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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 29, 2022 (September 26, 2022)

 

SEMTECH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-06395   95-2119684
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
       
200 Flynn Road    
Camarillo, California   93012-8790
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

805-498-2111 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   SMTC   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 
 
Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On September 26, 2022, Semtech Corporation (the “Company”), with certain of its domestic subsidiaries as guarantors, entered into a Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement (the “Restatement Agreement”) with the lenders referred to therein, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as resigning administrative agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as successor administrative agent.

 

Pursuant to the Restatement Agreement, substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Company’s previously disclosed acquisition of Sierra Wireless, Inc. (“Sierra Wireless”), subject to the conditions precedent set forth in the Restatement Agreement (the date of satisfaction thereof, the “Restatement Effective Date”), the Company’s existing credit agreement will be amended and restated to: (i) extend the maturity date of $405 million of the $600 million in aggregate principal amount of revolving commitments thereunder from November 7, 2024 to the fifth anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date (subject to, in certain circumstances, an earlier springing maturity), (ii) provide for incurrence by the Company on the Restatement Effective Date of a new five-year term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $895 million, intended to be used to fund a portion of the cash consideration for the acquisition of Sierra Wireless and related fees and expenses, (iii) provide for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to succeed HSBC Bank USA, National Association as administrative agent and collateral agent under the credit agreement on the Restatement Effective Date, (iv) modify the maximum consolidated leverage covenant as set forth in the Restatement Agreement and (v) make certain other changes as set forth in the Restatement Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, including changes consequential to the incorporation of the new term loan facility.

 

The summary set forth above is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Restatement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

  

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

 

  No. Document Description
     
  10.1 Third Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2022, by and among Semtech Corporation, the guarantors party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as successor administrative agent, and the other parties thereto
     
  104 The Cover Page from this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101)

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

      SEMTECH CORPORATION
         
Date: September 29, 2022   /s/ Emeka N. Chukwu
      Name: Emeka N. Chukwu
      Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

THIRD AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT (“Third Restatement Agreement”) is entered into as of September 26, 2022, among SEMTECH CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as borrower (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors (unless otherwise indicated, this and each other capitalized term used in this Preamble and the following recitals having the meaning given to it in Section 1) party hereto, certain Lenders party to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) as of the date hereof, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association (“JPM”) in its capacities as successor Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (in such capacity, the “Successor Agent”), as successor Swing Line Lender and as an L/C Issuer, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“HSBC”), in its separate capacities as resigning Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (in such capacity, the “Resigning Agent”), as resigning Swing Line Lender and as an L/C Issuer and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, in its capacity as an L/C Issuer. As used herein, the term “Administrative Agent” shall refer to (i) prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date (as defined below), the Resigning Agent and (ii) from and after the Third Restatement Effective Date, the Successor Agent, as the context shall require. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Third Restatement Agreement shall have the meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

RECITALS

 

A.                 The Borrower, each of the Guarantors, the several financial institutions party thereto as Lenders and HSBC, in its separate capacities as Administrative Agent, as Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer and a Lender, have entered into that Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 2019, as amended by the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2021 and the Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2022 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lending Parties have extended and made available certain Credit Extensions to Borrower in accordance with the terms, and subject to the conditions, of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

B.                  The Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended and restated on the terms set forth herein so as to, among other things, provide for (a) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $895,000,000 having terms set forth for Initial Term Loans in the Credit Agreement (as defined below), (b) an extension of the scheduled maturity date of certain existing Revolving Credit Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement (the “Existing Revolving Credit Commitments”) (for the avoidance of doubt, this Third Restatement Agreement shall constitute an Extension Agreement and an Extension Amendment pursuant to Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement) and (c) to make certain other modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

C.                 (i) Each Lender signing as an “Initial Term Loan Lender” on the signature pages hereto (each, an “Initial Term Loan Lender”) has agreed to provide Initial Term Loans to the Borrower on the Third Restatement Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement as its Initial Term Loan Commitment (as to each Lender, its “Initial Term Loan Commitment”) and (ii) each Lender signing as a “2027 Revolving Credit Lender” on the signature pages hereto (each, a “2027 Revolving Credit Lender”) has agreed to convert its Existing Revolving Credit Commitments to 2027 Revolving Credit Commitments, in an aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement as its 2027 Revolving Credit Commitment;

 

 

 

D.                 JPMorgan, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Bank of the West are the lead arrangers (in such capacity, the “Lead Arrangers”) and bookrunners for the Third Restatement Agreement;

 

E.                  Pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Resigning Agent desires to resign as (a) Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) Swing Line Lender. The Lending Parties party hereto, collectively constituting at least the Required Lenders, desire to appoint, in consultation with the Borrower, JPM as (a) successor Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) successor Swing Line Lender, and JPM desires to accept such appointment.

 

F.                  The Administrative Agent and the Borrower have elected to trigger an Early Opt-In Election with respect to Credit Extensions denominated in Dollars, Sterling and Swiss Francs pursuant to Section 3.03(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have determined in accordance with the Existing Credit Agreement that the LIBO Rate for Dollars, Sterling and Swiss Francs should be replaced with the applicable Benchmark Replacements, respectively, for all purposes under the Credit Agreement and any Loan Document. The Lenders party hereto, collectively constituting at least the Required Lenders, hereby agree that they do not object to the Benchmark Replacements set forth in the Credit Agreement and, as such, such Benchmark Replacements shall become effective on the Third Restatement Effective Date.

 

G.                 Borrower, each of the Guarantors, the Resigning Agent (including in its capacities as resigning Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer), the Successor Agent (including in its capacities as successor Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer), U.S. Bank, National Association as L/C Issuer, the Lenders party hereto (which, for the avoidance of doubt, constitute “Required Lenders” under the Existing Credit Agreement) are willing to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety pursuant to Section 10.01 thereof on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Third Restatement Agreement (the Existing Credit Agreement as so amended is referred to herein as the “Credit Agreement”).

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants herein set forth, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.    DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 2.    COMMITMENTS AND BORROWINGS.

 

2.1               Each Initial Term Loan Lender (x) consents, as of the date hereof, to the terms of this Third Restatement Agreement and (y) irrevocably agrees to make Initial Term Loans to the Borrower on the Third Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount equal to its Initial Term Loan Commitments in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Credit Agreement and this Third Restatement Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Term Loans shall constitute an Incremental Term Loan tranche for purposes of the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

2.2               Each 2027 Revolving Credit Lender (x) consents, as of the date hereof, to the terms of this Third Restatement Agreement and (y) irrevocably agrees that as of the Third Restatement Effective Date its Existing Revolving Credit Commitments will be become 2027 Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to the terms of this Third Restatement Agreement and as set forth in Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement (subject to any reduction after the date hereof and prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date).

 

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2.3               On the Third Restatement Effective Date, the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of each Revolving Credit Lender not party hereto (if any) will, on the Third Restatement Effective Date, remain outstanding as 2024 Revolving Credit Commitments.

 

2.4               For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Sections 2.18(c) and (d) of the Credit Agreement shall apply with respect to the 2024 Revolving Credit Commitments (i.e., the “non-extended Revolving Credit Commitments) and the 2027 Revolving Credit Commitments (i.e., the “extended Revolving Credit Commitments”).

 

2.5               Except as expressly contemplated above, the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement as contemplated hereby shall not be construed to discharge or otherwise affect any obligations of the Borrower accrued or otherwise owing under the Existing Credit Agreement that have not been paid, it being understood that such obligations will constitute obligations under the Credit Agreement.

 

2.6               Initial Term Loan Lenders and 2027 Revolving Credit Lenders. By entering into this Third Restatement Agreement, each Initial Term Loan Lender and 2027 Revolving Credit Lender hereby:

 

(a)                confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the exhibits thereto, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Third Restatement Agreement;

 

(b)                agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement;

 

(c)                appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and

 

(d)                acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent not already a Revolving Credit Lender and/or Initial Term Loan Lender, as applicable, in each case under the Existing Credit Agreement, on the Third Restatement Effective Date it shall become a “Revolving Credit Lender” and/or “Initial Term Loan Lender”, as applicable, under, and for all purposes of, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, and shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Revolving Credit Lender and/or Initial Term Loan Lender thereunder.

 

Section 3.               Successor Agent.

 

3.1               Resignation and Appointment. (a) The Resigning Agent hereby gives notice to the Lending Parties and the Borrower of its intent to resign as of the Third Restatement Effective Date and, as of the Third Restatement Effective Date, resigns as (i) Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) Swing Line Lender, (b) the Lending Parties party hereto, collectively constituting at least the Required Lenders on the Third Restatement Effective Date, hereby appoint, as of the Third Restatement Effective Date, JPM as (i) successor Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Credit Agreement and the

 

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other Loan Documents and (ii) successor Swing Line Lender, (c) JPM hereby accepts such appointment, effective as of the Third Restatement Effective Date, and (d) the Borrower hereby acknowledges that it has been consulted with respect to such appointment pursuant to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement. In connection with the foregoing and effective as of the Third Restatement Effective Date, the Successor Agent shall hereby succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than any right to indemnity payments owed to the Resigning Agent) and of the Swing Line Lender, and the Resigning Agent shall be, as of the Third Restatement Effective Date, hereby discharged from its duties and obligations under the Credit Agreement and under the other Loan Documents in its capacities as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender. It is understood and agreed that the Successor Agent shall bear no responsibility and shall not be liable for (A) any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Resigning Agent, or that otherwise occurred, prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date and (B) any and all claims under or related to the Loan Documents that may have arisen or accrued prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date. Each of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, and the Lending Parties hereby agrees and confirms that the provisions of Article 9 of the Credit Agreement and Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall apply for the benefit of the Resigning 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 prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date. The Resigning Agent hereby assigns to the Successor Agent, effective on and after the Third Restatement Effective Date, each of the Liens and security interests granted to the Resigning Agent under the Loan Documents and the Successor Agent hereby assumes all such Liens and security interests, for its benefit and for the ratable benefit of all other Secured Parties under the Loan Documents. Commencing on the Third Restatement Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to the Administrative Agent shall refer to the Successor Agent and not to the Resigning Agent.

 

3.2               Authorization. Each of the Resigning Agent and the Loan Parties authorizes the Successor Agent to evidence the assignment of the liens from the Resigning Agent to the Successor Agent in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as appropriate, and to file any assignments or amendments with respect to the UCC financing statements, and other filings in respect of any Collateral as the Successor Agent deems reasonably necessary or desirable to evidence the Successor Agent’s succession as Administrative Agent. Each of the parties hereto agrees, at the Borrower’s expense, to execute, deliver and/or file all documents, agreements, assignments or instruments (including affidavits and notices necessary or advisable to (i) evidence the appointment of JPM as the successor Administrative Agent and/or (ii) continue the validity and perfection of security interests granted under the Loan Documents). Unless the context shall otherwise require, each reference to the “Administrative Agent” in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents and all other agreements, documents or instruments previously or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof shall be a reference to (x) prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date, the Resigning Agent and (y) upon and after the Third Restatement Effective Date, JPM as the Successor Agent.

