Exhibit 10.1
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN AGREEMENT
dated as of September 19, 2005
among
AMERICAN HEALTHWAYS, INC.
as Borrower
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY
HERETO
and
SUNTRUST BANK
as Administrative Agent
and
REGIONS BANK
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Co-Documentation Agents
and
NATIONAL CITY BANK
and
US BANK, N.A.
as Co-Syndication Agents
SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY
a Division of SunTrust Capital Markets,
Inc.
as Lead Arranger
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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ARTICLE
I
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DEFINITIONS;
CONSTRUCTION
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1
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Section
1.1
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Definitions
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1
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Section
1.2
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Classifications
of Loans and Borrowings
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20
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Section
1.3
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Accounting
Terms and Determination
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20
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Section
1.4
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Terms
Generally
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21
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ARTICLE
II
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AMOUNT AND
TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS
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21
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Section
2.1
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General
Description of Facilities
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21
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Section
2.2
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Revolving
Loans
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21
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Section
2.3
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Procedure for
Revolving Borrowings
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21
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Section
2.4
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Swingline
Commitment
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22
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Section
2.5
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Procedure for
Swingline Borrowing; Etc
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22
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Section
2.6
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Intentionally
Omitted
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24
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Section
2.7
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Intentionally
Omitted
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24
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Section
2.8
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Funding of
Borrowings
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24
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Section
2.9
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Interest
Elections
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25
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Section
2.10
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Optional
Reduction and Termination of Commitments
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26
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Section
2.11
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Repayment of
Loans
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26
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Section
2.12
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Evidence of
Indebtedness
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26
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Section
2.13
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Optional and
Mandatory Prepayments
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27
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Section
2.14
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Interest on
Loans
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27
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Section
2.15
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Fees
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28
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Section
2.16
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Computation of
Interest and Fees
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29
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Section
2.17
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Inability to
Determine Interest Rates
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30
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Section
2.18
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Illegality
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30
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Section
2.19
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Increased
Costs
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31
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Section
2.20
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Funding
Indemnity
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32
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Section
2.21
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Taxes
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32
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Section
2.22
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Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
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34
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Section
2.23
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Mitigation of
Obligations
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35
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Section
2.24
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Letters of
Credit
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35
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Section
2.25
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Increase of
Revolving Commitments; Additional Lenders
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40
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ARTICLE
III
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
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42
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Section
3.1
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Conditions To
Effectiveness
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42
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Section
3.2
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Each Credit
Event
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43
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Section
3.3
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Delivery of
Documents
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43
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ARTICLE
IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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44
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Section
4.1
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Existence;
Power
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44
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Section
4.2
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Organizational
Power; Authorization
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44
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Section
4.3
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Governmental
Approvals; No Conflicts
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44
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Section
4.4
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Financial
Statements
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Section
4.5
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Litigation and
Environmental Matters
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45
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Section
4.6
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Compliance with
Laws and Agreements
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45
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Section
4.7
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Investment
Company Act, Etc
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45
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Section
4.8
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Taxes
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45
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Section
4.9
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Margin
Regulations
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46
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Section
4.10
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ERISA
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46
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Section
4.11
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Ownership of
Property
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46
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Section
4.12
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Disclosure
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46
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Section
4.13
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Labor
Relations
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47
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Section
4.14
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Subsidiaries
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47
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ARTICLE
V
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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47
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Section
5.1
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Financial
Statements and Other Information
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Section
5.2
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Notices of
Material Events
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48
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Section
5.3
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Existence;
Conduct of Business
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49
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Section
5.4
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Compliance with
Laws, Etc
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49
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Section
5.5
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Payment of
Obligations
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49
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Section
5.6
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Books and
Records
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49
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Section
5.7
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Visitation,
Inspection, Etc
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49
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Section
5.8
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Maintenance of
Properties; Insurance
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50
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Section
5.9
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Use of Proceeds
and Letters of Credit
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50
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Section
5.10
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Additional
Subsidiaries
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50
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Section
5.11
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Additional
Assets
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50
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ARTICLE
VI
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FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
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51
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Section
6.1
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Ratio of
Consolidated Total Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA
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51
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Section
6.2
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Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio
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51
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Section
6.3
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Consolidated
Net Worth
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51
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ARTICLE
VII
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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51
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Section
7.1
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Indebtedness
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51
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Section
7.2
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Negative
Pledge
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52
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Section
7.3
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Fundamental
Changes
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53
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Section
7.4
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Investments,
Loans, Etc
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54
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Section
7.5
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Restricted
Payments
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55
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Section
7.6
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Sale of
Assets
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55
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Section
7.7
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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56
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Section
7.8
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Restrictive
Agreements
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56
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Section
7.9
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Sale and
Leaseback Transactions
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56
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Section
7.10
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Hedging
Agreements
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57
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Section
7.11
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Status of
Incorporation and Formation
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57
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Section
7.12
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Accounting
Changes
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57
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Section
7.13
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Permitted
Subordinated Debt
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57
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ARTICLE
VIII
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EVENTS OF
DEFAULT
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57
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Section
8.1
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Events of
Default
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ARTICLE
IX
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THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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60
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Section
9.1
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Appointment of
Administrative Agent
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Section
9.2
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Nature of
Duties of Administrative Agent
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61
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Section
9.3
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Lack of
Reliance on the Administrative Agent
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61
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Section
9.4
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Certain Rights
of the Administrative Agent
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61
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Section
9.5
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Reliance by
Administrative Agent
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62
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Section
9.6
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The
Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity
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62
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Section
9.7
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Successor
Administrative Agent
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ARTICLE
X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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63
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Section
10.1
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Notices
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63
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Section
10.2
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Waiver;
Amendments
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Section
10.3
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Expenses;
Indemnification
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65
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Section
10.4
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Successors and
Assigns
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67
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Section
10.5
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Governing Law;
Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
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69
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Section
10.6
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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Section
10.7
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Right of
Setoff
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Section
10.8
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Counterparts;
Integration
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71
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Section
10.9
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Survival
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71
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Section
10.10
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Severability
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71
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Section
10.11
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Confidentiality
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71
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Section
10.12
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Interest and
Loan Charges Not to Exceed Maximum Amounts Allowed by
Law
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72
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Section
10.13
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U.S. Patriot
Act Notification
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72
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Section
10.14
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Prior
Facility
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73
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Schedules
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Schedule
I
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Applicable
Margin and Applicable Percentage
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Schedule
2.24
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Existing
Letters of Credit
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Schedule
4.5(a)
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Litigation
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Schedule
4.14
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Subsidiaries
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Schedule
7.1
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Outstanding
Indebtedness
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Schedule
7.2
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Existing
Liens
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Schedule
7.4
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Existing
Investments
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
A
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Revolving
Credit Note
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Exhibit
B
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Swingline
Note
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Exhibit
C
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Form of
Assignment and Acceptance
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Exhibit
D
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Form of
Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement
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Exhibit
E
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Form of
Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement
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Exhibit
2.3
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Notice of
Revolving Borrowing
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Exhibit
2.5
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Notice of
Swingline Borrowing
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Exhibit
2.9
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Form of
Continuation/Conversion
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Exhibit
3.1(b)(v)
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Form of
Officer's Certificate
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Exhibit
3.1(b)(viii)
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Form of
Responsible Officer's Certificate
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT
LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is
made and entered into as of September 19, 2005, by and among
AMERICAN HEALTHWAYS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “
Borrower ”), SUNTRUST BANK, NATIONAL CITY BANK
OF KENTUCKY, US BANK, N.A., REGIONS BANK (successor by merger to
Union Planters Bank, N.A.), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., FIFTH THIRD
BANK, N.A., FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PNC BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE BANK OF NASHVILLE and the several other
banks and financial institutions from time to time party hereto
(the “ Lenders ”), and SUNTRUST BANK, in
its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “
Administrative Agent ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders
establish a $250,000,000 revolving credit facility with a swingline
facility of $10,000,000 and a letter of credit sub-facility for an
aggregate stated amount equal to $75,000,000, together with a
incremental accordion facility for an additional $50,000,000 for
the Borrower;
WHEREAS , the Borrower, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative
Agent, and the Lenders as defined therein (the “Prior
Lenders ”) previously entered into that certain First
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Loan Agreement dated October
29, 2004 (the “ Prior Facility ”) which
established a $150,000,000 revolving credit facility;
WHEREAS , subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders
severally, to the extent of their respective Commitments as defined
herein, are willing to amend and restate the Prior Facility as set
forth herein, and establish the requested revolving credit
facility, swingline facility and letter of credit facility as a
replacement of the Prior Facility;
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants herein contained, the Borrower, the Lenders and
the Administrative Agent agree that the Prior Facility is amended,
restated and replaced in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.1
Definitions . In addition to
the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein
shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable
to both the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined):
“
Acquisition ” shall mean (a) any Investment by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any other Person
pursuant to which such Person shall become a Subsidiary of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or shall be merged with the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any acquisition by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the assets of any Person
(other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) that constitute all or
substantially all of the assets of such Person or comprise a
business unit of such Person.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with
respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the
rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) LIBOR for such
Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00
minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage, to the extent
Eurodollar reserves are maintained.
