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EXHIBIT 10.47
$1,300,000,000
AMENDED AND RESTATED COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT,
Dated as of January 6, 2006,
among
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
and
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
Table of Contents
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1.
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DEFINITIONS
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2.
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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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3.
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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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5.
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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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8.
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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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SCHEDULES
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1.1A
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Revolving Commitments
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1.1B
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Available Foreign Currencies
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2.24(l)
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Existing Revolving Letters of Credit
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2.25(l)
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Existing Canadian Letters of Credit
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6.1
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Existing Material Subsidiary
Indebtedness
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6.4
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Existing Liens
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EXHIBITS
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A-1
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Opinion of In-house Counsel
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A-2
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Opinion of Thacher, Proffitt & Wood
LLP
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A-3
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Opinion of Blake, Cassells & Graydon
LLP
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B
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Form of Assignment and Acceptance
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C
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Form of Compliance Certificate
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D-1
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Form of Competitive Bid Request
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D-2
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Form of Competitive Bid Invitation
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D-3
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Form of Competitive Bid
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D-4
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Form of Competitive Bid Accept/Reject
Letter
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E-1
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Form of Revolving Credit Borrowing
Request
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E-2
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Form of Canadian Revolving Borrowing
Request
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Form of New Lender Supplement
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G
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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.
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
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.
1. DEFINITIONS
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.
" 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.
" 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.
" Agents " shall mean the
collective reference to the Administrative Agent, the Syndication
Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents.
" 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%.
" 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.
" 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.
" 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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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
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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.
2. THE LOANS
SECTION 2.1.
Commitments .
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(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.
SECTION 2.2.
Loans .
(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).
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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
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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
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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.
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(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
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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.
SECTION 2.8.
Fees .
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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
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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.
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(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
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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.
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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 or to reduce the amount of any sum
received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of
principal, interest or otherwise) in respect thereof by an amount
deemed in good faith by such Lender to be material, then the
Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Borrower shall pay such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for
such increase or reduction to such Lender upon demand by such
Lender.
(b) If,
after the date of this Agreement, any Lender shall have determined
in good faith that the adoption after the date hereof of or any
change after the date hereof in any applicable law, rule,
regulation or guideline regarding capital adequacy, or any change
in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental
Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any
Lender (or any Lending Office of such Lender) with any request or
directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the
force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or
comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the
rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of
such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of
its Obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender
(or its holding company) could have achieved but
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