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SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

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SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | GOLDEN NUGGET, INC | Landry's Restaurants, Inc | WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC You are currently viewing:
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Title: SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 8/14/2007
Industry: Hotels and Motels     Law Firm: Cahill Gordon;Brownstein Hyatt;Andrews Kurth     Sector: Services

SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: bank of america  n.a. , cahill gordon & reindel llp , golden nugget  inc , landry's restaurants  inc , wachovia bank  national association , wachovia capital markets  llc
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Exhibit 10.2

 


$165,000,000

SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 14, 2007

among

GOLDEN NUGGET, INC.,

as Borrower,

the Lenders referred to herein,

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent,

 


WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,

as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner

 


Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

80 Pine Street

New York, New York 10005

 


 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section        Page
ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS   

SECTION 1.01.

  Certain Defined Terms    1

SECTION 1.02.

  Computation of Time Periods; Other Definitional Provisions    22

SECTION 1.03.

  Accounting Terms    23
ARTICLE II   
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES   

SECTION 2.01.

  The Advances    23

SECTION 2.02.

  Making the Advances    23

SECTION 2.03.

  [Reserved]    24

SECTION 2.04.

  Repayment of Advances    24

SECTION 2.05.

  [Reserved]    24

SECTION 2.06.

  Prepayments    25

SECTION 2.07.

  Interest    27

SECTION 2.08.

  Agents’ Fees    27

SECTION 2.09.

  Conversion of Advances    28

SECTION 2.10.

  Increased Costs, Etc.    28

SECTION 2.11.

  Payments and Computations    30

SECTION 2.12.

  Taxes    32

SECTION 2.13.

  Sharing of Payments, Etc.    34

SECTION 2.14.

  Use of Proceeds    35

SECTION 2.15.

  Defaulting Lenders    35

SECTION 2.16.

  Evidence of Debt    35
ARTICLE III   
CONDITIONS OF LENDING   

SECTION 3.01.

  Conditions Precedent to the Extension of Credit    36

SECTION 3.02.

  [Reserved]    41

SECTION 3.03.

  [Reserved]    41

SECTION 3.04.

  [Reserved]    41
ARTICLE IV   
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES   

SECTION 4.01.

  Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties    41

SECTION 4.02.

  Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc.    49

 

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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES   

SECTION 5.01.

  Affirmative Covenants    49

SECTION 5.02.

  Negative Covenants    54

SECTION 5.03.

  Reporting Requirements    64

SECTION 5.04.

  Financial Covenants    67
ARTICLE VI   
EVENTS OF DEFAULT   

SECTION 6.01.

  Events of Default    68

SECTION 6.02.

  [Reserved]    71

SECTION 6.03.

  Borrower’s Right to Cure    71

SECTION 6.04.

  Parent Capital Contribution. .    72
ARTICLE VII   
THE AGENTS, ETC.   

SECTION 7.01.

  Authorization and Action    73

SECTION 7.02.

  Agents’ Reliance, Etc.    73

SECTION 7.03.

  Wachovia and Affiliates    73

SECTION 7.04.

  Lender Credit Decision    74

SECTION 7.05.

  Indemnification    74

SECTION 7.06.

  Successor Agents    74

SECTION 7.07.

  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim    75

SECTION 7.08.

  Collateral and Guaranty Matters    75

SECTION 7.09.

  Other Agents, Etc.    76

SECTION 7.10.

  Appointment of Supplemental Collateral Agents    76
ARTICLE VIII   
MISCELLANEOUS   

SECTION 8.01.

  Amendments, Etc.    77

SECTION 8.02.

  Notices, Etc.    78

SECTION 8.03.

  No Waiver; Remedies; Entire Agreement    79

SECTION 8.04.

  Costs and Expenses    79

SECTION 8.05.

  Right of Set-off    81

SECTION 8.06.

  Binding Effect    81

SECTION 8.07.

  Successors and Assigns; Participations    81

SECTION 8.08.

  Execution in Counterparts    83

SECTION 8.09.

  [Reserved]    83

SECTION 8.10.

  Confidentiality    84

SECTION 8.11.

  Release of Collateral, Etc.    84

SECTION 8.12.

  Patriot Act Notice    84

SECTION 8.13.

  Gaming Authorities    84

 

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SECTION 8.14.

  [Intentionally Omitted].    84

SECTION 8.15.

  No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility    84

SECTION 8.16.

  Jurisdiction, Etc.    85

SECTION 8.17.

  GOVERNING LAW    86

SECTION 8.18.

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    86

 

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SCHEDULES

    

Schedule I

  -    Commitments and Applicable Lending Offices

Schedule 3.01(a)(xvii)

  -    Mortgaged Real Property

Schedule 4.01(b)

  -    Subsidiaries

Schedule 4.01(u)

  -    Surviving Debt

Schedule 4.01(w)

  -    Liens

Schedule 4.01(y)

  -    Investments

Schedule 4.01(aa)

  -    Material Contracts

Schedule 4.01(bb)

  -    Collective Bargaining Agreements

Schedule 4.01(dd)

  -    Pending Litigation

Schedule 4.01(ll)

  -    Gaming Matters

Schedule 5.01(u)

  -    Post-Closing Matters

Schedule 5.02(c)(i)

  -    Investments in Subsidiaries

Schedule 5.02(h)(B)

  -    Transactions with Affiliates
EXHIBITS     

Exhibit A

  -    Form of Note

Exhibit B-1

  -    Form of Notice of Borrowing

Exhibit B-2

  -    Form of Notice of Prepayment

Exhibit C

  -    Form of Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit D

  -    Form of Security Agreement

Exhibit E

  -    Form of Guaranty

Exhibit F

  -    [Reserved]

Exhibit G

  -    [Reserved]

Exhibit H

  -    Form of Mortgage

Exhibit I

  -    Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit J

  -    Form of Perfection Certificate

Exhibit K

  -    Form of Intercreditor Agreement

 

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SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of June 14, 2007 among GOLDEN NUGGET, INC. , a Nevada corporation (the “ Borrower ”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and individually, a “ Lender ”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“ Wachovia ”), as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as syndication agent, and WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC (“ WCM ”), as sole bookrunner and sole lead arranger.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(1) The Borrower desires to obtain from the Lenders (such capitalized term, and all other capitalized terms used in these Preliminary Statements without definition, to have the meanings specified in Section 1.01 below) financings (collectively, the “ Financings ”) in an aggregate principal amount of $165,000,000, in a seven and a half year Second Lien Term Facility, the proceeds of which, together with the proceeds of the First Lien Term Loan Facility to be entered by the Borrower on the Closing Date, will be used for (i) the payment of a one-time dividend (the “ Dividend ”) to its parent Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. (the “ Parent ”) or a designated Subsidiary of Parent (as defined herein) and (ii) the refinancing (the “ Refinancing ” and, together with the Dividend, the “ Transactions ”) in full on the Closing Date of certain of the Existing Debt.

(2) The Lenders have indicated their willingness to provide the Financings, but only on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the granting of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the making of the guarantees pursuant to the Guaranties.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Administrative Agent ” means Wachovia, in its capacity as Administrative Agent hereunder or any successor thereto appointed pursuant to Section 7.06.

Administrative Agent’s Account ” means the account of the Administrative Agent maintained by the Administrative Agent at its office at 301 South College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28288, Attention: Agency Services, and designated by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders as the “Administrative Agent’s Account” or such other account for such purpose as the Administrative Agent shall specify in writing to the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Advance ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).

 


Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or is a director or executive officer of such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) of a Person means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to vote 10% or more of the Voting Interests of such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Interests, by contract or otherwise.

