AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of November 30,
2005
JLG INDUSTRIES, INC.,
as Borrower
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME
PARTY HERETO
SUNTRUST BANK,
as Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender
and Administrative Agent
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST
COMPANY,
as Syndication Agent
LASALLE BANK MIDWEST NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Documentation Agent
SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY,
a division of Suntrust Capital Markets, Inc.
as Lead Arranger and Book Manager
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION
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1
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Section
1.1.
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Definitions
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1
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Section
1.2.
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Classifications
of Loans and Borrowings
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Section
1.3.
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Accounting
Terms and Determination
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Section
1.4.
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Terms
Generally
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ARTICLE
II AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS
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Section
2.1.
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General
Description of Facilities
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Section
2.2.
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Revolving
Loans
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Section
2.3.
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Procedure for
Revolving Borrowings
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Section
2.4.
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Swingline
Commitment
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Section
2.5.
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Procedure for
Swingline Loans
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Section
2.6.
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Funding of
Borrowings
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Section
2.7.
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Interest
Elections
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Section
2.8.
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Optional
Increase or Reduction of Commitments; Termination
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Section
2.9.
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Repayment of
Loans
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Section
2.10.
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Evidence of
Indebtedness
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Section
2.11.
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Optional
Prepayments
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Section
2.12.
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Mandatory
Prepayments
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Section
2.13.
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Interest on
Loans
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38
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Section
2.14.
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Fees
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Section
2.15.
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Computation of
Interest and Fees
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Section
2.16.
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Inability to
Determine Interest Rates
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Section
2.17.
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Illegality
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Section
2.18.
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Increased
Costs
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Section
2.19.
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Funding
Indemnity
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42
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Section
2.20.
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Taxes
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Section
2.21.
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Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
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Section
2.22.
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Letters of
Credit
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Section
2.23.
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Extension of
Revolving Commitment Termination Date
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51
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Section
2.24.
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Alternate
Currency Provisions
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Section
2.25.
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European
Economic and Monetary Union
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Section
2.26.
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Collateral
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56
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ARTICLE
III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF
CREDIT
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Section
3.1.
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Conditions To
Effectiveness
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Section
3.2.
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Each Credit
Event
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Section
3.3.
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Delivery of
Documents
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Section
4.1.
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Existence;
Power
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Section
4.2.
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Organizational
Power; Authorization
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Section
4.3.
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Governmental
Approvals; No Conflicts
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Section
4.4.
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Financial
Statements
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Section
4.5.
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Litigation and
Environmental Matters
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Section
4.6.
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Compliance with
Laws and Agreements
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section
4.7.
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Investment
Company Act, Etc
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Section
4.8.
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Taxes
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Section
4.9.
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Margin
Regulations
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Section
4.10.
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ERISA
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Section
4.11.
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Ownership of
Property
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Section
4.12.
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Disclosure
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Section
4.13.
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Labor
Relations
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Section
4.14.
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Subsidiaries
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Section
4.15.
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Insolvency
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Section
4.16.
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Subordination
of Subordinated Debt; Senior Unsecured Notes
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ARTICLE
V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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Section
5.1.
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Financial
Statements and Other Information
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Section
5.2.
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Notices of
Material Events
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Section
5.3.
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Existence;
Conduct of Business
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Section
5.4.
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Compliance with
Laws, Etc
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Section
5.5.
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Payment of
Obligations
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Section
5.6.
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Books and
Records
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Section
5.7.
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Visitation,
Inspection, Etc
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Section
5.8.
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Maintenance of
Properties; Insurance
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Section
5.9.
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Use of Proceeds
and Letters of Credit
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Section
5.10.
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Cash
Management
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Section
5.11.
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Additional
Subsidiaries
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68
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Section
5.12.
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Further
Assurances
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Section
5.13.
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[Post-Closing
Requirements
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ARTICLE
VI FINANCIAL COVENANTS-
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Section
6.1.
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Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio
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ARTICLE
VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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Section
7.1.
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Indebtedness;
Preferred Equity
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Section
7.2.
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Negative
Pledge
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Section
7.3.
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Fundamental
Changes
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73
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Section
7.4.
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Investments,
Loans, Etc
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74
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Section
7.5.
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Restricted
Payments
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Section
7.6.
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Sale of
Assets
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76
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Section
7.7.
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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77
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Section
7.8.
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Restrictive
Agreements
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77
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Section
7.9.
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Sale and
Leaseback Transactions
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77
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Section
7.10.
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Hedging
Transactions
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77
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Section
7.11.
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Payment of and
Amendments to Senior Unsecured Notes and Subordinated
Debt
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78
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Section
7.12.
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Accounting
Changes; Fiscal Year
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ARTICLE
VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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Section
8.1.
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Events of
Default
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Section
8.2.
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Application of
Proceeds After Acceleration or Maturity
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ARTICLE
IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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Section
9.1.
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Appointment of
Administrative Agent
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Section
9.2.
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Nature of
Duties of Administrative Agent
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Section
9.3.
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Lack of
Reliance on the Administrative Agent
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Section
9.4.
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Certain Rights
of the Administrative Agent
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Section
9.5.
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Reliance by
Administrative Agent
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Section
9.6.
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The
Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity
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Section
9.7.
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Successor
Administrative Agent
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Section
9.8.
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Authorization
to Execute other Loan Documents
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Section
9.9.
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Appointment of
Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent
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ARTICLE
X MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
10.1.
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Notices
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Section
10.2.
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Waiver;
Amendments
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Section
10.3.
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Expenses;
Indemnification
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Section
10.4.
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Successors and
Assigns
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Section
10.5.
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Governing Law;
Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
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Section
10.6.
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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Section
10.7.
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Right of
Setoff
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Section
10.8.
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Counterparts;
Integration
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Section
10.9.
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Survival
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Section
10.10.
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Severability
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Section
10.11.
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Confidentiality
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Section
10.12.
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Interest Rate
Limitation
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Section
10.13.
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Waiver of
Effect of Corporate Seal
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Section
10.14.
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USA Patriot Act
Notice, Etc
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Applicable
Margin and Commitment Fee
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Existing
Letters of Credit
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Existing
Synthetic Leases
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Environmental
Matters
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Subsidiaries
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Deferred
Compensation Accounts
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Post-Closing
Bank Account Control Agreements and
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Investment
Control Agreements
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Outstanding
Indebtedness
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Liens
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Existing
Investments
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Form of
Revolving Credit Note
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Form of
Swingline Note
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Form of
Assignment and Acceptance
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Form of
Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement
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Form of
Borrowing Base Certificate
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Form of
Investment Control Agreement
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Form of New
Lender Supplement
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Form of Notice
of Revolving Borrowing
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Form of Notice
of Swingline Loan
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Form of Notice
of Conversion/Continuation
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Form of
Compliance Certificate
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AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING
CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
November 30, 2005 by and among JLG INDUSTRIES, INC., a
Pennsylvania corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the
several banks and other financial institutions and lenders from
time to time party hereto (the “ Lenders ”),
SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as administrative agent for the
Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”), as
issuing bank (the “ Issuing Bank ”) and as
swingline lender (the “ Swingline Lender ”),
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, as syndication agent (the
“ Syndication Agent ”) and LASALLE BANK MIDWEST
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as documentation agent (the “
Documentation Agent ”).
WHEREAS , the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, the
Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Documentation
Agent entered into the Revolving Credit Agreement as of
September 23, 2003 (the “ Existing Credit
Agreement ”), establishing a $175,000,000 revolving
credit facility in favor of the Borrower;
WHEREAS , the Borrower has requested and, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders, the Issuing
Bank and the Swingline Lender, to the extent of their respective
Commitments as defined herein, are willing to amend and restate the
Existing Credit Agreement;
NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises
and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Borrower, the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the
Swingline Lender agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS;
CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.1. Definitions . In addition to the other
terms defined herein, the following terms used herein shall have
the meanings herein specified:
“ Account
Debtor ” shall mean any Person who is obligated under an
Account.
“
Accounts ” shall mean, for any Person, all
“accounts” (as defined in the UCC) and all amounts
payable to such Person in respect of Customer Financings, now or
hereafter owned or acquired by such Person or in which such Person
now or hereafter has or acquires any rights.
“ ACH
Transactions ” shall mean any cash management or related
services (including the Automated Clearing House processing of
electronic fund transfers through the direct Federal Reserve
Fedline system) provided by the Bank Product Provider for the
account of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
“
Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each
Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the rate per annum
obtained by dividing (a) LIBOR for such Interest Period by
(b) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurocurrency Reserve
Percentage.
“
Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean, with
respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form
prepared by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the
Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.
“
Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other
Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common
Control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition,
“Control” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly,
either to (a) vote ten percent (10%) or more of the securities
having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or
persons performing similar functions) of a Person or
(b) direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise
voting power, by control or otherwise. The terms
“Controlling”, “Controlled by”, and
“under common Control with” have the meanings
correlative thereto.
“
Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount ” shall mean the
aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments
from time to time. On the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving
Commitment Amount equals $200,000,000. The Aggregate Revolving
Commitment Amount may be increased to an amount up to $300,000,000
pursuant to Section 2.8(a) .
“
Aggregate Revolving Commitments ” shall mean,
collectively, all Revolving Commitments of all Lenders at any time
outstanding.
“
Alternate Currency ” shall mean any freely
convertible, transferable foreign currency available to all
Lenders.
“
Alternate Currency Letter of Credit ” shall mean any
letter of credit issued in an Alternate Currency by the Issuing
Bank for the account of the Borrower pursuant to Section
2.22 .
“
Alternate Currency Loan ” shall mean a Revolving
Eurocurrency Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency.
“
Applicable Lending Office ” shall mean, for each
Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office”
of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such
Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such
Lender or such other office, branch, affiliate or correspondent of
such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may
from time to time designated by notice to the Administrative Agent
and the Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are
to be made and maintained.
“
Applicable Margin ” shall mean, as of any date, with
respect to interest on all Revolving Loans and the Letter of Credit
Fee, as applicable, a percentage per annum designated as LIBOR
Margin or Base Rate Margin determined by reference to the
applicable Average Borrowing Availability Percentage from time to
time as set forth on Schedule I ; provided ,
however , that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed
to deliver such financial statements required by
Section 5.1(b) and the Compliance Certificate required
by Section 5.1(c) when so required, the respective
Applicable Margins shall be at Level IV on Schedule I until
such time as such financial statements and Compliance Certificate
are delivered, at which time the Applicable Margin shall be
determined as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Base Rate Applicable Margin shall be 0%, and the LIBOR Applicable
Margin shall be 1.00% from the Closing Date until the second
Business Day after the financial statements required by
Section 5.1(b) and the Compliance Certificate required
by Section 5.1(c) for the Fiscal Quarter ended
January 31, 2006, are delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
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“
Applicable Percentage ” shall mean, as of any date,
with respect to the Commitment Fee as of any date, a percentage per
annum determined by reference to the applicable Average Borrowing
Availability Percentage from time to time in effect as set forth on
Schedule I .
“
Approved Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural
Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding
or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions
of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is
administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an
Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an
entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“ Asset
Sale ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 7.6 .
“
Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment
and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the
consent of any party whose consent is required by Section
10.4(b) ) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form
of Exhibit C attached hereto or any other form approved
by the Administrative Agent.
“
Assuming Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.23(d) .
“
Availability Period ” shall mean the period from the
Closing Date to the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date.
“ Average
Borrowing Availability Percentage ” shall mean the daily
average of the Borrowing Availability Percentage during each Fiscal
Quarter of the Borrower.
“ Bank
Account ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 5.10 .
