364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 17,
2009
ORACLE CORPORATION
as the Borrower,
THE LENDERS NAMED
HEREIN
as the Initial Lenders
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
as Administrative Agent
BNP PARIBAS
as Syndication Agent
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
CITICORP USA, INC.,
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. and
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
as Documentation Agents
WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS,
LLC and
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING
TERMS
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Certain Defined
Terms
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Computation of
Time Periods
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Accounting
Terms; Terms Generally
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ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE
ADVANCES
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The
Advances
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Making the
Advances
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Fees
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Termination or
Reduction of the Commitments
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Optional
Extension of the Termination Date
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Repayment of
Advances
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Interest
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Interest Rate
Determination
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Optional
Conversion of Advances
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Optional
Prepayments of Advances
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Increased
Costs; Additional Reserve Requirements
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Illegality
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Payments and
Computations
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Taxes
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Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
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Sharing of
Payments, Etc.
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Compensation
for Breakage Costs
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Use of
Proceeds
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Evidence of
Debt
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ARTICLE III
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS TO LENDING
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Conditions
Precedent to Effective Date
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Conditions
Precedent to Each Borrowing
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Determinations
Under Section 4.01
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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Representations
and Warranties of the Borrower
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ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF THE
BORROWER
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Affirmative
Covenants
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Negative
Covenants
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ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF
DEFAULT
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Events of
Default
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ARTICLE VIII THE AGENT
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Appointment and
Authority
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Rights as a
Lender
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Exculpatory
Provisions
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Reliance by
Agent
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Delegation of
Duties
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Resignation of
Agent
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Non-Reliance on
Agent and Other Lenders
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No Other
Duties, etc.
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ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS
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Amendments,
Etc.
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Notices;
Effectiveness; Electronic Consent
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No Waiver;
Remedies
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Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver
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Right of
Set-off
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Binding
Effect
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Assignments and
Participations
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Governing
Law
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Counterparts;
Integration; Electronic Execution
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Jurisdiction,
Etc.
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Confidentiality
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Patriot Act
Notice
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— List of
Applicable Lending Offices
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Commitments
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— Form of
Promissory Note
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— Form of
Notice of Borrowing
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— Form of
Assignment and Acceptance
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— Form of
Opinion of In-House Counsel for the Borrower
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— Form of
Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell, Counsel for the
Borrower
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— Form of
Extension Notice
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364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 17,
2009
Oracle
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower
”), and the banks, financial institutions, other
institutional lenders (the “ Initial Lenders ”)
listed on the signature pages hereof, Wachovia Bank, National
Association (“ Wachovia ”) as administrative
agent (in such capacity, the “ Agent ”), BNP
Paribas (“ BNP ”), as syndication agent, and
Bank of America, N.A., Citicorp USA, Inc., The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as
documentation agents, and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and BNP
Paribas Securities Corp., as joint lead arrangers and joint
bookrunners, agree as follows:
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):
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Additional Permitted Liens ” means Liens on the assets
of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, not otherwise permitted
hereunder, consisting solely of real property interests, cash and
cash equivalents and any proceeds thereof; provided that the
aggregate value of all assets subject to such Liens shall not
exceed $500,000,000 at any time, based upon the book value of such
assets determined at the time such Lien attaches.
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Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative
Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Agent.
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Advance ” means an advance by a Lender to the Borrower
as part of a Borrowing under the Commitments and refers to a Base
Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Rate Advance (each of which shall be a
“ Type ” of Advance).
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Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person,
another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
Control with the Person specified.
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Agent ” has the meaning specified in the introductory
paragraph of this Agreement.
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Agent’s Account ” means an account at Wachovia
designated in writing to the Borrower.
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Agreement ” means this Agreement.
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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.
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Applicable Percentage ” means at any time and with
respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments
represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time. If the
Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages
shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in
effect, giving effect to any assignments.
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Approved Fund ” means (a) a CLO and (b) with
respect to any Lender that is a Fund, any other Fund that is
managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an
Affiliate of such investment advisor.
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Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and
acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with
the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section
9.07), and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of
Exhibit C hereto or any other form approved by the
Agent.
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Base Rate ” means, at any time, the highest
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(b) the
rate which is 1 / 2
of 1% in excess of the Federal Funds
Effective Rate and
(c) the
Market Rate Spread plus the rate equal to the Eurodollar Rate for
deposits delivered that day for an Interest Period of one month for
each day that a Base Rate Advance is outstanding (and in respect of
any day that is not a Business Day, the Eurodollar Rate as in
effect on the immediately preceding Business Day).
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Base Rate Advance ” means an Advance that bears
interest as provided in Section 2.07(a)(i).
