AMENDED AND RESTATED COMPETITIVE
ADVANCE AND
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT,
Dated as of January 6,
2006,
PHH CORPORATION,
as Borrower,
PHH VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
INC.,
as Canadian Subsidiary Borrower,
THE LENDERS REFERRED TO
HEREIN,
CITICORP USA, INC.,
as Syndication Agent,
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
and
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
and
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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DEFINITIONS
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THE
LOANS
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SECTION 2.1.
Commitments
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SECTION 2.2.
Loans
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SECTION 2.3.
Use of Proceeds
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SECTION 2.4.
Competitive Bid Procedure
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SECTION 2.5.
Revolving Credit Borrowing Procedure
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SECTION 2.6.
Canadian Revolving Borrowing Procedure
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SECTION 2.7.
Refinancings
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SECTION 2.8.
Fees
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SECTION 2.9.
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt
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SECTION 2.10.
Interest on Loans
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SECTION 2.11.
Interest on Overdue Amounts
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SECTION 2.12.
Alternate Rate of Interest
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SECTION 2.13. Termination and Reduction of
Commitments; Increase of Revolving Commitments; Reallocation of
Commitments
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SECTION 2.14.
Prepayment of Loans
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SECTION 2.15.
Eurocurrency Reserve Costs
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SECTION 2.16.
Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances
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SECTION 2.17.
Change in Legality
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SECTION 2.18.
Reimbursement of Lenders
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SECTION 2.19.
Pro Rata Treatment
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SECTION 2.20.
Right of Setoff
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SECTION 2.21.
Manner of Payments
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SECTION 2.22.
Withholding Taxes
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SECTION 2.23.
Certain Pricing Adjustments
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SECTION 2.24.
Revolving Letters of Credit
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SECTION 2.25.
Canadian Letters of Credit
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SECTION 2.26.
Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BORROWER
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SECTION 3.1.
Corporate Existence and Power
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SECTION 3.2.
Corporate Authority and No Violation
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SECTION 3.3.
Governmental and Other Approval and Consents
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SECTION 3.4.
Financial Statements of Borrower
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SECTION 3.5. No
Material Adverse Change
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SECTION 3.6.
Copyrights, Patents and Other Rights
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SECTION 3.7.
Title to Properties
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SECTION 3.8.
Litigation
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SECTION 3.9.
Federal Reserve Regulations
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SECTION 3.10.
Investment Company Act, Public Utility Company Act
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SECTION 3.11.
Enforceability
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SECTION 3.12.
Taxes
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SECTION 3.13.
Compliance with ERISA
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SECTION 3.14.
Disclosure
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SECTION 3.15.
Environmental Liabilities
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CONDITIONS OF
LENDING
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SECTION 4.1.
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness
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SECTION 4.2.
Conditions Precedent to Each Loan and Letter of Credit
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
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SECTION 5.1.
Financial Statements, Reports, etc
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SECTION 5.2.
Corporate Existence; Compliance with Statutes
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SECTION 5.3.
Insurance
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SECTION 5.4.
Taxes and Charges
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SECTION 5.5.
ERISA Compliance and Reports
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SECTION 5.6.
Maintenance of and Access to Books and Records;
Examinations
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SECTION 5.7.
Maintenance of Properties
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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SECTION 6.1.
Limitation on Material Subsidiary Indebtedness
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SECTION 6.2.
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
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SECTION 6.3.
Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets
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SECTION 6.4.
Limitations on Liens
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SECTION 6.5.
Sale and Leaseback
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SECTION 6.6.
Consolidated Net Worth
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SECTION 6.7.
Ratio of Indebtedness To Tangible Net Worth
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SECTION 6.8.
Accounting Practices
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SECTION 6.9.
Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
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EVENTS OF
DEFAULT
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THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH REVOLVING ISSUING LENDER
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SECTION 8.1.
Administration by Administrative Agent
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SECTION 8.2.
Advances and Payments
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SECTION 8.3.
Sharing of Setoffs and Cash Collateral
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SECTION 8.4.
Notice to the Lenders
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SECTION 8.5.
Liability of the Administrative Agent and Each Revolving Issuing
Lender
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SECTION 8.6.
Reimbursement and Indemnification
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SECTION 8.7.
Rights of Administrative Agent
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SECTION 8.8.
Independent Investigation by Lenders
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SECTION 8.9.
Notice of Transfer
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SECTION 8.10.
Successor Administrative Agent
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SECTION 8.11.
Resignation of a Revolving Issuing Lender
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SECTION 8.12.
Syndication Agent and Co-Documentation Agents
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PARENT GUARANTY
OF SUBSIDIARY BORROWER OBLIGATIONS
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SECTION 9.1.
Guaranty
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SECTION 9.2. No
Subrogation
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SECTION 9.3.
Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations; Waiver of
Rights
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SECTION 9.4.
Parent Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional
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SECTION 9.5.
Reinstatement
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MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 10.1.
Notices
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SECTION 10.2.
Survival of Agreement, Representations and Warranties,
etc.
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SECTION 10.3.
Successors and Assigns; Syndications; Loan Sales;
Participations
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SECTION 10.4.
Expenses; Documentary Taxes
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SECTION 10.5.
Indemnity
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SECTION 10.6.
CHOICE OF LAW
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SECTION 10.7.
No Waiver
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SECTION 10.8.
Extension of Maturity
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SECTION 10.9.
Amendments, etc.
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SECTION 10.10.
Severability
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SECTION 10.11.
SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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SECTION 10.12.
Headings
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SECTION 10.13.
Execution in Counterparts
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SECTION 10.14.
Entire Agreement
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SECTION 10.15.
Foreign Currency Judgments
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SECTION 10.16.
Language
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SECTION 10.17.
Confidentiality
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SECTION 10.18.
USA PATRIOT Act
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Revolving
Commitments
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Available
Foreign Currencies
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Existing
Revolving Letters of Credit
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Existing
Canadian Letters of Credit
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Existing
Material Subsidiary Indebtedness
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Existing
Liens
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Opinion of
In-house Counsel
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Opinion of
Thacher, Proffitt & Wood LLP
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Opinion of
Blake, Cassells & Graydon LLP
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Form of
Assignment and Acceptance
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Form of
Compliance Certificate
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Form of
Competitive Bid Request
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Form of
Competitive Bid Invitation
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Form of
Competitive Bid
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Form of
Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter
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Form of
Revolving Credit Borrowing Request
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Form of
Canadian Revolving Borrowing Request
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Form of New
Lender Supplement
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Form of
Revolving Commitment Increase Supplement
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Form of Joinder
Agreement
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
(the “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 6,
2006, among PHH CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the “
Borrower ”), PHH VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC., a
Canadian corporation (the “ Canadian Subsidiary
Borrower ”), the Lenders referred to herein, CITICORP
USA, INC., as syndication agent, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA and
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as co-documentation agents,
and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the “
Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders.
The
Borrower, certain of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are
parties to a Three Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit
Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2004 (the “
Existing Revolving Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to
which the Lenders party thereto established a $1,250,000,000
committed revolving credit facility under which Revolving Credit
Loans (as defined below) may be made to the Borrower.
The
Borrower has requested that the Termination Date (as defined below)
be extended to January 6, 2011, the aggregate Commitments (as
defined below) be increased to $1,300,000,000, a committed
revolving credit facility under which Canadian Revolving Loans (as
defined below) be made to the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower and
certain other amendments to the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement
be made, including to effect the foregoing.
The
Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent desire to amend
and restate the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement pursuant to
this Agreement and to continue the Borrower’s payment and
performance obligations under the Existing Revolving Credit
Agreement, as amended and restated hereby.
For
the purposes hereof unless the context otherwise requires, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated, all accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings accorded to them under GAAP and all terms defined in the
New York Uniform Commercial Code and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings accorded to them
therein:
“ ABR
Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR
Loans.
“ ABR
Loan ” shall mean any Loan bearing interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate in accordance
with the provisions of Article 2.
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Acceptance Fee ” shall mean a fee payable in Canadian
Dollars by the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower to the Canadian
Revolving Lender with respect to the acceptance of a Canadian B/A,
calculated on the face amount of the Canadian B/A at a rate per
annum equal to the LIBOR Spread then in effect on the basis of the
number of days in the applicable Contract Period (inclusive of the
first day and exclusive of the last day) and a year of 365
days.
“ Act
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 10.18.
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Affiliate ” shall mean as to any Person, any Person
which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by,
or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this
definition, a Person shall be deemed to be “controlled
by” another if such latter Person possesses, directly or
indirectly, power either to (i) vote 10% or more of the
securities having ordinary voting power for the election of
directors of such controlled Person or (ii) direct or cause
the
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direction of
the management and policies of such controlled Person whether by
contract or otherwise.
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Agents ” shall mean the collective reference to the
Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the
Co-Documentation Agents.
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Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean for any day, a rate
per annum (rounded upwards to the nearest 1/16 of 1% if not already
an integral multiple of 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greater of
(a) the Prime Rate in effect for such day and (b) the
Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect for such day plus
1 / 2
of 1%.
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Applicable Law ” shall mean all provisions of
statutes, rules, regulations and orders of governmental bodies or
regulatory agencies applicable to a Person, and all orders and
decrees of all courts and arbitrators in proceedings or actions in
which the Person in question is a party.
“
Assessment Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the net
annual assessment rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next
higher Basis Point) as most recently reasonably estimated by the
Administrative Agent for determining the then current annual
assessment payable by the entity which is the Administrative Agent
to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any successor) for
insurance by such Corporation (or such successor) of time deposits
made in Dollars at such entity’s U.S. domestic
offices.
“ Asset
Securitization Subsidiary ” shall mean (i) any
Subsidiary engaged solely in the business of effecting asset
securitization transactions permitted by this Agreement and
activities incidental thereto or (ii) any Subsidiary whose
primary purpose is to hold title or ownership interests in
vehicles, equipment, leases, mortgages, relocation assets,
financial assets and related assets under management.
“
Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, executed by the
assignor, assignee and the other parties as contemplated
thereby.
“
Available Foreign Currencies ” shall mean the
currencies set forth on Schedule 1.1B (including, in any event in
the case of Canadian Revolving Loans, Canadian Dollars), and any
other available and other freely-convertible non-Dollar currency
selected by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower and approved
(which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) in writing by
the Administrative Agent.
“ Basis
Point ” shall mean 1/100th of 1%.
“
Board ” shall mean the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
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Borrowing ” shall mean a group of Loans of a single
Interest Rate Type made by certain Lenders (or in the case of a
Competitive Borrowing, by the Lender or Lenders whose Competitive
Bids have been accepted pursuant to Section 2.4) on a single
date and as to which a single Interest Period is in
effect.
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Business Day ” shall mean, with respect to any Loan,
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks
in New York City are permitted or required by law to close;
provided that when used in connection (i) with a LIBOR
Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any
day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in Dollars
or the applicable Available Foreign Currency on the London
Interbank Market (or such other interbank
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eurocurrency
market where the foreign currency and exchange operations in
respect of Dollars or the applicable Available Foreign Currency, as
the case may be, are then being conducted for delivery on the first
day of such Interest Period) and (ii) a Canadian Revolving
Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any
day on which banks in Toronto are permitted or required by law to
close.