Agents ” means the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Agreement ” means this Second Lien Credit Agreement, as amended.

Agreement Value ” means, for each Hedge Agreement, on any date of determination, an amount equal to all obligations thereunder (including the amount of any termination payments that would payable on such date if the Hedge Agreement were terminated).

Applicable Law ” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, treaties, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.

Applicable Lending Office ” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate Advance and such Lender’s Eurodollar Lending Office in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance.

Applicable Margin ” means, in respect of the Term Facility, (i) 2.00% per annum for Base Rate Advances and (ii) 3.25% per annum for Eurodollar Rate Advances.

Appropriate Lender ” means, at any time, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to the Facility at such time.

Approved Fund ” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arranger ” means WCM in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.

Asset Disposition ” means the disposition of any or all of the assets (including, without limitation, the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary or any ownership interest in a joint venture) of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof whether by sale, lease, transfer or otherwise, in a single transaction, or in a series of related transactions, excluding any Asset Disposition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to Section 5.02(e)(i), (ii) and (iv). The term “Asset Disposition” shall not include any Equity Issuance.

Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in accordance with Section 8.07 and in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto or as otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent.

Bankruptcy Law ” means any proceeding of the type referred to in Section 6.01(s) or Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar foreign, federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

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Base Rate ” means a fluctuating interest rate per annum in effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the higher of:

(a) the rate of interest established by Wachovia in Charlotte, North Carolina, from time to time, as its prime rate for dollars loaned in the United States of America; and

(b)  1 / 2 of 1% per annum above the Federal Funds Rate.

The Base Rate is an index rate and is not necessarily intended to be the lowest or best rate of interest charged to other customers in connection with extensions of credit or to other banks. Any change in the Base Rate due to change in prime rate or Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the date of such change, as the case may be.

Base Rate Advance ” means an Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(a)(i).

Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.

Borrower’s Account ” means the account of the Borrower maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent at its office at 301 South College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28288, and designated between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent as the “Borrower’s Account”, or such other account for such purpose as the Borrower shall specify in writing to the Administrative Agent.

Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Advances of the same Type made by the Lenders or conversion or rollover of outstanding Borrowings at the end of the Interest Period.

Business Day ” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized by law to close in New York, New York or Charlotte, North Carolina and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Advances, on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market.

Cap Amount ” shall have the same meaning as “Cap Amount” in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Capital Expenditures ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, any expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital asset (excluding normal replacements and maintenance which are properly charged to current operations) as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capitalized Leases ” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases.

CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time.

CERCLIS ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

 

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Certificate of Occupancy ” means a temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy, in either case, for the Hotel Project issued by the appropriate Governmental Authority, pursuant to Applicable Law which permanent or temporary certificate of occupancy shall permit the Hotel Project to be used for its respective intended purposes and shall be in full force and effect and, in the case of a temporary certificate of occupancy, if such temporary certificate of occupancy shall provide for an expiration date, any items which must be completed in order for such temporary certificate of occupancy to be renewed or extended shall be completed no later than 15 days prior to the applicable expiration date.

CFC ” means an entity that is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert other than any Permitted Holder shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of Voting Interests of the Borrower (or other securities convertible into such Voting Interests) representing 40% or more of the combined voting power of all Voting Interests of the Borrower; or (b) during any period of up to 24 consecutive months, commencing after the date of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of the Borrower shall cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower; (c) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert other than any Permitted Holder shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation, will result in its or their acquisition of control over Voting Interests of the Borrower (or other securities convertible into such Voting Interests) representing 40% or more of the combined voting power of all Voting Interests of the Borrower; or (d) prior to an initial public offering of the Borrower’s Equity Interests Parent ceases to own 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, or following an initial public offering of the Borrower’s Equity Interests Parent ceases to own more than 50% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower.

Closing Date ” means the date of this Agreement or such later Business Day upon which the conditions set forth in Section 3.01 shall have been satisfied.

Collateral ” means all “Collateral” referred to in the Collateral Documents and all “Mortgaged Property” or “Trust Property” referred to in each Mortgage and all other property that is subject to any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Collateral Account ” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Collateral Agent ” shall mean Wachovia in its capacity as collateral agent hereunder.

Collateral Documents ” means the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Intercreditor Agreement each of the collateral documents, instruments and agreements delivered pursuant to Sections 3.01, 5.01(l) or (m), and each other agreement that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitment ” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “Commitment” or, if such Lender has entered into one or more Assignment and Acceptances, set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.07(d) as such Lender’s “Commitment”, as such amount may be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section 2.05.

 

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Completion ” shall have the same meaning as “Completion” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Completion Certificate ” means a written certificate executed by the architect, General Contractor and the Lenders’ Consultant certifying that the applicable Project has been completed in all material respects (subject to customary punch list items) in accordance with its Project Plans together with a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer to that effect.

Completion Date ” shall have the same meaning as “Completion Date” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate of a Financial Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit I .

Confidential Information ” means information that any Loan Party furnishes to any Agent or any Lender in a writing designated as confidential or is known by the Lenders to be material non-public information, but does not include any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public or that is or becomes available to such Agent or such Lender from a source other than the Loan Parties.

Consolidated ” means, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of any Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with applicable principles of consolidation under GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, the sum of (without duplication) (a) Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated Net Loss, as the case may be, for such period plus (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) income and franchise taxes, (iii) depreciation expense, (iv) amortization expense, (v) extraordinary losses, (vi) one time costs related to the Refinancing, including without limitation tender premiums, and (vii) non-cash items, in each case, which were deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated Net Loss, as the case may be, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such period minus (c) to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated Net Loss, as the case may be, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such period, (i) non-cash gains, (ii) gains arising from asset dispositions not in the ordinary course of business and (iii) non-cash gains under Hedge Agreements. The historical Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant measurement period of entities (A) that are acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date as permitted under the Loan Documents will be included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for the entire period of determination on a pro forma basis (determined in accordance with adjustments reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent based on demonstrated cost savings and excluding extraordinary items) and (B) that are disposed of by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date for the entire period of determination following such disposition, in each case, will be excluded in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA; provided that, in the case of entities that are acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are furnished with audited financial statements, or if audited financial statements are not available, other financial statements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, of such entities (or if the acquisition is of a division or branch of a larger business or a group of businesses, the audited financial statements, or if audited financial statements are not available, other financial statements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, of such larger business or group of businesses, so long as the individual activities of the acquired entity are clearly reflected in such financial statements, together with a certificate certifying that the Borrower has reviewed the historical financial statements of the division or branch and that they reflect proper divisional accounting in relation to the large business or group of businesses), reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in all respects, confirming such historical results.

 

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Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, the gross interest expense (including, without limitation, interest expense attributable to Capital Leases and all net payment obligations pursuant to Hedge Agreements and excluding non-cash amortization of loan costs) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all determined for such period on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income ” and “ Consolidated Net Loss ” mean, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, for any period of determination, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income (a) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary which shall be subject to clause (c) below), in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has a joint interest with a third party, except to the extent such net income is actually paid in cash to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by dividend or other distribution during such period, (b) the net income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of such Person or is merged into or consolidated with such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries except to the extent included pursuant to the foregoing clause (a), (c) the net income (if positive) of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of such net income (i) is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary or (ii) would be subject to any taxes payable on such dividends or distributions, and (d) cash and non-cash losses related to The Fremont Street Experience Limited Liability Company in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.

Construction Contracts ” means any and all contracts, written or oral, between the Borrower, any applicable Loan Party and any contractor and any subcontractor and between any of the foregoing and any other Person (including, without limitation, any architect or engineer) relating in any way to the construction of the Hotel Project, including the performing of labor or the furnishing of standard or specially fabricated materials in connection therewith or the preparation or furnishing of any drawings, renderings, plans, design documents or other related items for the design, architecture or construction of the Hotel Project.

