otherwise) at a fixed rate equal to 20% per
annum.
B.
[Intentionally Omitted]
C.
Interest Payments . Subject to the provisions of
subsection 2.2E, on each Interest Payment Date, all interest
accrued on the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan since the
immediately preceding Interest Payment Date (such amount, the
“ PIK Amount ”) shall be paid on such
Interest Payment Date, upon any prepayment of that Term Loan (to
the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid) and at maturity
(including final maturity by acceleration or otherwise) , by
the addition of such PIK Amount to the outstanding principal amount
of the Term Loan and thereafter the outstanding principal amount of
the Term Loan shall be deemed to include such PIK
Amount.
D.
[Intentionally Omitted]
E.
Post-Default Interest . Any overdue amounts on any
Term Loans and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any
interest payments thereon not paid when due and any fees and other
amounts then due and payable hereunder, shall thereafter bear
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under
the Bankruptcy Code, or other applicable bankruptcy or insolvency
laws) payable upon demand at a rate that is 2% per annum in excess
of the interest rate otherwise payable under this Agreement with
respect to the applicable Term Loans. Payment or acceptance of the
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interest as
provided for in this subsection 2.2E is not a permitted alternative
to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of
Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of
the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
F.
Computation of Interest . Interest on Term Loans
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and for the actual
number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In
computing interest on any Loan, the Closing Date shall be included,
and the date of payment of such Term Loan shall be
excluded.
A.
Annual Administrative Fee . Holdings agrees to pay to
the Administrative Agent, for its own account, administrative fees
and expenses in such amounts that are set forth in the Fee Letter
or hereafter may be mutually agreed upon from time to
time.
B.
Other Agent Fees . Holdings agrees to pay such other
fees to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, as may have
been or hereafter may be mutually agreed upon from time to
time.
2.4 Repayments
and Prepayments; General Provisions Regarding Payments
.
A.
Scheduled Maturity of Term Loans .
On
the Term Loan Maturity Date Holdings shall pay all amounts owing by
Holdings under this Agreement with respect to the Term Loans
including, without limitation, all PIK Amounts.
(i)
Voluntary Prepayments . Subject to the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement, Holdings may, upon not less than one
(1) Business Day’s prior written or telephonic notice,
promptly confirmed in writing to the Administrative Agent (which
notice the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender),
at any time and from time to time voluntarily prepay the Term Loans
on any Business Day in whole or in part in an aggregate minimum
amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess
of that amount. Notice of prepayment having been given as
aforesaid, the Term Loans shall become due and payable on the
prepayment date specified in such notice and in the aggregate
principal amount specified therein. Any voluntary prepayments
pursuant to this subsection 2.4B(i) shall be applied as specified
in subsection 2.4C.
(ii) [Intentionally
Omitted]
(iii)
Mandatory Prepayments . Subject to the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement, the Term Loans shall be prepaid in the
manner provided in subsection 2.4C upon the occurrence of the
following circumstances:
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Prepayments from Asset
Sales . No
later than the fifth (5 th ) Business Day following the date
of receipt by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries of Cash Proceeds
of any Asset Sale, Holdings shall, to the extent that (x) it
or any of the Subsidiaries is not required to offer such Net Cash
Proceeds to redeem or otherwise prepay the Senior Secured Notes or
the Opco Term Loans (or following such offer, to apply such Net
Cash Proceeds to
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so redeem or otherwise prepay the Senior Secured
Notes or the Opco Term Loan) and (y) the Distribution of such
Cash Proceeds to Holdings is permitted pursuant to the terms of the
Opco Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Documents and the
Senior Secured Documents, prepay the Term Loans (and associated
accrued interest and prepayment fees, if any) as provided in
subsection 2.4C in an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds
received; provided that so long as no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Holdings
shall have the option, directly or through one or more of the
Subsidiaries, to invest such Net Cash Proceeds, within three
hundred sixty (360) days of receipt thereof, in long-term
productive assets of the general type used in the business of
Holdings and the Subsidiaries and, to the extent not so invested,
shall apply such amounts as provided in subsection 2.4C;
provided further , that none of Holdings or any of
the Subsidiaries shall have such right to invest Net Cash Proceeds
that (x) are arising from an Asset Sale of an asset of
Holdings or (y) are distributed to Holdings in compliance with
the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Opco Credit Agreement and the
Senior Secured Note Documents.
