Exhibit 4.c
EXECUTION VERSION
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of July 29, 2024,
among
AMDOCS LIMITED,
the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES party hereto,
the LENDERS party hereto
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and
HSBC UK BANK PLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
HSBC UK BANK PLC,
as Syndication Agent
and
BANK LEUMI LE-ISRAEL B.M.,
MUFG BANK, LTD. and
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as Documentation Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms |
1 |
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
46 |
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally |
46 |
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP |
47 |
SECTION 1.05. Currency Translation |
48 |
SECTION 1.06. Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification |
48 |
SECTION 1.07. Blocking Regulation |
48 |
SECTION 1.08. Divisions |
49 |
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments |
49 |
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings |
50 |
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings |
51 |
SECTION 2.04. Letters of Credit |
52 |
SECTION 2.05. [Reserved] |
59 |
SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings |
59 |
SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections |
59 |
SECTION 2.08. Termination, Reduction, Extension and Increase of Commitments |
61 |
SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
64 |
SECTION 2.10. Prepayment of Loans |
65 |
SECTION 2.11. Fees |
66 |
SECTION 2.12. Interest |
67 |
SECTION 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest; Illegality |
69 |
SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs |
74 |
SECTION 2.15. Break Funding Payments |
76 |
SECTION 2.16. Taxes |
76 |
SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs |
81 |
SECTION 2.18. Mitigation by Lenders; Replacement of Lenders; Mitigation by Borrowers |
83 |
SECTION 2.19. Defaulting Lenders |
85 |
SECTION 2.20. Foreign Subsidiary Costs |
88 |
SECTION 2.21. Borrowing Subsidiaries |
88 |
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers |
90 |
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability |
90 |
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts |
90 |
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SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change |
91 |
SECTION 3.05. Properties |
91 |
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters |
91 |
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements |
91 |
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status |
92 |
SECTION 3.09. Taxes |
92 |
SECTION 3.10. Employee Benefit Plans |
92 |
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure |
92 |
SECTION 3.12. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions |
92 |
SECTION 3.13. Affected Financial Institutions |
93 |
SECTION 3.14. Federal Reserve Regulations |
93 |
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date |
93 |
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event |
95 |
SECTION 4.03. Initial Credit Event for each Additional Borrowing Subsidiary |
95 |
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information |
96 |
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events |
97 |
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business |
98 |
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations |
98 |
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance |
98 |
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights |
98 |
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws |
99 |
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds |
99 |
SECTION 5.09. Compliance with Swiss Withholding Tax Rules |
99 |
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
SECTION 6.01. Subsidiary Indebtedness |
100 |
SECTION 6.02. Liens |
101 |
SECTION 6.03. Sale and Lease Back Transactions |
102 |
SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes |
102 |
SECTION 6.05. Leverage Ratio |
103 |
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
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ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action; Reliance; Limitation of Liability |
107 |
SECTION 8.02. Posting of Communications; Approved Borrower Portal |
111 |
SECTION 8.03. The Administrative Agent Individually |
112 |
SECTION 8.04. Successor Administrative Agent |
112 |
SECTION 8.05. Acknowledgment of Lenders and Issuing Banks |
113 |
SECTION 8.06. Certain ERISA Matters |
115 |
SECTION 8.07. Miscellaneous |
116 |
ARTICLE IX
Collection Allocation Mechanism
ARTICLE X
Guarantee
ARTICLE XI
Miscellaneous
SECTION 11.01. Notices |
119 |
SECTION 11.02. Waivers; Amendments |
121 |
SECTION 11.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Limitation of Liability |
123 |
SECTION 11.04. Successors and Assigns |
125 |
SECTION 11.05. Survival |
131 |
SECTION 11.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution |
131 |
SECTION 11.07. Severability |
133 |
SECTION 11.08. Right of Setoff |
133 |
SECTION 11.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
133 |
SECTION 11.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
135 |
SECTION 11.11. Headings |
135 |
SECTION 11.12. Confidentiality |
135 |
SECTION 11.13. Interest Rate Limitation |
136 |
SECTION 11.14. Certain Notice |
136 |
SECTION 11.15. Non-Public Information |
136 |
SECTION 11.16. No Fiduciary Duty |
137 |
SECTION 11.17. Senior Indebtedness |
137 |
SECTION 11.18. Conversion of Currencies |
137 |
SECTION 11.19. Amendment and Restatement |
138 |
SECTION 11.20. Subsidiary Guarantors |
139 |
SECTION 11.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions |
139 |
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Schedules
Schedule 1.01 |
Existing Letters of Credit |
Schedule 2.01 |
Commitments |
Schedule 2.04 |
LC Commitments |
Schedule 6.01 |
Indebtedness |
Schedule 6.02 |
Certain Liens |
Exhibits
Exhibit A |
Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit B-1 |
Form of Borrower Joinder Agreement |
Exhibit B-2 |
Form of Borrower Termination Agreement |
Exhibit C |
Form of Maturity Date Extension Request |
Exhibit D-1 |
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
Exhibit D-2 |
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
Exhibit D-3 |
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
Exhibit D-4 |
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of July 29, 2024 (this “Agreement”), among AMDOCS LIMITED, an Island of Guernsey corporation (the “Company”); the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES from time to time party hereto; the LENDERS from time to time party hereto; and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
WHEREAS, the Company, European Software Marketing Limited, an Island of Guernsey limited company, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, are parties to a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 19, 2021, as amended by the Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 23, 2021 and the Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 20, 2023 (as so amended, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).
WHEREAS, on the Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is being amended and restated to be in the form of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend and the Issuing Banks have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration for the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Accession Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(d).
“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in any Person not previously a Subsidiary of the Company becoming a Subsidiary of the Company or the acquisition by the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all the assets of, or all or substantially all of the assets of any division, product line, line of business or other operating unit of, any Person.
“Acquisition Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary that has been incurred for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, an Acquisition and any related transactions (including for the purpose of refinancing or replacing all or a portion of any related bridge facilities or any pre-existing Indebtedness of the Persons or assets to be acquired); provided that either (a) the release of the proceeds thereof to the Company and the Subsidiaries is contingent upon the consummation of such Acquisition (and, if the definitive
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agreement (or, in the case of a tender offer or similar transaction, the definitive offer document) for such Acquisition is terminated prior to the consummation of such Acquisition, or if such Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation relating to such Indebtedness, then, in each case, such proceeds shall be, and pursuant to the terms of such definitive documentation are required to be, promptly applied to satisfy and discharge all obligations of the Company and the Subsidiaries in respect of such Indebtedness) or (b) such Indebtedness contains a “special mandatory redemption” provision (or a similar provision) or otherwise requires such Indebtedness to be redeemed or prepaid if such Acquisition is not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation for such Indebtedness (and, if the definitive agreement (or, in the case of a tender offer or similar transaction, the definitive offer document) for such Acquisition is terminated prior to the consummation of such Acquisition or such Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date so specified in the definitive documentation relating to such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is, and pursuant to such “special mandatory redemption” (or similar) provision is required to be, redeemed or otherwise satisfied and discharged within 90 days of such termination or such specified date, as the case may be).
“Adjusted Daily Simple CORRA” means an interest rate per annum equal to (a) Daily Simple CORRA plus (b) 0.29547%; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple CORRA as so determined would be less than zero, then the Adjusted Daily Simple CORRA shall be deemed to be equal to zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR” means an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple SOFR plus (b) 0.10%; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR as so determined would be less than zero, then the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR shall be deemed to be equal to zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Adjusted Term CORRA” means, with respect to any Term CORRA Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Term CORRA for such Interest Period plus (b) (i) 0.29547% in the case of a one month Interest Period or (ii) 0.32138% in the case of a three month Interest Period; provided that if the Adjusted Term CORRA as so determined would be less than zero, then the Adjusted Term CORRA shall be deemed to be equal to zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, with respect to any Term SOFR Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus (b) 0.10% per annum; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined would be less than zero, then the Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be equal to zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, or any successor appointed in accordance with Article VIII. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Administrative Agent” shall include any Affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including J.P. Morgan AG, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch) that it shall have designated for the purpose of performing any of its obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents in such capacity.
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“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agreed Currencies” means US Dollars and each Foreign Currency. “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% per annum and (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) plus 1% per annum. For purposes of clause (c) above, the Adjusted Term SOFR on any day shall be based on the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, on such day (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the CME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.13 hereof (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement with respect to Term SOFR has been determined pursuant to Section 2.13(b)), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Alternate Base Rate determined as set forth above would be less than 1% per annum, such rate shall be deemed to be 1% per annum for purposes of this Agreement.
“Ancillary Document” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06(b).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, corruption or money laundering.
“Applicable Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(c).
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“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan, Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan or the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth under the appropriate caption in the table below based upon the Ratings by S&P and Moody’s applicable on such date:
Category |
Ratings (S&P/Moody’s) |
Facility Fee Rate |
Term Benchmark/RFR Spread |
ABR/Canadian Prime Rate Spread |
Category 1 |
A/A2 or higher |
0.07% |
0.805% |
0.000% |
Category 2 |
A-/A3 |
0.09% |
0.910% |
0.000% |
Category 3 |
BBB+/Baa1 |
0.10% |
1.025% |
0.025% |
Category 4 |
BBB/Baa2 |
0.15% |
1.100% |
0.100% |
Category 5 |
BBB-/Baa3 or lower |
0.20% |
1.175% |
0.175% |
For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if the Ratings established by Moody’s and S&P shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two Ratings unless one of the two Ratings is two or more Categories lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category next below that in which the higher of the two Ratings falls; (ii) if only one of Moody’s and S&P shall have in effect a Rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then the Applicable Rate shall be based on the single available Rating; (iii) if neither Moody’s nor S&P shall have in effect a Rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to Category 5; and (iv) if the Rating established by Moody’s or S&P shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the third Business Day following the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Company and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of Ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Rating of the other rating agency (or, if the circumstances referred to in this sentence shall affect both rating agencies, the Rating or Ratings most recently in effect prior to such changes or cessations).
“Approved Borrower Portal” means any electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system.
“Approved Electronic Platform” means IntraLinks, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system.
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“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the benefit of, a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and HSBC UK Bank plc, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the credit facilities established hereunder.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 11.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any Sale-Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted at the rate set forth or implicit in the terms of the lease included in such Sale-Leaseback Transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, assessments, utilities, operating and labor costs and other items that do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale-Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended). In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon payment of a penalty, the Attributable Debt shall be the lesser of (a) the Attributable Debt determined assuming termination on the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the Attributable Debt shall also include the amount of the penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) and (b) the Attributable Debt determined assuming no such termination.
“Authorized Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.09(d).
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of all the Commitments.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of the term “Interest Period” pursuant Section 2.13(b)(iv).
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“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, that such Person has become the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment or has had any order for relief in such proceeding entered in respect thereof; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority; provided, however, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any obligations of such Person under this Agreement.
“Basket Amount” means, at any time, the greater of (a) US$600,000,000 and (b) 15% of Consolidated Tangible Assets at the end of the most recent Test Period.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any Loan denominated in any Agreed Currency, the Relevant Rate for Loans denominated in such Agreed Currency; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and the related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the applicable Relevant Rate or the then-current Benchmark for such Agreed Currency, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.13(b).
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date; provided that, in the case of any Loan denominated in a Foreign
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Currency (other than Canadian Dollars), “Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the alternative set forth in clause (2) below:
provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Term CORRA Reelection Event, and the delivery of a Term CORRA Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date the “Benchmark Replacement”, in the case of any Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the Adjusted Term CORRA.
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time in the United States.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term SOFR Loan or Term CORRA Loan, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”, the definition of “Business Day”, the definition of “Foreign Currency Overnight Rate”, the definition of “Interest Period”, the definition of “RFR Business Day”, the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making
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payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Company) may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent reasonably decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
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“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 2.13(b) and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 2.13(b).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
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“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Borrower” means the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary.
“Borrower Communications” means collectively, any Borrowing Request, any Interest Election Request, any Maturity Date Extension Request, any notice of prepayment, any notice of termination or reduction of Commitments, any notice requesting the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or any other notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any of the Loan Parties pursuant to any Credit Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent through an Approved Borrower Portal.
“Borrower Joinder Agreement” means a Borrower Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1.
“Borrower Termination Agreement” means a Borrower Termination Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2.
“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and to the same Borrower and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Minimum” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, US$3,000,000, (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Sterling, £2,000,000, (c) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euro, €3,000,000 and (d) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, C$3,000,000.
“Borrowing Multiple” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, US$1,000,000, (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Sterling, £1,000,000, (c) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euro, €1,000,000 and (d) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, C$1,000,000.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03, which shall be in the form approved by the Administrative Agent and separately provided to the Company.
“Borrowing Subsidiary” means (a) European Software Marketing Limited, a Guernsey limited company, and (b) any other Subsidiary that has become a Borrowing Subsidiary after the date hereof as provided in Section 2.21; provided that any Subsidiary referred to in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) may cease to be a Borrowing Subsidiary as provided in Section 2.21.
