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TripAdvisor, Inc. · Aug 7, 4:07 PM ET
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SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein (including in the preamble and the recitals hereto) have the meanings assigned to them in the Existing Credit Agreement or the Amended Credit Agreement, as applicable.
SECTION 2. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement (excluding all Schedules and Exhibits thereto, each of which shall remain as in effect immediately prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date) is hereby amended by inserting the language indicated in underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: underlined text or underlined text) in Annex I hereto and by deleting the language indicated by strikethrough text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text or stricken text) in Annex I hereto (the Existing Credit Agreement, as so amended, being referred to as the “Amended Credit Agreement”).
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. Parent and each other Reaffirming Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
(a) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and such other Reaffirming Party and constitutes (assuming due execution by the parties hereto other than Parent and the other Reaffirming Parties) a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent or such other Reaffirming Party, as the case may be, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(b) The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representation or warranty already qualified as to materiality, in all respects) on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such prior date (or, in the case of any such representation or warranty already qualified as to materiality, in all respects on and as of such prior date)).
(c) As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 4. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the first date (the “Third Amendment Effective Date”) on which:
(a) Agreement Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall have signed this Agreement and shall have received from Parent, each other Reaffirming Party, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Revolving Lender either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which, subject to Section 9.06(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement, may include any Electronic Signatures transmitted by emailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) Fee and Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have received, to the extent invoiced prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid under the Amended Credit Agreement.
The Administrative Agent shall notify Parent and the Lenders of the Third Amendment Effective Date and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 5. Reaffirmation by the Loan Parties. Without limiting its obligations under or the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement (in the case of Parent and the Borrowing Subsidiaries), the Guarantee Agreement, the Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, each Reaffirming Party hereby (a) acknowledges that the terms “Obligations”, “Guaranteed Obligations” (as defined in the Guarantee Agreement) and “Secured Obligations” (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) (and terms of similar import used in the Loan Documents) shall include the unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing, at the rate specified in the Amended Credit Agreement, during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and all accrued and unpaid fees (including fees accruing at the rate specified in the Amended Credit Agreement, during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Revolving Commitments (and all Revolving Loans and all other extensions of credit thereunder), (b) affirms and confirms its guarantee obligations under the Guarantee Agreement and its pledges, grants, indemnification obligations and other commitments and obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement (in the case of Parent and the Borrowing Subsidiaries) and each Security Document to which it is a party, in each case after giving effect to this Agreement, (c) agrees that each of the Guarantee Agreement and each Security Document to which it is a party and all guarantees, pledges, grants and other commitments and obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, each Security Document to which it is a party and the Amended Credit Agreement (in the case of Parent and the Borrowing Subsidiaries) shall continue to be in full force and effect, in each case following the effectiveness of and after giving effect to this Agreement (and shall apply in all respects to the Revolving Commitments (and all Revolving Loans and all other extensions of credit thereunder)) and (d) confirms that all of the Liens and security interests created and arising under the Security Documents to which it is a party remain in full force and effect, and are not released or reduced, as collateral security for the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) (including any such Secured Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) in respect of the Revolving Commitments (and all Revolving Loans and other extensions of credit thereunder)).
SECTION 6. Effect of this Agreement. (a) Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue
in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Loan Party to any other consent to, or any other waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.
(b) On and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Amended Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “hereto”, “hereof” and words of similar import shall refer to the Amended Credit Agreement, and each reference to the “Credit Agreement” in any other Loan Document shall be deemed to be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(c) Each Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or the Lenders on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date.
SECTION 7. Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 8. Counterparts; Execution. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by email transmission (including .pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement and/or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be.
SECTION 9. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 10. Incorporation by Reference. The provisions of Sections 9.06(b), 9.07, 9.09(b), 9.09(c), 9.09(d) and 9.10 of the Amended Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in full herein, mutatis mutandis.
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SECTION 11. Definitions
(b) Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
(c) Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan” or “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Loan” or “Term Benchmark Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Revolving Loan” or “Term Benchmark Revolving Borrowing”).
(d) Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all
judgments, orders, writs and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Except as otherwise provided herein and unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein (including to this Agreement or any other Loan Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) references herein to “the date hereof”, “the date of this Agreement” or words of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the Restatement Effective Date and (f) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement.
(e) Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations. (ix) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time; provided that (i) if Parent notifies the Administrative Agent that Parent requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Restatement Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies Parent that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed (other than for purposes of Sections 3.04(a), 5.01(a) or 5.01(b)), and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, (A) without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect and related interpretations) to value any Indebtedness of Parent or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein, (B) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof, (C) without giving effect to any valuation of Indebtedness below its full stated principal amount as a result of application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, it being agreed that Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof, and (D) without giving effect to any change as a result of the adoption of any of the provisions set forth in the Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in February 2016, or any other amendments to the Accounting Standards Codifications issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in connection therewith, in
each case if such change would require the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases or similar agreements that would not be classified as capital leases under GAAP as in effect on December 15, 2018. It is understood and agreed that when any term of an accounting or financial nature refers to a determination being made on a “consolidated basis” or on the basis of “consolidated” financial statements (other than any such reference to “consolidated” in Section 3.04(a), 3.11, 5.01(a) or 5.01(b)), when such reference is made with respect to Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries (or any Restricted Subsidiary and its Restricted Subsidiaries), such determination shall exclude from such consolidation the accounts of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(f) Currency Translation. (xi) For purposes of any determination under Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.11, 7.01(f), 7.01(g) or 7.01(k), all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than US Dollars shall be translated into US Dollars at currency exchange rates in effect on the date of such determination; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall arise as a result of any limitation set forth in US Dollars in Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 or 6.11 being exceeded solely as a result of changes in currency exchange rates from those rates applicable at the time or times Indebtedness, Liens, Sale/Leaseback Transactions or Investments were initially consummated in reliance on the exceptions under such Sections. For purposes of any determination under Sections 6.05 and 6.08, the amount of each payment, Disposition or other applicable transaction denominated in a currency other than US Dollars shall be translated into US Dollars at the applicable currency exchange rate in effect on the date of the consummation thereof. Such currency exchange rates shall be determined in good faith by Parent. For purposes of Sections 6.10 and 6.13 and the
related definitions (including the First Lien Step-Down Covenant), amounts in currencies other than US Dollars shall be translated into US Dollars at the currency exchange rates then most recently used in preparing Parent’s consolidated financial statements.