“
Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the opening paragraph hereof.
“
Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean, with
respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form
prepared by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the
Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.
“
Affiliate” shall mean, as to any Person, any
other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common
Control with, such Person.
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Aggregate Revolving Commitments ” shall mean
the sum of the Revolving Commitments of all Lenders at any time
outstanding. On the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving
Commitments equal $250,000,000.
“
Applicable Lending Office” shall mean, for each
Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office”
of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such
Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such
Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such
Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its
Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.
“
Applicable Margin” shall mean with respect to
all Loans outstanding on any date, the Base Rate Margin or the
Eurodollar Margin, as applicable, equal to a percentage per annum
determined by reference to the applicable ratio of Consolidated
Total Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA in effect on such date
(for the four fiscal quarter period then most recently ended) as
set forth on Schedule I attached hereto; provided ,
that a change in the Eurodollar Margin or Base Rate Margin
resulting from a change in the ratio of Consolidated Total Funded
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA shall be effective on the second
Business Day after which the Borrower delivers the financial
statements required by Section 5.1(a) or (b) , as
applicable, and the compliance certificate required by Section
5.1(c) ; provided further , that if at any time the
Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and
such certificate, the Eurodollar Margin and Base Rate Margin shall
be at Level V until such time as such financial statements and
certificate are delivered, at which time the Eurodollar Margin and
Base Rate Margin shall be determined as provided above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Eurodollar Margin and Base Rate
Margin from the Closing Date until the first financial statement
and compliance certificate is delivered, shall be at Level
I.
“
Applicable Percentage” shall mean, with respect
to the commitment fee or the letter of credit fee, as the case may
be, as of any date, the percentage per annum determined by
reference to the applicable ratio of Consolidated Total Funded Debt
to Consolidated EBITDA in effect on such date (for the four fiscal
quarter period then most recently ended) as set forth on
Schedule I attached hereto; provided , that a change
in the Applicable Percentage resulting from a change in the ratio
of Consolidated Total Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA shall be
effective on the second Business Day after which the Borrower
delivers the financial statements required by Section 5.1(a)
or (b ), as applicable, and the compliance certificate
required by Section 5.1 (c) ; provided, further ,
that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such
financial statements and such certificate, the Applicable
Percentage shall be at Level V until such time as such financial
statements and certificate are delivered, at which time the
Applicable Percentage shall be determined as provided above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Percentage for both
the commitment fee and the letter of credit fee from the Closing
Date until the first financial statement and compliance certificate
is delivered, shall be at Level I.
“
Asset Sale ” shall mean any Disposition or
series of related Dispositions of any asset(s) of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, excluding any such Disposition permitted
by Section 7.6.
“
Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an
assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee
(with the consent of any party whose consent is required by
Section 10.4(b) herein) and accepted by the Administrative
Agent, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or any other
form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“
Availability Period” shall mean the period from
the Closing Date to the Commitment Termination Date.
“
Base Rate” when used in reference to any Loan
or Borrowing shall mean the higher of (i) the per annum rate
which the Administrative Agent publicly announces from time to time
to be its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time, and
(ii) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time,
plus one-half of one percent (0.50%), and refers to whether
such Loan or Loans comprising such Borrowing bears interest at a
rate determined by reference to the Base Rate. The Administrative
Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not
necessarily represent the lowest or best rate charged to customers.
The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans
at rates of interest at, above or below the Administrative
Agent’s prime lending rate. Each change in the Administrative
Agent’s prime lending rate shall be effective from and
including the date such change is publicly announced as being
effective.
“
Base Rate Margin ” shall mean the Applicable
Margin for Base Rate Loans.
“
Borrower” shall have the meaning in the
introductory paragraph hereof.
“ Borrowing” shall mean a borrowing
consisting of (i) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted
or continued on the same date and in case of Eurodollar Loans, as
to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (ii) a Swingline
Loan.
“
Business Day” shall mean (i) any day other than
a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in
Atlanta, Georgia or Nashville, Tennessee are authorized or required
by law to close and (ii) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a
payment or prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of
or into, or an Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice
with respect to any of the foregoing, any day on which dealings in
Dollars are carried on in the London interbank market.
“
Capital Expenditures ” shall mean for any
period, without duplication, (a) the additions to property, plant
and equipment and other capital expenditures of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries that are (or would be) set forth on a consolidated
statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such period prepared in
accordance with GAAP and (b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period.
“
Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person shall
mean all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts
under any lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use)
real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which
obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as
capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and
the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount
thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“
Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of
one or more of the following events: (a) any sale, lease, exchange
or other transfer (in a single transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Borrower to any Person or “group” (within the meaning
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder in effect on the date
hereof), (b) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly,
beneficially or of record, by any Person or “group”
(within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in
effect on the date hereof) of 35% or more of the outstanding shares
of the voting stock of the Borrower; or (c) occupation of a
majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of
directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither
(i) nominated by the current board of directors or (ii)
appointed by directors so nominated.
“
Change in Law” shall mean (i) the adoption of
any applicable law, rule or regulation after the date of this
Agreement, (ii) any change in any applicable law, rule or
regulation, or any change in the interpretation or application
thereof, by any Governmental Authority after the date of this
Agreement, or (iii) compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable
Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or for purposes of Section
2.19(b) , by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s
holding company, if applicable) with any request, guideline or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any
Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this
Agreement.
“
Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or
Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising
such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans and when
used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such
Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or a Swingline
Commitment.
“
Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1 and Section
3.2 have been satisfied or waived in accordance with Section
10.2 .
“
Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.
“
Commitment ” shall mean a Revolving Commitment
or a Swingline Commitment or any combination thereof (as the
context shall permit or require).
“
Commitment Termination Date” shall mean the
earliest of (i) September 19, 2010, (ii) the date on which the
Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section
2.10 and (iii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under
this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due
and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise).
“
Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal to
the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus
(b) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income
for such period, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) income tax
expense, (iii) depreciation and amortization and (iv) all
other non-cash charges (including non-cash expenses related to
equity based compensation), determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP in each case for such period. EBITDA shall
include the pro forma EBITDA of any Acquisition annualized from the
date of acquisition for a period not to exceed four fiscal quarters
so long as the calculation thereof is done in a manner reasonably
calculated to comply with GAAP and such calculation is detailed in
the supporting calculations to a covenant compliance certificate as
detailed and measured to the Administrative Agent’s
reasonable satisfaction.