 

3.3               Ongoing Obligations. Solely for purposes of maintaining any security interest granted to the Administrative Agent under any Collateral Document for the benefit of the Secured Parties, following the Third Restatement Effective Date, the Resigning Agent shall continue to be vested with such security interest as administrative agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and continue to be entitled to the rights set forth in such Collateral Document and Loan Document, and, in the case of any Collateral in the possession of the Resigning Agent, shall continue to hold such Collateral, in each case until such time as the Collateral Actions set forth on Annex I hereto have been satisfied (it being understood and agreed that the Resigning Agent shall have no duty or obligation to take any further action under any Collateral Document (other than the Collateral Actions set forth on Annex I hereto), including any action required to maintain the perfection of any such security interest).

 

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SECTION 4.              AMENDMENT. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.2 hereof, (i) the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit A hereto (ii) the Exhibits and Schedules to the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit B hereto.

  

Section 5.               EFFECTIVENESS.

 

5.1               Document Effectiveness. This Third Restatement Agreement (but not the amendments set forth herein) shall become effective on the date on which each of the Resigning Agent and the Successor Agent shall have received counterparts of this Third Restatement Agreement, duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Resigning Agent (including in its capacities as resigning Swing Line Lender), the Successor Agent (including in its capacities as successor Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer), U.S. Bank National Association, as L/C Issuer, Lenders constituting the Required Lenders and each Initial Term Loan Lender and 2027 Revolving Credit Commitment Lender.

 

5.2               Amendment Effectiveness. The amendments contained herein, the agreements of the Initial Term Loan Lenders to make Initial Term Loans, the agreements of the 2027 Revolving Credit Commitment Lenders to extend their Existing Revolving Credit Commitments, the resignation of the Resigning Agent and appointment of the Successor Agent shall become effective on the date (the “Third Restatement Effectiveness Date”) when each of the following conditions set forth in this Section 5.2 shall have been satisfied or waived by the Lending Parties party hereto:

 

(a)                Third Restatement Agreement. This Third Restatement Agreement shall have become effective pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof.

 

(b)                Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement, there has not occurred a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement as in effect on August 2, 2022) that is continuing and that results in the failure of a condition precedent to the Buyer’s obligation to consummate the Sunrise Acquisition pursuant to the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement.

 

(c)                Representations and Warranties. The Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects and the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement Target Representations shall be true and correct to the extent required by the Limited Conditionality Provisions (as defined in the Sunrise Commitment Letter).

 

(d)                Fees, Expenses and Accrued Unpaid Interest. (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date, in each case to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel to the Successor Administrative Agent and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, counsel to the Resigning Administrative Agent) required to reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document and (ii) the Resigning Agent shall have received all accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and Extensions of Credit under the Existing Credit Agreement, and unpaid commitment fees, participation fees and fronting fees (if any) owing to the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuers, as applicable, in each case accrued to, but excluding, the Third Restatement Effective Date.

 

(e)                Opinions of the Loan Parties’ Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received such favorable opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and its counsel, addressed to Administrative Agent and each Lending Party party to the Third Restatement Agreement, as to such matters as are reasonably required by Administrative Agent or any Lending Party with respect to the Loan Parties, the Third Restatement Agreement and the applicable Loan Documents.

 

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(f)                 Secretary’s Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received certificates, executed by the secretary or assistant secretary (or other Responsible Officer) of each Loan Party on behalf of such Loan Party, certifying, among other things, (A) that attached to such certificate are true, correct and complete copies of (1) the Organizational Documents of such Loan Party then in full force and effect, (2) the resolutions then in full force and effect adopted by the Board of Directors of such Loan Party authorizing and ratifying the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of the Third Restatement Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party, and (3) a certificate of good standing or status from the secretary of state of the state under whose laws such Loan Party was formed or incorporated, as applicable, (B) the name(s) of the Responsible Officers of such Loan Party authorized to execute Loan Documents on behalf of such Loan Party, together with a incumbency samples of the true signatures of such Responsible Officers, and (C) that Administrative Agent and the Lending Parties may conclusively rely on such certificate.

 

(g)                Notes. if requested by any Lender at least two Business Days in advance of the Third Restatement Effective Date, separate Notes executed by Borrower in favor of each such requesting Lending Party evidencing, as applicable, the Initial Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans or Swing Line Loans to be made by such Lending Party hereunder.

 

(h)                Closing Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, certifying that the conditions specified in clauses ‎(b), (c) and (l) of this Section 5.2 have been satisfied;

 

(i)                 Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate signed by the chief financial officer on behalf of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit H to the Credit Agreement;

 

(j)                 Lien Searches. Subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions, the Administrative Agent shall have received the results of recent lien searches, including Intellectual Property lien searches, in each of the jurisdictions in which Uniform Commercial Code financing statements will be made or Intellectual Property security agreements will be filed, as applicable, to evidence or perfect security interests required to be evidenced or perfected, and such search shall reveal no liens on any of the assets of the Loan Party, except for Liens permitted by Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement or Liens to be discharged on or prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date;

 

(k)                USA Patriot Act; Beneficial Ownership Certification. The Lenders shall have received from the Borrower and each of the Loan Parties at least three Business Days prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date documentation and other information reasonably requested by any Lender no less than 10 Business Days prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation the USA Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation;

 

(l)                 Sunrise Acquisition. Substantially concurrently with the Third Restatement Effective Date, the Sunrise Acquisition shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement, without giving effect to any amendments, modifications, waivers or consents by the Borrower, if such amendment, modification, waiver or consent is adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders (in their capacities as such), unless the Lenders have provided their written consent thereto (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided that the Lenders shall be deemed to have consented to any amendment,

 

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modification, waiver or consent, whether proposed or actual, if they fail to respond to any request for such consent within 3 Business Days) (it being understood and agreed that (a) any amendment, modification, waiver or consent that decreases the purchase price in respect of the Sunrise Acquisition shall be deemed not to be adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders so long as 100% of such decrease is allocated to reduce the commitments in respect of the Initial Term Loan Facility, (b) any amendment, modification, waiver or consent that increases the purchase price in respect of the Sunrise Acquisition shall be deemed not to be adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders so long as such increase is funded solely by the issuance by the Borrower of common equity and (c) any amendment, modification, waiver or consent in respect of the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” as it relates to the Sunrise Target is materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties).

 

(m)              Historical Financials. The Lead Arrangers shall have received (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, shareholder’s equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of and for the fiscal years ended on January 26, 2020, January 31, 2021, January 30, 2022 and the last day of any subsequent fiscal year ended at least 90 days prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date, (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries for each fiscal quarter of the Borrower as of the end of and for the fiscal quarters ended on May 1, 2022 and the last day of any subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the final fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) ended at least 45 days prior to the Third Restatement Date, (c) the audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows of the Sunrise Target and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of and for the fiscal years ended on December 31, 2019, December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and the last day of any subsequent fiscal year ended at least 90 days prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date and (d) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income and cash flows of the Sunrise Target and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of and for the fiscal quarters ended on March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and the last day of any subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the final fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) ended at least 45 days prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date. The Lead Arrangers hereby acknowledge that they have received (i) each of the financial statements in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) for each fiscal year and fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended prior to the date hereof and that the Borrower’s filing of any required audited financial statements on Form 10-K or required unaudited financial statements on Form 10-Q, in each case, will satisfy the requirements under clauses (a) or (b) as applicable, of this paragraph with respect to financial statements of the Borrower and (ii) each of the financial statements in the foregoing clauses (c) and (d) for each fiscal year and fiscal quarter of the Sunrise Target ended prior to the date hereof and that the Sunrise Target’s filing of any required audited financial statements on Form 40-F or required unaudited financial statements on Form 6-K, in each case, will satisfy the requirements under clauses (c) and (d) as applicable, of this paragraph with respect to financial statements of the Sunrise Target.

 

(n)                Pro Forma Financials. The Lead Arrangers shall have received a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related pro forma consolidated statement of income of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the Borrower’s most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least 45 days (or 90 days in the case of the fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date, prepared after giving effect to the Third Restatement Transactions as if the Third Restatement Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such statement of income), which financial statements shall, in each case, be unaudited, and which need not be prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, or include any adjustments for purchaser accounting, deferred tax adjustments or similar pro forma adjustments.

 

(o)                Filings. Subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions, each Uniform Commercial Code financing statement and each Intellectual Property security agreement required by the Collateral Documents to be filed in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein, shall have been (i) filed or (ii) been delivered to the Administrative Agent in proper form for filing.

 

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(p)                Pledged Interests; Stock Powers. Subject to the Limited Conditionality Provisions, the Administrative Agent shall have received the certificates, if any, representing the shares of Equity Interests held by a Loan Party pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof.

 

(q)                Termination Date. The Termination Date shall not have occurred. For purposes of this clause (q), “Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) 11:59 p.m. Vancouver, British Columbia time on the fifth Business Day following the Outside Date (as defined in the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement as in effect on August 2, 2022), but after giving effect to any extension thereof in accordance with the terms of the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement (as in effect on August 2, 2022), (ii) the valid termination of the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement in accordance with its terms, or (iii) the consummation of the Sunrise Acquisition without the use of the Initial Term Loans.

 

Section 6.               COVENANTS.

 

6.1               From the date hereof and until the Third Restatement Effective Date, the Resigning Agent shall promptly notify the Successor Agent if it has (x) received from the Borrower any notice of a Default or Event of Default that is, to the knowledge of the Resigning Agent, continuing under the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (y) sent any letters or notices to the Borrower or Loan Parties purporting to reserve any of its rights under the Existing Credit Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents.

 

6.2               Within fifteen days of the date hereof, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the following schedules:

 

(a)                a schedule setting forth, as of such date, each Loan Document (other than the Credit Agreement) to which any Loan Party is a party, together with all amendments, supplements, waivers and consents thereto;

 

(b)                a schedule setting forth, as of such date, all registrations and applications for registration of Intellectual Property owned by each of the Loan Parties for which a security interest has been granted pursuant to any Collateral Document;

 

(c)                a schedule setting forth, as of such date, all the current UCC financing statements filed in connection with the Loan Documents; and

 

(d)                a schedule setting forth, as of such date, all Pledged Interests, Pledged Notes, Instruments, Certificated Securities and Chattel Paper delivered to the Resigning Agent in accordance with the Collateral Documents.

 

6.3               On or prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date, the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Resigning Agent and Successor Agent supplements and/or or modifications to the schedules delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 as would be necessary to make those schedules true and correct as of the Third Restatement Effective Date. On or prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date, the Loan Parties may deliver to the Successor Agent supplements and/or modifications with respect to the Sunrise Target and its subsidiaries to (a) Schedules 5.05, 5.06, 5.12 and 5.13 of the Credit Agreement, (b) Schedule 6.14 of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably agreed to such supplement or modification to Schedule 6.14, (c) Schedules 7.01 and 7.03 of the Credit Agreement; provided that updates pursuant to this clause (c) shall be limited to modifications and supplements for Indebtedness and

 

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Liens which either (1) were outstanding as of August 2, 2022 and are permitted by the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof) to remain outstanding after the consummation of the Sunrise Acquisition or (ii) incurred after August 2, 2022 and in accordance with the Sunrise Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, (d) Schedules 7.02 and 7.08 of the Credit Agreement; provided that updates pursuant to this clause (d) shall be limited to modifications and supplements for Investments and transactions with Affiliates which either (1) existed as of August 2, 2022 or (2) which were incurred after August 2, 2022 and in accordance with the Sunrise Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and (e) Schedule 7.09, solely to the extent such modifications and supplements are not materially adverse to the Lenders.

