Exhibit 10.1
REVOLVING CREDIT
AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT
PNC
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(AS LENDER AND AS AGENT)
WITH
APAC
CUSTOMER SERVICES, INC.
(BORROWER)
MAY
5, 2008
PNC
Capital Markets LLC,
Sole Lead Arranger and Book Runner
TABLE
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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1.1. Accounting
Terms
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1.2. General
Terms
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1.3. Uniform
Commercial Code Terms
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1.4. Certain
Matters of Construction
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ARTICLE II
ADVANCES, PAYMENTS
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2.1.
Advances
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2.2. Procedure for
Advances Borrowing
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2.3. Disbursement
of Advance Proceeds
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2.4. Repayment of
Advances
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2.5. Repayment of
Excess Advances
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2.6. Statement of
Account
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2.7. Letters of
Credit
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2.8. Issuance of
Letters of Credit
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2.9. Requirements
For Issuance of Letters of Credit
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2.10.
Disbursements, Reimbursement
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2.11. Repayment of
Participation Advances
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2.12.
Documentation
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2.13.
Determination to Honor Drawing Request
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2.14. Nature of
Participation and Reimbursement Obligations
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2.15.
Indemnity
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2.16. Liability
for Acts and Omissions
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2.17. Additional
Payments
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2.18. Manner of
Borrowing and Payment
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2.19. Mandatory
Prepayments
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2.20 Application
of Payments Prior to an Event of Default
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2.21. Reduction of
Maximum Revolving Advance Amount
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2.22. Use of
Proceeds
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2.23. Defaulting
Lender
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2.24. Removal of
Lenders
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ARTICLE III
INTEREST AND FEES
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3.1.
Interest
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3.2. Letter of
Credit Fees
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3.3. Facility
Fee
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3.4. Fee
Letter
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3.5. Computation
of Interest and Fees
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3.6. Maximum
Charges
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3.7. Increased
Costs
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3.8. Basis For
Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair
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3.9. Capital
Adequacy
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3.10. Gross Up for
Taxes
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3.11. Withholding
Tax Exemption
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3.12. Survival of
Obligations
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ARTICLE IV
COLLATERAL: GENERAL TERMS
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4.1. Security
Interest in the Collateral
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4.2. Perfection of
Security Interest
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4.3. Disposition
of Collateral
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4.4. Preservation
of Collateral
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4.5. Ownership of
Collateral
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4.6. Defense of
Agent’s and Lenders’ Interests
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4.7. Books and
Records
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4.8. Financial
Disclosure
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4.9. Compliance
with Laws
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4.10. Inspection
of Premises; Appraisals
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4.11.
Insurance
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4.12. Failure to
Pay Insurance
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4.13. Payment of
Taxes
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4.14. Payment of
Leasehold Obligations
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4.15.
Receivables
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4.16.
Reserved
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4.17.
Reserved
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4.18. Exculpation
of Liability
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4.19.
Environmental Matters
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4.20. Financing
Statements
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4.21 Voting Rights
in Respect of Subsidiary Stock
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4.22 Dividend and
Distribution Rights in Respect of Subsidiary Shares
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4.23. Reduction of
Credit Enhancement Letter of Credit
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4.24. Release of
Credit Enhancement Letter of Credit
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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5.1.
Authority
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5.2. Formation and
Qualification
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5.3. Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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5.4. Tax
Returns
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5.5. Financial
Statements
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5.6. Entity Name
and Locations
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5.7. O.S.H.A. and
Environmental Compliance
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5.8. Solvency; No
Litigation, Violation, Indebtedness or Default
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5.9. Patents,
Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses
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5.10. Licenses and
Permits
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5.11. Default of
Indebtedness
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5.12. No
Default
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5.13. No
Burdensome Restrictions
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5.14. No Labor
Disputes
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5.15. Margin
Regulations
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5.16. Investment
Company Act
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5.17.
Disclosure
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5.18. Delivery of
Subordinated Documentation
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5.19. Swaps
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5.20. Conflicting
Agreements
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5.21. Application
of Certain Laws and Regulations
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5.22. Business and
Property of Borrower
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5.23.
Section 20 Subsidiaries
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5.24.
Anti-Terrorism Laws
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5.25. Trading with
the Enemy
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5.26. Commercial
Tort Claims
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5.27. Partnership
and Limited Liability Company Interests
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5.28. Material
Contracts
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ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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6.1. Payment of
Fees
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6.2. Conduct of
Business and Maintenance of Existence and Assets
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6.3.
Violations
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6.4. Government
Receivables
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6.5. Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio
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6.6. Execution of
Supplemental Instruments
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6.7. Payment of
Indebtedness
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6.8. Standards of
Financial Statements
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6.9. Leasehold
Agreements
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6.10. Interest
Rate Hedge
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6.11. Dissolution
of Subsidiaries
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ARTICLE VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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7.1 Merger,
Consolidation, Acquisition and Sale of Assets
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7.2. Creation of
Liens
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7.3.
Guarantees
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7.4
Investments
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7.5. Loans
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7.6. Capital
Expenditures
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7.7.
Dividends
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7.8.
Indebtedness
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7.9. Nature of
Business
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7.10. Transactions
with Affiliates
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7.11. Leases
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7.12.
Subsidiaries
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7.13. Fiscal Year
and Accounting Changes
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7.14. Pledge of
Credit
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7.15. Amendment of
Organizational Documents
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7.16. Compliance
with ERISA
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7.17. Prepayment
of Indebtedness
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7.18.
Anti-Terrorism Laws
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7.19.
Membership/Partnership Interests
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7.20. Trading with
the Enemy Act
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7.21. Subordinated
Obligations
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7.22. Other
Agreements
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7.23 Additional
Negative Pledges
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7.24. Additional
Bank Accounts
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ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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8.1. Conditions to
Initial Advances
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8.2. Conditions to
Each Advance
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ARTICLE IX
INFORMATION AS TO BORROWER
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9.1. Disclosure of
Material Matters
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9.2
Schedules
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9.3. Environmental
Reports
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9.4.
Litigation
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9.5. Material
Occurrences
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9.6. Government
Receivables
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9.7. Annual
Financial Statements
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9.8. Quarterly
Financial Statements
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9.9. Other
Reports
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9.10. Additional
Information
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9.11. Projected
Operating Budget
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9.12. Variances
From Operating Budget
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9.13. Notice of
Suits, Adverse Events
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9.14. ERISA
Notices and Requests
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9.15. Additional
Documents
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ARTICLE X EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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10.1.
Nonpayment
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10.2. Breach of
Representation
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10.3. Financial
Information
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10.4. Judicial
Actions
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10.5.
Noncompliance
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10.6.
Judgments
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10.7.
Bankruptcy
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10.8. Inability to
Pay
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10.9. Affiliate
Bankruptcy
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10.10. Material
Adverse Effect
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10.11. Lien
Priority
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10.12.
Subordinated Documentation Default
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10.13. Cross
Default
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10.14. Breech of
Guaranty
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10.15. Change of
Control
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10.16.
Invalidity
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10.17.
Licenses
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10.18.
Seizures
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10.19. Pension
Plans
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10.20. Credit
Enhancement Letter of Credit
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ARTICLE XI
LENDERS’ RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT
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11.1. Rights and
Remedies
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11.2.
Agent’s Discretion
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11.3. Setoff
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11.4. Rights and
Remedies not Exclusive
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11.5. Allocation
of Payments After Event of Default
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ARTICLE XII
WAIVERS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
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12.1. Waiver of
Notice
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12.2. Delay
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12.3. Jury
Waiver
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ARTICLE XIII
EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION
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13.1. Term
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13.2.
Termination
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ARTICLE XIV
REGARDING AGENT
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14.1.
Appointment
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14.2. Nature of
Duties
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14.3. Lack of
Reliance on Agent and Resignation
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14.4. Certain
Rights of Agent
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14.5.
Reliance
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14.6. Notice of
Default
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14.7.
Indemnification
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14.8. Agent in its
Individual Capacity
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14.9. Delivery of
Documents
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14.10.
Borrower’s Undertaking to Agent
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14.11. No Reliance
on Agent’s Customer Identification Program
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14.12. Other
Agreements
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ARTICLE XV
MISCELLANEOUS
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15.1. Governing
Law
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15.2. Entire
Understanding
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15.3. Successors
and Assigns; Participations; New Lenders
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15.4. Application
of Payments
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15.5.
Indemnity
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15.6 Notice
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15.7.
Survival
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15.8.
Severability
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15.9.
Expenses
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15.10. Injunctive
Relief
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15.11.
Damages
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15.12.
Captions
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15.13.
Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures
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15.14.
Construction
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15.15.
Confidentiality; Sharing Information
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15.16.
Publicity
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15.17.
Certifications From Banks and Participants; USA PATRIOT Act
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15.18. Credit
Enhancement Letter of Credit Draw Condition
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List
of Exhibits and Schedules
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Exhibits
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Exhibit 1.2
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Borrowing Base Certificate |
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Exhibit 1.2(a)
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Compliance Certificate |
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Exhibit 2.1(a)
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Revolving Credit Note |
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Exhibit 5.5(a)
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Pro Forma Balance Sheet |
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Exhibit 5.5(b)
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Financial Projections |
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Exhibit 8.1(k)
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Financial Condition Certificate |
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Exhibit 15.3
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Commitment Transfer Supplement |
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Schedules
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Schedule 1.2
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Permitted Encumbrances |
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Schedule 4.5
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Equipment and Inventory Locations;
Place of Business; Chief Executive Office; Locations of Real
Property |
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Schedule 4.15(h)
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Deposit and Investment Accounts |
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Schedule 5.2(a)
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States of Formation, Qualification
and Good Standing |
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Schedule 5.2(b)
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Subsidiaries; Ownership |
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Schedule 5.4
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Federal Tax Identification
Number |
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Schedule 5.8(b)
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Litigation |
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Schedule 5.8(d)
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Plans |
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Schedule 5.9
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Intellectual Property; Challenges to
Use |
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Schedule 5.28
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Material Contracts |
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Schedule 7.8
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Indebtedness |
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REVOLVING CREDIT
AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Revolving
Credit and Security Agreement dated as of May 5, 2008 among
APAC CUSTOMER SERVICES, INC., a corporation under the laws of the
State of Illinois (“ Borrower ”), the financial
institutions which are now or which hereafter become a party hereto
(collectively, the “ Lenders ” and individually
a “ Lender ”) and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(“ PNC ”), as agent for Lenders (PNC, in such
capacity, the “ Agent ”).
IN
CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and undertakings herein
contained, Borrower, Lenders and Agent hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1.
Accounting Terms .
All accounting
terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be
construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including
financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be
submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in
conformity with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis, as in effect
from time to time, except as otherwise specifically
prescribed herein. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect
the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in
this Agreement or any Other Document, and Borrower or the Required
Lenders shall so request, Agent, Lenders and Borrower shall
negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to
preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in
GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders);
provided that , until so amended, (i) such ratio
or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with
GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) Borrower shall
provide to Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other
documents required under this Agreement or any Other Document or as
reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation
between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and
after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
1.2.
General Terms .
For purposes
of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
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Accountants ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.7 hereof.
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Advance Rate ” shall mean:
(i) 85%
of Billed Eligible Receivables, plus
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(ii) the
lesser of (A) 85% of Unbilled Eligible Receivables or (B)
$20,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time.
“
Advances ” shall mean Advances made pursuant to
Section 2.1 hereof.
“
Affiliate ” shall mean any Person which, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediate controls, is controlled
by, or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of
this definition, (A) control of a Person shall mean the power,
direct or indirect, to vote 10% or more of the Equity Interests
having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such
Person or other Persons performing similar functions for any such
Person, and (B) Person (who is an individual), with respect to
the Borrower, shall mean directors and executive officers of
Borrower.
“
Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement and shall include its successors and
assigns.
“
Agreement ” shall mean this Revolving Credit and
Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean, for any day, a rate
per annum equal to the higher of (i) the Base Rate in effect
on such day and (ii) the Federal Funds Open Rate in effect on
such day plus 1/2 of 1%.
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Anti-Terrorism Laws ” shall mean any Applicable Laws
relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive
Order No. 13224, the USA PATRIOT Act, the Applicable Laws
comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, and the Applicable
Laws administered by the United States Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Asset Control (as any of the foregoing Applicable
Laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended, or
replaced).
“
Applicable Law ” shall mean all laws, rules and
regulations applicable to the Person, conduct, transaction,
covenant, Other Document or contract in question, including all
applicable common law and equitable principles; all provisions of
all applicable state, federal and foreign constitutions, statutes,
rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Body, and all
orders, judgments and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.
