Published CUSIP Number:
293389-10-2
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
ENNIS, INC.,
as the Parent
EACH OF THE OTHER CO-BORROWERS
PARTY HERETO,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
,
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender
and
L/C Issuer,
COMPASS BANK
,
as Syndication Agent,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION ,
as Documentation Agent,
The Other Lenders Party
Hereto
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES
LLC ,
as
Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING
TERMS
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1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions
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1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts
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ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT
EXTENSIONS
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2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations
of Revolving Loans
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2.06 Termination or Reduction of
Commitments
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2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees;
Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate
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2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative
Agent’s Clawback
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2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders
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2.14 Increase in Commitments
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2.15 Appointment of the Parent as Agent for
Co-Borrowers; Reliance by Administrative Agent
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ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND
ILLEGALITY
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3.03 Inability to Determine Rates
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3.05 Compensation for Losses
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3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of
Lenders
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ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT
EXTENSIONS
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4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit
Extension
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4.02 Conditions to all Credit
Extensions
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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5.02 Authorization; No Conflict
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5.03 Validity and Binding Nature
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5.04 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse
Effect
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5.05 Litigation and Contingent
Liabilities
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5.06 Ownership of Properties; Liens
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5.07 Equity Ownership; Subsidiaries
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5.09 Margin Regulations; Investment Company
Act
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5.12 Environmental Compliance
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5.16 Intellectual Property
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5.17 Burdensome Obligations
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5.20 Taxpayer Identification Number
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5.21 Compliance with Laws
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ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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6.01 Financial Statements
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6.02 Certificates; Other Information
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6.04 Books, Records and Inspections
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6.05 Maintenance of Property;
Insurance
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6.06 Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes and
Liabilities
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6.07 Maintenance of Existence, etc.
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6.10 Payment of Obligations
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6.11 Real Estate Documents
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ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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7.01 Debt. Create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Debt, except:
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7.04 Mergers, Consolidations, Sales,
Acquisitions
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7.05 Modification of Organizational Documents;
Factoring Facility
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7.06 Transactions with Affiliates
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7.07 Unconditional Purchase
Obligations
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7.08 Inconsistent Agreements
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7.11 Restriction of Amendments to Certain
Documents
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7.14 Cancellation of Debt
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7.15 Contingent Liabilities
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ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND
REMEDIES
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8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default
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8.03 Application of Funds
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ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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9.01 Appointment and Authority
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9.03 Exculpatory Provisions
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9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent
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9.05 Delegation of Duties
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9.06 Resignation of Administrative
Agent
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9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and
Other Lenders
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9.08 No Other Duties, Etc.
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9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of
Claim
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9.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters
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9.11 Bank Product Obligations and Secured
Hedging Obligations
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10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic
Communication
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10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies;
Enforcement
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10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage
Waiver
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10.06 Successors and Assigns
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10.07 Treatment of Certain Information;
Confidentiality
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10.09 Interest Rate Limitation
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10.10 Counterparts; Integration;
Effectiveness
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10.11 Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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10.13 Replacement of Lenders
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10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction;
Etc.
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10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial
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10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary
Responsibility
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10.17 Electronic Execution of Assignments and
Certain Other Documents
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10.19 Amendment and Restatement
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ARTICLE XI CROSS-GUARANTY
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11.02 Waivers by Co-Borrowers
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11.03 Benefit of Guaranty
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11.04 Waiver of Subrogation, Etc.
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11.05 Election of Remedies
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11.07 Contribution with Respect to Guaranty
Obligations
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11.08 Liability Cumulative
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11.09 Stay of Acceleration
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11.10 Benefit to Co-Borrowers
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SCHEDULE 1.01 Existing Letters of
Credit
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SCHEDULE 2.01 Commitments and Applicable
Percentages
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SCHEDULE 5.05 Existing Litigation
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SCHEDULE 5.07 Capital Securities
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SCHEDULE 5.14 Real Property
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SCHEDULE 5.18 Labor Matters
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SCHEDULE 5.20 Taxpayer Identification
Number
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SCHEDULE 7.01 Existing Debt
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SCHEDULE 7.02 Existing Liens
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SCHEDULE 7.11 Existing Investments
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SCHEDULE 10.02 Administrative Agent’s
Office; Certain Addresses for Notices
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Form of
Revolving Loan Notice
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Form of Swing
Line Loan Notice
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Form of
Note
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Form of
Compliance Certificate
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Form of
Assignment and Assumption
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Form of
Administrative Questionnaire
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Form of
Perfection Certificate
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Form of Joinder
Agreement
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of August 18,
2009 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into among
ENNIS, INC. (the “ Parent ”), each of the
parties listed under the heading co-borrowers on the signature
pages hereto and any other Person added as a co-borrower hereunder
pursuant to a Joinder Agreement (individually with the Parent
referred to herein as a “ Co-Borrower ”, and
collectively with the Parent called, the “
Co-Borrowers ”), the financial institutions that are
or may from time to time become parties hereto (collectively, the
“ Lenders ” and individually, a “
Lender ”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as
Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.
The Co-Borrowers,
certain lenders party thereto and Administrative Agent are parties
to the Existing Credit Agreement and desire to amend and restate
the terms thereof. The Lenders have agreed to make available to the
Co-Borrowers a revolving credit facility (which includes letters of
credit) upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
In consideration
of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the
parties hereto covenant and agree that the Existing Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING
TERMS
1.01 Defined
Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
“ Account
Debtor ” has the meaning set forth in the Security
Agreement.
“
Account ” has the meaning set forth in the
UCC.
“
Acquisition ” means any transaction or series of
related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or
indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all
of the assets of a Person, or of all or substantially all of any
business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in
excess of 50% of the Capital Securities of any Person, or otherwise
causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or
consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other
than a Person that is already a Subsidiary).
“
Administrative Agent ” means Bank of America in its
capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents,
or any successor administrative agent.
“
Administrative Agent’s Office ” means the
Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account
as set forth on Schedule 10.02 , or such other address
or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify
to the Co-Borrowers and the Lenders.
“
Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative
Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit E-2
or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
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CREDIT AGREEMENT - Page 1
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any 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.
“ Agent
Fee Letter ” means the Fee Letter dated as of
June 23, 2009, among the Parent, the Administrative Agent and
the Arranger.
“
Aggregate Commitments ” means the Commitments of all
the Lenders.
“
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
“
Applicable Percentage ” means with respect to any
Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth
decimal place) of the Aggregate Commitments represented by such
Lender’s Commitment at such time. If the commitment of each
Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make
L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to
Section 8.02 or if the Aggregate Commitments have
expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be
determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most
recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.
The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth
opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in
the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes
a party hereto, as applicable.
“
Applicable Rate ” means the following percentages per
annum, based upon the Total Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most
recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 6.02(a) :
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Applicable Rate
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Eurodollar
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Rate
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Pricing
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Commitment
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Letters of
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Level
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Total Leverage
Ratio
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Fee
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Credit
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Base Rate
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≤ 0.50:1
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0.25%
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2.00%
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0.00%
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> 0.50:1 but ≤
1.00:1
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0.25%
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2.25%
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0.25%
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> 1.00:1 but ≤
1.50:1
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0.30%
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2.50%
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0.50%
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> 1.50:1 but ≤
2.00:1
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0.35%
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2.75%
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0.75%
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> 2.00:1 but ≤
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0.40%
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3.00%
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1.00%
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> 2.50:1
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0.50%
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3.50%
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1.50%
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Any increase or
decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the
Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first
Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance
Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) ;
provided , however , that if a Compliance Certificate
is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then,
upon the request of the Required Lenders and after three days
notice to the Co-Borrowers, Pricing Level 6 shall apply as of
the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance
Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in
effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is
delivered. The Applicable Rate in effect from the Closing
Date
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT - Page 2
through the
date that the Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending
August 31, 2009 is delivered pursuant to
Section 6.02(a) shall be determined based upon Pricing
Level 3.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the
determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b)
.