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BNP ” has the meaning specified in the introductory
paragraph of this Agreement.
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Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
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Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of
simultaneous Advances of the same Type (or, in the case of
Eurodollar Rate Advances, having the same Interest Period) made by
each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.
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Business Day ” means a day of the year on which banks
are not required or authorized by law to close in New York City or
Charlotte, North Carolina; provided that, if the applicable
Business Day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Advances,
“Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks
are not required or authorized by law to
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close in New
York City and on which dealings are carried on in the London
interbank market.
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Capitalization Ratio ” means, as of the last day of
any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the ratio, expressed as a
percentage, of (i) Total Consolidated Net Debt of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries on such date to (ii) Total Capitalization
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date.
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Category ” means, when used with reference to Public
Debt Ratings, the following categories of ratings:
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Category
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S&P or Fitch Rating
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Moody’s Rating
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A
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A2
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< A
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For purposes of
the foregoing, (i) if both of Moody’s and S&P shall
have in effect a rating for the Public Debt Rating, then the
Category shall be determined by reference to such Public Debt
Ratings and the Public Debt Rating of Fitch shall be disregarded,
(ii) if only one of Moody’s and S&P shall have in
effect a rating for the Public Debt Rating, then the Category shall
be determined by reference to such Public Debt Rating and the
Public Debt Rating of Fitch, (iii) if fewer than two of
Moody’s, S&P and Fitch shall have in effect a Public Debt
Rating, then each rating agency that does not have in effect a
Public Debt Rating shall be deemed to have established a rating in
Category 2; and (iv) if the ratings established or deemed to
have been established by Moody’s and S&P (or, subject to
the foregoing clauses of this paragraph, Fitch) for the Public Debt
Rating shall fall within different Categories, the applicable
Category shall be based on the higher of the two ratings unless one
of the two ratings is two or more grades lower than the other (with
each ratings distinction comprising a separate grade, such that,
e.g. , BBB+ is two grades lower than A) and in the lower
Category, in which case the applicable Category shall be determined
by reference to a rating a single grade below the higher of the two
ratings.
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Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date
of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption
or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty,
(b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in
the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any
Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any
request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of
law) by any Governmental Authority.
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CLO ” means any entity (whether a corporation,
partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making,
purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and
similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business
and is administered or managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of such
Lender.
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Commitment ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.01.
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Commitment Fee ” has the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.03(a).
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Commitment Period ” means the period from and
including the Effective Date to the Termination Date.
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Consolidated ” refers to the consolidation of accounts
in accordance with GAAP.
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Control ” means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to
exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “
Controlling ” and “ Controlled ”
have meanings correlative thereto.
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Covenant Debt ” of any Person means Debt of such
Person and its Subsidiaries on such date, as would be shown as debt
or indebtedness of such Person on a balance sheet of such Person
prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and all
guarantees of Debt of other Persons as would be shown as debt or
indebtedness of such Person on a balance sheet of such other
Persons prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP,
determined on a Consolidated basis.
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Convert ”, “ Conversion ”, and
“ Converted ” each refers to a conversion of
Advances of one Type into Advances of the other Type pursuant to
Section 2.08, 2.09 or 2.12.
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Current Termination Date ” has the meaning specified
in Section 2.05.
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Debt ” of any Person means, without duplication,
(a) all 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 incurred
in the ordinary course of such Person’s business for which
collection proceedings have not been commenced, provided
that trade payables for which collection proceedings have commenced
shall not be included in the term “Debt” so long as the
payment of such trade payables is being contested in good faith and
by proper proceedings and for which appropriate reserves are being
maintained) to the extent included on the Consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP,
(c) all obligations 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 similar 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) to the extent
included on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (e) all obligations of
such Person as lessee under leases that have been or should be, in
accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (f) all
obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances, letters of
credit with respect to
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which to such
Person is the account party or similar extensions of credit to such
Person, (g) the aggregate net obligations of such Person in
respect of Hedge Agreements; provided that, for purposes of
this clause (g), Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall
only include net obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
in respect of Hedge Agreements in an aggregate amount in excess of
$50,000,000 as set forth on the Consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of determination, in
accordance with GAAP, (h) all Debt of others referred to in
clauses (a) through (g) above or clause (i) below
guaranteed, by such Person, or in effect guaranteed by such Person,
directly or indirectly, through a written agreement either
(1) to pay or purchase such Debt or to advance or supply funds
for the payment or purchase of such Debt or (2) to purchase,
sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or
sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to
make payment of such Debt or to assure the holder of such Debt
against loss and (i) all Debt referred to in clauses
(a) through (h) above 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. In determining the amount of Debt of any Person of the
type referred to in clause (h) or (i) above, the amount
thereof shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of the
guarantee provided or the fair market value of collateral pledged
(as applicable) and (ii) the amount of the underlying Debt of
such other Person so guaranteed or secured.