“ Bank
Account Control Agreements ” shall mean, collectively,
the agreements among a Loan Party, the Collateral Agent and a bank
at which such Loan Party maintains deposit accounts, granting
“control” over such deposit accounts to the Collateral
Agent in a manner that perfects the Lien of the Collateral Agent
under the UCC.
“ Bank
Account Control Agreement Condition ” means, as of any
time, that Borrowing Availability is less than
$25,000,000.
“ Bank
Products ” means any one or more of the following types
of services or facilities extended to the Borrower by Bank Product
Provider: (i) credit cards; (ii) credit card processing
services, (iii) debit cards, (iv) purchase cards,
(v) ACH Transactions; (vi) cash management, including
controlled disbursement, accounts or services; and (vii) any
Hedging Transaction.
“ Bank
Product Provider ” means the Administrative Agent or any
of its Affiliates.
“ Bank
Product Reserves ” means all reserves which the
Administrative Agent from time to time establishes in its
reasonable discretion for the Bank Products provided by the Bank
Product Provider that are outstanding.
“ Base
Rate ” shall mean the higher of (a) the per annum
rate which the Administrative Agent publicly announces from time to
time to be its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time,
and (b) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to
time, plus one-half of one percent (0.50%). The Administrative
Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not
necessarily represent the lowest or best rate charged to customers.
The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or
other
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loans at rates
of interest at, above or below the Administrative Agent’s
prime lending rate. Each change in the Administrative Agent’s
prime lending rate shall be effective from and including the date
such change is publicly announced as being effective.
“ Blocked
Accounts ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 5.10 (a).
“ Bond
Payment ” shall mean the payment, prepayment, purchase,
redemption or other satisfaction of bond Indebtedness of the
Borrower.
“
Borrowing ” shall mean a borrowing consisting of
(a) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or
continued on the same date and in the case of Eurocurrency Loans,
as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a
Swingline Loan.
“
Borrowing Availability ” shall mean, at any time, the
Borrowing Limit less the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders
at such time.
“
Borrowing Availability Percentage ” shall mean, as of
any date, the ratio of (a) the Borrowing Availability on such
date to (b) the Borrowing Limit on such date.
“
Borrowing Base ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of
(a) up to 85% of Eligible Accounts, plus (b) up to 45% of
Eligible Inventory, including up to $20,000,000 of work in process,
so long as Eligible Inventory comprises less than 40% of the
Borrowing Base (such amount being the “ Inventory Cap
”), minus (c) Bank Product Reserves and
(d) reserves for losses, expenses and liabilities as the
Administrative Agent shall determine are necessary in its
reasonable credit judgment based on the results of appraisals,
field examinations and other Collateral and Borrowing Base
evaluations conducted by the Administrative Agent, including
without limitation, a $5,000,000 liquidation reserve as of the
Closing Date. If the aggregate amount of Eligible Inventory is
greater than or equal to the Inventory Cap, then the Borrower may
elect to either (A) treat the Inventory Cap as an upper
sub-limit on the amount of Eligible Inventory for purposes of the
Borrowing Base, or (B) replace the amount calculated pursuant
to clause (b) above with Eligible Inventory Components Amount
at such time.
“
Borrowing Base Certificate ” shall mean a certificate
of the chief financial officer of the Borrower, substantially in
the form of Exhibit E .
“
Borrowing Limit ” shall mean, at any time, the lesser
of (a) the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount at such time
and (b) the Borrowing Base as reported in the Borrowing Base
Certificate most recently delivered to the Lenders pursuant to
Section 3.1(b)(xiv) or Section 5.1(f) ,
less (i) the amount outstanding under the Pari Passu Credit
Facility at such time, less (ii) the amount of the Defaulted
Material Foreign Indebtedness during any Material Foreign
Indebtedness Cure Period, less, or plus if the Swap Termination
Value on such Borrowing Base Certificate is an amount payable to
the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iii) the Swap Termination
Value of the Citizens Interest Rate Hedge Agreement as of the
Business Day immediately preceding delivery of the most recently
delivered Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to Section
5.1(f) , less, or plus if the Swap Termination Value on such
Borrowing Base Certificate is an amount payable to the Borrower or
any Subsidiary, (iv) the Swap Termination Value of the Tokyo
Interest Rate Hedge Agreement as of the Business Day immediately
preceding delivery of the most recently delivered Borrowing Base
Certificate pursuant to Section 5.1(f) , less, or plus
if the swap termination value on such Borrowing Base Certificate is
an amount payable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (v) the
swap termination value of any other Permitted Hedging Transactions
as of the Business Day immediately preceding delivery of the most
recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to
Section 5.1(f) .
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“
Business Day ” shall mean any day other than
(a) a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close,
(b) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or
prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of or into, or
an Interest Period for, a Eurocurrency Loan or a notice with
respect to any of the foregoing, (i) in a Currency other than
Euros, any day on which dealings in the applicable Currency are not
carried on in the applicable interbank Eurocurrency market in
London, England and in the country of issue of the applicable
Currency, and (ii) in Euros, any day on which the
Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express
Transfer system (commonly known as TARGET) is not open for
settlement of payment in Euros, and (c) in Euros and National
Currency Unit, any day on which prime banks in London, England that
generally provide quotations for deposits denominated in Euros and
such National Currency Unit are not open for business.
“ Capital
Expenditures ” shall mean for any period, without
duplication, (a) the additions to property, plant and
equipment and other capital expenditures of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries that are (or would be) set forth on a consolidated
statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such period prepared in
accordance with GAAP and (b) Capital Lease Obligations
incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such
period.
“ Capital
Lease Obligations ” of any Person shall mean all
obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any
Capital Lease, and the amount of such obligations shall be the
capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“ Capital
Leases ” shall mean, as to any Person, any lease of any
real or personal property in respect of which the obligations of
the lessee are required, in accordance with GAAP, to be classified
and accounted for as a capital lease on the consolidated balance
sheet of such Person.
“ Capital
Stock ” of any Person shall mean any capital stock (or in
the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the
partners’ or members’ equivalent equity interest) of
such Person, whether common or preferred.
“ Cayman
Pledge Agreement ” shall mean that certain Pledge
Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2003, executed by the
Borrower and JLG International, in favor of the Collateral Agent
for the benefit of the Lenders, the lender under the Pari Passu
Credit Facility, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., New York Branch and any counterparties to
Hedging Transactions that are entered into to replace or refinance
either the Tokyo Interest Rate Hedge Agreement or the Citizens
Interest Rate Hedge Agreement, pursuant to which the Borrower shall
pledge 66% of the general partnership and limited partnership
interests of JLG Investments, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited
partnership.
“ Change
in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of
the following events: (a) the acquisition of ownership,
directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or
“group” (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended and the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) of
30% or more of the outstanding shares of the voting stock of the
Borrower; or (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other
than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by
Persons who were neither (i) directors on the date hereof or
directors nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower or
(ii) appointed by directors on the date hereof or directors so
nominated.
“ Change
in Law ” shall mean (a) the adoption of any
applicable law, rule or regulation after the date of this
Agreement, (b) any change in any applicable law, rule or
regulation, or any change in the
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interpretation
or application thereof, by any Governmental Authority after the
date of this Agreement, or (c) compliance by any Lender (or
its Applicable Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or for purposes
of Section 2.18(b) , by such Lender’s or the
Issuing Bank’s parent company, if applicable) with any
request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of
law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of
this Agreement.
“
Citizens Interest Rate Hedge Agreement ” shall mean
that certain ISDA Master Agreement (including the Schedule
thereto), dated as of June 6, 2003, pursuant to which the
Borrower, certain of its Subsidiaries and Citizens Bank of
Pennsylvania entered into a Transaction (as such term is defined in
the Citizens Interest Rate Hedge Agreement) on June 6, 2003,
in the notional amount of $70,000,000 under the terms and
conditions specified in the Citizens Swap Transaction, as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“
Citizens Swap Transaction ” shall mean that certain
Confirmation (as such term is defined in the Citizens Interest Rate
Hedge Agreement) related to the Citizens Interest Rate Hedge
Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time
to time; provided that at no time shall the notional amount
be in excess of $70,000,000.
“
Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or
Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising
such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, or Swingline Loans and when
used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such
Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or a Swingline
Commitment.
“ Closing
Date ” shall mean the date on which the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 3.1 have been satisfied
or waived in accordance with Section 10.2 .
“
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended and in effect from time to time.
“
Collateral ” shall mean all personal property of any
Loan Party that is the subject of a Lien granted pursuant to a
Collateral Document to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of
(i) the Lenders to secure the whole or any part of the
Obligations or any Guarantee thereof, (ii) the lender under
the Pari Passu Credit Facility to secure the whole or any part of
the obligations of any of the Loan Parties under the Pari Passu
Credit Facility, (iii) The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., New
York Branch to secure the whole or any part of the obligations of
any of the Loan Parties under the Tokyo Swap Transaction and
(iv) Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania to secure the whole or any
part of the obligations of any of the Loan Parties under the
Citizens Swap Transaction.
“
Collateral Access Agreements ” shall mean,
collectively, the landlord waivers, warehouseman agreements, bailee
acknowledgments and customs brokers acknowledgments executed by any
Loan Party and a third party with possession of any Collateral or
leasing real property to such Loan Party at which Collateral is
located, delivered in connection herewith.
“
Collateral Agent ” shall mean SunTrust Bank, in its
capacity as the collateral agent for the Lenders, the lender
providing the Pari Passu Credit Facility, The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., New York Branch and Citizens Bank of
Pennsylvania.
“
Collateral Documents ” shall mean, collectively, the
Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreements, all Investment Control
Agreements, all Bank Account Control Agreements, all Copyright
Security Agreements, all Patent Security Agreements, all Trademark
Security Agreements, the Perfection
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Certificate,
all Collateral Access Agreements, and all other instruments and
agreements now or hereafter securing the whole or any part of the
Obligations or any Guarantee thereof, all UCC financing statements,
stock powers, and all other documents, instruments, agreements and
certificates executed and delivered by any Loan Party to the
Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in
connection with the foregoing.
“
Commitment ” shall mean a Revolving Commitment, a
Swingline Commitment or any combination thereof (as the context
shall permit or require).
“
Commitment Fee ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.14(b) .
“
Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from
the chief financial officer of the Borrower in the form of, and
containing the certifications set forth in, Exhibit 5.1(c)
.
“
Consenting Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.23(c) .
“
Consolidated ” shall mean, when used with reference to
financial statements or financial statement items of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, such statements or items on a consolidated
basis in accordance with applicable principles of consolidation
under GAAP.
“
Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for any period, an
amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such
period, plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining
Consolidated Net Income, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for
such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,
(iii) depreciation and amortization for such period,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (iv)
non-cash expenses of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
for such period relating to stock options or other stock-based
compensation (other than non-cash expenses relating to restricted
share awards determined in accordance with past practice) to the
extent required to be expensed under applicable laws or
regulations.
“
Consolidated Fixed Charges ” shall mean, for any
period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense paid in
cash during such period, plus (b) dividends and distributions
to holders of Capital Stock, warrants and related instruments of
the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries paid in cash during
such period, plus (c) scheduled principal payments required to
be made on all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries (excluding payments with respect to the Senior
Unsecured Notes and the Senior Subordinated Notes in respect of
principal only, but including the portion of rental expense that
would be attributed to principal of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period in respect of Synthetic
Leases as if such Synthetic Leases were Capital Leases) during such
period.
“
Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for any
period, the sum of (a) total interest expense of the Borrower
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period measured on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including without
limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of
Capital Leases, plus (b) the net amount payable (or minus the
net amount receivable) with respect to interest rate Hedging
Obligations during such period plus (c) the portion of rental
expense that would be attributed to interest of the Borrower and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period in respect of
Synthetic Leases as if such Synthetic Leases were Capital
Leases.