“
Consolidated Fixed Charges ” shall mean, for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, the sum (without
duplication) of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash for
such period, (b) scheduled principal payments made on
Consolidated Total Debt during such period and (c) Restricted
Payments paid during such period.
“
Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum of (i) total
interest expense, including without limitation the interest
component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations
capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually
paid during such period) plus (ii) the net amount payable
(or minus the net amount receivable) under Hedging
Agreements during such period (whether or not actually paid or
received during such period).
“
Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any
period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP, but excluding therefrom (to the extent
otherwise included therein) (i) any extraordinary gains or
losses, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets and
(iii) any equity interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of
the Borrower in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a
Subsidiary, (iv) any income attributable to any minority interest
in a Subsidiary held by a Person other than the Borrower or a
Subsidiary and (v) any income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior
to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or
consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or the date that
such Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary.
“
Consolidated Net Worth” shall mean, as of any
date, (i) the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
that would be reflected on the Borrower’s consolidated
balance sheet as of such date prepared in accordance with GAAP,
after eliminating all amounts properly attributable to minority
interests, if any, in the stock and surplus of Subsidiaries,
minus (ii) the sum of (x) the total liabilities of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that would be reflected on the
Borrower’s consolidated balance sheet as of such date
prepared in accordance with GAAP and (y) the amount of any write-up
in the book value of any assets resulting from a revaluation
thereof or any write-up in excess of the cost of such assets
acquired reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower as of such date prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Consolidated Total Debt” shall mean, as of any
date of determination, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries that would be reflected on a consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such
date.
“
Consolidated Total Funded Debt ” shall mean at
any time, all then currently outstanding obligations, liabilities
and indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis of the types as described in the definition of Indebtedness
herein (other than as described in subsections (vi), (vii) and (xi)
of such definition), including but not limited to all Loans and
Letters of Credit.
“
Control” shall mean the power, directly or
indirectly, either to (i) vote 50% or more of securities having
ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons
performing similar functions) of a Person or (ii) direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or
otherwise. The terms “ Controlling ”,
“ Controlled by ”, and “
under common Control with ” have meanings
correlative thereto.
“
Default” shall mean any condition or event
that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would
constitute an Event of Default.
“
Default Interest ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.14(c) .
“
Disposition ” shall mean any sale, lease, sale
and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other
disposition of property, and the terms “Dispose” and
“Disposed of” shall have correlative
meanings.
“
Dollar(s)” and the sign “ $
” shall mean lawful money of the United States of
America.
“
Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary
that is organized under the laws of the United States of America,
any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“
Environmental Laws ” shall mean all laws,
rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments,
injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or
entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any
way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural
resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any
Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.
“
Environmental Liability ” shall mean any
liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for
damages, costs of environmental investigation and remediation,
costs of administrative oversight, fines, natural resource damages,
penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual
or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation,
use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of
any Hazardous Materials, (c) any actual or alleged exposure to any
Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any
Hazardous Materials 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” shall mean the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any
successor statute.
“
ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or
business (whether or not incorporated), which, together with the
Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or
(c) of the Code or, solely for the purposes of Section 302 of ERISA
and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.
“
ERISA Event ” shall mean (a) any
“reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA
or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other
than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b)
the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated
funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing
pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA
of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with
respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of
its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with
respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan
administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an
intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to
administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of
its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the
withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer
Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of
any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the
imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a
Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in
reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“
Eurodollar” when used in reference to any Loan
or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising
such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“
Eurodollar Rate Margin ” shall mean the
Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans.
“
Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the
aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without
limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal
reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next 1/100
th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the
Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO
Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority
succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency
liabilities” under Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be
deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such
reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration,
exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to
any Lender under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage
shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of
any change in any such reserve percentage.
“
Event of Default” shall have the meaning
provided in Article VIII.
“ Excluded Taxes” shall mean with respect
to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any
other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any
obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income, excise or
franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income or
assets by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction
under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its
principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which
its Applicable Lending Office is located, or by any other
jurisdiction, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United
States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other
jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, and (c) in the case
of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request
by the Borrower under Section 2.23(b) ), any withholding tax
that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the
time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or
designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign
Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.21(e) ,
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
Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to
Section 2.21(a) .
“ Existing Letters of Credit ” shall mean
collectively those outstanding letters of credit issued by SunTrust
Bank for the account of Borrower or its Subsidiaries under the
Prior Facility as set forth in Schedule 2.24 . Such letters
of credit shall be deemed issued under Section 2.24 as of
the Closing Date.
“
Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any day,
the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next
1/100 th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of
the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as
published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next
succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any
Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the
average rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1% of
the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the
Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized
standing selected by the Administrative Agent.
“
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, for
any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower, the
ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period less the
actual amount paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in cash
during such period on account of Capital Expenditures (but
excluding any Growth Capital Expenditures, which are not to be
deducted in determining the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio) and income
taxes to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period.
“
Foreign Lender” shall mean any Lender that is
organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that of the
Borrower. For purposes of this definition, the United States of
America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia shall
constitute one jurisdiction.
“
Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary
that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the
United States of America, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia.
“
GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and
subject to the terms of Section 1.3 .
“
Governmental Authority ” shall mean the
government of the United States of America, any other nation or 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.
“Growth Capital Expenditures” means any
Capital Expenditures by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
that are incurred in connection with: (a) the acquisition,
purchase, construction or equipping of additional call centers, or
(b) the addition or expansion of calling capacity.
“
Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “
guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having
the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other
obligation of any other Person (the “ primary
obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or
indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the
guarantor (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for
the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation
or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of)
any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease
property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the
owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment
thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any
other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary
obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such
Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in
respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in
support of such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that
the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for
collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The
amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to
the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in
respect of which Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or
determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in
respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform
thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. The term
“Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding
meaning.
“
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, infectious or
medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature
regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“
Hedging Agreements ” shall mean (a) an
agreement (including terms and conditions incorporated by reference
therein) which is a rate swap agreement, basis swap, forward rate
agreement, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index
swap, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange
agreement, rate cap agreement, rate floor agreement, rate collar
agreement, currency swap agreement, cross-currency rate swap
agreement, currency option or any other similar agreement
(including any option to enter into any of the foregoing); (b) any
combination of the foregoing; or (c) a master agreement for any of
the foregoing together with all supplements.
“
Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean,
without duplication (i) all obligations of such Person for
borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all
obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase
price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred
in the ordinary course of business; provided , that for
purposes of Section 8.1(f) , trade payables overdue by more
than 120 days shall be included in this definition except to the
extent that any of such trade payables are being disputed in good
faith and by appropriate measures), (iv) all obligations of such
Person under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person,
(v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of
letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit,
(vii) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of
Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above and (xi)
below, (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien
on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness
has been assumed by such Person, (ix) all obligations of such
Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or
otherwise acquire for value any common stock of such Person, (x)
Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities of such Person, and (xi) obligations
under any Hedging Agreements. The Indebtedness of any Person shall
include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in
which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except
to the extent that applicable law or the terms of such Indebtedness
provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“
Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes other than
Excluded Taxes.
“
Indemnity and Contribution Agreement ” shall
mean the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement,
substantially in the form of Exhibit E , among the Borrower,
the Subsidiary Loan Parties and the Administrative
Agent.
“
Information Memorandum ” shall mean the
Confidential Information Memorandum dated August, 2005 relating to
the Borrower and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents.