(g) Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in US Dollars or any other applicable currency may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 2.14(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to any interest rate used in this Agreement or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including, without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The
Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to any Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to any Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
(h) Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
(i) Certain Calculations and Tests.
(j) Cashless Rollovers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, in connection with any extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing of any Class of Loans hereunder, any Lender may, with the consent of Parent, elect to accept any other Indebtedness permitted by the terms of this Agreement in lieu of all or any part of such Lender’s applicable share of any payment hereunder with respect to such Loans, it being agreed that (a) such acceptance shall not be subject to any requirement hereunder or under any other Loan Document that such payment be made “in US Dollars”, “in the currency”, “in the applicable currency”, “in immediately available funds”, “in like funds”, “in cash” or any other similar requirement and (b) notice of such acceptance shall be provided to the Administrative Agent and, if such other Indebtedness is in the form of Loans, the mechanics of the cashless settlement thereof shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 12. The Credits
(b) Commitments. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender agrees to make from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period to the Borrowers Loans denominated in US Dollars, Euro or Sterling in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (ii) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding the Aggregate Revolving Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
(c) Loans and Borrowings. (i) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class, Type and currency made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class to the same Borrower. Each Swingline Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.05. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and not joint and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(d) Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing (other than a Swingline Loan), the applicable Borrower, or Parent on its behalf, shall submit a written Borrowing Request, signed by the applicable Borrower, or Parent on its behalf, to the Administrative Agent (a) in the case of a Term SOFR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three US Government Securities Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (b) in the case of a EURIBOR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (c) in the case of a SONIA Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five RFR Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (d) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing or, in the case of any Term Loans, such other time as may be specified therefor in the applicable Incremental Facility Agreement or Refinancing Agreement; provided that if such Borrowing Request is delivered through an Approved Borrower Portal, then the foregoing signature requirements may be waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable (other than, subject to Section 2.16, in the case of a Borrowing Request for any Term Loans, where such Borrowing Request may be revoked by the applicable Borrower, or Parent on its behalf, prior to the making of the requested Term Loans) and shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(e) Borrowing Subsidiaries. (i) Parent may designate, subject to the provisions of this Section, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (other than any Specified Foreign Subsidiary) as a Borrowing Subsidiary by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such Restricted Subsidiary and Parent. Promptly following receipt of any Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall inform each Revolving Lender of the receipt thereof. Unless any Revolving Lender shall inform the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days (or, in the case of any such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary, 15 Business Days) of the receipt of such notice that it is unlawful for such Revolving Lender to extend credit to such Restricted Subsidiary or that such Lender is restricted by internal policies of general applicability from extending credit to Persons organized or located in the jurisdiction in which such Restricted Subsidiary is organized or located, such Restricted Subsidiary shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a Borrowing Subsidiary and a party to this Agreement; provided that no Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Borrowing Subsidiary until each Revolving Lender shall have received all documentation and other information with respect to such Borrowing Subsidiary required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, that shall have been requested by such Revolving Lender within the applicable period set forth above following its receipt of such Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement.
(f) Swingline Loans. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Loans denominated in US Dollars to the Borrowers from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding US$40,000,000, (ii) any Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (iii) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding the Aggregate Revolving Commitment; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
(g) Letters of Credit. (i) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Borrower may request any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit for its own account or, so long as such Borrower is a joint and several co-applicant with respect thereto, for
the account of a Restricted Subsidiary (which, if not a Domestic Subsidiary, shall be organized in a jurisdiction reasonably acceptable to such Issuing Bank), in a form reasonably acceptable to such Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by a Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary to, or entered into by a Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary with, an Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. The Existing Letters of Credit will, for all purposes of this Agreement (including paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section) and the other Loan Documents, be deemed to have been issued hereunder and will, for all purposes of this Agreement, constitute Letters of Credit. An Issuing Bank shall not be under any obligation to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit if (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing, amending or extending such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or, in the case of any Borrowing Subsidiary designated as such after the date hereof or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Borrowing Subsidiary), shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital or liquidity requirement, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense, in each case for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder, (ii) the issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of general applicability of such Issuing Bank or (iii) such Letter of Credit is not of the type, or in the currency, approved for issuance by such Issuing Bank (with each Issuing Bank acknowledging that standby Letters of Credit are of the type approved for issuance by such Issuing Bank).
(h) Funding of Borrowings. (i) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds in the applicable currency by 12:00 p.m., New York City time (or, in each case, in respect of any Loans to be made pursuant to any Incremental Facility Agreement or Refinancing Agreement, such other time as may be specified therein), to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the applicable Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of such Borrower designated by such Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank specified in the applicable Borrowing Request.
(i) Interest Elections. (i) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request or as otherwise provided in Section 2.03. Thereafter, the applicable Borrower may elect to convert any such Borrowing denominated in US Dollars to a different Type or to continue any such Borrowing and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The applicable Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Loans, which may not be converted or continued. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, no Borrower shall be permitted to change the currency of any Borrowing or to convert any Borrowing to a Type not available for the currency in which, or under the Class of Commitments pursuant to which, such Borrowing was made.