“
Canadian ABR Loan ” shall mean Loans the rate of
interest applicable to which is based upon the Canadian Alternate
Base Rate.
“
Canadian Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean, on any day,
the greater of (a) the Canadian Base Rate in effect for such
day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect for
such day plus 1 / 2
of 1% per annum.
“
Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance ” and “
Canadian B/A ” shall mean a bill of exchange subject
to the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada) denominated in
Canadian Dollars, drawn by the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower and
accepted by the Canadian Revolving Lender in accordance with this
Agreement.
“
Canadian Base Rate ” shall mean the rate per annum
determined by the Canadian Revolving Lender from time to time as
its base rate for Dollar-denominated commercial loans in Canada.
For purposes of this Agreement, any change in the Canadian
Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Canadian Base Rate shall
be effective on the date such change in the Canadian Base Rate is
announced as effective.
“
Canadian Cash Collateral Account ” shall mean a
collateral account established with the Canadian Revolving Lender,
in the name of the Canadian Revolving Lender and under its sole
dominion and control, into which the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower
shall from time to time deposit cash or Cash Equivalents pursuant
to the express provisions of this Agreement requiring such
deposit.
“
Canadian Dollars ” and “ C$ ” shall
mean dollars in lawful currency of Canada.
“
Canadian L/C Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the
Dollar Equivalent Amount of the aggregate face amount of all drafts
which may then or thereafter be presented by beneficiaries under
all Canadian Letters of Credit then outstanding plus (without
duplication) the face amount of all drafts which have been
presented under Canadian Letters of Credit but have not yet been
paid or have been paid but not reimbursed.
“
Canadian Letters of Credit ” shall mean the letters of
credit issued pursuant to Section 2.25.
“
Canadian Prime Rate ” shall mean, on any day, the
annual rate of interest equal to the greater of (i) the annual
rate of interest announced by The Bank of Nova Scotia in effect as
its prime rate at its principal office in Toronto on such day for
determining interest rates on Canadian Dollar-denominated
commercial loans in Canada, and (ii) the annual rate of
interest equal to the sum of (A) the one-month CDOR Rate in
effect on such day, plus (B) 1.00%.
“
Canadian Prime Rate Loan ” shall mean Loans the rate
of interest applicable to which is based upon the Canadian Prime
Rate.
“
Canadian Revolving Borrowing Request ” shall mean a
request made pursuant to Section 2.6 substantially in the form
of Exhibit E-2.
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Canadian Revolving Commitment ” shall mean the
obligation of the Canadian Revolving Lender to make Canadian
Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.1 in an aggregate
principal Dollar Equivalent Amount at any one time outstanding not
to exceed $50,000,000, as the same may be changed from time to time
pursuant to the terms hereof.
“
Canadian Revolving Lender ” shall mean The Bank of
Nova Scotia, in its capacity as a Canadian Revolving Lender
hereunder and any other successor thereto in such
capacity.
“
Canadian Revolving Loan ” shall mean the Loans made by
the Canadian Revolving Lender to the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower
pursuant to a notice given by the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower
under Section 2.6. Each Canadian Revolving Loan shall be a
Canadian B/A, a Canadian Prime Rate Loan, a LIBOR Canadian
Revolving Loan or a Canadian ABR Loan.
“ Capital
Lease ” shall mean as applied to any Person, any lease of
any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as
lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, is or should be accounted
for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that
Person.
“ Cash
Collateral Account ” shall mean a collateral account
established with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the
Administrative Agent and under its sole dominion and control, into
which the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower (other than the
Canadian Subsidiary Borrower) shall from time to time deposit
Dollars pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement
requiring such deposit.
“ Cash
Equivalents ” shall mean (i) investments in
commercial paper maturing in not more than 270 days from the
date of issuance which at the time of acquisition is rated at least
A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P, or P-1 or the equivalent
thereof by Moody’s, (ii) investments in direct
obligations or obligations which are guaranteed or insured by the
United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided
that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in
support thereof) having a maturity of not more than three years
from the date of acquisition, (iii) investments in
certificates of deposit maturing not more than one year from the
date of origin issued by a Lender or a bank or trust company
organized or licensed under the laws of the United States or any
state or territory thereof having capital, surplus and undivided
profits aggregating at least $500,000,000 and in each case A rated
or better by S&P or Moody’s, (iv) money market
mutual funds having assets in excess of $2,000,000,000,
(v) investments in asset-backed or mortgage-backed securities,
including investments in collateralized, adjustable rate mortgage
securities and those mortgage-backed securities which are rated at
least AA by S&P or Aa by Moody’s or are of comparable
quality at the time of investment, and (vi) banker’s
acceptances maturing not more than one year from the date of origin
issued by a bank or trust company organized or licensed under the
laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof and
having capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least
$500,000,000, and rated A or better by S&P or
Moody’s.
“ CDOR
Rate ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the
annual rate of interest which is the rate based on an average rate
applicable to Canadian Dollar banker’s acceptances for the
applicable period appearing on the “Reuters Screen CDOR
Page”, rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1% (with .005% being
rounded up), at approximately 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on
such date, or if such date is not a Business Day, then on the
immediately preceding Business Day, provided that if such rate does
not appear on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page on such date as
contemplated, then the CDOR Rate on such date shall be calculated
as the arithmetic mean of the rates for the term referred to above
applicable to Canadian Dollar banker’s acceptances quoted by
the banks
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listed in
Schedule I of the Bank Act (Canada) as of 10:00 a.m.,
Toronto time, on such date or, if such date is not a Business Day,
then on the immediately preceding Business Day.
“ Change
in Control ” shall mean (i) the acquisition by any
Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder as in effect on the Closing Date), directly
or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of ownership or control
of in excess of 50% of the voting common stock of the Borrower on a
fully diluted basis at any time or (ii) if at any time,
individuals who at the Closing Date constituted the Board of
Directors the Borrower (together with any new directors whose
election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for
election by the shareholders of the Borrower, as the case may be,
was approved by a vote of the majority of the directors then still
in office who were either directors at the Closing Date or whose
election or nomination for election was previously so approved)
cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Borrower then in office.
“ Closing
Date ” shall mean the date on which the conditions
precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement as set forth in
Section 4.1 have been satisfied or waived, which date is
January 6, 2005.
“
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and the rules and regulations issued thereunder, as now and
hereafter in effect, or any successor provision thereto.
“
Co-Documentation Agents ” shall mean the collective
reference to The Bank of Nova Scotia and Wachovia Bank, National
Association.
“
Commitments ” shall mean the aggregate Revolving
Commitments and the Canadian Revolving Commitment.
“
Commitment Period ” shall mean the period from and
including the Closing Date to but not including the Termination
Date or such earlier date on which the Commitments shall have been
terminated in accordance with the terms hereof.
“
Commitment Utilization Percentage ” shall mean on any
day the percentage equivalent of a fraction (a) the numerator
of which is the sum of (i) the outstanding aggregate principal
Dollar Equivalent Amount of Loans and (ii) the then current
L/C Exposure and (b) the denominator of which is the Total
Revolving Commitment (or, on any day after termination of the
Commitments, the Total Revolving Commitment in effect immediately
preceding such termination).
“
Competitive Bid ” shall mean an offer by a Lender to
make a Competitive Loan pursuant to Section 2.4 substantially
in the form of Exhibit D-3.
“
Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter ” shall mean a
notification made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.4(d) substantially in the form of
Exhibit D-4.
“
Competitive Bid Rate ” shall mean, as to any
Competitive Bid made by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.4(b),
(a) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, the Margin and (b) in
the case of a Fixed Rate Loan, the fixed rate of interest offered
by the Lender making such Competitive Bid.
“
Competitive Bid Request ” shall mean a request made
pursuant to Section 2.4 substantially in the form of
Exhibit D-1.
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“
Competitive Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing
consisting of a Competitive Loan or concurrent Competitive Loans
from the Lender or Lenders whose Competitive Bids for such
Borrowing have been accepted by the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower under the bidding procedure described in
Section 2.4.
“
Competitive Loan ” shall mean a Loan from a Lender to
the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to the bidding
procedure described in Section 2.4. Each Competitive Loan
shall be a LIBOR Competitive Loan or a Fixed Rate Loan.
“
Confidential Information Memorandum ” shall mean the
Confidential Information Memorandum dated November 2005 and
which was made available to each of the Lenders party to this
Agreement as of such date.
“
Consolidated Assets ” shall mean, at any date of
determination, the total assets of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any period
for which such amount is being determined, the net income
(loss) of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
during such period determined on a consolidated basis for such
period taken as a single accounting period in accordance with GAAP,
provided that there shall be excluded (i) income (or loss)
of any Person (other than a Consolidated Subsidiary) in which the
Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries has an equity
investment or comparable interest, except to the extent of the
amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the
Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries by such Person during
such period, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued
prior to the date it becomes a Consolidated Subsidiary or is merged
into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Consolidated
Subsidiaries or the Person’s assets are acquired by the
Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries, (iii) the income
of any Consolidated Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration
or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that
Consolidated Subsidiary of the income 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 that Consolidated Subsidiary,
(iv) any extraordinary after-tax gains and (v) any
extraordinary pretax losses but only to the extent attributable to
a write-down of financing costs relating to any existing and future
indebtedness.
“
Consolidated Net Worth ” shall mean, at any date of
determination, all amounts which would be included on a balance
sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries under
stockholders’ equity as of such date in accordance with
GAAP.
“
Consolidated Subsidiaries ” shall mean all
Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are required to be consolidated
with the Borrower for financial reporting purposes in accordance
with GAAP.
“
Contract Period ” shall mean the term of a Canadian
B/A selected by the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower in accordance with
Section 2.26 commencing on the borrowing date, or the date of
refinancing of such Canadian B/A in accordance with
Section 2.9, as the case may be, of such Canadian B/A and
expiring on a Working Day which shall be either 30 days,
60 days, 90 days or 180 days thereafter, in all
cases subject to availability; provided that the Contract
Period may be for a period of less than 30 days as agreed by
the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower and the Canadian Revolving Lender;
provided further that no Contract Period shall extend
beyond the Termination Date.
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“
Contractual Obligation ” shall mean, as to any Person,
any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any
agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is
a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“
Currency ” or “ Currencies ” shall
mean the collective reference to Dollars and Available Foreign
Currencies.
“
Default ” shall mean any event, act or condition which
with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of
Default.
“
Disclosed Matters ” shall mean the information
disclosed on the Borrower’s Form 8-K, dated September 7,
2005.
“
Discount Proceeds ” shall mean for any Canadian B/A,
an amount (rounded to the nearest C$0.01, and with C$0.005 being
rounded up) calculated on the applicable borrowing date, rollover
date or conversion date, as the case may be, by
multiplying:
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quotient of one divided by the sum of one plus the product
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1. the Discount
Rate (expressed as a decimal) applicable to such Canadian B/A,
and
2. a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days in the Contract Period of
the Canadian B/A (inclusive of the first day and exclusive of the
last day) and the denominator of which is 365.
with such quotient
being rounded up or down to the fifth decimal place and 0.000005
being rounded up.
