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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT,
dated as of July 30, 2014,
dated as of July 30, 2014,
among
HANESBRANDS INC. and
MFB INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS S.À R.L.,
as the Borrowers,
VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND
OTHER PERSONS FROM TIME TO TIME
PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT
as the Lenders,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as the Co-Syndication Agents,
HANESBRANDS INC. and
MFB INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS S.À R.L.,
as the Borrowers,
VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND
OTHER PERSONS FROM TIME TO TIME
PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT
as the Lenders,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as the Co-Syndication Agents,
BRANCH BANKING & TRUST COMPANY and SUNTRUST BANK,
as the Co-Documentation Agents,
as the Co-Documentation Agents,
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
________________________________________________________
J.P. MORGAN LIMITED,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
and
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS | ||||
Page | ||||
Table of Contents | ||||
ARTICLE I | DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS | 1 | ||
Section 1.1 | Defined Terms | 1 | ||
Section 1.2 | Use of Defined Terms | 40 | ||
Section 1.3 | Cross-References | 40 | ||
Section 1.4 | Accounting and Financial Determinations | 40 | ||
ARTICLE II | COMMITMENTS, BORROWING AND ISSUANCE PROCEDURES, NOTES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT | 41 | ||
Section 2.1 | Commitments | 41 | ||
Section 2.2 | Reduction of the Commitment Amounts | 42 | ||
Section 2.3 | Borrowing Procedures | 43 | ||
Section 2.4 | Continuation and Conversion Elections | 45 | ||
Section 2.5 | Funding | 45 | ||
Section 2.6 | Issuance Procedures | 45 | ||
Section 2.7 | Register; Notes | 50 | ||
Section 2.8 | Extensions of New Term Loans | 50 | ||
Section 2.9 | Incremental Facilities | 52 | ||
ARTICLE III | REPAYMENTS, PREPAYMENTS, INTEREST AND FEES | 54 | ||
Section 3.1 | Repayments and Prepayments; Application | 54 | ||
Section 3.2 | Interest Provisions | 57 | ||
Section 3.3 | Fees | 58 | ||
ARTICLE IV | CERTAIN LIBO RATE, EURIBOR RATE AND OTHER PROVISIONS | 60 | ||
Section 4.1 | LIBO Rate or EURIBOR Rate Lending Unlawful | 60 | ||
Section 4.2 | Deposits Unavailable | 60 | ||
Section 4.3 | Increased LIBO Rate or EURIBOR Rate Loan Costs, etc | 60 | ||
Section 4.4 | Funding Losses | 61 | ||
Section 4.5 | Increased Capital Costs | 61 | ||
Section 4.6 | Taxes | 62 | ||
Section 4.7 | Payments, Computations; Proceeds of Collateral, etc | 65 | ||
Section 4.8 | Sharing of Payments | 66 | ||
Section 4.9 | Setoff | 66 | ||
Section 4.10 | Mitigation | 67 | ||
Section 4.11 | Removal of Lenders | 67 |
Section 4.12 | Limitation on Additional Amounts, etc | 68 | ||
Section 4.13 | Defaulting Lenders | 68 | ||
ARTICLE V | CONDITIONS | 70 | ||
Section 5.1 | Restatement Effective Date | 70 | ||
Section 5.2 | All Credit Extensions | 71 | ||
ARTICLE VI | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 72 | ||
Section 6.1 | Organization, etc | 72 | ||
Section 6.2 | Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc | 72 | ||
Section 6.3 | Government Approval, Regulation, etc | 72 | ||
Section 6.4 | Validity, etc | 73 | ||
Section 6.5 | Financial Information | 73 | ||
Section 6.6 | No Material Adverse Change | 73 | ||
Section 6.7 | Litigation, Labor Controversies, etc | 73 | ||
Section 6.8 | Subsidiaries | 74 | ||
Section 6.9 | Ownership of Properties | 74 | ||
Section 6.10 | Taxes | 74 | ||
Section 6.11 | Pension and Welfare Plans | 74 | ||
Section 6.12 | Environmental Warranties | 74 | ||
Section 6.13 | Accuracy of Information | 75 | ||
Section 6.14 | Regulations U and X | 76 | ||
Section 6.15 | Compliance with Contracts, Laws, etc | 76 | ||
Section 6.16 | Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions | 76 | ||
Section 6.17 | Solvency | 76 | ||
ARTICLE VII | COVENANTS | 77 | ||
Section 7.1 | Affirmative Covenants | 77 | ||
Section 7.2 | Negative Covenants | 83 | ||
ARTICLE VIII | EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 96 | ||
Section 8.1 | Listing of Events of Default | 96 | ||
Section 8.2 | Action if Bankruptcy | 99 | ||
Section 8.3 | Action if Other Event of Default | 99 | ||
ARTICLE IX | THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, THE LEAD ARRANGERS, THE CO-SYNDICATION AGENTS AND THE CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS | 99 | ||
Section 9.1 | Actions | 99 | ||
Section 9.2 | Funding Reliance, etc | 100 | ||
Section 9.3 | Exculpation | 100 |
Section 9.4 | Successor | 100 | ||
Section 9.5 | Loans by JPMorgan Chase Bank | 101 | ||
Section 9.6 | Credit Decisions | 101 | ||
Section 9.7 | Copies, etc | 101 | ||
Section 9.8 | Reliance by Agents | 102 | ||
Section 9.9 | Defaults | 102 | ||
Section 9.10 | Lead Arrangers, Co-Syndication Agents, Documentation Agents, etc | 102 | ||
Section 9.11 | Posting of Electronic Communications | 103 | ||
ARTICLE X | MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | 104 | ||
Section 10.1 | Waivers, Amendments, etc | 104 | ||
Section 10.2 | Notices; Time | 106 | ||
Section 10.3 | Payment of Costs and Expenses | 106 | ||
Section 10.4 | Indemnification | 107 | ||
Section 10.5 | Survival | 108 | ||
Section 10.6 | Severability | 108 | ||
Section 10.8 | Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, etc | 109 | ||
Section 10.9 | Governing Law; Entire Agreement | 109 | ||
Section 10.10 | Successors and Assigns | 109 | ||
Section 10.11 | Sale and Transfer of Credit Extensions; Participations in Credit Extensions; Notes | 109 | ||
Section 10.12 | Other Transactions | 112 | ||
Section 10.13 | Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction; Waivers | 112 | ||
Section 10.14 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 113 | ||
Section 10.15 | Patriot Act | 113 | ||
Section 10.16 | Judgment Currency | 113 | ||
Section 10.17 | No Fiduciary Duty | 113 | ||
Section 10.18 | Counsel Representation | 114 | ||
Section 10.19 | Confidentiality | 114 | ||
Section 10.20 | [Reserved] | 115 | ||
Section 10.21 | Effect of Amendment and Restatement | 115 | ||
Section 10.22 | Consent of Required Lenders | 115 |
SCHEDULE I - Disclosure Schedule
SCHEDULE II - Notice Address
SCHEDULE III - Existing Letters of Credit
SCHEDULE II - Notice Address
SCHEDULE III - Existing Letters of Credit
EXHIBIT A-1 - Form of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT A-2 - Form of New Term Note
EXHIBIT A-3 - Form of Swing Line Note
EXHIBIT B-1 - Form of Borrowing Request
EXHIBIT B-2 - Form of Issuance Request
EXHIBIT C - Form of Continuation/Conversion Notice
EXHIBIT D - Form of Lender Assignment Agreement
EXHIBIT E - Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT F - Form of U.S. Guaranty
EXHIBIT G - Form of Pledge and Security Agreement
EXHIBIT H - Form of Closing Date Certificate
EXHIBIT D - Form of Lender Assignment Agreement
EXHIBIT E - Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT F - Form of U.S. Guaranty
EXHIBIT G - Form of Pledge and Security Agreement
EXHIBIT H - Form of Closing Date Certificate
EXHIBIT I - Form of Solvency Certificate
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 5, 2006, as amended and restated as of December 10, 2009, and as further amended and restated as of July 30, 2014, is among HANESBRANDS INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Parent Borrower”), MFB International Holdings S.à r.l. , a société à responsabilité limitée, incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 33, rue du Puits Romain, L-8070 Bertrange and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B 182.082 (the “Lux Borrower” and, together with the Parent Borrower, the “Borrowers”), the various financial institutions and other Persons from time to time party to this Agreement (the “Lenders”), SUNTRUST BANK and BRANCH BANKING & TRUST COMPANY, as the co-documentation agents (in such capacities, the “Co-Documentation Agents”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the co-syndication agents (in such capacities, the “Co-Syndication Agents”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as the administrative agent and the collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Administrative Agent” and “Collateral Agent”, respectively), and J.P. MORGAN LIMITED, BARCLAYS BANK PLC and HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., as the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (in such capacities, the “Lead Arrangers”).