“
Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any period,
the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries for such period measured on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP, but excluding therefrom (to the extent
otherwise included therein) (a) any extraordinary gains or
losses, (b) any non-cash gains attributable to write-ups of
assets (but including any non-cash losses
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attributable to
write-downs of assets), (c) any equity interest of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary in the unremitted earnings of any Person
that is not a Subsidiary, and (d) any income (or loss) of any
Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is
merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or
its assets are acquired by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary.
“
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ” shall mean, as of
any date, (a) total shareholders’ equity of the Borrower
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, less
(b) the net book amount of all assets of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries that would be classified as intangible
assets on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of such
date.
“
Contractual Currency ” shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in Section 2.24(b) .
“
Contractual Obligation ” of any Person shall mean any
material provision of any security issued by such Person or of any
material agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such
Person is obligated or by which it or any material portion of the
property in which it has an interest is bound.
“
Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.24(b) .
“
Copyright ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the Security Agreement.
“
Copyright Security Agreements ” shall mean,
collectively, the Grant of Security Interest in Copyright Rights
agreements executed by the Loan Parties owning Copyrights or
licenses of Copyrights in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf
of itself, and the Lenders, the lender under the Pari Passu Credit
Facility, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., New York Branch and any counterparties to
Hedging Transactions that are entered into to replace or refinance
either the Tokyo Interest Rate Hedge Agreement or the Citizens
Interest Rate Hedge Agreement.
“
Currency ” shall mean Dollars or any Alternate
Currency.
“
Customer Financings ” shall mean all leases (including
operating leases, financing leases, and synthetic leases) and all
conditional sale agreements, pursuant to which the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries leases or conditionally sells new or used
equipment either manufactured or remanufactured by the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, other than (a) any open accounts
receivable from the sale of equipment or (b) Monetization
Assets that are the subject of a Monetization
Transaction.
“
Default ” shall mean any condition or event that, with
the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute
an Event of Default.
“ Default
Interest ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.13(b) .
“
Defaulted Material Foreign Indebtedness ” shall have
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.1(g)
.
“
Determination Date ” shall mean:
(a) in
connection with any new Alternate Currency Loan or Obligation
relating to an Alternate Currency Letter of Credit, the Business
Day which is the earlier of the date such credit is extended or the
date the interest rate is set, as applicable;
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(b) in
connection with the continuation of a Borrowing into a new Interest
Period, the Business Day which is the earlier of the date such
Borrowing is continued or the date the rate is set, as applicable;
or
(c) the date
of any reduction of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to the terms
of Article II; and
(d) such
additional dates, not more frequently than once a calendar quarter
if no Default has occurred, as may be determined by the
Administrative Agent.
“
Dollar(s) ” and the sign “ $ ”
shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
“ Dollar
Equivalent ” shall mean, on any date, (i) with
respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount and
(ii) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternate
Currency, the amount of Dollars that would be required to purchase
the amount of such Alternate Currency on such date based upon the
Exchange Rate as of the applicable Determination Date.
“
Domestic Finished Equipment ” shall mean Eligible
Inventory consisting of finished equipment, including but not
limited to all finished aerial work platforms, telehandlers and
telescoping hydraulic excavators.
“
Domestic Finished Replacement Parts ” shall mean
Eligible Inventory consisting of finished replacement parts for
equipment.
“
Domestic Pledge Agreement ” shall mean that certain
Domestic Pledge Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2003,
executed by each Loan Party that owns any Capital Stock of a
Material Domestic Subsidiary, in favor of the Collateral Agent for
the benefit of the Lenders, the lender under the Pari Passu Credit
Facility, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., New York Branch and any counterparties to
Hedging Transactions that are entered into to replace or refinance
either the Tokyo Interest Rate Hedge Agreement or the Citizens
Interest Rate Hedge Agreement, pursuant to which such Loan Parties
shall pledge 66% of the Capital Stock of JLG International and 100%
of the Capital Stock of each other Material Domestic
Subsidiary.
“
Domestic Raw Material ” shall mean Eligible Inventory
consisting of purchased raw materials and component
inventories.
“
Domestic Rental Fleet Equipment ” shall mean Eligible
Inventory consisting of equipment rented by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries to third parties.
“
Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean each Subsidiary that
is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
“
Domestic Used Equipment ” shall mean Eligible
Inventory consisting of finished equipment that has been previously
rented to third parties, taken in trade from third parties,
purchased on the open market, remanufactured, reconditioned or
otherwise acquired in any manner.
“
Domestic Work in Process ” means Eligible Inventory
consisting of work in process using Domestic Raw Material that,
upon completion of the manufacturing process with respect thereto,
will constitute either Domestic Finished Equipment or Domestic
Finished Replacement Parts.
“
Eligible Accounts ” shall mean all Accounts of the
Loan Parties other than any Account:
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(a) that does
not arise from the sale of goods, Customer Financings or the
performance of services by any Loan Party in the ordinary course of
its business;
(b) upon
which (i) the right to receive payment is not absolute or is
contingent upon the fulfillment of any condition whatsoever, other
than customary conditions applicable to any Loan Party in
connection with Customer Financings, (ii) such Loan Party is
not able to bring suit or otherwise enforce its remedies against
the Account Debtor through judicial process or (iii) if the
Account represents a progress billing consisting of an invoice for
goods sold or used or services rendered pursuant to a contract
under which the Account Debtor’s obligation to pay that
invoice is subject to completion of further performance by such
Loan Party under such contract or is subject to the equitable lien
of a surety bond issuer;
(c) which is
subject to any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim, but only
to the extent of such defense, set-off or counterclaim, unless such
Account Debtor has entered into a written agreement reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent to waive such defense,
set-off or counterclaim;
(d) (i) that
is not a bona fide, valid and enforceable obligation of the Account
Debtor, (ii) with respect to which, in whole or in part, a check,
promissory note, draft, trade acceptance or other instrument for
the payment of money has been received, presented for payment and
returned uncollected for any reason or (iii) that is subject
to any dispute actually asserted in writing by the Account
Debtor;
(e) that
arises from a sale to any director, officer, other employee or
Affiliate of any Loan Party;
(f) that is
the obligation of an Account Debtor that is the United States
government or a political subdivision thereof, or any department,
agency or instrumentality thereof unless the Loan Party, if
necessary or desirable, has complied with respect to such
obligation with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as
amended, or the Financial Administration Act (Canada), as amended,
as applicable, with respect to such obligation to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Administrative Agent;
(g) with
respect to which an invoice has not been sent (including by
electronic transmission) to the applicable Account
Debtor;
(h) that is
not owned solely by the Loan Parties or that is subject to any
right, claim, interest or Lien of another Person, other than a Lien
in favor of the Collateral Agent and Permitted Encumbrances,
including without limitation all Monetization Assets;
(i) that
arises with respect to goods which are delivered on a
cash-on-delivery basis or placed on consignment (it being
understood and agreed that an Account that arises in connection
with a sale of such goods by the consignee thereof shall not be
deemed to be ineligible by reason of this clause (i)) or other
terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be
conditional;
(j) that is
not paid within the earlier of (i) sixty (60) days from
its due date or (ii) one hundred eighty (180) days from
its original invoice date, that is owed by an Account Debtor that
has suspended its business, made a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors or failed to pay its debts generally as they
come due, or that has filed, or had filed against it and had not
been dismissed, a petition under any bankruptcy law or any other
federal, state or foreign receivership, insolvency or similar law
or that arises under any Customer Financing with respect to which
any other Accounts with respect to such Customer Financing is more
than ninety (90) days past due on the date of
determination;
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(k) that
arises from any bill-and-hold arrangement or other arrangement for
the sale of goods which remain in the possession or control of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(l) as to
which the Administrative Agent does not have a first-priority
perfected security interest;
(m) that is
the obligation of an Account Debtor if fifty percent (50%) or more
of the Dollar amount of all Accounts owing by that Account Debtor
are ineligible under clause (j) above or if such Account
Debtor is in default with respect to any Indebtedness owed by such
Account Debtor to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(n) to the
extent such Account is evidenced by a judgment;
(o) Accounts
which, together with the other Accounts of a single Account Debtor
or its Affiliates owed to the Loan Parties, constitute more than
twenty percent (20%) of all otherwise Eligible Accounts (but the
portion of the Eligible Accounts not in excess of such percentage
shall be Eligible Accounts);
(p) that is
the obligation of an Account Debtor located in a foreign country,
(other than Canada) unless payment thereof is assured by a letter
of credit assigned and delivered to the Administrative Agent,
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to form,
amount and issuer;
(q) that
represents interest payments or shipping, finance and similar
charges owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
and
(r) with
respect to which any of the representations, warranties, covenants,
and agreements contained in this Agreement or any Borrowing Base
Certificate are not true and correct in any material respect when
made or deemed made.
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent
shall have the right from time to time to adjust the foregoing
eligibility standards in the exercise of its reasonable credit
judgment based on the results of appraisals, field examinations and
other Collateral and Borrowing Base evaluations conducted by the
Administrative Agent. Any adjustments to such eligibility standards
by the Administrative Agent shall be made by written notice to the
Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such
change, and shall become effective upon the earlier of (i) the
first Borrowing Base Certificate that is delivered after delivery
of such notice by the Administrative Agent and (ii) five
(5) Business Days after the date of receipt by the Borrower of
such written notice, and in the case of clause (ii) such
adjustments to the eligibility standards shall be applied to the
Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to
Section 5.1(f) .
“
Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender;
(b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and
(d) any other Person (other than a natural Person) approved by
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, and unless
(i) such Person is taking delivery of an assignment in
connection with physical settlement of a credit derivatives
transaction or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed).
“
Eligible Inventory ” shall mean all Inventory of the
Loan Parties, other than Inventory that:
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(a) is not
owned solely by one or more Loan Parties or that is subject to any
right, claim, interest or Lien of another Person, other than a Lien
in favor of the Collateral Agent and other than Permitted
Encumbrances;
(b) is
(i) not located in the continental United States or Canada,
(ii) not located on real property owned by a Loan Party
unless, if such property is leased from or under the control of a
third party, such third party has executed and delivered to the
Collateral Agent a Collateral Access Agreement in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, waiving
any lien or other rights that such person may hold in regard to the
property of the Loan Parties located on such premises and
containing such other provisions as the Collateral Agent may
reasonably require;
(c) is in
transit, other than (i) Inventory in transit from a supplier
to a Loan Party that is not in the control of a customs broker and
is fully insured and covered by a bill of lading reflecting that
title to such inventory has passed to such Loan Party,
(ii) Inventory in transit from a supplier to a Loan Party that
is in the control of a customs broker and is fully insured and
covered by a bill of lading reflecting that title to such inventory
has passed to such Loan Party; provided that such customs
broker, has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a
Collateral Access Agreement in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, waiving any lien or other
rights that such person may hold in regard to the property of the
Loan Parties located on such premises and containing such other
provisions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require,
(iii) Inventory in transit between facilities owned, leased or
used by one or more Loan Parties, so long as Inventory would not
otherwise be excluded from the Borrowing Base pursuant to clause
(c) above;
(d) is
covered by a negotiable document of title, unless such document and
evidence of acceptable insurance covering such Inventory has been
delivered to the Administrative Agent with all necessary
endorsements;
(e) is
obsolete, unsalable, or unfit for further processing;
(f) consists
of goods that are not held for sale, lease or rental in the
ordinary course of the Loan Parties’ business;
(g) does not
meet in all material respects all material standards imposed by any
Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Loan
Parties, including with respect to its production, acquisition or
importation (as the case may be);
(h) is placed
on consignment with another Person or is held by a Loan Party on
consignment from another Person;
(i) is
produced in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and subject
to the “hot goods” provisions contained in 29 U.S.C.