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Default ” means any Event of Default or any event that
would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that
notice be given or time elapse or both.
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Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that (i) has
defaulted in its obligation to fund Advances hereunder,
(ii) has notified the Borrower and Agent in writing that it
does not intend to fund Advances hereunder or (iii) is subject
to a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, or to the
appointment of the FDIC or other receiver, trustee or custodian;
provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender
solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of an equity
interest in such Lender or Affiliate thereof by any Governmental
Authority.
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Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” means
the lawful money of the United States of America.
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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 1A hereto
or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a
Lender, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from
time to time specify to the Borrower and the Agent.
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Effective Date ” means the date that all conditions
precedent set forth in Section 4.01 shall have been satisfied or
waived.
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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
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States, or any
State thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at
least $250,000,000; (e) a savings and loan association or
savings bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any
State thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at
least $250,000,000; (f) a commercial bank organized under the
laws of any other country that is a member of the OECD or has
concluded special lending arrangements with the International
Monetary Fund associated with its General Arrangements to Borrow or
a political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined
capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000, so long as such bank
is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States;
(g) 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
holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 or
an Approved Fund thereof and (h) any other Person (other than
a natural person) approved by (i) the Agent, and
(ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed and such approval to be deemed to have been
given if a response is not received within fifteen Business Days
from the date on which request for approval was received by the
applicable Person); provided that notwithstanding the
foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the
Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or
Subsidiaries.
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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, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Materials or
arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety
or the environment, including, without limitation, (a) by any
Governmental Authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response,
remedial or other actions or damages and (b) by any
Governmental Authority or any third party for damages,
contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or
injunctive relief.
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Environmental Law ” means any federal, state, local or
foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order,
judgment, 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.
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Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval,
identification number, license or other authorization required
under any Environmental Law.
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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 Borrower’s controlled
group, or under common control with the Borrower, within the
meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
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ERISA Event ” means (a) the occurrence of a
reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA,
with respect to any Plan unless the 30-day notice requirement with
respect to such event has been waived by the PBGC; (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 the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in
Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the incurrence by the Borrower
or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the
withdrawal by the Borrower 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 imposition of a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA
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 is reasonably expected to result in the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a
Plan.
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Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning assigned to
that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
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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 1A 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 Agent.
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Eurodollar Rate ” means the rate per annum determined
by the Agent at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the
date which is two Business Days prior to the beginning of the
relevant Interest Period (as specified in the applicable Notice of
Borrowing) by reference to the British Bankers’ Association
Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in Dollars (as set forth by
any service selected by the Agent which has been nominated by the
British Bankers’ Association as an authorized information
vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates), for a period
equal to such Interest Period; provided that, to the extent
that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this definition, the “Eurodollar
Rate” shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the
Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in
Dollars are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major
banks in the London interbank market in London, England by the
Reference Lenders at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) on
the date which is two Business Days prior to the beginning of such
Interest Period. If any of the Reference Lenders shall be unable or
shall otherwise fail to supply such rates to the Agent upon its
request, the rate of interest shall be determined on the basis of
the quotations of the remaining Reference Lender.
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“
Eurodollar Rate Advance ” means an Advance that bears
interest as provided in Section 2.07(a)(ii).
“
Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7.01.
“
Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to the Agent, any
Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on
account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes
imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however
denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net
income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision
thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in
which its principal office is located or, in the case of any
Lender, in which its Applicable Lending Office is located,
(b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of
America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in
which the Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign
Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the
Borrower under Section 2.15(b)), any withholding tax that is
imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such
Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending
office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure
or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply
with Section 2.14(e), except to the extent that such Foreign
Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of
designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive
additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such
withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.14(a).
“
Existing Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement
dated as of March 18, 2008 among the Borrower, the lenders
party thereto, Wachovia, as administrative agent, and other agents,
providing for a credit facility in the original amount of
$2,000,000,000 for a 364-day period.
“
Extending Lender ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.05.
“
Extension Consent Date ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.05.
“
Extension Notice ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.05.
“
Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any period,
a fluctuating interest rate 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 which is a Business Day, the average of the
quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Agent
from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by
the Agent.
“
Fitch ” means Fitch Ratings Ltd.
“
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
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purposes of
this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof
and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single
jurisdiction.
“
Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person)
that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or
otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of
credit in the ordinary course of its business.
“
GAAP ” has the meaning specified in
Section 1.03.