“
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.
“
Arranger ” means Banc of America Securities LLC, in
its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book
manager.
“ Asset
Disposition ” means the sale, lease, assignment or other
transfer for value (each, a “ Disposition ”) by
any Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Person (other than a
Co-Borrower) of any asset or right of such Co-Borrower or such
Subsidiary (including, the loss, destruction or damage of any
thereof or any actual or threatened (in writing to any Co-Borrower
or any Subsidiary) condemnation, confiscation, requisition, seizure
or taking thereof) other than (a) the Disposition of any asset
which is to be replaced, and is in fact replaced, within
180 days with another asset performing the same or a similar
function, and (b) the sale or lease of inventory in the
ordinary course of business.
“
Assignee Group ” means two or more Eligible Assignees
that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds
managed by the same investment advisor.
“
Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and
assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the
consent of any party whose consent is required by
Section 10.06(b) ), and accepted by the Administrative
Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E-1 or any
other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“
Attorney Costs ” means, with respect to any Person,
all reasonable fees and charges of any legal counsel to such Person
and all court costs and similar legal expenses.
“ Audited
Financial Statements ” means the audited consolidated
balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal
Year ended February 28, 2009 , and the related
consolidated statements of income or operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year of
the Parent and its Subsidiaries, including the notes
thereto.
“
Availability Period ” means the period from and
including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity
Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments
pursuant to Section 2.06 , and (c) the date of
termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of
the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions
pursuant to Section 8.02 .
“ Bank of
America ” means Bank of America, N.A. and its
successors.
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CREDIT AGREEMENT - Page 3
“ Bank
Product Agreements ” means those certain cash management
service agreements entered into from time to time between any
Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank in
connection with any of the Bank Products.
“ Bank
Product Obligations ” means all obligations, liabilities,
contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by
the Co-Borrowers and any Subsidiary to any Cash Management Bank
pursuant to or evidenced by the Bank Product Agreements and
irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that
a Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary is obligated to reimburse to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of the
Administrative Agent or such Lender purchasing participations or
executing indemnities or reimbursement obligations with respect to
the Bank Products provided to the Co-Borrowers and Subsidiaries
pursuant to the Bank Product Agreements.
“ Bank
Products ” means any service or facility (but excluding
the Loans and the Letters of Credit) extended to any Co-Borrower or
any Subsidiary by any Cash Management Bank including:
(a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services,
(c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH
Transactions or (f) cash management, including controlled
disbursement accounts or services .
“ Base
Rate ” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum
equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus
1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as
publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its
“prime rate” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate
plus 2.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by
Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of
America’s costs and desired return, general economic
conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for
pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such
announced rate. Any change in the Federal Funds Rate, the Prime
Rate or the Eurodollar Rate shall be effective from and including
the effective date of such change in the Federal Funds Rate, the
Prime Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, respectively.
“ Base
Rate Revolving Loan ” means a Revolving Loan that bears
interest based on the Base Rate.
“ Base
Rate Loan ” means a Loan that bears interest based on the
Base Rate.
“
Borrowing ” means a Revolving Borrowing or a Swing
Line Borrowing, as the context may require.
“
Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to
close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where
the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and, if such day
relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which
dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in
the London interbank Eurodollar market.
“ Capital
Expenditures ” means all expenditures which, in
accordance with GAAP, would be required to be capitalized and shown
on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries, including expenditures in respect of Capital Leases,
but excluding (i) expenditures made to fund the purchase price
of assets acquired in any Acquisition and (ii) expenditures
made
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in connection
with the replacement, substitution or restoration of assets to the
extent financed (a) from insurance proceeds (or other similar
recoveries) paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets
being replaced or restored, (b) with awards of compensation
arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the
assets being replaced or (c) with cash proceeds of Asset
Dispositions reinvested in replacement assets.
“ Capital
Lease ” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of
(or other agreement conveying the right to use) any real or
personal property by such Person that, in conformity with GAAP, is
accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such
Person.
“ Capital
Securities ” means, with respect to any Person, all
shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated, whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s
capital, whether now outstanding or issued or acquired after the
Closing Date, including common shares, preferred shares, membership
interests in a limited liability company, limited or general
partnership interests in a partnership, interests in a trust,
interests in other unincorporated organizations or any other
equivalent of such ownership interest.
“ Cash
Collateralize ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.03(g) .
“ Cash
Equivalent Investment ” means, at any time, (a) any
evidence of Debt, maturing not more than one year after such time,
issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or any agency
thereof, (b) commercial paper, maturing not more than one year
from the date of issue, or corporate demand notes, in each case
(unless issued by a Lender or its holding company) rated at least
A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or P-1 by Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc., (c) any certificate of deposit, time
deposit or banker’s acceptance, maturing not more than one
year after such time, or any overnight Federal Funds transaction
that is issued or sold by any Lender or its holding company (or by
a commercial banking institution that is a member of the Federal
Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided
profits of not less than $500,000,000), (d) any repurchase
agreement entered into with any Lender (or commercial banking
institution of the nature referred to in clause (c)) which
(i) is secured by a fully perfected security interest in any
obligation of the type described in any of clauses (a) through
(c) above and (ii) has a market value at the time such
repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than 100% of the
repurchase obligation of such Lender (or other commercial banking
institution) thereunder and (e) money market accounts or
mutual funds which invest exclusively in assets satisfying the
foregoing requirements, and (f) other short term liquid
investments approved in writing by the Administrative
Agent.
“ Cash
Management Bank ” means any Person that, at the time it
enters into any Bank Product Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate
of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Bank Product
Agreement.
“ Change
in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this
Agreement, 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.
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“ Change
of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following
events: (a) any Person or group of Persons (within the meaning
of Section 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
shall acquire beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under such Act) of more than 50% of the
outstanding securities (on a fully diluted basis and taking into
account any securities or contract rights exercisable, exchangeable
or convertible into equity securities) of the Parent having voting
rights in the election of directors under normal circumstances;
(b) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the
Parent shall cease to be Continuing Members; or (c) the Parent
shall cease to, directly or indirectly, own and control 100% of
each class of the outstanding Capital Securities of each other
Co-Borrower and of each other Subsidiary. For purposes of the
foregoing, “Continuing Member” means a member of the
Board of Directors of the Parent who either (i) was a member
of the Parent ‘s Board of Directors on the day before the
Closing Date and has been such continuously thereafter or
(ii) became a member of such Board of Directors after the day
before the Closing Date and whose election or nomination for
election was approved by a vote of the majority of the Continuing
Members then members of the Parent’s Board of
Directors.
“ Closing
Date ” means the first date all the conditions precedent
in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance
with Section 10.01 .
“
Co-Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
“
Co-Borrower Materials ” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.02 .
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
“
Collateral Access Agreement ” means an agreement in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent pursuant to which a mortgagee or lessor of real property on
which collateral is stored or otherwise located, or a warehouseman,
processor or other bailee of Inventory or other property owned by
any Co-Borrower, acknowledges the Liens of the Administrative Agent
and waives or subordinates any Liens held by such Person on such
property, and, in the case of any such agreement with a mortgagee
or lessor, permits the Administrative Agent reasonable access to
and use of such real property following the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default to assemble, complete and
sell any collateral stored or otherwise located thereon.