§ 215 or any successor statute or section;
(j) with
respect to which any of the representations, warranties, covenants,
and agreements contained in the Loan Documents are not true and
correct in all material respects when made or deemed made;
and
(k) is
subject to any licensing, patent, royalty, trademark, trade name or
copyright agreement with any third parties, unless the Loan
Party’s interest in any such license or other appropriate
agreement is subject to the Security Agreement or otherwise
assigned to the Administrative Agent.
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Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent
shall have the right from time to time to adjust the foregoing
eligibility standards in the exercise of its reasonable credit
judgment based on the results of appraisals, field examinations and
other Collateral and Borrowing Base evaluations conducted by the
Administrative Agent. Any adjustments to such eligibility standards
by the Administrative Agent shall be made by written notice to the
Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such
change, and shall become effective upon the earlier of (i) the
first Borrowing Base Certificate that is delivered after delivery
of such notice by the Administrative Agent and (ii) five
(5) Business Days after the date of receipt by the Borrower of
such written notice, and in the case of clause (ii) such
adjustments to the eligibility standards shall be applied to the
Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to
Section 5.1(f) .
“
Eligible Inventory Components Amount ” shall mean, at
any time, an amount equal to the sum of the following (a) an
amount equal to 70% of Domestic Finished Equipment; plus
(b) an amount equal to 45% of Domestic Finished Replacement
Parts; plus (c) an amount equal to 25% of Domestic Raw
Material; plus (d) an amount equal to 35% of Domestic Rental
Fleet Equipment; plus (e) an amount equal to 55% of Domestic
Used Equipment; plus (f) an amount equal to 45% of Domestic
Work in Process; provided that such advance percentage rates may be
adjusted by the Administrative Agent, upon consent of the Required
Lenders, based on an appraisal.
“ EMU
” shall mean economic and monetary union as contemplated in
the Treaty on European Union.
“ EMU
Legislation ” shall mean legislative measures of the
European Council for the introduction of change over to or
operation of a single or unified European currency, as amended from
time to time.
“
Environmental Laws ” shall mean all laws, rules,
regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments or
injunctions promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental
Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or
reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or
threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and
safety matters.
“
Environmental Liability ” shall mean any liability,
contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs
of environmental investigation and remediation, costs of
administrative oversight, fines, natural resource damages,
penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any
violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use,
handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any
Hazardous Materials, (c) any exposure to any Hazardous
Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any
Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other
consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or
imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any
successor statute.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” shall mean any trade or business (whether or
not incorporated), which, together with the Borrower, is treated as
a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or,
solely for the purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and
Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.
“ ERISA
Event ” shall mean (a) any “reportable
event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the
regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an
event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the
existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding
deficiency” (as
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defined in
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether
or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of
the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver
of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan;
(d) with respect to a Plan that does not satisfy the
requirements for a standard termination under Section 4041(b) of
ERISA, the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to
the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator
appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to
terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer
any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its
ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or
partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or
(g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any
notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of
Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan
is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within
the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“
Euro ” shall mean the single currency to which
participating member states are converting.
“
Eurocurrency ” when used in reference to any Loan or
Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising
such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“
Eurocurrency Borrowing Minimum ” shall mean, for any
Eurocurrency Loan, (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated
in Dollars, $3,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000; and in
the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euros or any other Alternate
Currency, such minimum amounts and multiples in excess thereof, the
Dollar Equivalent of which shall be approximately equal to
$3,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000, respectively, as
determined by the Administrative Agent from time to
time.
“
Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage ” shall mean, with
respect to any Currency, the aggregate of the maximum reserve,
liquid asset or similar, percentages (including, without
limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal
reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next
1/100th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative
Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to
regulations issued by any Governmental Authority of the United
States or of the jurisdiction of such Currency or any jurisdiction
in which Loans in such Currency are made to which banks in such
jurisdiction are subject for any category of deposits or
liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such Currency or by
reference to which interest rates applicable to loans in such
Currency are determined. Such liquid assets or similar percentages
shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D.
Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency
funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without
benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may
be available from time to time to any Lender under
Regulation D or any other applicable law, rule or regulation.
The Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically
on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve
percentage.
“ Euro
unit ” shall mean the currency unit of the
Euro.
“ Event
of Default ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Article VIII.
“
Exchange Rate ” means on any day, with respect any
Alternate Currency, the offered rate at which such currency may be
exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately
11:00 a.m. on such day on the Reuters NFX Page (or if such
page is not available, or the rate does not appear on such page,
the comparable page on the Telerate or Bloomberg Service) for such
currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on the
applicable page of any such services, the “Exchange
Rate” shall be determined by
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reference to
such other publicly available services 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 offered spot rate of exchange of the
Administrative Agent or, if the Administrative Agent shall so
determine, one of its affiliates in the market where its foreign
currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then
being conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m., local time, on such
date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two Business Days
later; provided that if at the time of any such
determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted,
the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Borrower, may
use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such
rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
“
Excluded Taxes ” shall mean with respect to the
Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other
recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any
obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise
taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United
States of America or any political subdivision or taxing authority
thereof or therein, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which
such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is
located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable
lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes
imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed
by any other jurisdiction in which any Lender is located,
(c) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding tax that
(i) is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at
the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement,
(ii) is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at
any time that such Foreign Lender designates a new lending office,
other than Taxes that have accrued prior to the designation of such
lending office that are otherwise not Excluded Taxes, or
(iii) is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure
to comply with Section 2.20(e) , and (d) in the
case of any Lender described in Section 2.20(f) , any
withholding tax that is attributable to such Lender’s failure
to comply with Section 2.20(f) .
“
Existing Credit Agreement ” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the Recitals.
“
Existing Letters of Credit ” shall mean those certain
letters of credit listed on Schedule II issued by the
Issuing Bank pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement for the
account of the Borrower.
“ Federal
Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1%) equal to
the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or if
such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal
Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1% of the quotations for such day
on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from
three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the
Administrative Agent.
“ Fee
Letter ” shall mean that certain fee letter, dated as of
September 30, 2005, executed by SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.
and SunTrust Bank and accepted by Borrower.
“
First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean any Foreign
Subsidiary that is owned directly in whole or in part by the
Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary.
“ Fiscal
Month ” shall mean any fiscal month of the
Borrower.
“ Fiscal
Quarter ” shall mean any fiscal quarter of the
Borrower.
“ Fiscal
Year ” shall mean any fiscal year of the
Borrower.
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“ Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the
ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA, less (ii) income tax
expense of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries paid in
cash (net of any tax refunds received in cash, to the extent of
such income tax expense), less (iii) the actual amount paid by
the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in cash on account
of Capital Expenditures to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges, in
each case measured for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending
on such date.
“ Foreign
Lender ” shall mean any Lender that is not a United
States person under Section 7701(a)(3) of the Code.
“ Foreign
Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that is organized
under the laws of a jurisdiction other than one of the fifty states
of the United States or the District of Columbia.
“
GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and
subject to the terms of Section 1.3 .
“
Governmental Authority ” shall mean the government of
the United States of America, any other nation or any political
subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,
regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining
to government.
“
Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “
guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic
effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary
obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor
”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and
including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor
(a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the
purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to
purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any
security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease
property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the
owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment
thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or
any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary
obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such
Indebtedness or other obligation, or (d) as an account party
in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in
support of such Indebtedness or obligation; provided that
the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for
collection or deposits in the ordinary course of business. The
amount of any Guarantee (other than a MOSA) shall be deemed to be
the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable
amount of the primary obligation in respect of which Guarantee is
made and (b) the maximum amount for which such Person may be
liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such
Guarantee, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount
for which such Person may be liable are not stated or determinable,
in which case the amount of such Guarantee shall be the maximum
reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such
Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such
Person in good faith. The amount of any MOSA of the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be the lesser of
(i) the capitalized amount of all customer financings covered
by such MOSA, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and
(ii) if any, the stated limitation of the obligations of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the MOSAs related
to such customer financings, in each case determined in a manner
consistent with the determination of contingent liabilities
represented by MOSAs in connection with the preparation of the
consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries. The term “Guarantee” used as
a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“
Hazardous Materials ” means all explosive or
radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic
substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or
petroleum distillates, asbestos or
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asbestos
containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas,
infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of
any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“ Hedging
Obligations ” of any Person shall mean any and all
obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and
howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired
under (a) any and all Hedging Transactions, (b) any and
all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or
assignments of any Hedging Transactions, and (c) any and all
extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements of any Hedging
Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging
Transactions.
“ Hedging
Transaction ” of any Person shall mean any transaction
(including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or
hereafter entered into between such Person that is a rate swap,
basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, interest rate
option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor
transaction, collateral transaction, forward transaction, currency
swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency
option or any other similar transaction (including any option with
respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof,
whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies,
commodity prices, equity prices or other financial
measures.
“
Increased Facility Closing Date ” has the meaning
specified in Section 2.8(a).
“
Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without
duplication, (a) obligations of such Person for borrowed
money, (b) obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) Maximum
Loss Exposure, (d) non-contingent obligations under any MOSA,
(e) obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred
purchase price of property or services (other than accounts
payables incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f)
obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such
Person, (g) capitalized amount of all obligations of such
Person, as lessee, under Capital Leases, (h) obligations,
contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of
credit (whether or not drawn), acceptances or similar extensions of
credit, (i) Guarantees by such Person of the type of
indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (e) above,
(j) indebtedness of a third party secured by any lien on
property owned by such Person, whether or not such indebtedness has
been assumed by such Person, (k) obligations of such Person,
contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise
acquire for value any common stock of such Person, and
(l) Operating Lease Value of operating leases.
“
Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes other than
Excluded Taxes.
“
Intercreditor Agreement ” shall mean that certain
Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2003,
hereof, by and among the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the lender
providing the Pari Passu Credit Facility, The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., New York Branch, Citizens Bank of
Pennsylvania and the Borrower.
“
Interest Period ” shall mean with respect to any
Eurocurrency Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months;
provided that:
(a) the
initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the
date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a
Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring
thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day
on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;
(b) if any
Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business
Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in
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another
calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the
next preceding Business Day;
(c) any
Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar
month, or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding
day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, shall
end on the last Business Day of the relevant calendar month at the
end of such Interest Period; and
(d) no
Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date.
“
Inventory ” shall mean, for any Person, all
“inventory” (as defined in the UCC) now or hereafter
owned or acquired by such Person or in which such Person now or
hereafter has or acquires any rights, wherever located, and, in any
event, shall mean and include equipment, machinery, inventory,
merchandise, goods and other personal property which are held by or
on behalf of such Person for sale or lease or are furnished or are
to be furnished under a contract of service, or which constitute
raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed or to
be used or consumed in such Person’s business or in the
processing, production, packaging, promotion, delivery or shipping
of the same, including other supplies.
“
Investment Control Agreement ” shall mean an agreement
among a Loan Party, the Collateral Agent and (a) the issuer of
uncertificated securities with respect to uncertificated securities
in the name of any Loan Party that are not held in a securities
account in the name of any Loan Party, (b) a securities
intermediary with respect to securities, whether certificated or
uncertificated, securities entitlements and other financial assets
held in a securities account in the name of any Loan Party, or
(c) a futures commission merchant or clearing house, as
applicable, with respect to commodity accounts and commodity
contracts held by any Loan Party, in the form of Exhibit F
attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Collateral Agent.
“
Investments ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 7.4 .
“ Issuing
Bank ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as the
issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.22
.