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
SECTION 1.1 Defined Terms. The following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall, except where the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):
“2020 Senior Note Documents” means the 2020 Senior Notes, the 2020 Senior Note Indenture and all other agreements, documents and instruments executed and delivered with respect to the 2020 Senior Notes or the 2020 Senior Note Indenture, as the same may be refinanced, amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement
“2020 Senior Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2008, among the Parent Borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Branch Banking and Trust Company, as trustee, as amended and supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated November 9, 2010, among the Parent Borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Branch Banking and Trust Company, pursuant to which the 2020 Senior Notes were issued, as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“2020 Senior Notes” means the $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior unsecured notes due December 15, 2020 issued by the Parent Borrower.
“Acquisition Documentation Date” is defined in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”.
“Administrative Agent” is defined in the preamble and includes each other Person appointed as the successor Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.4.
“Affected Lender” is defined in Section 4.11.
“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. “Control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, (i) to vote 10% or more of the Capital Securities (on a fully diluted basis) of such Person having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing members or general partners (as applicable), or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person (whether by contract or otherwise).
“Agents” means, as the context may require, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and, for the purposes of the definition of “New Term Loan Conditions” only, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Co-Documentation Agents, collectively, or either of them individually.
“Agreement” means, on any date, this Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as originally in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time and in effect on such date.
“Alternate Base Rate” means on any date and with respect to all Base Rate Loans, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Base Rate in effect on such day, and (ii) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1.0% and (iii) for a LIBO Rate Loan, the LIBO Rate (Reserve Adjusted) with a one-month Interest Period commencing on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.0%; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the LIBO Rate (Reserve Adjusted) for any day shall be based on the Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Changes in the rate of interest on that portion of any Loans maintained as Base Rate Loans will take effect simultaneously with each change in the Alternate Base Rate. The Administrative Agent will give notice promptly to the Parent Borrower and the Lenders of changes in the Alternate Base Rate; provided that, the failure to give such notice shall not affect the Alternate Base Rate in effect after such change.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Parent Borrower or any of its Affiliates from time to time relating to bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Commitment Fee Margin” means, with respect to the Revolving Loan Commitments, the applicable percentage set forth below corresponding to the relevant Leverage Ratio:
Leverage Ratio | Applicable Commitment Fee Margin 0.350% 0.300% 0.250% |
Greater than or equal to 4.00:1.00 | |
Less than 4.00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 3.25:1.00 | |
Less than 3.25:1.00 | |
The Leverage Ratio used to compute the Applicable Commitment Fee Margin shall be that set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Changes in the Applicable Commitment Fee Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall become effective upon delivery by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a new Compliance Certificate pursuant to clause (c) of Section 7.1.1. If the Parent Borrower fails to deliver a Compliance Certificate on or before the date required pursuant to clause (c) of Section 7.1.1, the Applicable Commitment Fee Margin from and including the day after such required date of delivery to but not including the date the Parent Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate shall equal the highest Applicable Commitment Fee Margin set forth above.
“Applicable Margin” means (a) with respect to New Term Loans, 2.75% and (b) with respect to Revolving Loans, the applicable percentage set forth below corresponding to the relevant Leverage Ratio:
Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans (including Swing Line Loans) | ||||
Leverage Ratio | LIBO Rate Loans | Base Rate Loans | ||
Greater than or equal to 4.00:1.00 | 2.25 | % | 1.25 | % |
Less than 4.00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 3.25:1.00 | 2.00 | % | 1.00 | % |
Less than 3.25:1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.50:1.00 | 1.75 | % | 0.75 | % |
Less than 2.50:1.00 | 1.50 | % | 0.50 | % |
The Leverage Ratio used to compute the Applicable Margin shall be the Leverage Ratio set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Changes in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall become effective upon delivery by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a new Compliance Certificate pursuant to clause (c) of Section 7.1.1. If the Parent Borrower fails to deliver a Compliance Certificate on or before the date required pursuant to clause (c) of Section 7.1.1, the Applicable Margin from and including the day after such required date of delivery to but not including the date the Parent Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate shall equal the highest Applicable Margin set forth above.
“Applicable Percentage” means, at any time of determination, with respect to a mandatory prepayment in respect of Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (f) of Section 3.1.1, (A) 50.0%, if the Leverage Ratio set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent was greater than or equal to 2.50:1.00, (B) 25.0%, if the Leverage Ratio set forth in such Compliance Certificate was less than 2.50:1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00, and (C) 0%, if the Leverage Ratio set forth in such Compliance Certificate was less than 2.00:1.00.
“Approved Foreign Bank” is defined in the definition of “Cash Equivalent Investment”.
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that (i) is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course, and (ii) is administered or managed by a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or a Person or an Affiliate of a Person that administers or manages a Lender.
“Authorized Officer” means, relative to any Obligor, the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer, secretary, assistant secretary and those of its other officers, general partners, managing members, or any manager (in the case of an Obligor governed by a board of managers) (as applicable), in each case whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified to the Agents, the Lenders and the Issuers pursuant to Section 5.1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement or the definition of “New Term Loan Conditions”.
“Available Amount” means, on any date of determination thereof, an amount equal to:.
(a) $400,000,000, plus
(b) 50% of the aggregate amount of the Adjusted Consolidated Net Income (or, if the Adjusted Consolidated Net Income is a loss, minus 100% of the amount of such loss) less the amount of any net reduction in Investments included pursuant to clause (d) below that would otherwise be included in Adjusted Consolidated Net Income accrued on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) beginning on the Third Amendment Effective Date and ending on the last day of the last Fiscal Quarter preceding such date of determination for which reports have been filed with the SEC or provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.1.1(a) or (b), plus
(c) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Parent Borrower after the Third Amendment Effective Date as a capital contribution or from the issuance and sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) to a Person who is not a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, including the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Parent Borrower from any issuance or sale permitted by the 2020 Senior Note Indenture of convertible Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower subsequent to the Third Amendment Effective Date but only upon the conversion of such Indebtedness into Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Borrower, or from the issuance to a Person who is not a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower of any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower (in each case, exclusive of any Disqualified Stock
or any options, warrants or other rights that are redeemable at the option of the holder, or are required to be redeemed, prior to the Stated Maturity of the 2020 Senior Notes), plus
(d) an amount equal to the net reduction in Investments in any Person resulting from payments of interest on Indebtedness, dividends, repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets, in each case, to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or from the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of any such Investment (whether or not any such payment or proceeds are included in the calculation of Adjusted Consolidated Net Income) or from redesignations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries (valued in each case as provided in the definition of “Investments” set forth on Annex I hereto), not to exceed, in each case, the aggregate amount of all Investments previously made by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary; minus
(e) the sum of (i) the amount of such Available Amount used to make any Investments pursuant to Section 7.2.5(k) and (o), (ii) the amount of such Available Amount used to incur Indebtedness by Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 7.2.2(h), (iii) the amount of such Available Amount used to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.2.6(e), (iv) the amount of such Available Amount used to pay or prepay Indebtedness pursuant to clause (1)(B) of the proviso in Section 7.2.8(a) and (v) the amount of such Available Amount used to make Permitted Acquisitions pursuant to the first proviso in Section 7.2.10(b);
provided that capitalized terms used in this definition shall (x) if defined on Annex I hereto, have the meanings given to such terms hereunder indicated on Annex I hereto and (y) if not defined on Annex I hereto, have the meanings given to such terms in this Agreement.