Contingent Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation or arrangement of such Person to guarantee or intended to guarantee any Debt, leases, dividends or other payment obligations (“ primary obligations ”) of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, (a) the direct or indirect guarantee, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of a primary obligor, (b) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless of nonperformance by any other party or parties to an agreement or (c) any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, assets, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an

 

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amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not 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.

Conversion ”, “ Convert ” and “ Converted ” each refer to a conversion of Advances of one Type into Advances of the other Type pursuant to Section 2.09 or 2.10.

Cure Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03.

Debt ” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at any date without duplication, the sum of the following calculated in accordance with GAAP: (a) all liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables not overdue by more than 90 days incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all indebtedness of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all obligations of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all obligations of such Person as lessee under Capitalized Leases, (f) all obligations of such Person under acceptance, letters of credit or other similar arrangements or credit support facilities, (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interests in such Person or any other Person or any warrants, rights or options to acquire such Equity Interests, valued, in the case of Redeemable Preferred Interests, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, (h) all Contingent Obligations (other than Contingent Obligations with respect to underlying payment obligations for leases and other obligations that are incurred in the ordinary course of business and are otherwise not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement) and Off Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person and (i) all indebtedness and other payment obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt or other payment obligations.

Debt for Borrowed Money ” of any Person means, at any date of determination, all items that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as indebtedness for borrowed money on a Consolidated balance sheet of such Person at such date but excluding any intercompany debt between the Loan Parties.

Debt Issuance ” shall mean the issuance of any Debt for borrowed money by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, excluding any Equity Issuance, any issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower or Subsidiaries to Parent or any Loan Party, or any Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 5.02(a).

Default ” means any Event of Default or any event that would constitute an Event of Default but for the passage of time or the requirement that notice be given or both.

Default Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b).

Defaulting Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15.

 

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Discharge Conditions ” shall have the same meaning as “Discharge of First Lien Obligations” in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Disqualified Stock ” means any capital stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is one year after the Termination Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Borrower to repurchase such capital stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such capital stock provide that the Borrower may not repurchase or redeem any such capital stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 5.02. The term “Disqualified Stock” shall also include any options, warrants or other rights that are convertible into Disqualified Stock or that are redeemable at the option of the holder, or required to be redeemed, prior to the date that is one year after the Termination Date.

Distribution Amount ” means the sum of, without duplication, (i) 50% of cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower since the Closing Date or if such Consolidated Net Income is of a deficit, 100% of such deficit, plus (ii) Parent Qualified Contributions (excluding Parent Qualified Contributions applied toward the Cure Amount and excludes Parent Qualified Contributions used to consummate a Permitted Acquisition) after the Closing Date to a Loan Party not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, minus (iii) the dollar amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 5.02(f)(iv), plus (iv) $10,000,000.

Dividend ” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements.

Domestic Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender, as the case may be, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; (d) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having total assets in excess of $5 billion; (e) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution or fund (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity) that is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course and having total assets in excess of $100,000,000; and (f) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower (which approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the Borrower shall not have any approval rights in connection with any of the foregoing (x) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (y) to the extent determined by the Administrative Agent to be reasonably necessary to achieve a successful initial syndication of the Commitments hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any Person found unsuitable under any Gaming Laws.

Employee Benefit Plan ” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which (a) is maintained for employees of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate or (b) has at any time within the preceding six (6) years been maintained for the employees of any Credit Party or any current or former ERISA Affiliate.

 

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Environmental Action ” means any action, suit, demand, demand letter, claim, notice of non compliance or violation, notice of liability or potential liability, investigation, proceeding, consent order or consent agreement relating in any way to any Environmental Law, any Environmental Permit or Hazardous Material or arising from alleged injury or threat to health, safety or the environment, including, without limitation, (a) by any governmental or regulatory authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages and (b) by any governmental or regulatory authority or third party for damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief.

Environmental Law ” means any Federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or judicial or agency interpretation, policy or guidance relating to pollution or protection of the environment, health, safety or natural resources, including, without limitation, those relating to the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.

Equity Issuance ” means any issuance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Person which is not the Parent or a Loan Party of (a) shares of its Equity Interests, (b) any shares of its Equity Interests pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants or (c) any shares of its Equity Interests pursuant to the conversion of any debt securities to equity. The term “Equity Issuance” shall not include (i) any Asset Disposition or (ii) any Debt Issuance.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any Person that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of the controlled group of any Loan Party, or under common control with any Loan Party, within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code.

ERISA Event ” means (a) unless the applicable 30 day notice requirement with respect to such event has been waived by the PBGC, (i) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to any Plan or (ii) the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA apply with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, of a Plan, and an event described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 days; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan, pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of

 

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ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; (g) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; or (h) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, such Plan.

Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning specified in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

Eurodollar Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Eurodollar Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Eurodollar Rate ” means a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:

 

LIBOR Rate =                                        LIBOR                                     
   1.00-Eurodollar Reserve Percentage

Eurodollar Rate Advance ” means an Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(a)(ii).

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” for any Interest Period for all Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing means the reserve percentage applicable two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities (or with respect to any other category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Eurodollar Rate Advances is determined) having a term equal to such Interest Period.

Events of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Excess Cash Flow ” means, for any period of determination, the sum of the following determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, in accordance with GAAP: (a) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period minus (b) the sum of the cash amounts expended during such period for (i) expenditures made in connection with any acquisition permitted under Section 5.02(c)(iii) and to the extent not funded by Debt or equity, (ii) Investments made under other clauses of Section 5.02(c) to the extent not funded by Debt or equity, (iii) Restricted Payments made under Section 5.02(f), (iv) Capital Expenditures, (v) Consolidated Interest Expense, (vi) taxes paid in cash during such period with respect to income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, and (vii) regularly scheduled and optional repayments or optional prepayments made with respect to principal on outstanding Debt (other than revolving Debt), as the case may be, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, plus or minus , as the case may be, any changes in working capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.

 

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Existing Debt ” means Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately before the occurrence of the Closing Date, as set forth on Schedule 4.01(v) .

Extraordinary Receipt ” means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of any Person not in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, pension plan reversions, proceeds of insurance (including, without limitation, any key man life insurance but excluding proceeds of business interruption insurance to the extent such proceeds constitute compensation for lost earnings), condemnation and casualty awards (and payments in lieu thereof), indemnity payments and any purchase price adjustment received in connection with any purchase agreement, but in any event excluding any tax refund; provided , however , that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, an Extraordinary Receipt shall not include cash receipts received from proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards (or payments in lieu thereof) or indemnity payments to the extent that such proceeds, awards or payments (a) do not exceed, individually or in the aggregate, $5,000,000 or (b) in respect of loss or damage to equipment, fixed assets or real property are applied (or in respect of which expenditures were previously incurred) to replace or repair the equipment, fixed assets or real property in respect of which such proceeds were received in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.

Facility ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments at such time.

FDIC ” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fee Letter ” means the fee letter dated April 30, 2007, between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and WCM, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Financial Officer ” of any Person shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person.

Financial Performance Covenants ” means the covenants of the Borrower set forth in Sections 5.04(a) and (b).

Financings ” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements.

FIRREA ” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

First Lien Administrative Agent ” means Wachovia as Administrative Agent under the First Lien Credit Agreement, and any successor administrative agent thereunder.

 

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First Lien Credit Agreement ” means the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and the First Lien Administrative Agent, as in effect on the date hereof.