(j) Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (i) Unless previously terminated, (i) the Revolving Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date, (ii) the Initial Term B Loan Commitments in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date shall terminate as set forth in the First Amendment and (iii) the Initial Term B Loan Commitments in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date shall terminate as set forth in the Second Amendment.
(k) Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (i) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Lender outstanding to such Borrower on the Revolving Maturity Date, (ii) in the case of Parent, to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Initial Term B Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Initial Term B Loan of such Lender as provided in Section 2.10(b) and (iii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan outstanding to such Borrower on the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the fifth Business Day after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars is made, each Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding to such Borrower, if any, and may use all or a portion of the proceeds of such Revolving Borrowing to fund such repayment. The Borrowers will repay the principal amount of each Loan and the accrued interest thereon in the currency in which such Loan is denominated.
(l) Prepayment of Loans. (i) Optional Prepayments. The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing of any Class, in whole or in part, without any premium or penalty (but subject to (i) in the case of Borrowings of Initial Term B Loans only, Section 2.12(d) and (ii) Section 2.16) subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section. With respect to each Class of Term Loans, optional prepayments made under this Section 2.11(a) in respect thereof shall be applied against the remaining scheduled amortization payments due in respect of such Term Loans as directed by Parent (or, in the absence of direction from Parent, to the remaining scheduled amortization payments in respect of such Term Loans in direct order of maturity).
(m) Fees. (i) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitments of such Lender during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the date on which the last of such Revolving Commitments terminates. Commitment fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the fifteenth day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) following such last day and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments of any Class terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective Date. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing commitment fees, the Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose prior to the acquisition by such Lender of a participation therein pursuant to Section 2.05(c)).
(n) Interest. (i) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(o) Alternate Rate of Interest. (vi) Subject to clause (b) of this Section 2.14, if:
(p) Increased Costs. (i) If any Change in Law shall:
(q) Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Term Benchmark Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked hereunder and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrowers shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event, it being agreed that such loss, cost or expense shall in any case exclude any interest rate floor, any credit spread adjustment, any loss of anticipated profit and all administrative, processing or similar fees. In the case of a Term Benchmark Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to be an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted Term SOFR or the EURIBO Rate, as the case may be, that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan) over (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the Adjusted Term SOFR or the EURIBO Rate, as the case may be, for an Interest Period commencing on the date of such event and ending at or as nearly as possible to the last day of the then current Interest Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the last day of the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan). The Borrowers shall also compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to any failure by a Borrower to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section delivered to Parent shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 20 days after receipt thereof.
(r) Taxes. (i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payments by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax (other than Excluded Taxes), then the sum payable by the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17(a)) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(s) Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (i) The Borrowers shall make each payment required to be made by them hereunder or under any other Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to (x) in the case of payments denominated in US Dollars, 12:00 p.m., New York City time, and (y) in the case of payments denominated in an Alternative Currency, 12:00 p.m., New York City time (or, in the case of this clause (y), if identified in writing by the Administrative Agent to Parent at least two Business Days prior to the date when due, the Applicable Time)), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without any rights to
set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent to the applicable account specified by it from time to time to Parent for such purpose, except payments to be made directly to an Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein shall be so made and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. Except as otherwise provided herein, (i) all payments of principal, interest or reimbursement obligations in respect of any Loan or Letter of Credit shall be made in the currency of such Loan or Letter of Credit and (ii) all other payments under each Loan Document (including all fees) shall be made in US Dollars. Any payment required to be made by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be deemed to have been made by the time required if the Administrative Agent shall, at or before such time, have taken the necessary steps to make such payment in accordance with the regulations or operating procedures of the clearing or settlement system used by the Administrative Agent to make such payment.
(t) Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (i) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrowers hereby agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment and delegation.
(u) Defaulting Lenders. (i) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as any such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(v) Incremental Facilities. (iv) Parent may, at any time, on one or more occasions pursuant to an Incremental Facility Agreement, (i) add one or more new Classes of term facilities (each, an “Incremental Term Facility” and the loans thereunder, “Incremental Term Loans”) and/or (ii) increase the principal amount of the Term Loans of any existing Class and/or increase the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (any such increase, an “Incremental Increase” and, together with any Incremental Term Facility, collectively, the “Incremental Facilities”; and the loans thereunder, together with any Incremental Term Loans, the “Incremental Loans”) in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed, when taken together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Incremental Equivalent Debt, the Incremental Amount (as in effect at the time of the relevant determination); provided, that:
(w) Extensions and Modifications. (xi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “Extension/Modification Offer”) made from time to time by Parent to all Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any Class, in each case on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans or Commitments of such Class) and on the terms offered on the same basis to each such Lender, Parent is hereby permitted to consummate transactions with any individual Lender that accepts the terms contained in the relevant Extension/Modification Offer (any Lender that does not accept the terms contained in any such Extension/Modification Offer, a “
Non-Extending/Modifying Lender”) to extend the Maturity Date of all or a portion of such Lender’s Loans and/or Commitments of such Class and/or otherwise to modify the terms of all or a portion of such Lender’s Loans and/or Commitments of such Class pursuant to the terms of the relevant Extension/Modification Offer (including by increasing or decreasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Loans and/or Commitments (and related outstandings) and/or modifying the amortization schedule, if any, in respect of such Loans) (each, an “Extension/Modification”); it being understood that any Extended/Modified Term Loans shall constitute a separate Class of Loans from the Class of Loans from which they were converted and any Extended/Modified Revolving Commitments shall constitute a separate Class of Commitments from the Class of Commitments from which they were converted; provided that the following terms are satisfied:
(x) Refinancing Facilities. (xvi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Parent may from time to time, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, request the establishment hereunder of (i) one or more additional Classes of revolving commitments (the “Refinancing Revolving Commitments”) pursuant to which each Person providing such a commitment (a “Refinancing Revolving Lender”) will make revolving loans to the applicable Borrowers (“Refinancing Revolving Loans”) and, if applicable under such Class, acquire participations in the Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and all the then existing Revolving Commitments will be refinanced in full or (ii) one or more additional Classes of term loan commitments (the “Refinancing Term Loan Commitments”) pursuant to which each Person providing such a commitment (a “Refinancing Term Lender”) will make term loans to the applicable Borrowers (the “Refinancing Term Loans”).