“
Applicable Margin ” for:
(a) Advances that are in excess of the Advance Rate (other
than Advances in connection with Out-of-Formula Loans the
Applicable Margin for which shall be determined in accordance with
clause (b) of this definition) that are Eurodollar Rate Loans
shall mean 1.50% and that are Domestic Rate Loans shall mean 0%;
and
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(b) (i) Advances that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, and
(ii) Advances that are Domestic Rate Loans, shall mean the
appropriate applicable percentages corresponding to the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio in effect as of the most recent Calculation
Date (as defined below) as shown in the table set forth
below:
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With
respect to the Applicable Margin determined in accordance with
clause (b) of this definition, the Applicable Margin shall be
determined and adjusted quarterly on the date (each a “
Calculation Date ”) which is the first day of the
first calendar month after the date on which Borrower provides the
quarterly officer’s certificate for each fiscal quarter in
accordance with the provisions of Section 9.8; provided
, however , that (i) the initial Applicable Margin
shall be based on Level 1 (as shown above) and shall remain at
Level 1 until the first Calculation Date subsequent to
Agent’s receipt and review of Borrower’s audited fiscal
year-end financial statements for the fiscal year ended on or about
December 31, 2008, and, thereafter, the Level shall be
determined by the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the immediately
preceding fiscal quarter, and (ii) if Borrower fails to
provide the officer’s certificate to Agent for any fiscal
quarter as required by and within the time limits set forth in
Section 9.8, the Applicable Margin from the applicable date of
such failure shall be based on Level 1 until the date the
appropriate officer’s certificate is provided, whereupon the
Level shall be determined by the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for
the immediately preceding fiscal quarter. Except as set forth
above, each Applicable Margin shall be effective from one
Calculation Date until the next Calculation Date.
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Appraisal ” shall mean an appraisal performed by an
appraiser satisfactory to Agent, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Agent.
“
Atalaya ” shall mean, collectively, (i) Atalaya
Funding II, LP and (ii) Atalaya Administrative LLC.
“
Atalaya Warrant ” shall mean that certain Warrant
dated January 31, 2007, issued by Borrower in favor of
Atalaya, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
“
Authority ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.19(b).
“
Availability Reserve ” shall mean an availability
reserve of $1,000,000.
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Base Rate ” shall mean the base commercial lending
rate of PNC as publicly announced to be in effect from time to
time, such rate to be adjusted automatically, without notice, on
the effective date of any change in such rate. This rate of
interest is determined from time to time by PNC as a means of
pricing some loans to its customers and is neither tied to any
external rate of interest or index nor does it necessarily reflect
the lowest rate of interest actually charged by PNC to any
particular class or category of customers of PNC.
“
Benefitted Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.18(d).
“
Blocked Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.15(h).
“
Blocked Account Bank ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 4.15(h).
“
Blocked Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.24(b) hereof.
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Billed Eligible Receivables ” shall mean Eligible
Receivables that have been billed or invoiced by Borrower.
“
Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement and shall extend to all permitted
successors and assigns of such Person.
“
Borrower’s Account ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.6.
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Borrowing Base Certificate ” shall mean a certificate
in substantially the form of Exhibit 1.2 duly executed by a
Duly Authorized Officer and delivered to Agent, appropriately
completed, by which such officer shall certify to Agent the Formula
Amount and calculation thereof as of the date of such
certificate.
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Business Day ” shall mean any day other than Saturday
or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are
authorized or required by law to be closed for business in East
Brunswick, New Jersey and, if the applicable Business Day relates
to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, such day must also be a day on which
dealings are carried on in the London interbank market.
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Capital Expenditures ” shall mean expenditures made or
liabilities incurred for the acquisition of any fixed assets or
improvements, replacements, substitutions or additions thereto
which have a useful life of more than one year, including the total
principal portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations, which, in
accordance with GAAP, would be classified as capital expenditures
minus to the extent otherwise constituting Capital Expenditures
during such period in accordance with the definition hereof, the
aggregate amount of incentive payments or reimbursement payments
received by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with
real estate transactions from any landlords of Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, improvements made
to such real estate for the benefit of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries and not resulting in net out-of-pocket expenditures by
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Capital Stock ” shall mean (i) in the case of a
corporation, capital stock, (ii) in the case of an association
or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations,
rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock,
(iii) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests
(whether general or limited), (iv) in the case of a limited
liability company, membership interests and (v) any other
equity interest or participation that confers on a Person the right
to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions
of assets of, the issuing Person.
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Capitalized Lease Obligation ” shall mean any
Indebtedness of Borrower represented by obligations under a lease
that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes
in accordance with GAAP.
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Cash Equivalents ” means, as at any date,
(a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or
insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United
States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more
than twelve months from the date of acquisition, (b) U.S.
Dollar denominated time deposits and certificates of deposit of
(i) any Lender, (ii) any domestic commercial bank of
recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of
$500,000,000 or (iii) any bank whose short-term commercial
paper rating from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
(together with any successor thereto, “S&P) is at least
A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc.(together with any successor thereto,
“Moody’s”) is at least P-1 or the equivalent
thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Bank”), in
each case with maturities of not more than 270 days from the
date of acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or
fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent
company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or
guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A-1 (or the
equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent
thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within six months
of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements entered
into by any Person with a bank or trust company (including any of
the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer having capital and
surplus in excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by
or fully guaranteed by the United States in which such Person shall
have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no
other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair
market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase
obligations and (e) Investments, classified in accordance with
GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which are
administered by reputable financial institutions having capital of
at least $500,000,000 and the portfolios of which are limited to
Investments of the character described in the foregoing
subdivisions (a) through (d).
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Cash Management Products ” shall mean any one or more
of the following types of services or facilities extended to
Borrower by Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate of Agent or a Lender
in reliance on Agent’s or such Lender’s agreement to
indemnify such Affiliate: (i) Automated Clearing House
(ACH) transactions and other similar money transfer services;
(ii) cash management, including controlled disbursement and
lockbox services; (iii) establishing and maintaining deposit
accounts; and (iv) credit cards or stored value cards.
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Cash Taxes ” shall mean, for any period, the federal,
state and local taxes of a Person based on income and business
activity payable in the actual cash during such period.
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CERCLA ” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended,
42 U.S.C. §§9601 et seq.
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“
Change of Control ” shall mean (a) the occurrence
of any event (whether in one or more transactions) which results in
a Person who is not an Original Owner acquiring control of Borrower
or (b) any merger or consolidation of or with Borrower or sale
of all or substantially all of the property or assets of Borrower
which results in a Person who is not an Original Owner acquiring
control of Borrower. For purposes of this definition,
“control of Borrower” shall mean the power, direct or
indirect (x) to vote 50% or more of the Equity Interests
having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or the
individuals performing similar functions) of Borrower or
(y) to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of Borrower by contract or otherwise.
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Charges ” shall mean all taxes, charges, fees,
imposts, levies or other assessments, including all net income,
gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added,
transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license,
withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment,
excise, severance, stamp, occupation and property taxes, custom
duties, fees, assessments, liens, claims and charges of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions
to tax or additional amounts, imposed by any taxing or other
authority, domestic or foreign (including the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation or any environmental agency or superfund),
upon the Collateral, Borrower or any of its Affiliates.
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Closing Date ” shall mean May 5, 2008 or such
other date as may be agreed to by the parties hereto.
“
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and
any successor statute of similar import, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, as from time to time in effect.
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Collateral ” shall mean and include:
(a) all Receivables;
(b) all Equipment;
(c) all General Intangibles;
(d) all Inventory;
(e) all Investment Property;
(f) all Subsidiary Stock;
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(g) all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and
to, whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever located,
(i) its respective goods and other property including, but not
limited to, all merchandise returned or rejected by Customers,
relating to or securing any of the Receivables; (ii) all of
Borrower’s rights as a consignor, a consignee, an unpaid
vendor, mechanic, artisan, or other lienor, including stoppage in
transit, setoff, detinue, replevin, reclamation and repurchase;
(iii) all additional amounts due to Borrower from any Customer
relating to the Receivables; (iv) other property, including
warranty claims, relating to any goods securing the Obligations;
(v) all of Borrower’s assignable contract rights, rights
of payment which have been earned under a contract right,
instruments (including promissory notes), documents, chattel paper
(including electronic chattel paper), warehouse receipts, deposit
accounts, letters of credit and money; (vi) each commercial
tort claim in existence as of the date hereof and in which a
security interest is hereafter granted to Agent by Borrower
pursuant to the provision of Section 4.1 or otherwise;
(viii) all letter of credit rights (whether or not the
respective letter of credit is evidenced by a writing);
(ix) all supporting obligations; and (x) any other goods,
personal property or real property now owned or hereafter acquired
in which Borrower has expressly granted a security interest or may
in the future grant a security interest to Agent hereunder, or in
any amendment or supplement hereto or thereto, or under any other
agreement between Agent and Borrower;
(h) all of Borrower’s ledger sheets, ledger cards,
files, correspondence, records, books of account, business papers,
computers, computer software (owned by Borrower or in which it has
an interest), computer programs, tapes, disks and documents
relating to (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of this
Paragraph; and
(i) all of Borrower’s cash and cash equivalents;
and
(j) all proceeds and products of (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f),
(g), (h) and (i) in whatever form, including, but not
limited to: cash, deposit accounts (whether or not comprised solely
of proceeds), certificates of deposit, insurance proceeds
(including hazard, flood and credit insurance), negotiable
instruments and other instruments for the payment of money, chattel
paper, security agreements, documents, eminent domain proceeds,
condemnation proceeds and tort claim proceeds.
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Commitment Percentage ” shall mean for any Lender
party to this Agreement on the Closing Date, the percentage set
forth below such Lender’s name on the signature page hereof
as same may be adjusted upon any assignment by a Lender pursuant to
Section 15.3 (c) or (d) hereof, and for any Lender
that becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to a Commitment
Transfer Supplement or Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement, the
percentage set forth on Schedule 1 to such Commitment Transfer
Supplement or Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement, as
applicable.
“
Commitment Transfer Supplement ” shall mean a document
in the form of Exhibit 15.3 hereto, properly completed and
otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to Agent by which the
Purchasing Lender purchases and assumes a portion of the obligation
of Lenders to make Advances under this Agreement.
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Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a compliance
certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 1.2 (a) to be signed by a Duly Authorized
Officer, which shall state that, based on an examination sufficient
to permit such officer to make an informed statement, (i) no
Default or Event of Default exists, or if such is not the case,
specifying such Default or Event of Default, its nature, when it
occurred, whether it is continuing and the steps being taken by
Borrower with respect to such default and, such certificate shall
have appended thereto calculations which set forth Borrower’s
compliance with the requirements or restrictions imposed by
Sections 6.5, 7.6 and 7.11; and (ii) that to the best of
such officer’s knowledge, Borrower is in compliance in all
material respects with all federal, state and local Environmental
Laws, or if such is not the case, specifying all areas of
non-compliance and the proposed action Borrower will implement in
order to achieve full compliance. The Compliance Certificate will
only be required to contain the information in clause (ii) if
Borrower acquires a fee interest in any Real Property.
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Consents ” shall mean all filings and all licenses,
permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and
orders of Governmental Bodies and other third parties, domestic or
foreign, necessary to carry on Borrower’s business or
necessary (including to avoid a conflict or breach under any
agreement, instrument, other document, license, permit or other
authorization) for the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement, the Other Documents, the Subordinated Documentation,
including any Consents required under all applicable federal, state
or other Applicable Law.
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Controlled Group ” shall mean, at any time, the
Borrower and all members of a controlled group of corporations and
all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common
control and all other entities which, together with Borrower, are
treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
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Credit Enhancement Amount ” shall mean the lesser of
(i) the Required Credit Enhancement Amount and (ii) the
face amount of any Credit Enhancement Letter of Credit or any cash
or Cash Equivalents held by the Agent as collateral securing the
Obligations in substitution therefore.
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Credit Enhancement Letter of Credit ” shall mean a
Letter of Credit provided by TCS for the benefit of Agent in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent, including any
replacements or substitutions to such Letter of Credit, in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to Agent.