“Base Rate” means, at any time, the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan denominated in Dollars bearing interest at a fluctuating rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Borrowers” is defined in the preamble.
“Borrowing” means the Loans of the same type and, in the case of EURIBOR Rate Loans or LIBO Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by all Lenders required to make such Loans on the same Business Day and pursuant to the same Borrowing Request in accordance with Section 2.3.
“Borrowing Request” means a Loan request and certificate duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the applicable Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B‑1 hereto.
“Business Day” means (i) any day which is neither a Saturday or Sunday nor a legal holiday on which banks are authorized or required to be closed in New York, New York, (ii) relative to the making, continuing, prepaying or repaying of any LIBO Rate Loans, any day
which is a Business Day described in clause (i) above and on which dealings in Dollars are carried on in the London interbank eurodollar market, (iii) relative to the making, continuing, prepaying or repaying of any EURIBOR Rate Loans, any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) above and on which TARGET is open for the settlement of payments in Euros and (iv) for purposes of Section 2.1.2 any day which is neither a Saturday or Sunday nor a legal holiday where the relevant Issuer is located (and, if such Issuer is located in Hong Kong, excluding any day upon which a Typhoon Number 8 signal or black rainstorm warning is hoisted before 12:00 noon (Hong Kong time)).
“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate amount of (i) all expenditures of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for fixed or capital assets made during such period which, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as capital expenditures and (ii) Capitalized Lease Liabilities incurred by the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period; provided that Capital Expenditures shall not include any such expenditures which constitute any of the following, without duplication: (a) a Permitted Acquisition, (b) to the extent permitted by this Agreement, capital expenditures consisting of Net Disposition Proceeds or Net Casualty Proceeds not otherwise required to be used to repay the Loans and (c) imputed interest capitalized during such period incurred in connection with Capitalized Lease Liabilities not paid or payable in cash. For the avoidance of doubt (x) to the extent that any item is classified under clause (i) of this definition and later classified under clause (ii) of this definition or could be classified under either clause, it will only be required to be counted once for purposes hereunder and (y) in the event the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary owns an asset that was not used and is now being reused, no portion of the unused asset shall be considered Capital Expenditures hereunder; provided that any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset to be reused shall be included as a Capital Expenditure during the period that such expenditure actually is made.
“Capital Securities” means, with respect to any Person, all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s capital, whether now outstanding or issued after the Restatement Effective Date; provided however, any shares, interests, participations or other equivalents required to be issued in connection with convertible debt shall not be considered “Capital Securities” until issued.
“Capitalized Lease Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person, all monetary obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in accordance with GAAP, should be classified as capitalized leases, and for purposes of each Loan Document the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP, and the stated maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty; provided, however, any changes to the treatment or reclassification of operating leases under GAAP or the interpretation of GAAP that would cause operating leases to be considered capitalized leases under GAAP shall be ignored as if such treatment or reclassification had never occurred and, for the avoidance of doubt, operating leases shall not be considered Capitalized Lease Liabilities hereunder.
“Cash Collateralize” means, with respect to (i) a Letter of Credit, the deposit of immediately available funds into a cash collateral account maintained with (or on behalf of) the Administrative Agent on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit and (ii) OA Payment Obligations, the deposit of immediately available funds into a cash collateral account maintained with (or on behalf of) the applicable Open Account Discount Purchaser in an amount equal to the aggregate Dollar amount of such OA Payment Obligations.
“Cash Equivalent Investment” means, at any time:
(a) any direct obligation of (or unconditionally guaranteed by) the United States or a State thereof (or any agency or political subdivision thereof, to the extent such obligations are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States or a State thereof) maturing not more than one year after such time;
(b) commercial paper maturing not more than 270 days from the date of issue, which is issued by (i) a corporation (other than an Affiliate of any Obligor) organized under the laws of any State of the United States or of the District of Columbia and rated A‑1 or higher by S&P or P‑1 or higher by Moody’s, or (ii) any Lender (or its holding company);
(c) any certificate of deposit, time deposit or bankers acceptance, maturing not more than one year after its date of issuance, which is issued by either (i) any bank organized under the laws of the United States (or any State thereof) and which has (A) a credit rating of A2 or higher from Moody’s or A or higher from S&P and (B) a combined capital and surplus greater than $500,000,000, or (ii) any Lender;
(d) any repurchase agreement having a term of 30 days or less entered into with any Lender or any commercial banking institution satisfying the criteria set forth in clause (c)(i) which (i) is secured by a fully perfected security interest in any obligation of the type described in clause (a), and (ii) has a market value at the time such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than 100% of the repurchase obligation of such commercial banking institution thereunder;
(e) with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, non-Dollar denominated (i) certificates of deposit of, bankers acceptances of, or time deposits with, any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Person maintains its chief executive office or principal place of business or is organized provided such country is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and which has a short-term commercial paper rating from S&P of at least “A-1” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s of at least “P-1” or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Foreign Bank”) and maturing within one year of the date of acquisition and (ii) equivalents of demand deposit accounts which are maintained with an Approved Foreign Bank; and
(f) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of any member nation of the European Union whose legal tender is the Euro and which are denominated in Euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Foreign Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction, having (i) one of the three highest ratings from either Moody’s or S&P and (ii) maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of any such member nation of the European Union is pledged in support thereof.
“Cash Management Agreements” is defined in the definition of “Cash Management Obligations”.
“Cash Management Obligations” means, with respect to the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of cash management services (including treasury, depository, overdraft (daylight and temporary), credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements) provided after the Previous Restatement Effective Date by a Person who is (or was at the time such Cash Management Obligations were incurred) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate thereof, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection therewith to the extent provided for in the documents evidencing such cash management services (such documents, “Cash Management Agreements”).
“Casualty Event” means the damage, destruction or condemnation, as the case may be, of property of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries.
“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
“CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Information System List.
“Change in Control” means
(a) any person or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) under the Exchange Act) shall become the ultimate “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d‑3 and 13d‑5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of Capital Securities representing more than 35% of the Capital Securities of the Parent Borrower on a fully diluted basis;
(b) during any period of 24 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Parent Borrower (together with any new directors whose election to such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Parent Borrower was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such
period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent Borrower then in office; or
(c) the occurrence of any “Change of Control” (or similar term) under (and as defined in) any 2020 Senior Note Document.
“Class” when used in reference to any New Term Loans, shall refer to whether such New Term Loans are Initial New Term Loans or Extended New Term Loans (of the same Extension Series). For the avoidance of doubt, each Extended New Term Loan is of a different Class than the Class or Classes of New Term Loans from which it was converted. There shall be no more than an aggregate of three Classes of New Term Loans under this Agreement at any time.