“
Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the
Security Agreement, each Mortgage, each Collateral Access
Agreement, each Perfection Certificate, each control agreement and
any other agreement or instrument pursuant to which any Co-Borrower
grants or purports to grant collateral to the Administrative Agent
for the benefit of the Lenders or otherwise relates to such
collateral.
“
Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, its obligation
to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Co-Borrowers pursuant to
Section 2.01 , (b) purchase participations in L/C
Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line
Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding
not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s
name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and
Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a
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party hereto,
as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement.
“
Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit D .
“
Computation Period ” means each period of four
consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of a Fiscal
Quarter.
“
Contingent Liability ” means, with respect to any
Person, each obligation and liability of such Person and all such
obligations and liabilities of such Person incurred pursuant to any
agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person:
(a) guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is
contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement,
contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply
funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or otherwise to
assure a creditor against loss) the indebtedness, dividend,
obligation or other liability of any other Person in any manner
(other than by endorsement of instruments in the course of
collection), including any indebtedness, dividend or other
obligation which may be issued or incurred at some future time;
(b) guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions
upon the Capital Securities of any other Person;
(c) undertakes or agrees (whether contingently or otherwise):
(i) to purchase, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any
indebtedness, obligation or liability of any other Person or any
property or assets constituting security therefor, (ii) to
advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of any
indebtedness, obligation or liability of any other Person (whether
in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital
contributions or otherwise), or to maintain solvency, assets, level
of income, working capital or other financial condition of any
other Person, or (iii) to make payment to any other Person
other than for value received; (d) agrees to lease property or
to purchase securities, property or services from such other Person
with the purpose or intent of assuring the owner of such
indebtedness or obligation of the ability of such other Person to
make payment of the indebtedness or obligation; (e) to induce
the issuance of, or in connection with the issuance of, any letter
of credit for the benefit of such other Person; or
(f) undertakes or agrees otherwise to assure a creditor
against loss. The amount of any Contingent Liability shall (subject
to any limitation set forth herein) be deemed to be the outstanding
principal amount (or maximum permitted principal amount, if larger)
of the indebtedness, obligation or other liability guaranteed or
supported thereby.
“
Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to the
Parent and its Subsidiaries for any period, the net income (or
loss) of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, excluding
any gains or losses from Asset Dispositions, any extraordinary
gains or losses and any gains or losses from discontinued
operations.
“
Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any
provision of any security issued by such Person or of any
agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is
a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“
Control ” means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to
exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “
Controlling ” and “ Controlled ”
have meanings correlative thereto.
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“ Credit
Extension ” means each of the following: (a) a
Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“
Debt ” of any Person means, without duplication,
(a) all indebtedness of such Person (excluding trade accounts
payable in the ordinary course of business and accrued expenses
arising in the ordinary course of business), (b) all borrowed
money of such Person, whether or not evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations
of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases which have been or
should be recorded as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person
in accordance with GAAP, (d) all obligations of such Person to
pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding
trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and
accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business),
(e) all indebtedness secured by a Lien on the property of such
Person, whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by
such Person; provided that if such Person has not assumed or
otherwise become liable for such indebtedness, such indebtedness
shall be measured at the fair market value of such property
securing such indebtedness at the time of determination,
(f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to
the face amount of all letters of credit (whether or not drawn),
bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations issued for the
account of such Person (including the Letters of Credit),
(g) all Hedging Obligations of such Person, (h) all
guarantees of indebtedness of any Person, and (i) all Debt of
any partnership of which such Person is a general
partner.
“ Debtor
Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United
States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy,
assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement,
receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief
Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from
time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
“
Default ” means any event or condition that
constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any
notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of
Default.
“ Default
Rate ” means (a) when used with respect to
Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate
equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the
Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus
(iii) 2% per annum; provided , however , that
with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be
an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any
Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per
annum, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit
Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per
annum.
“
Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that (a) has
failed to fund any portion of the Revolving Loans, participations
in L/C Obligations or participations in Swing Line Loans required
to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date
required to be funded by it hereunder unless such failure has been
cured, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required
to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when
due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute or unless such
failure has been cured, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or
become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding.
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“
Dollar ” and “ $ ” mean lawful
money of the United States.
“
Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is
organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United
States.
“
EBITDA ” means, for any period, Consolidated Net
Income for such period plus, (a) without duplication and to
the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income,
(i) Interest Expense for such period, (ii) income tax
expense for such period, (iii) depreciation and amortization
for such period, (iv) non-cash charges for such period related
to the impairment of goodwill and other intangibles, and
(v) transaction expenses incurred in such period in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents (not to exceed $1,000,000 in aggregate amount for
all periods), minus (b) without duplication and to the extent
added in determining such Consolidated Net Income, any non-cash
items of income for such period.
“
Eligible Assignee ” means any Person that meets the
requirements to be an assignee under
Section 10.06(b)(iii) , (v) and (vi)
(subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under
Section 10.06(b)(iii) ).
“
Environmental Laws ” means any and all Federal, state,
local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules,
judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants,
franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions
relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the
release of any materials into the environment, including those
related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and
discharges to waste or public systems.
“
Environmental Liability ” means any liability,
contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs
of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of
any Co-Borrower directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon
(a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the
generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any
Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of
any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any
contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to
which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the
foregoing.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) under common control with a Co-Borrower within the
meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and
Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of
provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
“ ERISA
Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to
a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by any Co-Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of
ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as
defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of
operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under
Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial
withdrawal by any Co-Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a
Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is
in
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reorganization;
(d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the
treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under
Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of
proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which
constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any
Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of
any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC
premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA,
upon any Co-Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“
Eurodollar Rate ” means:
(a) For any
Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate
per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate
(“ BBA LIBOR ”), as published by Reuters (or
other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA
LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time)
at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days
prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar
deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period)
with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not
available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurodollar
Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum
determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which
deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest
Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the
Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of
America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be
offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in
the London interbank Eurodollar market at their request at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior
to the commencement of such Interest Period.
(b) For any day
with respect to an interest rate calculation for a Base Rate Loan,
the rate per annum equal to (i) BBA LIBOR at approximately
11:00 a.m. London time two Business Days prior to such day for
Dollar deposits (for delivery on such day) with a term equivalent
to one month or (ii) if such published rate is not available
at such time for any reason, the rate determined by the
Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars
for delivery on such day in same day funds in the approximate
amount of the Base Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by
Bank of America and with a term equivalent to one month would be
offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in
the London interbank eurodollar market at approximately
11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to such
day.
“
Eurodollar Rate Loan ” means a Revolving Loan that
bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.
“ Event
of Default ” has the meaning specified in
Section 8.01 .
“
Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to the
Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other
recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any
obligation of a Co-Borrower 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
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which its
principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which
its applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch
profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax
imposed by any other jurisdiction in which a Co-Borrower is
located, (c) any backup withholding tax that is required by
the Code to be withheld from amounts payable to a Lender that has
failed to comply with clause (A) of
Section 3.01(e)(ii) , and (d) in the case of a
Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the
Co-Borrowers under Section 10.13 ), any United States
withholding tax that (i) is required to be imposed on amounts
payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to the Laws in force at the
time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a
new Lending Office) or (ii) is attributable to such Foreign
Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a
Change in Law) to comply with clause (B) of
Section 3.01(e)(ii) , except to the extent that such
Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time
of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive
additional amounts from the Co-Borrowers with respect to such
withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) or
(iii) .