“
Discount Rate ” shall mean for any day, the average
CDOR Rate for the Contract Period applicable to any Canadian B/A to
be issued by the Canadian Revolving Lender on such day or if no
such rate is available, the rate (expressed to two decimal places
and rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 0.01%) quoted by
the Canadian Revolving Lender as the discount rate at which the
Canadian Revolving Lender would, in accordance with its normal
practices, at or about 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on such day,
be prepared to purchase bankers’ acceptances accepted by it
having a face amount and term comparable to the face amount and
Contract Period of such Canadian B/A.
“ Dollar
Equivalent Amount ” shall mean with respect to
(i) any amount of any Available Foreign Currency on any date,
the equivalent amount in Dollars of such amount of Available
Foreign Currency, as determined by the Administrative Agent using
the applicable Exchange Rate and (ii) any amount in Dollars,
such amount.
“
Dollars ” and “ $ ” and “
US$ ” shall mean lawful currency of the United
States.
“
Eligible Canadian Revolving Lender ” shall mean any
Schedule I Bank, Schedule II Bank or Schedule III Bank,
in each case, within the meaning of the Bank Act
(Canada).
“
Environmental Laws ” shall mean any and all federal,
provincial, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders,
regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees or requirements
of
any
Governmental Authority regulating, relating to or imposing
liability or standards of conduct concerning, any Hazardous
Material or environmental protection or health and safety, as now
or at any time hereafter in effect, including without limitation,
the Clean Water Act also known as the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq .,
the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq
., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C.
§§ 136 et seq ., the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 1201 et
seq ., the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601
et seq ., the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization
Act of 1986, Public Law 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613, the Emergency
Planning and Community Right to Know Act, 42 U.S.C. §§
11001 et seq ., the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq .,
the Occupational Safety and Health Act as amended, 29 U.S.C. §
655 and § 657, together, in each case, with any amendment
thereto, and the regulations adopted and publications promulgated
thereunder and all substitutions thereof.
“
Environmental Liabilities ” shall mean any liability,
contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs
of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting
from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law,
(b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage,
treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure
to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened
release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or
(e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement
pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to
any of the foregoing.
“
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as such Act may be amended, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
euro ” shall mean the single currency of participating
member states of the European Union.
“ euro
unit ” shall mean the currency unit of the
euro.
“ Event
of Default ” shall have the meaning given such term in
Article 7.
“ Excess
Utilization Day ” shall mean each day on which the
Commitment Utilization Percentage exceeds 50%.
“
Exchange Rate ” shall mean on any date (i) with
respect to any Available Foreign Currency other than Canadian
Dollars, the rate at which such Available Foreign Currency may be
exchanged into Dollars, as set forth on such date on the relevant
Reuters currency page at or about 11:00 A.M. New York City
time on such date and (ii) with respect to Canadian Dollars,
the spot rate at which Canadian Dollars may be exchanged into U.S.
Dollars, as quoted by The Bank of Canada at approximately 12:00
noon, Toronto time on such date, as set forth on the Reuters
“BOFC” page. In the event that such rate does not
appear on any such Reuters page, the “Exchange Rate”
with respect to such Available Foreign Currency shall be determined
by reference to such other publicly available service for
displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower or, in the absence of such
agreement, such “Exchange Rate” shall instead be the
Administrative Agent’s spot rate of exchange in the interbank
market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of
such Available Foreign Currency are then being conducted, at or
about 10:00 A.M., local time, at such date for the purchase of
Dollars with such Available Foreign Currency, for delivery two
Business Days later; provided that if at the time of any
such determination, no such spot rate can reasonably be
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quoted, the
Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method (including
obtaining quotes from three or more market makers for such
Available Foreign Currency) as it deems applicable to determine
such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error (without prejudice to the determination of the
reasonableness of such method).
“
Existing Canadian Credit Agreement ” shall mean the
Letter Loan Agreement between PHH Vehicle Management Services Inc.
(formerly known as PHH Canada Inc.) and The Bank of Nova Scotia,
dated August 14, 1990, as amended.
“
Existing Canadian Letters of Credit ” shall mean all
letters of credit outstanding under the Existing Canadian Credit
Agreement immediately prior to the Closing Date.
“
Existing Revolving Letters of Credit ” shall mean all
letters of credit outstanding under the Existing Revolving Credit
Agreement immediately prior to the Closing Date.
“
Existing Revolving Credit Agreement ” shall have the
meaning provided in the Introductory Statement to this
Agreement.
“
Facility Fee ” shall have the meaning given such term
in Section 2.8.
“ Federal
Funds Effective Rate ” shall mean, 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 on the next
succeeding 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 the day of such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three
Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If for
any reason the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is
unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate, for any
reason, including, without limitation, the inability or failure of
the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient bids or publications
in accordance with the terms hereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall
be determined without regard to clause (b) of such defined
term until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no
longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate or the Federal
Funds Rate due to a change in the Federal Funds Effective Rate
shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the
Federal Funds Effective Rate.
“ Federal
Funds Rate ” shall mean for any day, a rate per annum
(rounded upwards to the nearest 1/16 of 1% if not already an
integral multiple of 1/16 of 1%) equal to the Federal Funds
Effective Rate in effect for such day plus 3/16 of 1%.
“ FFR
Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of FFR
Loans.
“ FFR
Loan ” shall mean any Loan bearing interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Federal Funds Rate in accordance
with the provisions of Article 2.
“ FFR
Spread ” shall mean, at any date or any period of
determination, the FFR Spread that would be in effect on such date
pursuant to the chart set forth in Section 2.23 based on the
rating of the Borrower’s senior unsecured non-credit enhanced
long-term debt.
“
Fitch ” shall mean Fitch Investors Service, Inc. and
any successor thereto.
“ Fixed
Rate Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Fixed Rate Loans.
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“ Fixed
Rate Loan ” shall mean any Competitive Loan bearing
interest at a fixed percentage rate per annum (expressed in the
form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) specified by
the Lender making such Loan in its Competitive Bid.
“
Fundamental Documents ” shall mean this Agreement, any
Joinder Agreement and any other ancillary documentation which is
required to be, or is otherwise, executed by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent in
connection with this Agreement.
“ Funding
Office ” shall mean the office of the Administrative
Agent (or, in the case of any Loan denominated in any Available
Foreign Currency, an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent)
specified in Section 10.1 or such other office as may be
specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent or the
respective Affiliate of the Administrative Agent as its funding
office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders;
provided that, in the case of Loans made under the Canadian
Revolving Commitment, “Funding Office” shall mean the
office of the Canadian Revolving Lender specified in
Section 10.1.
“
GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied (except for accounting changes in
response to FASB releases or other authoritative pronouncements)
provided , however, that all calculations made pursuant to
Sections 6.6 and 6.7 and the related definitions shall have been
computed based on such generally accepted accounting principles as
are in effect on the date hereof.
“
Governmental Authority ” shall mean any federal,
provincial, state, municipal or other governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, or any court,
in each case, whether of the United States or foreign.
“
Guaranty ” shall mean, as to any Person, any direct or
indirect obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to
guarantee any Indebtedness, Capital Lease, dividend or other
monetary obligation (“ primary obligation ”) of
any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in
any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without
limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not
contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any
property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,
(b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or
payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain
working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or
otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary
obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or services, in
each case, primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any
such primary obligation of the repayment of such primary obligation
or (d) as a general partner of a partnership or a joint
venturer of a joint venture in respect of indebtedness of such
partnership or such joint venture which is treated as a general
partnership for purposes of Applicable Law. The amount of any
Guaranty shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount (or portion thereof) of the primary obligation
in respect of which such Guaranty is made or, if not stated or
determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in
respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform
thereunder); provided that the amount of any Guaranty shall
be limited to the extent necessary so that such amount does not
exceed the value of the assets of such Person (as reflected on a
consolidated balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance
with GAAP) to which any creditor or beneficiary of such Guaranty
would have recourse. Notwithstanding the foregoing definition, the
term “Guaranty” shall not include any direct or
indirect obligation of a Person as a general partner of a general
partnership or a joint venturer of a joint venture in respect of
Indebtedness of such general partnership or joint venture, to the
extent such Indebtedness is contractually non-recourse to
the
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assets of such
Person as a general partner or joint venturer (other than assets
comprising the capital of such general partnership or joint
venture).
“
Hazardous Materials ” shall mean any flammable
materials, explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous materials,
hazardous wastes, hazardous or toxic substances, or similar
materials defined as such in any Environmental Law.
“
Indebtedness ” shall mean (i) all indebtedness,
obligations and other liabilities of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries which are, at the date as of which Indebtedness is to
be determined, includable as liabilities in a consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, other than
(w) accounts payable, accrued expenses and derivatives
transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business
pursuant to hedging programs, (x) advances from clients
obtained in the ordinary course of the relocation management
services business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
(y) current and deferred income taxes and other similar
liabilities and (z) minority interest, plus (ii) without
duplicating any items included in Indebtedness pursuant to the
foregoing clause (i) (but excluding reinsurance obligations of
Atrium Insurance Corporation), the maximum aggregate amount of all
liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any
Guaranty, indemnity or similar undertaking given or assumed of, or
in respect of, the indebtedness, obligations or other liabilities,
assets, revenues, income or dividends of any Person other than the
Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries and (iii) all other
obligations or liabilities of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in relation to the discharge of the obligations of any
Person other than the Borrower or one of its
Subsidiaries.
“
Interest Payment Date ” shall mean, with respect to
any Borrowing, the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto and, in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing with an Interest
Period of more than three months’ duration or a Fixed Rate
Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than 90 days’
duration, each day that would have been an Interest Payment Date
had successive Interest Periods of three months’ duration or
90 days’ duration, as the case may be, been applicable
to such Borrowing, and, in addition, the date of any refinancing or
conversion of a Borrowing with, or to, a Borrowing of a different
Interest Rate Type.
“
Interest Period ” shall mean (a) as to any LIBOR
Borrowing, (i) the period commencing on the date of such
Borrowing, and ending one week after the date of such Borrowing or
(ii) the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing, and
ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no
numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar
month that is 1, 2, 3, 6 or, subject to each Lender’s
approval, 12 months thereafter, as the Borrower or any relevant
Subsidiary Borrower may elect, (b) as to any ABR Borrowing,
FFR Borrowing, Canadian Prime Rate Loan or Canadian ABR Loan, the
period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the
earliest of (i) the next succeeding March 31,
June 30, September 30 or December 31, (ii) the
Termination Date and (iii) the date such Borrowing is
refinanced with a Borrowing of a different Interest Rate Type in
accordance with Section 2.7 or is prepaid in accordance with
Section 2.14, and (c) as to any Fixed Rate Borrowing, the
period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the
date specified in the Competitive Bids in which the offer to make
the Fixed Rate Loans comprising such Borrowing were extended, which
shall not be earlier than seven days after the date of such
Borrowing or later than 360 days after the date of such
Borrowing; provided that (i) if any Interest Period
would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in
the case of LIBOR Loans only, such next succeeding Business Day
would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest
Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and
(ii) no Interest Period with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing or
Fixed Rate Borrowing may be selected which would result in the
aggregate amount of LIBOR Loans and Fixed Rate Loans
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having Interest
Periods ending after any day on which a Commitment reduction is
scheduled to occur being in excess of the Total Commitment
scheduled to be in effect after such date. Interest shall accrue
from, and including, the first day of an Interest Period to, but
excluding, the last day of such Interest Period.
