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Exhibit 10.1
Execution Copy
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July
27, 2007 (the “Agreement”) by and among (i) Richardson
Electronics, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “US
Borrower”), (ii) Richardson Electronics Benelux B.V., a Dutch
private limited liability company, Richardson Electronics Limited,
an English limited liability company, (each a
“Euro-Borrower” and collectively, the
“Euro-Borrowers”), and (iii) Richardson Electronics Pte
Ltd, a company organized under the laws of Singapore (the
“Singapore-Borrower”) (the US-Borrower, the US Facility
Borrowers (as defined below), the Euro-Borrowers, and the
Singapore-Borrower are collectively referred to as the
“Borrowers”), the lenders from time to time parties
hereto (each, a “Lender” and collectively, the
“Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent as
Issuer desire to extend certain revolving credit loans and letters
of credit to or for the account of the Borrowers on terms and
conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable
to both the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined):
“ Account
Debtor ” means each Person
obligated in any way on or in connection with an
Account.
“ Accounts
” means all of the US-Borrower’s or its
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries’ now owned or hereafter acquired or
arising accounts, as defined in the UCC, including any rights to
payment for the sale or lease of goods or rendition of services,
whether or not they have been earned by performance.
“ Acquisition(s) ” means any
transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on
or after the date of this Agreement, by which any Borrower or any
of such Borrower’s Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going
concern business or all or substantially all of the assets of any
firm, partnership, corporation or limited liability company, or
division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or
otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one
transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of
transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the
securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for
the election of directors (other than securities having such power
only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by
percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests
of a firm, partnership or limited liability company.
“ Adjusted
EBITDA” means, at any date of
determination thereof, EBITDA plus (or minus) Foreign Exchange
Gains/Losses plus SFAS 133 Charges minus
SFAS 133 Gains. The Borrowers, the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree that for
purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set
forth in this Agreement the Adjusted EBITDA for the US-Borrower and
its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis exclusive of the Adjusted
EBITDA relating to the Security Systems Division of the US-Borrower
that was sold and transferred effective on or about May 31, 2007
for the following fiscal quarters shall be as follows:
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Fiscal Quarter Ended
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Adjusted EBITDA
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December 2, 2006
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$4,531,000
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March 3, 2007
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$2,863,000
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“ Administrative
Agent ” means JP Morgan Chase Bank,
N.A., in its capacity as contractual representative of the Lenders
pursuant to Article 10
, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender,
and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to
Article 10 .
“ Advance
” means the issuance of a Letter of Credit or
a borrowing hereunder (or conversion or continuation thereof)
consisting of the aggregate amount of the several Loans in the same
Agreed Currency, the same Type, and for the same Interest Period,
made by the Lenders on the same Borrowing Date (or date of
conversion or continuation).
“ Affiliate ” of any Person means
any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by
or under common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed
to control another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or
more of any class of voting securities (or other ownership
interests) of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or
indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through
ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise.
“ Agreed
Currencies ” means (i) so long as
such currencies remain Eligible Currencies, U.S. Dollars and
Singapore Dollars; (ii) the Euro; and (iii) any other Eligible
Currency which a Borrower requests the Administrative Agent to
include as an Agreed Currency hereunder and which is acceptable to
all of the Lenders. For the purposes of this definition, each of
the specific currencies referred to in clause (i) above shall mean
and be deemed to refer to the lawful currency of the jurisdiction
referred to in connection with such currency.
“ Agreement ” means this
Revolving Credit Agreement, as it may be amended or modified and in
effect from time to time.
“ Agreement
Accounting Principles ” means
generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to
time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing
the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement.
“ Aggregate
Commitment ” means the aggregate of
the Commitments of all the Lenders as increased or reduced from
time to time under the terms hereof. The initial Aggregate
Commitment shall be Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000).
“ Aggregate Total
Outstandings ” means as of any date
of determination the total amount of outstanding Advances and
Overdraft Exposure.
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“ Alternate Base
Rate ” means, for any day, a rate
of interest per annum equal to the higher of (i) the Prime Rate for
such day and (ii) the sum of the Federal Funds Effective Rate for
such day plus 1/2% per annum.
“ Applicable
Margin ” means, with respect to
Advances of any Type at any time, the percentage rate per annum
which is applicable at such time with respect to Advances of such
Type as set forth in the Pricing Schedule.
“ Approved
Fund ” means any Fund 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.
“ Arranger
” means J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and its
successors.
“ Article
” means an article of this Agreement unless
another document is specifically referenced.
“ Asset
Sale ” means any sale, transfer or
other disposition (including, pursuant to a sale and leaseback
transaction) of any property or asset of any Borrower or any direct
or indirect Subsidiary of a Borrower, other than sales in the
ordinary course of business and the sale of obsolete or worn-out
property in the ordinary course of business. For avoidance of
doubt, Asset Sales shall include, without limitation the remaining
proceeds of the SSD Sale to the extent such proceeds are within the
control of the US-Borrower or its Subsidiary and not subject to any
approval by any tax authority or governmental authority.
“ Authorized
Officer ” means any of the
Chairman, President, Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents,
and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer or any other
senior officer of any Borrower, acting singly.
“ Availability
Hold ” means the excess of the
amount of the Borrowing Base over outstanding Loans and other
Advances hereunder in the amount of Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000).
“ Benefit
Plan ” means each employee benefit
plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA.
“ Borrower
” has the meaning specified in the
preamble.
“ Borrowing
Base ” means, at any time and in
respect of the US-Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, an
amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Commitment or (b)
the sum of (i) eighty (80%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts;
plus (ii) fifty percent (50%) of the lesser of cost (determined on
a first-in-first-out basis) and fair market value of Eligible
Inventory but in no event shall the value of Eligible Inventory for
this purpose exceed Twenty Million Dollars
($20,000,000).
“ Borrowing Base
Certificate ” means a certificate
by an Authorized Officer, substantially in the form of
Exhibit L (or another
form acceptable to the Administrative Agent) setting forth the
calculation of the Borrowing Base, including a calculation of each
component thereof, all in such detail as shall be satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent. All calculations of the Borrowing Base in
connection with the preparation of any Borrowing Base Certificate
shall originally be made by the US-Borrower and certified to the
Administrative Agent; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall
have the right to review and adjust, in the exercise of its
reasonable credit judgment, any such calculation (a) to reflect its
reasonable estimate of declines in value of any of the collateral
(or other assets) described therein, and (b) to the extent that
such calculation is not in accordance with this
Agreement.
“ Borrowing
Date ” means a date on which an
Advance is made hereunder.
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“ Borrowing
Notice ” is defined in
Section 2.6 .
“ Business
Day ” means (i) with respect to any
borrowing, payment or rate selection of Advances, a day (other than
a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in Chicago,
New York, and in the city of any relevant Lending Installation for
the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending
activities and on which dealings in the applicable Agreed Currency
are carried on in the London interbank market (and if the Advances
which are the subject of such borrowing, payment or rate selection
are denominated in Euro, a day upon which such clearing system (as
determined by the Administrative Agent to be suitable for clearing
or settlement of the Euro) is open for business) and (ii) for all
other purposes, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which
banks generally are open in London, Singapore, Chicago and New York
for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending
activities.
“ Capital
Expenditures ” means, without
duplication, any expenditures for any purchase or other acquisition
of any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset
on a consolidated balance sheet of the US-Borrower and its
Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting
Principles.
“ Capitalized
Lease ” of a Person means any lease
of Property by such Person as lessee which would be capitalized on
a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with
Agreement Accounting Principles.
“ Capitalized Lease
Obligations ” of a Person means the
amount of the obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases
which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such
Person prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting
Principles.
“ Cash Equivalent
Investments ” means (i) short-term
obligations of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of
America, (ii) commercial paper rated A-1 or better by S&P or
P-1 or better by Moody’s, (iii) demand deposit accounts
maintained in the ordinary course of business, (iv) certificates of
deposit issued by and time deposits with commercial banks (whether
domestic or foreign) having capital and surplus in excess of
$100,000,000; or (v) any additional investment as may be approved
in writing by the Administrative Agent, provided in each case that
the same provides for payment of both principal and interest (and
not principal alone or interest alone) and is not subject to any
contingency regarding the payment of principal or
interest.
“ Change in
Control ” means (i) with respect to
the US-Borrower, (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 and the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in
effect on the date hereof), of shares representing more than 50% of
the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and
outstanding shares of the US-Borrower; (B) occupation of a majority
of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of
the US-Borrower by Persons who were neither nominated by the board
of directors of the US-Borrower nor appointed by directors so
nominated; or (C) the acquisition of direct or indirect Control of
the US-Borrower by any Person or group; or (ii) with respect to any
other Borrower, the failure of the US-Borrower to own, directly or
indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries, free and clear of all
Liens or other encumbrances other than such restrictions in favor
of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, sufficient shares
of voting stock of such Borrower on a fully diluted basis required
to elect a majority of the applicable Borrower’s Board of
Directors and control any amendment of such Borrower’s bylaws
in an election in which all outstanding shares entitled to vote are
in fact voted.