“Closing Date Certificate” means the closing date certificate executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the regulations thereunder, in each case as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Co-Documentation Agents” is defined in the preamble.
“Collateral Agent” is defined in the preamble and includes each other Person appointed as successor Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 9.4.
“Commercial Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit issued for the purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of any materials, goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Borrower or such Subsidiary.
“Commitment” means, as the context may require, the Revolving Loan Commitment, the Letter of Credit Commitment or the Swing Line Loan Commitment.
“Commitment Amount” means, as the context may require, the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount, the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount or the Swing Line Loan Commitment Amount.
“Commitment Termination Event” means
(a) the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Parent Borrower described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 8.1.9; or
(b) the occurrence and continuance of any other Event of Default and either (i) the declaration of all or any portion of the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to Section 8.3, or (ii) the giving of notice by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, to the Parent Borrower that the Commitments have been terminated.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Communications” is defined in clause (a) of Section 9.11.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate duly completed and executed by an Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower, substantially in the form of Annex II hereto.
“Contingent Liability” means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which any Person guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss) the Indebtedness of any other Person (other than by endorsements of instruments in the course of collection), or guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the Capital Securities of any other Person. The amount of any Person’s obligation under any Contingent Liability shall (subject to any limitation with respect thereto) be deemed to be the outstanding principal amount of the debt, obligation or other liability guaranteed thereby.
“Continuation/Conversion Notice” means a notice of continuation or conversion and certificate duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the applicable Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
“Controlled Foreign Corporation” means a controlled foreign corporation, as defined in Section 957(a) of the Code.
“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all members of a controlled group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Parent Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
“Copyright Security Agreement” means any Copyright Security Agreement executed and delivered by any Obligor in substantially the form of Exhibit C to the Security Agreement, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Co-Syndication Agents” is defined in the preamble.
“Credit Extension” means, as the context may require,
(a) the making of a Loan by a Lender; or
(b) the issuance of any Letter of Credit, any amendment to or modification of any Letter of Credit that increases the face amount thereof, or the extension of any Stated Expiry Date of any existing Letter of Credit, by an Issuer.
“DB Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Lux Borrower of 100% of the issued share capital of DBA Lux Holding S.A. (“DB Lux”), a société anonyme, incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 5, rue
Guillaume Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B 111.180.
“DB Lux” is defined in the definition of “DB Acquisition”.
“Default” means any Event of Default or any condition, occurrence or event which, after notice or lapse of time relating to any cure period or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that has (a) failed to fund any portion of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) notified the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuers, the Swing Line Lender or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans, (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount (other than any other amount that is de minimis) required to be paid by it hereunder within three Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) (i) become or is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is insolvent or (ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof of any equity interest in such Lender or a parent company thereof.
“Disbursement” is defined in Section 2.6.2.
“Disbursement Date” is defined in Section 2.6.2.
“Disclosure Schedule” means the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto as Schedule I, as it may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time by the Parent Borrower with the written consent of, in the case of non-material modification, the Administrative Agent and, in the case of material modifications the Required Lenders.
“Disposition” (or similar words such as “Dispose”) means any sale, transfer, lease (as lessor), contribution or other conveyance (including by way of merger) of, or the granting of options, warrants or other rights to, any of the Parent Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets (including accounts receivable and Capital Securities of Subsidiaries) to any other Person in a single transaction or series of transactions other than (i) to another Obligor, (ii) by a Foreign
Subsidiary to any other Foreign Subsidiary, (iii) by a Receivables Subsidiary to any other Person or (iv) customary derivatives issued in connection with the issuance of convertible debt.
“Dollar” and the sign “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“EBITDA” means, for any applicable period, the sum of
(a) Net Income, plus
(b) to the extent deducted in determining Net Income, the sum of (i) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing fees or costs), (ii) Federal, state, local and foreign income withholding, franchise, state single business unitary and similar Tax expense, (iii) Interest Expense, (iv) all amounts in respect of extraordinary losses and (v) other non-cash losses, charges, or expenses, including impairment of long-lived assets, and non-cash compensation expense, minus
(c) to the extent included in determining such Net Income, the sum of (i) interest income, (ii) non-cash gains, (iii) extraordinary cash gains and (iv) tax credits for any of the taxes of a type described in clause (b)(ii) above (to the extent not netted from the tax expense described in such clause (b)(ii), (v) any cash payments made during such period in respect of non-cash items described in clause (a)(v) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were incurred, in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for Parent Borrower in accordance with GAAP.
“Eligible Assignee” means (i) in the case of an assignment of a New Term Loan, (A) a Lender, (B) an Affiliate of a Lender, (C) an Approved Fund or (D) any other Person (other than an Ineligible Assignee), and (ii) in the case of any assignment of the Revolving Loan Commitment or Revolving Loans, (A) a Lender, (B) an Affiliate of a Lender or (C) any other Person (other than an Ineligible Assignee) approved by the Parent Borrower (such approval of the Parent Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
“EMU” means Economic and Monetary Union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.
“EMU Legislation” means legislative measures of the European Council (including European Council regulations) for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency (whether known as the Euro or otherwise), being in part the implementation of the third stage of EMU.
“Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state or local statutes, laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations and legally binding guidelines (including consent decrees and administrative orders) relating to protection of public health and safety from environmental hazards and protection of the environment.
“Equity Equivalents” means with respect to any Person any rights, warrants, options, convertible securities, exchangeable securities, indebtedness or other rights, in each case exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into, directly or indirectly, Capital Securities of such Person or securities exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into Capital Securities of such Person, whether at the time of issuance or upon the passage of time or the occurrence of some future event.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to Sections of ERISA also refer to any successor Sections thereto.
“EURIBOR Impacted Interest Period” is defined in the definition of “EURIBOR Rate”.
“EURIBOR Rate Loans” means Loans denominated in Euros the rate of interest applicable to which is, at all times during an Interest Period applicable to such Loan, determined by reference to the EURIBOR Rate.
“EURIBOR Screen Rate” is defined in the definition of “EURIBOR Rate”.
“EURIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any EURIBOR Rate Loan for any Interest Period, the percentage per annum determined by the Banking Federation of the European Union for such Interest Period as set forth on the applicable page of the Reuters Service (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case, the “EURIBOR Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided, that, if the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (a “EURIBOR Impacted Interest Period”) with respect to Euros, then the EURIBOR Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate at such time; provided, that, if the Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any New Term Loan, the EURIBOR Rate shall not be less than 0.75% per annum.
“Euro Base Rate” means the rate of interest per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and notified to the Borrowers to be applicable for short-term loans denominated in Euros.
“Euro Base Rate Loans” means Loans denominated in Euros the rate of interest applicable to which is equal to the Euro Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin applicable to EURIBOR Rate Loans.
“Euro Equivalent” means, with respect to any amount of Dollars on any date, the equivalent amount in Euros of such amount of currency as determined by the Administrative Agent using the Euro Exchange Rate applicable on such date.
“Euro Exchange Rate” means, with respect to Dollars or Euros on any date, the rate at which Dollars may be exchanged into Euros, or Euros may be exchanged into Dollars, as the case may be, as set forth at or about 11:00 A.M., London time, on the Reuters currency page with respect to Euros on the date that is two Business Days prior to the date as of which the exchange computation is made. In the event that such rate does not appear on such Reuters currency page, the Euro Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower or, in the absence of such agreement, the Euro Exchange Rate shall instead be the spot rate of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the London interbank market or other market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of Euros are then being conducted, at or about 11:00 A.M., local time, on the date that is two Business Days prior to the date as of which the exchange computation is made; provided, however, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“Euros” means the single currency of Participating Member States of the European Union.