“
Governmental Authority ” means the government of the
United States of America or any other nation, or of any political
subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,
regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining
to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the
European Union or the European Central Bank).
“
Granting Lender ” has the meaning specified in
Section 9.07(g).
“
Hazardous Materials ” means (a) petroleum and
petroleum products, byproducts 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,
statute or regulation.
“
Hedge Agreements ” means interest rate swap, cap or
collar agreements, interest rate future or option contracts,
currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts and
other similar interest rate or currency exchange rate hedging
agreements.
“
Immaterial Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the
Borrower (determined, solely for purposes of this definition,
without regard to the last sentence of the definition thereof),
designated by the Borrower in writing to the Agent (a) the
assets of which do not exceed 3% of the total Consolidated assets
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (b) the net income of
which does not exceed 3% of the total Consolidated net income of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (c) the revenues of
which do not exceed 3% of the total Consolidated revenues of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case as determined as of, or
(as applicable) for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended
on, the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the
Borrower and in accordance with GAAP.
“
Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded
Taxes.
“
Indemnitee ” has the meaning specified in
Section 9.04(b).
“
Initial Lenders ” has the meaning specified in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
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Intellectual Property ” means all trademarks, service
marks, trade names, Internet domain names (as defined under 15
U.S.C. § 1127), designs, logos, slogans, and general
intangibles of like nature, together with all goodwill,
registrations and applications related to the foregoing; all
inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not
reduced to practice); patents and industrial designs (including any
continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, renewals,
reissues, and applications for any of the foregoing); copyrights
(including any registrations and applications for any of the
foregoing); Software; “mask works” (as defined under 17
U.S.C. § 901) and any registrations and applications for
“mask works”; technology, trade secrets, know-how,
processes, formulae, algorithms, models, methodologies,
discoveries, improvements, specifications and other proprietary or
confidential information; database and data rights; drawings,
records, books or other indicia, however evidenced, of the
foregoing; rights of publicity and privacy relating to the use of
the names, likenesses, voices, signatures and biographical
information of real persons; lists or other information relating to
customers, competitors, suppliers or any other Person; in each case
the right to claims against another Person relating to the
Intellectual Property; and in each case owned by the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries on or after the Effective Date.
“
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, with
respect to Eurodollar Rate Advances, 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, as the
Borrower may, upon notice received by the 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 that ends after the
Termination 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
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to the number
of months in such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end
on the last Business Day of such succeeding calendar
month.
“
Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations
promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“
Joinder Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.05.
“
Lenders ” means the Initial Lenders as set forth on
Schedule 2.01 and each Person that shall become a party hereto
pursuant to Section 2.05 or 9.07.
“
Lien ” means any lien, security interest or other
charge or encumbrance of any kind.
“
Market Rate Spread ” means, at any time, the 30-day
moving average credit default swap mid-rate spread of the Borrower
for a one-year period beginning on the date of determination, as
published by the Market Rate Spread Source; provided that in
any event the Market Rate Spread shall be subject to the minimum
and maximum rates which are set forth in the grid below under the
respective columns headed “Market Rate Spread Floor”
and “Market Rate Spread Ceiling” corresponding to the
Category in effect on such date of determination:
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The Market Rate
Spread will be (a) set for each Eurodollar Rate Advance two
Business Days prior to the first day of each Interest Period and
(b) if the Base Rate is determined in accordance with clause
(c) of the definition of “Base Rate”, set for each
Base Rate Advance on the last Business Day of each calendar month
for the next succeeding calendar month. If for any reason the
Market Rate Spread cannot be determined pursuant to the forgoing
procedures, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good
faith for a period of up to 30 days after the Market Rate
Spread becomes unavailable (such 30-day period, the “
Negotiation Period ”) to agree on an alternative
method for establishing the Market Rate Spread. The Market Rate
Spread during the Negotiation Period shall be the Market Rate
Spread most recently determined pursuant to the first sentence of
this definition. If no such alternative method is agreed upon
during the Negotiation Period, the Market Rate Spread at any date
of determination subsequent to the end of the Negotiation Period
shall be a rate per annum equal to (a) 2.00% if Category 1 is
then in effect and (b) 3.00% if Category 2 is then in
effect.
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“
Market Rate Spread Source ” means, initially, Markit
Group Limited or its successors; provided , that if for any
reason (i) Markit Group Limited or a successor thereof is not
publishing the 30-day moving average credit default swap mid-rate
spread of the Borrower for a one-year period, then the Market Rate
Spread Source shall be page ORCLCP CDS USD SR 1YR or successor page
on Bloomberg or its successor for so long as it is publishing such
information and (ii) neither Markit Group Limited nor
Bloomberg nor one of their respective successors is then publishing
such information, then the Market Rate Spread Source shall be a
similar financial services company selected by the Agent with the
consent of the Borrower.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean the result of one
or more events, changes or effects which, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on (a) the results of operations or financial condition
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or
(b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the
rights, remedies and benefits available to the parties
hereunder.