“
Interest Period” shall mean with respect to any
Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months, as
the Borrower may request (and the Swingline Lender may agree in
accordance with Section 2.5 for a Swingline Loan);
provided, that:
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(i)
the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on
the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion
from a Borrowing of another Type) and each Interest Period
occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on
the day following the day on which the next preceding Interest
Period expires;
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(ii)
if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a
Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day, unless, in the case of a Eurodollar
Borrowing, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in
which case such Interest Period would end on the next preceding
Business Day;
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(iii)
any Interest Period in respect of a Eurodollar Borrowing which
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 such calendar month; and
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(iv)
no Interest Period may extend beyond the Commitment Termination
Date.
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“
Issuing Bank ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its
capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section
2.24 .
“
LC Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments that may be used by the Borrower
for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount
not to exceed $75,000,000.
“
LC Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by
the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“
LC Documents ” shall mean the Letters of Credit
and all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the
Letters of Credit.
“
LC Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the sum
of (i) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters
of Credit at such time, plus (ii) the aggregate amount
of all LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on
behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender
shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such
time.
“
Lenders ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in the opening paragraph of this Agreement and shall
include, where appropriate, the Swingline Lender.
“
Letter of Credit ” shall mean any letter of
credit issued pursuant to Section 2.24 by the Issuing Bank
for the account of the Borrower pursuant to the LC
Commitment.
“
LIBOR ” shall mean, for any applicable Interest
Period with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum for
deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period
appearing on the display designated as Page 3750 on the Dow Jones
Markets Service (or such other page on that service or such other
service designated by the British Banker’s Association for
the display of such Association’s Interest Settlement Rates
for Dollar deposits) as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time)
on the day that is two Business Days prior to the first day of the
Interest Period, or if such Page 3750 is unavailable for any reason
at such time, the corresponding rate which appears on the Reuters
Screen ISDA Page as of such date and such time; provided ,
that if the Administrative Agent determines that the relevant
foregoing sources are unavailable for the relevant Interest Period,
LIBOR shall mean the rate of interest determined by the
Administrative Agent to be the average (rounded upward, if
necessary, to the nearest 1/100 th of 1%) of the rates
per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered to the
Administrative Agent two (2) Business Days preceding the first day
of such Interest Period by leading banks in the London interbank
market as of 10:00 a. m. for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period, for the number of days comprised therein and in an
amount comparable to the amount of the Eurodollar Loan of the
Administrative Agent.
“
Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge,
security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge,
encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement or
other arrangement having the practical effect of the foregoing or
any preference, priority or other security agreement or
preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement
and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing).
“
Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this
Agreement, the Notes, the LC Documents, all Notices of Borrowing,
the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreements, the Indemnity and Contribution
Agreement, the Security Documents and any and all other
instruments, agreements, documents and writings executed in
connection with any of the foregoing.
“
Loan Parties ” shall mean the Borrower and the
Subsidiary Loan Parties.
“
Loans ” shall mean all Revolving Loans and
Swingline Loans in the aggregate or any of them, as the context
shall require.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with
respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever
nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation,
arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether
singly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or
acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or
not related, a material adverse change in, or a material adverse
effect on, (i) the business, results of operations, financial
condition, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Loan
Parties to perform any of their respective obligations under the
Loan Documents, (iii) the rights and remedies of the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders under any of the Loan
Documents or (iv) the legality, validity or enforceability of any
of the Loan Documents.
“
Material Indebtedness ” shall mean Indebtedness
(other than the Loans and Letters of Credit) or obligations in
respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of
the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount
exceeding $5,000,000. For purposes of determining Material
Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging
Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving
effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such
Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were
terminated at such time.
“
Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc.
“
Multiemployer Plan ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean
(a) in connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event,
the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and cash equivalents
(including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of
principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase
price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when
received) of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event, net of reasonable
and customary attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees,
investment banking fees, amounts required to be applied to the
repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted
hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale or
Recovery Event (other than any Lien pursuant to a Security
Document) and other reasonable and customary fees and expenses, in
each case, to the extent actually incurred in connection therewith
and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a
result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits
or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), and (b) in
connection with any issuance or sale of equity securities or debt
securities or instruments or the incurrence of Indebtedness, the
cash proceeds and any non-cash consideration (valued at the initial
principal amount thereof in the case of non-cash consideration
consisting of notes or other debt securities and valued at fair
market value (as determined by the Administrative Agent) in the
case of other non-cash consideration) received from such issuance
or incurrence, net of reasonable and customary attorneys’
fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees,
underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable and
customary fees and expenses, in each case, to the extent actually
incurred in connection therewith.
“
Notes ” shall mean, collectively, the Revolving
Credit Notes and the Swingline Note.
“
Notices of Borrowing ” shall mean,
collectively, the Notices of Revolving Borrowing and the Notices of
Swingline Borrowing.
“
Notice of Conversion/Continuation ” shall mean
the notice given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in
respect of the conversion or continuation of an outstanding
Borrowing as provided in Section 2.9(b) hereof.
“
Notice of Revolving Borrowing ” shall have the
meaning as set forth in Section 2.3 .
“
Notice of Swingline Borrowing ” shall have the
meaning as set forth in Section 2.5 .
“
Obligations ” shall mean all amounts owing by
the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender (including the Swingline Lender) pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement, any Loan Documents or any Hedging
Agreement with a Lender (entered into in connection with interest
rate risks with respect to this Agreement), including without
limitation, all principal, interest (including any interest
accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the
commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding
relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or
post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), all
reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and
reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and
expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent and any Lender
(including the Swingline Lender) incurred pursuant to this
Agreement, any Loan Documents or such Hedging Agreements referred
to in this definition), whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter
arising hereunder or thereunder, together with all renewals,
extensions, modifications or refinancings thereof.
“ Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities ” of any
Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of
such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by
such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any sale and
leaseback transactions which do not create a liability on the
balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any liability of such Person
under any so-called “synthetic” lease transaction or
(iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction
which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of
borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance
sheet of such Person.
“
Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or
future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise (which do not
constitute Excluded Taxes) or property taxes (which do not
constitute Excluded Taxes), charges or similar levies arising from
any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or
enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document.
“
Participant” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 10.4(c) .
“
Payment Office ” shall mean the office of the
Administrative Agent located at 303 Peachtree Street, 25
th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or such other location
as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written
notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders.
“
PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and any
successor entity performing similar functions.
“
Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:
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(i)
Liens imposed by law for taxes not yet due or which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect
to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with
GAAP;
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(ii)
statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law created in
the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in
accordance with GAAP;
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(iii)
pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance
and other social security laws or regulations;
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(iv)
deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts,
leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance
bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the
ordinary course of business;
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(v)
judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of
Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or
legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate
reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;
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(vi)
easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar
encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the
ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary
obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the
affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct
of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole;
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(vii)
Capital Lease Obligations to the extent permitted
hereunder;
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(viii)
Liens securing purchase money indebtedness to the extent permitted
pursuant to Section 7.1 hereunder;
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(x)
Liens created by the Security Documents or otherwise provided for
in this Agreement for the benefit of the Lenders;
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(xi)
any Lien in favor of the United States of America or any department
or agency thereof, in favor of any state government or political
subdivision thereof, or in favor of a prime contractor under a
government contract of the United States, or of any political
subdivision thereof, and in each case, resulting from acceptance of
partial progress, advance or other payments in the ordinary course
of business under government contracts of the United States, or of
any state government or political subdivision thereof, or
subcontracts thereunder; and
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(xii)
statutory Liens arising under ERISA created in the ordinary course
of business for amounts not yet due and as to which adequate
reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.