“
Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” shall mean any
interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement or other
similar financial agreement or arrangement.
“
Interest Rate Type ” when used in respect of any Loan
or Borrowing, shall refer to the rate by reference to which
interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is
determined.
“ Joinder
Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 10.9(b)(i).
“ Joint
Lead Arrangers ” shall mean the collective reference to
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets
Inc.
“
JPMorgan Chase Bank ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A.
“ L/C
Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount
of the Canadian L/C Exposure plus the Revolving L/C
Exposure.
“ LEAF
Trust Transaction ” shall mean the financing of motor
vehicles and other equipment or personal property pursuant to that
certain Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement, dated as of
March 1, 2001, among LEAF Trust, a trust established under the
laws of the Province of Ontario, the Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce, as Administrative Agent and the Canadian Subsidiary
Borrower (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), including
any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals,
restatements or refundings thereof and any facilities or agreements
that replace, refund or refinance, in whole or in part, the
Purchase Agreement.
“
Lenders ” shall mean the Canadian Revolving Lender and
the Revolving Lenders.
“ Lending
Office ” shall mean, with respect to any of the Lenders,
the branch or branches (or affiliate or affiliates) from which any
such Lender’s LIBOR Loans, Fixed Rate Loans, ABR Loans, FFR
Loans, Canadian Prime Rate Loans or Canadian ABR Loans, as the case
may be, are made or maintained and for the account of which all
payments of principal of, and interest on, such Lender’s
LIBOR Loans, Fixed Rate Loans, ABR Loans, FFR Loans, Canadian Prime
Rate Loans or Canadian ABR Loans are made, as notified to the
Administrative Agent from time to time.
“ Letters
of Credit ” shall mean Canadian Letters of Credit and
Revolving Letters of Credit.
“
LIBOR ” shall mean, with respect to each day during
each Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Borrowing, the rate per
annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars
or the applicable Available Foreign Currency, as the case may be,
for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first
day of such Interest Period appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate
screen (or any successor page thereto) as of 11:00 A.M., London
time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest
Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on Page 3750 of
the Telerate screen (or otherwise on such screen), the “
LIBOR ” shall be determined by reference to such other
comparable publicly available service for displaying eurodollar
rates as
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may be selected
by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such
availability, by reference to the rate at which the Administrative
Agent is offered Dollar deposits or deposits in the applicable
Available Foreign Currency, as the case may be, at or about
11:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the
beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar
market where its eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange
operations are then being conducted for delivery on the first day
of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised
therein.
“ LIBOR
Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of LIBOR
Loans.
“ LIBOR
Canadian Revolving Loan ” shall mean any Canadian
Revolving Loan denominated in Dollars bearing interest at a rate
determined by reference to LIBOR in accordance with the provisions
of Article 2.
“ LIBOR
Competitive Loan ” shall mean any Competitive Loan
bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to LIBOR in
accordance with the provisions of Article 2.
“ LIBOR
Loan ” shall mean any LIBOR Canadian Revolving Loan,
LIBOR Competitive Loan or LIBOR Revolving Credit Loan.
“ LIBOR
Revolving Credit Loan ” shall mean any Revolving Credit
Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to LIBOR in
accordance with the provisions of Article 2.
“ LIBOR
Spread ” shall mean, at any date or any period of
determination, the LIBOR Spread that would be in effect on such
date or during such period pursuant to the chart set forth in
Section 2.23 based on the rating of the Borrower’s
senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term debt.
“
Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security
interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
any lease in the nature thereof or agreement to give any financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any
jurisdiction).
“
Loan ” shall mean a Competitive Loan, a Revolving
Credit Loan or a Canadian Revolving Loan, whether made as a LIBOR
Loan, an ABR Loan, an FFR Loan, a Canadian B/A, a Canadian Prime
Rate Loan, a Canadian ABR Loan or a Fixed Rate Loan, as permitted
hereby.
“ Local
Time ” shall mean (i) in the case of any extension
of credit under the Revolving Commitments, New York City time, and
(ii) in the case of any extension of credit under the Canadian
Revolving Commitment, Toronto time.
“
Margin ” shall mean, as to any LIBOR Competitive Loan,
the margin (expressed as a percentage rate per annum in the form of
a decimal to four decimal places) to be added to, or subtracted
from, LIBOR in order to determine the interest rate applicable to
such Loan, as specified in the Competitive Bid relating to such
Loan.
“ Margin
Stock ” shall be as defined in Regulation U of the
Board.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material
adverse effect on the business, assets, operations or condition,
financial or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole.
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“
Material Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of the
Borrower which together with its Subsidiaries at the time of
determination had assets constituting 10% or more of Consolidated
Assets, accounts for 10% or more of Consolidated Net Worth, or
accounts for 10% or more of the revenues of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries for the Rolling Period immediately
preceding the date of determination.
“
Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors
Service Inc.
“
Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean a plan described in
Section 3(37) of ERISA.
“
national currency unit ” shall mean the unit of
currency (other than a euro unit) of a participating member
state.
“ New
Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.13(e).
“
Obligations ” shall mean the obligation of the
Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower to make due and punctual
payment of principal of, and interest on (including post-petition
interest, whether or not allowed), the Loans, the Facility Fee, the
Utilization Fee, reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of
Credit, and all other monetary obligations of the Borrower and any
Subsidiary Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any Revolving
Issuing Lender or any Lender under this Agreement or the
Fundamental Documents or with respect to any Interest Rate
Protection Agreements entered into between the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries and any Lender.
“ Offered
Increase Amount ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.13(d).
“ Parent
Guaranty ” shall mean the guaranty of the Subsidiary
Borrower Obligations provided by the Borrower pursuant to
Article 9.
“
Participant ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 10.3(g).
“
participating member state “ shall mean each state so
described in any EMU legislation.
“
PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation or any successor thereto.
“
Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean Liens permitted
under Section 6.4.
“
Person ” shall mean any natural person, corporation,
division of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
trust, joint venture, association, company, estate, unincorporated
organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
“ PHH
Home Loans Credit Agreement ” shall mean the Revolving
Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2005, among PHH
Home Loans, LLC, as borrower, the lenders referred to therein,
Barclays Bank PLC, as syndication agent, and Bank of Montreal, as
administrative agent, as modified, supplemented, amended or
restated from time to time.
“
Plan ” shall mean an employee pension benefit plan
described in Section 3(2) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer
Plan which is sponsored by the Borrower or one of its
Subsidiaries.
“ Prime
Rate ” shall mean the rate per annum publicly announced
by the entity which is the Administrative Agent from time to time
as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in
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New York City.
For purposes of this Agreement, any change in the Alternate Base
Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the
date such change in the Prime Rate is announced as
effective.
“ Pro
Forma Basis ” shall mean, in connection with any
transaction for which a determination on a Pro Forma Basis is
required to be made hereunder, that such determination shall be
made (i) after giving effect to any issuance of Indebtedness,
any acquisition, any disposition or any other transaction (as
applicable) and (ii) assuming that the issuance of
Indebtedness, acquisition, disposition or other transaction and, if
applicable, the application of any proceeds therefrom, occurred at
the beginning of the most recent Rolling Period ending at least
thirty (30) days prior to the date on which such issuance of
Indebtedness, acquisition, disposition or other transaction
occurred.
“
Protesting Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 10.9(b)(iii).
“
Reallocation Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in Section 2.13(g).
“
Reportable Event ” shall mean any reportable event as
defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than a reportable event
as to which provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC would be waived
under applicable regulations had the regulations in effect on the
Closing Date been in effect on the date of occurrence of such
reportable event.
“
Required Lenders ” shall mean Lenders holding
Commitments representing more than 50% of the aggregate
Commitments, except that for purposes of determining the Lenders
entitled to declare the principal of and the interest on the Loans
and all other amounts payable hereunder or thereunder to be
forthwith due and payable pursuant to Article 7,
“Required Lenders” shall mean Lenders holding more than
50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans and L/C Exposure
at the time.
“
Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to
each Lender, its commitment to make Revolving Credit Loans to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower hereunder (other than the
Canadian Subsidiary Borrower), in an aggregate principal Dollar
Equivalent amount not to exceed at any time the amount set forth
opposite such Lender’s name under the heading
“Revolving Commitment” on Schedule 1.1A, as the
same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms
hereof.
“
Revolving Commitment Increase Notice ” shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13(d).
“
Revolving Credit Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing
consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans from each of the
Lenders.
“
Revolving Credit Borrowing Request ” shall mean a
request made pursuant to Section 2.5 substantially in the form
of Exhibit E-1.
“
Revolving Credit Loans ” shall mean the Loans made by
the Lenders to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower (other than
the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower) pursuant to a notice given by the
Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower under Section 2.5. Each
Revolving Credit Loan shall be a LIBOR Revolving Credit Loan, an
ABR Loan or an FFR Loan.
“
Revolving Credit Percentage ” shall mean, with respect
to each Lender, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving
Commitment then constitutes of the Total Revolving
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Commitment, or
at any time after the Revolving Commitments have expired or
terminated, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving
Commitment constituted of the Total Revolving Commitment
immediately prior to the time the Revolving Commitments expired or
terminated.
“
Revolving Issuing Lender ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase
Bank and/or such other of the Revolving Lenders as may be
designated in writing by the Borrower and which agrees in writing
to act as such in accordance with the terms hereof.
“
Revolving L/C Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the
amount expressed in Dollars of the aggregate face amount of all
drafts which may then or thereafter be presented by beneficiaries
under all Revolving Letters of Credit then outstanding plus
(without duplication) the face amount of all drafts which have been
presented under Revolving Letters of Credit but have not yet been
paid or have been paid but not reimbursed.
“
Revolving Lender ” shall mean each financial
institutions whose name appears on Schedule 1.1A under the
heading “Revolving Lenders” and any assignee of a
Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 10.3(b).
“
Revolving Letters of Credit ” shall mean the letters
of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.24.
“ Rolling
Period ” shall mean with respect to any fiscal quarter,
such fiscal quarter and the three immediately preceding fiscal
quarters considered as a single accounting period.
“
S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s
Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc.
“
Securitization Indebtedness ” shall mean Indebtedness
incurred by any structured bankruptcy-remote Subsidiary of the
Borrower which does not permit or provide for recourse to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than such
structured bankruptcy-remote Subsidiary) or any property or asset
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than the
property or assets of such structured bankruptcy-remote
Subsidiary).