“
Existing Credit Agreement ” means that certain Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006
among the Parent, the other Co-Borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent and documentation agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., as syndication agent, and a syndicate of lenders.
“
Existing Letters of Credit ” means those Letters of
Credit set forth on Schedule 1.01 .
“
Factoring Facility ” means any factoring facility of
any Co-Borrower which has terms, covenants, pricing and other terms
which have been approved in writing by the Required Lenders (such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
“ Federal
Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal
to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by
Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such
day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business
Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such
transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on
the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is
so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal
Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward,
if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank
of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the
Administrative Agent.
“ Fiscal
Quarter ” means a fiscal quarter of a Fiscal
Year.
“ Fiscal
Year ” means the fiscal year of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries, which period shall be the 12-month period ending on
February 28th (or February 29th, in the case of a leap
year) of each year. References to a Fiscal Year with a number
corresponding to any calendar year (e.g., “ Fiscal Year
2009 ”) refer to the Fiscal Year ending on
February 28th of such calendar year (or February 29th, in
the case of a leap year).
“ Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, for any Computation
Period, the ratio of (a) the total for such period of EBITDA
minus the sum of income taxes paid in cash by the Parent
and
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its
Subsidiaries and all unfinanced Capital Expenditures (excluding
Capital Expenditures related to the Mexican Expansion in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $45,000,000) to (b) the sum for
such period of (i) cash Interest Expense plus
(ii) required payments of principal of Funded Debt (excluding
the Revolving Loans, Hedging Obligations and contingent obligations
in respect of letters of credit) plus (iii) an amount
equal to the advances, dividends and distributions (other than
(x) non-cash distributions of equity securities of the Parent
and (y) distributions on equity securities of the Parent to
the extent already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net
Income), and redemptions and repurchases of equity securities of
the Parent (to the extent otherwise permitted herein) made by the
Parent to holders of its Capital Securities.
“ Foreign
Lender ” means any Lender that is organized under the
Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which a Co-Borrower is
resident for tax purposes (including such a Lender when acting in
the capacity of the L/C Issuer). For purposes of this definition,
the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia
shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“ Foreign
Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
“ FRB
” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
of the United States.
“
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 activities.
“ Funded
Debt ” means, as to any Person, all Debt of such Person
that matures more than one year from the date of its creation (or
is renewable or extendible, at the option of such Person, to a date
more than one year from such date).
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements
of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles
as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession in the United States, that are applicable to the
circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently
applied.
“
Governmental Authority ” means the government of the
United States 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).
“
Guarantor Payment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.07(a) .
“
Hazardous Materials ” means all explosive or
radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic
substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or
petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials,
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas,
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infectious or
medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature
regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“ Hedge
Bank ” means any Person that, at the time it enters into
a Hedging Agreement permitted under Article VI or
VII , is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its
capacity as a party to such Hedging Agreement.
“ Hedging
Agreement ” means any interest rate, currency or
commodity swap agreement, cap agreement or collar agreement, and
any other agreement or arrangement designed to protect a Person
against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or
commodity prices.
“ Hedging
Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any
liability of such Person under any Hedging Agreement. The amount of
any Person’s obligation in respect of any Hedging Obligation
shall be deemed to be the incremental obligation that would be
reflected in the financial statements of such Person in accordance
with GAAP.
“
Impacted Lender ” means a Defaulting Lender or a
Lender as to which (a) the L/C Issuer or the Administrative
Agent has a good faith belief that the Lender has defaulted in
fulfilling its obligations under one or more other syndicated
credit facilities or (b) an entity that Controls the Lender
has been deemed insolvent or becomes subject to a bankruptcy or
other similar proceeding.
“
Increase Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.14(d) .
“
Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded
Taxes.
“
Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.04(b) .
“
Information ” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.07 .
“
Interest Expense ” means for any period the
consolidated interest expense of the Parent and its Subsidiaries
for such period (including all imputed interest on Capital
Leases).
“
Interest Payment Date ” means, (a) as to any Loan
other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period
applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided ,
however , that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate
Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every
three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also
be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan
(including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each
calendar quarter and the Maturity Date.
“
Interest Period ” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate
Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan
is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan
and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as
selected by a Co-Borrower in its Revolving Loan Notice;
provided that:
(i) any Interest
Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless
such
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Business Day
falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period
shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest
Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the
last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest
Period; and
(iii) no Interest
Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
“
Inventory ” has the meaning set forth in the Security
Agreement.
“
Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, any
investment in another Person, whether by acquisition of any debt or
Capital Security, by making any loan or advance, by becoming
obligated with respect to a Contingent Liability in respect of
obligations of such other Person (other than travel and similar
advances to employees in the ordinary course of business) or by
making an Acquisition.
“ IRS
” means the United States Internal Revenue
Service.
“ ISP
” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the
“International Standby Practices 1998” published by the
Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or
such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of
issuance).
“ Issuer
Documents ” means with respect to any Letter of Credit,
the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement
and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and a Co-Borrower (or
any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such
Letter of Credit.
“ Joinder
Agreement ” means the Joinder to Credit Agreement,
Security Agreement and related Notes and Agreements executed by a
Domestic Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date,
substantially in the form of Exhibit G .
“
Laws ” means, collectively, all international,
foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules,
guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or
judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or
administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with
the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all
applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests,
licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any
Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the
force of law.
“ L/C
Advance ” means, with respect to each Lender, such
Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in
accordance with its Applicable Percentage.
“ L/C
Borrowing ” means an extension of credit resulting from a
drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on
the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving
Borrowing.
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“ L/C
Credit Extension ” means, with respect to any Letter of
Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date
thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
“ L/C
Issuer ” means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer
of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters
of Credit hereunder.
“ L/C
Obligations ” means, as at any date of determination, the
aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding
Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed
Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing
the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the
amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance
with Section 1.06 . For all purposes of this Agreement,
if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by
its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of
the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit
shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so
remaining available to be drawn.
“
Lender ” has the meaning specified in the introductory
paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the Swing
Line Lender.
“ Lending
Office ” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices
of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s
Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a
Lender may from time to time notify the Co-Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent.
“ Letter
of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued hereunder
and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit. A Letter of
Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of
credit.
“ Letter
of Credit Application ” means an application and
agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in
the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
“ Letter
of Credit Expiration Date ” means the day that is seven
days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is
not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“ Letter
of Credit Fee ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.03(i) .
“ Letter
of Credit Sublimit ” means an amount equal to
$25,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in
addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.
“
Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or
other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest
or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of
any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or
other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or
other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing).
“
Loan ” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the
Co-Borrowers under Article II in the form of a
Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan.
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“ Loan
Documents ” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer
Document, the Collateral Documents, each Joinder Agreement, the
Agent Fee Letter and all documents, instruments and agreements
delivered in connection with the foregoing.
“ Margin
Stock ” means any “margin stock” as defined
in Regulation U.