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Prepayments Due to Issuance of
Debt . No
later than the fifth (5 th ) Business Day following the date
of receipt by (i) Holdings of any proceeds of any Indebtedness
incurred by Holdings (other than any Indebtedness permitted by
subsection 6.1), and (ii) Opco or any of the Subsidiaries of
any proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred by Opco or any of the
Subsidiaries (other than any Indebtedness permitted by subsection
6.1), to the extent (x) Opco or any of the Subsidiaries is not
required to apply such proceeds to prepay obligations under the
Opco Credit Agreement and (y) the Distribution of such
proceeds to Holdings is permitted pursuant to the terms of the Opco
Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Documents and the Senior
Secured Documents, Holdings shall prepay the Term Loans (and
associated accrued interest and prepayment fees, if any) as
provided in subsection 2.4C in an amount equal to the amount of
such proceeds; provided that payment or acceptance of
the amounts provided for in this subsection 2.4B(iii)(b) shall not
constitute a waiver of any Event of Default resulting from the
incurrence of such Indebtedness or otherwise prejudice any rights
or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
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Prepayments Due to Issuance of
Equity Securities . No later than the fifth (5th)
Business Day following the date of receipt by Holdings or any of
the Subsidiaries of any Equity Proceeds (other than (i) Equity
Proceeds received in connection with an issuance of Capital Stock
to one or more of the Permitted Holders, (ii) equity issued to
any officer, employee or director of Holdings or any of the
Subsidiaries or (iii) Equity Proceeds received by Holdings
(x) which are contributed by Holdings to Opco to be used by
Opco for general corporate purposes or (y) to be used by
Holdings for repayment of Indebtedness of Holdings otherwise
permitted hereunder), Holdings shall, to the extent (I) it or
any of the Subsidiaries is not required to apply such net proceeds
to prepay obligations under the Opco Credit Agreement (II) the
Distribution of such Equity Proceeds to Holdings is permitted
pursuant to the terms of the Opco Credit
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Agreement, the Revolving Credit Documents and
the Senior Secured Documents, prepay the Term Loans (and associated
accrued interest and prepayment fees, if any) as provided in
subsection 2.4C in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Equity
Proceeds.
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Prepayments Due to Insurance and
Condemnation Proceeds . No later than the third (3
rd
) Business Day
following the date of receipt by Holdings or any of the
Subsidiaries of any cash payments in excess of $500,000 under any
insurance policy as a result of any damage to or loss of all or any
portion any tangible asset (net of actual and documented reasonable
costs incurred by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries in connection
with adjustment and settlement thereof, “ Insurance
Proceeds ”) or any proceeds resulting from the taking
of assets by the power of eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise
(net of actual and documented reasonable costs incurred by Holdings
or any of the Subsidiaries in connection with adjustment and
settlement thereof, “ Condemnation Proceeds
”) (any such event resulting in the recovery of Insurance
Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds, a “ Recovery
Event ”), Holdings shall, to the extent (x) it
or any of the Subsidiaries is not required to apply such net
proceeds to prepay obligations under the Opco Credit Agreement and
(y) the Distribution of such cash payments to Holdings is
permitted pursuant to the terms of the Opco Credit Agreement, the
Revolving Credit Documents and the Senior Secured Documents, prepay
the Term Loans in an amount equal to the Insurance Proceeds or
Condemnation Proceeds, as the case may be, received (less any
payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty,
if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than the Term
Loans) that is secured by a Lien on the stock or assets in question
and that is required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a
result of such event). Concurrently with any prepayment of Term
Loans pursuant to this subsection 2.4B(iii)(d), Holdings shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate
demonstrating in detail reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent the derivation of the Insurance Proceeds or
Condemnation Proceeds, as the case may be, of the correlative
Recovery Event; provided that if Holdings shall have delivered a
Reinvestment Notice to the Administrative Agent no later than three
(3) Business Days after the receipt of such Insurance Proceeds
or Condemnation Proceeds and no Default or Event of Default exists
at the time of such consummation or delivery of such notice,
Holdings shall not be required to make any prepayment with the
proceeds of such Recovery Event to the extent that all or any
portion of such proceeds are reinvested in Reinvestment Assets
within three hundred sixty (360) days from the date of receipt
of such proceeds. In addition, in the event that Holdings shall, at
any time after receipt of proceeds of any Reinvestment Event
requiring a prepayment pursuant to this subsection 2.4B(iii)(d),
determine that the prepayments previously made in respect of such
Reinvestment Event were in an aggregate amount less than that
required by the terms of this subsection 2.4B(iii)(d), Holdings
shall promptly cause to be made an additional prepayment of the
Term Loans in an amount equal to the amount of any such deficit,
and Holdings shall concurrently therewith deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Officer’s
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Certificate demonstrating the
derivation of the additional proceeds resulting in such deficit.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Holdings or any of the
Subsidiaries shall have the right to reinvest Insurance Proceeds
that have been distributed to Holdings in compliance with the
Revolving Credit Agreement, the Opco Loan Agreement and the Senior
Secured Note Documents.