First Lien Loan Documents ” means Loan Documents as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Fiscal Year ” means a fiscal year of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries ending on December 31 in any calendar year.

Force Majeure ” means any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Borrower and occurring without the Borrower’s fault or negligence, including acts of God, unforeseen Government restrictions (including the denial or cancellation of license), wars or insurrections.

Foreign Lender ” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

Fund ” means any Person (other than an individual) that is or will be engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.

Funded Debt ” of any Person means Debt in respect of the Loan Documents and the First Lien Loan Documents, in the case of the Borrower, and all other Debt for Borrowed Money of such Person that by its terms matures more than one year after the date of determination or matures within one year from such date but is renewable or extendible, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year after such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year after such date.

GAAP ” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03.

Gaming Authority ” means any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever of the federal government or any state, county, city or other political subdivision, whether now or hereafter in existence, or any officer or official thereof, but only to the extent that such agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality possesses authority to regulate any gaming operation owned, managed or operated, or proposed to be owned, managed or operated, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Gaming Laws ” means all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations pursuant to which Gaming Authorities possess regulatory, licensing or permit authority over the ownership or operation of gaming facilities.

Gaming License ” means any finding of suitability, registration, license, franchise or other approval or authorization issued by or from any Gaming Authority under Gaming Laws that is required to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct or manage the gaming activities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in any state or jurisdiction in which any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business.

 

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General Contractor ” means any Person who contracts for the construction of any entire Project, rather than for a portion of the work relating thereto and otherwise has the obligation to retain and pay subcontractors and coordinates the work to be performed.

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state, province, city, municipal entity or other political subdivision thereof, and any governmental, executive, legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory agency, department, authority, instrumentality, commission, board, bureau or similar body, whether federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or foreign.

Governmental Authorization ” means any authorization, approval, consent, franchise, license, covenant, order, ruling, permit, certification, exemption, notice, declaration or similar right, undertaking or other action of, to or by, or any filing, qualification or registration with, any Governmental Authority.

Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements ” shall mean any requirement of any Governmental Authority requiring notification of the buyer, lessee, mortgagee, assignee or other transferee of any Real Property, facility, establishment or business, or notification, registration or filing to or with any Governmental Authority, in connection with the sale, lease, mortgage, assignment or other transfer (including any transfer of control) of any Real Property, facility, establishment or business, of the actual or threatened presence or release or discharge in or into the Environment, or the use, disposal or handling of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or near the Real Property, facility, establishment or business to be sold, leased, mortgaged, assigned or transferred.

Guaranties ” means, collectively, the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit E , together with each guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(l) or (m).

Guarantors ” means the Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Hazardous Materials ” means (a) petroleum or petroleum products, by-products or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas and (b) any other chemicals, materials or substances designated, classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Law.

Hedge Agreements ” means interest rate, commodity or currency swap, cap or collar agreements, future or option contracts and other hedging agreements (including, without limitation, all “swap agreements” as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101).

Hedge Bank ” means any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender in its capacity as a party to a Secured Hedge Agreement and any counterparty to such Secured Hedge Agreement that was a Lender or Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Secured Hedge Agreement was entered into.

Hotel Project ” shall have the same meaning as “Hotel Project” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Indemnified Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(b).

Information Memorandum ” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated May 2007, used by the Arranger in connection with the syndication of the Commitments.

 

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Insufficiency ” means, with respect to any Plan, the amount, if any, by which its benefit liabilities, as defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, determined using the actuarial assumptions used for funding purposes in the most recent actuarial report prepared for such Plan, exceeds the fair market value of such Plan’s assets.

Insurance and Condemnation Event ” means the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of their respective property or assets.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a)(iii).

Intercreditor Agreement ” means the Intercreditor Agreement among Borrower, Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent (as defined under the First Lien Loan Documents) to be dated the Closing Date in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K , as in effect on the date hereof.

Interest Period ” means, for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Eurodollar Rate Advance or the date of the Conversion of any Base Rate Advance into such Eurodollar Rate Advance, and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below and, thereafter, each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six months (nine or twelve months if agreed to by all participating lenders), as the Borrower may, upon notice received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period, select; provided , however , that:

(a) the Borrower may not select any Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advance under a Facility that ends after any principal repayment installment date for such Facility unless, after giving effect to such selection, the aggregate principal amount of Base Rate Advances and of Eurodollar Rate Advances having Interest Periods that end on or prior to such principal repayment installment date for such Facility shall be at least equal to the aggregate principal amount of Advances under such Facility due and payable on or prior to such date;

(b) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration;

(c) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided , however , that, if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day; and

(d) whenever the first day of any Interest Period occurs on a day of an initial calendar month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months equal to the number of months in such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such succeeding calendar month.

 

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Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

Investment ” in any Person means any loan or advance to such Person, any purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interests or Debt or the assets comprising a division or business unit or a substantial part or all of the business of such Person, any capital contribution to such Person or any other direct or indirect investment in such Person, including, without limitation, any acquisition by way of a merger or consolidation (or similar transaction) and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor incurs Debt of the types referred to in clause (h) or (i) of the definition of “Debt” in respect of such Person.

Lenders ” means each Person executing this Agreement as a Lender (including, without limitation, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender unless the context otherwise requires) set forth on the signature pages hereto and each Person that shall become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 8.07 hereunder.

Lender’s Consultant ” shall have the same meaning as “Lender’s Consultant” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Leverage Ratio ” means, at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) total Debt for Borrowed Money of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period of the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then most recently ended; provided that for purposes of determining the Leverage Ratio at any date, such Debt for Borrowed Money shall include, with respect to any entities acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date as permitted under the Loan Documents, the Debt for Borrowed Money of such entities as of the date of determination.

LIBOR ” means the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars in minimum amounts of at least $1,000,000 for a period equal to the applicable Interest Period which appears on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%). If, for any reason, such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, then “LIBOR” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars in minimum amounts of at least $1,000,000 would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period. Each calculation by the Administrative Agent of LIBOR shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement, including, without limitation, the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property.

Loan Documents ” means (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) the Collateral Documents, (d) the Guaranties, (e) the Fee Letter, and (f) any certificate, letter or other document executed in connection herewith or therewith or pursuant hereto or thereto, excluding, in each case, any Secured Hedge Agreement.

Loan Parties ” means the Borrower and the Guarantors.

 

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Margin Stock ” has the meaning specified in Regulation U.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, condition, assets or liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Loan Party to any Loan Documents or any document related thereto to perform its obligations thereunder or (c) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of the Lenders.

Material Contract ” means, with respect to any Person, each contract to which such Person is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Person of $5,000,000 or more in any year or otherwise material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of such Person.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgaged Property ” shall mean each Real Property, if any, which shall be subject to a Mortgage delivered on or after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.01(l).

Mortgages ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a)(xv).

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

Multiple Employer Plan ” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one Person other than the Loan Parties and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.