“
Material ” means, with respect to any Co-Borrower or
any Subsidiary, at the time of determination that either the assets
of such Co-Borrower or such Subsidiary comprised more than 10% of
the assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or
the contribution of such Co-Borrower or such Subsidiary to EBITDA,
determined as of the most recently ended four Fiscal Quarter
period, was 10% or more of EBITDA for such period.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a material
adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the financial
condition, operations, assets, business, properties or prospects of
the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) a
material impairment of the ability of any Material Co-Borrower to
perform any of the Obligations under any Loan Document (provided
that, if an incident, or series of incidents, affects more than one
Co-Borrower with assets that in the aggregate comprise more than
20% of the assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole or the contribution of such Co-Borrower to EBITDA, determined
as of the most recently ended four Fiscal Quarter period, was 20%
or more of EBITDA for such period, all such Co-Borrowers shall be
determined to be Material for the purposes of this definition of
Material Adverse Effect) or (c) a material adverse effect upon
any substantial portion of the collateral under the Collateral
Documents or upon the legality, validity, binding effect or
enforceability against any Co-Borrower of any Loan
Document.
“
Maturity Date ” means August 18, 2012;
provided , however , that if such date is not a
Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding
Business Day.
“ Mexican
Expansion ” means the construction and operation of a new
manufacturing facility in the town of Agua Prieta in the state of
Sonora, Mexico and any related purchase of equipment, furniture and
fixtures with respect thereto.
“
Mortgage ” means a mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold
mortgage or similar instrument granting the Administrative Agent a
Lien on real property of any Co-Borrower.
“
Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan
of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which
any Co-Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to
make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has
made or been obligated to make contributions.
“
Note ” means a promissory note made by the
Co-Borrowers in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such
Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C
.
“
Obligations ” means all advances to, and debts,
liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Co-Borrower
arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any
Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including
those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to
become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including
interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against
any Co-Borrower or any
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Affiliate
thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such
Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such
interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“
Organization Documents ” means, (a) with respect
to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation
and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents
with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect
to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of
formation or organization and operating agreement; and
(c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or
other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or
other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any
agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed
in connection with its formation or organization with the
applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its
formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or
articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“ 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 under any other
Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or
otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
“
Outstanding Amount ” means (i) with respect to
Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any
borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans and
Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and
(ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the
amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to
any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other
changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such
date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the
Co-Borrowers of Unreimbursed Amounts.
“
Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
“
Participant ” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.06(d) .
“
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
“ Pension
Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit
plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of
ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to
Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any
Co-Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Co-Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute,
or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in
Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time
during the immediately preceding five plan years.
“
Perfection Certificate ” means a perfection
certificate executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent by a
Co-Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F
.
“
Person ” means any natural person, corporation,
partnership, trust, limited liability company, joint venture,
association, company, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
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“
Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan”
(as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established
by any Co-Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is
subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA,
any ERISA Affiliate.
“
Platform ” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.02 .
“ Public
Lender ” has the meaning specified in
Section 6.02 .
“
Refunded Swing Line Loan ” has the meaning specified
in Section 2.04(c) .
“
Register ” has the meaning specified in
Section 10.06(c) .
“
Regulation U ” has the meaning specified in
Regulation U of the FRB.
“ Related
Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such
Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers,
employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such
Person’s Affiliates.
“
Reportable Event ” means any of the events set forth
in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the
30 day notice period has been waived.
“ Request
for Credit Extension ” means (a) with respect to a
Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Loans, a
Revolving Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit
Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with
respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.
“
Required Lenders ” means, as of any date of
determination, at least two Lenders having more than 50% of the
Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make
Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit
Extensions have been terminated pursuant to
Section 8.02 , at least two Lenders holding in the
aggregate more than 50% of the Total Outstandings (with the
aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and
funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being
deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this
definition); provided that the Commitment of, and the
portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any
Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a
determination of Required Lenders.
“
Responsible Officer ” means the chief executive
officer, president, chief financial officer, chief operating
officer or treasurer, of a Co-Borrower and, solely for purposes of
notices given pursuant to Article II , any other
officer or employee of the applicable Co-Borrower so designated by
any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative
Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a
Responsible Officer of a Co-Borrower shall be conclusively presumed
to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership
and/or other action on the part of such Co-Borrower and such
Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on
behalf of such Co-Borrower.
“
Revolving Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of
simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of
Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each
of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01 .
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“
Revolving Loan ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.01 .
“
Revolving Loan Notice ” means a notice of (a) a
Revolving Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Revolving Loans from
one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar
Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) , which, if in
writing, shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A .
“ SEC
” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal
functions.
“ Secured
Hedging Obligations ” means all Hedging Obligations
permitted hereunder which are owed to any Hedge Bank.
“ Secured
Party ” has the meaning given to such term in each
Security Agreement.
“ Secured
Obligations ” means, collectively, (a) the
Obligations, (b) all Secured Hedging Obligations, (c) all
Bank Product Obligations, (d) any and all out-of-pocket
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses and reasonable
counsel fees and expenses of any Secured Party) incurred by any
Secured Party in enforcing its rights under this Agreement or under
any other Loan Document, and (e) all present and future
amounts in respect of the foregoing that would become due but for
the operation of any provision of Debtor Relief Laws, and all
present and future accrued and unpaid interest, including, without
limitation, post-petition interest if any Co-Borrower voluntarily
or involuntarily becomes subject to any Debtor Relief
Laws.
“
Security Agreement ” means the Second Amended and
Restated Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof executed
and delivered by each Co-Borrower, together with any joinders
thereto and any other collateral security agreement executed by a
Co-Borrower, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
“
Subordinated Debt ” means any unsecured Debt of any
Co-Borrower which has subordination terms, covenants, pricing and
other terms which have been approved in writing by the Required
Lenders.
“
Subordinated Debt Documents ” means all documents and
instruments relating to Subordinated Debt and all amendments and
modifications thereof approved by the Administrative
Agent.
“
Subordination Agreements ” means all subordination
agreements executed by a holder of Subordinated Debt in favor of
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time after
the Closing Date.
“
Subsidiary ” of a Person means a corporation,
partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other
business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or
other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of
directors or other governing body (other than securities or
interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a
contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management
of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless
otherwise specified, all references herein to a
“Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall
refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Parent.
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“ Swing
Line Borrowing ” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan
pursuant to Section 2.04 .
“ Swing
Line Lender ” means Bank of America in its capacity as
provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender
hereunder.
“ Swing
Line Loan ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.04(a) .
“ Swing
Line Loan Notice ” means a notice of a Swing Line
Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b) , which, if in
writing, shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit B .
“ Swing
Line Sublimit ” means an amount equal to the lesser of
(a) $20,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Commitments. The
Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the
Aggregate Commitments.
“
Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies,
imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup
withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any
Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or
penalties applicable thereto.
“ Total
Funded Debt ” means all Debt of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis, excluding,
without duplication, (a) contingent obligations in respect of
Contingent Liabilities (except to the extent constituting
Contingent Liabilities in respect of Debt of a Person other than
any Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary), (b) Hedging Obligations
and (c) Debt of a Co-Borrower to Subsidiaries and Debt of
Subsidiaries to a Co-Borrower or to other Subsidiaries.
“ Total
Leverage Ratio ” means, as of the last day of any Fiscal
Quarter, the ratio of (a) Total Funded Debt as of such day to
(b) EBITDA for the Computation Period ending on such
day.
“ Total
Outstandings ” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of
all Loans and all L/C Obligations.
“
Type ” means, with respect to a Revolving Loan, its
character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
“ UCC
” has the meaning set forth in the Security
Agreement.
“
Unfunded Pension Liability ” means the excess of a
Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under
Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that
Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the
assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to
Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan
year.
“ United
States ” and “ U.S. ” mean the United
States of America.
“
Unreimbursed Amount ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.03(c)(i) .
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“
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person, a
Subsidiary all of the Capital Securities of which (except
directors’ qualifying Capital Securities) are at the time
directly or indirectly owned by such Person and/or another
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.