 

6.4               Within 30 days following the Third Restatement Effective Date (or such longer period as the Successor Agent shall agree), the applicable parties hereto will take the Collateral Actions set forth on Annex I hereto for the purpose of effecting the transfer of the security interests held by the Resigning Agent in accordance with the Loan Documents to the Successor Agent in accordance with this Third Restatement Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

Section 7. Limitation of AGREEMENT; Full Force and Effect. The amendments set forth in this Third Restatement Amendment shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed (a) to be an amendment, consent or waiver of any other term or condition of the Existing Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, to prejudice any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or any of the Lending Parties may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents; or (b) to be a consent to any future waiver, amendment, consent or departure from the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents. This Third Restatement Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents, and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein waived or amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section    8. Representations and Warranties.

 

8.1               Representations and Warranties of the Resigning Agent and Successor Agent.

 

(a)                Each of the Successor Agent and the Resigning Agent hereby represents and warrants that it is duly authorized to execute and perform its obligations under this Third Restatement Agreement and that such execution is not prohibited by law.

 

(b)                The Resigning Agent represents and warrants that it has not, as of the date hereof, (x) received from the Borrower any notice of a Default or Event of Default that is, to the knowledge of the Resigning Agent, continuing under the Existing Credit Agreement or (y) sent any letters or notices to the Borrower or Loan Parties purporting to reserve any of its rights with respect to any Default or Event of Default that is, to the knowledge of the Resigning Agent, continuing under the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

8.2               Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties. In order to induce the Lenders and Administrative Agent to enter into this Third Restatement Agreement, each Loan Party jointly and severally represents and warrants to each Lender and Administrative Agent as follows:

 

(a)                Authorization; Enforceability. Each Loan Party has taken all corporate, limited liability company or other legal entity action, as applicable, required to execute, deliver and perform this Third Restatement Agreement and the Credit Agreement. This Third Restatement Agreement and the Credit Agreement constitute valid and binding obligations of each Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws or other applicable Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity.

 

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(b)                No Conflict. Neither the execution and delivery of this Third Restatement Agreement nor the performance by any Loan Party of the Credit Agreement will:

 

(1)    contravene the Organizational Documents of any Loan Party;

 

(2)    violate any Law applicable to any Loan Party, except to the extent such violation would not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(3)    result in the creation of any Lien under any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority upon any of the assets of any Loan Party, except to the extent the creation of such Lien would not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect or such Lien is a Lien permitted under the Credit Agreement.

 

(c)                Absence of Default. Immediately after giving effect to the effectiveness of this Third Restatement Agreement, no event has occurred and is continuing or will result from the effectiveness of this Third Restatement Agreement that would constitute a Default or an Event of Default.

 

Section 9.               Reaffirmation by Borrower. Borrower hereby (i) acknowledges and reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party, including its undertaking and obligation to timely pay the Obligations and (ii) agrees that all of the security interests and other Liens created and arising under the Collateral Documents shall remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, and the perfected status and priority of each such security interests or other Lien continues in full force and effect on a continuous basis, unimpaired, uninterrupted and undischarged, regardless of the effectiveness of this Third Restatement Agreement and the occurrence of the Third Restatement Effective Date, as collateral security for its obligations, liabilities and Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and related guarantees.

 

Section 10.           Reaffirmation by Guarantors. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it has reviewed and approved this Third Restatement Agreement, consents to the execution and delivery of this Third Restatement Agreement, and to performance of this Third Restatement Agreement and the Credit Agreement by Borrower in all respects, and (i) acknowledges and reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party, including its joint and several, unconditional and irrevocable guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations as set forth in Section 10.15 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) agrees that all of the security interests or other Liens created and arising under the Collateral Documents shall remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, and the perfected status and priority of each such security interest or other Lien continues in full force and effect on a continuous basis, unimpaired, uninterrupted and undischarged, regardless of the effectiveness of this Third Restatement Agreement and the occurrence of the Third Restatement Effective Date, as collateral security for its obligations, liabilities and Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and related guarantees.

 

Section 11.           Miscellaneous.

 

11.1           Reference to and Effect on the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. On and after the Third Restatement Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to such agreement after giving effect hereto. This Third Restatement Agreement shall be deemed to be one of the Loan Documents. The rules of construction set forth in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Third Restatement Agreement the same as they apply to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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11.2           Ratification of Reimbursement and Indemnification Obligations. Borrower ratifies and affirms each of its reimbursement and indemnification obligations under the Loan Documents, including Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement, and including its obligation to pay all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation, implementation, execution and enforcement of this Third Restatement Agreement, and any acts contemplated hereby and thereby. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit, affect, modify or alter Borrower’s reimbursement and indemnification obligations under the Credit Agreement or elsewhere under the Loan Documents.

 

11.3           Headings. Section and subsection headings in this Third Restatement Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Third Restatement Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect,

 

11.4           Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction, Waiver of Venue, Service of Process and Jury Trial Waiver. Sections 10.16 and 10.17 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis, and are deemed to apply to this Third Restatement Agreement as if set forth herein in full.

 

11.5           Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Third Restatement Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that Borrower and the Guarantors may not assign or transfer any of their rights or obligations under this Third Restatement Agreement except in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

 

11.6           Counterparts.

 

(a)                This Third Restatement Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Third Restatement Agreement by facsimile or email (including by “pdf”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Third Restatement Agreement.

 

(b)                The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery” and words of like import in or related to this Third Restatement Agreement or any certificate or other document to be signed or delivered in connection with this Third Restatement Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures or execution in the form of an Electronic Record, and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by Administrative Agent, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Each party hereto agrees that any Electronic Signature or execution in the form of an Electronic Record shall be valid and binding on itself and each of the other parties hereto to the same extent as a manual, original signature. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this Section 11.6(b) may include use or acceptance by the parties of a manually signed paper which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed paper converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Administrative Agent is under no obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Restatement Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

  Borrower:
   
  Semtech Corporation
      
              
  By: /s/ Emeka N. Chukwu
    Name: Emeka N. Chukwu
    Title:

Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 

 

 

  Guarantors:
   
 

Semtech San Diego Corporation

   
       
  By:  /s/ Emeka N. Chukwu
    Name: Emeka N. Chukwu
    Title:

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

   
  Semtech New York Corporation
      
              
  By:  /s/ Emeka N. Chukwu   
    Name: Emeka N. Chukwu
    Title:

President and Treasurer

 

   
  Semtech Colorado, Inc.
   
       
  By: /s/ Emeka N. Chukwu
    Name: Emeka N. Chukwu
    Title:

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

   
  Sierra Monolithics, Inc
   
       
  By: /s/ Emeka N. Chukwu
    Name: Emeka N. Chukwu
    Title:

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

   
  Semtech EV, Inc.
   
       
  By: /s/ Emeka N. Chukwu
    Name: Emeka N. Chukwu
    Title:

President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

   
 

Triune Systems, L.L.C.

   
             
  By: /s/ Emeka N. Chukwu
    Name: Emeka N. Chukwu
    Title:

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

   
 

Triune IP, LLC

      
       
  By: /s/ Emeka N. Chukwu
    Name: Emeka N. Chukwu
    Title: President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Agents and L/C Issuers:

 

 

HSBC Bank USA, National Association,

as Resigning Agent, a resigning Swing Line Lender, an L/C Issuer, a 2027 Revolving Credit Lender and an Initial Term Loan Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Paul M. Weeks  
  Name: Paul M. Weeks  
  Title: Regional Head  
       

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Successor Agent, the Swing Line Lender, an L/C Issuer, a 2027 Revolving Credit Lender and an Initial Term Loan Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Vidita J. Shah  
  Name: Vidita J. Shah  
  Title: Vice President  
       

 

 

U.S. Bank, National Association,

as an L/C Issuer, a 2027 Revolving Credit Lender and an Initial Term Loan Lender

 

By: /s/ Victor Berrellez  
  Name: Victor Berrellez  
  Title: Vice President & Relationship Manager  
       

 

 

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Lenders:

  

Bank of China, Los Angeles Branch, as a 2027 Revolving Credit Lender and an Initial Term Loan Lender 

 

By: /s/ Liming Xiao  
  Name: Liming Xiao  
  Title: SVP  
       

 

Bank of the West, as a 2027 Revolving Credit Lender and an Initial Term Loan Lender 

 

By: /s/ Tom Mortensen  
  Name: Tom Mortensen  
  Title: Vice President  
       

 

BankUnited N.A., as an Initial Term Loan Lender 

 

By: /s/ Guillermo D. Doria  
  Name: Guillermo D. Doria  
  Title: Senior Vice President  
       

 

 

BMO Harris Bank N.A., as a 2027 Revolving Credit Lender and an Initial Term Loan Lender 

 

By: /s/ Kendal B. Kumzi  
  Name: Kendal B. Kumzi  
  Title: Director  
       

 

Silicon Valley Bank, as a 2027 Revolving Credit Lender and an Initial Term Loan Lender 

 

By: /s/ Dylan Bishop  
  Name: Dylan Bishop  
  Title: Vice President  
       

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as a 2027 Revolving Credit Lender and an Initial Term Loan Lender 

 

By: /s/ Greg Cohn  
  Name: Greg Cohn  
  Title: Senior Vice President  
       

 

 

 

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ANNEX I

 

Collateral Actions

 

1. Evidence of the assignment of the Resigning Agent’s Liens in Intellectual Property Collateral in recordable form for the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office with respect to the registered and applied for U.S. Intellectual Property listed on the schedules delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 (as updated pursuant to Section 6.3).

 

2. UCC-3 assignments or amendments with respect to the identified UCC filings listed on the schedules delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 (as updated pursuant to Section 6.3), naming the Successor Agent as secured party.

 

3. Insurance certificates naming the Successor Agent as an additional insured or lender loss payee, as and to the extent required by the Loan Documents.

 

4. Delivery to the Successor Agent of all physical Collateral held by the Resigning Agent listed on the schedules delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 (as updated pursuant to Section 6.3).

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Credit Agreement

 

[See attached.]