Net Cash Proceeds ” means, with respect to (a) any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any asset, (b) the incurrence or issuance of any Debt, (c) the sale or issuance of any Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any capital contribution) by any Person, or (d) any Extraordinary Receipt received by or paid to or for the account of any Person, the aggregate amount of cash received from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through payment or disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of such Person in connection with such transaction after deducting therefrom only (without duplication) (i) reasonable and customary brokerage commissions, underwriting fees and discounts, legal fees, finder’s fees and other similar fees, commissions, costs and expenses directly relating to such transaction, (ii) the amount of taxes payable in connection with or as a result of such transaction and (iii) the amount of any Debt secured by a Lien on such asset that, by the terms of the agreement or instrument governing such Debt, is required to be repaid upon such disposition, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are, at the time of receipt of such cash, actually paid to a Person that is not an Affiliate of such Person or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party and are properly attributable to such transaction or to the asset that is the subject thereof; provided , however , that in the case of taxes that are deductible under clause (ii) above but for the fact that, at the time of receipt of such cash, such taxes have not been actually paid or are not then payable, such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may deduct an amount (the “ Reserved Amount ”) equal to the amount reserved in accordance with GAAP for such Loan Party’s or such Subsidiary’s reasonable estimate of such taxes, other than taxes for which such Loan Party or such Subsidiary is indemnified, provided further , however , that,

 

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at the time such taxes are paid, an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the Reserved Amount for such taxes exceeds the amount of such taxes actually paid shall constitute “Net Cash Proceeds” of the type for which such taxes were reserved for all purposes hereunder; provided further that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Net Cash Proceeds shall not include any cash receipts from any transaction described in clause (a) above to the extent the proceeds of such cash receipts (individually or in the aggregate) shall not exceed $1,000,000.

Non-Consenting Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.10(f).

Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the Debt of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Advance made by such Lender, as amended, endorsed or replaced.

Notice of Borrowing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).

Notice of Issuance ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a).

Notice of Prepayment ” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.06(a).

NPL ” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.

Obligation ” means, with respect to any Loan Party under any and all of the Loan Documents, (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, reimbursement amounts, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by such Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of such Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party.

Off Balance Sheet Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person under a synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP, if such obligations would give rise to a claim against such Person in a proceeding referred to in Section 6.01(f).

Other Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(b).

Parent ” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements.

Parent Qualified Contributions ” means the amount of Net Cash Proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any Guarantor from the issuance of any Equity Interests (excluding Disqualified Stock), and any capital contribution from Parent in respect thereof.

Patriot Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor).

Perfection Certificate ” means a perfection certificate, executed by the Loan Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit J .

 

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Permitted Acquisition ” means any investment by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the form of acquisitions of all or substantially all of the business or a line of business (whether by the acquisition of capital stock, assets or any combination thereof) of any other Person if each such acquisition meets all of the following requirements:

(a) no less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such acquisition, the Borrower shall have delivered written notice of such acquisition to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which notice shall include the proposed closing date of such acquisition;

(b) such acquisition shall not be hostile;

(c) the Person or business to be acquired shall be in a substantially similar line of business as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 5.02(1);

(d) if such transaction is a merger or consolidation, the Borrower or a Subsidiary shall be the surviving Person and no Change of Control shall have been effected thereby;

(e) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) pursuant to Section 5.01(l) to be delivered at the time required pursuant to Section 5.01(1);

(f) no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such acquisition, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a Compliance Certificate for the most recent fiscal quarter end preceding such acquisition demonstrating, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory thereto, pro forma compliance (as of the date of the acquisition and after giving effect thereto and any Extensions of Credit made or to be made in connection therewith) with each covenant contained in Section 5.04;

(g) no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such acquisition the Borrower, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent promptly upon the finalization thereof copies of substantially final Permitted Acquisition Documents;

(h) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing both before and after giving effect to such acquisition;

(i) the Borrower shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders prior to the consummation of such acquisition if (A) the Permitted Acquisition Consideration for any such acquisition (or series of related acquisitions), together with all other acquisitions consummated during the previous twelve (12) month period, and (B) the Permitted Acquisition Consideration for all acquisitions (or series of related acquisitions), together with all other acquisitions consummated during the term of this Agreement exceeds $100,000,000 in the aggregate; and

(j) the Borrower shall provide such other documents and other information available to it as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) in connection with the consummation of the acquisition no later than ten (10) days prior to the acquisition.

 

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Permitted Acquisition Consideration ” means the aggregate amount of the purchase price (including, but not limited to, any assumed debt, earn-outs (valued at the maximum amount payable thereunder), deferred payments, or Equity Interests of the Borrower, net of the applicable acquired company’s cash (including investments of the type described in Section 5.02(c)(vi)) balance as shown on its most recent financial statements delivered in connection with the applicable Permitted Acquisition) to be paid on a singular basis in connection with any applicable Permitted Acquisition as set forth in the applicable Permitted Acquisition Documents executed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in order to consummate the applicable Permitted Acquisition.

Permitted Acquisition Documents ” means, with respect to any acquisition proposed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, final copies or substantially final drafts if not executed at the required time of delivery of the purchase agreement, sale agreement, merger agreement or other agreement evidencing such acquisition, including, without limitation, all legal opinions and each other document executed, delivered, contemplated by or prepared in connection therewith and any amendment, modification or supplement to any of the foregoing.

Permitted Holder ” means Tilman J. Fertitta and his estate, spouse and lineal descendants, and the legal representatives of any of the foregoing, and the trustees of any bona fide trusts of which any of the foregoing are the sole beneficiaries and grantors, or any corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or similar entity, all of the Voting Interests of which are owned by any of the foregoing.

Permitted Liens ” means the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 5.02(b).

Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.

Plan ” means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan.

Pledged Debt ” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Pledged Equity ” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Preferred Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests issued by such Person that are entitled to a preference or priority over any other Equity Interests issued by such Person upon any distribution of such Person’s property and assets, whether by dividend or upon liquidation.

Project ” shall have the same meaning as “Project” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Project Budgets ” shall have the same meaning as “Project Budgets” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Project Construction Schedules ” shall have the same meaning as “Project Construction Schedules” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Project Cost ” shall have the same meaning as “Project Cost” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

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Project Plans ” shall have the same meaning as “Project Plans” in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Real Property ” shall mean, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.

Redeemable ” means, with respect to any Equity Interest, any Debt or any other right or obligation, any such Equity Interest, Debt, right or obligation that (a) the issuer has undertaken to redeem at a fixed or determinable date or dates, whether by operation of a sinking fund or otherwise, or upon the occurrence of a condition not solely within the control of the issuer or (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder.

Refinancing ” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements.

Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.07(c).

Regulation U ” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders owed or holding at least a majority in interest of the aggregate principal amount of the Advances outstanding at such time; provided , however , that if any Lender making Advances shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders at such time the aggregate principal amount of the Advances owing to such Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) and outstanding at such time.

Responsible Officer ” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief administrative officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Payment ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(f).

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Sale-and-Leaseback Transaction ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(r).

Secured Hedge Agreement ” means any Hedge Agreement permitted by Article V that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank and that is secured by the Collateral Documents.

Secured Obligations ” means, collectively, the “Secured Obligations” defined in Section 2 of the Security Agreement.

 

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Secured Parties ” means the Agents, the Lenders, the Indemnified Parties and the Hedge Banks.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a)(ii).

Single Employer Plan ” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate and no Person other than the Loan Parties and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.

Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” mean, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Subordinated Debt ” means the collective reference to any Debt of the Borrower or any Subsidiary subordinated in right and time of payment to the Obligations and containing such other terms and conditions, in each case as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Subsidiary ” of any Person means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or estate of which (or in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding capital stock (or membership interests) having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Person (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such Person shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership, joint venture or limited liability company or (c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, The Freemont Street Experience Limited Liability Company is not a Subsidiary of any Loan Party.

Supplemental Collateral Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.10(a).