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Prepayments from Excess Cash
Flow . In the
event that there shall be Excess Cash Flow for any Fiscal Year
(commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2009),
Holdings shall, to the extent (i) such prepayment in respect
of such Excess Cash Flow is not required to be made to the holders
of the Senior Secured Notes under the terms of the Senior Secured
Note Documents or the OpCo Credit Agreement or such Excess Cash
Flow is not required to be escrowed under the terms of the Senior
Secured Note Documents or the Revolving Credit Agreement and
(ii) the Distribution of such Excess Cash Flow to Holdings is
permitted pursuant to the terms of the Opco Credit Agreement, the
Revolving Credit Documents and the Senior Secured Documents, no
later than ninety-five (95) days after the end of such Fiscal
Year, prepay the Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to the
Required Percentage of such Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal
Year.
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C.
Application of Prepayments . Holdings shall deliver
to the Administrative Agent, no later than the date that is fifteen
(15) Business Days prior to any prepayment required by
subclauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subsection
2.4B(iii) (unless delivery by such date is not practicable, in
which case Holdings shall deliver the same as soon as practicable),
a certificate of a Responsible Officer setting forth (a) in
reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such prepayment
and (b) the anticipated prepayment date therefor (which
information the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to the
Lenders). Any amount required to be applied as a prepayment of Term
Loans pursuant to subclauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of
subsection 2.4B(iii) shall be applied to prepay the Term Loans (and
shall be applied to prepay the Term Loans on a ratable basis);
provided that any Lender may elect, by notice to the
Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) at least
five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable prepayment
date, to decline all or any portion of any prepayment of its Term
Loans pursuant to subclauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of
subsection 2.4B(iii), in which case the aggregate amount of the
prepayment that would have been applied to prepay such Term Loans
but was so declined will be contributed to Opco as permitted by the
terms of this Agreement. Any voluntary prepayments pursuant to
subsection 2.4B(i) and any amount required to be applied as a
prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to subsection 2.4B(iii) shall be
applied to prepay the Term Loans of the Lenders in accordance with
the Lenders Pro Rata Shares. Each such prepayment shall be made
subject to the requirements of subsection 2.6D.
D.
General Provisions Regarding Payments .
(i)
Manner and Time of Payment . All payments by Holdings of
principal, interest, fees, expenses and other Obligations hereunder
and under the Term Notes shall be made in same day funds and
without defense, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or
condition, and delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than
1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date due at the Funding and
Payment Office for the account of the Lenders; funds received by
the Administrative Agent after that time on such due date shall, at
the Administrative Agent’s discretion, be deemed to have been
paid by Holdings on the next succeeding Business Day. Holdings
hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to charge its accounts
with the
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Administrative
Agent in order to cause timely payment to be made to the
Administrative Agent of all principal, interest, fees, expenses and
other Obligations due hereunder (subject to sufficient funds being
available in its accounts for that purpose).
(ii)
Application of Payments to Principal, Interest and Prepayment
Fees . Except as provided in subsection 2.2C, all payments in
respect of the principal amount of any Term Loan shall include
payment of accrued interest, if any and so long as such interest
has not been deemed a PIK Amount, on the principal amount being
repaid or prepaid, and all such payments (and in any event any
payments made in respect of any Term Loan on a date when interest
is due and payable with respect to such Loan) shall be applied to
the payment of interest, prepayment fees, if any, before
application to principal.