 

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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of September 26, 2022

among

 

SEMTECH CORPORATION, 

as Borrower,

The Subsidiaries of Borrower party hereto,
as Guarantors,

The institutional lenders party hereto and named as “Lenders” herein,

as Lenders,

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC and BANK OF THE WEST,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and BANK OF THE WEST, 

as Co-Syndication Agents,

 

and

 

BANK OF CHINA, LOS ANGELES BRANCH, SILICON VALLEY BANK and BMO HARRIS BANK

as Co-Documentation Agents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

Article 1

Certain Defined Terms; Certain Rules of Construction

Section 1.01.  Certain Defined Terms 2

Article 2

redit Extensions

Section 2.01.  Transitional Matters; Revolving Credit Loans; Incremental Term Loans 55
Section 2.02.  Procedures for Borrowing 57
Section 2.03.  Letters of Credit 60
Section 2.04.  Swing Line Loans 69
Section 2.05.  Payments and Prepayments 72
Section 2.06.  Termination or Reduction of Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments 74
Section 2.07.  Final Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Loans and Incremental Term Loans 74
Section 2.08.  Interest; Applicable Margins 75
Section 2.09.  Fees 76
Section 2.10.  Computations of Interest and Fees 77
Section 2.11.  Evidence of Indebtedness 77
Section 2.12.  Payments Generally; Right of Administrative Agent to Make Deductions Automatically 78
Section 2.13.  Sharing of Payments 80
Section 2.14.  Increase in Aggregate Commitments 81
Section 2.15.  Cash Collateral 84
Section 2.16.  Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries 85
Section 2.17.  Security for the Obligations 86

Article 3

Taxes, Yield Protection and Illegality

Section 3.01.  Taxes 86
Section 3.02.  Illegality 90
Section 3.03.  Alternate Rates of Interest 91
Section 3.04.  Increased Costs 95
Section 3.05.  Compensation for Losses 96
Section 3.06.  Mitigation Obligations 97
Section 3.07.  Defaulting Lenders 97
Section 3.08.  Replacement of Lenders 99
Section 3.09.  Survival 100

Article 4

Conditions Precedent

Section 4.01.  Conditions to the Effectiveness of this Agreement 101
Section 4.02.  Conditions to All Credit Extensions 104

 

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Article 5

Representations and Warranties

Section 5.01.  Corporate Existence and Power 105
Section 5.02.  Corporate Authorization; No Contravention 106
Section 5.03.  Governmental Authorization; Compliance with Laws 106
Section 5.04.  Binding Effect 106
Section 5.05.  Litigation 107
Section 5.06.  ERISA Compliance 107
Section 5.07.  Use of Proceeds 108
Section 5.08.  Title to Properties 108
Section 5.09.  Taxes 108
Section 5.10.  Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect; No Event of Default 109
Section 5.11.  Margin Regulations 109
Section 5.12.  Intellectual Property 109
Section 5.13.  Capitalization and Subsidiaries 110
Section 5.14.  Liens on Collateral 110
Section 5.15.  Environmental Matters 110
Section 5.16.  Solvency 111
Section 5.17.  Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Laws 111
Section 5.18.  Investment Company Status 111
Section 5.19.  Insurance 111
Section 5.20.  Full Disclosure 112
Section 5.21.  Covered Entities 112
Section 5.22.  Beneficial Ownership Certification 112

Article 6

Affirmative Covenants

Section 6.01.  Financial Statements 112
Section 6.02.  Other Information 114
Section 6.03.  Notices 116
Section 6.04.  Preservation of Existence and Entitlements 117
Section 6.05.  Maintenance of Properties 117
Section 6.06.  Maintenance of Insurance 117
Section 6.07.  Compliance with Laws 118
Section 6.08.  Books and Records 118
Section 6.09.  Inspection Rights 118
Section 6.10.  Compliance with Environmental Laws 119
Section 6.11.  Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security 119
Section 6.12.  Payment of Taxes 121
Section 6.13.  Environmental Matters 121
Section 6.14.  Post-Closing Matters 122
Section 6.15.  Further Assurances 122

Article 7

Negative Covenants

Section 7.01.  Liens 122
Section 7.02.  Investments 125
Section 7.03.  Indebtedness 127

 

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Section 7.04.  Fundamental Changes 130
Section 7.05.  [Reserved] 131
Section 7.06.  Restricted Payments 131
Section 7.07.  [Reserved] 133
Section 7.08.  Transactions with Affiliates 133
Section 7.09.  Burdensome Agreements 133
Section 7.10.  Use of Proceeds 134
Section 7.11.  Maintenance of Business 135
Section 7.12.  [Reserved] 135
Section 7.13.  Accounting Changes 135
Section 7.14.  Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests 135
Section 7.15.  Financial Covenants 135

Article 8

Events of Default and Remedies

Section 8.01.  Events of Default 136
Section 8.02.  Waivers of Events of Defaults 138
Section 8.03.  Remedies Upon Event of Default 138
Section 8.04.  Standards for Exercising Rights and Remedies 139
Section 8.05.  Application of Funds 140

Article 9

Administrative Agent

Section 9.01.  Appointment and Authorization of Administrative Agent 142
Section 9.02.  Rights as a Lender 143
Section 9.03.  Exculpatory Provisions 143
Section 9.04.  Reliance by Administrative Agent 144
Section 9.05.  Delegation of Duties 145
Section 9.06.  Resignation of Administrative Agent 145
Section 9.07.  Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders 147
Section 9.08.  No Other Duties, Etc 147
Section 9.09.  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 147
Section 9.10.  Collateral Matters 148
Section 9.11.  Certain ERISA Matters 150
Section 9.12.  Agency for Perfection 151
Section 9.13.  Legal Representation of Administrative Agent 151
Section 9.14.  Erroneous Payments 151

Article 10

General Provisions

Section 10.01.  Amendments, Etc 153
Section 10.02.  Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications 156
Section 10.03.  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement 159
Section 10.04.  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 159
Section 10.05.  Marshalling; Payments Set Aside 162
Section 10.06.  Successors and Assigns 162
Section 10.07.  Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 168
Section 10.08.  Right of Setoff 169

 

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Section 10.09.  Interest Rate Limitation 169
Section 10.10.  Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution 170
Section 10.11.  Collateral Matters 171
Section 10.12.  Severability 171
Section 10.13.  Lender-Creditor Relationship 171
Section 10.14.  USA Patriot Act Notice 172
Section 10.15.  Guaranty 172
Section 10.16.  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc 179
Section 10.17.  Waiver of Right to Jury Trial 179
Section 10.18.  Survival 180
Section 10.19.  Judgment Currency 181
Section 10.20.  Cashless Settlement 182
Section 10.21.  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Financial Institutions 182
Section 10.22.  Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 182
Section 10.23.  Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the First Restated Credit Agreement 183

 

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SCHEDULES

 

1.01-A Existing Credits
1.01-B Existing Senior Credit Facilities
1.01-C Initial Unrestricted Subsidiaries
2.01 Lenders; Commitments; Percentage Shares
5.05 Litigation
5.06 Pension Plans
5.12 Intellectual Property
5.13, Part (a) Equity Interests
5.13, Part (b) Investments
6.14 Post-Closing Matters
7.01 Existing Liens
7.02 Existing Investments
7.03 Existing Indebtedness
7.08 Transactions with Affiliates
7.09 Burdensome Agreements
10.02 Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices
   
EXHIBITS  
A Form of Assignment and Assumption
B Form of Compliance Certificate
C Form of Joinder Agreement
D Form of Loan Notice
E-1 Form of Revolving Credit Note
E-2 Form of Initial Term Loan Note
E-3 Incremental Term Loan Note
E-4 Form of Swing Line Loan Note
F Form of Swing Line Loan Notice
G-1 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
G-2 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
G-3 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
G-4 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
H Form of Solvency Certificate

 

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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 26, 2022, is entered among Semtech Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as borrower (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors (unless otherwise indicated, this and each other capitalized term used in this Preamble and the following recitals having the meaning given to it in ‎Section 1.01) party hereto, Lenders party hereto from time to time, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association (“JPMorgan”), in its separate capacities as Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer. This Agreement amends, restates, supersedes and replaces in its entirety the Second Restated Credit Agreement and is not intended to, and will not, act as a novation of all or any portion of the Obligations (as defined in the Second Restated Credit Agreement) or any other indebtedness, liabilities or other obligations, including the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Second Restated Credit Agreement) of each Guarantor (as defined in the Second Restated Credit Agreement), evidenced thereby or otherwise arising or existing thereunder or under any of the other Second Restated Loan Documents.

 

RECITALS

 

A.       Borrower and each of the Guarantors party hereto have entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 2019, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time up to the Third Restatement Effective Date (as amended, modified and supplemented, the “Second Restated Credit Agreement”), with the lenders party thereto (the “Existing Lenders”), HSBC Bank USA, National Association (“HSBC”), in its separate capacities as administrative agent (the “Existing Administrative Agent”) and as letter of credit issuer (the “Existing L/C Issuer”) and swing line lender (the “Existing Swing Line Lender”), pursuant to which the Existing Lenders, together with Existing L/C Issuer and Existing Swing Line Lender, have extended and made available to Borrower a revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of up to $600,000,000 outstanding at any one time, including a $40,000,000 sublimit for Credits (as defined in the Second Restated Credit Agreement) and a $25,000,000 sublimit for swing line advances (the “Existing Senior Credit Facilities”).

 

B.       Borrower desires to renew and extend the maturity of, and to restructure, the Existing Senior Credit Facilities and to amend the Second Restated Credit Agreement in certain other respects, and, as so amended, to restate the Second Restated Credit Agreement in its entirety as well as to amend, amend and restate or otherwise to reaffirm the other Second Restated Loan Documents executed or delivered pursuant to or otherwise existing in support of the Second Restated Credit Agreement and the Existing Senior Credit Facilities outstanding thereunder.

 

C.       It is the intent of Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and JPMorgan in its separate capacities as Administrative Agent and as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, that, except as hereinafter expressly provided, the Second Restated Obligations outstanding under the Second Restated Credit Agreement and the other Second Restated Loan Documents will not be deemed to be repaid or terminated upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, but will continue to remain outstanding as Obligations under this Agreement and will be due and payable at the time and in the manner provided by this Agreement.

 

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:

 

 

 

AGREEMENT

 

Article 1
Certain Defined Terms; Certain Rules of Construction

 

Section 1.01.          Certain Defined Terms.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms will mean the following:

 

2024 Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each 2024 Revolving Credit Lender at any time, its obligation to do the following pursuant to the terms hereof: (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to Borrower; (b) purchase participations in Credit Obligations; and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans; all in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 as its 2024 Revolving Credit Commitments or as its 2024 Revolving Credit Commitment in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto or pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Documentation, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

2024 Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the 2024 Revolving Credit Lenders’ 2024 Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

 

2024 Revolving Credit Lender” means, collectively, (a) initially, each Lender designated on Schedule 2.01 as a Lender having a 2024 Revolving Credit Commitment as of the Third Restatement Effective Date and (b) each Lender that assumes a 2024 Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Documentation or which otherwise holds (i) a 2024 Revolving Credit Commitment or (ii) a Revolving Credit Loan, a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan or a participation in a Credit or a L/C Borrowing pursuant to a 2024 Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto with a 2024 Revolving Credit Commitment.