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“ Code
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“ Collateral
Documents ” means, collectively,
the following documents (as the same have been amended from time to
time and as they may be amended from time to time in the future),
together with any documents delivered thereunder: (i) that certain
Security Agreement, of even date herewith, between the US-Borrower
and the Administrative Agent; (ii) that certain Security Agreement,
of even date herewith, between Richardson International, Inc. and
the Administrative Agent; (iii) that certain Pledge Agreement, of
even date herewith, between the US-Borrower and the Administrative
Agent; (iv) that certain Pledge Agreement, of even date herewith
between Richardson International, Inc. and the Administrative
Agent; (v) that certain Guaranty, of even date herewith, delivered
by the US-Borrower to the Administrative Agent; (vi) that certain
Guaranty, of even date herewith, delivered by Richardson
International, Inc. to the Administrative Agent; (vii) that certain
Debenture, dated November 26, 2002, between the Richardson
Electronics Limited and the Administrative Agent; (viii) that
certain General Security Agreement, dated November 26, 2002 between
Richardson Electronics Canada, Ltd. and the Administrative Agent;
(ix) that certain General Assignment of Accounts Receivable, dated
November 26, 2002 delivered by Richardson Electronics Canada, Ltd.
to the Administrative Agent; (x) that certain Debenture, dated
November 26, 2002 between Richardson Electronics Canada, Ltd. and
the Administrative Agent; (xi) that certain Deed of Hypothec, dated
November 26, 2002 between Richardson Electronics Canada, Ltd. and
the Administrative Agent; (xii) that certain Hypothec of Debenture,
dated November 26, 2002 between Richardson Electronics Canada, Ltd.
and the Administrative Agent; (xiii) that certain Undisclosed
Pledge of Trade Receivables, dated May 11, 2007 entered into by the
Euro Holding Company in favor of the Administrative Agent; (xiv)
that certain First Ranking Pledge of Intercompany Receivables,
dated May 11, 2007 entered into by the Euro Holding Company in
favor of the Administrative Agent; (xv) that certain First Ranking
Pledge of Bank Accounts, dated May 11, 2007 entered into by the
Euro Holding Company in favor of the Administrative Agent; and
(xvi) that certain First Ranking Pledge of Stock and Inventory,
dated May 11, 2007 entered into by the Euro Holding Company in
favor of the Administrative Agent.
“ Commercial Letter
of Credit ” means any Facility
Letter of Credit that is a commercial or trade Letter of
Credit.
“ Commitment ” means, for each
Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Loans and, as
applicable, to purchase participation in Facility Letters of Credit
(under any Facility) not exceeding in the aggregate the amount set
forth opposite its signature below for each applicable Facility or
as set forth in any Notice of Assignment relating to any assignment
that has become effective pursuant to Section 12.3.3 , as such amount may
be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms
hereof.
“ Computation
Date ” means the day upon or as of
which the Administrative Agent determines Dollar Amount or Euro
Amount with respect to an Advance as such day is elected by the
Administrative Agent in its discretion or upon instruction by the
Required Lenders.
“ Consolidated Funded
Indebtedness ” means at any time
the aggregate Dollar Amount of Consolidated Indebtedness that has
actually been funded and is outstanding at such time, whether or
not such amount is due or payable at such time, including, but not
limited to, the Obligations.
“ Consolidated
Indebtedness ” means at any time
the Indebtedness of the US-Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated
on a consolidated basis as of such time, including, but not limited
to, the Obligations.
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“ Contingent
Obligation ” of a Person means,
without duplication, any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by
which such Person assumes, guarantees, endorses, contingently
agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or
otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the obligation or
liability of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth
or working capital or other financial condition of any other
Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person
against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort letter,
operating agreement, take-or-pay contract or application or
reimbursement agreement for a letter of credit but excluding any
endorsement of instruments for deposit or collection in the
ordinary course of business and excluding purchase commitments made
in the ordinary course of business.
“ Continuation
Notice ” is defined in
Section 2.7.1 .
“ Control
” means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to
exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
“ Controlled
Group ” means all members of a
controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses
(whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together
with the US-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, are treated as a
single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ Debentures ” means the
US-Borrower’s (i) 7-3/4% Convertible Senior Subordinated
Notes, due December 15, 2011 and (ii) 8% Convertible Senior
Subordinated Notes due June 15, 2011.
“ Default
” means an event described in
Article 7 .
“ Documents ” means this
Agreement, all Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.13 , all Collateral
Documents and all Guaranties.
“ Dollar
Amount ” of any currency at any
date shall mean (i) the amount of such currency if such currency is
Dollars or (ii) the Equivalent Amount of Dollars if such currency
is any currency other than Dollars, calculated on the basis of the
arithmetical mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the
Lending Installation of the Administrative Agent for such currency
on the London market at 11:00 a.m., London time, on or as of the
most recent Computation Date.
“ Dollars
” and “ $ ” shall mean the lawful
currency of the United States of America.
“ EBITDA
” means, as at any date of determination
thereof, the sum of Net Income, Interest Expense, income taxes,
depreciation and amortization in each case as calculated as at such
date of determination for the US-Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis in accordance with Agreement Accounting
Principles. Neither cash nor non-cash charges reflecting
extraordinary terms, unusual items, or one-time charges will be
added back for purposes of the EBITDA calculation. Cash and/or
non-cash gains reflecting extraordinary terms, unusual items or
one-time gains will be subtracted for purposes of the EBITDA
calculation.
“ Eligible
Account ” means an Account owing by
a Person (i) residing, located or having its principal activities
or place of business in the United States and (ii) subject to
service of process within the continental United States; provided
that an Account shall not be an “Eligible Account” if
the Required Lenders, in their reasonable discretion, determine
that it is an Account:
(a) with respect to
which more than 90 days have elapsed since the date of the original
invoice therefor;
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(b) with
respect to which Account (or any other Account due from such
Account Debtor), 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;
(c) which
represents a progress billing (as hereinafter defined) or as to
which the US-Borrower or its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary has extended
the time for payment without the consent of the Administrative
Agent; for the purposes hereof, “progress billing”
means any invoice for goods sold or leased or services rendered
under a contract or agreement pursuant to which the Account
Debtor’s obligation to pay such invoice is conditioned upon
the completion of any further performance under the contract or
agreement;
(d) with
respect to which any one or more of the following events has
occurred to the Account Debtor on such Account: (i) death or
judicial declaration of incompetency of an Account Debtor who is an
individual; (ii) the filing by or against the Account Debtor of a
request or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment of debts, adjudication as a bankrupt, winding-up, or
other relief under the bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws of
the United States, any state or territory thereof, or any foreign
jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect; (iii) the making of any
general assignment by the Account Debtor for the benefit of
creditors; the appointment of a receiver or trustee for the Account
Debtor or for any of the assets of the Account Debtor, including,
without limitation, the appointment of or taking possession by a
“custodian,” as defined in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code;
(iv) the institution by or against the Account Debtor of any other
type of insolvency proceeding (under the bankruptcy laws of the
United States or otherwise) or of any formal or informal proceeding
for the dissolution or liquidation of, settlement of claims
against, or winding up of affairs of, the Account Debtor; (v) the
sale, assignment, or transfer of all or any material part of the
assets of the Account Debtor; the nonpayment generally by the
Account Debtor of its debts as they become due; or the cessation of
the business of the Account Debtor as a going concern; or (vi) such
Account Debtor becomes unlikely to pay the Account due to financial
inability, as determined by the Administrative Agent in the
exercise of its good faith reasonable judgment;
(e) owed by an
Account Debtor which is an Affiliate or employee of the US-Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) if the
Account Debtor thereon has disputed liability or made any claim
with respect to any other Account due from such Account Debtor
(including claims of setoff or recoupment); but in each such case
only to the extent of such dispute or claim;
(g) owed by
the government of the United States, any state or territory
thereof, or any foreign jurisdiction, or by any state,
municipality, political subdivision, department, agency, public
corporation, or other instrumentality of any of the foregoing and
as to which the Administrative Agent determines that its Lien
therein is not perfected;
(h) which
represents a sale on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale and
return, sale on approval, consignment, or other repurchase or
return basis;
(i) which arises
out of a sale not made in the ordinary course of the applicable
entity’s business;
(j) with respect
to which the goods giving rise to such Account have not been
shipped and delivered to and accepted by the Account Debtor or the
services giving rise to such
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Account have not been performed, and, if applicable,
accepted by the Account Debtor, or the Account Debtor revokes its
acceptance of such goods or services;
(k) owed by
an Account Debtor which is obligated to the US-Borrower or its
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries respecting Accounts the aggregate unpaid
balance of which exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate
unpaid balance of all Accounts owed to the Borrowers at such time
by all of the Borrowers’ Account Debtors, but only to the
extent of such excess;
(l) which arises
out of an enforceable contract or order which, by its terms,
forbids, restricts or makes void or unenforceable the granting of a
Lien by the applicable Borrower to the Administrative Agent with
respect to such Account; or
(m) any Account
which is not subject to a first priority and perfected security
interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of
the Lenders.
In addition to the foregoing criteria of
ineligibility, the Required Lenders may establish other reasonable
criteria of ineligibility as a result of information obtained in
connection with any field exam of a Borrower. If any Account at any
time ceases to be an Eligible Account, then such Account shall
promptly be excluded from the calculation of Eligible Accounts.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Required Lenders may elect, in
their sole discretion, to treat an Account as an Eligible Account
even though it meets one or more of the applicable criteria for
ineligibility.