SECTION 13. Representations and Warranties
(b) Organization; Powers. Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary is (a) duly organized, validly existing and (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and (c) is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except, in the case of clauses (a) (other than in the case of Parent or any Borrowing Subsidiary), (b) and (c) above, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational and, if required, stockholder or other equityholder action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and each Borrowing Subsidiary and constitutes (assuming due execution by the parties hereto other than Parent and the Borrowing Subsidiaries), and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute (assuming due execution by the parties thereto other than the Loan Parties), a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent, such Borrowing Subsidiary or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(d) Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority, except (i) those that have been obtained or are in full force and effect and (ii) filings or other actions necessary to perfect Liens created under the Security Documents, (b) will not violate any (i) applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority or (ii) the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of Parent or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, (c) will not violate or result (alone or with notice or lapse of time, or both) in a default under any indenture or other material agreement or instrument binding upon Parent or
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or its assets, or require any payment to be made by Parent or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of, or in an obligations to create, any Lien (other than any Lien created pursuant to the Loan Documents) on any asset of Parent or any of the Material Restricted Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (a), (b)(i) and (c) above, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (i) Parent has heretofore furnished to the Lenders, through inclusion in an Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, a consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income of Parent and the consolidated Subsidiaries (a) as of the end of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, reported on by KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, and (b) as of the end of and for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of Parent and the consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and for such period on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.
(f) Properties. (i) Each of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Litigation and Environmental Matters. (i) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the
knowledge of Parent or any Borrowing Subsidiary, threatened in writing against or affecting Parent or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve any of the Loan Documents or the Transactions.
(h) Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
(i) Investment Company Status. Neither Parent nor any other Loan Party is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(j) Taxes. Each of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(k) ERISA. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, and other Federal or State laws and, in each case, the regulations thereunder and (b) no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur. The excess of the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715), if any, over the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Disclosure. The reports, financial statements, certificates and other written factual information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information theretofore
so furnished), taken as a whole, do not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the date furnished; provided that (a) with respect to projected financial information, Parent and the Borrowing Subsidiaries represent and warrant only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by them to be reasonable at the time and (b) with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Parent delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), Parent and the Borrowing Subsidiaries represent and warrant only that such financial statements will, when delivered, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of Parent and the consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of and for the periods covered thereby on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to, in the case of such financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(b), normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(m) Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.12 sets forth, as of the Restatement Effective Date, the name and jurisdiction of organization of, and the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by Parent or any Subsidiary in, each Subsidiary and identifies, as of the Restatement Effective Date, each Designated Subsidiary and each Material Restricted Subsidiary.
(n) Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. None of Parent or the Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. The proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit have been and will be used solely for the general corporate purposes of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including working capital, capital expenditures and the financing of Acquisitions; provided that (a) the proceeds of the Initial Term B Loans made on the First Amendment Effective Date shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in the First Amendment and (b) the proceeds of the Tack-On Incremental Term B Loans made on the Second Amendment Effective Date shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in the Second Amendment. No part of the proceeds of any Loan has been or will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board of Governors, including Regulations U and X.
(o) Borrowing Subsidiaries. Each Borrowing Subsidiary is subject to civil and commercial law with respect to its obligations under this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by such Borrowing Subsidiary of the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement and the applicable Security Documents constitute and will constitute private and commercial acts rather than public or governmental acts. Each Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary has validly given its consent to be sued in respect of its obligations under the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement and the applicable Security Documents. Each Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary has waived every immunity (sovereign or otherwise) to which it or any of its properties would otherwise be entitled from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from jurisdiction of any court or from setoff or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation in respect of its obligations under the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, this Agreement, the
Guarantee Agreement and the applicable Security Documents. The waiver by such Borrowing Subsidiary described in the immediately preceding sentence is legal, valid and binding on such Borrowing Subsidiary.
(p) Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. Parent has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and Parent, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Parent, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (in each case, in their capacity as such), are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) Parent, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of Parent, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of Parent, any agent of Parent or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from any Credit Facility, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, issuance of a Letter of Credit or use of the proceeds of any Borrowing or any Letter of Credit will directly or knowingly indirectly result in a violation by any party hereto of Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
(q) Affected Financial Institutions. No Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution.
(r) Collateral Matters. (iii) The Collateral Agreement creates in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined therein), a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) and (i) when the Collateral constituting certificated securities (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) and required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Collateral Agreement is delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with instruments of transfer duly endorsed in blank, the security interest created under the Collateral Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties party thereto in such Collateral, prior and superior in right to any other Person, except for rights secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.02 that have priority as a matter of law, and (ii) when Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (or equivalent) in appropriate form are filed in the applicable filing offices, the security interest created under the Collateral Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties party thereto in the remaining Collateral to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (or equivalent), prior and superior to the rights of any other Person, except for rights secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.02 that have priority as a matter of law.