“ Special
Purpose Vehicle Subsidiary ” shall mean PHH Caribbean
Leasing, Inc. and any Subsidiary engaged in the fleet-leasing
management business that (i) is, at any time, a party to one
or more lease agreements with only one lessee, and
(ii) finances, at any one time, its investments in lease
agreements or vehicles with only one lender (which lender may be
the Borrower if and to the extent that such loans and/or advances
by the Borrower are not prohibited hereby).
“
Statutory Reserves ” shall mean a fraction (expressed
as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the
denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the
maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special,
emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal
established by the Board and any other banking authority to which
the Administrative Agent or any Lender is subject, for Eurocurrency
Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board) (or, at
any time when such Lender may be required by the Board or by any
other Governmental Authority, whether within the United States or
in another relevant jurisdiction, to maintain reserves against any
other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference
to which LIBOR is determined as provided in this Agreement or
against any category of extensions of credit or other assets of
such Lender which includes any such LIBOR Loans). Such reserve
percentages shall include those imposed under Regulation D of
the Board.
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LIBOR Loans
shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities and as such
shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve requirements without
benefit of or credit for proration, exceptions or offsets which may
be available from time to time to any Lender under
Regulation D of the Board. Statutory Reserves shall be
adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any
change in any reserve percentage.
“
Subsidiary ” shall mean with respect to any Person,
any corporation, association, joint venture, partnership or other
business entity (whether now existing or hereafter organized) of
which at least a majority of the voting stock or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power for the election of
directors (or the equivalent) is, at the time as of which any
determination is being made, owned or controlled by such Person or
one or more subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one
or more subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise qualified,
all references to a “Subsidiary” or to
“Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a
Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“
Subsidiary Borrower ” shall mean the Canadian
Subsidiary Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes
a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.9(b)(i) until such time
as such Subsidiary Borrower is removed as a party hereto pursuant
to Section 10.9(b)(ii).
“
Subsidiary Borrower Obligations ” shall mean the
Obligations of any Subsidiary Borrower.
“
Supermajority Lenders ” shall mean Lenders which have
Commitments representing at least 75% of the aggregate Dollar
Equivalent Amount of the aggregate Commitments.
“
Syndication Agent ” shall mean Citicorp USA,
Inc.
“
Tangible Net Worth ” shall mean, at any date of
determination, Consolidated Net Worth minus the aggregate book
value of all intangible assets of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
“
Termination Date ” shall mean January 6,
2011.
“ Total
Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, at any time, the
aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments as in
effect at such time.
“ United
States ” shall mean the United States of
America.
“
Utilization Fee ” shall have the meaning given such
term in Section 2.8.
“
Utilization Fee Percentage ” shall mean, at any date
or any period of determination, the Utilization Fee Percentage that
would be in effect on such date pursuant to the chart set forth in
Section 2.23 based on the rating of the Borrower’s
senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term debt.
“ Working
Day ” shall mean any Business Day on which dealings in
foreign currencies and exchange between banks may be carried on in
London, New York City and Toronto.
SECTION
2.1. Commitments .
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, each Revolving
Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to make Revolving Credit
Loans to the Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower (other than the
Canadian Subsidiary Borrower) in Dollars and any Available Foreign
Currency, at any time and from time to time on and after the
Closing Date and until the earlier of the Termination Date and the
termination of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender, in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed
such Lender’s Revolving Commitment minus the sum of such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the current Revolving
L/C Exposure plus the outstanding Dollar Equivalent Amount by which
the Competitive Loans outstanding at such time shall be deemed to
have used such Lender’s Revolving Commitment pursuant to
Section 2.19, subject, however, to the condition that at no
time shall (i) the sum of (A) the outstanding aggregate
principal Dollar Equivalent Amount of all Loans (other than
Canadian Revolving Loans) plus (B) the then current Revolving
L/C Exposure exceed (ii) the Total Revolving Commitment.
During the Commitment Period, the Borrower and any Subsidiary
Borrower (other than the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower) may use the
Revolving Commitments of the Lenders by borrowing, prepaying the
Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with
the terms and conditions hereof.
(b) The
Revolving Commitments of the Lenders may be terminated or reduced
from time to time pursuant to Section 2.13 or
Article 7.
(c) Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, the Canadian
Revolving Lender agrees to make Canadian Revolving Loans to the
Canadian Subsidiary Borrower in Dollars and Canadian Dollars, at
any time and from time to time on and after the Closing Date and
until the earlier of the Termination Date and the termination of
the Canadian Revolving Commitment, in an aggregate principal amount
at any time outstanding not to exceed the Dollar Equivalent Amount
of the Canadian Revolving Commitment, subject, however, to the
condition that at no time shall (i) the sum of (A) the
outstanding aggregate principal Dollar Equivalent Amount of all
Canadian Revolving Loans plus (B) the then current Canadian
L/C Exposure exceed (ii) the Canadian Revolving Commitment.
During the Commitment Period, the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower may
use the Canadian Revolving Commitment by borrowing, prepaying the
Canadian Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all
in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
(d) The
Canadian Revolving Commitment may be terminated or reduced from
time to time pursuant to Section 2.13 or
Article 7.
(a) Each
Revolving Credit Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing
consisting of Revolving Credit Loans made by the Revolving Lenders
ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments
in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.5.
Each Competitive Loan shall be made in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 2.4. Each Canadian Revolving
Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in
Section 2.6. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan
required to be made by it shall not in itself relieve any other
Lender of its obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood,
however, that no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any
other Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such other
Lender). The Loans comprising any Borrowing shall be (i) in
the case of Competitive Loans and LIBOR Loans (other than LIBOR
Canadian Revolving Loans), in an aggregate principal Dollar
Equivalent Amount that is an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and
not less than $10,000,000 and (ii) in the case of ABR Loans or FFR
Loans, in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral
multiple of $500,000 and not less than $5,000,000 (or if less, an
aggregate principal amount equal to the remaining balance of the
available Total Commitment).
Canadian
Revolving Loans (x) denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be
in a principal amount that is an integral multiple of C$500,000 and
not less than C$1,000,000 and (y) denominated in Dollars shall
be in a principal amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000
and not less than $1,000,000.
(b) Each
Competitive Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of LIBOR
Competitive Loans or Fixed Rate Loans as the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.4. Each
Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of LIBOR
Loans, ABR Loans or FFR Loans, as the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.5; provided
that Revolving Credit Loans denominated in any Available Foreign
Currency shall be LIBOR Loans. Each Canadian Revolving Loan
denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be a Canadian B/A or a
Canadian Prime Rate Loan. Each Canadian Revolving Loan denominated
in Dollars shall be a LIBOR Loan or a Canadian ABR Loan. Each
Lender may at its option make any LIBOR Loan by causing any
domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such
Loan, provided that any exercise of such option shall not
affect the obligation of the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower
to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Borrowings of more than one Interest Rate Type may be outstanding
at the same time; provided that neither the Borrower, nor
any Subsidiary Borrower shall be entitled to request any Borrowing
that, if made, would result in an aggregate of more than 23
separate Loans (other than Competitive Loans) of any Lender being
outstanding hereunder at any one time. For purposes of the
calculation required by the immediately preceding sentence, LIBOR
Loans (other than LIBOR Competitive Loans) having different
Interest Periods or having been made in different Currencies,
regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be
considered separate Loans and all Loans of a single Interest Rate
Type made on a single date shall be considered a single Loan if
such Loans have a common Interest Period.
(c) Subject
to Section 2.7, each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by
it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by making funds available
at the Funding Office no later than 1:00 P.M. Local Time in the
case of Loans other than ABR Loans, FFR Loans, Canadian Prime Rate
Loans or Canadian ABR Loans and 4:00 P.M. Local Time in the case of
ABR Loans, FFR Loans, Canadian Prime Rate Loans and Canadian ABR
Loans, in each case, in immediately available funds. Upon receipt
of the funds to be made available by the Lenders to fund any
Borrowing hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall disburse such
funds by depositing them into an account of the Borrower or the
applicable Subsidiary Borrower maintained with the Administrative
Agent. Competitive Loans shall be made by the Lender or Lenders
whose Competitive Bids therefor are accepted pursuant to
Section 2.4 in the amounts so accepted and Loans shall be made
by all the Lenders pro rata in accordance with Section 2.1 and
this Section 2.2. Canadian Revolving Loans shall be made by
the Canadian Revolving Lender in accordance with Section 2.1
and this Section 2.2 and, in the case of Canadian B/As, with
the provisions of Section 2.26.
(d) All
ABR Loans and Canadian ABR Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.
All Canadian B/As and Canadian Prime Rate Loans shall be
denominated in Canadian Dollars.
(e) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Borrower, nor
any Subsidiary Borrower shall be entitled to request any Borrowing
if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end
after the Termination Date.
SECTION
2.3. Use of Proceeds .
The
proceeds of the Loans shall be used for working capital and general
corporate purposes and to backstop commercial paper
issuances.
SECTION
2.4. Competitive Bid Procedure
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(a) In
order to request Competitive Bids, the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy to the Administrative Agent
a duly completed Competitive Bid Request substantially in the form
of Exhibit D-1, to be received by the Administrative Agent
(i) in the case of a LIBOR Competitive Borrowing, not later
than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, four Working Days before a
proposed Competitive Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Fixed
Rate Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, one
Business Day before a proposed Competitive Borrowing. Each
Competitive Bid Request shall specify the requested Currency. No
ABR Loan shall be requested in, or made pursuant to, a Competitive
Bid Request. A Competitive Bid Request that does not conform
substantially to the format of Exhibit D-1 may be rejected in
the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, and the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower or such
Subsidiary Borrower of such rejection by telecopier. Such request
for Competitive Bids shall in each case refer to this Agreement and
specify (i) whether the Borrowing then being requested is to
be a LIBOR Borrowing or a Fixed Rate Borrowing, (ii) the date
of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day in the case of a
Fixed Rate Borrowing and a Working Day in the case of a LIBOR
Competitive Borrowing) and the aggregate principal Dollar
Equivalent Amount thereof, which shall be in a minimum principal
Dollar Equivalent Amount of $10,000,000 and in an integral multiple
of $5,000,000, and (iii) the Interest Period with respect
thereto (which may not end after the Termination Date). Promptly
after its receipt of a Competitive Bid Request that is not rejected
as aforesaid, the Administrative Agent shall invite by telecopier
(in the form set forth in Exhibit D-2) the Lenders to bid, on the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to make
Competitive Loans pursuant to such Competitive Bid
Request.