“Event of Default” is defined in Section 8.1.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any Fiscal Year, the excess (if any), of
(a) EBITDA for such Fiscal Year, minus
(b) the sum (for such Fiscal Year) of (i) Interest Expense actually paid in cash by the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (ii) scheduled principal repayments with respect to the permanent reduction of Indebtedness, to the extent actually made, (iii) all Federal, state, local and foreign income withholding, franchise, state single business unitary and similar Taxes actually paid in cash or payable (only to the extent related to Taxes associated with such Fiscal Year) by the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iv) Capital Expenditures to the extent (x) actually made by the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries in such Fiscal Year or (y) committed to be made by the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, that the amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow pursuant to preceding clause (y) shall not thereafter be deducted in the determination of Excess Cash Flow for the Fiscal Year during which such payments were actually made, (v) the portion of the purchase price paid in cash with respect to Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments made pursuant to Section 7.2.5, (vi) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.2.6 and (vii) without duplication to any amounts deducted in preceding clauses (i) through (vii), all items added back to EBITDA pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof that represent amounts actually paid in cash.
“Exemption Certificate” is defined in clause (e) of Section 4.6.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means each of the Letters of Credit issued by an Issuer and outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date, as listed on Schedule III hereto.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, and only for so long as, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor of, or the grant by such Subsidiary Guarantor of a security interest to secure, as applicable, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Subsidiary Guarantor would otherwise have become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation but for such Subsidiary Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant” at such time. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one Swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Extended New Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.8(a).
“Extending Lender” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.8(b).
“Extension Amendment” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.8(c).
“Extension Date” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.8(d).
“Extension Election” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.8(b).
“Extension Request” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.8(a).
“Extension Series” shall mean all Extended New Term Loans that are established pursuant to the same Extension Amendment (or any subsequent Extension Amendment to the extent such Extension Amendment expressly provides that the Extended New Term Loans provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same maturity date, interest margins, extension fees and amortization schedule.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (and any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable), any regulations or official interpretations thereof (including any Revenue Ruling, Revenue Procedure, Notice or similar guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service thereunder as a precondition to relief or exemption from taxes under such provisions), any applicable agreement
entered into under Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any applicable intergovernmental agreement with respect thereto.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to (i) the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or (ii) if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Filing Statements” means all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or other similar financing statements and Uniform Commercial Code (Form UCC-3) termination statements required pursuant to the Loan Documents.
“First Joinder Agreement” means the Joinder Agreement dated as of September 1, 2010 pursuant to which the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount was increased from $400,000,000 to $600,000,000.
“Fiscal Quarter” means a quarter ending on the Saturday nearest to the last day of March, June, September or December.
“Fiscal Year” means any period of fifty-two or fifty-three consecutive calendar weeks ending on the Saturday nearest to December 31; references to a Fiscal Year with a number corresponding to any calendar year (e.g., the “2009 Fiscal Year”) refer to the Fiscal Year ending on the Saturday nearest to December 31 of such calendar year.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a U.S. Subsidiary or a Receivables Subsidiary.
“Foreign Working Capital Lender” means each Person that is (or at the time such Indebtedness was incurred, was) a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender to whom a Foreign Subsidiary owes Indebtedness that was permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (n) of Section 7.2.2 (it being understood and agreed that such Indebtedness owed by a Foreign Subsidiary to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (“Foreign Working Capital Obligations”) shall be Obligations hereunder).
“Foreign Working Capital Obligations” is defined in the definition of “Foreign Working Capital Lender”.
“F.R.S. Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.
“GAAP” is defined in Section 1.4.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government and any group or body charged with setting regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).
“Guaranties” means, collectively, the U.S. Guaranty and the New Term Loan Guaranty.
“Hazardous Material” means (i) any “hazardous substance”, as defined by CERCLA, (ii) any “hazardous waste”, as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, or (iii) any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemical, material or substance (including any petroleum product) within the meaning of any other Environmental Laws.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities of such Person under foreign exchange contracts, commodity hedging agreements, currency exchange agreements, interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements, and all other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
“herein”, “hereof”, “hereto”, “hereunder” and similar terms contained in any Loan Document refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular Section, paragraph or provision of such Loan Document.
“HSBC” means HSBC Bank USA, National Association, in its individual capacity, and any successor thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means at any date of determination, a Subsidiary (a) whose total assets at the date of the most recent consolidated balance sheet included in the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1.1(a) or 7.1.1(b) were less than or equal to 2% of the consolidated total assets of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date and (b) whose gross revenues for the most recent fiscal period covered in the consolidated statement of income included in the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1.1(a) or 7.1.1(b) were less than or equal to 2% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that the aggregate total assets or gross revenues of all Immaterial Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP, may not exceed 5% of consolidated total assets or consolidated gross revenues, respectively, of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, collectively, at any time (and the Parent Borrower will designate in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time the Subsidiaries which will cease to be treated as “Immaterial Subsidiaries” in order to comply with the foregoing limitation).
“Impacted Interest Period” means, as applicable, the LIBO Impacted Interest Period or the EURIBOR Impacted Interest Period.
“Impermissible Qualification” means any qualification or exception to the opinion or certification of any independent public accountant as to any financial statement of the Parent Borrower (i) which is of a “going concern” or similar nature, (ii) which relates to the limited scope in any material respect of examination of matters relevant to such financial statement, or (iii) which relates to the treatment or classification of any item in such financial statement (excluding treatment or classification changes which are the result of changes in GAAP or the interpretation of GAAP) and which, as a condition to its removal, would require an adjustment to such item the effect of which would be to cause the Parent Borrower to be in Default.
“including” and “include” means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term, and, for purposes of each Loan Document, the parties hereto agree that the rule of ejusdem generis shall not be applicable to limit a general statement, which is followed by or referable to an enumeration of specific matters, to matters similar to the matters specifically mentioned.
“Increased Amount Date” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Incremental Credit Increase” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Incremental Lender” means any Incremental Revolving Lender or Incremental Term Loan Lender.
“Incremental Revolving Commitments” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Incremental Revolving Lender” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Incremental Revolving Loan” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Incremental Term Loan Lender” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Incremental Term Loan” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or advances and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (ii) all monetary obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face amount of all letters of credit, whether or not drawn, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of such Person, (iii) all Capitalized Lease Liabilities of such Person, (iv) for purposes of Section 8.1.5 only, net Hedging Obligations of such Person, (v) whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance with GAAP, all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable and accrued expenses in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 90 days or, if overdue for more than 90 days, as to which a dispute exists and adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP have been established on the books of such Person), (vi) indebtedness secured by (or for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be
secured by) a Lien on property owned or being acquired by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse (provided that in the event such indebtedness is limited in recourse solely to the property subject to such Lien, for the purposes of this Agreement the amount of such indebtedness shall not exceed the greater of the book value or the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower’s board of directors) of the property subject to such Lien), (vii) monetary obligations arising under Synthetic Leases, (viii) the full outstanding balance of trade receivables, notes or other instruments sold with full recourse (and the portion thereof subject to potential recourse, if sold with limited recourse), other than in any such case any thereof sold solely for purposes of collection of delinquent accounts and other than in connection with any Permitted Securitization or any Permitted Factoring Facility, (ix) all obligations (other than intercompany obligations) of such Person pursuant to any Permitted Securitization (other than Standard Securitization Undertakings) or any Permitted Factoring Facility, and (x) all Contingent Liabilities of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefore as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Indemnified Liabilities” is defined in Section 10.4.
“Indemnified Parties” is defined in Section 10.4.