“
Credit Enhancement Letter of Credit Draw Condition ”
shall mean the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days following an
Event of Default and the acceleration of the Obligations under
Section 11.1 or (ii) thirty (30) days prior to
expiration of the Credit Enhancement Letter of Credit unless
(a) evidence that such Credit Enhancement Letter of Credit
will be extended is provided to Agent; (b) a draft of a
substitute Letter of Credit with a stated amount equal to or
greater than the Required Enhancement Amount at such time, and
otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Agent is provided to Agent; or
(c) Borrower provides sufficient cash or Cash Equivalents as
collateral to Agent in substitution therefore in an amount equal to
or greater than the Required Credit Enhancement Amount at such
time.
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Customer ” shall mean and include the account debtor
with respect to any Receivable and/or the prospective purchaser of
goods, services or both with respect to any contract or contract
right, and/or any party who enters into or proposes to enter into
any contract or other arrangement with Borrower, pursuant to which
Borrower is to deliver any personal property or perform any
services.
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“
Default ” shall mean an event, circumstance or
condition which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or
both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“
Default Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1 hereof.
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Defaulting Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.23(a) hereof.
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Depository Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4.15(h) hereof.
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Dollar ” and the sign “$” shall mean
lawful money of the United States of America.
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Domestic Rate Loan ” shall mean any Advance that bears
interest based upon the Alternate Base Rate.
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Domestic Subsidiaries ” shall mean, with respect to
any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person which is incorporated or
organized under the laws of any state of the United States or the
District of Columbia.
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Drawing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.10(b) hereof.
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Duly Authorized Officer ” shall mean a treasurer, vice
president, chief financial officer, chief executive officer or
other officer designated from time to time by Borrower’s
Board of Directors and reasonably acceptable to Agent.
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EBITDA ” shall mean for any period, for Borrower, the
sum of (i) Net Income for such period, plus (ii) all
Interest Expense for such period, plus (iii) all charges
against income of Borrower for such period for federal, state and
local taxes expenses, plus (iv) depreciation expenses for such
period, plus (v) amortization expenses for such period, plus
(vi) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring non-cash
expenses or losses (including losses on sales of assets outside of
the Ordinary Course of Business) during such period, plus
(vii) any restructuring and other charges, as separately
identified and reported on Borrower’s audited financial
statements, incurred during the period beginning with the second
quarter of the Borrower’s 2008 fiscal year and ending with
the fourth quarter of the Borrower’s 2008 fiscal year, not to
exceed $2,000,000 in aggregate over this period, plus
(viii) costs associated with the expensing of stock options,
minus (ix) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring
non-cash income or gains (including gains on the sale of assets
outside of the Ordinary Course of Business) during such period, in
each case, only to the extent included in the statement of net
income for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, EBITDA for
the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower’s 2008 fiscal year
shall be deemed to be $3,434,000.
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Eligible Receivables ” shall mean and include with
respect to Borrower, each Receivable of Borrower arising in the
Ordinary Course of Business and which Agent, in its Permitted
Discretion, shall deem to be an Eligible Receivable, based on such
considerations as Agent may from time to time deem appropriate. A
Receivable shall not be deemed eligible unless such Receivable is
subject to Agent’s first priority perfected security interest
and no other Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances) and, other
than with respect to Unbilled Eligible Receivables, is evidenced by
an invoice or other documentary evidence reasonably satisfactory to
Agent. In addition, no Receivable shall be an Eligible Receivable
if:
(a) it arises out of a sale made by Borrower to an Affiliate
of Borrower or to a Person controlled by an Affiliate of
Borrower;
(b) with respect to Billed Eligible Receivables, it is due or
unpaid more than (i) ninety (90) days after the original
invoice date or (ii) sixty (60) days after the original
due date;
(c) with respect to Unbilled Eligible Receivables, it is more
than sixty (60) days old;
(d) fifty percent (50%) or more of the Receivables from
such Customer are not deemed Eligible Receivables hereunder;
(e) any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement with respect to such Receivable has been breached;
(f) the Customer shall (i) apply for, suffer, or consent
to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver,
custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a
substantial part of its property or call a meeting of its
creditors, (ii) admit in writing its inability, or be
generally unable, to pay its debts as they become due or cease
operations of its present business, (iii) make a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) commence a
voluntary case under any state or federal bankruptcy laws (as now
or hereafter in effect), (v) be adjudicated a bankrupt or
insolvent, (vi) file a petition seeking to take advantage of
any other law providing for the relief of debtors, (vii) acquiesce
to, or fail to have dismissed, any petition which is filed against
it in any involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws, or
(viii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing;
(g) the sale is to a Customer outside the continental United
States of America, unless the sale is on letter of credit, guaranty
or other acceptance terms, in each case acceptable to Agent in its
sole credit judgment exercised in good faith;
(h) the sale to the Customer is on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed
sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment or any other
repurchase or return basis or is evidenced by chattel paper;
(i) Agent believes, in its Permitted Discretion, that
collection of such Receivable is insecure or that such Receivable
may not be paid by reason of the Customer’s financial
inability to pay;
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(j) the Customer is the United States of America, any state or
any department, agency or instrumentality of any of them, unless
Borrower assigns its right to payment of such Receivable to Agent
pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended
(31 U.S.C. Sub-Section 3727 et seq. and
41 U.S.C. Sub-Section 15 et seq.) or has otherwise
complied with other applicable statutes or ordinances;
(k) the goods giving rise to such Receivable have not been
delivered to and accepted by the Customer or the services giving
rise to such Receivable have not been performed by Borrower and
accepted by the Customer or the Receivable otherwise does not
represent a final sale;
(l) the Receivables of the Customer exceed a concentration
limit determined by Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, to the
extent such Receivable exceeds such limit; provided, however, any
concentration limit established by Agent shall not be less than 20%
and Agent shall provide Borrower with prior notice of the
establishment of any such concentration limit;
(m) the Receivable is subject to any asserted or threatened
offset, deduction, defense, dispute, or counterclaim (but only as
to that portion of the Receivable subject to such asserted or
threatened offset, deduction, defense, dispute or counterclaim),
the Customer is also a creditor or supplier of Borrower (but only
as to that portion of the Receivable that does not exceed the
amount owed by Borrower to such creditor or supplier) or the
Receivable is contingent in any respect or for any reason;
(n) Borrower has made any agreement with any Customer for any
deduction therefrom, except for discounts or allowances made in the
Ordinary Course of Business, all of which discounts or allowances
are reflected in the calculation of the face value of each
respective invoice related thereto;
(o) any return, rejection or repossession of the merchandise
has occurred or the rendition of services has been disputed;
or
(p) such Receivable is not payable to Borrower.
“
Environmental Complaint ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 4.19(b) hereof.
“
Environmental Laws ” shall mean all federal, state and
local environmental, land use, zoning, health, chemical use, safety
and sanitation laws, statutes, ordinances and codes relating to the
protection of the environment and/or governing the use, storage,
treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling,
production or disposal of Hazardous Substances and the rules,
regulations, policies, guidelines, interpretations, decisions,
orders and directives of federal, state and local governmental
agencies and authorities with respect thereto.
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Equipment ” shall mean and include all of
Borrower’s goods (other than Inventory) whether now owned or
hereafter acquired and wherever located including all equipment,
machinery, apparatus, motor vehicles, fittings, furniture,
furnishings, fixtures, parts, accessories and all replacements and
substitutions therefor or accessions thereto.
“
Equity Interests ” of any Person shall mean any and
all shares, rights to purchase, options, warrants, general, limited
or limited liability partnership interests, member interests,
participation or other equivalents of or interest in (regardless of
how designated) equity of such Person, whether voting or nonvoting,
including common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities or
any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in
Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated
by the SEC under the Exchange Act).
“
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
Eurodollar Rate ” shall mean for any Eurodollar Rate
Loan for the then current Interest Period relating thereto the
interest rate per annum determined by Agent by dividing (the
resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest
1/100th of 1% per annum) (i) the rate which appears on the
Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page
that displays rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by
leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate
which is quoted by another source selected by the Agent which has
been approved by the British Bankers’ Association as an
authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates
at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the
London interbank deposit market (an “Alternate
Source”), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time,
two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such
Interest Period as the London interbank offered rate for U.S.
Dollars for an amount comparable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan and
having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Interest
Period (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer
exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any
Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by Agent
at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error)), by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the
Reserve Percentage. The Eurodollar Rate may also be expressed by
the following formula:
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The
Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted with respect to any Eurodollar
Rate Loan that is outstanding on the effective date of any change
in the Reserve Percentage as of such effective date. The Agent
shall give prompt notice to the Borrower of the Eurodollar Rate as
determined or adjusted in accordance herewith, which determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“
Eurodollar Rate Loan ” shall mean an Advance at any
time that bears interest based on the Eurodollar Rate.
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“
Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Article X hereof.
“
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
“
Executive Order No. 13224 ” shall mean the
Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective
September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter
be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.
“
Existing Lenders ” shall mean, collectively, Atalaya
and LaSalle Bank National Association.
“
Federal Funds Effective Rate ” for any day shall mean
the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual
days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%)
announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any
successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates
on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds
brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by
such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the
same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the
weighted average it refers to as the “Federal Funds Effective
Rate” as of the date of this Agreement; provided, if such
Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate
on any day, the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” for such
day shall be the Federal Funds Effective Rate for the last day on
which such rate was announced.
“
Federal Funds Open Rate ” shall mean the rate per
annum determined by Agent in accordance with its usual procedures
(which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to
be the “open” rate for federal funds transactions as of
the opening of business for federal funds transactions among
members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds
brokers on such day, as quoted by Garvin Guybutler Corporation, any
successor entity thereto, or any other broker selected by Agent, as
set forth on the applicable Telerate display page; provided,
however; that if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds
Open Rate for such day shall be the “open” rate on the
immediately preceding Business Day, or if no such rate shall be
quoted by a Federal funds broker at such time, such other rate as
determined by Agent in accordance with its usual procedures.
“ Fee
Letter ” shall mean the fee letter dated April 23,
2008 between Borrower and PNC.
“
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” shall mean and include,
with respect to the applicable fiscal period, the ratio of
(a) EBITDA for such fiscal period minus Capital Expenditures
of Borrower made during such fiscal period which are not funded by
borrowed money (other than proceeds of Advances) minus Cash Taxes
paid by Borrower during such fiscal period minus any cash dividends
or distributions made by Borrower during such fiscal period to
(b) the sum of all Funded Debt Payments made during such
fiscal period.
“
Foreign Subsidiary ” of any Person, shall mean any
Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or incorporated in
the United States or any State or territory thereof.
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“
Formula Amount ” shall mean, as of any date of
determination, an amount equal to (a) the sum of the
(i) Advance Rate plus (ii) the Credit Enhancement Amount
minus (b) the sum of the (i) aggregate Maximum Undrawn
Amount of all Letters of Credit Outstanding, (ii) the
Restructuring Reserve, (iii) the Availability Reserve and
(iv) any additional reserves established by Agent in its
Permitted Discretion.
“
Funded Debt Payments ” shall mean and include for any
fiscal period all cash actually expended by Borrower to make
(a) interest payments on any Advances hereunder, plus
(b) capitalized lease payments, plus (c) payments with
respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money.
“
GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America in effect from time to
time.
“
General Intangibles ” shall mean and include all of
Borrower’s general intangibles, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, including all payment intangibles, all choses
in action, causes of action, corporate or other business records,
inventions, designs, patents, patent applications, equipment
formulations, manufacturing procedures, quality control procedures,
trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade secrets,
goodwill, copyrights, design rights, software, computer
information, source codes, codes, records and updates,
registrations, licenses, franchises, customer lists, tax refunds,
tax refund claims, computer programs, all claims under guaranties,
security interests or other security held by or granted to Borrower
to secure payment of any of the Receivables by a Customer (other
than to the extent covered by Receivables) all rights of
indemnification and all other intangible property of every kind and
nature (other than Receivables).
“
Governmental Acts ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.15.
“
Governmental Body ” shall mean any nation or
government, any state or other political subdivision thereof or any
entity, authority, agency, division or department exercising the
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to a government.
“
Guarantor ” shall mean APAC Customer Services of Iowa,
L.L.C. and any other Person who may hereafter guarantee payment or
performance of the whole or any part of the Obligations and
“Guarantors” means collectively all such Persons.
“
Guarantor Security Agreement ” shall mean any Security
Agreement executed by any Guarantor in favor of Agent securing the
Guaranty of such Guarantor.
“
Guaranty ” shall mean any guaranty of the obligations
of Borrower executed by a Guarantor in favor of Agent for its
benefit and for the ratable benefit of Lenders.