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“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are not open for business in New York City; provided that (a) when used in connection with a Term SOFR Loan or any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any Term SOFR Loans, or any other dealings in respect of any Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day that is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, (b) when used in connection with an RFR Loan and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any RFR Loans, or any other dealings in the applicable Agreed Currency of such RFR Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day that is not an RFR Business Day, (c) when used in connection with Loans denominated in Euro or in connection with the calculation or computation of EURIBO Rate, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day that is not a TARGET Day and (d) when used in connection with Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars or in connection with the calculation or computation of Term CORRA or the Canadian Prime Rate, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for business in Toronto.
“CAM” means the mechanism for the allocation and exchange of interests in the Tranches and the collections thereunder established under Article IX.
“CAM Exchange” means the exchange of the Lenders’ interests provided for in Article IX.
“CAM Exchange Date” means the date on which any event referred to in clause (h) or (i) of Article VII shall occur with respect to the Company.
“CAM Percentage” means, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents (determined on the basis of Exchange Rates prevailing on the CAM Exchange Date) of the Designated Obligations owed to such Lender (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange and (b) the denominator shall be the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents (as so determined) of the Designated Obligations owed to all the Lenders (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange.
“Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Canadian Subsidiary.
“Canadian Dollars” or “C$” means the lawful money of Canada.
“Canadian Prime Rate” means, for any day, the rate equal to the PRIMCAN Index rate that appears on the Bloomberg screen at 10:15 a.m., Toronto time, on such day (or, in the event that the PRIMCAN Index is not published by Bloomberg, any other information service that publishes such index from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if such rate shall be less than 1%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1% for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in the Canadian Prime Rate due to a change in the PRIMCAN Index shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the PRIMCAN Index.
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“Canadian Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Canada or any political subdivision thereof.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP, subject to Section 1.04.
“CBR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Central Bank Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate.
“CBR Spread” means, with respect to any CBR Loan at any time, the Applicable Rate that would be applicable at such time to the Loan that was converted into such CBR Loan in accordance herewith.
“Central Bank Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) (i) for any Loan denominated in (A) Sterling, the Bank of England’s (or any successor’s thereto) “Bank Rate” as published by the Bank of England (or any successor thereto) from time to time and (B) Euro, one of the following three rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion: (1) the fixed rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) or, if that rate is not published, the minimum bid rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), each as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (2) the rate for the marginal lending facility of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time or (3) the rate for the deposit facility of the central banking system of the Participating Member States, as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time plus (ii) the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment and (b) zero.
“Central Bank Rate Adjustment” means, for any day, (a) for any Loan denominated in Sterling, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of Daily Simple SONIA for the five most recent RFR Business Days preceding such day for which Daily Simple SONIA was available (excluding, from such average, the highest and the lowest such Daily Simple SONIA applicable during such period of five RFR Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Sterling in effect on the last RFR Business Day in such period and (b) for any Loan denominated in Euro, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the EURIBO Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the EURIBO Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such average, the highest and the lowest EURIBO Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Euro in effect on the last Business Day in such period. For purposes of this definition, (x) the term Central Bank Rate shall be determined disregarding clause (a)(ii) of the definition of such term and (y) the EURIBO Rate on any day shall be based on the EURIBO Screen Rate on such day at approximately the time referred to in the definition of such term for deposits in Euro for a maturity of one month.
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“Change in Control” means:
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Effective Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the administration, interpretation implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Effective Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or Issuing Bank (or by any lending office of such Lender or Issuing Bank or by such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Effective Date; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices (or any successor or similar authority) or other financial regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, CRD IV or CRD V, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, whether enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued before or after the date of this Agreement.
“Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(c).
“Class”, when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche A Loans or Tranche B Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Tranche A Commitment or a Tranche B Commitment or (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender is a Tranche A Lender or Tranche B Lender.
“CME Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
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“Commitments” means the Tranche A Commitments and the Tranche B Commitments. The aggregate amount of the Commitments as of the Effective Date is US$500,000,000.
“Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Credit Document or the transactions contemplated therein that is distributed by or to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 8.02 or Section 11.01, including through an Approved Electronic Platform.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).
“Consolidated Assets” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable accumulated depreciation and amortization and other reserves and other properly deductible items) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i) consolidated interest expense for such period, (ii) consolidated income tax (including, without duplication, any withholding or similar tax) expense for such period, (iii) any foreign exchange losses and short-term investment losses for such period, (iv) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period, (v) noncash equity-based compensation expense for such period (provided that if any such noncash expense represents an accrual of or a reserve for potential cash expenditures in any future period, the Company may determine not to add back such noncash expense in the then-current period), (vi) fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, (vii) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary or issuance of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with any Acquisition or other investment or any Disposition permitted under this Agreement (in each case, whether or not consummated), (viii) any extraordinary charges for such period, (ix) any unusual or nonrecurring noncash charges for such period (including, without limitation, any such charges resulting from fair value adjustments of contingent consideration or from discontinued operations) (provided that if any such noncash charge represents an accrual of or a reserve for potential cash expenditures in any future period, the Company may determine not to add back such noncash charge in the then-current period), (x) any restructuring charges and expenses for such period, whether or not classified as restructuring charges or expenses under GAAP, including charges and expenses in connection with the consolidation, opening, exit and/or abandonment of facilities and transition, integration and similar charges related to any Acquisition, any other investment, any Disposition or any other restructuring or reorganization, in each case, including retention, integration and severance costs, costs of relocation of employees, other business optimization expenses, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, retention or completion bonuses and any expense related to any reconstruction, de-commissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternate use, and (xi) any other unusual or nonrecurring cash charges for such period (including, without limitation, any such charges resulting from discontinued operations), plus (c) in the
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discretion of the Company, the amount of any “run rate” expected cost savings, operating expense reductions and cost synergies (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such items had been realized on the first day of such period, but net of actual amounts realized during such period) related to any Acquisition or other investment or any Disposition permitted under this Agreement or related to any restructuring, cost savings, operational improvement or other initiative (any such initiative, an “Initiative”), in each case, that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable (in the good faith determination of the Company) and are reasonably expected by the Company to be realized or result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken within 18 months of the date of consummation of such Acquisition, investment or Disposition or the initiation of such Initiative; provided that the aggregate amount added back pursuant to clauses (b)(vii), (b)(x), (b)(xi) and (c) above for any period may not exceed 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated before giving effect to any addbacks under such clauses); and minus (d) without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i) any foreign exchange gains and short-term investment gains for such period, (ii) any extraordinary gains or items of income, (iii) any unusual or nonrecurring gains for such period (including, without limitation, any such gains resulting from fair value adjustments of contingent consideration or from discontinued operations) and (iv) any cash payments made during such period in respect of items added back pursuant to clause (b)(v) or (b)(ix) in any earlier period, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Subsidiary shall have consummated a Material Acquisition (or, at the Company’s election in connection with an increase in the maximum permitted Leverage Ratio pursuant to Section 6.05, a Qualified Material Acquisition) or Material Disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for the quarter in which such transaction is consummated and the three immediately preceding quarters shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto and to such other pro forma adjustments as are permitted under Regulation S-X of the SEC with respect to such Material Acquisition (or such Qualified Material Acquisition) or Material Disposition, in each case, as if they had occurred on the first day of the earliest of such quarters; provided that any pro forma adjustments made in connection with any such Material Acquisition (or Qualified Material Acquisition) or Material Disposition may be made solely to the extent such adjustment is consistent with this definition of Consolidated EBITDA (and, in the case of adjustments of the type referred to in clauses (b)(vii), (b)(x), (b)(xi) and (c) above, such adjustments, together with any other amounts added back for the relevant period pursuant to such clauses, shall not exceed the cap set forth above).
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any fiscal period, the net income of the Company and the Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that should be consolidated with the Company for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Tangible Assets” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable accumulated depreciation and amortization and other reserves and other properly deductible items) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, minus all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense, core technology and customer
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relationships and other intangible assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, at any date, all Indebtedness of the Company and the Consolidated Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of letters of credit backing trade payables and other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness); provided that for purposes of determining Consolidated Total Indebtedness, at any time after the definitive agreement for any Acquisition shall have been executed (or, in the case of an Acquisition in the form of a tender offer or similar transaction, after the offer shall have been launched) and prior to the consummation of such Acquisition, any Acquisition Indebtedness with respect to such Acquisition shall be disregarded.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Company, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“CORRA” means the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average administered and published by the Bank of Canada (or any successor administrator).
“CORRA Administrator” means the Bank of Canada (or any successor
administrator).
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable,
either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“CRD IV” means Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms; and Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms.
“CRD V” means Regulation (EU) No 876/2019 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 as regards the leverage ratio, the net stable funding ratio, requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities, counterparty credit risk, market risk, exposures to central counterparties, exposures to collective investment undertakings, large exposures, reporting and disclosure requirements and Regulation (EU) No 648/2012; and Directive 2019/878/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 as regards exempted entities, financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies, remuneration, supervisory measures and powers and capital conservation measures.
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“Credit Documents” means this Agreement, each Borrower Joinder Agreement, each Borrower Termination Agreement, any written notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.08(d), the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement (if any), each Issuing Bank Agreement entered into as contemplated by Section 2.04(j) and, except for purposes of Section 11.02, any agreement between the Company and any Issuing Bank regarding such Issuing Bank’s LC Commitment and any promissory note issued hereunder.
“Daily Simple CORRA” means, for any day (a “CORRA Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to CORRA for the day (such day, “CORRA Determination Date”) that is five RFR Business Days prior to (a) if such CORRA Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such CORRA Rate Day or (b) if such CORRA Rate Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such CORRA Rate Day, in each case, as such CORRA is published by the CORRA Administrator on the CORRA Administrator’s website. Any change in Daily Simple CORRA due to a change in CORRA shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in CORRA without notice to any Borrower. If by 5:00 p.m., Toronto time, on any given CORRA Determination Date, CORRA in respect of such CORRA Determination Date has not been published on the CORRA Administrator’s website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Daily Simple CORRA has not occurred, then CORRA for such CORRA Determination Date will be CORRA as published in respect of the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such CORRA was published on the CORRA Administrator’s website, so long as such first preceding RFR Business Day is not more than five Business Days prior to such CORRA Determination Date.
“Daily Simple CORRA Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Daily Simple CORRA.
“Daily Simple RFR” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in Sterling, the Daily Simple SONIA for such day, (b) with respect to any Loan denominated in US Dollars and only if applicable pursuant to Section 2.13, the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR for such day and (c) with respect to any Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars and only if applicable pursuant to Section 2.13, the Adjusted Daily Simple CORRA.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day, the “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five RFR Business Days prior to (a) if such SOFR Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (b) if such SOFR Rate Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to any Borrower. If by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second RFR Business Day immediately following any SOFR Determination Date, SOFR in respect of such SOFR Determination Date has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.
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“Daily Simple SOFR Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of Daily Simple SOFR Loans.
“Daily Simple SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR.
“Daily Simple SONIA” means, for any day (a “SONIA Interest Day”), a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) SONIA for the day that is five RFR Business Days prior to (i) if such SONIA Interest Day is an RFR Business Day, such SONIA Interest Day or (ii) if such SONIA Interest Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such SONIA Interest Day and (b) zero. Any change in Daily Simple SONIA due to a change in SONIA shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SONIA without notice to any Borrower.
“Declining Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, (i) to fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) to fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) to pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Company or the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good-faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) to funding a Loan cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, the Company or an Issuing Bank made in good faith to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations as of the date of certification) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon the Administrative Agent’s, the Company’s or such Issuing Bank’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become (or has a direct or indirect parent company that has become) the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or Bail-In Action.
“Designated Obligations” means all obligations of the Borrowers with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Loans, (b) unreimbursed LC Disbursements and interest thereon and (c) all facility fees and Letter of Credit participation fees.
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“Disposition” means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in the disposition by the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in, or all or substantially all of the assets (or all or substantially all of the assets of any division, product line, line of business or other operating unit) of, any Person.
“Documentation Agent” means Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M., MUFG Bank Ltd. and Royal Bank of Canada.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country that is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) above or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country that is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) above and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any member state of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.02), which date is acknowledged to be July 29, 2024.
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) any Lender, (b) any Affiliate of any Lender, (c) any Approved Fund and (d) any other Person, other than, in each case, (i) the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates), (ii) a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person) or (iii) a Defaulting Lender, an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender or a Person that would be a Defaulting Lender upon effectiveness of the applicable assignment.
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any hazardous or toxic material or to health and safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or
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threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement with any Governmental Authority pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest (other than, prior to the date of such conversion, Indebtedness that is convertible into any such Equity Interests).