 

2027 Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each 2027 Revolving Credit Lender at any time, its obligation to do the following pursuant to the terms hereof: (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to Borrower; (b) purchase participations in Credit Obligations; and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans; all in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 as its 2027 Revolving Credit Commitments or as its 2027 Revolving Credit Commitment in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto or pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Documentation, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

2027 Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the 2027 Revolving Credit Lenders’ 2027 Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

 

2027 Revolving Credit Lender” means, collectively, (a) initially, each Lender designated on Schedule 2.01 as a Lender having a 2027 Revolving Credit Commitment as of the Third Restatement Effective Date and (b) each Lender that assumes a 2027 Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Documentation or which otherwise holds (i) a 2027 Revolving Credit Commitment or (ii) a Revolving Credit Loan, a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan or a participation in a Credit or a L/C Borrowing pursuant to a 2027 Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto with a 2027 Revolving Credit Commitment.

 

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2027 Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date” means the fifth anniversary of the Third Restatement Effective Date.

 

2027 Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the earliest of (a) the 2027 Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date, (b) the scheduled maturity date in respect of any Inside Maturity Commitments to the extent that (i) prior to such scheduled maturity date the Inside Maturity Commitments are not extended, refinanced, replaced or renewed in a manner permitted by this Agreement such that the refinanced, replaced or extended commitments mature on or after the 2027 Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date and (ii) after giving effect to the repayment in full of such Inside Maturity Commitments on such scheduled maturity date (including all accrued interest with respect thereto and all other amounts owing in respect thereof), the Minimum Liquidity Condition is not satisfied, (c) the date of the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to ‎Section 2.06 and (d) the date of the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and of the obligation of any L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions and the acceleration of the Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to ‎Section 8.03.

 

Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition by Borrower or by any Restricted Subsidiary of (i) all or substantially all of the assets of another Person or (ii) any business unit or division of another Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary of Borrower), (b) the acquisition by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Equity Interests of another Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary of Borrower) resulting in the acquiring Person having the ability to Control the acquired Person, or otherwise causing any other Person to become a Subsidiary of such Person or (c) a merger or consolidation, or any other combination, of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with another Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary of Borrower) pursuant to which Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is the surviving entity.

 

Acquisition Consideration” means, in connection with any Acquisition by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Target, the consideration paid or payable in Cash or other property, including the issuance of Equity Interests of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (with the value of such other property determined as of the closing date of such Acquisition) in connection with such Acquisition or series of related Acquisitions (such consideration, including any deferred portion thereof constituting Deferred Purchase Price Obligations).

 

Additional Alternative Currency” has the meaning given such term in Section 1.10.

 

Additional Commitment Documentation” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 2.14(c).

 

Additional Commitments Effective Date” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 2.14(b).

 

Additional Revolving Credit Commitment” means the commitment of an Additional Revolving Credit Lender to make Additional Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to ‎Section 2.14.

 

Additional Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any lender providing an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, other than any such Person that thereafter ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

 

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Additional Revolving Credit Loans” means any loans made in respect of Additional Revolving Credit Commitments.

 

Adjusted Daily Simple RFR” means, (i) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Sterling, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple RFR for Sterling, plus (b) the applicable Credit Spread Adjustment, (ii) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Swiss Francs, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple RFR for Swiss Francs, plus (b) the applicable Credit Spread Adjustment and (iii) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple RFR for Dollars, plus (b) the applicable Credit Spread Adjustment; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

Adjusted EURIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the EURIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 

Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period, plus (b) the Credit Spread Adjustment; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

Adjusted TIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Yen for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the TIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 

Administrative Agent” means, at any time, the administrative and collateral agent for the Secured Parties under the Loan Documents as appointed pursuant to Article 9 (which, as of the Third Restatement Effective Date, will be JPMorgan).

 

Administrative Agent’s Office” means Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as Administrative Agent may from time to time notify Borrower and each Lending Party.

 

Administrative Detail Form” means an administrative detail form in a form supplied by, or otherwise acceptable to, Administrative Agent.

 

Affected Facility” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.18(a).

 

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any 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 (excluding any trustee under, or any committee with responsibility for administering, any employee benefit plan).

 

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Aggregate Commitments” means, at any time, the sum of: (a) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments plus (b) the Aggregate Initial Term Loan Commitments plus (b) if applicable, the Aggregate Incremental Term Loan Commitments.

 

Aggregate Incremental Term Loan Commitments” means, at any time, the combined Incremental Term Loan Commitments of all Incremental Term Loan Lenders.

 

Aggregate Initial Term Loan Commitments” means, at any time, the combined Initial Term Loan Commitments of all Initial Term Loan Lenders.

 

Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments” means, at any time, the combined Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders. As of the Third Restatement Effective Date, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders total $600,000,000.

 

Agreed Currencies” means Dollars and each Alternative Currency.

 

Agreement” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Alternative Currency” means Sterling, Euros, Canadian Dollars, Swiss Francs, Yen and each Additional Alternative Currency (other than Dollars) that is approved from time to time in accordance with Section 1.10.

 

Alternative Currency Available Credit” means, as of any date of determination, (a) $75,000,000 less (b) the sum of (i) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate of all Loans then outstanding denominated in an Alternative Currency and (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate of all Credit Obligations then outstanding in respect of Credits denominated in an Alternative Currency.

 

Applicable Margin” means, at any time with respect to, and as included in the computation of, (a) the rate of interest for Term Benchmark Loans, RFR Loans and Base Rate Loans, (b) Credit Fees and (c) Commitment Fees, as the context requires and as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the applicable rate percentage per annum set forth in the grid below, each such percentage being based, subject to ‎Section 2.08(d), upon the corresponding Consolidated Leverage Ratio maintained by Borrower, measured as of the end of the most recent Fiscal Period for which Borrower has furnished a Compliance Certificate to Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(d).

 

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Pricing Level (Tier) Consolidated Leverage Ratio Applicable Margin for Term Benchmark Loans and RFR Loans (and Credit Fees) Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans Applicable Margin for Commitment Fees
I Less than 1.25:1.00 1.250% 0.250% 0.200%
II Equal to or greater than 1.25:1.00 and less than 2.00:1.00 1.500% 0.500% 0.250%
III Equal to or greater than 2.00:1.00 and less than 2.75:1.00 1.750% 0.750% 0.300%
IV Equal to or greater than 2.75:1.00 and less than 3.25:1.00 2.000% 1.000% 0.350%
V Equal to or greater than 3.25:1.00 2.250% 1.250% 0.350%

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Margin for any period and at any time will be subject to the provisions of ‎Section 2.08(d).

 

Applicable Time” means, with respect to any Borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be reasonably determined by Administrative Agent to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

 

Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Arranger” means and includes JPMorgan, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Bank of the West in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.

 

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lending Party and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by ‎Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.

 

Attributable Debt” means, on any date of determination, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease.

 

Automatic Extension Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions.

 

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Availability Period” means the period from the Third Restatement Effective Date to the date that is (a) for Revolving Credit Loans, the 2027 Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and (b) for Swing Line Loans, one Business Day prior to the 2027 Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

 

Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period 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 “Interest Period” pursuant to ‎Section 3.03(b).

 

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 aw, rule, regulation 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).

 

Bank Undertaking” means any independent undertaking of L/C Issuer within the meaning of, and complying with the requirements of, 12 C.F.R. §7.1016 as to which the issuer’s obligation to honor depends upon the presentation of specified documents and not upon non-documentary conditions or resolution of any questions of fact or law, issued hereunder pursuant to ‎Section 2.03. Bank Undertakings may be issued in Dollars or an Alternative Currency as permitted by this Agreement.

 

Bankruptcy Code” means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. Sections 101 et seq.), and the Bankruptcy Rules promulgated thereunder.

 

Base Rate” means, for any day, the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate for such day plus one-half of one percent (0.50%) and (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate 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 one percent (1.00%); provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for 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); provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, as determined above with respect to any interest rate calculation, shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to ‎Section 3.03 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to ‎Section 3.03(b)), then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. Each determination by Administrative Agent pursuant to this definition will be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based upon the Base Rate.

 

Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any (i) RFR Loan in any Agreed Currency, the applicable Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency or (ii) Term Benchmark Loan, the Relevant Rate for 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 clause (b) of Section 3.03.

 

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 an Alternative Currency, “Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the alternative set forth in (2) below:

 

(1)       in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR; and

 

(2)       the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan 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 Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) 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 or (ii) 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.

 

Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “RFR Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and

 

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frequency of determining rates and making 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 Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion is appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement 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 Loan 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:

 

(1)       in the case of clause (a) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” set forth in this ‎Section 1.01, the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); and

 

(2)       in the case of clause (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, (a) 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 (b) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) above 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).

 

Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark, the occurrence of a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the then-current Benchmark, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark, the FRB, the NYFRB, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark, announcing or stating that (a) such administrator has ceased or will cease on a specified date to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark or (b) all Available Tenors of such Benchmark are or will no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored.

 

Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition (as set forth in this Section 1.01) has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.03, and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.03.

 

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Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

 

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

 

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k)) of such party.

 

Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors (or comparable managers) of such Person (or, if applicable, the managing entity of such Person), or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors (or comparable managers).

 

Borrower” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble.

 

Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing, an Initial Term Loan Borrowing or an Incremental Term Loan Borrowing, as the context may require.

 

Borrowing Notice” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Loan Notice” set forth in this Section 1.01.

 

Business” means the business activities and operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Third Restatement Effective Date.

 

Business Day” means, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in New York City; provided that, in addition to the foregoing, a Business Day shall be (a) in relation to Loans denominated in Yen and in relation to the calculation or computation of TIBOR, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in Japan, (b) in relation to Loans denominated in Euros and in relation to the calculation or computation of EURIBOR, any day which is a TARGET Day, (c) in relation to Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars and in relation to the calculation or computation of CDOR, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (d) in relation to RFR Loans and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such RFR Loan, or any other dealings in the applicable Agreed Currency of such RFR Loan, any such day that is only a RFR Business Day and (e) in relation to Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or any other dealings of such Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, any such day that is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.

 

Canadian Dollars” means the lawful currency of Canada.

 

Capital Expenditures” means, as determined for any Person for any period, all expenditures by such Person which should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP and shown on the Consolidated balance sheet of such Person.

 

Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that any lease would have been accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP prior to the adoption of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases (or any similar substitute accounting pronouncement), may, in the sole discretion of the Borrower, be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capitalized Lease.

 

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Cash” means money, currency or a credit balance in a deposit account.

 

Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and the Lenders, as collateral for Credit Obligations, Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), Cash or, if the L/C Issuer (in the case of Credit Obligations) will agree in its sole discretion, either (a) other credit support to be received and held or maintained under the control and dominion of Administrative Agent within the United States or (b) a “backstop” letter of credit, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (i) Administrative Agent and (ii) the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. “Cash Collateral” will have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and will include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

Cash Equivalents” means, as to any Person, any of the following: (a) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (but only so long as the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition; (b) domestic and Eurocurrency certificates of deposit, time or demand deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year after the date of acquisition issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by any Lender or by any nationally or state chartered commercial bank or any branch or agency of a foreign bank licensed to conduct business in the United States having combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000 (at the time of acquisition thereof) whose short-term securities are rated (at the time of acquisition thereof) at least A or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least A2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s; (c) fully collateralized repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) of this definition entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (d) of this definition (at the time of acquisition thereof); (d) commercial paper issued by the parent corporation of any Lender or any commercial bank (provided that such parent corporation or bank is a U.S. Person) having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 (at the time of acquisition thereof) and commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States, which commercial paper is rated (at the time of acquisition thereof) at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, and in each case maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition by such Person; (e) investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (d) of this definition; and (f) in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, other investments utilized by such Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with customary cash management practices in the jurisdictions in which such Foreign Subsidiaries are organized or are conducting business.