“ JLG
International ” shall mean JLG International LLC, a
Pennsylvania limited liability company.
“ LC
Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Aggregate
Revolving Commitment Amount that may be used by the Borrower for
the issuance of Letters of Credit, the aggregate LC Exposure of
which shall not exceed $25,000,000.
“ LC
Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by the Issuing
Bank to a beneficiary pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“ LC
Documents ” shall mean the Letters of Credit and all
applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Letters of
Credit.
“ LC
Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of
(a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit denominated in U.S. Dollars at such time, plus (b) the
Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate undrawn amount of all
outstanding Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, plus (c) the
aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements (including the Dollar
Equivalent of any LC Disbursements with respect to Alternate
Currency Letters of Credit) that have not been reimbursed by or on
behalf of the
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Borrower at
such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender shall be its Pro Rata
Share of the total LC Exposure at such time.
“
Lenders ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the opening paragraph of this Agreement and shall include, where
appropriate, the Swingline Lender.
“ Letter
of Credit ” shall mean any Existing Letter of Credit and
any stand-by or documentary letter of credit issued pursuant to
Section 2.22 by the Issuing Bank for the account of the
Borrower.
“ Letter
of Credit Fee ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.14(c) .
“
LIBOR ” shall mean, for any Interest Period, with
respect to any Currency, the British Bankers’ Association
Interest Settlement Rate per annum for deposits in such Currency
for a period equal to such Interest Period appearing on the display
designated as Page 3750 on the Dow Jones Markets Service (or such
other page on that service or such other service designated by the
British Bankers’ Association for the display of such
Association’s Interest Settlement Rates for Dollar deposits)
as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the day that is two
Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period or if
such Page 3750 is unavailable for any reason at such time, the rate
which appears on the Reuters Screen ISDA Page as of such date and
such time; provided that, if the Administrative Agent
determines that the relevant foregoing sources are unavailable for
the relevant Interest Period, LIBOR shall mean the rate of interest
determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average (rounded
upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the rates
per annum at which deposits in such Currency are offered to the
Administrative Agent two Business Days preceding the first day of
such Interest Period by leading banks in the London interbank
market as of 10:00 a.m. for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period, for the number of days comprised therein and in an
amount comparable to the amount of the Eurocurrency Loan of the
Administrative Agent.
“
Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security
interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), encumbrance,
hypothecation, assignment for security, or other arrangement
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement
and any capital lease) having substantially the same practical
effect as any of the foregoing.
“ Limited
Recourse Financing Documents ” shall mean (i) that
certain Program Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2003, by
and between Borrower and General Electric Capital Corporation (the
“ GECC Financing Agreement ”), (ii) that
certain Program Agreement in substantially the form provided by
Borrower to the Administrative Agent, to be entered into by and
between JLG Europe B.V. and GE European Equipment Finance Limited,
and (iii) any other agreements entered into from time to time
between Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries and third party
financing providers evidencing financing programs sponsored by
Borrower for the benefit of its customers, which agreements shall
be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
“ Limited
Recourse Financing Transaction ” shall mean any
transaction or a series of transactions entered into by the
Borrower or a Subsidiary pursuant to the Limited Recourse Financing
Documents.
“
Liquidation Currency ” shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in Section 2.24(c) .
“ Loan
Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the
Notes (if any), the LC Documents, the Subsidiary Guaranty
Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Documents,
all Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation,
all Borrowing Base Certificates, all Compliance Certificates, the
Fee Letter, all other instruments, agreements, documents and
writings
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delivered to
the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent pursuant to
Section 3.1 hereof, all amendments, waiver and
modifications of the foregoing, and all instruments, agreements,
documents and writings delivered in connection with any amendments,
waivers, or modifications of the foregoing.
“ Loan
Parties ” shall mean the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan
Parties.
“
Loans ” shall mean all Revolving Loans and Swingline
Loans, in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall
require.
“ Master
Agreement ” shall mean any agreement substantially in the
form of the Master Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border) published
by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc,
together with all schedules and credit support annexes
thereto.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with respect to
any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature
(including any adverse determination in any litigation,
arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether
singularly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or
acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or
not related, that results in a material adverse change in, or a
material adverse effect on, (a) the business, results of
operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities or prospects
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the
ability of the Loan Parties to perform any of their respective
obligations under the Loan Documents that are material to the
rights or interests of the Lenders, (c) the rights and
remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the
Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender and the Lenders under any of the
Loan Documents, or (d) the legality, validity or enforceability of
any of the Loan Documents.
“
Material Domestic Subsidiaries ” shall mean all
Domestic Subsidiaries, other than (i) Monetization Subsidiaries and
(ii) those Domestic Subsidiaries that in the aggregate
(a) have total assets less than five percent (5%) of the total
assets of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries measured
on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of the last day
of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to
Section 5.1(a) or (b) , or (b) have
Consolidated EBITDA that is less than five percent (5%) of the
Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the last day of
the Fiscal Quarter for which the most recent financial statements
required under Section 5.1(a) or (b) have been
delivered, but in any event including each Domestic Subsidiary
(other than any Monetization Subsidiary) that has total assets or
Consolidated EBITDA in an amount that equals or exceeds
(x) two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total assets of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries measured on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of
the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to
Section 5.1(a) or (b) , or (y) two and
one-half percent (2.5%) of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending
on the last day of the Fiscal Quarter for which the most recent
financial statements required under Section 5.1(a) or
(b) have been delivered.
“
Material First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries ” shall mean
all First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries other than
(i) Monetization Subsidiaries and (ii) those First-Tier
Foreign Subsidiaries that in the aggregate (a) have total
assets less than five percent (5%) of the total assets of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries measured on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of
the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to
Section 5.1(a) or (b) , or (b) have Consolidated
EBITDA that is less than five percent (5%) of the Consolidated
EBITDA of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries measured
on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for the four Fiscal
Quarter period ending on the last day of the Fiscal
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Quarter for
which the most recent financial statements required under
Section 5.1(a) or (b) have been delivered, but
in any event including each Foreign Subsidiary that has total
assets or Consolidated EBITDA in an amount that equals or exceeds
(x) two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total assets of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries measured on a
consolidated basis as of the last day of the most recently ended
Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered
pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b) , or
(y) two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the Consolidated EBITDA
of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries measured on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for the four Fiscal
Quarter period ending on the last day of the Fiscal Quarter for
which the most recent financial statements required under
Section 5.1(a) or (b) have been
delivered.
“
Material Foreign Indebtedness Cure Period ” shall have
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.1(g)
.
“
Material Foreign Subsidiaries ” shall mean all Foreign
Subsidiaries other than (i) Monetization Subsidiaries and
(ii) those Foreign Subsidiaries that in the aggregate
(a) have total assets less than five percent (5%) of the total
assets of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries measured
on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of the last day
of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to
Section 5.1(a) or (b) , or (b) have
Consolidated EBITDA that is less than five percent (5%) of the
Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the last day of
the Fiscal Quarter for which the most recent financial statements
required under Section 5.1(a) or (b) have been
delivered, but in any event including each First-Tier Foreign
Subsidiary that has total assets or Consolidated EBITDA in an
amount that equals or exceeds (x) two and one-half percent
(2.5%) of the total assets of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of the last day of
the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or
(b) , or (y) two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the
Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the last day of
the Fiscal Quarter for which the most recent financial statements
required under Section 5.1(a) or (b) have been
delivered.
“
Material Indebtedness ” shall mean
(i) Indebtedness (other than Revolving Credit Exposure) of any
one or all of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, individually
or in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000,
(ii) Indebtedness under the Pari Passu Credit Facility,
(iii) Hedging Obligations in an amount exceeding $10,000,000,
and (iv) whether or not exceeding $10,000,000, Hedging
Obligations under the Citizens Interest Rate Hedge Agreement and
the Tokyo Interest Rate Hedge Agreement. For purposes of
determining the amount of attributed Indebtedness from Hedging
Obligations, the “amount” of any Hedging Obligations at
any time shall be the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging
Obligations.
“ Maximum
Loss Exposure ” shall mean, as of any date, the estimated
maximum amount of contractual loss that the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries may incur under Monetization Transactions or
securitization transactions as a result of payment defaults by
obligors with respect to assets either monetized or securitized, as
determined by the Borrower in good faith.
“
Monetization Assets ” shall mean (i) accounts
receivable, Customer Financings, instruments, chattel paper,
obligations, general intangibles and other similar assets, in each
case relating to Inventory or services of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, (ii) equipment and equipment residuals relating
to any of the foregoing, (iii) related contractual rights,
guarantees, letters of credits, Liens, insurance proceeds,
collections and other related assets and (iv) proceeds of all of
the foregoing.
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“
Monetization Subsidiary ” shall mean a direct or
indirect Subsidiary formed in connection with a Monetization
Transaction.
“
Monetization Transaction ” shall mean (i) any
transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries sells, conveys, assigns,
pledges or otherwise transfers for value any Monetization Assets to
any Monetization Subsidiary or to any other Person that is not an
Affiliate of the Borrower, or creates a Lien in Monetization Assets
in favor of any Monetization Subsidiary or any other Person that is
not an Affiliate of the Borrower to secure Indebtedness incurred in
connection with such Monetization Transaction and (ii) any
Limited Recourse Financing Transaction.
“
Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc.
“
MOSA ” shall mean a mandate-of-sale agreement,
remarketing agreement, cooperation agreement, deed of undertaking,
guaranty or similar agreement or instrument entered into by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as a credit enhancement of
financing obtained by customers of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to finance the acquisition by such customers of
equipment manufactured by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
provided , that “MOSA” shall not include any
Limited Recourse Financing Transaction.
“
Multiemployer Plan ” shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“
National Currency Unit ” shall mean the unit of
currency (other than a Euro Unit) of a participating member
state.
“ Net
Cash Proceeds ” shall mean the excess, if any, of
(i) the aggregate amount received in cash (including any cash
received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a note receivable
or otherwise, but only as and when such cash is so received) in
connection with any Asset Sale or issuance of equity securities,
over (ii) the sum of (A) reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses and fees incurred with respect to legal, investment
banking, brokerage, advisor and accounting and other professional
fees, sales commissions and disbursements and all reasonable fees,
expenses and charges, in each case actually incurred in connection
with such Asset Sale or issuance of equity securities and paid to
non-Affiliates, (B) all income, transfer or other taxes
payable in connection with such Asset Sale or issuance of equity
securities, whether actually paid or estimated by the Borrower to
be payable in connection with such Asset Sale or issuance of equity
securities, (C) the amount of any Indebtedness which is
secured by any such asset or which is required to be, and is,
repaid in connection with such Asset Sale (other than Indebtedness
hereunder) and (D) reserves required to be established in
accordance with GAAP or the definitive agreements relating to such
Asset Sale with respect to such Asset Sale, including, without
limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities,
liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under
any indemnification obligations.
“ Net
Mark-to-Market Exposure ” of any Person shall mean, as of
any date of determination with respect to any Hedging Obligation,
the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized
profits of such Person arising from such Hedging Obligation.
“Unrealized losses” shall mean the fair market value of
the cost to such Person of replacing the Hedging Transaction giving
rise to such Hedging Obligation as of the date of determination
(assuming the Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that
date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market
value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Hedging
Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging
Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).
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“ New
Lender ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.8(a).
“ New
Lender Supplement ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.8(a).
“
Non-Consenting Lender ” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.23(c) .
“
Notes ” shall mean, collectively, the Revolving Credit
Notes and the Swingline Note.
“ Notices
of Borrowing ” shall mean, collectively, the Notices of
Revolving Borrowing and the Notices of Swingline Loan.