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) a failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, in each instance whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a determination that any Plan is or is expected to be, in “at risk” status (as defined in Section 430(i)(4) of the Code or Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA); (e) the incurrence by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (g) the incurrence by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (h) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or in “endangered” or “critical” status within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA; (i) the occurrence of a material, non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) or a “party of interest” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA) or could otherwise be liable; or (j) any Foreign Benefit Event.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
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“EURIBO Rate” means, with respect to any EURIBOR Borrowing for any Interest Period, the EURIBO Screen Rate as of 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
“EURIBO Screen Rate” means, for any Interest Period, the euro interbank offered rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such Interest Period, as set forth (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (currently EURIBOR01) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the EURIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, then the EURIBO Screen Rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“EURIBOR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the EURIBO Rate.
“Euro” means the single currency adopted by participating member states of the European Communities in accordance with legislation of the European Community relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Article VII.
“Exchange Rate” means, on any day, for purposes of determining the US Dollar Equivalent of any other currency, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into US Dollars on such day as last provided (either by publication or as may otherwise be provided to the Administrative Agent) by the applicable Reuters source on the Business Day (determined based on New York City time) immediately preceding such day of determination (or, if a Reuters source ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, as last provided by such other publicly available information service that provides such rate of exchange at such times as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or the definition of “US Dollar Equivalent”, each Issuing Bank may, solely for purposes of computing the fronting fees owed to it under Section 2.11(b), compute the US Dollar amounts of the LC Exposures attributable to Letters of Credit issued by it by reference to exchange rates determined using customarily employed by it for such purpose.
“Exchange Rate Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in any Foreign Currency, (i) in the case of any Term Benchmark Loan, each of the date of the borrowing of, or conversion to, such Loan and the date of each continuation of such Loan and (ii) in the case of any RFR Loan or any Canadian Prime Rate Loan, each of the date of the borrowing of, or conversion to, such Loan and each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the borrowing of, or conversion to, such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month), (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in any Foreign Currency, each of (i) the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, (ii) the first Business Day of each calendar month commencing after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and (iii) the date of any amendment of such Letter
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of Credit that has the effect of increasing the amount thereof and (c) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Business Day designated as an Exchange Rate Date by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
“Excluded Taxes” means (a) with respect to any Lender, (i) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender is organized or resident for tax purposes, in which its principal office is located or in which its applicable lending office is located, (ii) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a)(i) above and (iii) any withholding tax that is attributable to the failure of such Lender to comply with Section 2.16(e); (b) with respect to any Tranche A Lender (other than a Lender that becomes or acquires any interests of a Tranche A Lender through an assignment under Section 2.18(b) or by operation of the CAM or through a purchase of participations under Section 2.17(c)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable by a Tranche A Borrower organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in Guernsey, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark or Cyprus or any political subdivision of any thereof by any taxation authority of such jurisdiction on amounts payable from locations within such jurisdiction to such Lender’s Tranche A Lending Office designated for Tranche A Borrowers organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in such jurisdiction, to the extent such tax is in effect and applicable (assuming the taking by such Borrower of all actions required in order for available exemptions from such tax to be effective) at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Tranche A Lending Office for Tranche A Borrowers organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in such jurisdiction), except to the extent that (i) such Lender was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16 or (ii) such Lender became a party to this Agreement pursuant to an assignment by a Lender that was entitled, at the time of the assignment, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16; (c) with respect to any Tranche B Lender (other than a Lender that becomes or acquires any interests of a Tranche B Lender through an assignment under Section 2.18(b) or by operation of the CAM or through a purchase of participations under Section 2.17(c)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable by a Tranche B Borrower organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in Guernsey, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark or Cyprus or any political subdivision of any thereof by any taxation authority of such jurisdiction on amounts payable from locations within such jurisdiction to such Lender’s Tranche B Lending Office designated for Tranche B Borrowers organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in such jurisdiction, to the extent such tax is in effect and applicable (assuming the taking by such Borrower of all actions required in order for available exemptions from such tax to be effective) at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Tranche B Lending Office for Tranche B Borrowers organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in such jurisdiction), except to the extent that (i) such Lender was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16 or (ii) such Lender became a party to this Agreement pursuant to an assignment by a Lender that was entitled, at the time of the assignment, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16; (d) with respect to any Tranche A Lender and Tranche
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B Lender in connection with Switzerland and Swiss Withholding Tax only, any Swiss Withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable by a Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary to such Lender’s applicable Tranche A Lending Office or Tranche B Lending Office, to the extent such Swiss Withholding Tax is imposed as a direct result of (A) a breach by such Lender (but not by any other Lender) under Section 2.16(h), (B) an assignment by such Lender (but not by any other Lender) without the consent of such Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary in breach of the requirements of Section 11.04(k) or a sale by such Lender (but not by any other Lender) of a participation or a sub-participation, or any other transfer to, a Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank without the consent of such Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary in breach of the requirements of Section 11.04(k) or (C) such Lender having lost its status as a Swiss Qualifying Bank (other than as a result of any Change in Law), provided that this clause (d) shall cease to apply after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default; and (e) any US Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. For purposes of this definition, any reference to “jurisdiction” shall include all political subdivisions of such jurisdiction. It is understood and agreed that, as to any Tranche A Lender or Tranche B Lender, the status of any Swiss Withholding Tax as an Excluded Tax shall not affect the rights of such Lender under Section 2.12(j) except to the extent provided in Section 2.12(k).
“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Existing Letter of Credit” means (a) each letter of credit previously issued for the account of any Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement that is outstanding on the Effective Date and is listed on Schedule 1.01 and (b) any letter of credit that has been issued by any Issuing Bank (or, any Person that substantially concurrently with the effectiveness of such designation shall become an Issuing Bank as provided herein) for the account of any Borrower or, subject to the requirements set forth in Section 2.04, any Subsidiary and, subject to compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 2.04 as to the currency of the denomination of, maximum LC Exposure and expiration of Letters of Credit, has been designated as an Existing Letter of Credit by written notice thereof by the Company and such Issuing Bank (or such Person) to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall contain a representation and warranty by the Company as of the date thereof that the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 4.02(a) and 4.02(b) shall be satisfied immediately after giving effect to such designation).
“Existing Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
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“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Financial Officer” means (a) with respect to the Company, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, vice president of finance, treasurer, controller, assistant treasurer or director of treasury of the Company (and any other person that has been authorized by the board of directors of the Company to act on behalf of the Company in connection with the Credit Documents and as to which the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of (i) another Financial Officer of the Company (including any person previously authorized as a Financial Officer pursuant to this parenthetical clause) or (ii) another officer of the Company confirming such authority) and (b) with respect to any Borrowing Subsidiary, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, controller, assistant treasurer, director of treasury or director of such Borrowing Subsidiary.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR, the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, the Daily Simple SONIA, the EURIBO Rate, the Adjusted Term CORRA or the Adjusted Daily Simple CORRA, as applicable.
“Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law, or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority; (b) the failure to make any material required employer or employee contributions or payments under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments; (c) the incurrence of any liability under applicable law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Pension Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein the incurrence of which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (d) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable law and that would reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability which, in each case, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
“Foreign Currency” means Euro, Sterling and Canadian Dollars.
“Foreign Currency Overnight Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any currency, (a) if such currency is Sterling, a rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple SONIA, and (b) if the rate referred to above is not available for Sterling, or if such currency is another currency, a rate per annum at which overnight deposits in such currency would be offered on such day in the principal interbank market for such currency, as such rate is determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, by such means as the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall determine to be reasonable; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Foreign Pension Plan” means any benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) that, is subject to the applicable law of any jurisdiction other than the United States, and is maintained or contributed to by the Company or any ERISA
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Affiliate (or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability contingent or otherwise) other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.
“GAAP” means, subject to Section 1.04, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of any nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount, as of any date of determination, of any Guarantee shall be the principal amount outstanding on such date of the Indebtedness guaranteed thereby (or (i) in the case of any Guarantee the terms of which limit the monetary exposure of the guarantor, the maximum monetary exposure as of such date of the guarantor under such Guarantee (as determined pursuant to such terms) or (ii) if the maximum amount for which such guarantor may be liable under such Guarantee is not stated or determinable, the guarantor’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (as determined by the Company in good faith).
“Guernsey Borrowing Subsidiary” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Guernsey Subsidiary.
“Guernsey Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Guernsey or any political subdivision thereof.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
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“Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement; provided that no Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement shall be a Hedging Agreement.
“HMRC” means HM Revenue & Customs.
“Immaterial Subsidiaries” means Subsidiaries that individually and in the aggregate account for less than 10% of both (a) the Consolidated Assets (excluding intercompany receivables and payables) and (b) the consolidated revenues (excluding intercompany revenues) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case as of the end of and for the most recent Test Period. For purposes of this definition, the assets and revenues of any Subsidiary shall include the assets and revenues of its own subsidiaries, and shall be determined for such Subsidiary on a consolidated basis.
“Increasing Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(d).
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments), (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) deferred compensation payable to directors, officers or employees and (iii) any purchase price adjustment, earnout or other contingent obligation incurred in connection with any acquisition, except to the extent that the amount payable pursuant to such purchase price adjustment, earnout or other contingent obligation becomes payable and is not paid when due), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed (but limited, in the event that such Indebtedness has not been assumed by such Person, to the lesser of (i) the amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of such property securing such Indebtedness), (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty supporting Indebtedness, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances and (j) all Securitization Transactions of such Person; provided that obligations of any Person (i) in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds or otherwise in respect of netting services, overdraft protection, cash pooling, employee credit cards, purchasing cards and similar arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or (ii) arising under any Supply Chain Financing Arrangements, in each case, shall not constitute Indebtedness. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
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“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower under any Credit Document.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b).
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.12.
“Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated July 10, 2024 relating to the Company and the Transactions.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07, which shall be in the form approved by the Administrative Agent and separately provided to the Company.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Loan with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any RFR Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the date of the borrowing of, or conversion to, such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month).
“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or (other than in the case of a Term CORRA Borrowing), six months thereafter, as the applicable Borrower may elect (in each case, subject to the availability of such Interest Period for the applicable Benchmark for any Agreed Currency); provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (c) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 2.13(b)(iv) shall be available for specification in any Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the initial Interest Period for any Term SOFR Borrowing made on the Effective Date shall commence on the Effective Date and shall end on the day that is the last day of the “Interest Period” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) that is applicable to the “Term SOFR Borrowing” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding on the Effective Date (the “Existing Term SOFR Borrowing”), which last day shall be set forth in the Borrowing Request with respect thereto, and
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the Term SOFR for such initial Interest Period shall be identical to the Term SOFR that is applicable to the Existing Term SOFR Borrowing.
“Issuing Bank” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and each other Lender that shall have become an Issuing Bank hereunder as provided in Section 2.04(j) (other than any Person that shall have ceased to be an Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.04(k)), each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates or branches of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate or branch with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate or branch (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such Affiliate or branch to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.04 with respect to such Letters of Credit).
“Issuing Bank Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(j).
“LC Commitment” means, as to each Issuing Bank, the maximum amount of the LC Exposure that may be attributable to Letters of Credit that, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, are required to be issued by such Issuing Bank. The initial amount of each Issuing Bank’s LC Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.04 or in such Issuing Bank’s Issuing Bank Agreement. The LC Commitment of any Issuing Bank may be increased or decreased by an agreement in writing between the Company and such Issuing Bank, provided that a written notice thereof shall have been provided to the Administrative Agent.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“LC Exposure” means, at any time, (a) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the undrawn amounts of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the amounts of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the applicable Borrowers at such time. The LC Exposure of any Tranche A Lender at any time shall be its Tranche A Percentage of the aggregate LC Exposure at such time, adjusted to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.19 of the LC Exposures of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time.
“Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person in respect of which such Lender is a subsidiary.
“Lender-Related Person” means the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and each Related Party of any of the foregoing.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or an Accession Agreement, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Lending Office” means a Tranche A Lending Office or a Tranche B Lending Office.
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“Letter of Credit” means (a) any letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.04 and (b) any Existing Letter of Credit, other than any such letter of credit that shall have ceased to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder pursuant to Section 11.05.
“Leverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities of any Subsidiary, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities that is created to secure obligations owed to any creditor (it being understood that rights of a bona fide purchaser of a Subsidiary or Equity Interests therein under a purchase or similar agreement will not be deemed to constitute a Lien under this clause (c)).
“Loan Parties” means the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries and the Subsidiary Guarantors (if any).
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.
“Majority in Interest”, when used in reference to Lenders of any Class, means, at any time, Lenders of such Class that would constitute the Required Lenders at such time if such Class were the sole Class of Lenders hereunder.
“Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition with respect to which the Company is required to present pro forma financial information in accordance with Regulation S-X.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) the validity, legality, binding effect or enforceability of any material provision hereof or any material right or remedy of the Administrative Agent or Lender hereunder.
“Material Disposition” means any Disposition with respect to which the Company is required to present pro forma financial information in accordance with Regulation S-X.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than (x) the Obligations under this Agreement or under any other Credit Document and (y) intercompany indebtedness between or among the Company and any Subsidiary or between or among Subsidiaries), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding US$150,000,000. The “principal amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting
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agreements provided for in such Hedging Agreements) that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Maturity Date” means July 29, 2029, or any later date to which the Maturity Date shall have been extended pursuant to Section 2.08(e); provided that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Maturity Date Extension Request” means a request by the Company, in the form of Exhibit C hereto or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, for the extension of the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.08(e).