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Permitted Investments ” shall mean:
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(i)
direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest
on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States (or
by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States), in each case
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition
thereof;
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(ii)
commercial paper having a rating of at least A-1 by S&P and P-1
by Moody’s, at the time of acquisition thereof, and in either
case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition
thereof;
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(iii)
certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time
deposits maturing within one year of the date of acquisition
thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market
deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any
commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or
any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and
undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;
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(iv)
fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more
than 90 days for securities described in clause (i) above and
entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria
described in clause (iii) above;
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(v)
mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted
Investments described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.
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(vi)
investments in obligations the return with respect to which is
excludable from gross income under Section 103 of the Code, having
a maturity of not more than one year or providing the holder the
right to put such obligations for purchase at par upon not more
than twenty-eight (28) days’ notice, and which are rated at
least P-1 by S&P or Vmig 1 by Moody’s;
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(vii)
investments in taxable money market funds all of whose assets
consist of securities have a rating of at least A-1 by S&P and
P-1 by Moody’s and investments in tax free money market funds
all of whose assets consist of securities of the types described in
the foregoing clause (vi) above;
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(viii)
investments, redeemable upon not more than seven (7) days’
notice, in money market preferred municipal bond funds that are
rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s;
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(ix)
obligations of domestic corporations with a term of not more than
one year, with a long term debt rating of no less than A by S&P
and A by Moody’s; and
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(x)
investments in money market funds that either (a) comply with the
criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 or (b) both (A) provide for daily liquidity and (B)
have the highest rating by at least one nationally recognized
rating agency.
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Permitted Subordinated Debt ”
shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Domestic
Subsidiary (i) that is expressly subordinated to the Obligations on
terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii)
that matures by its terms no earlier than six months after the
Commitment Termination Date then in effect with no scheduled
principal payments permitted prior to such maturity, and (iii) that
is evidenced by an indenture or other similar agreement that is in
a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
“
Person ” shall mean any individual,
partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited
liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental
Authority.
“
Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan
(other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of
Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of
ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of
ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in
Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“
Pro Forma Basis ” means, for purposes of
calculating compliance with respect to a proposed Acquisition, that
such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first
day of the four fiscal-quarter period ending as of the most recent
fiscal quarter end preceding the date of such transaction. For
purposes of any such calculation in respect of any Acquisition as
referred to in Section 7.4(g) , (a) any
Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with such
transaction which is not retired in connection with such
transaction (i) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of
the first day of the applicable period and (ii) if such
Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied
rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this
definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in
effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of
determination, (b) income statement items (whether
positive or negative) and capital expenditures attributable to the
Person or property acquired shall be included beginning as of the
first day of the applicable period and (c) pro forma
adjustments may be included to the extent that such adjustments are
calculated in a manner not inconsistent with GAAP and would give
effect to events that are (i) directly attributable to such
transaction and (ii) expected to have a continuing impact on
the Borrower.
“Pro Forma Compliance Certificate” means
a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to
the Administrative Agent in connection with any Acquisition as
referred to in Section 7.4(g) , and containing a
reasonably detailed calculation of compliance with the ratio
requirement of Section 7.4(g), upon giving effect to the applicable
transaction on a Pro Forma Basis, as of the most recent fiscal
quarter end preceding the date of the applicable
transaction.
“
Pro Rata Share ” shall mean, with respect to
any Lender at any time, a percentage, the numerator of which shall
be the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time
and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Lenders’
Revolving Commitments at such time; or if the Revolving Commitments
have been terminated or expired or if the Loans have been declared
to be due and payable, a percentage, the numerator of which shall
be such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure, and the
denominator of which shall be the sum of the aggregate Revolving
Credit Exposure of all Lenders.
“
Recovery Event ” shall mean any settlement of
or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim
or any eminent domain proceeding relating to any asset of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“
Regulation D ” shall mean
Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any
successor regulations.
“
Reinvestment Deferred Amount ” shall mean, with
respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds
received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection therewith
that are not immediately applied to prepay Loans or reduce the
Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.13 as a
result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
“
Reinvestment Event ” shall mean any Asset Sale
or Recovery Event in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a
Reinvestment Notice.
“
Reinvestment Notice ” shall mean a written
notice executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating
that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that
the Borrower (directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends
and expects to use all or a specified portion of the Net Cash
Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Recovery Event to acquire replacement
assets useful in the business of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
“
Reinvestment Prepayment Amount ” shall mean,
with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred
Amount relating thereto less any amounts expended prior to the
relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to acquire assets useful in
the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“
Reinvestment Prepayment Date ” shall mean, with
respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (a) the date
occurring three hundred and sixty-five (365) days after such
Reinvestment Event, and (b) the date on which the Borrower
shall have determined not to acquire assets useful in the business
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with all or any portion of the
relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
“
Related Parties ” shall mean, with respect to
any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the
respective directors, officers, employees and agents of such Person
and such Person’s Affiliates.
“
Release ” means any release, spill, emission,
leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge,
dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including
ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface
strata) or within any building, structure, facility or
fixture.
“
Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time,
Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding
Revolving Credit Exposure at such time, or if the Lenders have no
Revolving Credit Exposure outstanding, then Lenders holding more
than 50% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.
“
Responsible Officer ” shall mean any of the
president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating
officer, the chief financial officer, the controller or an
executive vice president of the Borrower or such other
representative of the Borrower as may be designated in writing by
any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative
Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only, the
president, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer
or the controller of the Borrower.
“ Restricted Payment ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 7.5 .
“
Restricted Subsidiaries ” shall mean American
Healthways Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Axonal
Information Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, unless and
until such time as any such entity shall become a Subsidiary Loan
Party under Section 5.10 .
“
Revolving Commitment” shall mean,
with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make
Revolving Loans to the Borrower and to participate in Letters of
Credit and Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount not
exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on the
signature pages to this Agreement, or in the case of a Person
becoming a Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the
assigned “Revolving Commitment” as provided in the
Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed by such Person as an
assignee, as the same may be changed pursuant to terms
hereof.
“
Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with
respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding
principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, such
Lender’s LC Exposure and such Lender’s Swingline
Exposure.
“
Revolving Credit Note ” shall mean a promissory
note of the Borrower payable to the order of a Lender in the
principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, in
substantially the form of Exhibit A .
“
Revolving Loan ” shall mean a loan made by a
Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) to the Borrower under its
Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a
Eurodollar Loan.
“
S&P ” shall mean Standard &
Poor’s Rating Service, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
“
Security Documents ” shall mean the Assignment
and Security Agreements executed by the Borrower and all other Loan
Parties and the Administrative Agent dated as of the date hereof,
as amended or restated from time to time, and all financing
statements filed in connection with such Assignment and Security
Agreements.
“
Subordinated Debt Documents ” shall mean any
indenture, agreement or similar instrument governing any Permitted
Subordinated Debt.
“
Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any
Person (the “ parent ”), any corporation,
partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association
or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with
those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial
statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance
with GAAP as of the applicable date, as well as any other
corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company,
association or other entity (i) of which securities or other
ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or
more than 50% of the ordinary voting power, or in the case of a
partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests
are, as of such date, owned, Controlled or held, or (ii) that is,
as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more
subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more
subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all
references to “Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a
Subsidiary of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
“Subsidiary” shall exclude any Restricted
Subsidiary.
“
Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement” shall mean the
Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, substantially in the form of
Exhibit D , made by the Subsidiary Loan Parties in favor of
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
“
Subsidiary Loan Party ” shall mean any
presently existing or hereafter created Subsidiary of Borrower,
other than a Restricted Subsidiary or a Foreign
Subsidiary.
“
Swingline Commitment ” shall mean the
commitment of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed
$10,000,000.