“
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc.
“
Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan, as
defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower
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 the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and
at least one Person other than the Borrower and the ERISA
Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which
the Borrower 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.
“
Non-Consenting Lender ” has the meaning specified in
Section 9.01.
“
Non-Extending Lender ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.05.
“
Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable
to the order of any Lender, delivered pursuant to a request made
under Section 2.19 in substantially the form of Exhibit A
hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to
such Lender resulting from the Advances made by such
Lender.
“
Notice of Borrowing ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.02(a).
“
Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp or
documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or
similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the
execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect
to, this Agreement.
“
Participant ” has the meaning specified
Section 9.07(d).
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“
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).
“
Permitted Liens ” means, with respect to any Person,
(a) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges and
levies to the extent not required to be paid under
Section 6.01(b) hereof; (b) pledges or deposits to secure
obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment,
insurance and other social security laws or similar legislation;
(c) pledges or deposits to secure performance in connection
with bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment
of money) or leases to which such Person is a party;
(d) deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such
Person; (e) materialmen’s, mechanics’,
carriers’, workers’, repairmen’s and other like
Liens in the ordinary course of business, or deposits to obtain the
release of such Liens to the extent such Liens, in the aggregate,
would not have a Material Adverse Effect; (f) deposits to secure
surety and appeal bonds to which such Person is a party;
(g) other pledges or deposits for similar purposes in the
ordinary course of business, including pledges and deposits to
secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds and in
connection with insurance; (h) Liens created by or resulting
from any litigation or legal proceeding which at the time is
currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(i) leases made, or existing on property acquired, in the
ordinary course of business; (j) landlords’ Liens under
leases to which such Person is a party; (k) zoning
restrictions, easements, licenses, and restrictions on the use of
real property or minor irregularities in title thereto, which, with
respect to property that is material to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not materially impair the use of
such property in the operation of the business of such Person or
the value of such property for the purpose of such business;
(l) Liens consisting of leases or subleases and licenses or
sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business
not interfering in any material respect with the business of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and any interest
or title of a lessor or licensor under any lease or license, as
applicable; (m) Liens in favor of customs and revenue
authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs
duties in connection with the importation of goods; and
(n) Liens which constitute a lender’s rights of set-off
of a customary nature.
“
Person ” means any natural person, corporation,
limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association,
company, partnership, governmental authority or other
entity.
“
Plan ” means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple
Employer Plan.
“
Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum
announced or established from time to time by Wachovia as its prime
rate for dollars loaned in the United States in effect at its
principal office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Prime Rate is a
reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or
best rate actually
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charged to any
customer. Wachovia or any other Lender may make commercial loans or
other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime
Rate.
“
Prior Termination Date ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.05.
“
Public Debt Rating ” means, as of any date, the lowest
rating that has been most recently announced by any of S&P,
Moody’s or Fitch, as the case may be, for any class of
non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by the
Borrower. For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if any rating
established by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall be changed,
such change shall be effective as of the date on which such change
is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such
change; and (b) if S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall
change the basis on which ratings are established, each reference
to the Public Debt Rating announced by S&P, Moody’s or
Fitch, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent
rating by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, as the case may
be.
“
Reference Lenders ” means initially, Wachovia and BNP
or, if Wachovia and BNP are unable to furnish timely information in
accordance with Section 2.08, then any other commercial bank
of recognized national standing designated by the Agent as
constituting a “Reference Lender” to replace Wachovia
and/or BNP, as relevant.
“
Register ” has the meaning specified in
Section 9.07(c).
“
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 (other
than Defaulting Lenders) owed at least a majority in interest of
the then aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures or, if no Advances
are then outstanding, Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders)
having at least a majority in interest of the
Commitments.
“
Requisite Amount ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7.01(d).
“
Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any
Lender at any time, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of
such Lender’s Advances at such time.
“
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
“
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Single Employer Plan ” means a single employer plan,
as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is
maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and
no Person other than the Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or
(b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate could
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have liability
under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or
were to be terminated.
“
Software ” means any and all (a) computer
programs, including any and all software implementation of
algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or
object code form, (b) databases and compilations, including
any and all data and collections of data, and (c) all
documentation, including user manuals and training materials,
relating to any of the foregoing.
“
SPC ” has the meaning specified in
Section 9.07(g).
“
Stockholders’ Equity ” means, at any date,
stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
determined on a Consolidated basis, on such date.