(b) Each
Lender may, in its sole discretion, make one or more Competitive
Bids to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower responsive to a
Competitive Bid Request. Each Competitive Bid by a Lender must be
received by the Administrative Agent via telecopier, substantially
in the form of Exhibit D-3, (i) in the case of a LIBOR
Competitive Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City
time, three Working Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing
and (ii) in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than
9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed Competitive
Borrowing. Multiple Competitive Bids will be accepted by the
Administrative Agent. Competitive Bids that do not conform
substantially to the format of Exhibit D-3 may be rejected by
the Administrative Agent after conferring with, and upon the
instruction of, the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower,
and the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lender making such
nonconforming Competitive Bid of such rejection as soon as
practicable. Each Competitive Bid shall refer to this Agreement and
specify (i) the principal Dollar Equivalent Amount (which
shall be in a minimum principal Dollar Equivalent Amount of
$10,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and which may
equal the entire principal amount of the Competitive Borrowing
requested by the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower) of
the Competitive Loan or Loans that the applicable Lender is willing
to make to the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower,
(ii) the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at which such Lender is
prepared to make such Competitive Loan or Loans and (iii) the
Interest Period or Interest Periods with respect thereto. If any
Lender shall elect not to make a Competitive Bid, such Lender shall
so notify the Administrative Agent via telecopier (i) in the
case of LIBOR Competitive Loans, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York
City time, three Working Days before a proposed Competitive
Borrowing and (ii) in the case of Fixed Rate Loans, not later
than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed
Competitive Borrowing; provided that failure by any Lender
to give such notice shall not cause such Lender to be obligated to
make any Competitive Loan as part of such proposed Competitive
Borrowing. A Competitive Bid submitted by a Lender pursuant to this
paragraph (b) shall be irrevocable.
(c) The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower or the
applicable Subsidiary Borrower by telecopier of all the Competitive
Bids made, the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates and the principal
amount of each Competitive Loan in respect of which a Competitive
Bid was made and the identity of the Lender that made each
Competitive Bid. The Administrative Agent shall send a
copy
of all
Competitive Bids to the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary
Borrower for its records as soon as practicable after completion of
the bidding process set forth in this Section 2.4.
(d) The
Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower may in its sole and
absolute discretion, subject only to the provisions of this
paragraph (d), accept or reject any Competitive Bid referred to in
paragraph (c) above. The Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone,
promptly confirmed by telecopier in the form of a Competitive Bid
Accept/Reject Letter whether and to what extent it has decided to
accept or reject any or all of the Competitive Bids referred to in
paragraph (c) above, (i) in the case of a LIBOR
Competitive Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York
City time, three Working Days before a proposed Competitive
Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not
later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed
Competitive Borrowing; provided that (A) the failure by the
Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower to give such notice
shall be deemed to be a rejection of all the Competitive Bids
referred to in paragraph (c) above, (B) neither the Borrower,
nor any Subsidiary Borrower shall accept a Competitive Bid made at
a particular Competitive Bid Rate if the Borrower or such
Subsidiary Borrower has decided to reject a Competitive Bid made at
a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (C) the aggregate amount of the
Competitive Bids accepted by the Borrower or the applicable
Subsidiary Borrower shall not exceed the principal amount specified
in the Competitive Bid Request, (D) if the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower shall accept a Competitive Bid or Competitive
Bids made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate but the amount of
such Competitive Bid or Competitive Bids shall cause the total
amount of Competitive Bids to be accepted by the Borrower or the
applicable Subsidiary Borrower to exceed the amount specified in
the Competitive Bid Request, then the Borrower or the applicable
Subsidiary Borrower shall accept a portion of such Competitive Bid
or Competitive Bids in an amount equal to the amount specified in
the Competitive Bid Request less the amount of all other
Competitive Bids accepted at lower Competitive Bid Rates with
respect to such Competitive Bid Request (it being understood that
acceptance in the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such
Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the
amount of each such Competitive Bid at such Competitive Bid Rate),
(E) except pursuant to clause (D) above, no Competitive Bid
shall be accepted for a Competitive Loan unless such Competitive
Loan is in a minimum principal Dollar Equivalent Amount of
$10,000,000 and an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and
(F) neither the Borrower, nor any Subsidiary Borrower may
accept Competitive Bids for Competitive Loans in any currency other
than the currency specified in the related Competitive Bid Request;
and provided , further , that if a Competitive Loan
must be in an amount less than the Dollar Equivalent Amount of
$10,000,000 because of the provisions of clause (D) above,
such Competitive Loan shall be in a minimum principal Dollar
Equivalent Amount of $1,000,000 or any integral multiple thereof,
and in calculating the pro rata allocation of acceptances of
portions of multiple Competitive Bids at a particular Competitive
Bid Rate pursuant to clause (D), the amounts shall be rounded to
the Dollar Equivalent Amount of integral multiples of $1,000,000 in
a manner that shall be in the discretion of the Borrower or the
applicable Subsidiary Borrower. A notice given by the Borrower or
any Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall
be irrevocable.
(e) The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Lender
whether its Competitive Bid has been accepted (and if so, in what
amount and at what Competitive Bid Rate) by telecopy sent by the
Administrative Agent, and each successful bidder will thereupon
become bound, subject to the other applicable conditions hereof, to
make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its Competitive Bid
has been accepted in the applicable Currency.
(f) If
the Administrative Agent shall elect to submit a Competitive Bid in
its capacity as a Lender, it shall submit such Competitive Bid
directly to the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower one
quarter of an hour earlier than the latest time at which the other
Lenders are required to submit their Competitive Bids to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph
(b) above.
(g) All
notices required by this Section 2.4 shall be given in
accordance with Section 10.1.
SECTION
2.5. Revolving Credit Borrowing Procedure
.
In
order to effect a Revolving Credit Borrowing, the Borrower or the
applicable Subsidiary Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy to
the Administrative Agent a Borrowing notice substantially in the
form of Exhibit E-1 (a) in the case of a Borrowing of
LIBOR Revolving Credit Loans, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York
City time, (i) four Working Days before a proposed Borrowing
denominated in any Available Foreign Currency and (ii) three
Working Days before a proposed Borrowing denominated in Dollars,
and (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing or an FFR Borrowing,
not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of a
proposed Borrowing. No Fixed Rate Loan or LIBOR Competitive Loan
shall be requested or made pursuant to a Revolving Credit Borrowing
Request. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall in each case
specify (A) whether the Borrowing then being requested is to
be a Borrowing of LIBOR Revolving Credit Loans, an ABR Borrowing or
an FFR Borrowing, (B) the date of such Revolving Credit
Borrowing (which shall be a Working Day) and the amount thereof and
(C) if such Borrowing is to be a Borrowing of LIBOR Revolving
Credit Loans, the Interest Period and Currency with respect
thereto. If no election as to the Interest Rate Type of a Revolving
Credit Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the
requested Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If
no Interest Period with respect to any Borrowing of LIBOR Revolving
Credit Loans is specified in any such notice, then the Borrower or
such Subsidiary Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an
Interest Period of one month’s duration. If no Currency with
respect to any Borrowing of LIBOR Revolving Credit Loans is
specified in any such notice, then the Borrower or such Subsidiary
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected Dollars. If the Borrower
or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower shall not have given notice
in accordance with this Section 2.5 of its election to
refinance a Revolving Credit Borrowing prior to the end of the
Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing, then the Borrower or
such Subsidiary Borrower shall (unless such Borrowing is repaid at
the end of such Interest Period) be deemed to have given notice of
an election to refinance such Borrowing with an ABR Borrowing. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the Revolving Lenders of
any notice given pursuant to this Section 2.5 and of each such
Lender’s portion of the requested Revolving Credit
Borrowing.
SECTION
2.6. Canadian Revolving Borrowing
Procedure .
In
order to request a Canadian Revolving Loan, the Canadian Subsidiary
Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy to the Canadian Revolving
Lender a Borrowing notice substantially in the form of
Exhibit E-2 (a) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, not later
than 2:00 p.m., Toronto time, three Working Days before a proposed
Loan, (b) in the case of a Canadian B/A, not later than 2:00
p.m., Toronto time, two Working Days before a proposed Loan, and
(c) in the case of a Canadian Prime Rate Loan or Canadian ABR
Loan, not later than 2:00 p.m., Toronto time, on the day of a
proposed Loan. No Fixed Rate Loan or LIBOR Competitive Loan shall
be requested or made pursuant to a Canadian Revolving Borrowing
Request. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall in each case
specify (A) whether the Loan then being requested is to be a
Canadian B/A, a Canadian Prime Rate Loan, a Canadian ABR Loan or a
LIBOR Loan, (B) the date of such Loan (which shall be a
Working Day) and the amount thereof, (C) the Currency with
respect thereto, (D) if such Loan is to be a Canadian B/A, the
Contract Period with respect thereto and (E) if such Loan is
to be a LIBOR Loan, the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no
election as to the Interest Rate Type is specified in any such
notice for Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, then the
requested Loan shall be a Canadian Prime Rate Loan. If no election
as to the Interest Rate Type is specified in any such notice for
Loans denominated in Dollars, then the requested Loan shall be a
Canadian ABR Loan. If no Contract Period with respect to any
Canadian B/A is specified in any such notice, then the Canadian
Subsidiary Borrower shall be deemed to have selected a Contract
Period of
one
month’s duration. If no Interest Period with respect to any
LIBOR Loan is specified in any such notice, then the Canadian
Subsidiary Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest
Period of one month’s duration. If no Currency with respect
to any Canadian Revolving Loan is specified in any such notice,
then the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower shall be deemed to have
selected Canadian Dollars. If the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower
shall not have given notice in accordance with this
Section 2.6 of its election to refinance a Canadian Revolving
Loan prior to the end of the Contract Period or Interest Period, as
the case may be, in effect for such Loan, then the Canadian
Subsidiary Borrower shall (unless such Loan is repaid at the end of
such Contract Period or Interest Period) be deemed to have given
notice of an election to refinance such Borrowing with a Canadian
Prime Rate Loan, in the case of a Canadian Dollar-denominated Loan,
or Canadian ABR Loan, in the case of a Dollar-denominated Loan. The
Canadian Revolving Lender shall promptly advise the Administrative
Agent of any notice given pursuant to this
Section 2.6.
SECTION
2.7. Refinancings .
The
Borrower and any Subsidiary Borrower may refinance all or any part
of any Borrowing made by it with a Borrowing of the same or a
different Interest Rate Type made pursuant to Section 2.4 or
pursuant to a notice under Section 2.5 or 2.6, subject to the
conditions and limitations set forth herein and elsewhere in this
Agreement, including refinancings of Competitive Borrowings with
Revolving Credit Borrowings in Dollars and Revolving Credit
Borrowings in Dollars with Competitive Borrowings; provided
that at any time after the occurrence, and during the continuation,
of a Default or an Event of Default, (a) a Revolving Credit
Borrowing of Dollars or portion thereof may only be refinanced with
an ABR Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Credit Borrowing of any
Available Foreign Currency shall be repaid in full at the end of
the Interest Period in effect for such Borrower, (c) a
Canadian B/A may only be refinanced with a Canadian Prime Rate Loan
and (d) a LIBOR Canadian Revolving Loan may only be refinanced
with a Canadian ABR Loan. Any Borrowing or part thereof so
refinanced shall be deemed to be repaid in accordance with
Section 2.9 with the proceeds of a new Borrowing or Canadian
Revolving Loan, as the case may be, hereunder and the proceeds of
the new Borrowing or Canadian Revolving Loan, as the case may be,
to the extent they do not exceed the principal amount of the
Borrowing or Loan being refinanced, shall not be paid by the
applicable Lenders to the Administrative Agent or by the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Revolving Lender, as the case
may be, to the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.2(c); provided that (A) if
the principal amount extended by a Lender in a refinancing of a
Revolving Credit Borrowing is greater than the principal amount
extended by such Lender in the Revolving Credit Borrowing being
refinanced, then such Lender shall pay such difference to the
Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders described in
clause (B) below, (B) if the principal amount extended by
a Lender in the Revolving Credit Borrowing being refinanced is
greater than the principal amount being extended by such Lender in
the refinancing, the Administrative Agent shall return the
difference to such Lender out of amounts received pursuant to
clause (A) above, and (C) to the extent any Lender fails
to pay the Administrative Agent amounts due from it pursuant to
clause (A) above, any Loan or portion thereof being refinanced
with such amounts shall not be deemed repaid in accordance with
Section 2.9 and, to the extent of such failure, the Borrower
or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower shall pay such amount to the
Administrative Agent as required by Section 2.11; and
(D) to the extent the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary
Borrower fails to pay to the Administrative Agent any amounts due
in accordance with Section 2.9 as a result of the failure of a
Lender to pay the Administrative Agent any amounts due as described
in clause (C) above, the portion of any refinanced Loan deemed
not repaid shall be deemed to be outstanding solely to the Lender
which has failed to pay the Administrative Agent amounts due from
it pursuant to clause (A) above to the full extent of such
Lender’s portion of such Loan.