(iii)
Apportionment of Payments . The aggregate principal,
prepayments fees, if any, and interest payments shall be
apportioned among all outstanding Term Loans to which such payments
relate, in each case proportionately to the Lenders’
respective Pro Rata Shares. The Administrative Agent shall promptly
distribute to each Lender, at its applicable Lender Office, its Pro
Rata Share of all such payments received by the Administrative
Agent.
(iv)
Payments on Business Days . Except if expressly provided
otherwise, whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be
stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment
shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.
(v)
Notation of Payment . Each Lender agrees that before
disposing of any Term Note held by it, or any part thereof (other
than by granting participations therein), that Lender will make a
notation thereon of all Term Loans evidenced by that Term Note and
all principal payments previously made thereon and of the date to
which interest thereon has been paid; provided that
the failure to make (or any error in the making of) a notation of
any Term Loan made under such Note shall not limit or otherwise
affect such disposition or the obligations of Holdings hereunder or
under such Term Note with respect to any Term Loan or any payments
of principal or interest on such Term Note.
2.5 [Intentionally
Omitted]
2.6 [Intentionally
Omitted]
2.7 Increased
Costs; Taxes .
A.
Increased Costs Generally . If any Change in Law
shall: (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve,
special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar
requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of,
or credit extended by, any Lender; (ii) subject any Lender to any
tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, or
change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect
thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by
subsection 2.7E and changes in the rate of any Excluded Tax payable
by such Lender); or (iii) impose on any Lender any other
condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement; and the result
of any of the foregoing shall be to reduce the amount of any sum
received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of
principal, interest or any other amount), then upon request of such
Lender Holdings will pay to such Lender such additional amount or
amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.
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B.
Capital Requirements . If any Lender determines that
any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the applicable Lender
Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if
any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of
reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on
the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a
consequence of this Agreement or the Term Loans made by, such
Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such
Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such
Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s
policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company
with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time Holdings
will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for
any such reduction suffered.
C.
Certificates for Reimbursement . A certificate of a
Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate
such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as
specified in subsection 2.7A or 2.7B and delivered to Holdings
shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Holdings shall pay such
Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such
certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
D.
Delay in Requests . Failure or delay on the part of
any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this subsection shall
not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such
compensation; provided that Holdings shall not be
required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this subsection for any
increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine
months prior to the date that such Lender, as the case may be,
notifies Holdings of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention
to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law
giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive,
then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to
include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
(i)
Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on
account of any obligation of Holdings hereunder or any other Loan
Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or
withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes;
provided that if Holdings shall be required by
applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other
Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be
increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions
(including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under
this subsection) the Administrative Agent or Lender, as the case
may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received
had no such deductions been made, (ii) Holdings shall make
such deductions and (iii) Holdings shall timely pay the full
amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable law.
(ii)
Payment of Other Taxes by Holdings . Without limiting the
provisions of paragraph (i) above, Holdings shall timely pay
any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable law.
(iii)
Indemnification by Holdings . Holdings shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent and each Lender within 10 days after
demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or
asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section)
paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may
be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising
therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted
by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the
amount of such payment or liability delivered to Holdings by an
Agent or a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by
the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a
Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(iv)
Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any
payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by Holdings to a
Governmental Authority, Holdings shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt
issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a
copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such
payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(v)
Status of Lenders . Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to
an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of
the jurisdiction in which Holdings is a resident for tax purposes,
or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect
to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
deliver to Holdings (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at
the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably
requested by Holdings or the Administrative Agent, such properly
completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law
as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a
reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested
by Holdings or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other
documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested
by Holdings or the Administrative Agent as will enable Holdings or
the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is
subject to backup withholding or information reporting
requirements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in
the event that Holdings is a resident for tax purposes in the
United States of America, any Foreign Lender shall deliver to
Holdings and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as
shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on
which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement
(and from time to time thereafter upon the request of Holdings or
the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is
legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is
applicable: (i) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8BEN, claiming eligibility for benefits of an income
tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party,
(ii) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI, (iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the
benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section
881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such
Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the
meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a
“10 percent shareholder” of Holdings within the
meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a
“controlled
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