1.02 Other
Interpretive Provisions . With reference to this Agreement and
each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in
such other Loan Document:
(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 ” 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, (i) any definition of or reference to any
agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization
Document) 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 or
in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any
Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors
and assigns, (iii) the words “ herein ,”
“ hereof ” and “ hereunder ,”
and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall
be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not
to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a
Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall
be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and
Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear,
(v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and
regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or
interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation
shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation
as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and
(vi) the words “ asset ” and “
property ” shall be construed to have the same meaning
and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible
assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and
contract rights.
(b) In the
computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later
specified date, the word “ from ” means “
from and including ;” the words “ to
” and “ until ” each mean “ to
but excluding ;” and the word “ through
” means “ to and including .”
(c) Section
headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
(a)
Generally . All accounting terms not specifically or
completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with,
and all financial data (including financial ratios and other
financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this
Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a
consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a
manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial
Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed
herein.
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(b) Changes in
GAAP . If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the
computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any
Loan Document, and either the Co-Borrowers or the Required Lenders
shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the
Co-Borrowers shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or
requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of
such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required
Lenders); provided that , until so amended,
(i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in
accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the
Co-Borrowers shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders financial statements and other documents required under
this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a
reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement
made before and after giving effect to such change in
GAAP.
(c)
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities . All references
herein to consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Parent
and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar
reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable
interest entity that the Parent is required to consolidate pursuant
to FASB Interpretation No. 46 – Consolidation of
Variable Interest Entities: an interpretation of ARB No. 51
(January 2003) as if such variable interest entity were a
Subsidiary as defined herein.
1.04
Rounding . Any financial ratios required to be maintained by
the Co-Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by
dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying
the result to one place more than the number of places by which
such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down
to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest
number).
1.05 Times of
Day . Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to
times of day shall be references to Central time (daylight or
standard, as applicable).
1.06 Letter of
Credit Amounts . Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount
of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated
amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time;
provided , however , that with respect to any Letter
of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document
related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in
the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit
shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of
Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not
such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT
EXTENSIONS
2.01 Revolving
Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a
“ Revolving Loan ”) to the Co-Borrowers from
time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period,
in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the
amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided ,
however , that after giving effect to any Revolving
Borrowing, (i) the
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Total
Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and
(ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans
of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations,
plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the
Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such
Lender’s Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s
Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof,
the Co-Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01 ,
prepay under Section 2.05 , and reborrow under this
Section 2.01 . Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans
or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
2.02
Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans
.
(a) Each Revolving
Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the
other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made
upon the Co-Borrowers’ irrevocable notice to the
Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such
notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than
11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested
date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of
Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans
to Base Rate Revolving Loans, and (ii) on the requested date
of any Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Loans. Each telephonic
notice by the Co-Borrowers pursuant to this
Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery
to the Administrative Agent of a written Revolving Loan Notice,
appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Parent. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000
or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as
provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c) , each
Borrowing of or conversion to a Base Rate Loans shall be in a
principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in
excess thereof. Each Revolving Loan Notice (whether telephonic or
written) shall specify (i) whether the Co-Borrowers are
requesting a Revolving Borrowing, a conversion of Revolving Loans
from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate
Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or
continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day),
(iii) the principal amount of Revolving Loans to be borrowed,
converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Revolving Loans to be
borrowed or to which existing Revolving Loans are to be converted,
and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period
with respect thereto. If the Co-Borrowers fails to specify a Type
of Revolving Loan in a Revolving Loan Notice or if the Co-Borrowers
fail to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or
continuation, then the applicable Revolving Loans shall be made as,
or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to
Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the
Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable
Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Co-Borrowers request a Borrowing of,
conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such
Revolving Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it
will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one
month.
(b) Following
receipt of a Revolving Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable
Percentage of the applicable Revolving Loans, and if no timely
notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the
Co-Borrowers, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of
the
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details of any
automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding
subsection. In the case of a Revolving Borrowing, each Lender shall
make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to the
Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the
Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m.
on the Business Day specified in the applicable Revolving Loan
Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial
Credit Extension, Section 4.01 ), the Administrative
Agent shall make all funds so received available to the
Co-Borrowers in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent
either by (i) crediting the account of the Co-Borrowers on the
books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or
(ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance
with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the
Administrative Agent by the Co-Borrowers; provided ,
however , that if, on the date the Revolving Loan Notice
with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Co-Borrowers, there
are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such
Borrowing, first , shall be applied to the payment in full
of any such L/C Borrowings, and second , shall be made
available to the Co-Borrowers as provided above.
(c) Except as
otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued
or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such
Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a (i) Default
(other than an Event of Default), no Loans may be requested as,
converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans with an Interest
Period in excess of one month without the consent of the Required
Lenders and (ii) during the existence of an Event of Default,
no Loans may be requested as, converted or continued as Eurodollar
Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.
(d) The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Co-Borrowers and the
Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for
Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At
any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative
Agent shall notify the Co-Borrowers and the Lenders of any change
in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base
Rate promptly following the public announcement of such
change.
(e) After giving
effect to all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving
Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of
Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten
Interest Periods in effect with respect to Revolving
Loans.
(a) The Letter
of Credit Commitment .
(i) Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer
agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in
this Section 2.03 , (1) from time to time on any
Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the
Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for
the account of each Co-Borrower, and to amend Letters of Credit
previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b)
below, and (2) to honor
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drawings under
the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to
participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of any
Co-Borrower and any drawings thereunder; provided that after
giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any
Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed
the Aggregate Commitments, (y) the aggregate Outstanding
Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such
Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of
all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall
not exceed such Lender’s Commitment, and (z) the
Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the
Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Co-Borrowers for the
issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a
representation by the Co-Borrowers that the L/C Credit Extension so
requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to
the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, the Co-Borrowers’ ability to
obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly
the Co-Borrowers may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters
of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that
have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit
shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and
after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the
terms and conditions hereof.
(ii) The L/C
Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:
(A) the expiry
date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than
twelve months after the date of issuance , unless the
Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or
(B) the expiry
date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the
Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have
approved such expiry date.
(iii) The L/C
Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of
Credit if:
(A) any order,
judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator
shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer
from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the
L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the
force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction
over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer
refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such
Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer
with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or
capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise
compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall
impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense
which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C
Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
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(B) the issuance
of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the
L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C) except as
otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer,
such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than
$100,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit, or $50,000, in
the case of a commercial Letter of Credit;
(D) such Letter of
Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than
Dollars;
(E) such Letter of
Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the
stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or
(F) a default of
any Lender’s obligations to fund under
Section 2.03(c) exists or any Lender is at such time an
Impacted Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into
arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Issuer with the Co-Borrowers
or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s risk with
respect to such Lender.
(iv) The L/C
Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would
not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its
amended form under the terms hereof.
(v) The L/C Issuer
shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if
(A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to
issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms
hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does
not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of
Credit.
(vi) The L/C
Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any
Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated
therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and
immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in
Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions
suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit
issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents
pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term
“Administrative Agent” as used in
Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such
acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein
with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(b) Procedures
for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit .
(i) Each Letter of
Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the
request of a Co-Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy
to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit
Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible
Officer of the Parent. Such Letter of Credit Application must be
received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later
than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or
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such later date
and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree
in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the
proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In
the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of
Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and
detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed
issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a
Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry
date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary
thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary
in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any
certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any
drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the
requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the
L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment
of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit
Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the
L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended;
(B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a
Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and
(D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.