“MNPI” means material information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective securities that has not been disseminated in a manner making it available to investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation FD under the Securities Exchange Act. For purposes of this definition, “material information” means information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective securities, that could reasonably be expected to be material for purposes of the United States federal and state securities laws.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions or has any liability contingent or otherwise.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-US Lender” means a Lender that is not a US Person.
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Obligations” means (a) the principal of and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, en desastre or other similar
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proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (b) each payment required to be made by any Borrower under this Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of LC Disbursements, interest thereon (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, en desastre or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and obligations to provide cash collateral and (c) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, en desastre or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made under any Credit Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Credit Document.
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions denominated in US Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(f).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(h).
“Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(c).
“Payment Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(c).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements” means (a) any agreement (including, but not limited to, any bond hedge transaction or capped call transaction) pursuant to which the Company acquires an option requiring the counterparty thereto to deliver to the Company shares of common stock of the Company (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Company), the cash value thereof or a combination thereof from time to time upon exercise of such option entered into by the Company in connection with the issuance of Permitted Convertible Notes and (b) any agreement pursuant to which the Company issues to the counterparty thereto warrants to acquire common stock of the Company (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Company) (whether such warrant is settled in shares, cash or a combination thereof) entered into by the Company in connection with the issuance of Permitted Convertible Notes.
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“Permitted Convertible Notes” means any unsecured notes issued by the Company that are convertible into a fixed number (subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, “make-whole” increases and other customary changes thereto) of shares of common stock of the Company (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Company), cash or any combination thereof (with the amount of such cash or such combination determined by reference to the market price of such common stock or such other securities).
“Permitted Liens” means:
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provided that the term “Permitted Liens” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness, other than Liens referred to clause (c), (d) or (k) above securing letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments referred to therein and Liens referred to in clause (n).
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential right of payment of cumulative cash dividends (other than dividends that are solely payable as and when declared by the board of directors or other governing body of the applicable Subsidiary).
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company) or in any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Proceeding” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory action or proceeding in any jurisdiction.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Qualified Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition that involves the incurrence by the Company and its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness to finance the acquisition consideration therefor (including refinancing of any Indebtedness of the acquired Person), or
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assumption by the Company or any Subsidiaries of existing Indebtedness of the acquired Person (or the acquired division, product line, line of business or other operating unit), in an aggregate principal amount of US$500,000,000 or more (or its equivalent in one or more other currencies).
“Ratings” means the public ratings of the Company’s senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced long-term debt for borrowed money (including under this Agreement, whether or not Loans are outstanding at such time) by Moody’s and S&P or, if there shall not be outstanding senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced long-term debt for borrowed money of the Company, the long-term company, issuer or similar ratings established by such rating agencies for the Company.
“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (a) if such Benchmark is Term SOFR, 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the day that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (b) if such Benchmark is EURIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, two TARGET Days preceding the date of such setting, (c) if such Benchmark is Term CORRA, 1:00 p.m., Toronto time, on the day that is two Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (d) if such Benchmark is Daily Simple RFR, four RFR Business Days preceding the date of such setting and (e) if such Benchmark is not the Term SOFR, the EURIBO Rate, the Term CORRA or a Daily Simple RFR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Refinancing Indebtedness” means, in respect of any Indebtedness (the “Original Indebtedness”), any Indebtedness that extends, renews or refinances such Original Indebtedness (or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof); provided that: (a) the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount of such Original Indebtedness (other than by an amount equal to any costs and expenses incurred in connection with such extension, renewal or refinancing); (b) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not constitute Indebtedness of any Subsidiary other than an obligor or guarantor in respect of such Original Indebtedness or a subsidiary of such an obligor or guarantor; and (c) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset other than the assets that secured such Original Indebtedness.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(d).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, members, partners, trustees, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (a) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in US Dollars, the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto, (b) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Sterling, the Bank of England, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of England or, in each case, any successor thereto, (c) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Euro, the European
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Central Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the European Central Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto, and (d) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Bank of Canada, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of Canada or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“Relevant Rate” means (a) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, the Adjusted Term SOFR, (b) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in US Dollars (if such Type of Borrowing is applicable pursuant to Section 2.13), the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, (c) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Sterling, Daily Simple SONIA, (d) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euro, the EURIBO Rate, (e) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Adjusted Term CORRA, and (f) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars (if such Type of Borrowing is applicable pursuant to Section 2.13), the Adjusted Daily Simple CORRA.
“Relevant Screen Rate” means (a) with respect to any Term SOFR Borrowing, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, (b) with respect to any EURIBOR Borrowing, the EURIBO Screen Rate and (c) with respect to any Term CORRA Borrowing, the Term CORRA.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Restricted Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.07.
“Reuters” means Thomson Reuters Corporation, Refinitiv or, in each case, a successor thereto.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means a Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure or a Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure.
“RFR Borrowing” means any Borrowing comprised of RFR Loans.
“RFR Business Day” means (a) for any Loan denominated in Sterling, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for general business in London, (b) for any Loan denominated in US Dollars, a U.S. Government Securities Business Day and (c) for any Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which commercial banks in Toronto are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
“RFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to a Daily Simple RFR.
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“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor to its ratings agency business.
“Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement whereby the Company or a Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred; provided that any such arrangement entered into within 180 days after the acquisition or construction of the subject property shall not be deemed to be a “Sale-Leaseback Transaction”.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive territorial Sanctions (at the date of this Agreement, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the United Kingdom government, including by His Majesty’s Treasury, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person 50% or more owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the United Kingdom government, including those administered by His Majesty’s Treasury, the European Union or any EU member state.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to the functions of such Commission.
“Securities Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Securitization Transaction” means, with respect to any Person, any transfer by such Person or any of its subsidiaries of accounts receivable or interests therein (a) to a trust, partnership, corporation or other entity, which transfer is funded by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or any successor transferee of Indebtedness or other securities that are to receive payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such accounts receivable or interests therein, or (b) directly to one or more investors or other purchasers; provided that the term “Securitization Transaction” shall not include sales, transfers or other dispositions of accounts receivable (i) in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and not as part of any accounts receivable financing transaction or (ii) as part of a Supply Chain Financing Arrangement. The amount of any Securitization Transaction shall be deemed at any time to be the aggregate principal or stated
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amount of the Indebtedness or other securities referred to in clause (a) of the preceding sentence or, if there shall be no such principal or stated amount, the uncollected amount of the accounts receivable or interests therein transferred pursuant to such Securitization Transaction net of any such accounts receivable or interests therein that have been written off as uncollectible.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s Website or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SONIA” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SONIA Administrator” means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
“SONIA Administrator’s Website” means the Bank of England’s website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.
“SONIA Borrowing” means any Borrowing comprised of SONIA Loans.
“SONIA Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Daily Simple SONIA.
“Sterling” or “£” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom. “Subordinated Indebtedness” of any Person means any Indebtedness of such Person that by its express terms is subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Person.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent, or (c) that is a subsidiary within the meaning of Section 531 (excluding Section 531(6)) of the Companies (Guernsey) Law 2008, as amended from time to time.
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“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.
“Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement” means the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, between the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Administrative Agent, providing for a guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantors of the Obligations, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, together with all supplements thereto.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means, at any time, each Subsidiary (if any) party to the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement at such time, it being understood that at such time as such Subsidiary is released from its obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary Guarantor. For the avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged that there are no Subsidiary Guarantors as of the Effective Date.
“Supply Chain Financing Arrangement” means any arrangement whereby (a) the Company or any Subsidiary engages with another Person, which may include a financial institution, to pay accounts payable of the Company or such Subsidiary on behalf of the Company or such Subsidiary earlier than the contractual due date for such accounts payable and subsequently the Company or such Subsidiary makes payment to such Person rather than to the original payee in respect of such accounts payable on or around the contractual due date for such accounts payable or (b) the Company or any Subsidiary engages with another Person, which may include a customer of the Company or such Subsidiary or a financial institution, to receive payment for outstanding accounts receivable of the Company or such Subsidiary earlier than the contractual due date for such accounts receivable and, if such Person is not the original payor, subsequently to have payments in respect of such accounts receivable made by the original payor to such Person on or around the contractual due date for such accounts payable, in each case, (i) subject to customary payment discounts, fees and other amounts payable to the Person making payment on such accounts payable or accounts receivable, as applicable, and (ii) in the ordinary course of business pursuant to one or more “supply chain financing” arrangements (and not as part of a factoring, securitization or other debt or similar financing by the Company or any Subsidiary).
“Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Swiss Subsidiary.
“Swiss Federal Tax Administration” means the Swiss federal tax authorities referred to in Article 34 of the Swiss Withholding Tax Act.
“Swiss Guidelines” means, collectively, (a) Guideline S-02.123 in relation to interbank loans of 22 September 1986 (Merkblatt “Verrechnungssteuer auf Zinsen von Bankguthaben, deren Gläubiger Banken sind (Interbankguthaben)” vom 22. September 1986), (b) Guideline S-02.130.1 in relation to money market instruments and book claims of April 1999 (Merkblatt vom April 1999 betreffend Geldmarktpapiere und Buchforderungen inländischer Schuldner), (c) Circular Letter No. 34 of 26 July 2011 (1-034-V-2011) in relation to deposits (Kreisschreiben Nr. 34 “Kundenguthaben” vom 26. Juli 2011), (d) Circular Letter No. 15 of 3 October 2017 (1-015-DVS-2017) in relation to bonds and derivative financial instruments as subject matter of taxation of Swiss federal income tax, Swiss withholding tax and Swiss stamp taxes (Kreisschreiben Nr. 15 “Obligationen und derivative Finanzinstrumente als Gegenstand der
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direkten Bundessteuer, der Verrechnungssteuer und der Stempelabgaben” vom 3. Oktober 2017), (e) Circular Letter No. 46 of 24 July 2019 (1-046-DVS-2019) in relation to syndicated credit facilities (Kreisschreiben Nr. 46 betreffend steuerliche Behandlung von Konsortialdarlehen, Schuldscheindarlehen, Wechseln und Unterbeteiligungen vom 24. Juli 2019) and (f) Circular Letter No. 47 of 25 July 2019 (1-047-DVS-2019) in relation to bonds (Kreisschreiben Nr. 47 betreffend Obligationen vom 25. Juli 2019), in each case as issued, amended or replaced from time to time by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung) or as substituted or superseded and overruled by any law, statute, ordinance, court decision, regulation or the like as in force from time to time.
“Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank” means any Person than does not qualify as a Swiss Qualifying Bank.
“Swiss Qualifying Bank” means (a) any bank as defined in the Swiss Federal Banks and Savings Institutions Act dated November 8, 1934, as amended from time to time, or (b) any Person that effectively conducts banking activities with its own infrastructure and staff as its principal purpose and which has a banking license in full force and effect issued in accordance with the banking laws in force in its jurisdiction of incorporation, or if acting through a branch, issued in accordance with the banking laws in the jurisdiction of such branch, in each case within the meaning of the Swiss Guidelines.
“Swiss Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of, or resident for tax purposes in, Switzerland or any political subdivision thereof.
“Swiss Ten Non-Bank Rule” means the rule that the aggregate number of Lenders in respect of Loans to each Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement that are Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks must not at any time exceed 10, all in accordance with the Swiss Guidelines.
“Swiss Twenty Non-Bank Rule” means the rule that the aggregate number of creditors (including Lenders that are not Swiss Qualifying Banks but excluding, in accordance with article 14a of the Swiss Withholding Tax Ordinance, the Company and its Subsidiaries) of any Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary under all outstanding borrowings (including under this Agreement) made or deemed to be made to such Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary shall not at any time exceed 20, all in accordance with the Swiss Guidelines.
“Swiss Withholding Tax” means the Swiss withholding tax as per the Swiss Withholding Tax Act.
“Swiss Withholding Tax Act” means the Swiss federal act on withholding tax, of October 13, 1965, as amended from time to time.
“Swiss Withholding Tax Ordinance” means the Swiss Federal Ordinance on the Withholding Tax of 19 December 1966 (Verordnung über die Verrechnungssteuer), as amended from time to time.
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“Swiss Withholding Tax Rules” means, together, the Swiss Ten Non-Bank Rule and the Swiss Twenty Non-Bank Rule.
“Syndication Agent” means HSBC UK Bank plc.
“T2” means the real time gross settlement system operated by the Eurosystem (or, if such system ceases to be operative, such other system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Company) to be a suitable replacement).
“TARGET Day” means any day on which the T2 is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, withholdings (including backup withholding), value added taxes or other goods and services, use or sales taxes, assessments fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Benchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR (other than as a result of clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”), the EURIBO Rate or the Adjusted Term CORRA.
“Term CORRA” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Term CORRA Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day”) that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term CORRA Administrator; provided that if as of 1:00 p.m., Toronto time, on any Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day the Term CORRA Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term CORRA Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term CORRA Reference Rate has not occurred, then the Term CORRA will be the Term CORRA Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term CORRA Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such Term CORRA Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term CORRA Administrator so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than five Business Days prior to such Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day.