Survey ” shall mean a survey of any Mortgaged Property (and all improvements thereon) which is (a) (i) prepared by a surveyor or engineer licensed to perform surveys in the jurisdiction where such Mortgaged Property is located, (ii) dated (or redated) not earlier than six months prior to the date of delivery thereof unless there shall have occurred within six months prior to such date of delivery any exterior construction on the site of such Mortgaged Property or any easement, right of way or other interest in the Mortgaged Property has been granted or become effective through operation of law or otherwise with respect to such Mortgaged Property which, in either case, can be depicted on a survey, in which

 

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events, as applicable, such survey shall be dated (or redated) after the completion of such construction or if such construction shall not have been completed as of such date of delivery, not earlier than 20 days prior to such date of delivery, or after the grant or effectiveness of any such easement, right of way or other interest in the Mortgaged Property, (iii) certified by the surveyor (in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Title Company, (iv) complying in all respects with the minimum detail requirements of the American Land Title Association as such requirements are in effect on the date of preparation of such survey and (v) sufficient for the Title Company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the title insurance policy (or commitment) relating to such Mortgaged Property and issue the endorsements of the type required by Section 3.01(xvi) or (b) otherwise acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

Surviving Debt ” means Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately before and after giving effect to the Initial Extension of Credit.

Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a).

Termination Date ” means the earlier of (A) the payment in full of the Facility and (B) December 31, 2014.

Title Company ” shall mean any title insurance company as shall be retained by Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Title Policy ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(xvi).

Transactions ” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements.

Type ” refers to the distinction between Advances bearing interest at the Base Rate and Advances bearing interest at the Eurodollar Rate.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, from time to time, in the State of New York.

Voting Interests ” means shares of capital stock issued by a corporation, or equivalent Equity Interests in any other Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.

Wachovia ” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.

WCM ” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.

Withdrawal Liability ” has the meaning specified in Section 4201(b) of ERISA.

SECTION 1.02. Computation of Time Periods; Other Definitional Provisions . In this Agreement and the other Loan Documents 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 words “ to ” and “ until ” each mean “to but excluding”. References in the Loan Documents to any agreement or contract “ as amended ” shall mean and be a reference to such agreement or contract as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms. All notices shall be required to be in writing.

 

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SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms . All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States of America (“ GAAP ”). If, at any time after the date of this Agreement, any material change is made to GAAP or the Borrower’s accounting practices that would affect in any material respect the determination of compliance with the covenants set forth in this Agreement, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the change and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall negotiate in good faith to amend such covenant to restore the Borrower and the Lenders to the position they occupied before the implementation of such material change in GAAP or accounting practices; provided that if the Borrower and the Administrative Agent are unable to reach agreement within 30 days following the implementation of such material change, the Administrative Agent shall be permitted, acting in good faith, to make such amendments to the covenants set forth in this Agreement as it reasonably determines are necessary to restore the Borrower and the Lenders to the position they occupied prior to the implementation thereof.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

SECTION 2.01. The Advances . Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make a single advance (an “ Advance ”) to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Commitment at such time. The Borrowing shall consist of Advances made simultaneously by the Lenders ratably according to their Commitments. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01 and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

SECTION 2.02. Making the Advances .

(a) Each Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances, or the Business Day of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, which shall give to each Appropriate Lender prompt notice thereof. Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “ Notice of Borrowing ”) shall be in writing or electronic mail or by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, or telecopier or electronic communication, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing, (iii) aggregate amount of such Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances, initial Interest Period for each such Advance. Each Appropriate Lender shall, before 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of such Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing in accordance with the respective Commitments under the applicable Facility of such Lender and the other Appropriate Lenders. Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower by crediting the Borrower’s Account.

(b) [Reserved].

(c) Anything in subsection (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the Borrower may not select Eurodollar Rate Advances for any Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such Borrowing is less than $1,000,000 or if the obligation of the Appropriate Lenders to make Eurodollar Rate Advances shall then be suspended pursuant to Section 2.09 or 2.10 and (ii) the Advances may not be outstanding as part of more than 8 separate Borrowings with more than 8 different Interest Periods.

 

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(d) Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. In the case of any Borrowing that the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Appropriate Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing for such Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Borrowing when such Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date.

(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from an Appropriate Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing under the Facility that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02 and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay or pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount and to pay interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid or paid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at such time under Section 2.07 to Advances comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Rate for 3 days, and then the interest rate applicable at such time under Section 2.07 to Advances comprising such Borrowing. If such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Advance as part of such Borrowing for all purposes.

(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Advance on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

(g) The Administrative Agent may conclusively rely on the purported genuineness of all telephonic notices, without any responsibility or liability, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 2.03. [ Reserved ].

SECTION 2.04. Repayment of Advances . The Borrower hereby promises to pay and shall repay to the Administrative Agent the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding for the ratable account of the Lenders on the Termination Date.

SECTION 2.05. [ Reserved ].

 

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SECTION 2.06. Prepayments .

(a) Optional . Following the second anniversary of the Closing Date and after the satisfaction of the Discharge Conditions or as permitted by the First Lien Credit Agreement, the Borrower may, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 (a “ Notice of Prepayment ”) stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Borrower shall, prepay the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the aggregate principal amount prepaid; provided , however , that (i) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances and $1,000,000 in the case of Base Rate Advances, in each case an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (ii) if any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Advance is made on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period for such Advance, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 8.04(d); provided that all prepayments made pursuant to this Section 2.06(a) shall be subject to (i) following the second anniversary of the Closing Date and on or prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date, a prepayment premium of 2% of the principal amount thereof and (ii) following the third anniversary of the Closing Date and on or prior to the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, a prepayment premium of 1% of the principal amount thereof. Each such prepayment of any Term Advances shall be applied ratably to the installments thereof. Following the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, prepayment of the Facility in whole or in part shall not be subject to any prepayment premium.

(b) Mandatory .

(A) Debt Issuances . After the satisfaction of the Discharge Conditions, the Borrower shall prepay the Advances in the manner set forth in clause (F) below in amounts equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Debt Issuance. Such prepayment shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of any such transaction.

(B) Equity Issuances . After the satisfaction of the Discharge Conditions, the Borrower shall prepay the Advances in the manner set forth in clause (F) below in amounts equal to fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Equity Issuance or capital contribution to any of the Loan Parties other than (i) sales or issuances of Equity Interests by Borrower or its Subsidiaries as part of employee benefit plan in existence from time to time or (ii) conversion to equity of any debt securities in connection with which a prepayment under Section 2.06(b)(i)(A) has been made. Such prepayment shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of any such transaction; provided that, no such prepayment shall be required hereunder in connection with Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower from a Parent Qualified Contribution made pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(D), 6.03 or 6.04.

(C) Asset Dispositions . After the satisfaction of the Discharge Conditions, the Borrower shall prepay the Advances in the manner set forth in clause (F) below in amounts equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Disposition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Such prepayments shall be made within three (3) Business Days after receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of any such transaction by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that no prepayments shall be required hereunder for (i) aggregate Asset Dispositions of less than $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (ii) from Asset Dispositions which is reinvested within one hundred and eighty (180) days after receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in similar replacement assets, or (ii) in connection with Asset Dispositions permitted pursuant to Section 5.02(e).

 

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(D) Insurance and Condemnation Events . After the satisfaction of the Discharge Conditions, the Borrower shall prepay the Advances in the manner set forth in clause (F) below in amounts equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Insurance and Condemnation Event by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Such prepayments shall be made within three (3) Business Days after receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of any such transaction by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that, if no Default or Event of Default has then occurred and remains continuing, then no such prepayment shall be required hereunder in connection with Net Cash Proceeds from Insurance and Condemnation Events received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries if the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries commits to reinvest to repair, replace or construct the property damaged within three hundred sixty-five (365) days (for the avoidance of doubt the three hundred sixty-five days applies to the commitment to use the funds and not to the completion of such reinvestment). Upon making such commitment to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds as described above, to the extent that the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds exceed $20,000,000, the Borrower shall remit such excess to the Administrative Agent to be held as cash collateral for the Obligations hereunder, and thereafter, the excess Net Cash Proceeds shall be remitted to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent at such time the Administrative Agent determines that such Net Cash Proceeds are adequate (when taken together with any Parent Qualified Contributions agreed to by the Borrower and any other cash resources reasonably available to Borrower) to so repair, replace or construct the property damaged (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its approval).