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(a) The
Borrower agrees to pay to each Lender, through the Administrative
Agent, on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, and on the date on which the Commitment of such
Lender shall be terminated as provided herein, a facility fee (a
“ Facility Fee ”) at the rate per annum from
time to time in effect in accordance with Section 2.23, on the
amount of the Commitment of such Lender, whether used or unused,
during the preceding quarter (or shorter period commencing with the
Closing Date, or ending with the Termination Date or any date on
which the Commitment of such Lender shall be terminated). All
Facility Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number
of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. The Facility Fee due to
each Lender shall commence to accrue on the Closing Date, shall be
payable in arrears and shall cease to accrue on the earlier of the
Termination Date and the termination of the Commitment of such
Lender as provided herein; provided , that if any Lender
continues to have any outstanding Loans after its Commitment
terminates, then such Facility Fee shall continue to accrue on the
daily aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Loans for
each day from and including the date on which its Commitment
terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to
have any outstanding Loans.
(b) The
Borrower agrees to pay to each Lender, through the Administrative
Agent, on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31, and on the date on which the Commitment of such
Lender shall be terminated as provided herein, a utilization fee (a
“ Utilization Fee ”) at a rate per annum equal
to the Utilization Fee Percentage for each Excess Utilization Day,
which fee shall accrue on the daily amount of the Commitment of
such Lender (whether used or unused) for each Excess Utilization
Day during the period from and including the Closing Date to but
excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates;
provided that, if such Lender continues to have any
outstanding Loans after its Commitment terminates, then such
Utilization Fee shall continue to accrue on the daily aggregate
principal amount of such Lender’s Loans for each Excess
Utilization Day from and including the date on which its Commitment
terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to
have any outstanding Loans. All Utilization Fees shall be computed
on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of
360 days and shall be payable in arrears.
(c) The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the
amounts and on the dates as set forth in any fee agreements with
the Administrative Agent and to perform any other obligations
contained therein.
(d) All
fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available
funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as
appropriate, among the Lenders. Once paid, none of the fees shall
be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION
2.9. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt
.
(a) The
Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower hereby unconditionally
promises to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of
each Revolving Lender, the then unpaid principal amount of each
Revolving Credit Loan made to it on the Termination Date. The
Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower hereby further agrees to pay
to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Revolving
Lender, interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Revolving
Credit Loans made to it from time to time outstanding from the date
hereof until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on
the dates, set forth in Section 2.10.
(b) The
Borrower and each Subsidiary Borrower unconditionally promises to
pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender
that makes a Competitive Loan to it, on the last day of the
Interest Period applicable to such Competitive Loan, the principal
amount of such Competitive Loan. The Borrower and each Subsidiary
Borrower further unconditionally promises to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender that makes a
Competitive Loan to it, interest on
each such
Competitive Loan made to it for the period from and including the
date of Borrowing of such Competitive Loan on the unpaid principal
amount thereof from time to time outstanding at the applicable rate
per annum determined as provided in, and payable as specified in,
Section 2.10.
(c) The
Canadian Subsidiary Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the
Canadian Revolving Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each
Canadian Revolving Loan made to it on the Termination Date. The
Canadian Subsidiary Borrower hereby further agrees to pay to the
Canadian Revolving Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount
of the Canadian Revolving Loans made to it from time to time
outstanding from the date hereof until payment in full thereof at
the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in
Section 2.10.
(d) Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an
account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan of such
Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and
interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under
this Agreement.
(e) The
Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to
Section 10.3(e), and a subaccount therein for each Lender, in which
shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder,
the Interest Rate Type thereof and each Interest Period, if any,
applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or
interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each
Borrower or Subsidiary Borrower to each Lender hereunder and
(iii) both the amount of any sum received by the
Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.
(f) The
entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender
maintained pursuant to Section 2.9(d) shall, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence
of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower or
Subsidiary Borrower therein recorded; provided that the
failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain the
Register or any such account, or any error therein, shall not in
any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to the
Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower by such Lender in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION
2.10. Interest on Loans .
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.11, the Loans comprising each
LIBOR Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to
(i) in the case of each LIBOR Canadian Revolving Loan or LIBOR
Revolving Credit Loan, LIBOR for the Interest Period in effect for
such Borrowing plus the applicable LIBOR Spread from time to time
in effect and (ii) in the case of each LIBOR Competitive Loan,
LIBOR for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus or
minus the Margin offered by the Lender making such Loan and
accepted by the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.4.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.11, the Loans comprising each
ABR Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days,
as the case may be when determined by reference to the Prime Rate
and over a year of 360 days at all other times) at a rate per
annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate.
(c) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.11, the Loans comprising each
FFR Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum (computed on
the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365
or 366 days, as the case may be) equal to the Federal Funds
Rate plus the applicable FFR Spread from time to time in
effect.
(d) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.11, each Canadian Prime Rate
Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum (computed on the basis
of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or
366 days, as the case may be) equal to the Canadian Prime
Rate.
(e) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.11, each Canadian ABR Loan
shall bear interest at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of
the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or
366 days, as the case may be) equal to the Canadian Alternate
Base Rate.
(f) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.11, each Canadian B/A shall be
subject to an Acceptance Fee (computed on a per annum basis the
basis on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of
360 days) in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2.26.
(g) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.11, each Fixed Rate Loan shall
bear interest at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) equal
to the fixed rate of interest offered by the Lender making such
Loan and accepted by the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4.
(h) Interest
on each Loan (other than Canadian B/As) shall be payable in arrears
on each Interest Payment Date applicable to such Loan. The LIBOR,
Federal Funds Rate, Alternate Base Rate, Canadian Prime Rate or
Canadian Alternate Base Rate for each Interest Period or day within
an Interest Period shall be determined by the Administrative Agent
and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
The Acceptance Fee and Discount Rate applicable to Canadian B/As
shall be determined by the Canadian Revolving Lender and such
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(i) For
the purposes of disclosure under the Interest Act (Canada) and for
this Agreement, whenever interest to be paid hereunder is to be
calculated on the basis of 360 days or any other period of
time that is less than a calendar year, the yearly rate of interest
to which the rate determined pursuant to such calculation is
equivalent is the rate so determined multiplied by the actual
number of days in the calendar year in which the same is to be
ascertained and divided by 360 or such other number of days in such
period, as the case may be.
SECTION
2.11. Interest on Overdue Amounts
.
If
the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower shall default in the
payment of the principal of, or interest on, any Loan or any other
amount becoming due hereunder, the Borrower or such Subsidiary
Borrower shall on demand from time to time pay interest, to the
extent permitted by Applicable Law, on such defaulted amount up to
(but not including) the date of actual payment (after as well as
before judgment) at a rate per annum computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days,
as applicable, in the case of amounts bearing interest determined
by reference to the Prime Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate and a
year of 360 days in all other cases, equal to (a) in the case
of the remainder of the then current Interest Period for any LIBOR
Loan, Fixed Rate Loan, the rate applicable to such Loan under
Section 2.10 plus 2% per annum and (b) in the case of any
ABR Loan, FFR Loan, Canadian B/A, Canadian Prime Rate Loan or
Canadian ABR Loan, the rate applicable to such Loan under
Section 2.10 plus 2% per annum.
SECTION
2.12. Alternate Rate of Interest
.
In
the event the Administrative Agent shall have determined that
deposits in Dollars or the applicable Available Foreign Currency in
the amount of the requested principal amount of any LIBOR Loan are
not generally available in the London Interbank Market (or such
other interbank eurocurrency
market where
the foreign currency and exchange operations in respect of Dollars
or such applicable Available Foreign Currency, as the case may be,
are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period), or, in the case of LIBOR Loans, that the rate at
which such deposits are being offered will not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining its
portion of such LIBOR Loans during such Interest Period, or that
reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR, the
Administrative Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give
written or telecopier notice of such determination to the Borrower
and the Lenders. In the event of any such determination, until the
Administrative Agent shall have determined that circumstances
giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (a) any request by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower for a LIBOR Competitive
Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4 shall be of no force and
effect and shall be denied by the Administrative Agent and
(b) any request by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower for
a LIBOR Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.5 shall be deemed to
be a request for an ABR Loan. Each determination by the
Administrative Agent hereunder shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
SECTION
2.13. Termination and Reduction of
Commitments; Increase of Revolving Commitments; Reallocation of
Commitments .
(a) The
Commitments of all of the Lenders shall be automatically terminated
on the Termination Date.
(b) Subject
to Sections 2.14(b) and (c), upon at least three Business
Days’ prior irrevocable written or telecopy notice to the
Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify each Lender), the
Borrower may at any time in whole permanently terminate, or from
time to time in part permanently reduce, the Total Revolving
Commitment or the Canadian Revolving Commitment, or both;
provided that (i) each partial reduction shall be in an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and in a minimum principal amount
of $10,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not be entitled to
make any such termination or reduction that would reduce
(A) the Total Revolving Commitment to an amount less than the
sum of the aggregate outstanding principal Dollar Equivalent Amount
of the Loans (other than Canadian Revolving Loans) plus the then
current Revolving L/C Exposure or (B) the Canadian Revolving
Commitment to an amount less than the sum of the aggregate
outstanding principal Dollar Equivalent Amount of the Canadian
Revolving Loans plus the then current Canadian L/C
Exposure.
(c) Each
reduction in the Total Revolving Commitment hereunder shall be made
ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective
Revolving Commitments. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Lenders on the date of each
termination or reduction in the Total Revolving Commitment, the
Facility Fees and the Utilization Fees on the amount of the
Revolving Commitments so terminated or reduced accrued to the date
of such termination or reduction.