“
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 having ordinary voting power to elect
a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation
(irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other
class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting
power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the
interest in the capital or profits of such limited liability
company, partnership or joint venture 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
references to “Subsidiary” in this Agreement shall not
include (i) Miracle Linux Kabushikigaisha (also known as
Miracle Linux Corporation), a Japanese Kabushikigaisha or
(ii) any other Person that would otherwise be a Subsidiary of
the Borrower pursuant to the foregoing portion of this definition
and that the Borrower does not directly or indirectly Control;
provided that, in the case of any such Person in clause
(i) or (ii), such Person is also an Immaterial
Subsidiary.
“
Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies,
imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or
other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any
interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
“
Termination Date ” means the earlier of March 16,
2010 (or, in case of an extension pursuant to Section 2.05,
the date which is three hundred sixty-four (364) days
thereafter) and the date of termination in whole of the Commitments
pursuant to Section 2.04 or 7.01.
“
Total Capitalization ” of any Person on any date,
means the sum of (i) Total Consolidated Net Debt of such
Person on such date and (ii) shareholders’ equity of
such Person on such date, determined on a Consolidated
basis.
“
Total Consolidated Net Debt ” of any Person on any
date, means (a) all Covenant Debt of such Person minus
(b) cash, cash equivalents and short term
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investments
reflected on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such date.
“
Voting Stock ” means capital stock issued by a
corporation, or equivalent 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
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Section 1.02.
Computation of Time Periods . In this Agreement 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”.
Section 1.03.
Accounting Terms; Terms Generally . All terms of an
accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP
”), as in effect in the United States from time to time,
provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the
Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate
the effect of any change, occurring after the date hereof, in GAAP
or in the application thereof (or if the Agent notifies the
Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment of any
provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether such
notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the
application thereof, then such provision shall be applied on the
basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such
change shall have become effective until such notice shall have
been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular
and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed
to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The
word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning
and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context
requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any
agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed
as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as
from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
(subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or
modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to
any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s
successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”,
“hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of
similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in
its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof,
(d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and
Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of,
and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the
words “asset” and “property” shall be
construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any
and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including
cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
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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 Advances to the
Borrower in Dollars from time to time on any Business Day during
the Commitment Period in an aggregate amount that will not result
in such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding at any
time the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule 2.01 hereto or, if such Lender has entered into any
Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Agreement, as set forth for
such Lender in the Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to
Section 9.07(c), as such amount may be reduced pursuant to
Section 2.04 (such Lender’s “ Commitment
”). Each Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of
$10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof
and shall consist of Advances of the same Type made on the same day
by the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments.
Within the limits of this Section 2.01, the Borrower may
borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay pursuant to
Section 2.10 and reborrow under this
Section 2.01.
Section 2.02.
Making the Advances . (a) The Borrower may borrow under
the Commitments during the Commitment Period on any Business Day,
provided that each Borrowing shall be made on notice, given
not later than 11:00 A.M. (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 Agent,
which shall give to each Lender prompt notice thereof. Each such
notice of a Borrowing (a “ Notice of Borrowing
”) shall be by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing or
by telecopier in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto,
specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing,
(ii) Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing,
(iii) aggregate amount of such Borrowing (iv) remittance
instructions and (v) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of
Eurodollar Rate Advances, initial Interest Period for each such
Advance. Each 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 Agent at the Agent’s
Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of
such Borrowing. After the Agent’s receipt of such funds and
upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in
Article IV, the Agent will make such funds available to the
Borrower at the Agent’s address referred to in
Section 9.02.
(e) Anything
in subsection (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding,
(i) the Borrower may not select Eurodollar Rate Advances for
any Borrowing if the aggregate obligation of the Lenders to make
Eurodollar Rate Advances shall then be suspended pursuant to
Section 2.08 or 2.12 and (ii) Eurodollar Rate
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Advances may
not be outstanding at any time as part of more than ten separate
Borrowings.
(f) 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 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 IV, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding
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.
(g) Unless
the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the
proposed time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make
available to the Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing,
the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available
on such date in accordance with subsection (a) of this
Section 2.02 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make
available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if
a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing
available to the Agent, then such Lender and the Borrower severally
agree to pay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding
amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the
date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding
the date of payment to the Agent, at (i) in the case of a
payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds
Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance
with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and
(ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the
interest rate applicable to Base Rate Advances. If the Borrower and
such Lender shall pay such interest to the Agent for the same or an
overlapping period, the Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower
the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period.
If such Lender pays such amount to the Agent, then such amount
shall constitute such Lender’s Advance included in such
Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice
to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have
failed to make such payment to the Agent.