“ Eligible
Currency ” means any currency other
than Dollars (i) that is readily available, (ii) that is freely
traded, (iii) in which deposits are customarily offered to banks in
the London interbank market, (iv) which is convertible into Dollars
in the international interbank market and (v) as to which an
Equivalent Amount may be readily calculated.
“ Eligible
Inventory ” means Inventory, valued
at the lower of cost or fair market value; provided that Inventory
shall not be “Eligible Inventory” if the Required
Lenders, in their reasonable discretion, determine that such
Inventory fails to meet any of the following
requirements:
(a) such
Inventory is owned by the US-Borrower or its Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries and is located within the continental United
States,
(b) such
Inventory is subject to the Administrative Agent’s Liens,
which are perfected as to such Inventory, and is subject to no
other Lien whatsoever other than Permitted Liens that (i) are
junior in priority to the Administrative Agent’s Liens and
(ii) do not impair directly or indirectly the ability of the
Administrative Agent to realize on or obtain the full benefit of
the collateral), and (B) of any other Borrower, such Inventory is
not subject to any Lien whatsoever other than Permitted
Liens;
(c) such
Inventory consists of raw materials or finished goods, and does not
consist of work-in-process, chemicals, supplies, or packing and
shipping materials;
(d) such
Inventory is in good condition, not unmerchantable, and meets all
standards imposed by any governmental authority having regulatory
authority over such goods, their use or sale,
(e) such
Inventory is (i) currently either usable or salable, at prices
approximating at least cost, in the normal course of the applicable
Person’s business, and (ii) is not determined in connection
with a field exam to be “slow moving” or stale;
provided that up to 40% of the
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aggregate amount of Eligible Inventory may be
“slow moving.” As used herein, “slow
moving” means Inventory aged at least one year;
(f) such
Inventory is not obsolete or repossessed or used goods taken in
trade,
(g) if such
Inventory is located in a public warehouse or in possession of a
bailee or in a facility leased by the applicable Person, the
warehouseman, or the bailee, or the lessor has delivered to the
Administrative Agent, if requested by the Administrative Agent, a
subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent; and
(h) if such
Inventory contains or bears any Proprietary Rights licensed to a
Borrower or its Affiliate by any Person, the Administrative Agent
shall be satisfied that it may sell or otherwise dispose of such
Inventory in accordance with the Collateral Documents without
infringing the rights of the licensor of such Proprietary Rights or
violating any contract with such licensor (and without payment of
any royalties other than any royalties due with respect to the sale
or disposition of such Inventory pursuant to the existing license
agreement), and, if the Administrative Agent deems it necessary,
the applicable Borrower or its Affiliate shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent a consent or sublicense agreement from such
licensor in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative
Agent.
In addition to the foregoing criteria of
eligibility, the Required Lenders may establish other reasonable
criteria of eligibility as a result of information obtained in
connection with any field exam of a Borrower. If any Inventory at
any time ceases to be Eligible Inventory, such Inventory shall
promptly be excluded from the calculation of Eligible Inventory.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Required Lenders may elect, in
their sole discretion, to treat any Inventory as Eligible Inventory
even though it fails to meet one or more of the applicable criteria
for eligibility.
“ Environmental
Laws ” means any and all federal,
state, provincial, local and foreign statutes, laws, judicial
decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders,
decrees, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants,
franchises, licenses, agreements and other governmental
restrictions relating to (i) the protection of the environment,
(ii) the effect of the environment on human health, (iii)
emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants,
hazardous substances or wastes into air, surface water, ground
water or land, or (iv) the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of
pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes or the
clean-up or other remediation thereof.
“ Equity
Issuance ” means,
in respect of any Person, the issuance of any class of capital
stock or other ownership interest for cash or other
property.
“ Equivalent
Amount ” of any currency at any
date shall mean the equivalent amount of any other currency,
calculated on the basis of the arithmetic mean of the buy and sell
spot rates of exchange of the Lending Installation of the
Administrative Agent for such other currency at 11:00 a.m., London
time, on the date on or as of which such amount is to be
determined.
“ ERISA
” means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or
regulation issued thereunder.
“ Euro
” and/or “ EUR ” means the euro referred
to in Council Regulation (EC) No. 1103/97 dated June 17, 1997
passed by the Council of the European Union, or, if different, the
then lawful currency of the member states of the European Union
that participate in the third stage of Economic and Monetary
Union.
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“ Euro
Amount ” of any currency at any
date shall mean (i) the amount of such currency if such currency is
Euro or (ii) the Equivalent Amount of Euro if such currency is any
currency other than Euro, calculated on the basis of the arithmetic
mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the Lending
Installation of the Administrative Agent for such currency on the
London market at 11:00 a.m., London time, on or as of the most
recent Computation Date.
“ Euro-Borrower ” has the meaning
specified in the preamble.
“ Euro
Subfacility ” means the revolving
loans denominated in Euro and made available by the Lenders to the
Euro-Borrowers pursuant to the terms hereof. Loans under the Euro
Subfacility may only be Eurocurrency Advances.
“ Euro Subfacility
Limit ” means the Dollar Amount of
Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000).
“ Euro Holding
Company ” means Richardson
Electronics Benelux B.V., a Dutch private limited liability
company.
“ Eurocurrency
Advance ” means any Advance bearing
interest at the applicable Eurocurrency Rate.
“ Eurocurrency Base
Rate ” means, with respect to a
Eurocurrency Advance:
(i) made in Euro
for the relevant Eurocurrency Interest Period, the applicable
London interbank offered rate for deposits in Euro, as applicable,
appearing on Telerate or Bloomberg screens as of 11:00 a.m. (London
time) displaying the average British Bankers Association Interest
Settlement Rate for Euro, as applicable, two London Banking Days
prior to the first day of such Eurocurrency Interest Period. If
such screen rates are unavailable, the Eurocurrency Base Rate shall
be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate reported
to the Administrative Agent by the Reference Lender as the rate at
which such Reference Lender offers to place deposits in Euro, as
applicable, with first-class banks in the London interbank market
at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two London Business Days
prior to the first day of such Eurocurrency Interest Period, in the
approximate amount of such Reference Lender’s relevant Loan
and having a maturity equal to such Eurocurrency Interest
Period.
(ii) made
in Dollars, for the relevant Eurocurrency Interest Period, the
applicable London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars
appearing on Dow Jones Markets (Telerate) Page 3750 as of 11:00
a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such
Eurocurrency Interest Period, and having a maturity equal to such
Eurocurrency Interest Period. If such screen rate is unavailable,
the Eurocurrency Base Rate for the relevant Eurocurrency Interest
Period shall instead be the applicable London interbank offered
rate for deposits in Dollars appearing on Reuters Screen FRBD as of
11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day
of such Eurocurrency Interest Period, and having a maturity equal
to such Eurocurrency Interest Period.
“ Eurocurrency
Interest Period ” means, with
respect to a Eurocurrency Advance, a period of one, two, three or
six months commencing on a Business Day selected by any applicable
Borrower requesting such Advance pursuant to this Agreement. Such
Eurocurrency Interest Period shall end on the day which corresponds
numerically to such date one, two, three or six months thereafter,
provided, however, that if there is no such numerically
corresponding day in such next, second, third or sixth succeeding
month, such Eurocurrency Interest Period shall end on the last
Business Day of such next, second, third or sixth succeeding month.
If a Eurocurrency Interest Period would otherwise end on a day
which is not a
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Business Day, such Eurocurrency Interest Period
shall end on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however,
that if said next succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar
month, such Eurocurrency Interest Period shall end on the
immediately preceding Business Day.
“ Eurocurrency
Rate ” means, with respect to an
Advance for the relevant Interest Period, the sum of (i) the
quotient of (a) the Eurocurrency Base Rate applicable to such
Interest Period, over (b) one minus the Reserve Requirement
(expressed as a decimal) applicable to such Interest Period,
plus (ii) the
Applicable Margin.
“ Excluded
Taxes ” means, in the case of each
Lender or applicable Lending Installation and the Administrative
Agent, taxes imposed on its overall net income, and franchise taxes
imposed on it, by (i) the jurisdiction under the laws of which such
Lender or the Administrative Agent is incorporated or organized or
(ii) the jurisdiction in which the Administrative Agent’s or
such Lender’s principal executive office or such
Lender’s applicable Lending Installation is
located.
“ Exhibit
” refers to an exhibit to this Agreement,
unless another document is specifically referenced.
“ Facility Letter of
Credit Obligations ” means, at any
date of determination thereof, all liabilities, whether actual or
contingent, of, as applicable any applicable Borrower in respect of
the Facility Letters of Credit, including, without limitation, the
sum of Reimbursement Obligations and the aggregate undrawn face
amount of any outstanding Facility Letters of Credit.
“ Facility Letter of
Credit Request ” is defined
in Section 2.22.4 .
“ Facility Letters of
Credit ” means, collectively, the
Letters of Credit issued by the Issuer pursuant to
Section 2.22 .
“ Facility
Termination Date ” means July 31,
2010 or any earlier date on which the Aggregate Commitment is
reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms
hereof.
“ Federal Funds
Effective Rate ” means, for any
day, an interest rate per annum equal to the weighted average of
the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of
the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on
such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a
Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so
published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the
quotations at approximately 10 a.m. (Chicago time) on such day on
such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three
Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion
“ Fiscal
Year ” means, with respect to the
US-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the fiscal period beginning
on or about June 1 and ending on or about May 31 of each calendar
year.