“
Swingline Exposure ” shall mean, with respect
to each Lender, the principal amount of the Swingline Loans in
which such Lender is legally obligated either to make a Base Rate
Loan or to purchase a participation in accordance with Section
2.5 , which shall equal such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of
all outstanding Swingline Loans.
“
Swingline Lender ” shall mean SunTrust
Bank.
“
Swingline Loan ” shall mean a loan made to the
Borrower by the Swingline Lender under the Swingline
Commitment.
“
Swingline Note ” shall mean the promissory note
of the Borrower payable to the order of the Swingline Lender in the
principal amount of the Swingline Commitment, in substantially the
form of Exhibit B .
“
Swingline Rate ” shall mean the Base Rate, or
such other interest rate (and with respect to a Swingline Loan that
is a Eurodollar Loan, for any Interest Period) as may be mutually
agreed between the Swingline Lender and the Borrower.
“
Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or
future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or
withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority in respect of
the execution, delivery, or enforcement of, or otherwise with
respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any
payment to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, or the Issuing
Bank hereunder or thereunder.
“
Type ”, when used in reference to a Loan or
Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or
on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference
to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Base Rate.
“
Withdrawal Liability ” shall mean liability to
a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial
withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined
in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Section 1.2
Classifications of Loans and
Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be
classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a “Revolving
Loan” or “Swingline Loan”) or by Type (e.g. a
“Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or
by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Loan”).
Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g.
“Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g.
“Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g.
” Revolving Eurodollar Borrowing”).
Section 1.3
Accounting Terms and
Determination . Unless otherwise defined or specified herein,
all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all
accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all
financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be
prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time,
applied on a basis consistent (except for such changes approved by
the Borrower’s independent public accountants) with the most
recent audited consolidated financial statement of the Borrower
delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) ; provided ,
that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the
Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article VI to eliminate
the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant
(or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the
Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI for such purpose), then
the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be
determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the
relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice
is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory
to the Borrower and the Required Lenders.
Section 1.4
Terms Generally . 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”. In the computation of
periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word “from” means “from and including”
and the word “to” means “to but excluding”.
Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or
reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein
shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or
other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time
to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to
any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications
set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted
assigns, (iii) the words “hereof”, “herein”
and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be
construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision hereof, (iv) all references to Articles,
Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer
to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this
Agreement and (v) all references to a specific time shall be
construed to refer to Central Daylight time or Central Standard
time, as applicable, unless specifically indicated
otherwise.
ARTICLE II
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE
COMMITMENTS
Section 2.1
General Description of
Facilities . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions
herein set forth, (i) the Lenders hereby establish in favor of
the Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant to which the
Lenders severally agree (to the extent of each Lender’s Pro
Rata Share up to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment) to make
Revolving Loans to the Borrower in accordance with Section
2.2 , (ii) the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit
in accordance with Section 2.24 , (iii) the Swingline Lender
agrees to make Swingline Loans in accordance with Section
2.4 , and (iv) each Lender agrees to purchase a participation
interest in the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans pursuant
to the terms and conditions hereof; provided , that in no
event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding
Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and outstanding LC Obligations
exceed at any time the Aggregate Revolving Commitments from time to
time in effect.
Section 2.2
Revolving Loans . Subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally
agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower, from time to time
during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount
outstanding at any time that will not result in (a) such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such
Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (b) the sum of the aggregate
Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders exceeding the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments. During the Availability Period, the Borrower
shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
provided , that the Borrower may not borrow or reborrow
should there exist a Default or Event of Default.
Section 2.3
Procedure for Revolving
Borrowings . The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent
written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing)
of each Revolving Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit
2.3 attached hereto (a “ Notice of Revolving
Borrowing ”) (x) prior to 11:00 a.m. one (1) Business
Day prior to the requested date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (y)
prior to 11:00 a.m. three (3) Business Days prior to the requested
date of each Eurodollar Borrowing. Each Notice of Revolving
Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the aggregate
principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing
(which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such Revolving
Loan comprising such Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar
Borrowing, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable
thereto (subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest
Period). Each Revolving Borrowing shall consist entirely of Base
Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as the Borrower may request. The
aggregate principal amount of each Revolving Eurodollar Borrowing
shall be not less than $2,000,000 or a larger multiple of
$1,000,000, and the aggregate principal amount of each Revolving
Base Rate Borrowing shall not be less than $1,000,000 or a larger
multiple of $100,000; provided , that Revolving Base Rate
Loans made pursuant to Section 2.5 or Section 2.24(d)
may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein. At no time shall
the total number of Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding at any time
exceed nine. Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of
Revolving Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Administrative
Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and the
amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loan to be made as part of
the requested Revolving Borrowing.
Section 2.4
Swingline Commitment .
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline
Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower, from time to
time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal
amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the lesser of (i) the
Swingline Commitment then in effect and (ii) the difference between
the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the sum of the aggregate
Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders; provided , that
the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan
to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. The Borrower shall be
entitled to borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
Section 2.5
Procedure for Swingline
Borrowing; Etc.
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The Borrower
shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Swingline Borrowing
(“ Notice of Swingline Borrowing ”) prior
to 10:00 a.m. on the requested date of each Swingline Borrowing,
unless such Swingline Borrowing is a Eurodollar Loan and in such
case the request shall be three Business Days prior to such
Eurodollar Borrowing. Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be
irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the principal amount of such
Swingline Loan, (ii) the date of such Swingline Loan (which shall
be a Business Day) and the applicable Interest Period if it is a
Eurodollar Loan and (iii) the account of the Borrower to which the
proceeds of such Swingline Loan should be credited. The
Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender, of
each Notice of Swingline Borrowing. Each Swingline Loan shall
accrue interest at the Base Rate or any other interest rate as
agreed between the Borrower and the Swingline Lender and, if a
Eurodollar Loan, shall have an Interest Period (subject to the
definition thereof) as agreed between the Borrower and the
Swingline Lender. The aggregate principal amount of each Swingline
Loan shall be not less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of
$50,000, or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline
Lender and the Borrower. The Swingline Lender will make the
proceeds of each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in
Dollars in immediately available funds at the account specified by
the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Swingline Borrowing not
later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders on a quarterly
basis if any Swingline Loans occurred during such
quarter.
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The Swingline
Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion,
may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes
and directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), give a
Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent
requesting the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make
Base Rate Loans in an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount
of any Swingline Loan. Each Lender will make the proceeds of its
Revolving Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in
accordance with Section 2.8 , which will be used solely for
the repayment of such Swingline Loan.
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(c)
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If for any
reason a Revolving Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in
the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made
in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Lender
(other than the Swingline Lender) shall purchase an undivided
participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to
its Pro Rata Share thereof on the date that such Revolving Base
Rate Borrowing should have occurred. On the date of such required
purchase, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately
available funds, the amount of its participating interest to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender. If
such Swingline Loan bears interest at a rate other than the Base
Rate, such Swingline Loan shall automatically become a Base Rate
Loan on the effective date of any such participation and interest
shall become payable on demand.
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(d)
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Each
Lender’s obligation to make a Revolving Base Rate Loan
pursuant to Section 2.5(b) or to purchase the participating
interests pursuant to Section 2.5(c) shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other
Person may have or claim against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower
or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the
existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of
any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or
alleged existence) of any event or condition which has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any
breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (v) any other
circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar
to any of the foregoing. If such amount is not in fact made
available to the Swingline Lender by any Lender, the Swingline
Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such
Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from
the date of demand thereof at the Federal Funds Rate. Until such
time as such Lender makes its required payment, the Swingline
Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline
Loans in the amount of the unpaid participation for all purposes of
the Loan Documents. In addition, such Lender shall be deemed to
have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest
on its Loans and any other amounts due to it hereunder, to the
Swingline Lender to fund the amount of such Lender’s
participation interest in such Swingline Loans that such Lender
failed to fund pursuant to this Section, until such amount has been
purchased in full.