Additionally, the Co-Borrowers shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and
the Administrative Agent such other documents and information
pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or
amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the
Administrative Agent may require.
(ii) Promptly
after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer
will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in
writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such
Letter of Credit Application from the Co-Borrowers and, if not, the
L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy
thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any
Lender, the Administrative Agent, any Co-Borrower or any
Subsidiary, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date
of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that
one or more applicable conditions contained in
Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the
requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the
Co-Borrower (or the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the
applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in
accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business
practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit,
each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk
participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the
product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times
the amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) Promptly
after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a
Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the
beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the
Co-Borrowers and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy
of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
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(c) Drawings
and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations .
(i) Upon receipt
from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a
drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify
the Co-Borrowers and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later
than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer
under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “ Honor
Date ”), the Co-Borrowers shall reimburse the L/C Issuer
through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount
of such drawing. If the Co-Borrowers fail to so reimburse the L/C
Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed
drawing (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), and the
amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In
such event, the Co-Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested a
Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor
Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard
to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02
for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the
amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and
the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than
the delivery of a Revolving Loan Notice). Any notice given by the
L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if
immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of
such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness
or binding effect of such notice.
(ii) Each Lender
shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i)
make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of
the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an
amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed
Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified
in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to
the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii) , each Lender
that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base
Rate Revolving Loan to the Co-Borrowers in such amount. The
Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C
Issuer.
(iii) With respect
to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a
Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set
forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any
other reason, the Co-Borrowers shall be deemed to have incurred
from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the
Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing
shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and
shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each
Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall
be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C
Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in
satisfaction of its participation obligation under this
Section 2.03 .
(iv) Until each
Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this
Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any
amount drawn
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under any
Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the
account of the L/C Issuer.
(v) Each
Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances
to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of
Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c) , shall
be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have
against the L/C Issuer, any Co-Borrower or any other Person for any
reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a
Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition,
whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided ,
however , that each Lender’s obligation to make
Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is
subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02
(other than delivery by the Co-Borrowers of a Revolving Loan
Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or
otherwise impair the obligation of the Co-Borrowers to reimburse
the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer
under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided
herein.
(vi) If any Lender
fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in
Section 2.03(c)(ii) , the L/C Issuer shall be entitled
to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative
Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period
from the date such payment is required to the date on which such
payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per
annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate
determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry
rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative,
processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in
connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount
(with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall
constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the
relevant Revolving Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the
relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the
L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative
Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this
clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(d) Repayment
of Participations .
(i) At any time
after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit
and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in
respect of such payment in accordance with
Section 2.03(c) , if the Administrative Agent receives
for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the
related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly
from the Co-Borrowers or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash
Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the
Administrative Agent will distribute to such
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Lender its
Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received
by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any
payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the
L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required
to be returned under any of the circumstances described in
Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement
entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender
shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C
Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the
Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such
demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a
rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in
effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall
survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination
of this Agreement.
(e) Obligations
Absolute . The obligation of the Co-Borrowers to reimburse the
L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to
repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and
irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the
following:
(i) any lack of
validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this
Agreement, or any other Loan Document;
(ii) the existence
of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any
Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any
beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any
Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be
acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection
with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by
such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating
thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft,
demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter
of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient
in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate
in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or
otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under
such Letter of Credit;
(iv) any payment
by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation
of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the
terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C
Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a
trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the
benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative
of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter
of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Law; or
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(v) any other
circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any
of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might
otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a
Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary.
The Co-Borrowers
shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each
amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any
claim of noncompliance with the Co-Borrowers’ instructions or
other irregularity, the Co-Borrowers will immediately notify the
L/C Issuer. The Co-Borrowers shall be conclusively deemed to have
waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents
unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
(f) Role of L/C
Issuer . Each Lender and each Co-Borrower agree that, in paying
any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have
any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight
draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter
of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or
accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person
executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer,
the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties
nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer
shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or
omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval
of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable;
(ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross
negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution,
effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or
instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The
Co-Borrowers hereby assume all risks of the acts or omissions of
any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter
of Credit; provided , however , that this assumption
is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Co-Borrowers’
pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the
beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None
of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their
respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or
assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any
of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of
Section 2.03(e) ; provided , however ,
that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Co-Borrowers may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C
Issuer may be liable to the Co-Borrowers, to the extent, but only
to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or
exemplary, damages suffered by the Co-Borrowers which the
Co-Borrowers prove were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful
misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful
failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to
it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly
complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In
furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer
may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order,
without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any
notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not
be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument
transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a
Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds
thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or
ineffective for any reason.
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(g) Cash
Collateral . Upon the request of the Administrative Agent,
(i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing
request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in
an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains
outstanding, the Co-Borrowers shall, in each case, immediately Cash
Collateralize such L/C Borrowing or the then Outstanding Amount of
such L/C Obligations, as applicable. Sections 2.05 and
8.02(c) set forth certain additional requirements to deliver
Cash Collateral hereunder. For purposes of this
Section 2.03 , Section 2.05 and
Section 8.02(c) , “ Cash Collateralize
” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the
Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit
account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which
documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of
such term have corresponding meanings. The Co-Borrowers hereby
grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C
Issuer and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash,
deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the
foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked,
non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of
America.
(h)
Applicability of ISP and UCP . Unless otherwise expressly
agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Co-Borrowers when a Letter of
Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an
Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall
apply to each standby Letter of Credit and (ii) the rules of
the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most
recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the
time of issuance shall apply to each commercial Letter of
Credit.
(i) Letter of
Credit Fees . The Co-Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its
Applicable Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “ Letter
of Credit Fee ”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the
Applicable Rate times the daily amount available to be drawn
under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily
amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount
of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with
Section 1.06 . Letter of Credit Fees shall be
(i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of
each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur
after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of
Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and
(ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any
change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount
available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed
and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period
during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the
request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists,
all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default
Rate.
(j) Fronting
Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C
Issuer . The Co-Borrowers shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer
for its own account a fronting fee (i) with respect to each
commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate specified in the Agent Fee
Letter, computed on the amount of such Letter of Credit, and
payable upon the issuance or renewal thereof, (ii) with
respect to any amendment of a commercial
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Letter of
Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate
separately agreed between the Co-Borrowers and the L/C Issuer,
computed on the amount of such increase, and payable upon the
effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to
each standby Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in
the Agent Fee Letter, computed on the daily amount available to be
drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears.
Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business
Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in
respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion
thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the
first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of
Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on
demand. For purposes of computing the amount of such fee, the
amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance
with Section 1.06 . In addition, the Co-Borrowers shall
pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary
issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and
other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to
letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary
fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand
and are nonrefundable.
(k) Conflict
with Issuer Documents . In the event of any conflict between
the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms
hereof shall control.
(a) The Swing
Line . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
the Swing Line Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of
the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04 , but
in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to make loans
(each such loan, a “ Swing Line Loan ”) to the
Co-Borrowers from time to time on any Business Day during the
Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any
time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit,
notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when
aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount
of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as
Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s
Commitment; provided , however , that after giving
effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings
shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender,
plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the
Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such
Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of
all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s
Commitment, and provided , further , that the
Co-Borrowers shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to
refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing
limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the
Co-Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.04 ,
prepay under Section 2.05 , and reborrow under this
Section 2.04 . Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base
Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each
Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a
risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to
the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage
times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.