SECTION 14. Conditions
(b) Restatement Effective Date. The amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement as contemplated by the Amendment and Restatement Agreement and reflected herein is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Existing Credit Agreement) of the conditions precedent to the occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date set forth in the Amendment and Restatement Agreement.
(c) Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing (other than any conversion or continuation of a Loan), and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(d) Credit Events in Respect of Each Borrowing Subsidiary. The obligations of the Revolving Lenders to make the initial Loans to, or of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit for the account of, each Borrowing Subsidiary (other than the Borrowing Subsidiaries that are party to this Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date) are subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions:
SECTION 15. Affirmative Covenants
(b) Financial Statements and Other Information. Parent will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:
(c) Notices of Material Events. Parent will furnish to the Administrative Agent, promptly upon any Financial Officer or other officer of Parent having obtained knowledge thereof, written notice of the following:
(d) Existence; Conduct of Business. Parent will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business, except (other than with respect to legal existence of Parent or any Borrowing Subsidiary) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) any redomestication of Parent referred to in, and which complies with the requirements of, the definition of “Parent” and (b) any merger, consolidation, Disposition, lease, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.04 or 6.08.
(e) Payment of Tax Liabilities. Parent will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay its Tax liabilities that, if not paid, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (b) Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary has set aside on its books reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.
(f) Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. Parent will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations; provided that Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries may (i) self-insure against such risks and in amounts as are usually self-insured by similar companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and (ii) elect not to carry terrorism insurance. Within 30 days of the Restatement Effective Date (or, in the case of any such policy of insurance maintained by any Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Restatement Effective Date, the date that is 30 days after the date it becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party or, in each case, such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing) and at all times thereafter, Parent (A) in the case of each casualty insurance policy (other than any such policies in which such endorsements are not customary or available) maintained by or on behalf of the Loan Parties, shall cause such policy to contain a lender loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the lender loss payee thereunder, (B) in the case of each policy of liability insurance (other than workers’ compensation, director and officer liability or other policies in which such endorsements are not customary or available) maintained by or on behalf of the Loan Parties, shall cause such policy
to name the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks as additional insureds thereunder and (C) in the case of each of the policies referred to in clause (A) or (B) above, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such policy to provide for at least 30 days’ (or such shorter number of days as may be reasonably agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of any cancellation of such policy.
(g) Books and Records; Inspection Rights. Parent will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Parent will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (a) no representative designated by a Lender may conduct any such visit, inspection, examination, extraction or discussion unless such representative is accompanied by a representative designated by the Administrative Agent and (b) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may not exercise such rights more often than once during any fiscal year of Parent; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.06, neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to disclose, permit the inspection or examination of or the making of extracts from or discuss any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of Parent or any of the Subsidiaries, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent (or any Person acting on its behalf in connection with the foregoing), any Lender or any Issuing Bank is prohibited by applicable law, (iii) the disclosure of which would waive attorney-client or similar privilege or that constitutes attorney work product or (iv) in respect of which Parent or any of the Subsidiaries owes confidentiality obligations to any third party (provided that such confidentiality obligations were not entered into in contemplation of the requirements of this Section 5.06).
(h) Compliance with Laws. Parent will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Parent will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
(i) Guarantee and Collateral Requirement.
(j) Further Assurances. Parent will, and will cause each of the Designated Subsidiaries to, promptly execute and deliver any and all further documents, agreements and instruments, and take all further actions that may be required under any applicable law or regulation, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (a) to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or (b) to cause the Guarantee and Collateral Requirement to be and remain satisfied at all times (it being understood that, with respect to matters set forth in Section 5.06 or 5.08, the requirements of this Section 5.09 shall be subject to the grace periods set forth therein). Parent shall provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon reasonable written request therefor, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents, subject, in each case, to the limitations on the Loan Parties’ obligations to take actions to perfect such Liens set forth in the definition of the term “Guarantee and Collateral Requirement” and in the Collateral Agreement.
(k) Designation of Subsidiaries. Parent may, at any time after the Restatement Effective Date, designate any Subsidiary (other than any Borrowing Subsidiary) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (a) at the time of, immediately after giving effect to such designation or redesignation (including after giving effect to the reclassification of Investments in, Indebtedness of and Liens on the assets of, the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (b) no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it is a “Restricted Subsidiary” (or similar term) under any other Material Indebtedness and (c) no Unrestricted Subsidiary may own (or hold or control by exclusive license) any Intellectual Property that is material to the operation of the business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may assign or otherwise transfer to any Unrestricted Subsidiary any such Intellectual Property. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by Parent (or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary) therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the portion of the fair market value of the net assets of
such Subsidiary attributable to Parent’s (or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary’s) equity interest therein, as reasonably determined by Parent (and such designation shall only be permitted to the extent such Investment is permitted under Section 6.11). The redesignation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the making, incurrence or granting, as applicable, at the time of such redesignation, of any then-existing Investment, Indebtedness or Lien of such Restricted Subsidiary.
(l) Maintenance of Ratings. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (a) public corporate credit ratings and public corporate family ratings of Parent and (b) public ratings of the Initial Term B Loans, in each case, from each of S&P and Moody’s; provided that in no event shall Parent be required to maintain any specific rating with any such agency.
SECTION 16. Negative Covenants
(b) Indebtedness. Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(c) Liens. Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(d) Sale/Leaseback Transactions. Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred from such Person or its Affiliates (any such arrangement being referred to as a “Sale/Leaseback Transaction”); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and any Restricted Subsidiary may engage in any Sale/Leaseback Transaction if, after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate amount of Attributable Debt of Parent and any such Restricted Subsidiary with respect thereto would be permitted at the time of the incurrence thereof to be incurred under Section 6.01(q) and secured by Liens incurred under Section 6.02(m) (and for so long as such Attributable Debt shall be outstanding, such Attributable Debt shall be deemed to have been so incurred under Section 6.01(q) and secured by Liens incurred under Section 6.02(m) and to constitute a usage of availability under such Sections).