 

Cash Management Bank” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Secured Cash Management Obligations” set forth in this ‎Section 1.01.

 

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Cash Management Obligations” means all liabilities and other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds, netting services, employee credit or purchase card programs and similar arrangements.

 

CDOR Rate” means for any Interest Period with respect to a Term Benchmark Loan requested by Borrower pursuant to ‎Section 2.02 to be funded in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, as necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%)) determined by Administrative Agent to be the Canadian dollar offered rate which, in turn, means, as determined as of any day, the rate equal to the sum of: (a) the rate determined by Administrative Agent with reference to the arithmetic average of the discount rate quotations of all institutions listed in respect of the relevant interest period for CAD Dollar-denominated bankers’ acceptances displayed and identified as such on the “Reuters Screen CDOR Page” as defined in the International Swap Dealer Association, Inc. definitions, as modified and amended from time to time, as of 10:00 a.m., Toronto time on such day, and if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day (as adjusted by Administrative Agent after 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, to reflect any error in the posted rate of interest or in the posted average annual rate of interest) (the “CDOR Screen Rate”), and (b) 0.10% per annum; provided that if such rates are not available on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page on any particular day, then the Canadian deposit offered rate component of such rate on that day will be calculated to be the rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the annual discount rate (rounded upwards, as necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%)) as of 10:00 A.M. on such day, and if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day, at which a Canadian chartered bank listed on Schedule I of the Bank Act (Canada) as selected by Administrative Agent is then offering to purchase Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances accepted by it having a tenor equal (or as close as possible) to such specified Interest Period; and provided that if the CDOR Rate, as determined above with respect to any interest rate calculation, shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be the Floor for purposes of this Agreement. Each determination by Administrative Agent pursuant to this definition will be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

CDOR Screen Rate” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “CDOR Rate” set forth in this Section 1.01.

 

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, implemented or issued.

 

Change of Control” means any of the following occurs:

 

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(a)       any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 30% or more on a fully diluted basis of the economic or voting interests in Borrower’s capital stock;

 

(b)       during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Borrower cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that Board of Directors on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in the preceding clause (i) constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that Board of Directors or (iii) whose election or nomination to that Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) (inclusive of, in the case of clause (ii), any such members of the Board of Directors who themselves were also previously approved in accordance with the preceding clause (ii)) constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that Board of Directors; or

 

(c)       [reserved]; or

 

(d)       the occurrence of any “Change in Control” as defined in (or any covenant or other obligation having the equivalent effect under) any loan agreement, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing any Specified Permitted Indebtedness or in the documentation governing any Qualified Preferred Stock, to the extent such Change of Control requires an offer to purchase or redeem Specified Permitted Indebtedness or Qualified Preferred Stock or permits the holders thereof to require the payment thereof prior to the stated maturity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of a “fundamental change” (or its equivalent) as defined in any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness will be deemed to be the occurrence of a “Change of Control” for purposes of this clause (d).

 

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.

 

Collateral” means all property and rights in property and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party in or upon which a Lien now or hereafter exists in favor of Administrative Agent to secure all or any portion of the Obligations, whether under this Agreement or under any other Collateral Document.

 

Collateral Documents” means, individually and collectively, the Security Agreement, the Grants of IP Security Interests, the Swiss Pledge Agreement and the Financing Statements and such other agreements (including deposit and securities account control agreements), assignments, documents and instruments as are from time to time executed and delivered by any Loan Party granting, assigning or transferring or otherwise evidencing or relating to any Lien granted, assigned or transferred to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Commitment” means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, Initial Term Loan Commitment, Additional Revolving Credit Commitment or Incremental Term Loan Commitment, as applicable, and as to Swing Line Lender, Swing Line Lender’s Swing Line Commitment.

 

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Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq.).

 

Communications” means any Specified Materials distributed by Administrative Agent or any Lending Party by means of electronic communications pursuant to ‎Section 10.02(b), including through an Electronic Platform.

 

Competitor” means any Person that is a bona fide direct competitor of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the same industry or a substantially similar industry which offers a substantially similar product or service as Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

 

Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

Consolidated” refers, with respect to any Person, to the consolidation of accounts of such Person and its Subsidiaries (except to the extent otherwise expressly provided herein) in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated EBITDA” means, as calculated for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income for such period (without duplication), all (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) amounts treated as expenses for such period for depreciation and amortization, (iii) provision for Federal, state, local and foreign taxes on or measured by income and foreign withholding taxes of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, (iv) Transaction Costs to the extent paid in Cash and not capitalized, (v) fees and expenses incurred and associated with the Existing Senior Credit Facilities, (vi) reasonable and customary costs and expenses incurred in such period in connection with the Sunrise Acquisition or an actual or contemplated Permitted Acquisition or an Investment permitted by ‎Section 7.02(q) or ‎Section 7.02(p), whether or not the Sunrise Acquisition, such Permitted Acquisition or Investment, as applicable, is consummated, (vii) reasonable and customary costs and expenses incurred in such period in connection with the actual or contemplated issuance, prepayment or amendment or refinancing of Indebtedness expressly permitted under the Loan Documents (including the amendment to this Agreement effected on the Third Restatement Effective Date) or the issuance of any Equity Interests not prohibited under the Loan Documents, whether or not such transaction is consummated, (viii) extraordinary losses for such period, (ix) unusual or non-recurring losses, charges or expenses, (x) losses from the sales of assets other than inventory sold in the ordinary course of business, (xi) other non-Cash charges of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period other than Non-Cash charges Borrower elects to exclude from this clause (xi), (xii) restructuring costs, expenses, charges or reserves and severance, retention and relocation expenses, business optimization costs and integration costs (including any bonus, retention or success payments) incurred during such period, (xiii) costs and expenses (including settlements or judgments) of any actual or threatened litigation, arbitration or other adversarial dispute (for purposes of this subclause (xiii), inclusive of all related matters or claims with respect to the same or affiliated parties, an “Adversary Matter”), which does not arise from ordinary course employee relations (provided that amounts added pursuant to this clause for any particular Adversary Matter shall not exceed $25,000,000) and (xiv) charges or expenses related to share-based compensation; and minus (b) the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income for such period (without

 

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duplication), all (i) extraordinary gains for such period, (ii) non-recurring gains for such period, (iii) any gains from sales of assets other than inventory sold in the ordinary course of business, (iv) non-Cash income or non-Cash gains for such period (excluding ordinary course accruals) and (v) Cash payments made (or incurred) on account of any non-cash charges added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to preceding subclause (a)(xi) in a previous period; and plus (c) the annualized amount of net cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies reasonably projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions (x) taken since the beginning of such period in respect of which Consolidated EBITDA is being determined or (y) initiated prior to or during such period or (z) reasonably anticipated to be taken in connection with or following an Acquisition or other Investment that is permitted under the Loan Documents (in each case, which cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA until fully realized, but in no event for more than five fiscal quarters) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such annualized cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions); provided that (1) such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies are reasonably identifiable, quantifiable and factually supportable in the good faith judgment of the Borrower and (2) no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (c) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA for such period; provided further, that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (c) shall not exceed in the aggregate 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (provided that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (c) with respect to such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to internal restructurings and not in connection with an Acquisition or other Investment shall not exceed in the aggregate 10% of Consolidated EBITDA) for any such period (determined after giving effect to this clause (c); and provided further, that projected (and not yet realized) amounts may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (c) to the extent occurring more than five full fiscal quarters after the specified action taken or initiated in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies (or to the extent relating to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and added pursuant to clause (z) above, to the extent occurring more than five full fiscal quarters after the relevant Acquisition or other Investment).

 

Consolidated First Lien Funded Debt” means Consolidated Funded Debt minus the sum of (i) the portion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary included in Consolidated Funded Debt that is not secured by any Liens on the Collateral and (ii) the portion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary included in Consolidated Funded Debt that is secured by Liens on the Collateral, which Liens are expressly subordinated or junior to the Liens securing the Obligations.

 

Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio” means, as determined as of the last day of any Test Period, calculated for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated First Lien Funded Debt as of such date of determination less (ii) Consolidated Net Cash (not to exceed a maximum amount of $125,000,000) as of such date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period consisting of the Test Period ending on such date.

 

Consolidated Funded Debt” means, as of any date of determination, calculated for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the sum of (without duplication) all Indebtedness of a type described in clauses (a), (b) (f) and (g) (and, without duplication, all Guaranties of such Indebtedness) of the definition of “Indebtedness” set forth in

 

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this ‎Section 1.01. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Consolidated Funded Debt shall not include any Indebtedness (“Subject Debt”) outstanding on any determination date which is to be refinanced pursuant to a refinancing permitted under this Agreement with the proceeds (the “Refinancing Proceeds”) of previously incurred refinancing Indebtedness that is included in Consolidated Funded Debt on such date; provided that a notice of redemption of, or an offer to purchase, such Subject Debt has been given or made (and, in the case of an offer to purchase, not withdrawn) on or prior to such date (any such Subject Debt, “Defeased Debt”) and the applicable Refinancing Proceeds have been irrevocably deposited in a trust or escrow account pursuant to the documentation relating to such redemption of, or offer to purchase the applicable Subject Debt (and such Refinancing Proceeds shall not be included as Consolidated Net Cash for purposes of this Agreement).

 

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, as calculated for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for any period, the sum of (without duplication) (a) all interest payable in Cash, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including all commissions, discounts, fees and other charges under Swap Contracts, letters of credit and similar instruments and all capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets during such period, in each case to the extent treated as interest expense in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) the portion of rent expense with respect to such period under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP that is payable in Cash, plus (c) the “deemed interest expense” (i.e., the interest expense which would have been applicable if the respective obligations were structured as on-balance sheet financing arrangements) with respect to all Synthetic Lease Obligations to the extent the same does not arise from a financing arrangement constituting an operating lease.

 

Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as determined as of the last day of any Test Period, calculated for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the period consisting of the Test Period ending on such date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, excluding premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including all commissions, discounts, fees and other charges under Swap Contracts, letters of credit and similar instruments and all capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets during such period and excluding interest payable during or with respect to such period with respect to Defeased Debt.

 

Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as determined as of the last day of any Test Period, calculated for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated Funded Debt as of such date of determination less (ii) Consolidated Net Cash (not to exceed a maximum amount of $125,000,000) as of such date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period consisting of the Test Period ending on such date.