“
Hazardous Discharge ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4.19(b) hereof.
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Hazardous Substance ” shall mean, without limitation,
any flammable explosives, radon, radioactive materials, asbestos,
urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls,
petroleum and petroleum products, methane, hazardous materials,
Hazardous Wastes, hazardous or Toxic Substances or related
materials as defined in CERCLA, the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, as amended
(49 U.S.C. Sections 1801, et seq.), RCRA,
Articles 15 and 27 of the New York State Environmental
Conservation Law or any other applicable Environmental Law and in
the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
“
Hazardous Wastes ” shall mean all waste materials
subject to regulation under CERCLA, RCRA or applicable state law,
and any other applicable Federal and state laws now in force or
hereafter enacted relating to hazardous waste disposal.
“
Hedge Liabilities ” shall have the meaning provided in
the definition of “Lender-Provided Interest Rate
Hedge”.
“
Indebtedness ” of a Person at a particular date shall
mean all obligations of such Person which in accordance with GAAP
would be classified upon a balance sheet as liabilities (except
capital stock and surplus earned or otherwise) and in any event,
without limitation by reason of enumeration, shall include all
indebtedness, debt and other similar monetary obligations of such
Person whether direct or guaranteed, and all premiums, if any, due
at the required prepayment dates of such indebtedness, and all
indebtedness secured by a Lien on assets owned by such Person,
whether or not such indebtedness actually shall have been created,
assumed or incurred by such Person. Any indebtedness of such Person
resulting from the acquisition by such Person of any assets subject
to any Lien shall be deemed, for the purposes hereof, to be the
equivalent of the creation, assumption and incurring of the
indebtedness secured thereby, whether or not actually so created,
assumed or incurred.
“
Ineligible Security ” shall mean any security which
may not be underwritten or dealt in by member banks of the Federal
Reserve System under Section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933
(12 U.S.C. Section 24, Seventh), as amended.
“
Intellectual Property ” shall mean property
constituting under any Applicable Law a patent, patent application,
copyright, trademark, service mark, trade name, mask work, trade
secret or license or other right to use any of the foregoing.
“
Intellectual Property Claim ” shall mean the assertion
by any Person of a claim (whether asserted in writing, by action,
suit or proceeding or otherwise) that Borrower’s ownership,
use, marketing, sale or distribution of any Inventory, Equipment,
Intellectual Property or other property or asset is violative of
any ownership of or right to use any Intellectual Property of such
Person.
“
Interest Expense ” shall mean for any period interest
expense, net of cash interest income, of Borrower for such period,
as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“
Interest Period ” shall mean the period provided for
any Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.2(b).
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“
Interest Rate ” shall mean an interest rate per annum
equal to (a) the sum of the Alternate Base Rate plus the
Applicable Margin with respect to Domestic Rate Loans and
(b) the sum of the Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin
with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans.
“
Interest Rate Hedge ” shall mean an interest rate
exchange, collar, cap, swap, adjustable strike cap, adjustable
strike corridor or similar agreements entered into by the Borrower
or its Subsidiaries in order to provide protection to, or minimize
the impact upon, the Borrower, any Guarantor and/or their
respective Subsidiaries of increasing floating rates of interest
applicable to Indebtedness.
“
Inventory ” shall mean and include all of
Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired goods, merchandise
and other personal property, wherever located, to be furnished
under any consignment arrangement, contract of service or held for
sale or lease, all raw materials, work in process, finished goods
and materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description which
are or might be used or consumed in Borrower’s business or
used in selling or furnishing such goods, merchandise and other
personal property, and all documents of title or other documents
representing them.
“
Investment Property ” shall mean and include all of
Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired securities
(whether certificated or uncertificated), securities entitlements,
securities accounts, commodities contracts and commodities
accounts.
“
ISP98 Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8(b) hereof.
“
Issuer ” shall mean PNC in its capacity as issuer of
Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of
Credit hereunder.
“
Lender ” and “ Lenders ” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble to this Agreement
and shall include each Person which becomes a transferee, successor
or assign of any Lender.
“
Lender Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.23(a).
“
Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge ” shall mean an
Interest Rate Hedge which is provided by any Person (or affiliate
of such Person) that was a Lender at the time it entered into such
Interest Rate Hedge, whether or not such Person has ceased to be a
Lender under this Agreement and with respect to which Agent
confirms meets the following requirements: such Interest Rate Hedge
(i) is documented in a standard International Swap Dealer
Association Agreement, (ii) provides for the method of
calculating the reimbursable amount of the provider’s credit
exposure in a reasonable and customary manner, and (iii) is
entered into for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes. The
liabilities of Borrower to the provider of any Lender-Provided
Interest Rate Hedge (the “ Hedge Liabilities ”)
shall be “Obligations” hereunder, guaranteed
obligations under the Guaranty and secured obligations under the
Guarantor Security Agreement and otherwise treated as Obligations
for purposes of each of the Other Documents. The Liens securing the
Hedge Liabilities shall be pari passu with the Liens securing all
other Obligations under this Agreement and the Other
Documents.
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“
Letter of Credit Application ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.8(a).
“
Letter of Credit Borrowing ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.10(d).
“
Letter of Credit Documents ” shall mean, with respect
to any Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit, any amendments
thereto, any documents delivered in connection therewith, any
application therefor, and any agreements, instruments, guarantees
or other documents (whether general in application or applicable
only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for
(i) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at
risk or (ii) any collateral security for such
obligations.
“
Letter of Credit Fees ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.2.
“
Letter of Credit Sublimit ” shall mean $5,000,000
(specifically excluding the Credit Enhancement Letter of
Credit).
“
Letters of Credit ” shall mean any standby letter of
credit issued hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, the term
“Letters of Credit” does not include the Credit
Enhancement Letter of Credit.
“
License Agreement ” shall mean any agreement between
Borrower and a Licensor pursuant to which Borrower is authorized to
use any Intellectual Property in connection with the manufacturing,
marketing, sale or other distribution of any Inventory of Borrower
or otherwise in connection with Borrower’s business
operations.
“
Licensor ” shall mean any Person from whom Borrower
obtains the right to use (whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive
basis) any Intellectual Property in connection with
Borrower’s manufacture, marketing, sale or other distribution
of any Inventory or otherwise in connection with Borrower’s
business operations.
“
Licensor/Agent Agreement ” shall mean an agreement
between Agent and a Licensor, in form and content satisfactory to
Agent, by which Agent is given the unqualified right, vis-a-vis
such Licensor, to enforce Agent’s Liens with respect to and
to dispose of Borrower’s Inventory with the benefit of any
Intellectual Property applicable thereto, irrespective of
Borrower’s default under any License Agreement with such
Licensor.
“
Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien (whether
statutory or otherwise), Charge, claim or encumbrance, or
preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement held or asserted in respect of any asset of any kind or
nature whatsoever including any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of, or
agreement to give, any financing statement under the Uniform
Commercial Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction.
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“
Lien Waiver Agreement ” shall mean an agreement which
is executed in favor of Agent by a Person who owns or occupies
premises at which any Collateral may be located from time to time
and by which such Person shall waive any Lien that such Person may
ever have with respect to any of the Collateral and shall authorize
Agent from time to time to enter upon the premises to inspect or
remove the Collateral from such premises or to use such premises to
store or dispose of such Collateral.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material
adverse effect on (a) the condition (financial or otherwise),
results of operations, assets, business or properties of Borrower
or any Guarantor, (b) Borrower’s ability to pay when due
or perform the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof,
(c) the value of the Collateral, or Agent’s Liens on the
Collateral or the priority of any such Lien or (d) the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
“
Material Contract ” shall mean any contract,
agreement, permit or license, written or oral, of a Borrower the
failure to comply with which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
“
Maximum Revolving Advance Amount ” shall mean
$40,000,000.
“
Maximum Undrawn Amount ” shall mean with respect to
any outstanding Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of
Credit that is or may become available to be drawn, including all
automatic increases provided for in such Letter of Credit, whether
or not any such automatic increase has become effective.
“
Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement ” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 15.3(d).
“
Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean a “multiemployer
plan” as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
“
Multiple Employer Plan ” shall mean a Plan which has
two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any
member of the Controlled Group) at least two of whom are not under
common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064
of ERISA.
“ Net
Income ” shall mean for any period, the net income (or
loss) of Borrower, determined in accordance with GAAP;
provided , that there shall be excluded (a) the income
(or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a
Subsidiary of Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the
Borrower, (b) the net income (or deficit) of any Person (other
than a Subsidiary of Borrower) in which the Borrower has an
ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is
actually received by Borrower in the form of dividends or similar
distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any
Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is at the
time prohibited by the terms of any agreement to which such Person
is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, any of
such Person’s organizational documents or other legal
proceedings binding upon such Person or any of its property or to
which such Person or any of its property is subject.
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“
Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.23(b).
“
Note ” shall mean the Revolving Credit Note.
“
Obligations ” shall mean and include the Advances, any
other loans and advances or extensions of credit made or to be made
by any Lender to Borrower, or to others for Borrower’s
account, in each case pursuant to the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, together with interest thereon (including interest which
accrues after the commencement of any bankruptcy or similar case,
whether or not such post-petition interest is allowed in such case)
and, including, without limitation, any reimbursement obligation or
indemnity of Borrower on account of Letters of Credit and all other
obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and all indebtedness,
fees, liabilities and obligations that may at any time be owing by
Borrower to any Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) or Agent, in
each case pursuant to this Agreement or any Other Document, whether
now in existence or incurred by Borrower from time to time
hereafter, whether unsecured or secured by pledge of, Lien upon or
security interest in any of Borrower’s assets or property or
the assets or property of any other Person, whether arising out of
overdrafts or deposit or other accounts or electronic funds
transfers (whether through automated clearing houses or otherwise)
or out of Agent or any Lender’s non-receipt of or inability
to collect funds or otherwise not being made whole in connection
with depository transfer check or other similar arrangements,
whether such indebtedness is absolute or contingent, joint or
several, matured or unmatured, direct or indirect and whether
Borrower is liable to such Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) for
such indebtedness as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or
otherwise. Obligations shall also include any other indebtedness
owing to any Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) by Borrower under
this Agreement and the Other Documents, all liabilities and
obligations arising under Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedges
owing from Borrower to any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender (or
any Person that was a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender at the
time such Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge was entered into),
permitted hereunder, and all liabilities and obligations now or
hereafter arising from or in connection with any Cash Management
Products.
“
Ordinary Course of Business ” shall mean the ordinary
course of Borrower’s business as conducted on the Closing
Date.
“
Original Owners ” shall mean Theodore G.
Schwartz.
“
Other Documents ” shall mean the Note, the Fee Letter,
any Guaranty, any Guarantor Security Agreement, any Lender-Provided
Interest Rate Hedge, any Letter of Credit Document and any and all
other agreements, instruments and documents, including guaranties,
pledges, powers of attorney, consents, interest or currency swap
agreements or other similar agreements and all other writings
heretofore, now or hereafter executed by Borrower or any Guarantor
and/or delivered to Agent or any Lender in respect of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than the
Subordinated Documentation.
“
Out-of-Formula Loans ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 15.2(b).
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“
Parent ” of any Person shall mean a corporation or
other entity owning, directly or indirectly at least 50% of the
shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting
power to elect a majority of the directors of the Person, or other
Persons performing similar functions for any such Person.
“
Participant ” shall mean each Person who shall be
granted the right by any Lender to participate in any of the
Advances and who shall have entered into a participation agreement
in form and substance satisfactory to such Lender.
“
Participation Advance ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.10(d).
“
Participation Commitment ” shall mean each
Lender’s obligation to buy a participation of the Letters of
Credit issued hereunder as provided in Section 2.10(c).
“
Payment Office ” shall mean initially Two Tower Center
Boulevard, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816; thereafter, such other
office of Agent, if any, which it may designate by notice to
Borrower and to each Lender to be the Payment Office.
“
PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of
ERISA or any successor.
“
Pension Benefit Plan ” shall mean at any time any
employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan,
but not a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA
or is subject to the minimum funding standards under
Section 412 of the Code and either (i) is maintained by any
member of the Controlled Group for employees of any member of the
Controlled Group; or (ii) has at any time within the preceding
five years been maintained by any entity which was at such time a
member of the Controlled Group for employees of any entity which
was at such time a member of the Controlled Group.
“
Permitted Currency Hedge Agreements ” shall mean
currency hedge agreements entered into by Borrower in the Ordinary
Course of Business.
“
Permitted Discretion ” shall mean a determination made
in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured
asset-based lender) business judgment.