(e) Fundamental Changes; Business Activities. (i) Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve; provided that, if at the time thereof, immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (i) Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any Person; provided that (A) in the case of any merger or consolidation involving Parent or any Borrowing Subsidiary, (1) either (x) Parent or such Borrowing Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (y) the continuing or surviving Person shall be a corporation or limited liability company organized under the laws of any State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia and shall assume all of Parent’s or such Borrowing Subsidiary’s obligations under the Loan Documents in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and (2) Parent or such Borrowing Subsidiary shall give the Lenders reasonable prior notice thereof in order to allow the Lenders to comply with “know
your customer” rules and other applicable regulations; and (B)(1) in the case of any merger or consolidation involving a Restricted Subsidiary, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary and, if such Restricted Subsidiary is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, shall be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, and (2) in the case of any merger or consolidation involving a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Loan Party, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary Loan Party; provided that the requirements set forth in this clause (B) shall not apply to any such merger or consolidation involving a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Borrowing Subsidiary) consummated to effect any Disposition of all of the Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary owned by Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 6.08; and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Borrowing Subsidiary) may liquidate or dissolve into another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in the case of any such liquidation or dissolution of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the other Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and, if such liquidating or dissolving Restricted Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Loan Party, shall be a Subsidiary Loan Party.
(f) Restricted Payments. Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except that (a) Parent may declare and make Restricted Payments with respect to its Equity Interests payable or made solely in additional shares of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) or payable or made with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent issue of new Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) in Parent, (b) Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably (or on more favorable terms from the perspective of Parent) with respect to their Equity Interests, (c) Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and make any Restricted Payments made to Parent or the other Restricted Subsidiaries, (d) Parent may make repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the “cashless exercise” of stock options or warrants or upon the vesting of restricted stock units, if such Equity Interests represent the exercise price of such options or warrants or represent withholding taxes due upon such exercise or vesting, (e) Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries may purchase Equity Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Wholly Owned Subsidiaries from the
minority owners thereof (whether by means of stock acquisition, self-tender, redemption or otherwise), (f) Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (g) Parent and any Restricted Subsidiary may make any Restricted Payment (including in connection with Permitted Structured Repurchase Transactions or the conversion or exchange of any convertible or exchangeable Indebtedness into Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) in Parent (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Equity Interests)) if at the time of the making of such Restricted Payment, after giving pro forma effect thereto, (i) the Total Net Leverage Ratio would not exceed 4.00 to 1.00 and (ii) at the time thereof, immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (h) Parent or any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary may make (i)(A) the payment of any premium to the Hedge Provider due under and determined in accordance with a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, after giving effect to the setoff of any premium or other payments due to Parent or such Borrowing Subsidiary under and determined in accordance with such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, or (B) any payments or deliveries to the Hedge Provider required under and determined in accordance with a Permitted Warrant Transaction, in each case, (1) by delivery of Parent’s Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) upon settlement thereof or (2) by (x) payment of an early termination amount thereof in Parent’s Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) upon any early termination thereof or (y) setoff against any premium or other payments due to Parent or such Borrowing Subsidiary under and determined in accordance with such Permitted Warrant Transaction or the related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or (ii) any payments (other than any payment of any premium, prepayment amount, strike price or other applicable purchase price, costs, expenses or any other payments (whether absolute or contingent) for a Permitted Structured Repurchase Transaction at the time of entry into such Permitted Structured Repurchase Transaction) or deliveries to a Structured Repurchase Dealer required under and determined in accordance with a Permitted Structured Repurchase Transaction, in each case, (A) by delivery of Parent’s Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) upon settlement thereof or (B) by payment of an early termination amount thereof in Parent’s Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) upon any early termination thereof, (i) Parent may make repurchases of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) in Parent issued upon a conversion or exchange of Permitted Convertible Indebtedness (and pay cash in lieu of fractional shares) with the proceeds of other Permitted Convertible Indebtedness incurred substantially concurrently with such conversion or exchange, (j) Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Available Amount at such time that Parent elects to apply to this clause (j), provided that after giving pro forma effect to the making of such Restricted Payment, at the time thereof, immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (k) Parent and any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) US$19,500,000 and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the then most recently ended Test Period, (l) Parent and any Restricted Subsidiary may make any Restricted Payment within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof or the giving of the irrevocable redemption notice therefor, as applicable, if, had such Restricted Payment been made at such date of declaration or notice, such Restricted Payment would have been permitted under any other clause of this
Section 6.05 (it being understood that any Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (l) shall be deemed for purposes of determining availability under the applicable other clause under this Section 6.05, to have been made under such other clause) and (m) Parent and any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to holders of Equity Interests in Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of such Equity Interests in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests in Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary.
(g) Transactions with Affiliates. Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries or any other Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction, not involving any other Affiliate, (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.05 and any Investment permitted by Section 6.11, (d) payments made and other transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business with officers and directors of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, and consulting fees and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business payable to former officers or directors of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, (e) reclassifications or changes in the terms of or other transactions relating to Equity Interests in Parent held by Affiliates that do not involve the payment of any consideration (other than Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) in Parent) or any other transfer of value by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to any such Affiliate, (f) payments by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to or on behalf of any Affiliate of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) in connection with out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any public or private offering, other issuance or sale of stock by an Affiliate of Parent or other transaction for the benefit of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, (g) Permitted Charitable Contributions and (h) any transaction or series of related transactions involving consideration or value of less than US$1,000,000; provided, however, that this Section shall not prohibit or limit the operation or effect of, or any payments under, (i) any Permitted Intercompany Activity, any other license, lease, service contract, purchasing agreement, disposition agreement or similar arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of business between any Restricted Subsidiary and Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary, or any Permitted Tax Restructuring or (ii) any agreement with respect to any joint venture to which Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party entered into in connection with, or reasonably related to, its lines of business; provided that such agreement is approved by Parent’s board of directors or the audit committee thereof.