“Term CORRA Administrator” means Candeal Benchmark Administration Services Inc., TSX Inc. or any successor administrator.
“Term CORRA Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of Term CORRA Loans.
“Term CORRA Loan” means any Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term CORRA.
“Term CORRA Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Company and the Lenders of the occurrence of a Term CORRA Reelection Event.
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“Term CORRA Reelection Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term CORRA has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term CORRA is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event has previously occurred with respect to Term CORRA resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.13(b) that is not Term CORRA.
“Term CORRA Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on CORRA.
“Term SOFR” means, with respect to any Term SOFR Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator.
“Term SOFR Borrowing” means any Borrowing comprised of Term SOFR Loans. “Term SOFR Loan” means any Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR (other than solely as a result of clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any Term SOFR Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor has not been published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Term SOFR has not occurred, then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Test Period” means, on any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered, or are required to have been delivered, pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) or, if prior to the date of the delivery of the first financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a).
“Tranche” means a Class of Commitments and extensions of credit thereunder. For purposes hereof, each of the following shall comprise a separate Tranche: (a) the Tranche A
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Commitments, the Tranche A Loans and the Letters of Credit and participations therein (“Tranche A”) and (b) the Tranche B Commitments and the Tranche B Loans (“Tranche B”).
“Tranche A” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tranche”.
“Tranche A Borrower” means the Company and any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Tranche A Subsidiary.
“Tranche A Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Tranche A Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 or assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 11.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Tranche A Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or the Accession Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Tranche A Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of Tranche A Commitments on the Effective Date is US$240,000,000.
“Tranche A Lender” means a Lender with a Tranche A Commitment or a Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Tranche A Lending Office” means, with respect to any Tranche A Lender, the office(s) of such Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender) specified as its “Lending Office(s)” in its Administrative Questionnaire or such other office(s) of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may hereafter designate from time to time as its “Tranche A Lending Office(s)” by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent. A Tranche A Lender may designate different Tranche A Lending Offices for Loans to Tranche A Borrowers in different jurisdictions.
“Tranche A Loans” means Loans made by the Tranche A Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Tranche A Percentage” means, with respect to any Tranche A Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate Tranche A Commitments represented by such Tranche A Lender’s Tranche A Commitment at such time; provided that (a) for purposes of Section 2.19 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Tranche A Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Tranche A Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate Tranche A Commitments (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Tranche A Commitment) represented by such Tranche A Lender’s Tranche A Commitment at such time and (b) if the Tranche A Commitments have expired or been terminated, the Tranche A Percentages shall be determined on the basis of the Tranche A Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments and to any Tranche A Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.
“Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate amount of (a) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of such Lender’s outstanding Tranche A Loans and (b) such Lender’s LC Exposure.
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“Tranche A Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Guernsey, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Denmark or Cyprus or any political subdivision of any thereof.
“Tranche B” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tranche”.
“Tranche B Borrower” means the Company and any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Tranche B Subsidiary.
“Tranche B Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Tranche B Loans, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 or assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 11.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Tranche B Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or the Accession Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Tranche B Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of Tranche B Commitments on the Effective Date is US$260,000,000.
“Tranche B Lender” means a Lender with a Tranche B Commitment or a Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Tranche B Lending Office” means, with respect to any Tranche B Lender, the office(s) of such Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender) specified as its “Lending Office(s)” in its Administrative Questionnaire or such other office(s) of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may hereafter designate from time to time as its “Tranche B Lending Office(s)” by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent. A Tranche B Lender may designate different Tranche B Lending Offices for Loans to Tranche B Borrowers in different jurisdictions.
“Tranche B Loans” means Loans made by the Tranche B Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Tranche B Percentage” means, with respect to any Tranche B Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate Tranche B Commitments represented by such Tranche B Lender’s Tranche B Commitment at such time; provided that if the Tranche B Commitments have expired or been terminated, the Tranche B Percentages shall be determined on the basis of the Tranche B Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
“Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of such Lender’s outstanding Tranche B Loans.
“Tranche B Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Guernsey, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Denmark, Cyprus or Canada or any political subdivision of any thereof.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Credit Documents to which it is to be a party, the making of the Loans, the use of the
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proceeds thereof, the issuance of the Letters of Credit, the creation of the Guarantee provided for in Article X or under the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR (other than solely as a result of clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”), the Daily Simple RFR, the EURIBO Rate, the Adjusted Term CORRA, the Alternate Base Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate.
“UK Borrowing Subsidiary” means (a) any Borrowing Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of the United Kingdom or (b) any other Borrowing Subsidiary obligated to make payments hereunder or under any other Credit Document that are potentially subject to withholding taxes imposed by the laws of the United Kingdom.
“UK DTTP Scheme” means the Double Taxation Treaty Passport Scheme administered by HMRC.
“UK Financial Institutions” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any Person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“US Borrowing Subsidiary” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a US Subsidiary.
“US Dollar Equivalent” means, on any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount in US Dollars, such amount and (b) with respect to any amount in any currency other than US Dollars, the equivalent in US Dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent using the Exchange Rate with respect to such currency at the time in effect. The US Dollar Equivalent at any time of the amount of any Letter of Credit, LC Disbursement or Loan denominated in any currency other than US Dollars shall be the amount most recently determined as provided in Section 1.05.
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“US Dollars” or “US$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America. “US Person” means (a) a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and (b) any disregarded entity (for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of any person described in (a) above.
“US Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
“USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated or issued thereunder.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that Person or any other Person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Tranche A Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term SOFR Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Tranche A Term SOFR Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Tranche A Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term SOFR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Tranche A Term SOFR Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03. 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 tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein (including any Credit 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
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set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, regulation or other law herein shall be construed (i) as referring to such statute, regulation or other law as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor statutes, regulations or other laws) and (ii) to include all official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment 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 and (e) 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.
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time; provided that (a) if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company 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 the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith with a view to agreeing on an amendment of such provision that will preserve the original intent thereof while giving effect to such change in GAAP and (b) 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) and 5.01(b)), and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, (i) without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) to value any Indebtedness at “fair value”, as defined therein, (ii) 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 or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) 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, (iii) without giving effect to any valuation of Indebtedness below its full stated principal amount as a result of the application of Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, it being agreed that Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof notwithstanding the application of such Accounting Standards Update and (iv) without giving effect to any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the implementation of Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) or any other proposals issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in connection therewith, in each case to the extent such adoption would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar
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SECTION 1.05. Currency Translation. The Administrative Agent shall determine the US Dollar Equivalent of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than US Dollars as of each applicable Exchange Rate Date, in each case using the Exchange Rate for such currency in relation to US Dollars, and each such amount shall be the US Dollar Equivalent of such Borrowing or Letter of Credit until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to this sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any determination under Article V, Article VI (other than Section 6.05) or Article VII or any determination under any other provision of this Agreement expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate, 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. For purposes of Section 6.05, amounts in currencies other than US Dollars shall be translated into US Dollars at the currency exchange rates used in preparing the Company’s annual and quarterly financial statements.
SECTION 1.06. Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in US Dollars or a Foreign 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 or a Term CORRA Reelection Event, Section 2.13(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.
SECTION 1.07. Blocking Regulation. In relation to any Lender (each, a “Restricted Lender”) that is subject to the regulations referred to below, any representation, warranty or covenant set forth herein that refers to Sanctions (each, a “Specified Provision”) shall apply for the benefit of such Restricted Lender only to the extent that such Specified Provision would not result in a violation of, conflict with or liability under Council Regulation (EC) 2271/96 (or any law implementing such regulation in any member state of the European Union), Section 7 of the
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German Foreign Trade Regulation (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung) or any similar blocking or anti-boycott law in Canada (including the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures (United States) Order, 1992 passed under the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (Canada)), the United Kingdom or any other relevant jurisdiction (the “Mandatory Restrictions”). In the event of any consent or direction by Lenders in respect of any Specified Provision of which a Restricted Lender does not have the benefit due to a Mandatory Restriction, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of Required Lenders or Majority in Interest, for so long as such Restricted Lender shall be subject to a Mandatory Restriction, the Commitment and the Revolving Credit Exposure of such Restricted Lender will be disregarded for the purpose of determining whether the requisite consent of the Lenders has been obtained or direction by the requisite Lenders has been made, it being agreed, however, that, unless, in connection with any such determination, the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from any Lender stating that such Lender is a Restricted Lender with respect thereto, each Lender shall be presumed, in connection with such determination, not to be a Restricted Lender.
SECTION 1.08. Divisions. For all purposes under the Credit 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.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments. (a) Tranche A Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Tranche A Lender agrees to make Tranche A Loans denominated in US Dollars, Sterling and Euro to the Tranche A Borrowers from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result (after giving effect to any application of proceeds of such Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.10) in (i) the aggregate Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Tranche A Commitments or (ii) the Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender exceeding its Tranche A Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Tranche A Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Tranche A Loans.
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SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Tranche A Loan shall be made as part of a Tranche A Borrowing consisting of Tranche A Loans of the same Type and currency made to the same Tranche A Borrower by the Tranche A Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Tranche A Commitments. Each Tranche B Loan shall be made as part of a Tranche B Borrowing consisting of Tranche B Loans of the same Type and currency made to the same Tranche B Borrower by the Tranche B Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Tranche B Commitments. 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 no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
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SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a borrowing of Loans, the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a written Borrowing Request (a) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (b) in case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency, 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 an RFR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five RFR Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (d) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of such proposed Borrowing and (e) in the case of a Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing, not later than 1:30 pm, New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that, with respect to any Term SOFR Borrowing made on the Effective Date, the Company shall have delivered such written Borrowing Request not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one U.S. Government Securities Business Day before the Effective Date (or such later time as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent). Each Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be signed by a Financial Officer of the applicable Borrower (or, as applicable, of the Company); provided that if such 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 Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
Any Borrowing Request that shall fail to specify any of the information required by the preceding provisions of this paragraph may be rejected by the Administrative Agent if such failure is not corrected promptly after the Administrative Agent shall give written or telephonic notice thereof
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to the applicable Borrower and, if so rejected, will be of no force or effect. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender that will make a Loan as part of the requested Borrowing of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, any Borrower may request any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit (or to amend or extend outstanding Letters of Credit) denominated in US Dollars, Sterling or Euro for its own account or the account of any Subsidiary (provided that a Borrower shall be a co-applicant and co-obligor with respect to each Letter of Credit issued for the account of any Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) in a form reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time prior to the fifth Business Day preceding the Maturity Date. 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 a Subsidiary to, or entered into by a Borrower or a Subsidiary with, an Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. For all purposes of this Agreement, each Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a Letter of Credit issued hereunder for the account of the applicable Borrower (or, in the case of an Existing Letter of Credit in respect of which the account party is a Subsidiary that is not a Borrower, for the account of the Company). On the Effective Date, the Tranche A Lenders shall hold participations in any Existing Letter of Credit on such date in proportion to the Tranche A Lenders’ respective Tranche A Percentage determined after giving effect to the amendment and restatement hereof (including Schedule 2.01) on the Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, 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 shall prohibit, or require that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense that was not applicable on the Effective Date and that such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it; or (ii) the issuance, amendment or extending of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally.
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SECTION 2.05. [Reserved].
SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings. (a) 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 2:00 p.m., New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by the Administrative Agent for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loan proceeds available to the applicable Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to the account specified in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.04(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and such Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, (A) if such payment is denominated in US Dollars, the greater of (x) the NYFRB Rate and (y) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (B) if such payment is denominated in any currency other than US Dollars, the greater of (x) the rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error, it being understood that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, for such purpose deem its cost of funds to be equal to the Foreign Currency Overnight Rate) and (y) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the subject Loan. If the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the applicable Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the applicable Borrower for such period. If the applicable Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the applicable Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the applicable Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections. (a) 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 the applicable Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the applicable Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type (to the extent such Type is available for the applicable currency under Section 2.02(b)) or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section and on terms consistent with the other provisions
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of this Agreement. A Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of an affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans resulting from an election made with respect to any such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
If any Interest Election Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
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SECTION 2.08. Termination, Reduction, Extension and Increase of Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.
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SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan made to such Borrower on the Maturity Date. Each Borrower will pay the principal amount of each Loan made to such Borrower and the accrued interest on such Loan in the currency of such Loan.
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SECTION 2.10. Prepayment of Loans. (a) Each Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay, without premium or penalty, any Borrowing of such Borrower in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section and subject to Section 2.15.
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SECTION 2.11. Fees. (a) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, in US Dollars, for the account of each Lender, a facility fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate (as set forth under the caption “Facility Fee Rate” in the definition of such term) on the daily amount of each Commitment of such Lender, whether used or unused, during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment expires or is terminated; provided that if any Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure under any Tranche after its Commitment under such Tranche terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure under such Tranche from and including the date on which such Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure under such Tranche. Facility fees accrued through and including the last day of each March, June, September and December shall be payable in arrears on the 15th day following such last day, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Effective Date, and, with respect to the facility fees accrued on Commitments under any Tranche, on the date on which the Commitments under such Tranche shall terminate; provided that any facility fees accruing on the Revolving Credit Exposure under any Tranche after the date on which the Commitments under such Tranche terminate shall be payable on demand. All facility 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).