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(b) Borrowing
Procedures . Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the
Co-Borrowers’ irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and
the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each
such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the
Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested
borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be
borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the
requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such
telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the
Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing
Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a
Responsible Officer of the Parent. Promptly after receipt by the
Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the
Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by
telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also
received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line
Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in
writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has
received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the
Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior
to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing
(A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing
Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first
proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a) , or
(B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in
Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later
than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing
Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available
to the Co-Borrowers at its office by crediting the account of the
Co-Borrowers on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately
available funds.
(c) Refinancing
of Swing Line Loans .
(i) The Swing Line
Lender, at any time and from time to time no less frequently than
once weekly, shall on behalf of the Co-Borrowers (which hereby
irrevocably authorize the Swing Line Lender to so request on their
behalf) request that each Lender make a Base Rate Revolving Loan in
an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the
amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding (the “
Refunded Swing Line Loan ”). Such request shall be
made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a
Revolving Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with
the requirements of Section 2.02 , without regard to
the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal
amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of
the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in
Section 4.02 . The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the
Co-Borrowers with a copy of the applicable Revolving Loan Notice
promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent.
Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage
of the amount specified in such Revolving Loan Notice available to
the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the
account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative
Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day
specified in such Revolving Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to
Section 2.04(c)(ii) , each Lender that so makes funds
available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan
to the Co-Borrowers in such amount. The Administrative
Agent
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shall remit the
funds so received to the Swing Line Lender and applied to repay the
Refunded Swing Line Loan.
(ii) If for any
reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i) , the
request for Base Rate Revolving Loans submitted by the Swing Line
Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the
Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk
participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each
Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i)
shall be deemed payment in respect of such
participation.
(iii) If any
Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by
such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in
Section 2.04(c)(i) , the Swing Line Lender shall be
entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the
Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon
for the period from the date such payment is required to the date
on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line
Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal
Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in
accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation,
plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily
charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing.
If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as
aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s
Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or
funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case
may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any
Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any
amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive
absent manifest error.
(iv) Each
Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase
and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this
Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and
shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any
setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such
Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, any Co-Borrower or
any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence
or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence,
event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;
provided , however , that each Lender’s
obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this
Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth
in Section 4.02 . No such funding of risk
participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of
the Co-Borrowers to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest
as provided herein.
(d) Repayment
of Participations .
(i) At any time
after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a
Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any
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payment on
account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will
distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the
same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If any
payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal
or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by
the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in
Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement
entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each
Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage
thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest
thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is
returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The
Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the
Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause
shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the
termination of this Agreement.
(e) Interest
for Account of Swing Line Lender . The Swing Line Lender shall
be responsible for invoicing the Co-Borrowers for interest on the
Swing Line Loans. Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Revolving
Loan or risk participation pursuant to this
Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect
of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of
the Swing Line Lender.
(f) Payments
Directly to Swing Line Lender . The Co-Borrowers shall make all
payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line
Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.
(a) The
Co-Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any
time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Loans in
whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that
(i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent
not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior
to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on
the date of prepayment of Base Rate Revolving Loans; (ii) any
prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount
of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;
and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Revolving Loans shall be
in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000
in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal
amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the
date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Revolving
Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be
prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative
Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such
notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the
Co-Borrowers, the Co-Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the
payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on
the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate
Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount
prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant
to
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Section 3.05 . Each such prepayment shall be applied to the
Revolving Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective
Applicable Percentages.
(b) The
Co-Borrowers may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy
to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time,
voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without
premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must
be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent
not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and
(ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal
amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and
amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the
Co-Borrowers, the Co-Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the
payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on
the date specified therein.
(c) If for any
reason the Total Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate
Commitments then in effect, the Co-Borrowers shall immediately
prepay Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an
aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided ,
however , that the Co-Borrowers shall not be required to
Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this
Section 2.05(c) unless after the prepayment in full of
the Loans the Total Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Commitments
then in effect.
2.06
Termination or Reduction of Commitments . The Co-Borrowers
may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the
Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the
Aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any such
notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than
11:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination
or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an
aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000
in excess thereof, (iii) the Co-Borrowers shall not terminate
or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto
and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings
would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (iv) if, after
giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the
Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the
amount of the Aggregate Commitments, such Sublimit shall be
automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such
notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments.
Any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the
Commitment of each Lender according to its Applicable Percentage.
All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the
Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such
termination.
2.07 Repayment
of Loans .
(a) The
Co-Borrowers shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the
aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding on such
date.
(b) The
Co-Borrowers shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to
occur of (i) demand by the Swing Line Lender and (ii) the
Maturity Date.
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(a) Subject to the
provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar
Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount
thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the
Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable
Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Revolving Loan shall bear interest
on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable
borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate
plus the Applicable Rate; and (iii) each Swing Line
Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount
thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum
equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) (i) If
any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without
regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall
thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum
at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Laws.
(ii) If any amount
(other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Co-Borrowers
under any Loan Document is not paid when due (after giving effect
to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required
Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a
fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the
Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
Laws.
(iii) Upon the
request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists,
the Co-Borrowers shall pay interest on the principal amount of all
outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate
per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iv) Accrued and
unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due
interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c) Interest on
each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest
Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be
specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in
accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and
before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any
Debtor Relief Law.
2.09 Fees .
In addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and
(j) of Section 2.03 :
(a) Commitment
Fee . The Co-Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent
for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable
Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate
times the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate
Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of
Revolving Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C
Obligations. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during
the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or
more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and
shall be due and payable quarterly
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in arrears on
the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the
first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last
day of the Availability Period. The commitment fee shall be
calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the
Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall
be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for
each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in
effect.
(b) Other
Fees . (i) The Co-Borrowers shall pay to the
Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their own respective
accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the
Agent Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and
shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
(ii) The
Co-Borrowers shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been
separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times
so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall
not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
2.10
Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of
Applicable Rate .
(a) All
computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is
determined by Bank of America’s “prime rate”
shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as
the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of
fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and
actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as
applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day
year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the
Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion
thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid,
provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on
which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a) ,
bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative
Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b) If, as a
result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial
statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries or for any other
reason, the Co-Borrowers or the Lenders determine that (i) the
Total Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Co-Borrowers as of any
applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation
of the Total Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing
for such period, the Co-Borrowers shall immediately and
retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the
case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or,
after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for
relief with respect to any Co-Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of
the United States, automatically and without further action by the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount
equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should
have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees
actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the
rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer,
as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii) ,
2.03(i) or 2.08(b) or under Article VIII
. The Co-Borrowers’
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obligations
under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate
Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations
hereunder.
(a) The Credit
Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more
accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the
Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The
accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each
Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of
the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Co-Borrowers and
the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any
error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the
obligation of the Co-Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing
with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict
between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the
accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such
matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall
control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any
Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Co-Borrowers
shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the
Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such
Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each
Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the
date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and
payments with respect thereto.
(b) In addition to
the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender
and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its
usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and
sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and
Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts
and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts
and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts
and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the
absence of manifest error.
2.12 Payments
Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback .
(a) General
. All payments to be made by the Co-Borrowers shall be made without
condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or
setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments
by the Co-Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative
Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such
payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in
Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than
2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative
Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable
Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such
payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such
Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the
Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received
on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or
fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the
Co-Borrowers shall come due on a day other than a Business Day,
payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such
extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees,
as the case may be.
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(b)
(i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by
Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall
have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of
any Revolving Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case
of any Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to
12:00 noon on the date of such Revolving Borrowing) that such
Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such
Lender’s share of such Revolving Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender
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