(h) Restrictive Agreements. Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its assets to secure any Obligations or (b) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock, membership interests or similar Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to (A) restrictions and conditions
imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) restrictions and conditions existing on the Restatement Effective Date and identified on Schedule 6.07 (and any extension or renewal thereof so long as the scope of such restrictions and conditions is not expanded), (C) restrictions and conditions with respect to a Person that is not a Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Date, which restrictions and conditions are in existence at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or is merged or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary and are not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary, so long as such restrictions and conditions apply only to such Person (and any extension or renewal thereof so long as the scope of such restrictions and conditions is not expanded), (D) restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement or document governing or evidencing any Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted hereunder, provided that, with respect to matters referred to in clause (a) of the foregoing and other than with respect to any such restrictions or conditions contained in agreements or documents governing or evidencing Capital Lease Obligations, such restrictions and conditions shall not restrict Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries from creating, incurring or permitting to exist Liens upon any of their assets to secure any Obligations so long as the aggregate principal amount of the Obligations constituting Indebtedness that are so secured does not exceed the amount equal to the sum of (x) the total amount of the unused Commitments in effect at the time the Indebtedness containing such restrictions or conditions is incurred, (y) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure outstanding at such time and (z) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding at such time, and (E) in the case of any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Designated Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary, in each case, that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or, in the case of clause (a) above, the Equity Interests in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, restrictions in such Person’s organizational documents or pursuant to any joint venture agreement or equityholders agreement, provided, in each case, that such restrictions apply only to such Restricted Subsidiary and to any Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary or to the Equity Interests in such other Person, as applicable; (ii) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to (A) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the assets securing such Indebtedness and (B) customary provisions in leases and other agreements restricting the assignment thereof; and (iii) clause (b) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Restricted Subsidiary pending such sale; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Restricted Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder.
(i) Asset Dispositions. Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest, owned by it, nor will Parent permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Restricted Subsidiary, except:
(j) Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit; Margin Regulations. (i) Parent will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, use the proceeds of the Loans for any purpose other
than for the general corporate purposes of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including working capital, capital expenditures and the financing of Acquisitions; provided that (x) the proceeds of the Initial Term B Loans made on the First Amendment Effective Date shall not be used for any purpose other than as set forth in the First Amendment and (y) the proceeds of the Tack-On Incremental Term B Loans made on the Second Amendment Effective Date shall not be used for any purpose other than as set forth in the Second Amendment. The Letters of Credit will be used only to support obligations of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries. The Borrowers will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and the Borrowers shall not use, and shall procure that the Subsidiaries and the directors, officers, employees and agents of Parent or any Subsidiary shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit directly or knowingly indirectly (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, to the extent such activities, business or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or in a European Union member state or the United Kingdom, or (iii) in any other manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
(k) Total Net Leverage Ratio. Solely with respect to the Revolving Facility, Parent will not permit the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Test Period ending on or after the Restatement Effective Date to exceed 4.50 to 1.00.
(l) Investments and Acquisitions. Parent will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, purchase or acquire (including pursuant to any merger or consolidation with any Person that was not a Restricted Subsidiary and a Wholly Owned Subsidiary prior to such merger or consolidation), hold, make or otherwise permit to exist any Investment in any other Person, or make any Acquisition, except:
(m) Maintenance of Borrowing Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries and Wholly Owned Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Parent will not permit any Borrowing Subsidiary to cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary; provided that this Section shall not prohibit any merger or consolidation of a Borrowing Subsidiary consummated in accordance with Section 6.04 or 6.08 so long as the surviving or continuing Person shall be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, a Domestic Subsidiary and a Loan Party.
(n) First Lien Step-Down Covenant. Solely with respect to the Revolving Facility, as of the last day of any Test Period in respect of which the First Lien Step-Down Covenant is in effect, Parent shall not permit the First Lien Step-Down Covenant to fail to be satisfied as of such day.
SECTION 17. Events of Default
(b) Events of Default. If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
SECTION 18. The Administrative Agent
SECTION 19. Miscellaneous
(b) Notices. (i) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by Electronic Communication (and subject to paragraph (b) of this Section), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by email, as follows:
(c) Waivers; Amendments. (i) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(d) Expenses; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity; Etc. (i) The Borrowers shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent and, if deemed reasonably necessary by the Administrative Agent, one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction, in connection with the arrangement and the syndication of any Credit Facility, the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, but limited, in the case of the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, to one firm of counsel (and, if deemed reasonably necessary by the Administrative Agent, one firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents and the Lenders, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel (and, if reasonably necessary, one additional firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) to all such affected Persons, taken as a whole), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued
hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
(e) Successors and Assigns. (i) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of
Credit), except that (i) except as expressly permitted under Section 6.04(a), neither Parent nor any Borrowing Subsidiary may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any of them without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section), the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the sub-agents of the Administrative Agent and the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(f) Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered
to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank or any Lender or any Affiliate or Related Party of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Loan Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended thereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan, any fee, any LC Disbursement or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or repayment in full of the Credit Facilities, an Issuing Bank shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Revolving Lenders from their obligations hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (whether as a result of the obligations of any Borrower (and any other account party) in respect of such Letter of Credit having been collateralized in full by a deposit of cash with such Issuing Bank, or being supported by a letter of credit that names such Issuing Bank as the beneficiary thereunder, or otherwise), then from and after such time such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including for purposes of determining whether the Borrowers are required to comply with Articles V and VI hereof, but excluding Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and any expense reimbursement or indemnity provisions set forth in any other Loan Document), and the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and no obligations with respect thereto, under Section 2.06(d) or 2.06(e). The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18(b), 2.18(c), 9.03, 9.09, 9.10 and 9.17 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
(g) Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Issuing Banks. (vi) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof, including the commitments of the Lenders and, if applicable, their Affiliates under any commitment letter entered into in connection with any Credit Facility and any commitment advices submitted by them (but do not supersede any other provisions of any such commitment letter or any fee letter referred to therein (or any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Issuing Bank) that do not by the terms of such documents terminate upon the effectiveness of this Agreement). Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Each financial institution that shall be party to an Issuing Bank
Agreement executed by Parent and the Administrative Agent shall be a party to and an Issuing Bank under this Agreement, and shall have all the rights and duties of an Issuing Bank hereunder and under its Issuing Bank Agreement. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into Issuing Bank Agreements.