(d) In
the event that the Borrower wishes to increase the Total Revolving
Commitment at any time when no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, it shall notify the Administrative
Agent in writing of the amount (the “ Offered Increase
Amount ”) of such proposed increase (such notice, a
“ Revolving Commitment Increase Notice ”), and
the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of such
proposed increase and provide such additional information regarding
such proposed increase as any Revolving Lender may reasonably
request. The Borrower may, at its election and with the consent of
the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Issuing Lenders (which
consents shall not be unreasonably withheld), (i) offer one or
more of the Revolving Lenders the opportunity to participate in all
or a portion of the Offered Increase Amount pursuant to paragraph
(f) below and/or (ii) offer one or more additional banks,
financial institutions or other entities the opportunity to
participate in all or a portion of the Offered Increase Amount
pursuant to paragraph (e) below. Each Revolving Commitment
Increase Notice shall specify which Revolving Lenders and/or banks,
financial institutions or other entities the Borrower desires to
participate in such Revolving Commitment increase.
The Borrower
or, if requested by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, will
notify such Lenders and/or banks, financial institutions or other
entities of such offer.
(e) Any
additional bank, financial institution or other entity which the
Borrower selects to offer participation in the increased Revolving
Commitments and which elects to become a party to this Agreement
and provide a Revolving Commitment in an amount so offered and
accepted by it pursuant to Section 2.13(d)(ii) shall execute a
New Lender Supplement with the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, whereupon such
bank, financial institution or other entity (herein called a
“ New Lender ”) shall become a Revolving Lender
for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party
hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this
Agreement, and Schedule 1.1A shall be deemed to be amended to
add the name and Revolving Commitment of such New Lender,
provided that the Revolving Commitment of any such new
Lender shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000.
(f) Any
Lender which accepts an offer to it by the Borrower to increase its
Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.13(d)(i) shall, in
each case, execute a Revolving Commitment Increase Supplement with
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the
form of Exhibit G, whereupon such Lender shall be bound by and
entitled to the benefits of this Agreement with respect to the full
amount of its Revolving Commitment as so increased, and Schedule
1.1A shall be deemed to be amended to so increase the Revolving
Commitment of such Lender.
(g) The
Borrower and the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower may, from time to
time, but not more than once per calendar quarter, from and after
the Closing Date until the earlier of the Termination Date and the
termination of the Canadian Revolving Commitment, upon giving an
irrevocable joint written notice (each, a “ Reallocation
Notice ”) to the Canadian Revolving Lender and the
Administrative Agent at least ten Working Days prior to the
beginning of the next following calendar quarter, temporarily
reduce, in whole or in part, or increase, the Canadian Revolving
Commitment. Any reductions or increases in the Canadian Revolving
Commitment shall take effect on the first day of the next following
calendar quarter. Each reduction or increase in the Canadian
Revolving Commitment shall result in an automatic corresponding
increase or reduction in the Canadian Revolving Lender’s
Revolving Commitment; provided that the amount of the
Canadian Revolving Commitment shall not, at any time, (i) be
reduced to an amount that is less than the sum of (A) the
outstanding aggregate principal Dollar Equivalent Amount of all
Canadian Revolving Loans plus (B) the then current Canadian L/C
Exposure or (ii) exceed $80,000,000.
(h) The
ability of the Borrower and the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower to
reallocate the Revolving Commitments and the Canadian Revolving
Commitment in accordance with this Section 2.13 shall be subject to
(i) the prior written consent of the Canadian Revolving Lender
to each such reallocation, (ii) the representations and
warranties set forth in (A) Article 3 (other than those
set forth in Section 3.5), in the case of the Borrower and
(B) Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 as to the Canadian
Subsidiary Borrower, in the case of the Canadian Subsidiary
Borrower, being true and correct in all material respects on and as
of the date of such reallocation with the same effect as though
made on and as of such date and (iii) at the time of and
immediately following such reduction or increase, no Event of
Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Each
Reallocation Notice shall specify the amount (expressed in Dollars)
of any reduction or increase in the Canadian Revolving Commitment
and the corresponding increase or reduction in the Revolving Credit
Commitments. Each reallocation requested under this
Section 2.13 shall be in a minimum aggregate principal amount
that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than
$5,000,000 (or, if less, (x) the remaining amount of the
Canadian Revolving Commitment then in effect or (y) an amount
which would result in the Canadian Revolving Commitment exceeding
$80,000,000).
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(i) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 2.13, (i) in no
event shall any transaction effected pursuant to this
Section 2.13 cause the Total Revolving Commitment to exceed
$1,500,000,000 and (ii) no Lender shall have any obligation to
increase its Revolving Commitment unless it agrees to do so in its
sole discretion.
SECTION
2.14. Prepayment of Loans .
(a) Prior
to the Termination Date, the Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary
Borrower shall have the right at any time, and from time to time,
to prepay any Revolving Credit Borrowing or Canadian Revolving
Loan, in whole or in part (other than in the case of a Canadian
B/A), subject to the requirements of Section 2.18 but
otherwise without premium or penalty, upon prior written or
telecopy notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly
notify each Revolving Lender) (or to the Canadian Revolving Lender,
in the case of any prepayment of Canadian Revolving Loans) before
2:00 p.m. Local Time of at least one Business Day in the case of an
ABR Loan, FFR Loan, Canadian Prime Rate Loan or Canadian ABR Loan,
and of at least three Working Days in the case of a LIBOR Loan;
provided that each such partial prepayment shall be in a
minimum aggregate principal Dollar Equivalent Amount of (i)
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple in excess thereof, in the case of
Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) $500,000 or a whole multiple in
excess thereof, in the case of Canadian Revolving Loans. Neither
the Borrower, nor any Subsidiary Borrower shall have the right to
prepay any Competitive Borrowing without the consent of the
relevant Lender. Any prepayment of a Canadian B/A shall be for the
full face amount thereof, which prepayment shall be made in full
satisfaction of the Canadian Subsidiary Borrower’s
reimbursement obligation in respect of such Canadian
B/A.
(b) On
any date when the sum of the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the
aggregate outstanding Loans (other than Canadian Revolving Loans)
(after giving effect to any Borrowings effected on such date) plus
the then current Revolving L/C Exposure exceeds the Total Revolving
Commitment, the Borrower and/or any applicable Subsidiary Borrower
shall make a mandatory prepayment of the Loans in such amount as
may be necessary so that the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the
aggregate amount of outstanding Loans (other than Canadian
Revolving Loans) plus the then current Revolving L/C Exposure after
giving effect to such prepayment does not exceed the Total
Revolving Commitment then in effect. Any prepayments required by
this paragraph shall be applied first to outstanding ABR
Loans and second to FFR Loans, in each case, up to the full
amount thereof before they are applied to outstanding LIBOR
Loans.
(c) On
any date when the sum of the Dollar Equivalent Amount of the
aggregate outstanding Canadian Revolving Loans (after giving effect
to any Loans effected on such date) plus the then current Canadian
L/C Exposure exceeds the Canadian Revolving Commitment, the
Canadian Subsidiary Borrower shall make a mandatory prepayment of
the Loans in such amount as may be necessary so that the Dollar
Equivalent Amount of the aggregate amount of outstanding Canadian
Revolving Loans plus the then current Canadian L/C Exposure after
giving effect to such prepayment does not exceed the Canadian
Revolving Commitment then in effect. Any prepayments required by
this paragraph shall be applied first to outstanding
Canadian Prime Rate Loans and second to outstanding Canadian
ABR Loans, up to the full amount thereof before they are applied to
outstanding Canadian B/As and LIBOR Loans; provided that, in
lieu of applying prepaid amounts to outstanding Canadian B/As, the
Canadian Subsidiary Borrower may deposit cash or Cash Equivalents
in a Canadian Cash Collateral Account in an amount equal to the
amount by which the principal Dollar Equivalent Amount of any
outstanding Canadian B/As exceeds the Canadian Revolving Commitment
then in effect after giving effect to such other
prepayments.
(d) On
any date the Borrower shall cease to own, directly or through
wholly-owned Subsidiaries, all of the capital stock of any
Subsidiary Borrower, free and clear of any direct or
indirect
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Liens, such
Subsidiary Borrower shall (i) make a mandatory prepayment of
all outstanding Loans made to it and (ii) deposit cash in a
Cash Collateral Account in an amount equal at all times to the full
amount of the Revolving L/C Exposure from Revolving Letters of
Credit issued for its account or Canadian L/C Exposure from
Canadian Letters of Credit issued for its account.
(e) Each
notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall
specify the specific Borrowing(s), the prepayment date and the
aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing to be prepaid, shall
be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower or the applicable
Subsidiary Borrower to prepay such Borrowing(s) by the amount
stated therein. All prepayments under this Section 2.14 shall
be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount being
prepaid to the date of prepayment and any amounts due pursuant to
Section 2.18.
SECTION
2.15. Eurocurrency Reserve Costs
.
The
Borrower and any applicable Subsidiary Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender (or to the
Canadian Revolving Lender, in the case of LIBOR Canadian Revolving
Loans), so long as such Lender shall be required under regulations
of the Board to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or
assets consisting of, or including, Eurocurrency Liabilities (as
defined in Regulation D of the Board) (or, at any time when
such Lender may be required by the Board or by any other
Governmental Authority, whether within the United States or in
another relevant jurisdiction, to maintain reserves against any
other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference
to which LIBOR is determined as provided in this Agreement or
against any category of extensions of credit or other assets of
such Lender which includes any such LIBOR Loans), additional
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each LIBOR Loan made to
the Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower by such Lender, from the
date of such Loan until such Loan is paid in full, at an interest
rate per annum equal at all times during the Interest Period for
such Loan to the remainder obtained by subtracting (i) LIBOR
for such Interest Period from (ii) the rate obtained by
multiplying LIBOR as referred to in clause (i) above by the
Statutory Reserves of such Lender for such Interest Period. Such
additional interest shall be determined by such Lender and notified
to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) not later
than five Business Days before the next Interest Payment Date for
such Loan, and such additional interest so notified to the Borrower
or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower by any Lender shall be
payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender
(or to the Canadian Revolving Lender, in the case of LIBOR Canadian
Revolving Loans) on each Interest Payment Date for such
Loan.
SECTION
2.16. Reserve Requirements; Change in
Circumstances .
(a) Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, if after the date of this Agreement any
change in Applicable Law or regulation or in the interpretation or
administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with
the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having
the force of law) (i) shall subject any Lender to, or increase
the net amount of, any tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, fee,
deduction or withholding with respect to any Loan, or shall change
the basis of taxation of payments to any Lender of the principal of
or interest on any Loan made by such Lender or any other fees or
amounts payable hereunder (other than (x) taxes imposed on the
overall net income of such Lender by the jurisdiction in which such
Lender has its principal office or its applicable Lending Office or
by any political subdivision or taxing authority therein (or any
tax which is enacted or adopted by such jurisdiction, political
subdivision or taxing authority as a direct substitute for any such
taxes) or (y) any tax, assessment, or other governmental
charge that would not have been imposed but for the failure of any
Lender to comply with any certification, information, documentation
or other reporting requirement), (ii) shall impose, modify or
deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement
against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit
extended by, any Lender, or (iii) shall impose on
any
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Lender or
eurocurrency market any other condition affecting this Agreement or
any Loan made by such Lender, and the result of any of the
foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or
maintaining any Loan
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