“ Notice
of Conversion/Continuation ” shall mean the notice given
by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in respect of the
conversion or continuation of an outstanding Borrowing as provided
in Section 2.7(b) .
“ Notice
of Revolving Borrowing ” shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in Section 2.3 .
“ Notice
of Swingline Loan ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.5 .
“
Obligations ” shall mean all amounts owing by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender (including the Swingline Lender) pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
including without limitation, all principal, interest (including
any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in
bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or
like proceeding relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim
for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such
proceeding), all reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses,
indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses
(including all reasonable, out-of-pocket fees and expenses of
counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and any
Lender (including the Swingline Lender) incurred pursuant to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or
hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, together with all
extensions, modifications, renewals, refinancings and replacements
thereof.
“
Operating Lease Value ” shall mean, as of any date,
the amount of all scheduled payments in the nature of rent required
to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as lessee,
under the terms of all operating leases during the remaining fixed
term thereof, discounted to present value using a discount rate of
10%.
“
OSHA ” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and any successor
statute.
“ Other
Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future stamp or
documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or
similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the
execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect
to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“ Pari
Passu Credit Facility ” shall mean, collectively, one or
more revolving credit facilities provided to the Borrower in
connection with cash management services by one or more financial
institution reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent;
provided that each such credit facility is with an
institution that has entered into a Bank Account Control Agreement;
provided , further , that the aggregate amount of all
such credit facilities does not exceed $25,000,000.
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“
Participant ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 10.4(d) .
“
Participating Member State ” shall mean each state so
described in any EMU Legislation.
“
Patent ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the Security Agreement.
“ Patent
Security Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, the Grant
of Security Interest in Patent Rights Agreements, dated as of
September 23, 2003, executed by the Loan Parties owning
Patents or licenses of Patents in favor of the Collateral Agent, on
behalf of itself and the Lenders, the lender under the Pari Passu
Credit Facility, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., New York Branch and any counterparties to
Hedging Transactions that are entered into to replace or refinance
either the Tokyo Interest Rate Hedge Agreement or the Citizens
Interest Rate Hedge Agreement.
“ Patriot
Act ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 10.14 .
“ Payment
Office ” shall mean the office of the Administrative
Agent located at 303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
30308, or such other location as to which the Administrative Agent
shall have given written notice to the Borrower and the other
Lenders. Â!
“
PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and any successor
entity performing similar functions.
“
Perfection Certificate ” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“
Permitted Bond Payment ” shall mean a Bond Payment,
immediately prior to which, and after giving effect thereto, the
Borrowing Availability Percentage is at least forty percent
(40%).
“
Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:
(a) Liens
imposed by law for taxes, assessments and other governmental
charges not yet due or as to which the period of grace related
thereto, if any, has not expired or which are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which
adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with
GAAP;
(b) Liens of
landlords or mortgagees of landlords, carriers, warehousemen,
processors, mechanics, materialmen, customs brokers, broker/dealers
and similar Liens arising by operation of law or pursuant to the
terms of real property leases or other contracts in the ordinary
course of business for amounts not yet due or not overdue for a
period of more than thirty (30) days (or any longer grace
period available under the terms of the applicable underlying
obligation) or which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves are
being maintained to the extent required in accordance with
GAAP;
(c) pledges
and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance
with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other
social security laws or regulations;
(d) deposits
to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases,
statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds
and other obligations of a like nature, and statutory or
contractual bankers’ liens or monies held in bank accounts,
in each case in the ordinary course of business;
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(e) judgment
and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or
Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal
proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves are
being maintained to the extent required in accordance with GAAP;
and
(f) minor
imperfections in title to real property and easements, zoning
restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real
property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of
business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not
materially detract from the value of any property that is material
to, or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
provided ,
that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not
include any Lien securing Indebtedness for borrowed
money.
“
Permitted Investments ” shall mean:
(a) direct
obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on
which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States (or by
any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the
full faith and credit of the United States), in each case maturing
within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) commercial
paper having the highest rating, at the time of acquisition
thereof, of S&P or Moody’s and in either case maturing
within six months from the date of acquisition thereof;
(c) certificates
of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing
within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of
acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and
money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic
office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and
surplus and undivided profits of not less than
$500,000,000;
(d) repurchase
agreements that are secured by collateral having a value of at
least 102% of such repurchase agreement, where such collateral
(i) is held by a third party custodian, (ii) has a term
of not more than thirty (30) days for securities described in
clause (a) above and (ii) is entered into with a
financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause
(c) above;
(e) corporate
debt instruments maturing within 180 days and having a rating
of at least A by S&P or A2 by Moody’s; and
(f) mutual
funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted
Investments described in clauses (a) through
(e) above.
“
Permitted Hedging Transactions ” shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.2
.
“
Permitted MOSAs ” shall mean MOSAs up to
$150,000,000.
“
Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm,
corporation, S-corporation, association, joint venture, limited
liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental
Authority.
“
Plan ” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan
(other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of
Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA, and in
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respect of
which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were
terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be)
an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of
ERISA.
“ Pledge
Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, the Domestic
Pledge Agreement, the Cayman Pledge Agreement and all other pledge
agreements, share charges and similar instruments executed by a
Loan Party in connection with the Existing Credit
Agreement.
“ Pro
Rata Share ” shall mean with respect to any Revolving
Commitment of any Lender at any time, as well as with respect to a
Lender’s portion of any Revolving Loans, Revolving
Borrowings, Letters of Credit, the Borrowing Limit and payments
related to the foregoing under the Revolving Commitments, a
percentage, the numerator of which shall be such Lender’s
Revolving Commitment (or if the Revolving Commitments have been
terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and
payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure), and the
denominator of which shall be the sum of all Revolving Commitments
of all Lenders (or if the Revolving Commitments have been
terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and
payable, the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders).
“
Received Currency ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.24(c) .
“
Redenominate ” means the conversion of each Alternate
Currency Loan from one Alternate Currency into Dollars or another
Alternate Currency.
“
Refinancing ” shall mean the repayment in full by
Borrower of its obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement on
the Closing Date.
“
Regulation D ” shall mean Regulation D of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same
may be in effect from time to time, and any successor
regulations.
“ Related
Parties ” shall mean, with respect to any specified
Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective
directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person
and such Person’s Affiliates.
“
Release ” shall mean any release, spill, emission,
leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge,
dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including
ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface
strata) or within any building, structure, facility or
fixture.
“
Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders
holding at least 50.1% of the aggregate outstanding Commitments at
such time or if no Commitments are outstanding, then Lenders
holding at least 50.1% of the Revolving Credit Exposure of all
Lenders.
“
Requirement of Law ” for any Person shall mean the
articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership
certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate
of organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other
organizational and governing documents of such Person, and any law,
treaty, rule or regulation, or determination of a Governmental
Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person
or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its
property is subject.
“ Reset
Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.24(e)(i) .
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“
Responsible Officer ” shall mean any of the president,
the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief
financial officer, the treasurer or a vice president of the
Borrower or such other representative of the Borrower as may be
designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent
of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed); and, with respect to the Compliance
Certificate only, the chief financial officer of the
Borrower.
“
Restricted Payment ” shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in Section 7.5 .
“
Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to
each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans
to the Borrower and to participate in Letters of Credit and
Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the
amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Annex I , or
in the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date
through an assignment of an existing Revolving Commitment or as a
New Lender pursuant to a New Lender Supplement, the amount of the
“Revolving Commitment” as provided in the Assignment
and Acceptance or New Lender Supplement, as applicable, executed by
such Person, as the same may be increased or deceased pursuant to
terms hereof.
“
Revolving Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the
earliest of (a) the fifth anniversary of the date hereof, as
such date may be extended pursuant to Section 2.23 ,
(b) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated
pursuant to Section 2.8 and (c) the date on which all
amounts outstanding under this Agreement have been declared or have
automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or
otherwise).
“
Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect
to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar
Equivalent of the outstanding principal amount of such
Lender’s Revolving Loans, (b) the LC Exposure and
(c) the Swingline Exposure at such time.
“
Revolving Credit Note ” shall mean an amended and
restated promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of a
Lender in the principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving
Commitment, in substantially the form of Exhibit A.
“
Revolving Loan ” shall mean a loan made by a Lender
(other than the Swingline Lender) to the Borrower under its
Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a
Eurocurrency Loan, and which shall include Alternate Currency
Loans.
“
Security Agreement ” shall mean that certain Security
Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2003, executed by the Loan
Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Lenders, the lender providing the Pari Passu Credit Facility,
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.,
New York Branch and any counterparties to Hedging Transactions that
are entered into to replace or refinance either the Tokyo Interest
Rate Hedge Agreement or the Citizens Interest Rate Hedge Agreement,
as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Security Agreement dated
as of November 30, 2005 by and among the Borrower, the
Subsidiaries of the Borrower signatories thereto and the Collateral
Agent, and each other security agreement executed from time to time
in connection herewith.
“
S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s, a
Division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.
“ Senior
Subordinated Notes ” shall mean those certain 8 3/8% JLG
Industries, Inc. Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012.
“ Senior
Unsecured Notes ” shall mean those certain 8
1 / 4
% JLG Industries, Inc. Senior
Unsecured Notes due in 2008.
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“
Subordinated Debt ” shall mean (a) the Senior
Subordinated Notes and (b) any Indebtedness of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary (i) that is expressly subordinated to
Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders, and (ii) that is evidenced by
an indenture or other similar agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“
Subordinated Debt Documents ” shall mean any
indenture, agreement or similar instrument governing any
Subordinated Debt.
“
Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person
(the “ parent ”), any corporation, partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company, association or other
entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of
the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements
if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP
as of such date, as well as any other corporation, partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company, association or other
entity of which securities or other ownership interests
representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the
ordinary voting power, or in the case of a partnership, more than
50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date,
owned, controlled or held by the parent or one or more subsidiaries
of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the
parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to
“Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of the
Borrower.
“
Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement ” shall mean the
Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2003,
made by the Subsidiary Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
“
Subsidiary Guaranty Supplement ” shall mean each
supplement substantially in the form of Annex I to the Subsidiary
Guaranty Agreement executed and delivered by a Material Domestic
Subsidiary of the Borrower after the Closing Date.
“
Subsidiary Loan Party ” shall mean any Subsidiary that
guarantees the Obligations from time to time.
“
Supermajority Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any
time, Lenders, including the Administrative Agent, holding at least
66 2/3% of the aggregate outstanding Commitments at such time or if
no Commitments are outstanding, then Lenders, including the
Administrative Agent, holding at least 66 2/3% of the Revolving
Credit Exposure of all Lenders.
“ Swap
Termination Value ” shall mean (a) for the Citizens
Interest Rate Hedge Agreement, on any date of determination, an
amount reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent equal to
the amount, if any, that would be payable by Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to its counterparty in accordance with the terms of
such agreement, as if (i) the Citizens Interest Rate Hedge
Agreement was being terminated early on such date of determination
as a result of an “Event of Default” (as defined
therein), and (ii) the Administrative Agent was the party
determining such payment amount (with the Administrative Agent
making such determination pursuant to the provisions of the
applicable Master Agreement); and (b) for the Tokyo Interest
Rate Hedge Agreement, on any date of determination, an amount
reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent equal to the
amount, if any, that would be payable by Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to its counterparty in accordance with the terms of
such agreement, as if (i) the Tokyo Interest Rate Hedge
Agreement was being terminated early on such date of determination
as a result of an “Event of Default” (as defined
therein), and (ii) the Administrative Agent was the party
determining such payment amount (with the Administrative Agent
making such determination pursuant to the provisions of the
applicable Master Agreement).