(h) Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof, and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.
(i) Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and Issuing Bank, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) or other amounts at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or Issuing Bank, or by such an Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any of and all the obligations then due of the Borrowers now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender or Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement. Each Lender and Issuing Bank agrees to notify Parent and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of each Lender and Issuing Bank, and each
Affiliate of any of the foregoing, under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, Issuing Bank or Affiliate may have.
(j) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (i) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(k) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
(l) Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
(m) Confidentiality. The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ Related Parties, including accountants, legal counsel and other agents and advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential or shall otherwise be subject to an obligation of confidentiality), (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any other Loan
Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant (or its advisors) in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant (or its advisors) in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement (in each case, other than a Disqualified Institution) or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their respective obligations (in each case, other than a Disqualified Institution), (g) with the consent of Parent, (h) to the extent such Information (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) is or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than any Borrower, (i) to any credit insurance providers, (j) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating Parent or the Subsidiaries or any Credit Facility or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to any Credit Facility or (k) to market data collectors, similar service providers, including league table providers, to the lending industry, in each case, limited to information of the type routinely provided to such providers. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Loan Parties relating to Parent, its Subsidiaries or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by a Loan Party; provided that, in the case of information received from a Loan Party after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each of Parent, each other Loan Party and the Lenders acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Administrative Agent will be permitted to make the list of Disqualified Institutions available to any Lender on a confidential basis subject to this Section and (ii) the list of Disqualified Institutions shall be permitted to be disclosed to any prospective assignee, Participant and contractual counterparty to any Swap Agreement (including any credit default swap) or similar derivative product on a confidential basis subject to this Section solely for the purpose of permitting such Person to verify whether such Person (or any Affiliate thereof) constitutes a Disqualified Institution.
(n) Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the NYFRB to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
(o) Release of Guarantees and Collateral. (i) If Parent shall request the release of any Subsidiary Loan Party (other than a Borrowing Subsidiary) from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement (i) upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, as in effect from time to time) as a result of which transaction such Subsidiary Loan Party (A) ceases to be a Subsidiary or (B) becomes a Partial Transfer Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary or otherwise ceases to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (but, in the case of this clause (B), only if such Subsidiary Loan Party is not a guarantor of any other Material Indebtedness of Parent or a Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary Loan Party) and, in the case of any Partial Transfer Subsidiary or other Restricted Subsidiary that ceases to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, only if the transactions pursuant to which it shall have become a Partial Transfer Subsidiary or otherwise ceased to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary were not undertaken for the primary purpose of obtaining a release of such Subsidiary Loan Party) or (ii) upon any Subsidiary Loan Party otherwise ceasing to be a Designated Subsidiary (other than pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of such term), including because such Subsidiary Loan Party becomes a Specified Foreign Subsidiary (but, in the case of this clause (ii), in the case of any Subsidiary that was a Designated Subsidiary pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of such term, without giving effect to any release thereof from the Guarantee of any other Indebtedness resulting from a payment or other collection on such Guarantee following demand for payment thereon in connection with a breach or default in respect of the underlying Indebtedness) and, in each case, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of Parent, in each case of clause (i) above, to the effect that such transaction and, if applicable, the application of the proceeds thereof will comply with the terms of this Agreement (and, in the event clause (B) is applicable, that the condition set forth in the parenthetical in such clause (B) is satisfied) or, in the case of clause (ii) above, setting forth details with respect thereto, the Administrative Agent, if satisfied that the applicable certificate is correct, shall execute and deliver to Parent, at Parent’s expense, all documents that Parent shall reasonably request to evidence such release.
(p) Conversion of Currencies. (i) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(q) Certain Notices. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act and/or the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
(r) No Fiduciary Relationship. (i) Parent and each Borrowing Subsidiary, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, Parent, the Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications. Parent and each Borrowing Subsidiary, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each Lender and Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates may have economic interests that conflict with those of Parent, the Subsidiaries, their equityholders and/or their Affiliates. The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their Affiliates may be engaged, for their own accounts or the accounts of customers, in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Parent, the Borrowing Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or their Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to Parent, any Borrowing Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Parent and each Borrowing Subsidiary, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, agrees that it will not assert any claims against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with this Agreement or any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
(s) Non-Public Information. (i) Each Lender and Issuing Bank acknowledges that all information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or on behalf of any Loan Party and relating to Parent, the Subsidiaries or their respective businesses may include MNPI, and confirms that it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of MNPI and that it will handle MNPI in accordance with such procedures and applicable law, including Federal, State and foreign securities laws.
(t) Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among or between any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(u) Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. (vi) To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “US Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other State of the United States).
(v) Intercreditor Agreements.
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