“ Floating
Rate ” means the Alternate Base
Rate, changing when and as the Alternate Base Rate changes, plus
the Applicable Margin (if any).
“ Floating Rate
Advance ” means an Advance under
the US Facility which bears interest at the Floating
Rate.
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“ 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.
“ Funds Transfer
Obligations ” mean Indebtedness
owing to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or its Affiliates for daylight
exposure to (i) funds transfers made through the Automated
Clearinghouse and (ii) negative intraday account balances arising
from payments in the form of funds transfers made automatically. As
used in this definition, “daylight exposure” means
exposure at any given time that is expected to be eliminated or
offset by the end of the same Business Day in which such exposure
arises.
“ Gross Up
Event ” means any of the events
described in Sections 3.1
and 3.2
hereof.
“ Guarantor ” means any Person,
and its permitted successors and assigns, that executes and
delivers a Guaranty to the Administrative Agent. As of the date
hereof, the US-Borrower and Richardson International, Inc. are each
a Guarantor.
“ Guaranty
” (collectively the “
Guaranties ”)
means a guaranty executed by a Guarantor in favor of the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as
such guaranty may be amended or modified and in effect from time to
time.
“ Identified
Charges ” shall mean (i) severance
charges and (ii) restructuring charges related to consolidation of
operations by means of creation of an inventory hub, in each case
incurred by the US-Borrower and its Subsidiaries and incurred
solely in the fiscal quarter ended June 2, 2007 and not exceeding
the sum of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) in
aggregate.
“ Incremental
Commitment ” means the Commitment
of any Lender, established pursuant to Section 2.12 , to make Advances
pursuant to a Facility.
“ Incremental
Lender ” means a Lender with an
Incremental Commitment or an outstanding Advance made under such an
Incremental Commitment.
“ Incremental Loan
Assumption Agreement ” shall mean
an Incremental Loan Assumption Agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the
Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and one or more Incremental
Lenders.
“ Indebtedness ” of a Person
means such Person’s (i) obligations for borrowed money or
pursuant to letters of credit, (ii) obligations representing the
deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than
accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such
Person’s business payable on terms customary in the trade),
(iii) obligations, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens (except
obligations secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.14(viii) ) or payable out
of the proceeds or production from Property now or hereafter owned
or acquired by such Person, (iv) obligations which are evidenced by
notes, acceptances, or other instruments, (v) Capitalized Lease
Obligations, (vi) Rate Management Obligations (excluding SFAS 133
Charges and SFAS 133 Gains), (vii) Contingent Obligations, (viii)
Subordinated Debt, (ix) Net Mark-to-Market Exposure and (x) any
other obligation for borrowed money or other financial
accommodation which in accordance with the Agreement Accounting
Principles would be shown as a liability on the consolidated
balance sheet of such Person.
“ Intangible
Assets ” means the amount (to the
extent reflected in determining consolidated stockholders’
equity) of (i) all write-ups in the book value of any asset owned
or acquired by the US-Borrower or a Subsidiary, (ii) all goodwill,
covenants not to compete, prepayments, deferred charges,
franchises, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand
names and copyrights, (iii) all deferred
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financing costs (including, but not limited to,
unamortized debt discount and expense, organization expense and
experimental and development expenses, but excluding prepaid
expenses), and (iv) leasehold improvements not recoverable at the
expiration of a lease.
“ Interest
Expense ” means, for any period of
calculation, all interest expense on Indebtedness, excluding SFAS
133 Charges and SFAS 133 Gains, calculated for such period for the
US-Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
“ Interest
Period ” means the Eurocurrency
Interest Period.
“ Inventory ” means all of the
US-Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ now owned and
hereafter acquired inventory, goods and merchandise, wherever
located, to be furnished under any contract of service or held for
sale or lease, all returned goods, raw materials, other materials
and supplies of any kind, nature or description which are used or
consumed in the applicable Person’s business or used in
connection with the packing, shipping, advertising, selling or
finishing of such goods, merchandise and such other personal
property, and all documents of title or other documents
representing them.
“ Investment ” of a Person means
any loan, advance (other than commission, travel and similar
advances to officers, employees and sales Administrative Agent made
in the ordinary course of business), extension of credit (other
than accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business
on terms customary in the trade), redemption or other repurchase of
its capital stock, or contribution of capital by such Person;
stocks, bonds, mutual funds, partnership interests, notes,
debentures or other securities owned by such Person; any deposit
accounts and certificate of deposit owned by such Person; and
structured notes, derivative financial instruments and other
similar instruments or contracts owned by such Person.
“ Issuance
Date ” means, with respect to any
Facility Letter of Credit, the date on which such Facility Letter
of Credit is issued hereunder.
“ Issuer
” is defined in Section 2.22.1 .
“ Lenders
” means the lending institutions listed on the
signature pages of this Agreement and their respective successors
and assigns.
“ Lending
Installation ” means, with respect
to a Lender or the Administrative Agent, the office, branch,
subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender or the Administrative Agent
with respect to each Agreed Currency listed on Schedule 2 or
otherwise selected by such Lender or the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 2.17
.
“ Letter of
Credit ” of a Person means a letter
of credit or similar instrument which is issued upon the
application of such Person or upon which such Person is an account
party or for which such Person is in any way liable.
“ Leverage
Ratio ” means, as of any date of
calculation, the quotient of (i) Senior Funded Debt outstanding on
such date, over (ii) Adjusted EBITDA calculated for the US-Borrower
and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the period of the trailing
four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or most recently ended
prior to such date of determination; provided, that with respect to
the fiscal quarter ended June 2, 2007, there shall be added to
Adjusted EBITDA the Identified Charges.
“ Lien
” means any lien (statutory or other),
security interest, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, filed financing
statement, assignment, encumbrance or preference, priority or other
security agreement or
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preferential arrangement of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor
or lessor under any conditional sale, Capitalized Lease or other
title retention agreement).
“ Loan
” means, with respect to a Lender, such
Lender’s loan made pursuant to Article 2 (or any conversion or
continuation thereof), including without limitation any Swing Line
Loan.
“ London Banking
Day ” means a day (other than a
Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks generally are open in London
for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending
activities and on which dealings in the applicable Agreed Currency
are carried on in the London interbank market.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means with respect to any
Person, a material adverse effect on (i) the business, Property,
financial condition or results of operations of such Person and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of such Person to
perform its obligations under the Documents to which it is a party,
or (iii) the validity or enforceability of any of the Documents or
the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders thereunder.
“ Moody’s ” means
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“ Multiemployer
Plan ” means a Plan defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any member of the
Controlled Group may have any liability.
“ Net Amount of
Eligible Accounts ” means, at any
time, the gross amount of Eligible Accounts less sales, excise or
similar taxes, and less returns, discounts, claims, credits and
allowances of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted,
outstanding, available, reserved for or claimed.
“ Net
Income ” means, with reference to
any period, the net income (or loss), after provision of taxes, of
the US-Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated
basis for such period taken as a single accounting period but
excluding any unrealized losses and gains for such period resulting
from mark-to-market of Rate Management Transactions.
“ Net Mark-to-Market
Exposure ” of a Person means, as of
any date of determination, the excess (if any) of all unrealized
losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from Rate
Management Transactions. “Unrealized losses” means the
fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing such Rate
Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming
the Rate Management 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 Rate Management
Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Rate
Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that
date).
“ Non-US
Borrower ” means each Borrower
other than the US-Borrower.
“ Note
” means any promissory note issued at the
request of a Lender pursuant to Section
2.13 in the form of Exhibit A , including any amendment,
modification, renewal or replacement of such promissory
note.
“ Obligations ” means all unpaid
principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all
Facility Letter of Credit Obligations, all accrued and unpaid fees
and all unpaid expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other
obligations of each of the Borrowers to the Lenders or to any
Lender, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party arising
under the Documents.
“ Off-Balance Sheet
Liability ” of a Person means (i)
any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect
to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any
liability under any Sale
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and Leaseback Transaction which is not a Capitalized
Lease, (iii) any liability under any so-called
“securitization” or “synthetic lease”
transaction entered into by such Person, or (iv) any obligation
arising with respect to any other transaction which is the
functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which
does not constitute a liability on the balance sheets of such
Person (excluding operating leases).
“ Other
Taxes ” is defined in
Section 3.5(ii) .
“ Overdraft
Exposure ” means the aggregate
uncommitted amount available for borrowing under the Overdraft
Facility Agreement.
“ Overdraft Facility
Agreement ” means an uncommitted
overdraft credit facility for the benefit of the Euro Holding
Company as evidenced by a separate agreement between the Overdraft
Lender and the Euro Holding Company, as the same may be amended,
modified, exchanged or substituted from time to time.
“ Overdraft
Lender ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., London Branch.
“ Overdraft
Loan ” is defined in Section
2.23.1.
“ Overnight Foreign
Currency Rate ” shall mean for any
amount payable in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, the rate of
interest per annum as determined by the Administrative Agent
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of
one-hundredth of one percent (1/100 of 1%)) at which overnight or
weekend deposits of the appropriate currency (or, if such amount
due remains unpaid more than three Business Days, then for such
other period of time not longer than six months as the
Administrative Agent may elect in its absolute discretion) for
delivery in immediately available and freely transferable funds
would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the
interbank market upon request of such major banks for the
applicable period as determined above and in an amount comparable
to the unpaid principal amount of the related Advance (or, if the
Administrative Agent is not placing deposits in such currency in
the interbank market, then the cost of funds to the relevant
Administrative Agent, as applicable, in such currency for such
period).