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“
Swingline Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of
the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed
$25,000,000.
“
Swingline Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to each
Lender, without duplication, the principal amount of the Swingline
Loans in respect of which such Lender is legally obligated either
to make a Base Rate Loan or to purchase a participation in
accordance with Section 2.5 , which shall equal such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Swingline
Loans.
“
Swingline Lender ” shall mean SunTrust
Bank.
“
Swingline Loan ” shall mean a loan made to the
Borrower by the Swingline Lender under the Swingline
Commitment.
“
Swingline Note ” shall mean the amended and restated
promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of the
Swingline Lender in the principal amount of the Swingline
Commitment, substantially the form of Exhibit B.
“
Swingline Rate ” shall mean the rate as offered by the
Administrative Agent and accepted by the Borrower.
“
Synthetic Lease ” means (a) a lease transaction
under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be
treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant
to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, as
amended and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to various tax
and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to
lessees) of like property; or (b) those leases identified on
Schedule III hereto.
“
Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future
taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings
imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“ Tokyo
Interest Rate Hedge Agreement ” shall mean that certain
ISDA Master Agreement (including the Schedule thereto), dated as of
July 14, 2003, pursuant to which the Borrower, certain of its
Subsidiaries and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., New York
Branch entered into a Transaction (as such term is defined in the
Tokyo Interest Rate Hedge Agreement) on July 14, 2003, in the
notional amount of $62,500,000 under the terms and conditions
specified in the Tokyo Swap Transaction, as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Tokyo
Swap Transaction ” shall mean that certain Confirmation
(as such term is defined in the Tokyo Interest Rate Hedge
Agreement) related to the Tokyo Interest Rate Hedge Agreement, as
amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time;
provided that at no time shall the notional amount be in
excess of $62,500,000.
“
Trademark ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the Security Agreement.
“
Trademark Security Agreements ” shall mean,
collectively, the Grant of Security Interest in Trademark Rights
Agreements, dated as of September 23, 2003, executed by the
Loan Parties owning Trademarks or licenses of Trademarks in favor
of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, the
lender under the Pari Passu Credit Facility, Citizens Bank of
Pennsylvania, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., New York Branch
and any counterparties to Hedging Transactions that are entered
into to replace or refinance either the Tokyo Interest Rate Hedge
Agreement or the Citizens Interest Rate Hedge Agreement.
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“ Treaty
on European Union ” shall mean the Treaty of Rome of
March 25, 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986 and
the Maastricht Treaty (which was signed at Maastricht on
February 7, 1992, and came into force on November 1,
1993), as amended from time to time.
“
Type ”, when used in reference to a Loan or Borrowing,
refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the
Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the
Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Base Rate.
“ UCC
” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from
time to time in the State of New York.
“ Uniform
Customs ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.22 (a).
“
Withdrawal Liability ” shall mean liability to a
Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal
from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in
Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Section 1.2. Classifications of Loans and Borrowings .
For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and
referred to by Class (e.g. a “Revolving Loan”) or by
Type (e.g. a “Eurocurrency Loan” or “Base Rate
Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving
Eurocurrency Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and
referred to by Class (e.g. “Revolving Borrowing”) or by
Type (e.g. “Eurocurrency Borrowing”) or by Class and
Type (e.g. “ Revolving Eurocurrency
Borrowing”).
Section 1.3. Accounting Terms and Determination .
Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms
used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations
hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to
be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP
as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with
the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of the
Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) ;
provided that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative
Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in
Article VI to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on
the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent
notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend
Article VI for such purpose), then the Borrower’s
compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of
GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP
became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such
covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and
the Required Lenders.
Section 1.4. Terms Generally . The definitions of terms
herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the
terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The
words “include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”. The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect as the word “shall”. In the computation of
periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word “from” means “from and including”
and the word “to” means “to but excluding”.
Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or
reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein
shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or
other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time
to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
(subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or
modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to
any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s
successors and permitted assigns but shall not be deemed to include
the Subsidiaries of such Person unless express reference is made to
such Subsidiaries, (iii) the words “hereof”,
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import shall be construed to refer to this
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Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all
references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be
construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to
this Agreement and (v) all references to a specific time shall
be construed to refer to the time in the city and state of the
Administrative Agent’s principal office, unless otherwise
indicated. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to
times of day shall be references to New York, New York time. Unless
otherwise specified, all terms defined under the UCC shall have the
meanings assigned thereunder for purposes of the Loan
Documents.
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE
COMMITMENTS
Section 2.1. General Description of Facilities .
Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth,
(i) the Lenders hereby establish in favor of the Borrower a
revolving credit facility pursuant to which each Lender severally
agrees (to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment)
to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in accordance with
Section 2.2 , (ii) the Issuing Bank agrees to issue
Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.22 ,
(iii) the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in
accordance with Section 2.4 , and (iv) each Lender
agrees to purchase a participation interest in the Letters of
Credit (including, without limitation, the Existing Letters of
Credit) and the Swingline Loans pursuant to the terms and
conditions hereof.
Section 2.2. Revolving Loans . Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make
Revolving Loans, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, to
the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in
an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not
result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure
exceeding such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing
Limit, or (b) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of all
Lenders exceeding the Borrowing Limit. During the Availability
Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and
reborrow Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement; provided that the Borrower may
not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event of
Default.
Section 2.3. Procedure for Revolving Borrowings . The
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Revolving
Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3
attached hereto (a “ Notice of Revolving Borrowing
”) (x) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of
each Base Rate Borrowing, (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. three
(3) Business Days prior to the requested date of each
Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars and (z) prior to
11:00 a.m. four (4) Business Days prior to the requested
date of each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Alternate
Currencies. Each Notice of Revolving Borrowing shall be irrevocable
(except as permitted by the last sentence of
Section 2.16 ) and shall specify: (i) the
aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of
such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type
of such Revolving Loan comprising such Borrowing, (iv) in the
case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (A) the duration of the
initial Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the
provisions of the definition of Interest Period), and (B) the
Currency applicable thereto and (v) the account of the
Borrower to which the proceeds of the Revolving Loan should be
credited. Each Revolving Borrowing shall consist entirely of Base
Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, as the Borrower may request. Each
Base Rate Loan shall be made in Dollars. Each Eurocurrency Loan
shall be made in Dollars or an Alternate Currency, as the Borrower
may request. The aggregate principal amount of each Eurocurrency
Borrowing shall be not less than the Eurocurrency Borrowing
Minimum, and the aggregate principal amount of each Base Rate
Borrowing shall not be less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of
$100,000. At no time shall the total number of Eurocurrency
Borrowings outstanding at any time exceed eight (8). Promptly
following the receipt of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing in
accordance herewith, the
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Administrative
Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and the
amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loan to be made as part of
the requested Revolving Borrowing.
Section 2.4. Swingline Commitment . Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees
to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower, from time to time during
the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount
outstanding at any time not to exceed the lesser of (i) the
Swingline Commitment then in effect, and (ii) the Borrowing
Availability. The Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, repay and
reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
Section 2.5. Procedure for Swingline Loans .
(a) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written
notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each
Swingline Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.5
attached hereto (“ Notice of Swingline Loan ”)
prior to 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of each Swingline
Loan. Each Notice of Swingline Loan shall be irrevocable and shall
specify: (i) the principal amount of such Swingline Loan,
(ii) the date of such Swingline Loan (which shall be a
Business Day) and (iii) the account of the Borrower to which
the proceeds of such Swingline Loan should be credited. Each
Swingline Loan shall be made in Dollars. The Administrative Agent
will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of each Notice of
Swingline Loan. Each Swingline Loan shall accrue interest at the
Swingline Rate for an interest period as agreed between the
Borrower and the Swingline Lender. The Swingline Lender will make
the proceeds of each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in
Dollars in immediately available funds at the account specified by
the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Swingline Loan not later
than 2:00 p.m. on the requested date of such Swingline Loan;
provided , however , that the Swingline Lender shall
not make any Swingline Loan in the period commencing on the first
Business Day after it receives written notice from the
Administrative Agent or any Lender that one or more of the
conditions precedent contained in Section 3.2 shall not
on such date be satisfied, and ending when such conditions are
satisfied.
(b) The
Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole
discretion, may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby
irrevocably authorizes and directs the Swingline Lender to act on
its behalf), give a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the
Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans
in an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of any such
Swingline Loan. Each Lender will make the proceeds of its Base Rate
Loan available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Swingline Lender in accordance with Section 2.6 , which will
be used solely for the repayment of such Swingline Loan.
(c) If
for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in
the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made
in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Lender
(other than the Swingline Lender) shall purchase an undivided
participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to
its Pro Rata Share thereof on the date that such Base Rate
Borrowing should have occurred. On the date of such required
purchase, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately
available funds, the amount of its participating interest to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender. If
such Swingline Loan bears interest at a rate other than the Base
Rate, such Swingline Loan shall automatically become a Base Rate
Loan on the effective date of any such participation and interest
shall become payable on demand.
(d) Each
Lender’s obligation to make a Base Rate Loan pursuant to
Section 2.5(b) or to purchase the participating
interests pursuant to Section 2.5(c) shall be absolute
and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including without limitation (i) any set-off, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other
Person may have or claim against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower
or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the
existence of a
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Default or an
Event of Default or the termination of any Lender’s Revolving
Commitment, (iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of any event
or condition which has had or would reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent or any Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening
or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing. If such amount is not in fact made available to the
Swingline Lender by any Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be
entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender,
together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date
of demand thereof (i) at the Federal Funds Rate until the
second Business Day after such demand and (ii) at the Base
Rate at all times thereafter. Until such time as such Lender makes
its required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to
continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of the
unpaid participation for all purposes of the Loan Documents. In
addition, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all
payments made of principal and interest on its Loans and any other
amounts due to it hereunder, to the Swingline Lender to fund the
amount of such Lender’s participation interest in such
Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to fund pursuant to this
Section, until such amount has been purchased in full.
Section 2.6. Funding of Borrowings .
(a) Each
Lender will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on
the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available
funds to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office by 2:00
p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) with respect to Base Rate Loans and
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) with respect to
Eurocurrency Loans; provided that the Swingline Loans will
be made as set forth in Section 2.5 . The
Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower
by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds
by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account
maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or at the
Borrower’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such
amounts to an account designated by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent.
(b) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender
within one (1) hour after the time when the Administrative
Agent notifies such Lender of a Borrowing in which such Lender is
to participate that such Lender will not make available to the
Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing,
the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such
amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section 2.6(a) above, the Administrative Agent, in
reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on
such date a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is
not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such
Lender on the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent
shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand
from such Lender together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate
until the second Business Day after such demand and thereafter at
the Base Rate. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding
amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand
therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the
Borrower, and the Borrower shall promptly pay such corresponding
amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the
rate specified for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall
be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro
Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights
which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any
default by such Lender hereunder.
(c) All
Revolving Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of
their respective Pro Rata Shares. No Lender shall be responsible
for any default by any other Lender in its obligations hereunder,
and each Lender shall be obligated to make its Loans provided to be
made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender
to make its Loans hereunder.
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Section 2.7. Interest Elections .
(a) Each
Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the
applicable Notice of Borrowing, and in the case of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in
such Notice of Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to
convert such Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such
Borrowing, and in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect
Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The
Borrower may elect different options with respect to different
portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion
shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans
comprising such Borrowing on the basis of their Pro Rata Shares,
and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a
separate Borrowing.