“Ineligible Assignee” means a natural Person, the Borrowers, any Affiliate of the Borrowers or any other Person taking direction from, or working in concert with, the Borrowers or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates.
“Information” is defined in Section 10.19.
“Initial New Term Loans” means the New Term Loans borrowed on the New Term Loan Effective Date.
“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio computed for the period consisting of such Fiscal Quarter and each of the three immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters of:
(a) EBITDA (for all such Fiscal Quarters)
to
to
(b) the sum (for all such Fiscal Quarters) of Interest Expense.
“Interest Expense” means, for any applicable period, the aggregate interest expense (both, without duplication, when accrued or paid and net of interest income paid during such period to the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries) of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such
applicable period, including the portion of any payments made in respect of Capitalized Lease Liabilities allocable to interest expense; provided that the term “Interest Expense” shall not include any interest expense attributable to a Permitted Factoring Facility.
“Interest Period” means, relative to any LIBO Rate Loan or EURIBOR Rate Loan, the period beginning on (and including) the date on which such Loan is made or continued as, or (if applicable) converted into, a LIBO Rate Loan or EURIBOR Rate Loan pursuant to Sections 2.3 or 2.4 and shall end on (but exclude) the day which numerically corresponds to such date one, two, three or six months and, if agreed by all affected Lenders, twelve months thereafter (or, if any such month has no numerically corresponding day, on the last Business Day of such month), as the applicable Borrower may select in its relevant notice pursuant to Sections 2.3 or 2.4; provided that,
(a) the Borrowers shall not be permitted to select Interest Periods to be in effect at any one time which have expiration dates occurring on more than twelve different dates; and
(b) if such Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next following Business Day (unless such next following Business Day is the first Business Day of a calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the Business Day next preceding such numerically corresponding day).
“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the applicable Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the applicable Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available in the applicable currency) that is shorter than the applicable Impacted Interest Period and (b) the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that exceeds the applicable Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
“Investment” means, relative to any Person, (i) any loan, advance or extension of credit made by such Person to any other Person, including the purchase by such Person of any bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of any other Person, and (ii) any Capital Securities held by such Person in any other Person. The amount of any Investment shall be the original principal or capital amount thereof less all returns of principal or equity thereon and shall, if made by the transfer or exchange of property other than cash, be deemed to have been made in an original principal or capital amount equal to the fair market value of such property at the time of such Investment.
“ISP Rules” is defined in Section 10.9.
“Issuance Request” means a Letter of Credit request and certificate duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, or in such electronic format as an Issuer and the Administrative Agent in their discretion accept. Each
Issuance Request delivered in an electronic format shall constitute for all purposes of this Agreement a certification by an Authorized Officer as to the matters set forth in Exhibit B-2.
“Issuer” means HSBC or another Lender selected by the Parent Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case, in its capacity as an Issuer of the Letters of Credit. At the request of HSBC and with the Parent Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), another Lender or an Affiliate of HSBC may issue one or more Letters of Credit hereunder, in which case the term “Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate or other Lender with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate or such Lender.
“Joinder Agreement” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Judgment Currency” is defined in Section 10.16.
“JPMorgan” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Lead Arrangers” is defined in the preamble.
“Lender Assignment Agreement” means an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
“Lenders” is defined in the preamble.
“Lender’s Environmental Liability” means any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, penalties, claims, litigation, demands, defenses, costs, judgments, suits, proceedings, damages (including consequential damages), disbursements or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys’ fees at trial and appellate levels and experts’ fees and disbursements and expenses incurred in investigating, defending against or prosecuting any litigation, claim or proceeding) which may at any time be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted or awarded against the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuer or any of such Person’s Affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, and agents in connection with or arising from:
(a) any Hazardous Material on, in, under or affecting all or any portion of any property of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the groundwater thereunder, or any surrounding areas thereof to the extent caused by Releases from the Parent Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ or any of their respective predecessors’ properties;
(b) any misrepresentation, inaccuracy or breach of any warranty, contained or referred to in Section 6.12;
(c) any violation or claim of violation by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Environmental Laws; or
(d) the imposition of any lien for damages caused by or the recovery of any costs for the cleanup, release or threatened release of Hazardous Material by the Parent
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or in connection with any property owned or formerly owned by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Letter of Credit” means a letter of credit that is a Standby Letter of Credit or Commercial Letter of Credit. For greater certainty Letters of Credit shall include all Existing Letters of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Commitment” means an Issuer’s obligation to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.1.2.
“Letter of Credit Commitment Amount” means, on any date, a maximum amount equal to $150,000,000, as such amount may be permanently reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.2.
“Letter of Credit Outstandings” means, on any date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the then aggregate amount which is undrawn and available under all issued and outstanding Letters of Credit, and (ii) the then aggregate amount of all unpaid and outstanding Reimbursement Obligations.
“Leverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of
(a) Total Debt outstanding on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter
to
to
(b) EBITDA computed for the period consisting of such Fiscal Quarter and each of the three immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters.
“LIBO Impacted Interest Period” is defined in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any LIBO Rate Loan for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters Screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case, the “LIBO Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided, that, if the Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if the Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (a “LIBO Impacted Interest Period”) with respect to Dollars, then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate at such time; provided, that, if the Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement..
“LIBO Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest, at all times during an Interest Period applicable to such Loan, at a rate of interest determined by reference to the LIBO Rate (Reserve Adjusted).
“LIBO Rate (Reserve Adjusted)” means, with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a LIBO Rate Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula:
LIBO Rate | = | LIBO Rate |
(Reserve Adjusted) | 1.00 - LIBOR Reserve Percentage | |
“LIBOR Reserve Percentage” means, for any day as applied to a LIBO Rate Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on such day (including basic, supplemental, marginal, special and emergency reserves) established by the F.R.S. Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the LIBO Rate (Reserve Adjusted) dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the F.R.S. Board) maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System. Such rate of reserve requirements shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. LIBO Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The LIBOR Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any rate of reserve requirement.
“LIBO Screen Rate” is defined in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.
“Lien” means any security interest, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge against or interest in property, or other priority or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the First Joinder Agreement, the the Notes, the Letters of Credit, the Open Account Paying Agreements, each Cash Management Agreement, each Rate Protection Agreement, the Security Agreement, each other agreement pursuant to which the Collateral Agent is granted by the Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries a Lien to secure the Obligations, and the Guaranties.
“Loans” means, as the context may require, a Revolving Loan, a New Term Loan or a Swing Line Loan of any type.
“Lux Borrower” is defined in the preamble.
“Lux Subsidiary” means a Foreign Subsidiary of the Lux Borrower organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg other than: (i) a Receivables Subsidiary, (ii) a not-for-
profit Subsidiary, (iii) a joint venture or non-wholly owned Subsidiary, (iv) an Immaterial Subsidiary, (v) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (vi) a Subsidiary prohibited by law or contract from guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure any of the Obligations or with respect to which any consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority would be required for the provision of any such guaranty (but in the case of such guaranty being prohibited due to a contractual obligation, such contractual obligation shall have been in place at the Restatement Effective Date or at the time such Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary and was not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that each such Subsidiary shall cease to be an excluded from the definition of “Lux Subsidiary” solely pursuant to this clause (vi) if such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained, (vii) with respect to which the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably agree that the burden or cost or other consequences of providing a guaranty of the Obligations are excessive in relation to the benefits to the Lenders, (viii) a Subsidiary, acquired after the Restatement Effective Date, that does not have the legal capacity to provide a guarantee of the Obligations (provided that the lack of such legal capacity does not arise from any action or omission of Parent Borrower or any other Obligor), (ix) any Subsidiary with respect to which the providing of a guarantee of the Obligations, in the reasonable judgment of the Parent Borrower, could reasonably be expected to result in adverse tax consequences, (x) a Subsidiary acquired pursuant to an acquisition financed with secured Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 7.2.2(i) and each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary thereof to the extent such secured Indebtedness prohibits such Subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor; provided that each such Subsidiary shall cease to be excluded from the definition of “Lux Subsidiary” solely pursuant to this clause (x) if such secured Indebtedness is repaid or becomes unsecured, if such Subsidiary ceases to Guarantee such secured Indebtedness or such prohibition no longer exists, as applicable and (xi) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Subsidiary excluded from the definition of “Lux Subsidiary” pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (v).