“
Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:
(a) Liens in favor of Agent for the benefit of Agent and
Lenders;
(b) Liens for Charges not delinquent or being Properly
Contested, but only if the Lien shall have no effect on the
priority of the Liens in favor of Agent or the value of the assets
in which Agent has such a Lien and a stay of enforcement of any
such Lien shall be in effect;
(c) Liens disclosed in the financial statements referred to in
Section 5.5, the existence of which Agent has consented to in
writing;
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(d) deposits or pledges to secure obligations under
worker’s compensation, social security or similar laws, or
under unemployment insurance;
(e) deposits or pledges to secure bids, tenders, contracts
(other than contracts for the payment of money), leases, statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds and other obligations of like
nature arising in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(f) Liens arising by virtue of the rendition, entry or
issuance against Borrower, or any property of Borrower, of any
judgment, writ, order, or decree for so long as each such Lien
(i) is in existence for less than thirty (30) consecutive
days after it first arises or is being Properly Contested and
(ii) is at all times junior in priority to any Liens in favor
of Agent;
(g) mechanics’, workers’, materialmen’s,
carriers’, repairmens’ or other like Liens arising in
the Ordinary Course of Business with respect to obligations which
are not due or which are being contested in good faith by
Borrower;
(h) Liens securing Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness,
provided that (i) such Liens shall be created substantially
simultaneously with the acquisition of the asset acquired with such
Indebtedness, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any
property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness,
(iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not
increased and (iv) the principal amount of Indebtedness
secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed 100% of the
original purchase price of such property;
(i) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar
encumbrances or Liens incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and which do
not in any case materially detract from the value of the property
subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct
of the business on the property subject to such encumbrances;
(j) Liens securing the Subordinated Documentation;
(k) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof
securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(l) Liens of sellers of good arising under Article 2 of
the Uniform Commercial Code;
(m) Liens on cash equivalents relating to banker’s
liens, rights of set-off or similar rights as to deposit securities
accounts and liens of a collection bank arising under
Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the
course of collection;
(n) any interest or title of a lessor or a sublessor under any
operating lease or any capitalized lease; and
(o) Liens disclosed on Schedule 1.2.
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Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness ” shall mean
Purchase Money Indebtedness of Borrower which is incurred after the
date of this Agreement and which is secured by no Lien or only by a
Purchase Money Lien; provided that (a) the aggregate principal
amount of such Purchase Money Indebtedness outstanding at any time
shall not exceed $250,000 (including any such Indebtedness on
Schedule 7.8), (b) such Indebtedness when incurred shall
not exceed the purchase price of the asset(s) financed, and
(c) no such Indebtedness shall be refinanced for a principal
amount in excess of the principal balance outstanding thereon at
the time of such refinancing.
“
Person ” shall mean any individual, sole
proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint
stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, association,
limited liability company, limited liability partnership,
institution, public benefit corporation, joint venture, entity or
Governmental Body (whether federal, state, county, city, municipal
or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency, body
or department thereof).
“
Philippines Accounts ” shall mean the four accounts
identified as the “Foreign Bank Accounts” on
Schedule 4.15(h) or any successor accounts.
“
Plan ” shall mean any employee benefit plan within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Benefit
Plan), maintained for employees of Borrower or any member of the
Controlled Group or any such Plan to which Borrower or any member
of the Controlled Group is required to contribute on behalf of any
of its employees.
“
PNC ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
to this Agreement and shall extend to all of its successors and
assigns.
“ Pro
Forma Balance Sheet ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.5(a) hereof.
“ Pro
Forma Financial Statements ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 5.5(b) hereof.
“
Projections ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.5(b) hereof.
“
Properly Contested ” shall mean, in the case of any
Indebtedness of any Person (including any taxes) that is not paid
as and when due or payable by reason of such Person’s bona
fide dispute concerning its liability to pay same or concerning the
amount thereof, (i) such Indebtedness is being properly
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly
instituted and diligently conducted; (ii) such Person has
established appropriate reserves as shall be required in conformity
with GAAP; (iii) the non-payment of such Indebtedness will not
have a Material Adverse Effect and will not result in the
forfeiture of any assets of such Person; (iv) no Lien is
imposed upon any of such Person’s assets with respect to such
Indebtedness unless such Lien is at all times junior and
subordinate in priority to the Liens in favor of the Agent (except
only with respect to property taxes that have priority as a matter
of applicable state law) and enforcement of such Lien is stayed
during the period prior to the final resolution or disposition of
such dispute; (v) if such Indebtedness results from, or is
determined by the entry, rendition or issuance against a Person or
any of its assets of a judgment, writ, order or decree, enforcement
of such judgment, writ, order or decree is stayed pending a timely
appeal or other judicial review; and (vi) if such contest is
abandoned, settled or determined adversely (in whole or in part) to
such Person, such Person forthwith pays such Indebtedness and all
penalties, interest and other amounts due in connection
therewith.
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“
Properly Contested for Taxes ” shall mean
(i) such taxes are being properly contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently
conducted; and (ii) appropriate reserves as shall be required in
conformity with GAAP have been established.
“
Purchase Money Indebtedness ” shall mean and include
(i) Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of Borrower for
the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of any
Equipment, (ii) any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations)
of Borrower incurred at the time of or within thirty (30) days
prior to or one hundred twenty (120) days after the
acquisition of any Equipment for the purpose of financing all or
any part of the purchase price thereof (whether by means of a loan
agreement, capitalized lease or otherwise), and (iii) any
renewals, extensions or refinancings (but not any increases in the
principal amounts) thereof outstanding at the time.
“
Purchase Money Lien ” shall mean a Lien upon Equipment
which secures Purchase Money Indebtedness, but only if such Lien
shall at all times be confined solely to the fixed assets acquired
through the incurrence of the Purchase Money Indebtedness secured
by such Lien and shall not encumber any other property of Borrower,
and such Lien constitutes a purchase money security interest under
the Uniform Commercial Code.
“
Purchasing CLO ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 15.3(d) hereof.
“
Purchasing Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 15.3(c) hereof.
“
Questionnaire ” shall mean the Documentation
Information Questionnaire and the responses thereto provided by
Borrower and delivered to Agent.
“
RCRA ” shall mean the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.,
as same may be amended from time to time.
“
Real Property ” shall mean all real property owned and
leased by Borrower and identified on Schedule 4.5
hereto.
“
Receivables ” shall mean and include, as to Borrower,
all of Borrower’s accounts, contract rights, instruments
(including those evidencing indebtedness owed to Borrower by its
Affiliates), documents, chattel paper (including electronic chattel
paper), general intangibles relating to accounts, drafts and
acceptances, credit card receivables and all other forms of
obligations owing to Borrower arising out of or in connection with
the sale or lease of Inventory or the rendition of services, all
supporting obligations, guarantees and other security therefor,
whether secured or unsecured, now existing or hereafter created,
and whether or not specifically sold or assigned to Agent
hereunder.
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“
Reimbursement Agreement ” shall mean that certain
Reimbursement and Security Agreement of even date herewith by and
between Borrower and TCS, as the same may be amended, restated,
supplement or otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Reimbursement Obligation ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.10(b) hereof.
“
Release ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(c)(i) hereof.
“
Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 15.3(e).
“
Reportable Event ” shall mean a reportable event
described in Section 4043(b) of ERISA or the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“
Required Credit Enhancement Amount ” shall mean
$9,000,000, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to the terms of
Section 4.23 or 4.24 hereof.
“
Required Lenders ” shall mean Lenders holding
sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the Commitment
Percentage; provided , however , if there are fewer
than three (3) Lenders (including any Defaulting Lender),
Required Lenders shall mean all Lenders (other than any Defaulting
Lender).
“
Reserve Percentage ” shall mean as of any day the
maximum percentage in effect on such day as prescribed by the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for
determining the reserve requirements (including supplemental,
marginal and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “
Eurocurrency Liabilities ”).
“
Restructuring Reserve ” shall mean a $1,500,000
restructuring reserve on the Closing Date that will be reduced
quarterly to an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $1,500,000 and
(ii) the accrued but unpaid scheduled restructuring payments
by Borrower.
“
Revolving Credit Note ” shall mean the promissory
notes referred to in Section 2.1(a) hereof.
“
SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any successor thereto.
“
Section 20 Subsidiary ” shall mean the Subsidiary
of the bank holding company controlling PNC, which Subsidiary has
been granted authority by the Federal Reserve Board to underwrite
and deal in certain Ineligible Securities.
“
Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
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“
Settlement Date ” shall mean the Closing Date and
thereafter Wednesday or Thursday of each week or more frequently if
Agent deems appropriate unless such day is not a Business Day in
which case it shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
“
Subordinated Documentation ” shall mean the
Reimbursement Agreement and any and all other agreements,
instruments and documents, and all other writings heretofore, now
or hereafter, now or hereafter executed by Borrower or any
Guarantor in respect of the transaction contemplated by the
Reimbursement Agreement.
“
Subordinated Obligations ” shall mean the
“Reimbursement Obligations” as such term is defined in
the Reimbursement Agreement.
“
Subordination Agreement ” shall mean the Intercreditor
and Subordination Agreement of even date herewith among Agent,
Borrower and TCS.
“
Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean a corporation or
other entity of whose Equity Interests having ordinary voting power
(other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of
the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the
directors of such corporation, or other Persons performing similar
functions for such entity, are owned, directly or indirectly, by
such Person.
“
Subsidiary Stock ” shall mean:
(a) one
hundred percent 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity
Interests of any Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower and 65% of each
class of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests entitled to
vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2))
(“ Voting Equity ”) and 100% of each class of
the issued and outstanding Equity Interests not entitled to vote
(within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2))
(“ Non-Voting Equity ”) of each Foreign
Subsidiary (but only to the extent that the pledge of such
Non-Voting Equity would not cause the Obligations to be treated as
“United States property” of such Foreign
Subsidiary within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2),
in each case together with the certificates (or other agreements or
instruments), if any, representing such Equity Interests, and all
options and other rights, contractual or otherwise, with respect
thereto (collectively, the “ Pledge Capital Stock
”), including, but not limited to, the following:
(y) subject to the percentage restrictions described above,
all shares, securities, membership interests or other equity
interests representing a dividend on any of the Pledged Capital
Stock, or representing a distribution or return of capital upon or
in respect of the Pledged Capital Stock, or resulting from a stock
split, revision, reclassification or other exchange therefor, and
any subscriptions, warrants, rights or options issued to the holder
of, or otherwise in respect of, the Pledged Capital Stock;
and
(z) without affecting the obligations of Borrower under any
provision prohibiting such action hereunder, in the event of any
consolidation or merger involving the issuer of any Pledged Capital
Stock and in which such issuer is not the surviving entity, all
shares of each class of the Equity Interests of the successor
entity formed by or resulting from such consolidation or
merger;
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(b) Subject to the percentage restrictions described above,
any and all other Capital Stock owned by Borrower in any Domestic
Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary; and
(c) All
proceeds and products of the foregoing, however and whenever
acquired and in whatever form.
“
Term ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 13.1 hereof.
“
Termination Event ” shall mean (i) a Reportable
Event with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (ii) the
withdrawal of Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a
Plan or Multiemployer Plan during a plan year in which such entity
was a “substantial employer” as defined in
Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (iii) the providing of
notice of intent to terminate a Plan in a distress termination
described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the
institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; (v) any event or condition (a) which
might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any
Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (b) that may result in
termination of a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4041A
of ERISA; or (vi) the partial or complete withdrawal within
the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, of Borrower or
any member of the Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan.
“
Toxic Substance ” shall mean and include any material
present on the Real Property which has been shown to have
significant adverse effect on human health or which is subject to
regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq., applicable
state law, or any other applicable Federal or state laws now in
force or hereafter enacted relating to toxic substances.
“Toxic Substance” includes but is not limited to
asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and lead-based
paints.
“
Trading with the Enemy Act ” shall mean the foreign
assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department
(31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any enabling
legislation or executive order relating thereto.
“
Transaction Costs ” shall mean the fees, costs and
expenses payable by Borrower in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Other Documents, the
Subordinated Documents and all amendments, restatements,
supplements or other modifications to each of the foregoing
(including without limitation, any and all (i) prepayment
premiums and other fees payable to the Existing Lenders and
(ii) closing fees, amendment fees and other fees payable in
connection with any of the foregoing).
“
Transactions ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.5 hereof.
“
Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 15.3(d) hereof.