 

Consolidated Net Cash” means, as determined as of the last day of any Test Period, calculated for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, all cash or Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties that is (a) not Restricted or that is (b) (i) deposited and held in a deposit account or credited to a securities account as to which the jurisdiction of the applicable depository bank or securities intermediary, as the case may be, for purposes of Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC is the United States of America, including any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and (ii) subject to a security interest perfected by control pursuant to (and within the meaning of) (x) Sections 9314(a) and 9104(a) of the UCC, in the case of a deposit account, or (y) Sections 9314(a) and 8106(d) of the UCC, in the case of a securities account, in favor of Administrative Agent.

 

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Consolidated Net Income” means, as calculated for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for any period, the sum of net income (or loss) for such period, but excluding (a) any income (or loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary, except that Borrower’s direct or indirect equity in the net income of any such Person for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of Cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a Dividend, and (b) any impact on net income of (i) purchase price adjustments, including the impact of adjustments for Deferred Purchase Price Obligations, (ii) compensation expenses which are not a Cash item during such period arising from the issuance of Equity Interests, options to purchase Equity Interests and any appreciation rights to officers, directors, employees or consultants of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) purchase accounting adjustments for such period and (iv) non-Cash tax charges. Income (or loss) of any Person that is not a Subsidiary but is otherwise consolidated with the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as required by GAAP will not be included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income except to the extent of the aggregate amount of Cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a Dividend.

 

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any document or other agreement or undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled” has the meaning correlative thereto.

 

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.

 

Covered Entity” means any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

 

Credit” means any Letter of Credit or Bank Undertaking.

 

Credit Advance” means a Revolving Credit Lender’s funding of its participation in a Credit Borrowing in accordance with its Revolving Credit Percentage Share.

 

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means senior or subordinated Indebtedness (which Indebtedness shall be either (a) secured by the Collateral on a junior basis to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations, (b) unsecured or (c) secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations), including customary bridge financings, in each case issued or incurred by the Borrower or a Guarantor to refinance Indebtedness and/or Revolving Commitments incurred under this Agreement and the Loan Documents (or Indebtedness previously incurred as Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness), including Indebtedness incurred to pay fees, discounts, premiums and expenses in connection therewith; provided that (i) there is no increase in the principal amount (or accrued value) of the Indebtedness being refinanced (excluding accrued interest, fees, discounts, premiums and expenses), (ii) the terms of such Indebtedness, other than a revolving credit facility that does not include scheduled commitment reductions prior to maturity, shall not provide for a maturity date or weighted average life to maturity earlier than the maturity date or shorter than the weighted

 

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average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced, as applicable (other than an earlier maturity date and/or shorter weighted average life to maturity for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the maturity date or the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced, as applicable), (iii) any such Indebtedness that is a revolving credit facility shall not mature prior to the maturity date of the revolving commitments being replaced, (iv) no such Indebtedness will require any mandatory prepayment (other than scheduled amortization) prior to the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, other than sharing no more than ratably in the same mandatory prepayments applicable to the Initial Term Loan Facility, (v) such Indebtedness will rank equal in right of payment with the Revolving Credit Loans and Initial Term Loans, (vi) such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party that does not also secure the Obligations, or be guaranteed by any Person other than the Guarantors, (vii) if secured by Collateral, such Indebtedness (and all related Obligations) shall be subject to the terms of a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement and (viii) to the extent any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is subject to additional or more restrictive covenants or events of default, then either (I) such covenants and events of default are applicable solely after the Latest Maturity Date, (II) such covenants and events of default are added for the benefit of any Facility then outstanding or (III) such covenants and events of default are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Credit Application” means an application and agreement (including any related reimbursement agreement) for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit or a Bank Undertaking in the form from time to time in use by L/C Issuer.

 

Credit Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

 

Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the 2027 Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

 

Credit Extension” means a Borrowing or an L/C Credit Extension.

 

Credit Fee” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 2.03(i).

 

Credit Obligations” means, as determined at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Credits and (b) the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all Credit Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Credit, the amount of such Credit will be determined in accordance with Section 1.09.

 

Credit Spread Adjustment” means (a) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Sterling, (i) 0.0326% for any RFR Borrowing with a one-month Interest Period, (ii) 0.1193% for any RFR Borrowing with a three-month Interest Period and (iii) 0.2766% for any RFR Borrowing with a six-month Interest Period, (b) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Swiss Francs, (i) -0.0571% for any RFR Borrowing with a one-month Interest Period, (ii) 0.0031% for any RFR Borrowing with a three-month Interest Period and (iii) 0.0741% for any RFR Borrowing with a six-month Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Dollars (i) with respect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (x) 0.11448% for any Borrowing with a one-month Interest Period, (y) 0.26161% for any Borrowing with a three-month Interest Period and (z) 0.42826% for any Borrowing with a six-month Interest Period and (ii) with respect to any Borrowing other than a Revolving Credit Borrowing, 0.10%.

 

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Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $40,000,000. The Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments.

 

Daily Simple RFR” means, for any day (an “RFR Interest Day”), an interest rate per annum equal to, for any RFR Loan denominated in (i) Sterling, SONIA for the day that is five RFR Business Days prior to (A) if such RFR Interest Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Interest Day or (B) if such RFR Interest Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Interest Day, (ii) Swiss Francs, SARON for the day that is five RFR Business Days prior to (A) if such RFR Interest Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Interest Day or (B) if such RFR Interest Day is not an RFR Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Interest Day and (iii) Dollars, Daily Simple SOFR.

 

Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five (5) RFR Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) 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 the Borrower.

 

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

Debtor Relief Plan” means any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws.

 

Default” means any event or condition that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would (unless cured or waived in accordance with this Agreement) constitute an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means, as determined at any time, (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Credit Fees, a per annum interest rate equal to the sum of (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, if any, then applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2.0% per annum; provided that, with respect to a Term Benchmark Loan, the Default Rate will be a per annum interest rate equal to the sum of (A) the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin and any applicable Benchmark Replacement Adjustment) otherwise then applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan plus (B) 2.0% per annum; and (b) when used with respect to Credit Fees, a per annum interest rate equal to the sum of (1) the Applicable Margin then applicable to Term Benchmark Loans plus (2) 2.0% per annum.

 

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

 

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Defaulting Lender” means, subject to ‎Section 3.07(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Credits, within two Business Days of the date any such funding obligation was required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies Administrative Agent and Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to Administrative Agent or any Lending Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Credits) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified Borrower, Administrative Agent or any Lending Party in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by Administrative Agent or Borrower, to confirm in writing to Administrative Agent and Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by Administrative Agent and Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender will not be deemed a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to ‎Section 3.07(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to Borrower and each Lending Party from Administrative Agent.

 

Deferred Purchase Price Obligations” means unsecured obligations of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising in connection with any Acquisition, including any Permitted Acquisition, permitted pursuant to ‎Section 7.02 or any Investment otherwise made pursuant to ‎Section 7.02(p) or ‎(q) to the seller or other Person with respect to any Target and the payment of which is dependent on the future earnings or performance of such Target or another Person and contained in the agreement relating to such Acquisition or other Investment or in an employment agreement delivered in connection therewith (but in any event excluding compensation for employment and indemnification obligations).

 

Designated Noncash Consideration” means the fair market value at the time received (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of any non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition that is designated as Designated Noncash Consideration, less the amount of Cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent payment, redemption, retirement, sale or other disposition of such Designated Noncash Consideration. A particular item of Designated Noncash Consideration will no longer be considered to be outstanding when and to the extent it has been paid, redeemed or otherwise retired or sold or otherwise disposed of in compliance with Section 7.05.

 

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Disposition” means the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, license (other than on a non-exclusive basis), lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. The term “Dispose” has a meaning correlative thereto; provided that the issuance, sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition by any Person of Equity Interests in itself (or rights with respect thereto) will not be deemed a Disposition by such Person.

 

Disqualified Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest of any Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof) or upon the happening of any event (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable in Cash pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or other similar obligation (other than as a result of a “change of control” so long as all Obligations are required to be paid in full prior to any deposit or other payment in respect of such sinking fund obligation or other similar obligation), (b) is redeemable in Cash at the option of the holder thereof (excluding any redemption of fractional shares), or (c) requires or mandates the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other similar payment (other than Dividends) for Cash (other than as a result of a (i) “change of control” so long as all Obligations are required to be paid in full prior to any payment in respect of such Equity Interest or (ii) fractional shares), in each case on or prior to the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of issuance of such Equity Interest.

 

“Disqualified Institution” means, on any date, (a) any Person designated by the Borrower as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of the Third Restatement Agreement and (b) any other Person that is a Competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which Person has been designated by the Borrower as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice to Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including by posting such notice to the Electronic Platform designated by Administrative Agent for such purpose) not less than ten Business Days prior to such date; provided that “Disqualified Institutions” shall exclude any Person that the Borrower has designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to Administrative Agent from time to time.

 

Disqualifying Event” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 3.03(c).

 

Dividend” means, as to any Person, any dividend, distribution or return on equity capital declared by such Person and paid or made to the stockholders, members or partners of such Person, in their capacity as such, whether in Cash or other property (other than Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Equity Interests).

 

DQ List” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 10.06(g)(iii).

 

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

 

Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided

 

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to the Administrative Agent) by Reuters on the Business Day (New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion) and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, provided that any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower that would otherwise constitute a Domestic Subsidiary will not constitute a Domestic Subsidiary for purposes of the Loan Documents.

 

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states 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.

 

Electronic Platform” means IntraLinks™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system.

 

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 any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under ‎Section 10.06(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)); provided that no Disqualified Institution shall be an Eligible Assignee.

 

Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetland, flora and fauna.

 

Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any

 

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Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to public health or the Environment.

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws (including common law), regulations, standards, ordinances, rules, judgments, interpretations, orders, decrees, permits, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution or the protection of the Environment or human health (to the extent related to exposure to hazardous materials), including those relating to the manufacture, generation, handling, transport, storage, treatment, Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law, directly or indirectly relating to (a) any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Environmental Permit” means any permit, certification, registration, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

 

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that together with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof is (a) treated as a single employer, within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code solely for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code) or (b) under common control, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.

 

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the failure of any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements, by their due date, under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan, whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (d) the withdrawal of any Loan Party or any

 

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ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such Person was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (f) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (g) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (h) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (i) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA; (j) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate; (k) the engagement in a non-exempt prohibited transaction or a violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate; or (l) 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.

 

EURIBOR Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the EURIBOR Screen Rate) determined by Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the EURIBOR Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate is available for Euros) that is shorter than the Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period and (b) the EURIBOR Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate is available for Euros) that exceeds the Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that, if any EURIBOR Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

“EURIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the EURIBOR Screen Rate; provided that, if the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period”) with respect to Euros then the EURIBOR Rate shall be the EURIBOR Interpolated Rate.

 

EURIBOR Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the Euro Interbank Offered Rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant period displayed (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) on page EURIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate) or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Reuters as of 11:00 a.m. (Brussels time) two (2) TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. If such page or service ceases to be available, Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with Borrower. If the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than zero, the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Euro” and “” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States.

 

Event of Default” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 8.01.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Excluded Subsidiary” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 6.11(a).