(h) 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.
Section 2.03.
Fees . (a) Commitment Fee . The Borrower agrees to
pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee
(the “ Commitment Fee ”) on the average daily
amount of such Lender’s unused Commitment from the Effective
Date in the case of each Initial Lender and from the effective date
specified in the Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Agreement
pursuant to which it became a Lender, in the case of each other
Lender, in each case, until the Termination Date at a
rate
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per annum equal
to 0.10%, payable in arrears quarterly on the last Business Day of
each March, June, September and December before the Termination
Date, commencing with June, 2009, and on the Termination Date, but
excluding, in the case of any Defaulting Lender, any period during
which it is a Defaulting Lender.
(b)
Agent’s Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for
its own account such fees as may from time to time be agreed in
writing between the Borrower and the Agent.
Section 2.04.
Termination or Reduction of the Commitments . The Borrower
shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’
notice to the Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in
part the unused portions of the respective Commitments of the
Lenders, provided that each partial reduction shall be in
the aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof and provided further
that the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders shall
not be reduced to an amount that is less than the sum of the total
Revolving Credit Exposures then outstanding and provided
further that once terminated, a Commitment may not be
reinstated.
Section 2.05.
Optional Extension of the Termination Date . (a) The
Borrower may, not more than sixty (60) days and not less than
thirty (30) days prior to the Termination Date then in effect
(the “ Current Termination Date ”), request
through written notice to the Agent substantially in the form of
Exhibit E hereto (the “ Extension Notice
”), that the Lenders extend the Current Termination Date for
an additional three hundred sixty-four (364) day period;
provided , that in no event shall the Termination Date be
extended beyond March 15, 2011. The Agent shall promptly
notify the Lenders of such Extension Notice. Each Lender, acting in
its sole discretion, shall, by notice to the Agent given not
earlier than the 45 th day before the Current Termination Date and not
later than the later of (x) the 3 rd Business Day after such 45
th day or (y) the 10 th Business Day following the date such Extension
Notice is delivered to the Agent (such later date, the “
Extension Consent Date ”), advise the Agent in writing
of its desire to extend (any such Lender, an “ Extending
Lender ”) or not to so extend (any such Lender, a “
Non-Extending Lender ”) the Current Termination Date.
Any Lender that does not advise the Agent by the Extension Consent
Date shall be deemed to be a Non-Extending Lender. No Lender shall
be under any obligation or commitment to extend the Current
Termination Date. The election of any Lender to agree to such
extension shall not obligate any other Lender to agree to such
extension.
(b) If
(and only if) Lenders holding in the aggregate more than fifty
percent (50%) of the aggregate Commitments on the Extension Consent
Date have agreed to such extension, then the Current Termination
Date applicable to the Extending Lenders shall be extended to the
date that is three hundred sixty-four (364) days after the
Current Termination Date with respect to such Extending Lenders.
All Advances of each Non-Extending Lender shall be subject to the
Current Termination Date, without giving effect to such extension
(such date, the “ Prior Termination Date ”). In
the event of an extension of the Current Termination Date pursuant
to this Section 2.05, the Borrower shall have the right, at
its own expense, to solicit commitments from existing
Lenders
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and/or
additional Eligible Assignees which meet the requirements set forth
in Section 9.07(b) to replace the Commitment of any
Non-Extending Lenders for the remaining duration of this Agreement.
Any such financial institution (if not already a Lender hereunder)
shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to a
joinder agreement (a “ Joinder Agreement ”) in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the
Borrower. The Commitment of each Non-Extending Lender shall
terminate on the Prior Termination Date, all Advances and other
amounts payable hereunder to such Non-Extending Lender shall be
subject to the Prior Termination Date and, to the extent such
Non-Extending Lender’s Commitment is not replaced as provided
above, the aggregate Commitments shall be reduced by the amount of
the Commitments of each such Non-Extending Lender so terminated on
the Prior Termination Date.
Section 2.06.
Repayment of Advances . The Borrower shall repay to the
Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders on the Termination
Date the aggregate principal amount of the Advances then
outstanding.
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
Base Rate in effect from time to time, payable in arrears quarterly
on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and
December during such periods, commencing with June, 2009, for the
period beginning on the Effective Date and then ended.