“Luxembourg Pledge Agreement” means any supplemental pledge agreement governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg executed and delivered by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to further protect or perfect the Lien on and security interest in any Capital Securities issued by such Foreign Subsidiary constituting Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement).
“Material Adverse Effect” means any event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, financial condition, operations, performance, or assets of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than any Receivables Subsidiary) taken as a whole, (ii) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of any Secured Party under any Loan Document or (iii) the ability of any Obligor to perform when due its Obligations under any Loan Document.
“Measurement Period” means, for any determination under this Agreement, the period of the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
“Net Casualty Proceeds” means, with respect to any Casualty Event, the amount of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards received by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents in connection with such Casualty Event (net of all collection or similar expenses related thereto including attorney’s fees, banking fees, prepayment penalties and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof), but excluding any proceeds or awards required to be paid to a creditor (other than the Lenders) which holds a first priority Lien permitted by clause (d) of Section 7.2.3 on the property which is the subject of such Casualty Event.
“Net Debt Proceeds” means, with respect to the sale or issuance by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary or a Subsidiary party to a Permitted Factoring Facility) of any Indebtedness to any other Person after the Restatement Effective Date pursuant to clause (b) of Section 7.2.2 or which is not expressly permitted by Section 7.2.2, the excess of (i) the gross cash proceeds actually received by such Person from such sale or issuance, over (ii) all arranging or underwriting discounts, fees, costs, expenses and commissions, and all legal, investment banking, brokerage and accounting and other professional fees, sales commissions and disbursements and other closing costs and expenses actually incurred in connection with such sale or issuance other than any such fees, discounts, commissions or disbursements paid to Affiliates of the Parent Borrower or any such Subsidiary in connection therewith.
“Net Disposition Proceeds” means the gross cash proceeds received by the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Disposition pursuant to clauses (j) (l), (m) or (n) of Section 7.2.11 or Section 7.2.15 and any cash payment received in respect of promissory notes or other non-cash consideration delivered to the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect thereof, minus the sum of (i) all legal, investment banking, brokerage, accounting and other professional fees, costs, sales commissions and expenses and other closing costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with such Disposition, (ii) all taxes actually paid or estimated by the Parent Borrower to be payable in cash in connection with such Disposition, (iii) payments made by the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries to retire Indebtedness (other than the Credit Extensions) where payment of such Indebtedness is required in connection with such Disposition and (iv) any liability reserves established by the Parent Borrower or such Subsidiary in respect of such Disposition in accordance with GAAP; provided that, if the amount of any estimated taxes pursuant to clause (ii) exceeds the amount of taxes required to be paid in cash in respect of such Disposition, the aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net Disposition Proceeds and to the extent any such reserves described in clause (iv) are not fully used at the end of any applicable period for which such reserves were established, such unused portion of such reserves shall constitute Net Disposition Proceeds.
“Net Income” means, for any period, the aggregate of all amounts which would be included as net income on the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.
“New Term Loan Conditions” means each of the following, in each case subject to Section 7.1.11:
(a) Resolutions, etc. The Agents shall have received (i) from the Parent Borrower and each U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, a copy of a good standing certificate, dated a date reasonably close to the New Term Loan Effective Date for Parent Borrower and each such Obligor from its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) from the Lux Borrower and each Lux Subsidiary, an excerpt from the Luxembourg Trade and Companies relating to the Lux Borrower and each such Lux Subsidiary and (iii) a certificate, dated as of the New Term Loan Effective Date, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of each Obligor as to
(i) resolutions of each such Obligor’s Board of Directors (or other managing body) then in full force and effect authorizing, to the extent relevant, all aspects of the Transaction applicable to such Obligor and the execution, delivery and performance of each Loan Document to be executed by such Obligor and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (as applicable);
(ii) the incumbency and signatures of those of its officers, managing member or general partner, as applicable, authorized to act with respect to each Loan Document to be executed by such Obligor; and
(iii) the full force and validity of each Organic Document of such Obligor and copies thereof (as applicable);
upon which certificates each Secured Party may conclusively rely until it shall have received a further certificate of any Authorized Officer of any such Obligor canceling or amending the prior certificate of such Obligor.
(b) Closing Date Certificate. The Agents shall have received the Closing Date Certificate, dated as of the New Term Loan Effective Date and duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Lux Borrower, in which certificate the Lux Borrower shall agree and acknowledge and certify that the statements made therein are true and correct representations and warranties of the Lux Borrower as of such date, and, at the time each such certificate is delivered, such statements shall in fact be true and correct in all material respects. All documents and agreements (including Transaction Documents) required to be appended to the Closing Date Certificate shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Arrangers, shall have been executed and delivered by the requisite parties, and shall be in full force and effect.
(c) Consummation of Transaction. The Agents shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all actions necessary to consummate the Transaction shall have been taken in accordance in all material respects with all applicable law and in accordance with the terms of each applicable Transaction Document, without amendment or waiver of any material provision thereof that is materially adverse to the Lenders, unless approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
(d) PATRIOT Act Disclosures. Within two Business Days’ prior to the Restatement Effective Date (to the extent requested at least five Business Days’ prior to
the New Term Loan Effective Date), the Lenders or the Agents shall have received copies of all PATRIOT Act Disclosures as reasonably requested by the Lenders or the Lead Arrangers at such time.
(e) Delivery of Notes. The Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of each Lender that has requested a New Term Note at least two Business Days prior to the New Term Loan Effective Date, such Lender’s Notes duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Lux Borrower.
(f) Financial Information, etc. The Agents shall have received,
(i) audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for Fiscal Years 2011, 2012, and 2013, which the Agents acknowledge have been received as of the Restatement Effective Date;
(ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each Fiscal Quarter ended after Fiscal Year 2013 ended at least 45 days prior to the New Term Loan Effective Date; and
(iii) detailed projected financial statements of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the five full Fiscal Years ended after the New Term Loan Effective Date, which projections shall include quarterly projections for the first Fiscal Year after the New Term Loan Effective Date, which the Agents acknowledge have been received as of the Restatement Effective Date.
(g) Solvency Certificate. The Agents shall have received a Solvency Certificate dated the date of the initial Credit Extension, duly executed (and with all schedules thereto duly completed) and delivered by the chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower.
(a) Guaranty. The Agents shall have received counterparts of the New Term Loan Guaranty, dated as of the New Term Loan Effective Date, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Lux Borrower and each New Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor required to enter into the New Term Loan Guaranty pursuant to the terms hereof. The Agents shall have received counterparts of an amendment and reaffirmation of the U.S. Guaranty and the Security Agreement, dated as of the New Term Loan Effective Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Parent Borrower, the Lux Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor (as applicable).
(b) Security Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of the New Term Loan Security Agreement, dated as of the New Term Loan Effective Date, duly executed, authorized or delivered by each U.S.