“
TCS ” shall mean TCS Global Holdings, L.P., a Nevada
limited partnership.
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“
UCP ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8(b) hereof.
“
Unbilled Eligible Receivables ” shall mean an Eligible
Receivable not yet evidenced by an invoice but projected to be
invoiced within sixty (60) days after the last date of the
service giving rise to such Eligible Receivable based upon
documentation reasonably satisfactory to Agent in its Permitted
Discretion.
“
Undrawn Availability ” at a particular date shall mean
an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the Formula
Amount or (ii) the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount, minus
(b) the sum of (i) the outstanding amount of Advances
plus (ii) all amounts due and owing to Borrower’s trade
creditors which are outstanding more than sixty (60) days
after their due date (excluding the rent due the Philippines
landlord) plus (iii) fees and expenses for which Borrower is
liable but which have not been paid or charged to Borrower’s
Account.
“
Uniform Commercial Code ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 1.3 hereof.
“ USA
PATRIOT Act ” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and
Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, as the same has
been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or
replaced.
“
Voting Stock ” shall mean, with respect to any Person,
Capital Stock issued by such Person the holders of which are
ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for
the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions)
of such Person, even though the right so to vote has been suspended
by the happening of such a contingency.
“
Website Posting ” shall mean any site on the World
Wide Web.
“
Week ” shall mean the time period commencing with the
opening of business on a Wednesday and ending on the end of
business the following Tuesday.
1.3.
Uniform Commercial Code Terms .
All terms used
herein and defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the
State of New York from time to time (the “ Uniform
Commercial Code ”) shall have the meaning given therein
unless otherwise defined herein. Without limiting the foregoing,
the terms “accounts”, “chattel paper”,
“instruments”, “general intangibles”,
“payment intangibles”, “supporting
obligations”, “securities”, “investment
property”, “documents”, “deposit
accounts”, “software”, “letter of credit
rights”, “inventory”, “equipment” and
“fixtures”, as and when used in the description of
Collateral shall have the meanings given to such terms in Articles
8 or 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. To the extent the definition
of any category or type of collateral is expanded by any amendment,
modification or revision to the Uniform Commercial Code, such
expanded definition will apply automatically as of the date of such
amendment, modification or revision.
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1.4.
Certain Matters of Construction .
The terms
“herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section,
paragraph or subdivision. All references herein to Articles,
Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to
Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this
Agreement. Any pronoun used shall be deemed to cover all genders.
Wherever appropriate in the context, terms used herein in the
singular also include the plural and vice versa. All references to
statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of
same and any successor statutes and regulations. Unless otherwise
provided, all references to any instruments or agreements to which
Agent is a party, including references to any of the Other
Documents, shall include any and all modifications or amendments
thereto and any and all extensions or renewals thereof. All
references herein to the time of day shall mean the time in New
York, New York. Unless otherwise provided, all financial
calculations shall be performed with Inventory valued on a
first-in, first-out basis. Whenever the words
“including” or “include” shall be used,
such words shall be understood to mean “including, without
limitation” or “include, without limitation”. A
Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to exist at all times
during the period commencing on the date that such Default or Event
of Default occurs to the date on which such Default or Event of
Default is waived in writing pursuant to this Agreement or, in the
case of a Default, is cured within any period of cure expressly
provided for in this Agreement; and an Event of Default shall
“continue” or be “continuing” until such
Event of Default has been waived in writing by the Required
Lenders. Any Lien referred to in this Agreement or any of the Other
Documents as having been created in favor of Agent, any agreement
entered into by Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any of the
Other Documents, any payment made by or to or funds received by
Agent pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement or any of
the Other Documents, or any act taken or omitted to be taken by
Agent, shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, be created,
entered into, made or received, or taken or omitted, for the
benefit or account of Agent and Lenders. Wherever the phrase
“to the best of Borrower’s knowledge” or words of
similar import relating to the knowledge or the awareness of
Borrower are used in this Agreement or Other Documents, such phrase
shall mean and refer to (i) the actual knowledge of a senior
officer of Borrower or (ii) the knowledge that a senior
officer would have obtained if he had engaged in good faith and
diligent performance of his/her duties. All covenants hereunder
shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or
condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that
it would be permitted by an exception to, or otherwise within the
limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of
a Default if such action is taken or condition exists. In addition,
all representations and warranties hereunder shall be given
independent effect so that if a particular representation or
warranty proves to be incorrect or is breached, the fact that
another representation or warranty concerning the same or similar
subject matter is correct or is not breached will not affect the
incorrectness of a breach of a representation or warranty
hereunder.
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ARTICLE II
ADVANCES, PAYMENTS
2.1.
Advances .
(a)
Amount of Advances
Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement including
Section 2.1(b), each Lender, severally and not jointly, will
make Advances to Borrower in aggregate amounts not to exceed the
lesser of (x) the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount less the
aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit or (y) an amount equal to the sum of:
(i) the
Advanced Rate, plus
(ii) the
Credit Enhancement Amount, minus
(iii) the
aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit, minus
(iv) the
Restructuring Reserve, minus
(v) the
Availability Reserve, minus
(vi) such other reserves as Agent may deem proper and
necessary from time to time in its Permitted Discretion and with
prior notice to Borrower.
The
amount of Advances set forth above for each Lender shall not exceed
such Lender’s Commitment Percentage.
The Advances
shall be evidenced by one or more secured promissory notes
(collectively, the “ Revolving Credit Note ”)
substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 2.1(a).
(b)
Discretionary Rights .
The Advance
Rate may be increased or decreased by Agent at any time and from
time to time in its Permitted Discretion with ninety (90) days
prior notice to Borrower. Borrower consents to any such increases
or decreases and acknowledges that decreasing the Advance Rate or
increasing or imposing reserves may limit or restrict Advances
requested by Borrower. The rights of Agent under this subsection
are subject to the provisions of Section 15.2(b).
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2.2.
Procedure for Advances Borrowing .
(a) Borrower may notify Agent prior to 12:30 p.m. (New
York time) on a Business Day of Borrower’s request to incur,
on that day, an Advance hereunder (such notification may be made in
writing, by telephone, by facsimile or other electronic
transmission). Should any amount required to be paid as interest
hereunder, or as fees or other charges under this Agreement or any
other agreement with Agent or Lenders, or with respect to any other
Obligation, become due, same shall be deemed a request for a
Revolving Advance as of the date such payment is due, in the amount
required to pay in full such interest, fee, charge or Obligation
under this Agreement and such request shall be irrevocable.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)
above, in the event Borrower desires to obtain a Eurodollar Rate
Loan, Borrower shall give Agent written notice by no later than
12:30 p.m. on the day which is three (3) Business Days
prior to the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is to be borrowed,
specifying (i) the date of the proposed borrowing (which shall
be a Business Day), (ii) the type of borrowing and the amount on
the date of such Advance to be borrowed, which amount shall be in
an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $1,000,000 and
at an integral multiples of $100,000, in excess thereof, and
(iii) the duration of the first Interest Period therefor.
Interest Periods for Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be for one, two,
three or six months; provided, if an Interest Period would end on a
day that is not a Business Day, it shall end on the next succeeding
Business Day unless such day falls in the next succeeding calendar
month in which case the Interest Period shall end on the next
preceding Business Day. No Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be made
available to Borrower during the continuance of a Default or an
Event of Default. After giving effect to each requested Eurodollar
Rate Loan, including those which are converted from a Domestic Rate
Loan under Section 2.2(d), there shall not be outstanding more
than six (6) Eurodollar Rate Loans, in the aggregate.
(c) Each
Interest Period of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall commence on the
date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is made and shall end on such date
as Borrower may elect as set forth in subsection (b)(iii)
above provided that the exact length of each Interest Period shall
be determined in accordance with the practice of the interbank
market for offshore Dollar deposits and no Interest Period shall
end after the last day of the Term.
Borrower shall
elect the initial Interest Period applicable to a Eurodollar Rate
Loan by its notice of borrowing given to Agent pursuant to
Section 2.2(b) or by its notice of conversion given to Agent
pursuant to Section 2.2(d), as the case may be. Borrower shall
elect the duration of each succeeding Interest Period by giving
irrevocable written notice to Agent of such duration not later than
12:30 p.m. (New York time) on the day which is three (3)
Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest
Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan. If Agent does not
receive timely notice of the Interest Period elected by Borrower,
Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert to a Domestic
Rate Loan subject to Section 2.2(d) hereinbelow.
(d) On
the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period
applicable to any outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan, or on any
Business Day with respect to Domestic Rate Loans, Borrower may
convert any such loan into a loan of another type in the same
aggregate principal amount provided that any conversion of a
Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be made only on the last Business Day of
the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate
Loan and any conversion to a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be done if no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
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If Borrower
desires to convert a loan, Borrower shall give Agent written notice
by no later than 12:30 p.m. (New York time) (i) on the
day which is three (3) Business Days’ prior to the date
on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a conversion
from a Domestic Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, or
(ii) on the day which is one (1) Business Day prior to
the date on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a
conversion from a Eurodollar Rate Loan to a Domestic Rate Loan,
specifying, in each case, the date of such conversion, the loans to
be converted and if the conversion is from a Domestic Rate Loan to
any other type of loan, the duration of the first Interest Period
therefor.
(e) At
its option and upon written notice given prior to 12:30 p.m.
(New York time) at least three (3) Business Days’ prior
to the date of such prepayment, Borrower may prepay the Eurodollar
Rate Loans in whole at any time or in part from time to time with
accrued interest on the principal being prepaid to the date of such
repayment. Borrower shall specify the date of prepayment of
Advances which are Eurodollar Rate Loans and the amount of such
prepayment. In the event that any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate
Loan is required or permitted on a date other than the last
Business Day of the then current Interest Period with respect
thereto, Borrower shall indemnify Agent and Lenders therefor in
accordance with Section 2.2(f) hereof.
(f) Borrower shall indemnify Agent and Lenders and hold Agent
and Lenders harmless from and against any and all losses or
expenses that Agent and Lenders may sustain or incur as a
consequence of any prepayment, conversion of or any default by
Borrower in the payment of the principal of or interest on any
Eurodollar Rate Loan or failure by Borrower to complete a borrowing
of, a prepayment of or conversion of or to a Eurodollar Rate Loan
after notice thereof has been given, including, but not limited to,
any interest payable by Agent or Lenders to lenders of funds
obtained by it in order to make or maintain its Eurodollar Rate
Loans hereunder. A certificate (with reasonable detail supporting
such information contained therein) as to any additional amounts
payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Agent or
any Lender to Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if any
Applicable Law, treaty, regulation or directive, or any change
therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, shall make
it unlawful for any Lender (for purposes of this
subsection (g), the term “Lender” shall include
any Lender and the office or branch where any Lender or any
corporation or bank controlling such Lender makes or maintains any
Eurodollar Rate Loans) to make or maintain its Eurodollar Rate
Loans, the obligation of Lenders to make Eurodollar Rate Loans
hereunder shall forthwith be cancelled and Borrower shall, if any
affected Eurodollar Rate Loans are then outstanding, promptly upon
request from Agent, either pay all such affected Eurodollar Rate
Loans or convert such affected Eurodollar Rate Loans into loans of
another type. If any such payment or conversion of any Eurodollar
Rate Loan is made on a day that is not the last day of the Interest
Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan, Borrower shall pay
Agent, upon Agent’s request, such amount or amounts as may be
necessary to compensate Lenders for any loss or expense sustained
or incurred by Lenders in respect of such Eurodollar Rate Loan as a
result of such payment or conversion, including (but not limited
to) any interest or other amounts payable by Lenders to lenders of
funds obtained by Lenders in order to make or maintain such
Eurodollar Rate Loan. A certificate as to any additional amounts
payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Lenders to
Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(h) The
Borrower’s obligations and indemnifications under this
Section 2.2 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
2.3.
Disbursement of Advance Proceeds .
All Advances
shall be disbursed from whichever office or other place Agent may
designate from time to time and, together with any and all other
Obligations of Borrower to Agent or Lenders, shall be charged to
Borrower’s Account on Agent’s books. During the Term,
Borrower may use the Advances by borrowing, prepaying and
reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereof. The proceeds of each Revolving Advance requested by
Borrower or deemed to have been requested by Borrower under
Section 2.2(a) hereof shall, with respect to requested
Advances to the extent Lenders make such Advances, be made
available to Borrower on the day so requested by way of credit to
Borrower’s operating account at PNC, or such other bank as
Borrower may designate following notification to Agent, in
immediately available federal funds or other immediately available
funds or, with respect to Advances deemed to have been requested by
Borrower, be disbursed to Agent to be applied to the outstanding
Obligations giving rise to such deemed request.