(E) Excess Cash Flow . After the satisfaction of the Discharge Conditions or as permitted by the First Lien Credit Agreement, no later than five (5) days after the date set forth for delivery of annual financials pursuant to Section 5.03(b) the Borrower (commencing after the Completion) shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Advances in the manner set forth in clause (F) below in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for such Fiscal Year; provided that such percentage shall be reduced to twenty-five percent (25%) if the Leverage Ratio is less than 5.00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 4.00:1.00, and zero percent (0%) if the Leverage Ratio is less than 4.00:1.00, in each case based on the most recent financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.03(b) or (c), as applicable; provided further that first prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.06 (b)(i)(E) shall be for the period commencing the first full quarter after Completion until the end of such Fiscal Year.

(F) Notice; Manner of Payment . Upon the occurrence of any event triggering the prepayment requirement under clauses (A) through and including (E) above, the Borrower shall promptly deliver a Notice of Prepayment to the Administrative Agent and upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Lenders. Each prepayment of the Advances under this Section shall be applied to the Facility.

(c) All prepayments under Section 2.06(b) shall be made together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid, together with any amounts owing pursuant to Section 8.04(d). If any payment of Eurodollar Rate Advances otherwise required to be made under Section 2.06(b) would be made on a day other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may direct the Administrative Agent to (and if so directed, the Administrative Agent shall) deposit such payment in the Collateral Account until the last day of the applicable Interest Period at which time the Administrative Agent shall apply the amount of such payment to the prepayment of such Advances; provided , however , that such Advances shall continue to bear interest as set forth in Section 2.07 until the last day of the applicable Interest Period therefor.

(d) No prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.06, no repayment or acceleration under this Agreement and no change in the terms hereof shall affect the obligations of each Loan Party under any Secured Hedge Agreement, which obligations shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such prepayment, repayment, acceleration or change, subject to the terms of such Hedge Agreement.

 

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SECTION 2.07. Interest .

(a) Scheduled Interest . The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance owing to each Lender from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:

(i) Base Rate Advances . During such periods as such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of (A) the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus (B) the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, payable in arrears quarterly on the last day of each March, June, September and December during such periods and on the date such Base Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full.

(ii) Eurodollar Rate Advances . During such periods as such Advance is a Eurodollar Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Advance to the sum of (A) the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period for such Advance plus (B) the Applicable Margin in effect on the first day of such Interest Period, payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each day that occurs during such Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest Period and on the date such Eurodollar Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full.

(b) Default Interest . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the Required Lenders, shall require that the Borrower pay interest (“ Default Interest ”) on (i) the unpaid principal amount of each Advance owing to each Lender at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such Advance pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2.07(a), as applicable, and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the amount of any interest, fee or other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender that is not paid when due, from the date such amount shall be due until such amount shall be paid in full, payable at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid, in the case of interest, on the Type of Advance on which such interest has accrued pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2.07(a), as applicable, and, in all other cases, on Base Rate Advances pursuant to clause (i) of Section 2.07(a); provided , however , that following the acceleration of the Advances, or the giving of notice by the Administrative Agent to accelerate the Advances, pursuant to Section 6.01, Default Interest shall accrue and be payable hereunder whether or not previously required by the Administrative Agent.

(c) Notice of Interest Period and Interest Rate . Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.02(a), a notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 2.09 or a notice of selection of an Interest Period pursuant to the terms of the definition of “Interest Period”, the Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Borrower and each Appropriate Lender of the applicable Interest Period and the applicable interest rate determined by the Administrative Agent for purposes of clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above.

SECTION 2.08. Agents’ Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their respective own accounts such fees as may from time to time be agreed between the Borrower and such Agent.

 

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SECTION 2.09. Conversion of Advances .

(a) Optional . The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion and subject to the provisions of Sections 2.07 and 2.10, Convert all or any portion of the Borrowings of one Type comprising the same Borrowing into Borrowings of the other Type; provided , however , that any Conversion of Eurodollar Rate Borrowings into Base Rate Borrowings shall be made only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Borrowings, any Conversion of Base Rate Borrowings into Eurodollar Rate Borrowings shall be in an amount not less than the minimum amount specified in Section 2.02(c), no Conversion of any Borrowings shall result in more separate Borrowings than permitted under Section 2.02(c) and each Conversion of Borrowings comprising part of the same Borrowing under any Facility shall be made ratably among the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their Commitments under such Facility. Each such notice of Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Borrowings to be Converted and (iii) if such Conversion is into Eurodollar Rate Borrowings, the duration of the initial Interest Period for such Borrowings. Each notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.

(b) Mandatory . On the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Eurodollar Rate Borrowings comprising any Borrowing shall be reduced, by payment or prepayment or otherwise, to less than $1,000,000, such Borrowings shall automatically Convert into Base Rate Borrowings at the end of the applicable Interest Period.

(i) If the Borrower shall fail to select the duration of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Borrowings in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of “Interest Period” in Section 1.01, the Administrative Agent will forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Appropriate Lenders, whereupon each such Eurodollar Rate Borrowing shall automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Borrowing.

(ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or any Event of Default, (A) each Eurodollar Rate Borrowing will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance and (B) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Borrowings into, Eurodollar Rate Borrowings shall be suspended.

SECTION 2.10. Increased Costs, Etc .

(a) If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to any Lender of agreeing to make or of making, funding or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Borrowings (excluding, for purposes of this Section 2.10, any such increased costs resulting from (x) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which Section 2.12 shall govern) and (y) changes in the basis of taxation of overall net income or overall gross income by the United States or by the foreign jurisdiction or state under the laws of which such Lender is organized or has its Applicable Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof), then the Borrower shall from time to time, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost incurred by such Lender; provided , however , that a Lender claiming additional amounts under this Section 2.10(a) agrees to (x) use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Applicable Lending Office if the making of such a designation would avoid the need for, or reduce the

 

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amount of, such increased cost that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender and (y) promptly notify the Borrower of the circumstances. A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost, submitted to the Borrower by such Lender, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b) [Reserved].

(c) If, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advances under any Facility, Lenders owed at least 51% of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount thereof notify the Administrative Agent that the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period for such Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Appropriate Lenders, whereupon (i) each such Eurodollar Rate Advance under such Facility will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance and (ii) the obligation of the Appropriate Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that such Lenders have determined that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the introduction or effectiveness of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority shall assert that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Eurodollar Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make Eurodollar Rate Advances or to continue to fund or maintain Eurodollar Rate Advances hereunder, then, on notice thereof and demand therefor by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Advance under each Facility under which such Lender has a Commitment will automatically, upon such demand, Convert into a Base Rate Advance and (ii) the obligation of the Appropriate Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that such Lender has determined that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; provided , however , that, before making any such demand, such Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Eurodollar Lending Office if the making of such a designation would allow such Lender or its Eurodollar Lending Office to continue to perform its obligations to make Eurodollar Rate Advances or to continue to fund or maintain Eurodollar Rate Advances and would not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.