“ Paid
Fees ” means any facility fees
already paid by the Borrowers with respect to periods after the
date of this Agreement, if any, under the Prior
Agreement.
“ Parent
” of an entity means a Person who (alone or
together with one or more of its Subsidiaries) owns more than 50%
of the outstanding securities or ownership interests having
ordinary voting power of the entity at the time, or that controls,
directly or indirectly, such entity.
“ Participants ” is defined
in Section 12.2.1 .
“ Patriot
Act ” is defined in
Section 15.4 .
“ Payment
Date ” means the last Business Day
of each month.
“ Payment
Office ” of the Administrative
Agent shall mean, for each of the Agreed Currencies, the office,
branch, affiliate or correspondent bank of the Administrative Agent
specified as the “Payment Office” for such currency
in Schedule 1 hereto or such other office, branch, affiliate or correspondent
bank of the Administrative Agent as it may from time to time
specify to the Borrowers and each Lender as its Payment
Office.
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“ PBGC
” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, or any successor thereto.
“ Percentage ” shall have the
meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.3 hereof.
“ Permitted
Acquisition ” means, at any time of
determination, any Acquisition by any Borrower or any of such
Borrower’s Subsidiaries of a business or entity in
substantially the same or related field of enterprise as such
Borrower or such Subsidiary with respect to which each of the
following requirements is then met:
(i) Such
Acquisition has been approved and recommended by the board of
directors of the entity to be acquired.
(ii) Such
Borrower or such Subsidiary shall have given the Administrative
Agent notice of such Acquisition within ten (10) days prior to or
following the consummation thereof.
(iii) The
aggregate consideration (including, without limitation, the
purchase price therefor and any assumption of debt (other than
accounts payable and deferred revenue obligations arising in the
ordinary course of business)) for such Acquisition plus all other
Acquisitions, in each case measured in respect of the US-Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, less the amount of cash received by such
Borrower or such Subsidiary from the entities being acquired in
connection with such Acquisition and all other Acquisitions, does
not exceed (x) $15,000,000 during the US-Borrower’s rolling
four consecutive trailing fiscal quarters on a consolidated basis
and (y) $25,000,000 from the date hereof through the Facility
Termination Date.
(iv) Prior
to and after giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default or
Unmatured Default shall exist.
“ Permitted
Lien ” means a Lien permitted
by Section 6.14 .
“ Permitted
Repurchase ” means either of the
following transactions, in each case approved by the board of
directors of the US-Borrower and approved by the Administrative
Agent and in each case of a monetary value not individually or in
the aggregate over the life of this Agreement in excess of Fifteen
Million Dollars ($15,000,000): (i) repurchase of the capital stock
of the US-Borrower or (ii) repurchase or prepayment of the
Debentures, including any prepayment premium or fee thereon;
provided that no such transaction shall be deemed a Permitted
Repurchase until the issuance of financial statements in the form
required under Section 6.1 hereof in respect of the fiscal quarter
ended September 1, 2007, including receipt of appropriate
certificates verifying no Default.
“ Person
” means any natural person, corporation, firm,
joint venture, partnership, limited liability company, association,
enterprise, trust or other entity or organization, or any
government or political subdivision or any agency, department or
instrumentality thereof.
“ Plan
” means an employee pension benefit plan which
is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding
standards under Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code as
to which the US-Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group may
have any liability.
“ Pricing
Schedule ” means the Schedule
attached hereto identified as such.
“ Prime
Rate ” means a rate per annum equal
to the prime rate of interest announced by the Administrative Agent
or its Parent from time to time, changing when and as said prime
rate changes. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not
necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually
charged
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to any customer. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or its
Parent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of
interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.
“ Property
” of a Person means any and all property,
whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such
Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such
Person.
“ Purchasers ” is defined
in Section 12.3.1 .
“ Rate Management
Obligations ” of a Person means any
and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent
and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or
acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications
thereof and substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all Rate
Management Transactions, and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy
backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Rate
Management Transaction.
“ Rate Management
Transaction ” means any transaction
(including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or
hereafter entered by the US-Borrower or its Subsidiaries which is a
rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap,
commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity
index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange
transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar
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.
“ Reference
Lender ” means the relevant
Administrative Agent.
“ Regulation
D ” means Regulation D of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in
effect and any successor thereto or other regulation or official
interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to reserve
requirements applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve
System.
“ Regulation
U ” means Regulation U of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in
effect and any successor or other regulation or official
interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension
of credit by banks for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin
stocks applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve
System.
“ Reimbursement
Obligations ” means, at any time,
the aggregate of the obligations of an applicable Borrower to the
Issuer and the Lenders in respect of all unreimbursed payments or
disbursements made by the Issuer and the Lenders under or in
respect of drawings under the Facility Letters of
Credit.
“ Reportable
Event ” means a reportable event as
defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued under
such section, with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such
events as to which the PBGC by regulation waived the requirement of
Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within 30 days of the
occurrence of such event, provided, however, that a failure to meet
the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and of
Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the
issuance of any such waiver of the notice requirement in accordance
with either Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(d) of the
Code.
“ Required
Lenders ” means Lenders in the
aggregate having at least 51% of the Dollar Amount of the Aggregate
Commitment or, if the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated,
Lenders in the
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aggregate holding at least 51% of the Dollar Amount
of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Aggregate Total
Outstandings.
“ Reserve
Requirement ” means, with respect
to an Interest Period, the maximum aggregate reserve requirement
(including all basic, supplemental, marginal and other reserves)
which is imposed under Regulation D or analogous regulations of the
Bank of England on Eurocurrency liabilities.
“ S&P
” means Standard and Poor’s Ratings
Services, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
“ Sale and Leaseback
Transaction ” means any sale or
other transfer of Property by any Person with the intent to lease
such Property as lessee.
“ Schedule
” refers to a specific schedule to this
Agreement, unless another document is specifically
referenced.
“ Section
” means a numbered section of this Agreement,
unless another document is specifically referenced.
“ Senior Funded
Debt ” means the sum of all
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (excluding SFAS 133 Charges and
SFAS 133 Gains) that is not Subordinated Debt.
“ SFAS 133
Charges ” means recurring charges
related to interest rate derivatives, as determined in accordance
with Agreement Accounting Principles.
“ SFAS 133
Gains ” means recurring gains
related to interest rate derivatives, as determined in accordance
with Agreement Accounting Principles.
“ SIBOR
” means, for a relevant period, that rate of
interest for interbank deposits denominated in Singapore Dollars
displayed at page ABSIRFIX01 of the Reuters Monitor Money Rates
Services under the caption "ASSOCIATION OF BANKS IN SINGAPORE SIBOR
AND SWAP OFFER RATE FIXING AT 11 A.M. SINGAPORE TIME”;
provided that if no such screen rate is available,
“SIBOR” shall be the arithmetic mean of the rates
(rounded towards to four decimal places), as supplied to the
Administrative Agent at its request, quoted by the reference banks
to leading banks in the Singapore interbank market, to be, in
relation to the interest period for that utilisation, equal to Y
(rounded upwards to four decimal places) calculated by each
reference bank in accordance with the following formula:
|
|
Y
|
=
|
(R x 365) + (F x 365) + (F x R x 365)
|
where:
F = the
premium (being a positive number) or the discount (being a negative
number), as the case may be, which would have been paid or received
by such reference bank in offering to sell US Dollars forward in
exchange for Singapore Dollars on the last day of that interest
period in the Singapore interbank market as of 11am on the
quotation date;
S = the
exchange rate at which such reference bank sells US Dollars spot in
exchange for Singapore Dollars in the Singapore foreign exchange
market, as quoted by such reference bank as of 11 a.m. on the
quotation date;
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R = the rate at
which such reference bank is offering US Dollar deposits for that
interest period in an amount comparable to the US Dollar equivalent
of that utilization (such US Dollar equivalent to be determined by
such reference bank at such rate or rates as such reference bank
determines to be most appropriate) to prime banks in the Singapore
interbank market as of 11 a.m. on the quotation date;
and
N = the actual
number of days in that interest period.
“ SIBOR
Advance ” means an Advance bearing
interest at the SIBOR Rate.
“ SIBOR Interest
Period ” means with respect to a
SIBOR Advance, a period of one, two, three or six months commencing
on a Business Day selected by the Singapore Borrower requesting
such Advance pursuant to this Agreement. Such SIBOR Interest Period
shall end on the day which corresponds numerically to such date
one, two, three or six months thereafter, provided, however, that
if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such next,
second, third or sixth succeeding month, such SIBOR Interest Period
shall end on the last Business Day of such next, second, third or
sixth succeeding month. If a Eurocurrency Interest Period would
otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such SIBOR
Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day,
provided, however, that if said next succeeding Business Day falls
in a new calendar month, such SIBOR Interest Period shall end on
the immediately preceding Business Day.
“ SIBOR
Rate ” means, with respect to an
Advance for the relevant Interest Period, the sum of (i) the
quotient of (a) SIBOR applicable to such Interest Period over (b)
one minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal)
applicable to such Interest Period plus (ii) the Applicable
Margin.