2.4.
Repayment of Advances .
(a) The
Advances shall be due and payable in full on the last day of the
Term subject to earlier prepayment as herein provided.
(b) Borrower recognizes that the amounts evidenced by checks,
notes, drafts or any other items of payment relating to and/or
proceeds of Collateral may not be collectible by Agent on the date
received. Subject to Section 2.4(c), all items of payment
shall be deemed applied by Agent against outstanding Obligations on
the Business Day Agent receives such payment. With respect to
payments received by Agent in any form (other than payments via
wire or electronic depository check or other immediately available
funds) the applicable Interest Rate shall be charged until such
payment constitutes good funds in Agent’s account. Agent is
not, however, required to credit Borrower’s Account for the
amount of any item of payment which is unsatisfactory to Agent and
Agent may charge Borrower’s Account for the amount of any
item of payment which is returned to Agent unpaid.
(c) All
payments of principal, interest and other amounts payable
hereunder, or under any of the Other Documents shall be made to
Agent at the Payment Office not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York
time) on the due date therefor in lawful money of the United States
of America in federal funds or other funds immediately available to
Agent. Agent shall have the right to effectuate payment on any and
all Obligations due and owing hereunder by charging
Borrower’s Account or by making Advances as provided in
Section 2.2 hereof.
(d) Borrower shall pay the Obligations when due, without any
deduction for any setoff or counterclaim.
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2.5.
Repayment of Excess Advances .
The aggregate
balance of Advances outstanding at any time in excess of the
maximum amount of Advances permitted hereunder shall be immediately
due and payable without the necessity of any demand, at the Payment
Office, whether or not a Default or Event of Default has
occurred.
2.6.
Statement of Account .
Agent shall
maintain, in accordance with its customary procedures, a loan
account (“ Borrower’s Account ”) in the
name of Borrower in which shall be recorded the date and amount of
each Advance made by Agent and the date and amount of each payment
in respect thereof; provided, however, the failure by Agent to
record the date and amount of any Advance shall not adversely
affect Agent or any Lender. Each month, Agent shall send to
Borrower a statement showing the accounting for the Advances made,
payments made or credited in respect thereof, and other
transactions between Agent and/or the Lenders and Borrower, during
such month. The monthly statements shall be deemed correct and
binding upon Borrower in the absence of manifest error and shall
constitute an account stated between Lenders and Borrower unless
Agent receives a written statement of Borrower’s specific
exceptions thereto within thirty (30) days after such
statement is received by Borrower. The records of Agent with
respect to the Borrower’s Account shall be conclusive
evidence absent manifest error of the amounts of Advances and other
charges thereto and of payments applicable thereto.
2.7.
Letters of Credit .
Subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, Agent shall issue or cause the
issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Borrower;
provided, however, that Agent will not be required to issue or
cause to be issued any Letters of Credit to the extent that the
issuance thereof would then cause the sum of (i) the
outstanding Advances plus (ii) the Maximum Undrawn Amount of
all outstanding Letters of Credit to exceed the lesser of
(x) the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount or (y) the
Formula Amount. The Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit shall not exceed in the aggregate at any time the
Letter of Credit Sublimit. All disbursements or payments related to
Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Domestic Rate Loans
consisting of Advances and shall bear interest at the Interest Rate
for Domestic Rate Loans.
2.8.
Issuance of Letters of Credit .
(a) Borrower may request Agent to issue or cause the issuance
of a Letter of Credit by delivering to Agent, at the Payment
Office, prior to 2:00 p.m. (New York time), at least three (3)
Business Days’ prior to the proposed date of issuance,
Agent’s form of Letter of Credit Application (the “
Letter of Credit Application ”) completed to the
reasonable satisfaction of Agent; and, such other certificates,
documents and other papers and information as Agent may reasonably
request. Borrower also has the right to give instructions and make
agreements with respect to any application, any applicable letter
of credit and security agreement, any applicable letter of credit
reimbursement agreement and/or any other applicable agreement, any
letter of credit and the disposition of documents, disposition of
any unutilized funds, and to agree with Agent upon any amendment,
extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit.
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(b) Each
Letter of Credit shall, among other things, (i) provide for
the payment of sight drafts, other written demands for payment, or
acceptances of usance drafts when presented for honor thereunder in
accordance with the terms thereof and when accompanied by the
documents described therein and (ii) have an expiry date not
later than twelve (12) months after such Letter of
Credit’s date of issuance and in no event later than the last
day of the Term; provided, however, a Letter of Credit may provide
for automatic extensions of its expiration date for one (1) or
more year periods, so long as the issuer thereof has the right to
terminate the Letter of Credit at the end of each one (1) year
period and no extension period extends past the Term. Each standby
Letter of Credit shall be subject either to the Uniform Customs and
Practice for Documentary Credits as most recently published by the
International Chamber of Commerce at the time a Letter of Credit is
issued (“UCP”) or the International Standby Practices
(ISP98-International Chamber of Commerce Publication Number 590)
(“ISP98 Rules”), as determined by Agent, and each trade
Letter of Credit shall be subject to UCP.
(c) Agent
shall notify Lenders of the request by Borrower for a Letter of
Credit hereunder.
2.9.
Requirements For Issuance of Letters of Credit
.
Borrower shall
authorize and direct any Issuer to name Borrower as the
“Applicant” or “Account Party” of each
Letter of Credit. If Agent is not the Issuer of any Letter of
Credit, Borrower shall authorize and direct the Issuer to deliver
to Agent all instruments, documents, and other writings and
property received by the Issuer pursuant to the Letter of Credit
and to accept and rely upon Agent’s instructions and
agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with
the Letter of Credit.
2.10.
Disbursements, Reimbursement .
(a) Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit,
each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees to, purchase from Agent a participation in
such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount
equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the maximum
face amount of such Letter of Credit and the amount of such
drawing, respectively.
(b) In
the event of any request for a drawing under a Letter of Credit by
the beneficiary or transferee thereof, Agent will promptly notify
Borrower. Provided that it shall have received such notice,
Borrower shall reimburse (such obligation to reimburse Agent shall
sometimes be referred to as a “ Reimbursement
Obligation ”) Agent prior to 2:00 p.m., New York time, on
the following Business Day that an amount is paid by Agent under
any Letter of Credit (each such date, a “ Drawing Date
”) in an amount equal to the amount so paid by Agent. In the
event Borrower fails to reimburse Agent for the full amount of any
drawing under any Letter of Credit by 2:00 p.m., New York time, on
the Drawing Date, Agent will promptly notify each Lender thereof,
and Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that a Domestic Rate
Loan be made by the Lenders to be disbursed on the Drawing Date
under such Letter of Credit, subject to Section 8.2 hereof.
Any notice given by Agent pursuant to this Section 2.10(b) may
be oral if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack
of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the
conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
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(c) Each
Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.10(b) make
available to Agent an amount in immediately available funds equal
to its Commitment Percentage of the amount of the drawing,
whereupon the participating Lenders shall (subject to
Section 2.10(d)) each be deemed to have made a Domestic Rate
Loan to Borrower in that amount. If any Lender so notified fails to
make available to Agent the amount of such Lender’s
Commitment Percentage of such amount by no later than
2:00 p.m., New York time on the Drawing Date, then interest
shall accrue on such Lender’s obligation to make such
payment, from the Drawing Date to the date on which such Lender
makes such payment (i) at a rate per annum equal to the
Federal Funds Rate during the first three days following the
Drawing Date and (ii) at a rate per annum equal to the rate
applicable to Domestic Rate Loans on and after the fourth day
following the Drawing Date. Agent will promptly give notice of the
occurrence of the Drawing Date, but failure of Agent to give any
such notice on the Drawing Date or in sufficient time to enable any
Lender to effect such payment on such date shall not relieve such
Lender from its obligation under this Section 2.10(c),
provided that such Lender shall not be obligated to pay interest as
provided in Section 2.10(c) (i) and (ii) until and
commencing from the date of receipt of notice from Agent of a
drawing.
(d) With
respect to any unreimbursed drawing that is not converted into a
Domestic Rate Loan to Borrower in whole or in part as contemplated
by Section 2.10(b), because of Borrower’s failure to
satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 8.2 (other than
any notice requirements) or for any other reason, Borrower shall be
deemed to have incurred from Agent a borrowing (each a “
Letter of Credit Borrowing ”) in the amount of such
drawing. Such Letter of Credit Borrowing shall be due and payable
on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the
rate per annum applicable to a Domestic Rate Loan. Each
Lender’s payment to Agent pursuant to Section 2.10(c)
shall be deemed to be a payment in respect of its participation in
such Letter of Credit Borrowing and shall constitute a
“Participation Advance” from such Lender in
satisfaction of its Participation Commitment under this
Section 2.10.
Each
Lender’s Participation Commitment shall continue until the
last to occur of any of the following events: (x) Agent ceases
to be obligated to issue or cause to be issued Letters of Credit
hereunder; (y) no Letter of Credit issued or created hereunder
remains outstanding and uncancelled and (z) all Persons (other
than the Borrower) have been fully reimbursed for all payments made
under or relating to Letters of Credit.
2.11.
Repayment of Participation Advances .
(a) Upon
(and only upon) receipt by Agent for its account of immediately
available funds from Borrower (i) in reimbursement of any
payment made by the Agent under the Letter of Credit with respect
to which any Lender has made a Participation Advance to Agent, or
(ii) in payment of interest on such a payment made by Agent
under such a Letter of Credit, Agent will pay to each Lender, in
the same funds as those received by Agent, the amount of such
Lender’s Commitment Percentage of such funds, except Agent
shall retain the amount of the Commitment Percentage of such funds
of any Lender that did not make a Participation Advance in respect
of such payment by Agent.
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(b) If
Agent is required at any time to return to Borrower, or to a
trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or any official in any
insolvency proceeding, any portion of the payments made by Borrower
to Agent pursuant to Section 2.11(a) in reimbursement of a
payment made under the Letter of Credit or interest or fee thereon,
each Lender shall, on demand of Agent, forthwith return to Agent
the amount of its Commitment Percentage of any amounts so returned
by Agent plus interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.
2.12.
Documentation .
Borrower
agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Credit Application
and by Agent’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued
for Borrower’s account and by Agent’s written
regulations and customary practices relating to letters of credit,
though Agent’s interpretations may be different from
Borrower’s own. In the event of a conflict between the Letter
of Credit Application and this Agreement, this Agreement shall
govern. It is understood and agreed that, except in the case of
gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment), Agent
shall not be liable for any error, negligence and/or mistakes,
whether of omission or commission, in following Borrower’s
instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any
modifications, amendments or supplements thereto.
2.13.
Determination to Honor Drawing Request .
In determining
whether to honor any request for drawing under any Letter of Credit
by the beneficiary thereof, Agent shall be responsible only to
determine that the documents and certificates required to be
delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that
they comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of
Credit and that any other drawing condition appearing on the face
of such Letter of Credit has been satisfied in the manner so set
forth.
2.14.
Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations
.