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SECTION 2.12. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate (as set forth under the caption “ABR/Canadian Prime Rate Spread”).
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then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof (which may be made by telephone) to the Company and the Lenders as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) delivers a new Interest Election Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.07 or a new Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03, (A) in the case of Loans denominated in US Dollars, any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing of such Class to, or continuation of any Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing for such Interest Period and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class for such Interest Period shall instead be deemed to be an Interest Election Request or a Borrowing Request, as applicable, for (x) a Daily Simple SOFR Borrowing for so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of Section 2.13(a)(i) or 2.13(a)(ii) or (y) an ABR Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is also the subject of Section 2.13(a)(i) or 2.13(a)(ii), (B) in the case of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing of such Class to, or continuation of any Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing for such Interest Period and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class for such Interest Period shall instead be deemed to be an Interest Election Request or a Borrowing Request, as applicable, for a Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing and (C) in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency (other than Canadian Dollars), any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing of such Class to, or continuation of any Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing for such Interest Period and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class for such Interest Period or an RFR Borrowing of such Class, in each case, for the relevant Benchmark, shall be ineffective; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then all other Types of Borrowings shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan of such Class and in such Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Company’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 2.13(a) with respect to the Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan, then until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) delivers a new Interest Election Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.07 or a new Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03, (A) in the case of Loans denominated in US Dollars, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan of such Class shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan convert to, and shall constitute (x) a Daily Simple SOFR Loan for so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of Section 2.13(a)(i) or 2.13(a)(ii) or (y) an ABR Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is also the subject of Section 2.13(a)(i) or 2.13(a)(ii) and (2) any RFR Loan of such Class shall on and from such day convert to, and shall constitute, an ABR Loan and (B) in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency (other than Canadian Dollars) shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan, convert to, and shall constitute, a CBR Loan that bears interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable
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Agreed Currency plus the CBR Spread, (2) any Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan, convert to, and shall constitute, a Canadian Prime Rate Loan that bears interest at the Canadian Prime Rate plus the Applicable Rate and (3) any RFR Loan shall on and from such day convert to, and shall constitute, a CBR Loan that bears interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines at any time that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency or the Canadian Prime Rate, as applicable, at the applicable Borrower’s election (exercised by written notice to the Administrative Agent): (A) such Loan shall be converted into an ABR Loan denominated in US Dollars (in an aggregate principal amount equal to the US Dollar Equivalent (for this purpose, determined using the Exchange Rate on the date of determination) of the applicable Loan) immediately or (B) such Loan shall be prepaid by the applicable Borrower on the day that such Borrower receives notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (it being understood that if no election is made by the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) by such day, the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected clause (A)). Interest on any CBR Loan shall be payable, and principal of any CBR Loan shall be payable or prepayable, in each case, as would be applicable to the Loan that was converted into such CBR Loan.
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SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to any Lender or any Issuing Bank of making, maintaining, continuing or converting any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any Loan) or participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by any Lender, any Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Company will (or will cause the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary to) pay to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, such Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
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SECTION 2.15. 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 any such notice may be revoked under Section 2.10(d) 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 Company pursuant to Section 2.18(b) or the CAM Exchange, then, in any such event, the applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense (but not for any lost profit) attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof. Payments of any amounts due under this Section shall be without duplication of any payments required to be made under Section 2.14, 2.16 or 2.20. To the extent payment of any amount due under this Section is also required under one or more of Sections 2.14, 2.16 and 2.20, such payment will be due only under Section 2.16 or, if not within the scope of Section 2.16, under any one other Section as the payee may elect.
SECTION 2.16. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding from any Tax for such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to much 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, for the avoidance of doubt, the net remittance and refund procedures as set out in Section 2.12(j) shall apply). If such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.
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SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (a) Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Credit Document (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements or otherwise) prior to the time required hereunder or under such other Credit Document for such payment or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
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date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off 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 for the account of the applicable Lenders to such account as the Administrative Agent shall from time to time specify in one or more notices delivered to the Company, except that payments to be made directly to an Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein shall be made directly to such parties and payments pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.20 and 11.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. 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 Credit 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. All payments hereunder of principal or interest in respect of any Loan or LC Disbursement shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be made in the currency of such Loan or LC Disbursement; all other payments hereunder and under each other Credit Document 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.
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SECTION 2.18. Mitigation by Lenders; Replacement of Lenders; Mitigation by Borrowers. (a) Each Lender shall, to the extent practicable, designate each Tranche A Lending Office and Tranche B Lending Office, and select any branch or Affiliate through which it makes any Loan as contemplated by Section 2.02(b), with a view to minimizing, and if possible avoiding, any required payment by the Borrowers of additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.14, 2.16 or 2.20; provided that no Lender shall be required to designate a Tranche A Lending Office or a Tranche B Lending Office or to select a branch or Affiliate for the making of any Loan if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or selection would subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense or entail any other financial, legal or business disadvantage. If any Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amount to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, 2.16 or 2.20, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its affected Loans or other extensions of credit hereunder or to assign its affected rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14, 2.16 or 2.20, 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 designation or assignment pursuant to the immediately
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preceding sentence to eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14, 2.16 or 2.20 as a result of any Change in Law after the Effective Date.
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SECTION 2.19. Defaulting Lenders. 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 such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
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In the event that (x) a Bankruptcy Event or Bail-In Action with respect to a Lender Parent of any Tranche A Lender shall have occurred following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (y) any Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Tranche A Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Tranche A Lender commits to extend credit, such Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit, unless such Issuing Bank shall have entered into arrangements with the Company or the applicable Tranche A Lender satisfactory to such Issuing Bank to defease any risk to it in respect of such Tranche A Lender hereunder.
In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Company and, in the case of a Defaulting Lender that is a Tranche A Lender, each Issuing Bank agree that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the LC Exposure of the Tranche A Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Tranche A Commitments and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans and such of the funded participations in LC Disbursements of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans and funded participations in accordance with its applicable Tranche A Percentage and/or Tranche B Percentage, as the case may be, and such Lender shall thereupon cease to be a Defaulting Lender (but shall not be entitled to receive any fees suspended during the period when it was a Defaulting Lender, and all amendments, waivers or other modifications effected without its consent in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.02 and this Section during such period shall be binding on it). The rights and remedies against, and with respect to, a Defaulting Lender under this Section 2.19 are in addition to, and cumulative and not in limitation of, all other rights and remedies that the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank, the Company or any other Borrower may at any time have against, or with respect to, such Defaulting Lender.
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SECTION 2.20. Foreign Subsidiary Costs. (a) If the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining any Loan to or participating in any Letter of Credit issued for the account of or made to, any Borrower is increased (or the amount of any sum received or receivable by any Lender (or its applicable lending office) is reduced) by an amount deemed in good faith by such Lender to be material, by reason of the fact that such Borrower is incorporated in, or conducts business in, a jurisdiction outside the United States of America, such Borrower shall indemnify such Lender for such increased cost or reduction within 15 days after demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent). A certificate of such Lender claiming compensation under this paragraph and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder (and the basis for the calculation of such amount or amounts) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
SECTION 2.21. Borrowing Subsidiaries. (a) The Company may at any time and from time to time designate (i) any Tranche A Subsidiary as a Tranche A Borrower or (ii) any Tranche B Subsidiary as a Tranche B Borrower, in each case by delivery to the Administrative Agent of (A) a notice of such designation setting forth the effective date thereof (which shall be not fewer than 10 Business Days after the delivery of such notice) and (B) a Borrower Joinder Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and by the Company; provided that the Company shall not designate any Swiss Subsidiary as a Tranche A Borrower or a Tranche B Borrower if the Swiss Twenty Non-Bank Rule would be violated upon the making of any Tranche A Loan, Tranche B Loan or other extension of credit hereunder to such Swiss Subsidiary. The Administrative Agent shall promptly make copies of any such notice and Borrower Joinder Agreement available to each Tranche A Lender or Tranche B Lender, as the case may be. On the effective date specified in such
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notice, such Subsidiary shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a Tranche A Borrower or a Tranche B Borrower, as the case may be, and a party to this Agreement; provided that no Borrower Joinder Agreement shall become effective as to any Subsidiary (x) if within 10 Business Days following the receipt of such notice of designation by the Tranche A Lenders or the Tranche B Lenders, as the case may be, any such Lender shall have advised the Administrative Agent and the Company that it is unlawful for such Lender, or contrary to its internal policies of general applicability, to extend credit to such Subsidiary as provided herein or (y) if the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lenders shall not have received, at least five Business Days prior to the date of such effectiveness, all documentation and other information relating to such Subsidiary requested by them for purposes of ensuring compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, the Criminal Code (Canada), the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and the Anti-Terrorism Act (Canada), and if the Subsidiary is a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification from such Subsidiary. Any Borrowing Subsidiary shall continue to be a Tranche A Borrower or a Tranche B Borrower, as the case may be, until the Company shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrower Termination Agreement with respect to such Subsidiary, whereupon such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Borrowing Subsidiary hereunder; provided that no Borrower Termination Agreement will become effective as to any Borrowing Subsidiary until all Loans made to such Borrowing Subsidiary shall have been repaid, all Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrowing Subsidiary have been drawn in full or have expired and all amounts payable by such Borrowing Subsidiary in respect of LC Disbursements, interest and/or fees (and, to the extent notified by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any other amounts payable under this Agreement by such Borrowing Subsidiary) shall have been paid in full; provided further that such Borrower Termination Agreement shall be effective to terminate the right of such Borrowing Subsidiary to request or receive further extensions of credit under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall promptly make copies of any Borrower Termination Agreement available to each Tranche A Lender or Tranche B Lender, as the case may be.
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ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
The Company represents and warrants, and each other Borrower represents and warrants as to itself and its subsidiaries, to the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each Loan Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s corporate, partnership or other applicable powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other applicable action and, if required, by stockholder or other equityholder action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower, and each other Credit Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Borrower, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, in each case, 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.
SECTION 3.03. 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 such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of any Loan Party, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, material agreement or other material instrument binding upon any Loan Party or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party, except to the extent that such violation or default would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party (other than Liens created hereunder), except to the extent that the creation or imposition of such Lien would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (e) have received all requisite approvals from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission for borrowings by the Company or any Guernsey Borrowing Subsidiary.
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SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The Company has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, audited and reported on by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, and its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income and cash flows as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to, in the case of such quarterly financial statements, normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(b) Since September 30, 2023, there has been no event or condition that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for defects in title that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Company and the Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable likelihood 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 Credit Documents or the Transactions.
(b) Except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Company and the 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
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binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. No Loan Party is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Company and the 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) any Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books reserves if and as required by 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. Based on the laws in effect as of the date of this representation, the Company is resident in Guernsey for tax purposes and is either subject to a zero percent corporate income tax rate or is otherwise exempt from payment of corporate income tax.
SECTION 3.10. Employee Benefit Plans. (a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group are entities deemed to hold “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA).
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the other written reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on or before the Effective Date in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided that, with respect to any forward-looking financial information, the Borrowers represent and warrant only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable at the time, it being recognized by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that such information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount.
SECTION 3.12. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Company maintains and will maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company, the Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Company and the Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, their respective officers, employees, directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers, in their capacities as
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such, or, to the knowledge of the Company, employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, direct use of the proceeds thereof or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, indirect use of proceeds thereof, and no issuance of a Letter of Credit (it being understood that no representation is made as to the use of proceeds of a drawing under any Letter of Credit by a beneficiary thereof), will result in a violation by any party hereto of Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
SECTION 3.13. Affected Financial Institutions. No Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution.
SECTION 3.14. Federal Reserve Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board). No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that would entail a violation of Regulation U or Regulation X of the Federal Reserve Board. Not more than 25% of the value of the assets subject to the restrictions on the sale, pledge or other disposition of assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries contained in Section 6.02 or Section 6.04 of this Agreement, or in any other agreement to which any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender is party, will at any time be represented by margin stock.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. This Agreement shall not become effective as an amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party (which, subject to Section 11.06(b), may include any Electronic Signatures transmitted by emailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page).
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of (i) Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel for the Borrowers, and (ii) Mourant Ozannes (Guernsey) LLP, Guernsey counsel, in each case covering such matters relating to the Borrowers, the Credit Documents and the Transactions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. The Company hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of each Borrower, the authorization of the Transactions and any other matters relating to the Borrowers, the Credit Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
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(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President, the Secretary or a Financial Officer of the Company, confirming that on and as of the Effective Date, the representations and warranties of the Borrowers set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) and no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable by any Borrower on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by any Borrower hereunder.
(f) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information relating to any Borrower requested by them in writing at least 10 Business Days prior to the Effective Date for purposes of ensuring compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, the Criminal Code (Canada), the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and the Anti-Terrorism Act (Canada), and, if any of the Borrowers is a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification, not fewer than five Business Days prior to the Effective Date.