“ Singapore
Borrower ” shall have the meaning
set forth in the preamble hereto.
“ Singapore
Subfacility ” means the revolving
loans denominated in Singapore Dollars and made available by the
Lenders to the Singapore Borrower pursuant to the terms hereof.
Loans under the Singapore Subfacility may only be SIBOR
Advances.
“ Singapore
Subfacility Limit ” means Advances
denominated in S$ in an outstanding amount not to exceed the Dollar
Amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).
“ Singapore
Dollars ” or “
S$ ” means the
lawful currency of Singapore.
“ Single Employer
Plan ” means a Plan maintained by
the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group for employees of
the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group.
“ SSD Sale
” means the sale of the Security Systems
Division of the US-Borrower that was sold and transferred effective
on or about May 31, 2007.
“ Standby Letter of
Credit ” means any Facility Letter
of Credit that is an irrevocable standby Letter of
Credit.
“ Subordinated
Debt ” means, with respect to any
Borrower, the Debentures and any Indebtedness of such Borrower (a)
no part of the principal of which is stated to be payable or is
required to be paid (whether by way of mandatory sinking fund,
mandatory redemption, mandatory prepayment or otherwise) prior to
the Facility Termination Date, and the payment of the principal of
and interest on which and other obligations of such Borrower in
respect thereof are subordinated to the prior payment in full of
principal of and interest (including post-petition interest) on the
Notes and all other Obligations
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and liabilities of such Borrower to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder on terms and
conditions first approved in writing by the Required Lenders, and
(b) otherwise containing terms, covenants and conditions
satisfactory in form and substance to the Required Lenders, as
evidenced by their prior written approval thereof.
“ Subfacility ” shall mean the
Singapore Subfacility or the Euro Subfacility, as the case may
be.
“ Subsidiary ” of a Person means
(i) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities
having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or
more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its
Subsidiaries, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company,
association, joint venture or similar business organization more
than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of
which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Unless otherwise
expressly provided, all references herein to a
“Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the US-Borrower
or of any of the Borrowers.
“ Substantial
Portion ” means, with respect to
the Property of any Person, Property (except for inventory sold in
the ordinary course of business) which (i) represents more than 20%
of the consolidated assets of such Person as at the last day of the
calendar month ending on or most recently ended prior to the date
on which such determination is made, or (ii) is responsible for
more than 10% of the consolidated net sales or of the consolidated
net income of such Person for the period of twelve complete and
consecutive calendar months ending on or most recently ended prior
to the date on which such determination is made.
“ Taxes
” means any and all present or future taxes,
duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings of
whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or
taxing authority thereof, and all interest, penalties or similar
liabilities with respect thereto, but excluding Excluded
Taxes.
“Total Outstandings ” means as of any date of determination with respect to
any Subfacility, an amount equal to the total outstanding principal
amount of Loans under such Subfacility.
“ Transferee ” is defined
in Section 12.4 .
“ Treasury Management
Facilities ” means the financial
accommodations in the form of intercompany loans extended by
Richardson Electronics Benelux B.V. (sometimes referred to herein
as “ Cash Manager
”) to certain of the Euro Borrowers and
certain of their Affiliates (sometimes referred to herein as the
“ Treasury Management
Borrowers ”) as evidenced by that
certain Treasury Management and Subordinated Security Agreement by
and among such Persons, as the same may be amended from time to
time including, without limitation, any accession by additional
Affiliates as parties to said agreement.
“ Treasury Management
Liens ” means the Liens granted in
favor of the Cash Manager by the Treasury Management Borrowers
pursuant to the Treasury Management Facilities.
“ Treasury Management
Obligations ” means in respect of
any Person, Indebtedness arising under the Treasury Management
Facilities.
“ Type
” means with respect to any Advance, its
nature as a Eurocurrency Advance, Floating Rate Advance or SIBOR
Advance.
“ Unfunded
Liabilities ” means the amount (if
any) by which the present value of all vested and unvested accrued
benefits under all Single Employer Plans exceeds the fair market
value of all such Plan
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assets allocable to such benefits, all determined as
of the then most recent valuation date for such Plans as if such
Plans were terminating on such date under Section 4041 of
ERISA.
“ Unmatured
Default ” means an event which but
for the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would
constitute a Default.
“ US
Borrower ” has the meaning
specified in the preamble.
“ US
Facility ” means the revolving
loans denominated in Dollars and made available by the Lenders to a
US Facility Borrower pursuant to the terms hereof. Loans under the
US Facility may be either Eurocurrency Advances or Floating Rate
Advances (together with Letters of Credit to the extent set forth
in Article 2 ).
“ US Facility
Borrower ” means the US-Borrower,
the Singapore Borrower and the Euro Holding Company.
“ Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary ” of a Person means (i)
any Subsidiary all of the outstanding voting securities of which
shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such
Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries
of such Person, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company,
association, joint venture or similar business organization 100% of
the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall
at the time be so owned or controlled.
The foregoing definitions shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of the defined
terms.
ARTICLE 2
THE CREDITS
2.1
Commitments; Credit Facilities
. Subject to the limitations set forth in the next
sentence, from and including the date of this Agreement and prior
to the Facility Termination Date, each Lender severally agrees, on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make
Advances, to the extent of such Lender’s Commitment, to the
applicable Borrowers. Each Lender agrees, on the terms and
conditions set forth herein to make Advances to any Borrower in the
applicable Agreed Currency from time to time in amounts not to
exceed in the aggregate at any one time outstanding its Commitment,
provided that (i) the Aggregate Total Outstandings under the Euro,
Subfacility shall at no time exceed the Euro Subfacility Limit,
(ii) the Aggregate Total Outstandings under the Singapore
Subfacility shall at no time exceed the Singapore Subfacility
Limit, and (iii) the Aggregate Total Outstandings shall at no time
exceed the lesser of (x) the the Borrowing Base and (y) the
Aggregate Commitment. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, any
Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow at any time prior to the
Facility Termination Date. The Commitments to lend hereunder shall
expire on the Facility Termination Date.
2.2
Repayment of Principal . The US-Borrower promises to repay in full the principal
amount of all Advances and all other unpaid Obligations on the
Facility Termination Date. Each Non-US Borrower jointly and
severally promises to repay in full the principal amount of all
Advances and all other unpaid Obligations hereunder with respect to
all Subfacilities on the Facility Termination Date; provided that
no Non-US Borrower shall be required to repay any amount with
respect to a Subfacility (other than its own Subfacility) to the
extent prohibited by applicable law. In addition, the US-Borrower
and Richardson International, Inc. will, if requested by the
Administrative Agent, each deliver a Guaranty (which delivery is a
condition to the effectiveness of this Agreement) pursuant to which
it acknowledges
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that it unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees
the punctual, full and prompt payment when due, of all Obligations
of all Borrowers.
2.2.1 Mandatory Prepayment .
(a) If at any time the
Aggregate Total Outstandings (calculated as of the most recent
Computation Date) exceeds either the Aggregate Commitment or the
Borrowing Base, then (A) the US-Borrower shall be obligated to
immediately repay Advances under the US Subfacility, and (B) each
Non-US Borrower shall be jointly and severally obligated to
immediately repay Advances under all Subfacilities, in each case in
a principal amount that is, together with any other
Borrower’s repayment pursuant to this sentence, sufficient to
eliminate any such excess; provided that no Non-US Borrower shall
be required to repay any amount to the extent prohibited by
applicable law. If at any time (in each case measured as of the
most recent Computation Date) (i) the Aggregate Total Outstandings
in respect of the Euro Subfacility exceed the Euro Subfacility
Limit, (iii) the Aggregate Total Outstandings in respect of the
Singapore Subfacility exceed the Singapore Subfacility Limit, each
Borrower that is a party to such affected Subfacility shall be
jointly and severally obligated to repay Advances under the
affected Subfacility in an amount or amounts sufficient to
eliminate any such excess. Until such time as an excess in an
affected Subfacility is so eliminated, the Aggregate Commitment
shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Dollar Amount of the
excess of such affected Subfacility.
(b) The
applicable Borrower shall be obligated to repay outstanding
Advances in the amount of and equal to the extent it has received
proceeds, net of any reasonable expenses related thereto, payable
within five (5) days of receipt, of (i) any Equity Issuance and
(ii) any Asset Sale. To the extent the amount received from any
Equity Issuance or Asset Sale is in a currency other than those in
which the applicable outstanding Advances are denominated, such
currency shall be converted to the applicble currency or currencies
denominating such Advances.
2.2.2 Voluntary Prepayment . The applicable
Borrower may from time to time pay, subject to the payment of any
funding indemnification amounts required by Section 3.4 but without penalty or
premium, all outstanding Advances under its respective Facility,
or, in the minimum amount of EUR 1,000,000 or any integral
multiples of EUR 100,000 in excess thereof in the case of the Euro
Subfacility, the minimum of S$ 1,000,000 or any integral multiples
of S$ 100,000 in excess thereof in the case of the Singapore
Subfacility, and the minimum of $1,000,000 or any integral
multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof in the case of the US
Facility (except that prepayments may be made in the minimum amount
of $100,000 or any integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof
in the case of a Floating Rate Advance), any portion of the
outstanding Advances upon three Business Days’ prior notice
to the Administrative Agent by 10:00 a.m. (local time).