(b) To
make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall give
the Administrative Agent prior written notice (or telephonic notice
promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing substantially in
the form of Exhibit 2.7 attached hereto (a “
Notice of Conversion/Continuation ”) that is to be
converted or continued, as the case may be, (x) prior to
11:00 a.m. on the requested date of a conversion into a Base
Rate Borrowing, (y) prior to 11:00 a.m. three
(3) Business Days prior to a continuation of or conversion
into a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars and
(z) prior to 11:00 a.m. four (4) Business Days prior
to the Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Alternate Currencies.
Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable
and shall specify (i) the Borrowing to which such Notice of
Conversion/Continuation applies and if different options are being
elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions
thereof that are to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in
which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses
(iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting
Borrowing); (ii) the effective date of the election made
pursuant to such Notice of Conversion/Continuation, which shall be
a Business Day; (iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be
a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and (iv) if
the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing,
(A) the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving effect
to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the
definition of “Interest Period” and (B) the
Currency applicable thereto or Dollars, as the case may be. If any
such Notice of Conversion/Continuation requests a Eurocurrency
Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period or a Currency,
the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of
one month and a Currency of Dollars. The principal amount of any
resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the minimum borrowing amount for
Eurocurrency Borrowings and Base Rate Borrowings set forth in
Section 2.3 .
(c) If,
on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any
Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a
Notice of Conversion/Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is
repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have
elected to convert such Borrowing to a Base Rate Borrowing. Upon
the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default,
(i) each Eurocurrency Loan will automatically, on the last day
of the then existing Interest Period therefor, convert to a Base
Rate Loan, and (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to fund
Loans in Alternate Currencies and to make, continue or convert
Loans into Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended. No conversion of
any Eurocurrency Loans shall be permitted except on the last day of
the Interest Period in respect thereof unless the Borrower delivers
the payments required pursuant to Section 2.19 in
connection with such conversion.
(d) Upon
receipt of any Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the
details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each
resulting Borrowing.
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Section 2.8. Optional Increase or Reduction of Commitments;
Termination .
(a)
Optional Increase of the Commitments .
(i)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, so long as no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Borrower and any one or more Lenders or additional banks, financial
institutions or other entities that are Eligible Assignees (each, a
“ New Lender ”) may, at any time after the
Effective Date and prior to the Termination Date, agree that such
Lenders shall increase the amount of their Commitments or such New
Lenders shall provide additional Commitments. In connection
therewith, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent,
for entry in the Register, a notice specifying (A) the amount
of such increase, (B) the names of any participating Lenders
and New Lenders and their respective allocations of such increase,
and (C) the applicable date such increase shall become
effective (the “ Increased Facility Closing Date
”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the aggregate
Commitments may not be increased by more than the difference
between (i) the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount on the
Closing Date and (ii) $300,000,000, (y) each increase effected
pursuant to this Section 2.8(a) shall be in an amount of at
least $10,000,000 and (z) no more than two Increased Facility
Closing Dates may be selected by the Borrower during the term of
this Agreement. No Lender shall have any obligation to participate
in any increase described in this Section 2.8(a) unless it
agrees to do so in its sole discretion.
(ii) Any New
Lender which, with the consent of the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, agrees to become a “Lender” under
this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in
clause (i) above shall enter into a supplement to this
Agreement (each, a “ New Lender Supplement ”),
substantially in the form of Exhibit G, whereupon such New
Lender shall become a Lender and shall be bound by and entitled to
the benefits of this Agreement as of the date of execution of such
New Lender Supplement.
(iii)
(A) Except as set forth in subsection (B) of this clause
(iii), if any bank, financial institution or other entity becomes a
New Lender or any Lender’s Commitment is increased pursuant
to this Section, Loans made on or after the applicable Increased
Facility Closing Date shall be made in accordance with the Pro Rata
Share of each Lender in effect on and after such Increased Facility
Closing Date (except to the extent that any such Loan would result
in any Lender making an aggregate principal amount of Loans in
excess of its Commitment, in which case such excess amount will be
allocated to and made by, any New Lenders and Lenders with
increased Commitments pursuant to clause (i) above, in
accordance with their Pro Rata Share).
(B)
Upon any increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving
Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.8(a) that is not
pro rata among all Lenders, (x) within 5 Business Days, in the case
of any Base Rate Loans outstanding on the Increased Facility
Closing Date, and at the end of the then current Interest Period
with respect thereto in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan then
outstanding, the Borrower shall prepay such Loans in their entirety
and, to the extent the Borrower elects to do so and subject to the
conditions specified in Article III, the Borrower shall
reborrow such Loans from the Lenders in proportion to their
respective Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such
increase, until such time as all outstanding Revolving Loans are
held by the Lenders in such proportion and (y) effective upon such
increase, the amount of the participations
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held by each
Lender in each Letter of Credit then outstanding shall be adjusted
such that, after giving effect to such adjustments, the Lenders
shall hold participations in each such Letter of Credit in the
proportion its respective Revolving Commitment bears to the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such
increase.
(iv) For purposes
of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 9.01, no
consent of any Lender other than a Lender that has agreed to
participate in the increase described in this Section 2.8(a)
shall be required in connection with the transactions under this
Section 2.8(a).
(b)
Optional Reduction of Commitments . Upon at least three
(3) Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent
(which notice shall be irrevocable), the Borrower may reduce the
Aggregate Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments in whole, without premium or penalty, but
with all amounts required under Section 2.19 ;
provided that (i) any partial reduction shall apply to
reduce proportionately and permanently the Revolving Commitment of
each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant to this
Section 2.8 shall be in an amount of at least
$5,000,000 and any larger multiple of $1,000,000, and (iii) no
such reduction shall be permitted which would reduce the Aggregate
Revolving Commitment Amount to an amount less than the aggregate
Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders.
(c)
Termination of Commitments . Unless previously terminated,
all Revolving Commitments (including the LC Commitments and the
Swingline Commitment) shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment
Termination Date.
Section 2.9. Repayment of Loans .
(a) The
outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans shall be due
and payable (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on
the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
(b) The
principal amount of each Swingline Loan shall be due and payable
(together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the earlier
of (i) the last day of the interest period applicable to such
Swingline Loan and (ii) the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date.
Section 2.10. Evidence of Indebtedness . Each Lender
shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate
records evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender
resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time,
including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and
paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. The
Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which
shall be recorded (i) the Revolving Commitment of each Lender,
(ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender,
the Class and Type thereof, the Interest Period and interest rate
applicable thereto and the Currency in which such Loan is
denominated, (iii) the date of each continuation thereof
pursuant to Section 2.7 , (iv) the date of each
conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant to
Section 2.7 , (v) the date and amount of any
principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable
from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of such Loans
and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the
Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the
Loans and each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. The entries
made in such records shall be prima facie evidence of the existence
and amounts of the Obligations of the Borrower therein recorded;
provided that the failure or delay of any Lender or the
Administrative Agent in maintaining or making entries into any such
record or any error
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therein shall
not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay
the Loans (both principal and unpaid accrued interest) of such
Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
Section 2.11. Optional Prepayments . The Borrower shall
have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any
Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, by
giving irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than
(i) in the case of prepayment of any Eurocurrency Borrowing,
11:00 a.m. not less than three (3) Business Days prior to
any such prepayment and (ii) in the case of any prepayment of
any Base Rate Borrowing or any Swingline Loans, prior to
11:00 a.m. on the date of such prepayment. Each such notice
shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such
prepayment and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion
thereof to be prepaid. Upon receipt of any such notice, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of
the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Shares of
any such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount
specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date
designated in such notice, together with accrued and unpaid
interest to such date on the amount so prepaid in accordance with
Section 2.13(d) ; provided that if a
Eurocurrency Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day
of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also
pay all amounts required pursuant to Section 2.19 . Each
partial prepayment of any Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall
be in an amount of at least $1,000,000 and integral multiples of
$500,000. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably
to the Loans comprising such Borrowing.
Section 2.12. Mandatory Prepayments .
(a) If
at any time the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds
the Borrowing Limit, the Borrower shall promptly repay the
Revolving Credit Exposure in an amount equal to such excess,
together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such excess amount
and any amounts due under Section 2.13 ;
provided that, if the Borrower fails to comply with
Section 5.1(g) on any Business Day, the Pari Passu Credit
Facility shall be deemed to be fully funded on such Business Day
for purposes of this Section 2.12 . Each prepayment
shall be first applied to the Swingline Loans, to the full extent
thereof, second applied to the Revolving Base Rate Loans to the
full extent thereof, third applied to Revolving Eurocurrency Loans
to the full extent thereof; and fourth held by the Administrative
Agent as cash collateral for the outstanding LC Exposure in
accordance with Section 2.22(g) ; provided that
if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any payments
to be applied to Revolving Eurocurrency Loans shall be held in a
segregated cash collateral account at SunTrust Bank, and the
Administrative Agent may apply such cash collateral to repayment of
each Revolving Eurocurrency Loan upon the earlier of (i) the
date an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and (ii) the
last day of an Interest Period applicable to such Revolving
Eurocurrency Loan. All such payments to the Lenders pursuant to
this Section 2.12(a) in respect of the Loans specified
herein shall be made in accordance with the Lenders’ Pro Rata
Shares of such Loans.
(b) Within
three (3) Business Days of the receipt by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sales in
excess of $10,000,000 by the Borrower or such Subsidiary (excluding
Asset Sales permitted in clauses (a) through (d), (f) and
(h)(i) of Section 7.6 ), the Borrower shall prepay the
Loans and the obligations under the Pari Passu Credit Facility on a
pro rata basis based on the outstanding principal amounts under the
Pari Passu Credit Facility and the outstanding principal amount of
Loans as of the date that is one Business Day prior to the payment
date in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds received
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c)
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(d) Any
prepayments made by the Borrower pursuant to
Sections 2.12(b) or (c) above shall be applied
as follows: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and
reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the
Loan Documents; second , to all other fees and reimbursable
expenses of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank then due and payable
pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and
the Issuing Bank based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such
expenses; third , to interest then due and payable on the
Loans made to the Borrower, pro rata to the Lenders based on their
respective Revolving Commitments; fourth , to the principal
balance of the Swingline Loans, until the same shall have been paid
in full, to the Swingline Lender; and fifth , to the
principal balance of the Revolving Loans, until the same shall have
been paid in full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their
respective Revolving Commitments. If a Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, any remaining proceeds shall be
applied to provide cash collateral for any outstanding LC Exposure
in the manner and to the extent set forth in
Section 2.22(g) . The Revolving Commitments of the
Lenders shall not be permanently reduced by the amount of any
prepayments made pursuant to clauses fourth and fifth above or the
penultimate sentence of Section 2.12(a) .
Section 2.13. Interest on Loans .
(a) The
Borrower shall pay interest on each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate
in effect from time to time and on each Eurocurrency Loan at the
Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period in effect for
such Loan, plus, in each case, the Applicable Margin in effect from
time to time.
(b) The
Borrower shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the Swingline
Rate in effect from time to time.
(c) While
an Event of Default exists (after giving effect to any applicable
notice and cure periods) or after acceleration, at the election of
the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall pay interest (“
Default Interest ”) as follows: (i) with respect
to all Eurocurrency Loans, at the rate otherwise applicable for the
then-current Interest Period, plus an additional 2% per annum until
the last day of such Interest Period,, (ii) with respect to
all Base Rate Loans and all Eurocurrency Borrowings for which a
Notice of Conversion/Continuation has not been delivered at the
expiration of an Interest Period as provided for in
Section 2.7 , at the Base Rate, plus the Applicable
Margin for Base Rate Loans, plus an additional 2% per annum,
(iii) with respect to all Swingline Loans, at the Swingline
Rate, plus an additional 2% per annum and (iv) with respect to
all other Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at the Base
Rate, plus the Applicable Margin, plus an additional 2% per
annum.
(d) Interest
on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and
including the date such Loans are made to but excluding the
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