(g) No Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall be outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, and interest, fees and other amounts accrued for the accounts of the lenders or issuing banks under the Existing Credit Agreement, whether or not at the time due, shall have been or shall concurrently be paid in full (and each Lender that is a “Lender” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement hereby waives (i) any compensation due under Section 2.15 of the Existing Credit Agreement that might arise from such prepayment of Loans and (ii) the requirement under Section 2.10(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement to provide a prepayment notice not less than three Business Days prior to such prepayment of Loans; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Company shall provide such notice of prepayment on or before the Effective Date).
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 11.02, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each
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document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender.
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing 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:
(a) The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in this Agreement (other than, after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.04(b) and 3.06(a)) or any other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable (or, to the extent such representations and warranties are expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such date) (with references to financial statements therein being deemed to refer to the financial statements most recently delivered by the Company under Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b)).
(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing (other than any conversion or continuation of any outstanding Loan) and each issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Company on the date thereof that the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section have been satisfied.
SECTION 4.03. Initial Credit Event for each Additional Borrowing Subsidiary. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans to, and the obligations of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit for the account of, any Borrowing Subsidiary that becomes a Borrowing Subsidiary after the Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.21 are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received such Borrowing Subsidiary’s Borrower Joinder Agreement, duly executed by the parties thereto (which, subject to Section 11.06(b), may include Electronic Signatures transmitted by emailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page).
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents (including such legal opinions) as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the formation, existence and good standing of such Borrowing Subsidiary, the authorization and legality of the Transactions insofar as they relate to such Borrowing Subsidiary and any other legal matters relating to such Borrowing Subsidiary, its Borrower Joinder Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
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ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements have been reimbursed, the Company covenants and agrees, and each Borrowing Subsidiary covenants and agrees as to itself and its subsidiaries, with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each Lender:
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Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to have been delivered if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on the Approved Electronic Platform or shall be publicly available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section may also be delivered by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Loan Parties with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, promptly after any Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company acquires knowledge thereof, written notice of the following:
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Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and, in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (a) above, shall expressly state that such notice is a “notice of default”.
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary will keep in full force and effect its legal existence. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction permitted under Section 6.04.
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, pay its material obligations, including material Tax liabilities, before the same shall result in Liens on any material assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of 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 customary among companies engaged in the same or similar businesses (other than risks that, if actualized, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect).
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent, or by any Lender acting through the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable prior notice from the Administrative Agent, 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 in no event shall the requirements set forth in this Section 5.06 require the Company or any Subsidiary to provide any such information (a) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by law or any binding agreement (for which no exception is available or approval has been obtained) or (c) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work-product; provided,
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further, that the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent to the extent the Company and its Subsidiaries are not providing otherwise requested information.
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, (a) comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities 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, and (b) maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds.
SECTION 5.09. Compliance with Swiss Withholding Tax Rules. Each Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary shall ensure that while it is a Borrower it shall comply with the Swiss Withholding Tax Rules; provided that the Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary shall not be in breach of this covenant if its number of creditors in respect of either the Swiss Ten Non-Bank Rule or the Swiss Twenty-Non Bank Rule is exceeded solely by reason of a failure by one or more Lenders to comply with their obligations under Section 2.16(h) or 11.04(k) or by having lost its status as Swiss Qualifying Bank (other than as a result of any Change in Law). For purposes of compliance with the Swiss Twenty Non-Bank Rule, each Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary shall assume for the purposes of determining the total number of creditors which are Non-Swiss Qualifying Banks that at all
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times there are 10 Lenders that are Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks (irrespective of whether or not there are, at any time, any such Lenders).
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements have been reimbursed, the Company covenants and agrees, and each Borrowing Subsidiary covenants and agrees as to itself and its subsidiaries, with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01. Subsidiary Indebtedness. The Company will not permit any Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary Guarantor) to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness or any Preferred Stock other than:
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SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any 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:
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SECTION 6.03. Sale and Lease Back Transactions. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale-Leaseback Transaction except (a) a Sale-Leaseback Transaction between the Company and a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries, and (b) to the extent that at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to the entry into any such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the Attributable Debt with respect to all such Sale-Leaseback Transactions in effect at any time, (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness permitted solely by Section 6.01(j) and (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by Liens and the outstanding Securitization Transactions, in each case, permitted solely by Section 6.02(h) does not exceed the Basket Amount.
SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (other than to the Company or one or more Subsidiaries), or liquidate or dissolve or be struck-off from the Register of Companies maintained by the Guernsey Registry, except that (i) any Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into the Company or any other Subsidiary, provided that (A) in any such transaction to which the Company is a party, the Company shall be the surviving or resulting Person, (B) in any such transaction to which any Borrowing Subsidiary is a party, such Borrowing Subsidiary shall
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be the surviving or resulting Person and (C) in any such transaction to which the Subsidiary Guarantor is a party (other than a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of such Subsidiary Guarantor with or into the Company), the surviving or resulting Person shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor or substantially concurrently therewith shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Section 11.20(a), in each case, unless the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor is, in accordance with Section 11.20(b), released substantially concurrently with the consummation of such transaction, (ii) any Person (other than the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the continuing or surviving entity is a Subsidiary, provided that (A) in any such transaction to which any Borrowing Subsidiary is a party, such Borrowing Subsidiary shall be the surviving Person and (B) in any such transaction to which the Subsidiary Guarantor is a party (other than a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of such Subsidiary Guarantor with or into the Company), the surviving or resulting Person shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor or substantially concurrently therewith shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Section 11.20(a), in each case, unless the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor is, in accordance with Section 11.20(b), released substantially concurrently with the consummation of such transaction, (iii) any Subsidiary (other than a Borrowing Subsidiary) may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any Person (other than the Company) in a disposition or other transaction not otherwise prohibited under this Section 6.04 in which, after giving effect to such transaction, the continuing or surviving entity is not a Subsidiary, and (iv) any Subsidiary (other than any Borrowing Subsidiary) may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders.
SECTION 6.05. Leverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Test Period to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00; provided that if, at any time after the Effective Date, the Company or any Subsidiary consummates a Qualified Material Acquisition, the Company may, by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent, elect to increase the maximum permitted Leverage Ratio to 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the fiscal quarter during which such Qualified Material Acquisition shall have occurred and as of the last day of each of the three immediately following fiscal quarters; provided further that, following any such election, no subsequent election may be made unless, as of the end of the last two consecutive fiscal quarters immediately preceding such subsequent election, the Company has maintained a Leverage Ratio of not greater than 3.50 to 1.00.
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ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
If any of the following events (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
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(i) any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking administration liquidation, reorganization or other relief (other than, in the case of any Material Subsidiary that is not a Borrowing Subsidiary, liquidation or dissolution expressly permitted by Section 6.04) under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking a declaration that any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary is en desastre, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of an administrator, liquidator, receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material
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allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Company or any other Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent shall at the request, and may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers; and in case of any event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers.
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ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action; Reliance; Limitation of Liability. (a) Each of the Lenders and Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Credit Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank exempts the Administrative Agent from the restrictions pursuant to Section 181 Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and similar restrictions applicable to it pursuant to any other applicable law, in each case to the extent legally possible for such Lender and Issuing Bank. Any Lender and any Issuing Bank that cannot grant such exemption shall notify the Administrative Agent accordingly and, upon request of the Administrative Agent, either act in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or any other Credit Document as required pursuant to this Agreement and/or such other Credit Document or grant a special power of attorney to a party acting on its behalf, in a manner that is not prohibited pursuant to Section 181 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and/or any other applicable laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of the Credit Documents to which the Administrative Agent is a party, and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Administrative Agent may have under such Credit Documents.
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Lender or Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Loans or other amounts outstanding hereunder or the rights of any Lender or Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.
SECTION 8.02. Posting of Communications; Approved Borrower Portal. (a) The Borrowers agree that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communications available to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks by posting such Communications on an Approved Electronic Platform. The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks agree that the Borrowers may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Borrower Communications to the Administrative Agent through an Approved Borrower Portal.
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SECTION 8.03. The Administrative Agent Individually. With respect to its Commitments, any Loans made by it hereunder or Letters of Credit issued by it, any Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank as any other Lender or Issuing Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks.
SECTION 8.04. Successor Administrative Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by providing 30 days’ notice of such resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company and, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, with the Company’s prior consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to appoint a successor. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank, that is reasonably acceptable to the Company. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder
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and under the other Credit Documents. The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Administrative Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Company, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents and (b) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, provided that (i) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Credit Document to the retiring Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the retiring Administrative Agent shall be made directly to such Person and (ii) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the retiring Administrative Agent shall also directly be given or made to each Lender and each Issuing Bank. Following the effectiveness of the Administrative Agent’s resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.03, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Credit Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8.05. Acknowledgment of Lenders and Issuing Banks. (a) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that (i) the Credit Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility, (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and in providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or Issuing Bank, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument (and each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing, such as a claim under the federal or state securities law), (iii) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, the Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent or any other Lender or Issuing Bank or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender or Issuing Bank and to make, acquire or hold Loans or issue Letters of Credit hereunder and (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, the Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent or any other Lender or Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information (which may contain material non-public information) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
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SECTION 8.06. Certain ERISA Matters. (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
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(b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Credit Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
SECTION 8.07. Miscellaneous. (a) The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks and, except solely to the extent of the Company’s consent rights pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth in this Article, none of the Borrowers or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any such provisions.
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ARTICLE IX
Collection Allocation Mechanism
On the CAM Exchange Date, (a) the Commitments shall automatically and without further act be terminated as provided in Article VII and (b) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have made reciprocal purchases of interests in the Designated Obligations such that, in lieu of the interests of each Lender in the particular Designated Obligations that it shall own as of such date and immediately prior to the CAM Exchange, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each Designated Obligation. Each Lender, each Person acquiring a participation from any Lender as contemplated by Section 11.04 and each Borrower hereby consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange. Each Borrower and each Lender agrees from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it hereunder to the Administrative Agent against delivery of any promissory notes so executed and delivered; provided that the failure of any Borrower to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange.
As a result of the CAM Exchange, on and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Credit Document in respect of the Designated Obligations shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages (to be redetermined as of each such date of payment or distribution to the extent required by the next paragraph), but giving effect to assignments after the CAM Exchange Date, it being understood that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of a single Class of Commitments or Loans.
In the event that, after the CAM Exchange, the aggregate amount of the Designated Obligations shall change as a result of the making of an LC Disbursement by an Issuing Bank that is not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower, then (a) each Tranche A Lender shall, in accordance with Section 2.04(d), promptly purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such LC Disbursement in the amount of such Lender’s Tranche A Percentage of such LC Disbursement (without giving effect to the CAM Exchange), (b) the Administrative Agent shall redetermine the CAM Percentages after giving effect to such LC Disbursement and the purchase of participations therein by the applicable Lenders, and the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have made reciprocal purchases of interests in the Designated Obligations such that each Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each of the Designated Obligations and (c) in the event distributions shall have been made in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Lenders shall make such payments to one another as shall be necessary in order that the amounts received by them shall be equal to the amounts they would have received had each LC Disbursement been outstanding immediately prior to the CAM
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Exchange. Each such redetermination shall be binding on each of the Lenders and their successors and assigns and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
ARTICLE X
Guarantee
In order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to extend credit to the Borrowing Subsidiaries hereunder, the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the payment when and as due of the Obligations of the Borrowing Subsidiaries. The Company further agrees that the due and punctual payment of such Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any such Obligation.
The Company waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Borrowing Subsidiary of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee hereunder and notice of protest for nonpayment. The Company further waives any rights it may have at law, including the droit de discussion or any other right it may otherwise have had of requiring the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent to pursue the Borrowing Subsidiaries or any other Person prior to enforcing its guarantee hereunder or before any action is taken hereunder against it, or any other right whether known as the droit de division or otherwise whereby the liability of the Company might otherwise have been reduced in any manner whatsoever or divided or apportioned with any other guarantor or any other Person. The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce or exercise any right or remedy against any Borrowing Subsidiary under the provisions of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or otherwise, (b) any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations, (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or release from, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or agreement, (d) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any of the Obligations, (e) any decree or order, or any law or regulation of any jurisdiction or event affecting any term of an Obligation or (f) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Company or otherwise operate as a discharge of a guarantor as a matter of law or equity or which would impair or eliminate any right of the Company to subrogation or any other circumstance that might constitute a defense of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary.
The Company further agrees that its guarantee hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in favor of any Borrowing Subsidiary or any other Person.
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The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than the indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations), and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Obligations or otherwise (other than for the indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations).
The Company further agrees that its guarantee hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrowing Subsidiary or otherwise.