(e) In the event that any Lender demands payment of costs or additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.10 or Section 2.12 or asserts, pursuant to Section 2.10(d), that it is unlawful for such Lender to make Eurodollar Rate Advances or becomes a Defaulting Lender then (subject to such Lender’s right to rescind such demand or assertion within 10 days after the notice from the Borrower referred to below) the Borrower may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and so long as such costs or additional amounts are materially more than those charged by other Lenders, upon 20 days’ prior written notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, elect to cause such Lender to assign its Advances and Commitments in full to one or more Persons selected by the Borrower so long as (a) each such Person satisfies the criteria of an Eligible Assignee and is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (b) such Lender receives payment in full in cash of the outstanding principal amount of all Advances made by it and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other amounts due and payable to such Lender as of the date of such assignment (including, without limitation, amounts owing pursuant to Sections 2.10, 2.12, 2.15 and 8.04) and (c) each such Lender assignee agrees to accept such assignment and to assume all obligations of such Lender hereunder in accordance with Section 8.07.

 

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(f) If any Lender (such Lender, a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination which pursuant to the terms of Section 8.01 requires the consent of all of the Lenders affected and with respect to which the Required Lenders shall have granted their consent, then provided no Event of Default then exists, such Borrower shall have the right to replace such Non-Consenting Lender and shall have the right to assign all of such Non-Consenting Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement of such Non-Consenting Lender (including, without limitation, the Advances owing to it, its Commitment or Commitments hereunder and the Note or Notes held by it) to one or more assignees selected by the Borrower so long as any such assignee satisfies the criteria of an Eligible Assignee and is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (evidenced by prior written consent), provided that: (a) all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Non-Consenting Lender being replaced shall be paid in full to such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such assignment, and (b) the replacement Lender shall purchase the foregoing by paying to such Non-Consenting Lender a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon. In connection with any such assignment each Borrower, Administrative Agent, such Non-Consenting Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with Section 8.07.

SECTION 2.11. Payments and Computations .

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment hereunder and under the Notes, irrespective of any right of counterclaim or set-off, not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the day when due in U.S. dollars to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Account in same day funds, with payments being received by the Administrative Agent after such time being deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause like funds to be distributed (i) if such payment by the Borrower is in respect of principal, interest, commitment fees or any other Obligation then payable hereunder and under the Notes to more than one Lenders, to such Lender for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices ratably in accordance with the amounts of such respective Obligations then payable to such Lenders and (ii) if such payment by the Borrower is in respect of any Obligation then payable hereunder to one Lender, to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Acceptance and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 8.07(d), from and after the effective date of such Assignment and Acceptance, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Acceptance shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.

(b) The Borrower hereby authorizes each Lender and each of its Affiliates, if and to the extent payment owed to such Lender is not made when due hereunder or, in the case of a Lender, under the Note held by such Lender, to charge from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, against any or all of the Borrower’s accounts with such Lender or such Affiliate any amount so due.

(c) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate and fees shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and all computations of interest based on the Eurodollar Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, 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 interest, fees or commissions are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate, fee or commission hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

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(d) Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or commission, as the case may be; provided , however , that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to any Lender hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each such Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.

(f) Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any Secured Hedge Agreement is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Agents, the Lenders and the Hedge Banks under or in respect of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Secured Hedge Agreements on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by the Agents and the Lenders in the following order of priority:

(i) first , to the payment of all of the fees, indemnification payments, costs and expenses that are due and payable to the Agents (solely in their respective capacities as Agents) under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such fees, indemnification payments, costs and expenses owing to the Agents on such date;

(ii) second , to the payment of all of the indemnification payments, costs and expenses that are due and payable to the Lenders under Section 8.04 hereof, Section 23 of the Security Agreement and any similar section of any of the other Loan Documents on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such indemnification payments, costs and expenses owing to the Lenders on such date;

(iii) third , to the payment of all of the amounts that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under Sections 2.10 and 2.12 hereof on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts thereof owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on such date;

(iv) fourth , to the payment of all of the accrued and unpaid interest on the Obligations of the Borrower under or in respect of the Loan Documents that is due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under Section 2.07(b) on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such interest owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on such date;

(v) fifth , to the payment of all of the accrued and unpaid interest and commissions on the Advances that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under Sections 2.07(a) on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such interest owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on such date;

 

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(vi) sixth , ratably to (A) the payment of the principal amount of all of the outstanding Advances that is due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such principal owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on such date and (B) the payment of all amounts payable under Secured Hedge Agreements on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such amounts owing to the Hedge Banks on such date; and

(vii) seventh , to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties owing under or in respect of the Loan Documents that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date.

(g) If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the Advances or the Facility to which, or the manner in which, such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s pro rata share of the aggregate principal amount of all Advances outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Advances or other Obligations then owing to such Lender, and, in the case of the Facility, for application to such principal repayment installments thereof, as the Administrative Agent shall direct.

SECTION 2.12. Taxes .

(a) Any and all payments by any Loan Party to or for the account of any Lender or any Agent hereunder or under the Notes or any other Loan Document shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.11 or the applicable provisions of such other Loan Document, if any, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding , in the case of each Lender and each Agent, taxes that are imposed on its overall net income by the United States and taxes that are imposed on its overall net income (and franchise taxes imposed in lieu thereof) by the state or foreign jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender or such Agent, as the case may be, is organized or any political subdivision thereof and, in the case of each Lender, taxes that are imposed on its overall net income (and franchise taxes imposed in lieu thereof) by the state or foreign jurisdiction of such Lender’s Applicable Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof (all such non excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities in respect of payments hereunder or under the Notes being hereinafter referred to as “ Taxes ”). If any Loan Party shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder or under any Note or any other Loan Document to any Lender or any Agent, (i) the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as may be necessary so that after such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent have made all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.12) such Lender or such Agent, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Loan Party shall make all such deductions and (iii) such Loan Party shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with Applicable Law.

(b) In addition, a Loan Party shall pay any present or future stamp, documentary, excise, property, intangible, mortgage recording or similar taxes, charges or levies that arise from any payment made by such Loan Party hereunder or under any Notes, any of the Mortgages or any other

 

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Loan Documents or from the execution, delivery or registration of, performance under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents (hereinafter referred to as “ Other Taxes ”).

(c) The Loan Parties shall indemnify each Lender and each Agent for and hold them harmless against the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes, and for the full amount of taxes of any kind imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.12, imposed on or paid by such Lender or such Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including penalties, additions to tax, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto. This indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the date such Lender or such Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefor.

(d) Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes directly by a Loan Party, the appropriate Loan Party shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 8.02, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment, to the extent such a receipt is issued therefor, or other written proof of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. In the case of any payment hereunder or under the Notes or the other Loan Documents by or on behalf of a Loan Party through an account or branch outside the United States or by or on behalf of a Loan Party by a payor that is not a United States person, if such Loan Party determines that no Taxes are payable in respect thereof, such Loan Party shall furnish, or shall cause such payor to furnish, to the Administrative Agent, at such address, an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Administrative Agent stating that such payment is exempt from Taxes. For purposes of subsections (d) and (e) of this Section 2.12, the terms “ United States ” and “ United States person ” shall have the meanings specified in Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(e) Each Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States shall, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement in the case of each Lender and on the date of the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Lender in the case of each other Lender, and from time to time thereafter as reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower (but only so long thereafter as such Lender remains lawfully able to do so), provide each of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with two original Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN or W-8ECI or in the case of a Lender that has certified in writing to the Administrative Agent that it is not (i) a “bank” as defined in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) a 10-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code) of the Borrower or (iii) a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code), Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, as appropriate, or any successor or other form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such Lender is exempt from or entitled to a reduced rate of United States withholding tax on payments pursuant to this Agreement or the Notes or any other Loan Document or, in the case of a Lender that has certified that it is not a “bank” as described above, certifying that such Lender is a foreign corporation, partnership, estate or trust. If the forms provided by a Lender at the time such L


 
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