Each
Lender’s obligation in accordance with this Agreement to make
the Advances or Participation Advances or fund a Letter of Credit
Borrowing as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and
the obligations of Borrower to reimburse Agent upon a draw under a
Letter of Credit, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable,
and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of
this Section 2.14 under all circumstances, including the
following circumstances:
(i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other
right which such Lender may have against Agent, Borrower or any
other Person for any reason whatsoever;
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(ii) the failure of Borrower or any other Person to comply, in
connection with a Letter of Credit Borrowing, with the conditions
set forth in this Agreement for the making of an Advance, it being
acknowledged that such conditions are not required for the making
of a Letter of Credit Borrowing or the obligation of the Lenders to
make Participation Advances under Section 2.10;
(iii) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of
Credit;
(iv) any claim of breach of warranty that might be made by
Borrower or any Lender against the beneficiary of a Letter of
Credit, or the existence of any claim, set-off, recoupment,
counterclaim, crossclaim, defense or other right which Borrower or
any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary, any
successor beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit or
the proceeds thereof (or any Persons for whom any such transferee
may be acting), Agent or any Lender or any other Person, whether in
connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated
herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying
transaction between Borrower or any Subsidiaries of Borrower and
the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured);
(v) the lack of power or authority of any signer of (or any
defect in or forgery of any signature or endorsement on) or the
form of or lack of validity, sufficiency, accuracy, enforceability
or genuineness of any draft, demand, instrument, certificate or
other document presented under or in connection with any Letter of
Credit, or any fraud or alleged fraud in connection with any Letter
of Credit, or the transport of any property or provisions of
services relating to a Letter of Credit, in each case even if Agent
or any of Agent’s Affiliates has been notified thereof;
(vi) payment by Agent under any Letter of Credit against
presentation of a demand, draft or certificate or other document
which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of
Credit;
(vii) the solvency of, or any acts or omissions by, any
beneficiary of any Letter of Credit, or any other Person having a
role in any transaction or obligation relating to a Letter of
Credit, or the existence, nature, quality, quantity, condition,
value or other characteristic of any property or services relating
to a Letter of Credit;
(viii) any failure by the Agent or any of Agent’s
Affiliates to issue any Letter of Credit in the form requested by
Borrower, unless the Agent has received written notice from
Borrower of such failure within three (3) Business Days after
the Agent shall have furnished Borrower a copy of such Letter of
Credit and such error is material and no drawing has been made
thereon prior to receipt of such notice;
(ix) any Material Adverse Effect on Borrower or any
Guarantor;
(x) any breach of this Agreement or any Other Document by any
party thereto;
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(xi) the occurrence or continuance of an insolvency proceeding
with respect to Borrower or any Guarantor;
(xii) the fact that a Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing;
(xiii) the fact that the Term shall have expired or this
Agreement or the Obligations hereunder shall have been terminated;
and
(xiv) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether
or not similar to any of the foregoing.
2.15.
Indemnity .
In addition to
amounts payable as provided in Section 15.5, the Borrower
hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless Agent
and any of Agent’s Affiliates that have issued a Letter of
Credit from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities,
damages, taxes, penalties, interest, judgments, losses, costs,
charges and expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and
disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel)
which the Agent or any of Agent’s Affiliates may incur or be
subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of
any Letter of Credit, other than as a result of (A) the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent as determined by a
final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction or (b) the wrongful dishonor by the Agent or any
of Agent’s Affiliates of a proper demand for payment made
under any Letter of Credit, except if such dishonor resulted from
any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present
or future de jure or de facto Governmental Body (all such acts or
omissions herein called “ Governmental Acts ”).
The foregoing obligations and the indemnifications hereunder shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.
2.16.
Liability for Acts and Omissions .
As between
Borrower and Agent and Lenders, Borrower assumes all risks of the
acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the
respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance
and not in limitation of the respective foregoing, Agent shall not
be responsible for: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency,
accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by
any party in connection with the application for an issuance of any
such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any
or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or
forged (even if Agent shall have been notified thereof);
(ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument
transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any
such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or
proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) the failure of the
beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit, or any other party to
which such Letter of Credit may be transferred, to comply fully
with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of
Credit or any other claim of Borrower against any beneficiary of
such Letter of Credit, or any such transferee, or any dispute
between or among Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of
Credit or any such transferee;
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(iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in
transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable,
telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher;
(v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any
loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document
required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit
or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the
beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any
drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any
consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Agent,
including any governmental acts, and none of the above shall affect
or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of Agent’s rights
or powers hereunder. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall
relieve Agent from liability for Agent’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment) in connection with
actions or omissions described in such clauses (i) through
(viii) of such sentence. In no event shall Agent or
Agent’s Affiliates be liable to the Borrower for any
indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or special
damages or expenses (including without limitation attorneys’
fees), or for any damages resulting from any change in the value of
any property relating to a Letter of Credit.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent and each of its
Affiliates (i) may rely on any oral or other communication
believed in good faith by Agent or such Affiliate to have been
authorized or given by or on behalf of the applicant for a Letter
of Credit, (ii) may honor any presentation if the documents
presented appear on their face substantially to comply with the
terms and conditions of the relevant Letter of Credit;
(iii) may honor a previously dishonored presentation under a
Letter of Credit, whether such dishonor was pursuant to a court
order, to settle or compromise any claim of wrongful dishonor, or
otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same
extent as if such presentation had initially been honored, together
with any interest paid by Agent or its Affiliates; (iv) may
honor any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement
advising negotiation or payment, upon receipt of such statement
(even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is
being delivered separately), and shall not be liable for any
failure of any such draft or other document to arrive, or to
conform in any way with the relevant Letter of Credit; (v) may
pay any paying or negotiating bank claiming that it rightfully
honored under the laws or practices of the place where such bank is
located; and (vi) may settle or adjust any claim or demand
made on Agent or its Affiliate in any way related to any order
issued at the applicant’s request to an air carrier, a letter
of guarantee or of indemnity issued to a carrier or any similar
document (each an “ Order ”) and honor any
drawing in connection with any Letter of Credit that is the subject
of such Order, notwithstanding that any drafts or other documents
presented in connection with such Letter of Credit fail to conform
in any way with such Letter of Credit.
In furtherance
and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions set
forth above, any action taken or omitted by Agent under or in
connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or any documents
and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good
faith and without gross negligence (as determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment), shall
not put Agent under any resulting liability to Borrower or any
Lender.
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2.17.
Additional Payments .
Any sums
expended by Agent or any Lender due to Borrower’s failure to
perform or comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any
Other Document including Borrower’s obligations under
Sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14 and 6.1 hereof, may be
charged to Borrower’s Account as an Advance and added to the
Obligations.
2.18.
Manner of Borrowing and Payment .
(a) Each
borrowing of Advances shall be advanced according to the applicable
Commitment Percentages of Lenders.
(b) Each
payment (including each prepayment) by Borrower on account of the
principal of and interest on the Advances, shall be applied to the
Advances pro rata according to the applicable Commitment
Percentages of Lenders. Except as expressly provided herein, all
payments (including prepayments) to be made by Borrower on account
of principal, interest and fees shall be made without set off or
counterclaim and shall be made to Agent on behalf of the Lenders to
the Payment Office, in each case on or prior to 1:00 P.M., New
York time, in Dollars and in immediately available funds.
(c) (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in Sections 2.18(a) and (b) hereof, commencing
with the first Business Day following the Closing Date, each
borrowing of Advances shall be advanced by Agent and each payment
by Borrower on account of Advances shall be applied first to those
Advances advanced by Agent. On or before 1:00 P.M., New York
time, on each Settlement Date commencing with the first Settlement
Date following the Closing Date, Agent and Lenders shall make
certain payments as follows: (I) if the aggregate amount of
new Advances made by Agent during the preceding Week (if any)
exceeds the aggregate amount of repayments applied to outstanding
Advances during such preceding Week, then each Lender shall provide
Agent with funds in an amount equal to its applicable Commitment
Percentage of the difference between (w) such Advances and
(x) such repayments and (II) if the aggregate amount of
repayments applied to outstanding Advances during such Week exceeds
the aggregate amount of new Advances made during such Week, then
Agent shall provide each Lender with funds in an amount equal to
its applicable Commitment Percentage of the difference between
(y) such repayments and (z) such Advances.
(ii) Each Lender shall be entitled to earn interest at the
applicable Interest Rate on outstanding Advances which it has
funded.
(iii) Promptly following each Settlement Date, Agent shall
submit to each Lender a certificate with respect to payments
received and Advances made during the Week immediately preceding
such Settlement Date. Such certificate of Agent shall be conclusive
in the absence of manifest error.
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(d) If
any Lender or Participant (a “ Benefited Lender
”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of
its Advances, or interest thereon, or receive any Collateral in
respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by
set-off) in a greater proportion than any such payment to and
Collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of such
other Lender’s Advances, or interest thereon, and such
greater proportionate payment or receipt of Collateral is not
expressly permitted hereunder, such Benefited Lender shall purchase
for cash from the other Lenders a participation in such portion of
each such other Lender’s Advances, or shall provide such
other Lender with the benefits of any such Collateral, or the
proceeds thereof, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefited
Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such Collateral
or proceeds ratably with each of the other Lenders; provided,
however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or
benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefited Lender, such
purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits
returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
Each Lender so purchasing a portion of another Lender’s
Advances may exercise all rights of payment (including rights of
set-off) with respect to such portion as fully as if such Lender
were the direct holder of such portion.
(e) Unless Agent shall have been notified by telephone,
confirmed in writing, by any Lender that such Lender will not make
the amount which would constitute its applicable Commitment
Percentage of the Advances available to Agent, Agent may (but shall
not be obligated to) assume that such Lender shall make such amount
available to Agent on the next Settlement Date and, in reliance
upon such assumption, make available to Borrower a corresponding
amount. Agent will promptly notify Borrower of its receipt of any
such notice from a Lender. If such amount is made available to
Agent on a date after such next Settlement Date, such Lender shall
pay to Agent on demand an amount equal to the product of
(i) the daily average Federal Funds Rate (computed on the
basis of a year of 360 days) during such period as quoted by
Agent, times (ii) such amount, times (iii) the number of
days from and including such Settlement Date to the date on which
such amount becomes immediately available to Agent. A certificate
of Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing
under this paragraph (e) shall be conclusive, in the absence
of manifest error. If such amount is not in fact made available to
Agent by such Lender within three (3) Business Days after such
Settlement Date, Agent shall be entitled to recover such an amount,
with interest thereon at the rate per annum then applicable to such
Advances hereunder, on demand from Borrower; provided, however,
that Agent’s right to such recovery shall not prejudice or
otherwise adversely affect Borrower’s rights (if any) against
such Lender.
2.19.
Mandatory Prepayments .
(a) Subject to Section 4.3 hereof, when Borrower sells or
otherwise disposes of any Collateral other than Inventory in the
Ordinary Course of Business, Borrower shall repay the Advances in
an amount equal to the net proceeds of such sale (i.e., gross
proceeds less the reasonable costs of such sales or other
dispositions), such repayments to be made promptly but in no event
more than one (1) Business Day following receipt of such net
proceeds, and until the date of payment, such proceeds shall be
held in trust for Agent; provided, that so long as (i) no
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) Borrower
shall have given Agent prior written notice of Borrower’s
intention to apply such monies to the costs of replacement of the
properties or assets that are the subject of such sale or
disposition or the cost of purchase or construction of other assets
useful in the business of Borrower or its Subsidiaries,
(iii) the monies are held in a deposit account in which Agent
has a perfected first-priority security interest, and
(iv) Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, complete
such replacement, purchase, or construction within one hundred
twenty (120) days after the initial receipt of such monies,
Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have the option to apply such
monies to the costs of replacement of the assets that are the
subject of such sale or disposition unless and to the extent that
such applicable period shall have expired without such replacement,
purchase or construction being made or completed. The foregoing
shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such sale
otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions hereof. Such
repayments shall be applied to the Advances in such order as Agent
may determine, subject to Borrower’s ability to reborrow
Advances in accordance with the terms hereof.
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2.20
Application of Payments Prior to an Event of Default
.
Agent agrees
that any repayment of the Advances prior to an Event of Default
shall be applied first to Advances that are in excess of the
Advance Rate.
2.21.
Reduction of Maximum Revolving Advance Amount
.
Borrower may
from time to time permanently reduce the aggregate Maximum
Revolving Advance Amount in part (in minimum aggregate amounts of
$1,000,000 (or, if less, the full remaining amount of the Maximum
Revolving Advance Amount)) upon five (5) Business Days’
prior written notice from Borrower to the Agent; provided, however,
no such reduction shall be made which would reduce the Maximum
Revolving Advance Amount to an amount less than the aggregate
principal amount of Obligations outstanding under this Agreement or
under the Other Documents. The Lenders Commitment Percentage of
Advances shall automatically terminate on the last day of the Term.
The Maximum Revolving Advance Amounts of each Lender shall
automatically terminate on the last day of the Term. The Agent
shall promptly notify each of the Lenders of receipt by the Agent
of any notice from Borrower pursuant to this
Section 2.21.
2.22.
Use of Proceeds .
(a) Borrower shall apply the proceeds of Advances to
(i) repay existing indebtedness of the Borrower, (ii) pay
fees and expenses relating to this transaction, (iii) provide
for its working capital needs and reimburse drawings under Letters
of Credit, (iv) finance Capital Expenditures, and (v) for
other general corporate purposes of Borrower.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 2.22(a)
above, neither the Borrower, the Guarantor nor any other Person
which may in the future become party to this Agreement or the Other
Documents as Borrower, intends to use nor shall they use any
portion of the proceeds of the Advances, directly or indirectly,
for any purpose in violation of the Trading with the Enemy
Act.
2.23.
Defaulting Lender .
(a) Notwithstanding
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