In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have at law or in equity against the Company by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any Borrowing Subsidiary to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, the Company hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or Lender in cash an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of such Obligation then due, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Company further agrees that if payment in respect of any Obligation shall be due in a currency other than US Dollars and/or at a place of payment other than New York and if, by reason of any Change in Law, disruption of currency or foreign exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or other event, payment of such Obligation in such currency or at such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, not consistent with the protection of its rights or interests, then, at the election of the Administrative Agent, the Company shall make payment of such Obligation in US Dollars (based upon the applicable Exchange Rate in effect on the date of payment) and/or in New York, and shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender against any losses or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment.
Upon payment by the Company of any sums as provided above, all rights of the Company against any Borrowing Subsidiary arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations owed by such Borrowing Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders.
ARTICLE XI
Miscellaneous
SECTION 11.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) of this Section), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be
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delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or email, as follows:
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an email address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgement) and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Approved Electronic Platform shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its email address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
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SECTION 11.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) 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 Credit 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 Credit Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Credit 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, 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.
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SECTION 11.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Limitation of Liability. (a) The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel (limited to one primary counsel, and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction, for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their Affiliates, taken as a whole), in connection with the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Credit 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 and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Banks in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, such Arranger, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Credit Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or the Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
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SECTION 11.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) 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 or branch of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrowers may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender and Issuing Bank (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Borrower 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 or branch of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents, the sub-agents of the Administrative Agent and the Related Parties of any of the Administrative Agent, any sub-agent thereof, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
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SECTION 11.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Credit Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the making of any Loans and the 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, the Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Credit Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement (other than contingent obligations not then due) is outstanding and unpaid or any LC Exposure is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or termination and repayment in full of the credit facilities established hereby, an Issuing Bank shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Tranche A 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 the applicable 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 Credit Documents (including for purposes of determining whether the Borrowers are required to comply with Articles V and VI hereof, but excluding Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.20 and 11.03 and any expense reimbursement or indemnity provisions set forth in any other Credit Document), and the Tranche A Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and no obligations with respect thereto, under Section 2.04(d) or 2.04(e). The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.20 and 11.03 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.
SECTION 11.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. (a) 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, the other Credit Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the credit facilities established hereby and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to such credit facilities, including the commitments of the Lenders and, if applicable, their Affiliates under any commitment letter and any commitment advices submitted by them (but do not supersede any
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provisions of any commitment letter that by the terms of such document survive the termination thereof or the execution and delivery of this Agreement, all of which provisions shall remain in full force and effect). 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 which, 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.
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SECTION 11.07. 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.
SECTION 11.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any of and all the obligations of such Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Credit Document held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured or owed to a branch office or Affiliate of such Lender different from the branch office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.19 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
SECTION 11.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
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SECTION 11.10. 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, ANY OTHER CREDIT 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.
SECTION 11.11. 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.
SECTION 11.12. Confidentiality. The Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, and will not use such confidential Information for any purpose or in any manner except in connection with this Agreement, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its 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), (b) to the extent required or requested by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) (it being agreed that, except in the case of a request by a bank supervisory or regulatory authority, the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender will to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by law provide the Company with prior notice of such disclosure and an opportunity to request confidential treatment from such authority), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process (it being agreed that the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender will to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by law provide the Company with prior notice of such disclosure), (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing confidentiality provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its Related Parties) to any Hedging Agreement or other derivative transaction relating to the Company or any Subsidiary and their respective obligations or (iii) any credit insurance provider (or its Related Parties) to such Person, (g) with the written consent of the Company, (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or any other confidentiality agreement to which it is party with the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company or any Subsidiary, (i) to any rating agency when required by it, provided that, prior to any
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disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake in writing to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the Company or any Subsidiary received by it from the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (j) on a confidential basis to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency to the extent required by such agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Loans. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all confidential information received from the Company or any Subsidiary relating to the Company, the Subsidiaries or their businesses, 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 the Company or any Subsidiary. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement, but excluding any Information, to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry. 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 the foregoing, nothing in this Section 11.12 shall prohibit any Person from voluntarily disclosing or providing any Information to any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory authority to the extent that the prohibition on such disclosure otherwise set forth in this Section 11.12 shall be prohibited by the laws or regulations of, or applicable to, such Governmental Authority or self-regulatory authority.
SECTION 11.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any extension of credit hereunder, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such extension of credit 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 that made such extension of credit in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such extension of credit 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 extension of credit 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 extensions of credit or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the NYFRB Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 11.14. Certain Notice. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby notifies the Borrowers 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 the Borrowers, which information includes the names and addresses of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
SECTION 11.15. Non-Public Information. (a) Each Lender acknowledges that all information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement by the Borrowers or on their behalf and relating to the Company, the Subsidiaries or their businesses may include MNPI and confirms that
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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.
(b) All such information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Loan Parties or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of administering, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents will be syndicate-level information, which may contain MNPI. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that it has identified in its Administrative Questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain MNPI in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws.
SECTION 11.16. No Fiduciary Duty. Each Borrower acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrowers, their stockholders and/or their Affiliates. Each Borrower agrees that in connection with all aspects of the Transactions and any communications in connection therewith, the Borrowers, the Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and their respective 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 Issuing Banks, the Lenders or their respective Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with the Transactions or any such communications. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Borrower, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, hereby agrees not to assert any claims against any of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or their respective Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of the Transactions or any communications in connection therewith.
SECTION 11.17. Senior Indebtedness. In the event that any Borrower shall at any time issue or have outstanding any Subordinated Indebtedness, such Borrower shall take all such actions as shall be necessary under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness to cause the Obligations of such Borrower to constitute senior indebtedness (however denominated) in respect of such Subordinated Indebtedness and to enable the Lenders to have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness. Without limiting the foregoing, the Obligations of each Borrower are hereby designated as “senior indebtedness” and as “designated senior indebtedness” under and in respect of any indenture or other agreement or instrument under which Subordinated Indebtedness of such Borrower is outstanding and are further given all such other designations as shall be required under the terms of any such Subordinated Indebtedness in order that the Lenders or the Administrative Agent may have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness.
SECTION 11.18. Conversion of Currencies. (a) 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
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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.
(b) The obligations of each party hereto in respect of any sum due to any other party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Company agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of each party hereto contained in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
SECTION 11.19. Amendment and Restatement. (a) Subject to Section 4.01, this Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Existing Credit Agreement. All rights, benefits, indebtedness, interest, liabilities and obligations of the parties to the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby amended, restated, replaced and superseded, in their entirety, on the terms and provisions set forth herein; provided that all indemnification obligations of the Borrowers pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement shall survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to this Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, (i) each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that, on and as of the Effective Date, Schedule 2.01 sets forth all the Commitments of all the Lenders (and no Person whose name does not appear on Schedule 2.01 shall have, or shall be deemed to have, a Commitment on the Effective Date, it being understood and agreed that each such Person, if a Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement, shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.20 and 11.03 of the Existing Credit Agreement) and (ii) each Tranche A Lender acknowledges and agrees that, on the Effective Date and without any further action on the part of any Issuing Bank or any Tranche A Lender, each Issuing Bank shall have granted to such Tranche A Lender, and such Tranche A Lender shall have acquired from such Issuing Bank, a participation in each Existing Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank and outstanding on the Effective Date equal to such Lender’s Tranche A Tranche Percentage from time to time of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.
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SECTION 11.20. Subsidiary Guarantors. (a) At any time and from time to time, the Company may cause any one or more of its Subsidiaries to become a Subsidiary Guarantor by causing such Subsidiary (i) to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a counterpart of a Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement (or a supplement thereto in the form specified therein) and (ii) to deliver to the Administrative Agent documents of the types referred to in Section 4.01(b) and 4.01(c), in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that such Subsidiary shall be organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or under the laws of such other jurisdiction as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 11.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among the parties hereto, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document may, to the extent such liability is unsecured, 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:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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EUROPEAN SOFTWARE MARKETING LIMITED, |
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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMDOCS LIMITED FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMDOCS LIMITED FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
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BANK LEUMI LE- ISRAEL B.M. |
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Schedule 1.01
Existing Letters of Credit
None.
Schedule 2.01
Commitments
Lender |
Tranche A Commitment |
Tranche B Commitment |
Total Commitments |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
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$100,000,000 |
$100,000,000 |
HSBC UK Bank plc |
$100,000,000 |
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$100,000,000 |
Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. |
$70,000,000 |
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$70,000,000 |
MUFG Bank, LTD. |
$70,000,000 |
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$70,000,000 |
Royal Bank of Canada |
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$70,000,000 |
$70,000,000 |
Citibank N.A. |
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$60,000,000 |
$60,000,000 |
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. |
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$30,000,000 |
$30,000,000 |
TOTAL |
$240,000,000 |
$260,000,000 |
$500,000,000 |
Schedule 2.04
LC Commitments:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.: $50,000,000
Schedule 6.01
Indebtedness
None.
Schedule 6.02
Certain Liens
None.
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF]
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Assignment Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor (as identified below) and the Assignee (as identified below). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below, receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions referred to below and the Credit Agreement, as of the Assignment Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below, (a) all the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the applicable Tranche identified below (including any Letters of Credit and Guarantees included in such Tranche) and (b) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity, relating to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (a) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
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Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Amdocs Limited, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
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Assignment Effective Date: , 20 [TO BE INSERTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed Administrative Questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Company, the Subsidiaries and their Related Parties or their securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and foreign securities laws.
The Assignee represents that it is capable of receiving payments of interest from the Borrowers under the Tranche or Tranches in which it will participate pursuant to the assignment and purchase effected hereby free of withholding taxes referred to in clause (b), (c) or (e), as applicable, of the definition of “Excluded Taxes” (other than any such withholding taxes resulting from a Change in Law after the Effective Date or any withholding taxes imposed by any taxation authority in Switzerland or any political subdivision thereof that is payable as a result of the unavailability as to such assignee of an exemption for amounts paid to banks) and shall have delivered any and all tax certificates required to be delivered by it under Section 2.16(e) of the Credit Agreement.
The Assignee represents that it is capable of lending in the applicable currencies and to the applicable Borrowers under the Tranche or Tranches in which it will participate pursuant to the assignment and purchase effected hereby.
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4 To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
5 To be added only in the case of an assignment under Tranche A.
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ANNEX I TO
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
6 To be included only when required by Section 11.04(k) of the Credit Agreement.
EXHIBIT B-1
[FORM OF]
BORROWER JOINDER AGREEMENT
BORROWER JOINDER AGREEMENT dated as of [●], [●] (this “Agreement”), among AMDOCS LIMITED, a Guernsey corporation (the “Company”), [NAME OF NEW BORROWER], a [●] (the “New Borrower”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”).
Reference is made to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. Under the Credit Agreement, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein set forth, to make Loans to and to issue Letters of Credit for the accounts of the Borrowers, and the Company and the New Borrower desire that the New Borrower become a “Borrowing Subsidiary”, a “Borrower” and a [“Tranche A Borrower”][“Tranche B Borrower”] thereunder. Each of the Company and the New Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Credit Agreement relating to the New Borrower and this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof in all material respects (or, to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) and no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The Company agrees that the guarantee of the Company contained in the Credit Agreement will apply to the Obligations of the New Borrower. The New Borrower hereby agrees to be bound by all provisions of the Credit Agreement.
Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the Company, the New Borrower and the Administrative Agent and the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in clauses (x) and (y) of Section 2.21(a) of the Credit Agreement, the New Borrower shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and shall constitute a “Borrowing Subsidiary”, a “Borrower” and a [“Tranche A Borrower”][“Tranche B Borrower”] thereunder for all purposes thereof.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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EXHIBIT B-2
[FORM OF]
BORROWER TERMINATION AGREEMENT
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
4041 Ogletown Stanton Road / 2nd Floor
Newark, DE 19713
Attention of Loan & Agency Services Group
Email: marc-jonathan.seya@chase.com
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
4041 Ogletown Stanton Road / 2nd
Floor Newark, DE 19713
Attention of Loan & Agency Services Group
Email: sam.stasio@jpmorgan.com
[Date]
Borrowing Subsidiary Termination
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Amdocs Limited (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
The Company hereby terminates the status of [NAME OF TERMINATED BORROWER] (the “Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary”) as a “Borrowing Subsidiary”, a “Borrower” and a [“Tranche A Borrower”][“Tranche B Borrower”] under the Credit Agreement. The Company and the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary acknowledge that this Borrower Termination Agreement shall not become effective until all Loans made to the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary have been repaid, all Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary have been drawn in full or have expired and all amounts payable by such Borrowing Subsidiary in respect of LC Disbursements, interest and/or fees (and, to the extent notified by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement by the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary) have been paid in full; provided that this Borrower Termination Agreement shall be effective immediately to terminate the right of the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary to request or receive further extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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EXHIBIT C
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MATURITY DATE EXTENSION REQUEST
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Reference is made to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Amdocs Limited (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
In accordance with Section 2.08(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby requests an extension of the Maturity Date from [ ], 20[ ] to [ ], 20[ ].
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[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Amdocs Limited (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the applicable Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the applicable Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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EXHIBIT D-2
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Amdocs Limited (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the applicable Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the applicable Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Amdocs Limited (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the applicable Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the applicable Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Amdocs Limited (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the applicable Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the applicable Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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