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Section 2.6
Intentionally
Omitted.
Section 2.7
Intentionally
Omitted.
Section 2.8
Funding of
Borrowings.
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(a)
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Each Lender
will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the
proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available
funds by 11:00 a.m. to the Administrative Agent at the Payment
Office; provided , that the Swingline Loans will be made as
set forth in Section 2.5 . The Administrative Agent will
give each Lender reasonable notice of Borrower’s Notice of
Revolving Borrowing and will make such Loans available to the
Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in
like funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an
account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or
at the Borrower’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of
such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent.
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(b)
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Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior
to 5 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing in
which such Lender is participating that such Lender will not make
available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of
such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such
Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent
on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such
assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date a
corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact
made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the
date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled
to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender
together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for up to two (2)
days and thereafter at the rate specified for such Borrowing. If
such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon
the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the
Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the
Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified
for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to
relieve any Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share
of any Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the
Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by
such Lender hereunder.
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(c)
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All Revolving
Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of their
respective Pro Rata Shares. No Lender shall be responsible for any
default by any other Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each
Lender shall be obligated to make its Loans provided to be made by
it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make
its Loans hereunder.
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Section 2.9
Interest
Elections.
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(a)
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Each Borrowing
initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice
of Borrowing, and in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have
an initial Interest Period as specified in such Notice of
Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such
Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such Borrowing, and
in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods
therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect
different options with respect to different portions of the
affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be
allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such
Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be
considered a separate Borrowing. Swingline Borrowings may not be
converted or continued.
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(b)
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To make an
election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall give the
Administrative Agent prior written notice (or telephonic notice
promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing (a “
Notice of Conversion/Continuation ”) that is to
be converted or continued, as the case may be, (x) prior to 10:00
a.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of a
conversion into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 11:00 a.m.
three (3) Business Days prior to a continuation of or conversion
into a Eurodollar Borrowing. Each such Notice of
Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i)
the Borrowing to which such Notice of Continuation/Conversion
applies and if different options are being elected with respect to
different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be
allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the
information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv)
shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing); (ii) the
effective date of the election made pursuant to such Notice of
Continuation/Conversion, which shall be a Business Day, (iii)
whether the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a
Eurodollar Borrowing; and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be
a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto
after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period
contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”. If
any such Notice of Continuation/Conversion requests a Eurodollar
Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, the Borrower
shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month.
The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the
minimum borrowing amount for Eurodollar Borrowings and Base Rate
Borrowings set forth in Section 2.3 .
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(c)
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If, on the
expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar
Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of
Conversion/ Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as
provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to
convert such Borrowing to a Base Rate Borrowing. No Borrowing may
be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing if a
Default or an Event of Default exists, unless the Administrative
Agent and each of the Lenders shall have otherwise consented in
writing. No conversion of any Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted
except on the last day of the Interest Period in respect
thereof.
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(d)
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Upon receipt of
any Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify each Lender of the details thereof and of
such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
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Section 2.10
Optional Reduction and
Termination of Commitments.
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(a)
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Unless
previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments and the Swingline
Commitment shall terminate on the Commitment Termination
Date.
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(b)
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Upon at least
three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent
(which notice shall be irrevocable), the Borrower may reduce the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments in whole; provided , that (i) any
partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and
permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any
partial reduction pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be in
an amount of at least $2,000,000 and any larger multiple of
$1,000,000, and (iii) no such reduction shall be permitted which
would reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments to an amount less
than the outstanding Revolving Credit Exposures of all
Lenders.
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Section 2.11
Repayment of
Loans.
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(a)
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The outstanding
principal amount of all Revolving Loans shall be due and payable
(together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the
Commitment Termination Date.
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(b)
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The principal
amount of each Swingline Borrowing shall be due and payable
(together with accrued interest thereon) on the earlier of (i) the
last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, if
any, and (ii) the Commitment Termination Date.
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Section 2.12
Evidence of
Indebtedness.
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(a)
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Each Lender
shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate
records evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender
resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time,
including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and
paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. The
Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which
shall be recorded (i) the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii)
the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class
and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii)
the date of each continuation thereof pursuant to Section
2.9 , (iv) the date of each conversion of all or a portion
thereof to another Type pursuant to Section 2.9 , (v) the
date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to
become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder
in respect of such Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any
sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the
Borrower in respect of the Loans and each Lender’s Pro Rata
Share thereof. The entries made in such records shall be prima
facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations
of the Borrower therein recorded; provided , that the
failure or delay of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in
maintaining or making entries into any such record or any error
therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the
Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal and unpaid accrued
interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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(b)
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The Borrower
will execute and deliver to each Lender a Revolving Credit Note
and, in the case of the Swingline Lender only, a Swingline Note,
payable to the order of such Lender.
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Section 2.13
Optional and Mandatory
Prepayments.
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(a)
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The Borrower
shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay
any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, by
giving irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than (i)
in the case of prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, 11:00 a.m.
not less than three (3) Business Days prior to any such prepayment,
(ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing, not
less than one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment,
and (iii) in the case of Swingline Borrowings, prior to 11:00 a.m.
on the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall be
irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment
and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be
prepaid. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof
and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment.
If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such
notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such
notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount
so prepaid in accordance with Section 2.14(d) ;
provided , that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a
date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable
thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all amounts required pursuant
to Section 2.20 . Each partial prepayment of any Loan
(other than a Swingline Loan) shall be in an amount that would be
permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the
same Type pursuant to Section 2.2 or in the case of a
Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.5 . Each prepayment of
a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising such
Borrowing.
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(b)
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If on any date the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash Proceeds in excess
of $5,000,000 in any fiscal year from any Asset Sale or Recovery
Event then, unless a Reinvestment Notice shall have been delivered
previously to the Administrative Agent in respect thereof, such Net
Cash Proceeds shall immediately be applied to the prepayment of
Loans and the reduction of the Revolving Commitments;
provided , that on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date, an
amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount with respect to
the relevant Reinvestment Event shall be applied to the prepayment
of Loans and the reduction of the Revolving Commitments.
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Section 2.14 Interest on
Loans.
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(a)
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The Borrower
shall pay interest on each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate in
effect from time to time plus, in each case, the Base Rate Margin
in effect from time to time and on each Eurodollar Loan at the
Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period in effect for
such Loan, plus , in each case, the Eurodollar Margin in
effect from time to time.
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(b)
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The Borrower
shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the Swingline
Rate.
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(c)
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While an Event
of Default exists or after acceleration, at the option of the
Required Lenders, the Borrower shall pay interest (“
Default Interest ”) with respect to all
Eurodollar Loans at the rate otherwise applicable for the
then-current Interest Period plus an additional 2% per annum
until the last day of such Interest Period, and thereafter, and
with respect to all Base Rate Loans and all other Obligations
hereunder (other than Loans), at the rate in effect for Base Rate
Loans, plus an additional 2% per annum.
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(d)
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Interest on the
principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and including the
date such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repayment
thereof. Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans shall be
payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June,
September and December and on the Commitment Termination Date.
Interest on all outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on
the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and, in
the case of any Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period in
excess of three months or 90 days, respectively, on each day which
occurs every three months or 90 days, as the case may be, after the
initial date of such Interest Period, and on the Commitment
Termination Date. Interest on each Swingline Loan shall be payable
on the maturity of such Loan, which shall be the last day of the
Interest Period applicable thereto, and on the Swingline
Termination Date. Interest on any Loan which is converted into a
Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable
on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment
or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. All
Default Interest shall be payable on demand.