(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
(x) the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period for such
Advance plus (y) the Market Rate Spread for such
Advance, 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 Business 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 . The Agent may with the consent, or shall
at the direction, of the Required Lenders require that the Borrower
pay interest (“ Default Interest ”) on
(i) the unpaid principal amount of each overdue Advance owing
to each Lender, payable in arrears on the dates referred to in
clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, 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 (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above and
(ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the amount of any
interest, fee or other amount payable hereunder that is not paid
when due, from the date such amount shall be due until such amount
shall be paid in full, payable in arrears on the date such amount
shall be paid in
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full and on
demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum
above the rate per annum required to be paid on Base Rate Advances
pursuant to clause (a)(i) above, provided , however ,
that following acceleration of the Advances pursuant to
Section 7.01, Default Interest shall accrue and be payable
hereunder whether or not previously required by the
Agent.
Section 2.08.
Interest Rate Determination . (a) Each Reference Lender
agrees, if requested by the Agent, to furnish to the Agent timely
information for the purpose of determining the Eurodollar Rate. If
any of the Reference Lenders shall not furnish such timely
information to the Agent for the purpose of determining any such
interest rate, the Agent shall determine such interest rate on the
basis of timely information furnished by the remaining Reference
Lenders. The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the
Lenders of the (i) applicable interest rate determined by the
Agent for purposes of Section 2.07(a)(i) or (ii), and the
rate, if any, furnished by each Reference Lender for the purpose of
determining the interest rate under Section 2.07(a)(ii).
(b) If,
with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Required Lenders
notify the Agent that the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period
for such Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such
Required Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their respective
Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Interest Period, the Agent shall
forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Lenders, whereupon
(i) each Eurodollar Rate Advance 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
Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate
Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the
Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such
suspension no longer exist.
(c) If
the Borrower shall fail to select the duration of any Interest
Period for any Eurodollar Rate Advances in accordance with the
provisions contained in the definition of “Interest
Period” in Section 1.01, the Agent will forthwith so
notify the Borrower and the Lenders and such Advances (unless
repaid) will automatically, on the last day of the then existing
Interest Period therefor, continue for a new Interest Period with
the same duration as the Interest Period then ending, subject to
the definition of “Interest Period”.
(d) On
the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising any Borrowing shall be reduced,
by payment or prepayment or otherwise, to less than $10,000,000
such Advances shall automatically Convert into Base Rate
Advances.
(e) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default
under Section 7.01(a), (i) each Eurodollar Rate Advance
(unless repaid) 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 Lenders to make, or to Convert
Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be
suspended.
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(f) If
no Reference Lender determines and furnishes timely information to
the Agent for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any Eurodollar
Rate Advances after the Agent has requested such
information:
(i)
the Agent shall forthwith notify the Borrower and the Lenders that
the interest rate cannot be determined for such Eurodollar Rate
Advances,
(ii)
each such Advance (unless repaid) will automatically, on the last
day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a
Base Rate Advance (or if such Advance is then a Base Rate Advance,
will continue as a Base Rate Advance), and
(iii)
the obligation of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Rate Advances or
to Convert Advances into Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be
suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders
that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer
exist.
Section 2.09.
Optional Conversion of Advances . The Borrower may on any
Business Day, upon notice given to the 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 2.08 and 2.12, Convert all or a portion
of all (comprising, in the case of any portion, a ratable portion
of the respective Advances of each Lender and in an aggregate
amount not less than $10,000,000) Advances of one Type comprising
the same Borrowing made to the Borrower into Advances of the other
Type; provided , however , any Conversion of
Eurodollar Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances shall be made only
on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate
Advances and any Conversion of Base Rate Advances into Eurodollar
Rate Advances shall be in an amount not less than $10,000,000. Each
such notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions
specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion,
(ii) the Advances (or portions thereof) to be Converted and
(iii) if such Conversion is into Eurodollar Rate Advances, the
duration of the initial Interest Period for each such Advance. Each
notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on the
Borrower.
Section 2.10.
Optional Prepayments of Advances . The Borrower may, upon
notice to the Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City
time) on the proposed prepayment date for Base Rate Advances, and
upon at least three Business Days’ notice for Eurodollar Rate
Advances, in each case stating the proposed date and aggregate
principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the
Borrower shall, prepay in whole or ratably in part the outstanding
principal amount of the Advances comprising part of the same
Borrowing made to the Borrower together with accrued interest to
the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid;
provided , however , that (x) each partial
prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000
or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and
(y) in the event
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of any such
prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Borrower shall be
obligated to reimburse the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to
Section 2.17.
Section 2.11.
Increased Costs; Additional Reserve Requirements .
(a) If any Change in Law shall: (i) impose, modify or
deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan,
insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits
with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender
(except any reserve requirement referred to in clause (e) of
this Section 2.11); (ii) subject any Lender to any tax of
any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or any
Eurodollar Rate Advance made by it, or change the basis of taxation
of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 2.14 and
changes in the rate of any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender); or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any
other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or
Eurodollar Rate Advances made by such Lender; and
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