Subsidiary Guarantor and each New Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Lux Subsidiary, as applicable, together with
(i) certificates (in the case of Capital Securities that are securities (as defined in the UCC)) evidencing all of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities owned by the Lux Borrower and each Lux Subsidiary that is a New Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor in its respective Subsidiaries, which certificates shall be accompanied by undated instruments of transfer duly executed in blank, or confirmation and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the security interest therein has been transferred to and perfected by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with all laws applicable to the perfection of the pledge of such Capital Securities;
(ii) filings suitable in form and naming each Obligor as a debtor and the Collateral Agent as the secured party, or other similar instruments or documents to be filed as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to perfect the security interests of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the New Term Loan Security Agreement; and
(iii) certified copies of search reports certified by a party reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, dated a date reasonably near to the New Term Loan Effective Date, listing all effective financing statements which name any Lux Obligor (under its present legal name) as the debtor, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which shall evidence a Lien on any collateral described in any Loan Document, other than a Permitted Lien).
(c) Insurance. The Collateral Agent shall have received, certificates of insurance in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, evidencing coverage required to be maintained pursuant to each Loan Document and naming the Collateral Agent as loss payee or additional insured, as applicable.
(d) Opinions of Counsel. The Agents shall have received opinions, dated the New Term Loan Effective Date and addressed to the Lead Arrangers, the Agents and all Lenders, from
(i) Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel to the Obligors, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(ii) Maryland counsel to the Parent Borrower, in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(iii) Luxembourg counsel to the Lux Borrower, in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Closing Fees, Expenses, etc. Each Lead Arranger and each Agent shall have received for its own account, or for the account of each Lender, as the case may be,
all fees, costs and expenses due and payable pursuant to Sections 3.3 and, if then invoiced, 10.3 (in each case, if invoiced at least two Business Days’ prior to the Term Loan Effective Date).
(f) Litigation. There shall exist no action, suit, investigation or other proceeding pending or threatened in writing in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental or regulatory agency or authority that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
(g) Approval. All material and necessary governmental and third party consents and approvals shall have been obtained (without the imposition of any material and adverse conditions that are not reasonably acceptable to the Lenders) and shall remain in effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any material and adverse action being taken by any competent authority.
(h) Debt Rating. The Parent Borrower shall have obtained a senior secured debt rating (of any level) in respect of the Loans from each of S&P and Moody’s, which ratings (of any level) shall remain in effect on the New Term Loan Effective Date, which the Agents acknowledge have been received as of the Restatement Effective Date.
“New Term Loan Effective Date” is defined in Section 2.9.
“New Term Loan Guaranty” means the guaranty executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Lux Borrower and each New Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“New Term Loan Obligations” means all obligations (monetary or otherwise, whether absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured) of the New Term Loan Obligors arising under or in connection with a Loan Document, including OA Payment Obligations and Foreign Working Capital Obligations and the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any proceeding of the type described in Section 8.1.9, whether or not allowed in such proceeding) on the New Term Loans; provided, that New Term Loan Obligations shall not include Excluded Swap Obligations.
“New Term Loan Obligor” means, as the context may require, the Lux Borrower and each New Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor.
“New Term Loan Security Agreement” means a security agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which the Lux Borrower and the Lux Subsidiaries of the Lux Borrower party thereto each grants security in substantially all of its tangible and intangible assets to secure the Obligations of the Lux Borrower, with exceptions reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent substantially consistent with Section 7.1.8(b).
“New Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Foreign Subsidiary of Lux Borrower that has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent the New Term Loan Guaranty (including by means of a delivery of a supplement thereto); provided that the following shall not be required to become a New Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor: (i) a Receivables Subsidiary, (ii) a not-for-profit Subsidiary, (iii) a joint venture or non-wholly owned Subsidiary, (iv) an Immaterial Subsidiary, (v) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (vi) a Subsidiary prohibited by law or contract from guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure any of the Obligations or with respect to which any consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority would be required for the provision of any such guaranty (but in the case of such guaranty being prohibited due to a contractual obligation, such contractual obligation shall have been in place at the Restatement Effective Date or at the time such Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary and was not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that each such Subsidiary shall cease to be an excluded from the definition of “New Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor” solely pursuant to this clause (vi) if such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained, (vii) with respect to which the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably agree that the burden or cost or other consequences of providing a guaranty of the Obligations are excessive in relation to the benefits to the Lenders, (viii) a Subsidiary, acquired after the Restatement Effective Date, that does not have the legal capacity to provide a guarantee of the Obligations (provided that the lack of such legal capacity does not arise from any action or omission of Parent Borrower or any other Obligor), (ix) any Subsidiary with respect to which the providing of a guarantee of the Obligations, in the reasonable judgment of the Parent Borrower, could reasonably be expected to result in adverse tax consequences, (x) a Subsidiary acquired pursuant to an acquisition financed with secured Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 7.2.2(i) and each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary thereof to the extent such secured Indebtedness prohibits such Subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor; provided that each such Subsidiary shall cease to be excluded from the definition of “New Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor” solely pursuant to this clause (x) if such secured Indebtedness is repaid or becomes unsecured, if such Subsidiary ceases to Guarantee such secured Indebtedness or such prohibition no longer exists, as applicable and (xi) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Subsidiary excluded from the definition of “New Term Loan Subsidiary Guarantor” pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (v).
“New Term Loans” is defined in Section 2.9.
“New Term Note” means a promissory note of the Lux Borrower payable to any Lender, in the form of Exhibit A‑2 hereto (as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Lux Borrower to such Lender resulting from outstanding New Term Loans, and also means all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof.
“New Term Percentage” means, relative to any Lender, the percentage of New Term Loans held by such Lender.
“Non-Consenting Lender” is defined in Section 4.11.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.
“Non-Excluded Taxes” means any Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation under any Loan Document other than (i) net income and franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income or net profits with respect to any Secured Party by any Governmental Authority under the laws of which such Secured Party is organized, or imposed as a result of such Secured Party having its principal office or, in the case of a Lender, maintaining its applicable lending office, in the jurisdiction imposing such tax (ii) any branch profit taxes or any similar taxes imposed by the United States of America or any other Governmental Authority described in clause (i), (iii) Other Taxes, (iv) any United States federal withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to any Secured Party at the time such recipient becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) except to the extent that such Secured Party (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of the designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Parent Borrower with respect to such withholding taxes pursuant to Section 4.6(a)(1) or 4.6(d), (v) Other Connection Taxes, (vi) any United States federal withholding taxes imposed under FATCA and (vii) any withholding tax due under the Luxembourg laws dated 21 June 2005 implementing the EU Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on the taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments, as amended, and several agreements concluded between Luxembourg and certain associated or dependent territories of the European Union.
“Non-U.S. Lender” means any Lender that is not a “United States person”, as defined under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Note” means, as the context may require, a New Term Note, a Revolving Note or a Swing Line Note.
“OA Payment Obligations” is defined in the definition of “Open Account Paying Agreement”.
“OA Payment Outstandings” means, on any date, the aggregate amount of OA Payment Obligations owed by the Obligors under all Open Account Paying Agreements.
“Obligations” means all U.S. Obligations and all New Term Loan Obligations.
“Obligor” means, as the context may require, the U.S. Obligors, the New Term Loan Obligors and each other Person (other than a Secured Party) obligated (other than Persons solely consenting to or acknowledging such document) under any Loan Document.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
“Open Account Discount Agreement” is defined in the definition of “Open Account Paying Agreement”.
“Open Account Discount Purchase” means a purchase, made at a discount pursuant to an Open Account Discount Agreement, by an Open Account Discount Purchaser from an Open Account Supplier of account receivables in respect of obligations owed by an Obligor.
“Open Account Discount Purchaser” is defined in the definition of “Open Account Paying Agreement”.
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