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(e)
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The
Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable
to the Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and
the Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly
confirmed in writing). Any such determination shall be presumed
correct for all purposes, absent manifest error.
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Section 2.15
Fees.
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(a)
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Administrative Agent’s Fee
. The Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for its own account, fees in the amounts and
at the times previously agreed upon the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
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(b)
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Commitment
Fee . The Borrower agrees
to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a
commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Percentage (on
an annualized basis but determined daily in accordance with
Schedule I ) on the daily amount of the unused Revolving
Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period;
provided , that if such Lender continues to have any
Revolving Credit Exposure after the Commitment Termination Date,
then the commitment fee shall continue to accrue on the amount of
such Lender’s unused Revolving Commitment from and after the
Commitment Termination Date to the date that all of such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure has been paid in full.
Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day
of each March, June, September and December of each year and on the
Commitment Termination Date, commencing on the first such date
after the Closing Date; provided further , that any
commitment fees accruing after the Commitment Termination Date
shall be payable on demand. For purposes of computing commitment
fees with respect to the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving
Commitment of each Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of the
outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender, however
Swingline Loans shall not be deemed usage of Revolving Commitments.
The Commitment Fee shall initially be at Level I.
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(c)
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Letter of
Credit Fees . The
Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the
account of each Lender, a letter of credit fee with respect to its
participation in each Letter of Credit, which shall accrue at the
Applicable Percentage (on an annualized basis but determined daily
in accordance with Schedule I ) then in effect on the
average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding
any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements)
attributable to such Letter of Credit during the period from and
including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to but
excluding the date on which such Letter expires or is drawn in full
(including without limitation any LC Exposure that remains
outstanding after the Commitment Termination Date) and (ii) to the
Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee, which shall accrue
at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the average daily amount of the
LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to
unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the Availability Period (or
until the date that such Letter of Credit is irrevocably canceled,
whichever is later), as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard
fees with respect to issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of
any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings
thereunder.
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(d)
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Payments . Accrued fees under subsection (b) and (c)(i)
of this Section shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last
day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on
September 30, 2005 and on the Commitment Termination Date (and if
later, the date the Loans and LC Exposure shall be repaid in their
entirety). Fees under subsection (c)(ii) of this Section shall be
payable in advance on the date of the issuance of the Letter of
Credit for the term of such Letter of Credit. Interest shall accrue
on any unpaid fee at the rate in effect for Base Rate Loans, plus
an additional 2% per annum.
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Section 2.16
Computation of Interest and
Fees.
To
the extent permitted by applicable law, all computations of fees
and interest under this Agreement payable in respect of any period
shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a 360-day
year, in each case for the actual number of days (including the
first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for
which such fees or interest are payable; provided, however, that
computations regarding interest accruing with reference to the Base
Rate shall be made on the basis of a 365-day (or 366-day, as
applicable) year and the actual number of days (including the first
day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which
interest is payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent
of an interest amount or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith
and, except for manifest error, shall be presumed correct for all
purposes.
Section 2.17
Inability to Determine
Interest Rates . If prior
to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar
Borrowing,
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(i)
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the
Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination
shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower ) that, by
reason of circumstances affecting the relevant interbank market,
adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such
Interest Period, or
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(ii)
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the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required
Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly
reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender, as the case may be) of
making, funding or maintaining their (or its, as the case may be)
Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period,
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the Administrative Agent shall
give written notice (or telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in
writing) to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable
thereafter. In the case of Eurodollar Loans, until the
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that
the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i)
the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans
or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar
Loans shall be suspended and (ii) all such affected Loans shall be
converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the then current
Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower prepays such
Loans in accordance with this Agreement. Unless the Borrower
notifies the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day before
the date of any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing for which a Notice
of Revolving Borrowing has previously been given that it elects not
to borrow on such date, then such Revolving Borrowing shall be made
as a Base Rate Borrowing .
Section 2.18
Illegality . If any Change in
Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make,
maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan and such Lender shall so
notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders,
whereupon until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and
the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension
no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar
Revolving Loans, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or
into Eurodollar Loans, shall be suspended. In the case of the
making of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Lender’s
Revolving Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan as part of the
same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest Period and if the
affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan shall be
converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the
then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if
such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such
date or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may
not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such
date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall,
prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate
a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would
avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would
not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith
exercise of its discretion.
Section 2.19
Increased Costs.
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(a)
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If any Change
in Law shall:
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(i)
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impose, modify
or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of
the Adjusted LIBO Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with
or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except
any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate)
or the Issuing Bank; or
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(ii)
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impose on any
Lender or on the Issuing Bank or the eurodollar interbank market
any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar
Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or any
participation therein;
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and the result
of the foregoing is to increase the actual cost to such Lender of
making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar
Loan or to increase the actual cost to such Lender or the Issuing
Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to
reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or the
Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other
amount), then the Borrower shall promptly pay, upon written notice
from and demand by such Lender on the Borrower (with a copy of such
notice and demand to the Administrative Agent), to the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender, within five
Business Days after the date of such notice and demand, additional
amount or amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or the
Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs
actually incurred or reduction actually suffered.
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(b)
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If any Lender
or the Issuing Bank shall have determined that on or after the date
of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital requirements
has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such
Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital (or on the
capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s parent
corporation) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under
or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which
such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the
Issuing Bank’s parent corporation could have achieved but for
such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s
or the Issuing Bank’s policies or the policies of such
Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s parent corporation with
respect to capital adequacy) then, from time to time, within five
(5) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of written demand
by such Lender (with a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent),
the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as
will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such
Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s parent corporation for
any such reduction suffered.
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(c)
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A certificate
of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such
Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s parent corporation, as
the case may be, specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section
shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent) and shall be presumed correct, absent
manifest error. The Borrower shall pay any such Lender or the
Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such amount or amounts within 10
days after receipt thereof.
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(d)
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Failure or
delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver
of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand
such compensation.
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Section 2.20
Funding Indemnity . In the
event of (a) the payment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan
other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the
conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the
last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or (c) the
failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any
Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice
(regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked), then,
in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender,
within five (5) Business Days after written demand from such
Lender, for any loss, cost or expense attributable to such event.
In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense shall
be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the
excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would have
accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan if such
event had not occurred at the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to such
Eurodollar Loan for the period from the date of such event to the
last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or in the
case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period
that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan)
over (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the principal
amount of such Eurodollar Loan for the same period if the Adjusted
LIBO Rate were set on the date such Eurodollar Loan was prepaid or
converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow,
convert or continue such Eurodollar Loan. A certificate as to any
additional amount payable under this Section 2.20
submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be presumed correct,
absent manifest error.
Section 2.21
Taxes.
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(a)
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Any and all
payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower
hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for
any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided , that if the
Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be
increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions
(including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under
this Section) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing
Bank (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum
it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the
Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall
pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority
in accordance with applicable law.
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(b)
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In addition,
the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
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(c)
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The Borrower
shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the
Issuing Bank, within five (5) Business Days after written demand
therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing
Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or
on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder (including
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or
attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any
penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or
with respect thereto as a result of the Borrower’s failure to
comply with this Section 2.21(c) in a timely manner, whether
or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or
legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.
A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability
delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank, or by
the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender
or the Issuing Bank, shall be presumed correct absent manifest
error.
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(d)
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As soon as
practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified
copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing
such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other
evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
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(e)
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Any Foreign
Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of
withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the
Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a
party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver
to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the
time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed
and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments
to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, e
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