2.3
Ratable Loans . Each
Advance hereunder shall consist of Loans made from the several
Lenders with a Commitment ratably in proportion to the ratio
(hereafter referred to as the “ Percentage ”) that their
respective Commitment bears to the Aggregate Commitment.
2.4
Commitment Fee and Reductions in Aggregate
Commitment .
2.4.1 Commitment Fee . For the account of
the Lenders, the US-Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent
an annual fee equal to the applicable percentage expressed on the
Pricing Schedule applicable to commitment fees of the average daily
unused portion of the Aggregate Commitment from July 27, 2007 to
and including the Facility Termination Date, payable quarterly in
arrears in Dollars with the first payment on August 31, 2007 and
then payments on the last Business Day of each November, February,
May and August thereafter prior to the Facility Termination Date
(with the outstanding unpaid balance of such fee due and payable on
the Facility Termination Date). The Administrative Agent shall
allocate such fee among the Lenders based on the percentage that
would be
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allocable to each such Lender and its Affiliates in
the proportion that its Commitment bears to the Aggregate
Commitment. Such fee shall in no circumstances be refundable to any
Borrower, provided, however, that such fee shall be prorated for
the actual days of any quarter in which a Facility Termination Date
occurs solely because of the Borrowers’ irrevocable payoff of
all Advances on account of a breach by the Lenders of
Section 10.12 hereof,
the occurrence of a Gross Up Event or the payment in full by
Borrowers of all amounts due hereunder on or about July 27, 2010.
The Administrative Agent shall compute the amount of such fee as of
each applicable Computation Date. All accrued fees shall be payable
in Dollars on the effective date of any termination of the
obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder. The
Administrative Agent shall pay each Lender its applicable share of
the fee in Dollars on the same Business Day if received before
11:00 a.m. Chicago time or on the next Business Day if
received after 11:00 a.m. Chicago time. All Paid Fees shall be
credited against amounts due under this Section 2.4.1 .
2.4.2 Reduction of Commitment . Any
Borrower may permanently reduce the Commitment, in whole, or in
part ratably among the Lenders in integral multiples of $1,000,000,
upon at least five Business Days’ written notice to the
Administrative Agent, which notice shall specify the amount of any
such reduction, provided, however, that the amount of the
Commitment may not be reduced below the aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding Advances.
2.5
Minimum Amount of Each Advance
. Each Advance shall be in a minimum amount of (i)
EUR 1,000,000 and in multiples of EUR 100,000 if in excess thereof
in the case of the Euro Subfacility, (ii) S$ 1,000,000 and in
multiples of S$ 100,000 if in excess thereof in the case of the
Singapore Subfacility, (iii) $1,000,000 and in multiple of $100,000
if in excess thereof in the case of Eurocurrency Advances under the
the US Facility and (iv) $300,000 and in multiples of $100,000 if
in excess thereof in the case of Floating Advances under the the US
Facility.
2.6
Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods
for New Advances . Each Borrower shall
select the Type of Advance, the Interest Period (if applicable) and
the Agreed Currency applicable thereto from time to time. Each
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice,
substantially in the form of Exhibit
B attached hereto, (a “
Borrowing Notice ”) (i) not later than 10:00 a.m. (London time) at least
three Business Days before the Borrowing Date in the case of
Eurocurrency Advances requested from the Administrative Agent, (ii)
not later than 12:00 noon (Chicago time) at least three Business
Days before the Borrowing Date in the case of SIBOR Advances
requested from the Administrative Agent and (vi) not later than
10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the Borrowing Date in the case of
Floating Rate Advances requested from the Adminstrative Agent,
specifying:
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of such Advance,
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the Interest Period and Agreed Currency applicable
thereto.
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Timing and mechanics of Overdraft Loans shall be as
set forth in the Overdraft Facility Agreement.
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2.7
Continuation; Rollover and Conversion of
Outstanding Advanceds .
2.7.1 Continuation of Eurocurrency Advances . The provisions of this Section
2.7.1 shall apply to each Subfacility.
Each Eurocurrency Advance shall continue as an Advance until the
end of the then applicable Interest Period therefor, at which time
each such Advance shall automatically
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continue as an Advance in the same Agreed Currency
with an Interest Period of one month unless (x) such Advance is or
was repaid in accordance with Section
2.2 or (y) the applicable Borrower shall
have given the Administrative Agent a Continuation Notice (as
defined below) requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period,
such Advance continue as an Advance for the same or another
Interest Period.
Subject to the terms of Section 2.5 , so long as no Default
has occurred and is continuing, any applicable Borrower may elect
from time to time to continue all or any part of an Eurocurrency
Advance or SIBOR Advance denominated in the same Agreed Currency.
Any such Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable
notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, (a
“ Continuation Notice
”) of each continuation of an Advance not
later than 10:00 a.m. (London time) at least three Business Days
prior to the date of the requested continuation to the
Administrative Agent, specifying:
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of such continuation, and
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the Agreed Currency and amount into which such
Advance is to be continued and the duration of the Interest Period
applicable thereto.
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2.7.2
Conversion/Continuation Option: US
Facility . Floating Rate Advances shall
continue as Floating Rate Advances unless and until such Floating
Rate Advances are converted into Eurocurrency Advances. Each
Eurocurrency Advance under the US Facility shall continue as a
Eurocurrency Advance until the end of the then applicable
Eurocurrency Interest Period therefor, at which time such
Eurocurrency Advance shall be automatically converted into a
Floating Rate Advance unless the applicable US Facility Borrower
shall have given the Administrative Agent a Continuation/Conversion
Notice in the form of Exhibit F
attached hereto (“ US
Continuation Notice ”) requesting
that, at the end of such Eurocurrency Interest Period, such
Eurocurrency Advance either continue as a Eurocurrency Advance for
the same or another Eurocurrency Interest Period or be converted
into a Floating Rate Advance. Subject to the terms of
Section 2.5 , the
applicable US Facility Borrower may elect from time to time to
convert all or any part of an Advance of either Type into the other
Type of Advance; provided that any conversion of any Eurocurrency
Advance shall be made on, and only on, the last day of the
Eurocurrency Interest Period applicable thereto. The applicable US
Facility Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent an
irrevocable US Continuation Notice of each conversion of an Advance
or continuation of a Eurocurrency Advance not later than 12:00 noon
(Chicago time) (a) in the case of a conversion into a Floating Rate
Advance, at least one Business Day before the date of the requested
conversion, and (b) in the case of a conversion into or
continuation of a Eurocurrency Advance, at least three Business
Days prior to the date of the requested conversion or continuation,
specifying:
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of such conversion or continuation;
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the aggregate amount and Type of Advance(s) which is
to be converted or continued; and
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the amount and Type(s) of Advance(s) into which such
Advance is to be converted or continued and, in the case of a
conversion into or continuation of a Eurocurrency Advance, the
duration of the Eurocurrency Interest Period applicable thereto
(which may not end after the Facility Termination Date).
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2.7.3 Continuation of SIBOR Advance . With
respect to each SIBOR Advance which is outstanding, at or before
11:00 a.m. three Business Days before the end of the then
applicable SIBOR Interest Period, the Singapore-Borrower shall
notify the Administrative Agent in form and substance substantially
as attached as Exhibit G
(“ Singapore Rollover
Notice ”) either of (i) the next
SIBOR Interest Period which such Singapore-Borrower has selected as
applicable to the SIBOR Advance, which new SIBOR Interest Period
shall commence on and include the last day of the prior SIBOR
Interest Period, or (ii) the intention of such Singapore-Borrower
to repay such SIBOR Advance at the end of the relevant SIBOR
Interest Period. If such Singapore-Borrower fails to select and to
notify the Administrative Agent of the SIBOR Interest Period
applicable to the SIBOR Advance, or of its intention to repay such
SIBOR Advance, the Singapore-Borrower shall be deemed to have
selected a new Interest Period of one month for such
Advance.
2.7.4 Effect of a Default . Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no conversions or continuations of conversions of
any Advance shall be permitted during the continuance of a Default
or Unmatured Default.
2.8
Method Of Borrowing .
On each Borrowing Date, each Lender shall make available its Loan
or Loans, if any, not later than noon, local time, in the city of
the Administrative Agent’s Payment Office for such currency,
in such funds as may then be customary for the settlement of
international transactions in such currency in the city of and at
the address of the Administrative Agent’s Payment Office for
such currency. Unless the Administrative Agent determines that any
applicable condition specified in Article
4 has not been satisfied, the
Administrative Agent will make the funds so received from the
Lenders available to the Borrowers at the Administrative
Agent’s aforesaid address. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Section 2.8
, to the extent that a Loan made by a Lender matures
on the Borrowing Date of a requested Loan, such Lender shall apply
the proceeds of the Loan it is then making to the repayment of
principal of the maturing Loan.
2.9
Changes in Interest Rate, etc.
Each Eurocurrency Advance and SIBOR Advance shall
bear interest at the Eurocurrency Rate or SIBOR Rate, as
applicable, on the outstanding principal amount thereof from and
including the first day of the Interest Period applicable thereto
to (but not including) the last day of such Interest Period at the
interest rate determined by the Administrative Agent as applicable
to such Advance based upon each Borrower’s selections
under Sections 2.6 and 2.7 and
otherwise in accordance with the terms hereof. No Interest Period
may end after the Facility Termination Date. Each Floating Rate
Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount
thereof, for each day from and including the date such Floating
Rate Advance is made or is converted from a Eurocurrency Advance
into a Floating Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.7.2 to but excluding the
date it becomes due or is converted into a Eurocurrency Advance
pursuant to Section 2.7.2
at a rate per annum equal to the Floating Rate for
such day. Changes in the rate of interest on that portion of any
Advances maintained as a Floating Rate Advance will take effect
simultaneously with each change in such applicable rate. Each
Eurocurrency Advance and SIBOR Advance shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal amount thereof from and including the first
day of the Eurocurrency Interest Period and SIBOR Interest Period
applicable thereto to (but not including) the last day of such
Eurocurrency Interest Period or SIBOR Interest Period at the
Eurocurrency Rate or SIBOR Rate, as applicable determined as
applicable to such Eurocurrency Advance or SIBOR
Advance.
2.10
Rates Applicable After Default
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in Section 2.6 or 2.7 ,
during the continuance of a Default or Unmatured Default the
Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required
Lenders may, at its option, by notice to all the Borrowers (which
notice may be revoked at the option of the Administrative Agent,
acting at the direction of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any
provision of Section 8.3
requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders
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changes in interest rates), declare that no Advance
may be made as, converted into or continued as an Eurocurrency
Advance made in Dollars. During the continuance of a Default the
Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required
Lenders may, at their option, by notice to all the Borrowers (which
notice may be revoked at the option of the Administrative Agent,
acting at the direction of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any
provision of Section 8.3
requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to
changes in interest rates):
(i)
declare that each
Eurocurrency Advance shall bear interest for the remainder of the
applicable Interest Period at the rate otherwise applicable to such
Interest Period plus
2% per annum; provided that, during the continuance
of a Default under Section 7.6
or 7.7
, the interest rates set forth above shall be
applicable to such Advances without any election or action on the
part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. In any such event,
the outstanding Eurocurrency Advances under the US Facility will
automatically convert into Floating Rate Advances in accordance
with the terms of Section 2.7.2
and shall bear interest at the rate otherwise
applicable thereto after giving effect to such conversion
plus 2% per annum,
and
(ii) declare
that each Floating Rate Advance shall bear interest at the rate
otherwise applicable to such Advance plus 2% per annum; provided that,
during the continuance of a Default under Section 7.6 or 7.7 , the interest rates set forth
above shall be applicable to all Advances without any election or
action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender.
2.11
Method Of Payment .
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Each Advance shall be repaid and each payment of
interest thereon shall be paid in the currency in which such
Advance was made. All payments of the Obligations hereunder shall
be made, without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim, in immediately
available funds to the Administrative Agent at (except as set forth
in the next sentence) the Administrative Agent’s address
specified pursuant to Article
13 , or at any other Lending Installation
of the Administrative Agent specified in writing by the
Administrative Agent to all of the Borrowers, by noon (local time)
on the date when due and shall be applied ratably by the
Administrative Agent among the Lenders. All payments to be made by
any Borrower hereunder shall be made in such currency on the date
due in such funds as may then be customary for the settlement of
international transactions in such currency for the account of the
Administrative Agent, at its Payment Office for such currency and
shall be applied ratably by the Administrative Agent among the
applicable Lenders. Each payment delivered to the Administrative
Agent for the account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly by
the Administrative Agent to such Lender in the same type of funds
that the Administrative Agent received, in the funds received from
such Borrower at the address of the Administrative Agent’s
Payment Office for such currency. The Administrative Agent is
hereby authorized to charge any account of such Borrower maintained
with the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates for each
payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due
hereunder.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section, if, after the making of any Advance, currency control or
exchange regulations are imposed in the country which issues such
currency with the result that the type of currency in which the
Advance was made (the “ Original
Currency ”) no longer exists or a
Borrower is not able to make payment to the Administrative Agent
for the
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account of the Lenders in such Original Currency,
then all payments to be made by such Borrower hereunder in such
currency shall instead be made when due in Dollars in an amount
equal to the Dollar Amount (as of the date of repayment) of such
payment due, it being the intention of the parties hereto that such
Borrower take all risks of the imposition of any such currency
control or exchange regulations.
2.12
Increase in Commitments .
(a) The
US-Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from
time to time, request Incremental Commitments from one or more
Incremental Lenders (which may include any existing Lender), in an
amount such that all such Incremental Commitments combined do not
exceed the Dollar Amount of $15,000,000; provided that after giving
effect to such increase the Aggregate Commitment shall not exceed
the Dollar Amount of $55,000,000 and provided further that each
Incremental Commitment and each Incremental Lender shall be subject
to the approval of the Administrative Agent. Such notice shall set
forth (i) the amount of the Incremental Commitments being requested
(which shall be in an amount of at least the Dollar Amount of
$1,000,000), and (ii) the date on which such Incremental
Commitments are requested to become effective (which shall not be
less than ten (10) Business Days after the date of such notice).
For the avoidance of doubt, only the approval of the Administrative
Agent with regard to, and no approval from the Lenders shall be
required with regard to, and no Lender shall have the right to
object to, any request by the US-Borrower to the Administrative
Agent to arrange for the making of any Incremental
Commitment.
(b) Each
Borrower and each Incremental Lender shall execute and deliver to
the Administrative Agent an Incremental Loan Assumption Agreement
and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably specify to evidence the Incremental Commitment of such
Incremental Lender. Each Incremental Loan Assumption Agreement
shall specify the amount of the Incremental Commitment and the
Facility to which it applies. The Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each
Incremental Loan Assumption Agreement. Each of the parties hereto
hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Loan
Assumption Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the
extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence
and amount of the Incremental Commitment evidenced thereby. Any
such deemed amendment may be memorialized in writing by the
Administrative Agent without the consent of any Borrower, any
Lender or the Administrative Agent. Once effectively added pursuant
to this Section, an Incremental Lender shall be deemed a Lender for
all purposes of the Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Incremental Commitment shall become effective
under this Section unless (i) the Administrative Agent shall have
received (with sufficient copies for each of the Incremental
Lenders) legal opinions, board resolutions and other closing
certificates and documentation consistent with those delivered on
the Closing Date under Section 4.1 and (ii) there would not exist
any Default or Unmatured Default after giving effect to such
Incremental Commitment and the Advances to be made thereunder and
the application of the proceeds therefrom as if made and applied on
such date.
(d) Each
of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent
may take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to
ensure that all Incremental Lenders, when originally making their
Incremental Commitment, are included in each outstanding Advance
under its applicable Facility in accordance with its Percentage
(after the requisite initial Advance by such Incremental Lender is
made), and the Borrowers agree that they shall be responsible for
any breakage or similar costs incurred in any conversion of an
Advance required by the Administrative Agent to effect the
foregoing.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge
that any Incremental Lender shall be required, at the time of
effectiveness of its Incremental Commitment, to fund an Advance
thereunder in an amount such that, after giving effect to thereto,
each Lender under the applicable Facility (including such
Incremental Lender) has funded its Percentage of such
Facility.
2.13
Noteless Agreement, Evidence of
Indebtedness .
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(i)
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Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its
usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness
of any Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by
such Lender from time to time under the applicable Facility,
including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to
such Lender from time to time hereunder.
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(ii)
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The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in
which it will record (a) the amount of each Loan made hereunder,
the Facility, the Type of Advance, the Agreed Currency thereof and
the Interest Period with respect thereto, (b) the amount of any
principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable
from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (c) the amount of
any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from each
Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof
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(iii)
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The entries maintained in the accounts maintained
pursuant to paragraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be prima facie
evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations therein
recorded; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative
Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein
shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to
repay the Obligations in accordance with their terms.
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(iv)
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Any Lender may request that its Loans be evidenced
by a promissory note (a “ Note ”). In such event, each
Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Note
payable to the order of such Lender in a form supplied by the
Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such Note
and interest thereon shall at all times (including after any
assignment pursuant to Section
12.3 ) be represented by one or more
Notes payable to the order of the payee named therein or any
assignee pursuant to Section
12.3 , except to the extent that any such
Lender or assignee subsequently returns any such Note for
cancellation and requests that such Loans once again be evidenced
as described in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above.
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2.14
Telephonic Notices .
Each Borrower hereby authorizes the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent to extend, convert or continue Advances, effect selections of
Agreed Currencies and Types of Advances and to transfer funds based
on telephonic notices made by any Authorized Officer or Authorized
Officers, the Administrative Agent or any Lender in good faith
believes to be acting on behalf of each such Borrower. Each
Borrower agrees to deliver promptly to the Administrative Agent a
written confirmation, if such confirmation is requested by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, of each telephonic notice
signed by an Authorized Officer. If the written confirmation
differs in any material respect from the action taken by the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the records of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall govern absent manifest
error.
2.15
Interest Payment Dates, Interest and Fee
Basis . Except for Floating Rate Advances
under the US Facility, interest accrued on each Advance shall be
payable on the last day of its applicable
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Interest Period, on any date on which the Advance is
prepaid, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity.
Interest accrued on each Advance having an Interest Period longer
than three months shall also be payable on the last day of each
three-month interval during such Interest Period. Interest and
facility fees shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on the
basis of a 360-day year. Interest shall be payable for the day an
Advance is made but not for the day of any payment on the amount
paid if payment is received prior to noon (local time) at the place
of payment. If any payment of principal of or interest on an
Advance shall become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such
payment shall
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