 

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, as applicable, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to any applicable keep well, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all Guaranties of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

 

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal and California withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by Borrower under ‎Section 3.08) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to ‎Section 3.01, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with ‎Section 3.01(e) and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Exempt Subsidiary” means each direct or indirect non-wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower now existing or hereafter acquired or formed, and each successor thereto, in each case that is not a Non-Exempt Subsidiary (including which has not been designated a Non-Exempt Subsidiary pursuant to the definition thereof set forth in this ‎Section 1.01).

 

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Existing Credits” means the Credits outstanding under the Second Restated Credit Agreement as of the Third Restatement Effective Date and identified on Schedule 1.01-A.

 

Existing Lenders” has the meaning given such term in Recital A to this Agreement.

 

Existing Senior Credit Facilities” has the meaning given such term in Recital A to this Agreement, and refers to the credit facilities identified on Schedule 1.01-B.

 

Extension Agreement” means an Extension Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Extending Lenders, effecting an Extension Amendment and such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.18.

 

Extension Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, effected in connection with an Extension Offer pursuant to Section 2.18, providing for an extension of the Maturity Date applicable to the Extending Lenders’ Loans and/or Commitments of the applicable Affected Facility (such Loans or Commitments being referred to as the “Extended Loans” or “Extended Commitments”, as applicable) and, in connection therewith, (a) an increase or decrease in the rate of interest accruing on such Extended Loans, (b) in the case of Extended Loans that are Term Loans of any Facility, a modification of the scheduled amortization applicable thereto, provided that the weighted average life to maturity of such Extended Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity (determined at the time of such Extension Offer) of the Term Loans of such Facility, (c) a modification of voluntary or mandatory prepayments applicable thereto (including prepayment premiums and other restrictions thereon), provided that in the case of Extended Loans that are Term Loans, such requirements may provide that such Extended Loans may participate in any mandatory prepayments on a pro rata basis (or on a basis that is less than a pro rata basis) with the Loans of the applicable Affected Facility, but may not provide for prepayment requirements that are more favorable than those applicable to the Loans of the applicable Affected Facility, (d) an increase in the fees payable to, or the inclusion of new fees to be payable to, the Extending Lenders in respect of such Extension Offer or their Extended Loans or Extended Commitments and/or (e) an addition of any affirmative or negative covenants applicable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that any such additional covenant with which the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be required to comply prior to the Latest Maturity Date in effect immediately prior to such Extension Amendment for the benefit of the Extending Lenders providing such Extended Loans or Extended Commitments shall also be for the benefit of all other Lenders.

 

Extending Lenders” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.18(a).

 

Extension Offer” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.18(a).

 

Facility” means the 2024 Revolving Credit Facility, the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility, the Initial Term Loan Facility or any Incremental Term Loan Facility, as the context requires. Additional Facilities may be established pursuant to Section 2.18 and Section 2.19, and there may be multiple Incremental Term Loan Facilities outstanding.

 

FASB ASC means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

 

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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), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.

 

FCA” means the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority.

 

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published by the NYFRB on the Business Day next succeeding such day and (b) zero; provided that (i) if such day is not a Business Day, then the Federal Funds Rate for such day will be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, then the Federal Funds Rate for such day will be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of one one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%)) charged to JPMorgan on such day on such transactions as determined by Administrative Agent.

 

Fee Letter means that certain Best Efforts Agency Fee Letter, dated as of August 2, 2022, by and between the Borrower and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

Financing Statements” means the Form UCC financing statements (or comparable documents now or hereafter filed in accordance with the UCC or other comparable Law) separately naming each Loan Party as debtor and Administrative Agent as secured party, authorized and delivered pursuant to the Collateral Documents, including a description of the personal property Collateral granted by such Loan Party to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the Obligations, which Financing Statements will be caused to be filed with the UCC (or comparable) filing office of the applicable Governmental Authorities.

 

Fiscal Period” means, for any Fiscal Year, the fiscal quarters of Borrower ending on or about the last Sunday in April, July and October of such Fiscal Year (it being understood that the first and second fiscal months of each such fiscal quarter are 4 weeks long and that the third fiscal month of each such fiscal quarter is 5 weeks long) and on the last Sunday in January of such Fiscal Year.

 

Fiscal Year” means each fiscal year of Borrower ending on the last Sunday in January of each calendar year.

 

Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the Third Restatement Effective Date, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, CDOR Rate, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate or each Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt the initial Floor for each of Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, CDOR Rate, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate and each Adjusted Daily Simple RFR shall be zero.

 

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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 or other Person authorized to grant a waiver, (b) the failure to comply in all material respects with the requirements of Law and the respective plan documents, including the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the failure to establish adequate reserves in respect of unfunded liabilities in accordance with applicable Law, or where required, in accordance with ordinary accounting practices, if any, in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Pension Plan is maintained, (d) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Pension Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Pension Plan, (e) the incurrence of any liability in excess of the Threshold Amount (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof in another currency applicable to an affected Foreign Pension Plan) by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries 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, or (f) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable law and could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the imposition on Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any applicable law, in each case in excess of the Threshold Amount (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof in another currency).

 

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

 

Foreign Pension Plan” means any defined benefit pension plan that is maintained or is contributed to outside the jurisdiction of the United States by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and which under applicable law is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.

 

Foreign Pledge Agreement” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 6.11(b).

 

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” means any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower that does not engage in any material direct operations and substantially all of the assets of which (either directly or indirectly) consists of (a) Equity Interests in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries or (b) Indebtedness owed to by one or more Foreign Subsidiaries.

 

FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

 

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to any L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share of the outstanding Credit Obligations other than Credit Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

 

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial, territorial 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 bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Grants of IP Security Interests” means, collectively, the separate (a) grants of security interest (patents), (b) grants of security interest (trademarks), and (c) grants of security interest (copyrights), and all supplements thereto and amendments and restatements thereof, from time to time separately executed by the Loan Parties to the extent any such Loan Party has any interest in Collateral comprising such registered intellectual property rights (or an application therefor) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, as applicable, with respect to the Liens granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Collateral Documents.

 

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.15(a).

 

Guarantor Applicable Insolvency Laws” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.15(c)(i)(A).

 

Guarantor Specified Lien” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.15(c)(i)(B).

 

Guarantor Subordinated Indebtedness” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 10.15(k).

 

Guarantor Subordinated Indebtedness Payments” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 10.15(k).

 

Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) for the purposes of ‎Section 10.15 (i) each Person that is party to this Agreement as of the Third Restatement Effective Date and is named in the signature pages to the Third Restatement Agreement as a Guarantor, (ii) Borrower (solely as to and for the Secured Cash Management Obligations and the Secured Swap Obligations of any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and (iii) each Subsidiary of Borrower that at a date subsequent to the Third Restatement Effective Date executes a Joinder Agreement, including as required by ‎Section 6.11, in order to become a Guarantor hereunder, and (b) each other Person who, at a date subsequent to the Third Restatement Effective Date, becomes a guarantor of all or any portion of the Obligations.

 

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Guaranty” means, as to any Person, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect: (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation; (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation; (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation; or (d) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), and will include the guaranty set forth in ‎Section 10.15. The amount of any Guaranty will be deemed to be the amount recognized as a guaranty and shown on the guaranteeing Person’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP provided that if such financial statements of the guaranteeing Person are not reasonably available to Administrative Agent at its reasonable request, the amount of such Guaranty will be deemed to be the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

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, natural gas, natural gas liquids, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, toxic mold, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances, wastes, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants or compounds of any nature in any form regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

Hedge Bank” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Secured Swap Obligations” set forth in this ‎Section 1.01.

 

Honor Date” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer in respect of any draw thereunder.

 

HSBC” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “EURIBOR Rate” set forth in this ‎Section 1.01.

 

Impacted TIBOR Rate Interest Period” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “TIBOR Rate” set forth in this ‎Section 1.01.

 

Incremental Cap” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) (x) (i) the sum of (1) the greater of (x) $332,000,000 and (y) an amount equal to 100% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period (the “Fixed Cap”) and (2) the amount of any optional prepayment of any Term Loan (including any Refinancing Term Loan secured on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans) in accordance with Section 2.05(d), any optional prepayment of any Incremental Equivalent Debt (secured on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term Loans) and the amount of any optional permanent reduction of any Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case to the extent any such prepayments or commitment reductions are not made with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving loans), minus (ii) the sum of (A) the

 

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aggregate amount of Additional Revolving Credit Commitments that were incurred in reliance on the preceding subclauses (1) and (2) and (B) the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans that were incurred in reliance on the preceding subclauses (1) and (2) (the Fixed Cap, as adjusted from time to time in according with this clause (a) and in effect on such date of determination, the “Adjusted Fixed Cap”) minus (y) the aggregate amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in reliance on the Adjusted Fixed Cap, plus (b) an unlimited amount, so long as the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis (as of the last day of the Test Period for which Borrower most recently has delivered to Administrative Agent a completed and duly executed and Compliance Certificate pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(d) and the accompanying financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as required by ‎Section 6.01(a), (b) and (c), as applicable, after giving effect to the Borrowing of the full amount of any Additional Revolving Credit Commitment or Incremental Term Loan Commitment requested pursuant to ‎Section 2.14, is less than 3.50:1.00 (the “Unlimited Incremental Basket”).

 

Incremental Equivalent Debt” means Indebtedness in the form of notes incurred by the Borrower to the extent that the Borrower shall have been permitted to incur such Indebtedness pursuant to, and such Indebtedness shall be deemed to be incurred in reliance on, Section 2.14; provided that (i) after giving effect to any such incurrence of Incremental Equivalent Debt, the aggregate amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred will not exceed the Incremental Cap (provided that any new Incremental Equivalent Debt, if it is incurred and becomes effective as of a date when the Unlimited Incremental Basket (as defined in clause (b) of the definition of “Incremental Cap” set forth in Section 1.01, with the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio being calculated for such purpose without giving effect to any substantially concurrent incurrence of any new Incremental Equivalent Debt under and in reliance on the Adjusted Fixed Cap (as defined in clause (a) of the definition of “Incremental Cap”)) is in effect shall be deemed incurred under and reliance on the Unlimited Incremental Basket rather than the Adjusted Fixed Cap and (ii) the terms and conditions of any Incremental Equivalent Debt (including as to the interest rate, fees, premium, required prepayments and participation in prepayments, amortization schedule and final maturity thereof or applicable thereto) shall be agreed to between the Borrower and the persons providing such Incremental Equivalent Debt; provided that (A) the Incremental Equivalent Debt will (1) rank equal in right of payment with the Revolving Credit Loans and Initial Term Loans, (2) be secured only by the Collateral securing the Loan Document Obligations (or assets that will become Collateral in connection with such transaction) and be secured on a pari passu basis with the Loan Document Obligations and (3) only be guaranteed by the Loan Parties (or Persons that will become Loan Parties in connection with such transaction); (B) the final maturity date with respect to any Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be no earlier than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date; (C) the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of any then-existing tranche of Initial Term Loans; (D) no Incremental Equivalent Debt will require any mandatory prepayment (other than scheduled amortization) prior to the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, other than sharing no more than ratably in the same mandatory prepayments applicable to the Initial Term Loan Facility; and provided further that to the extent any such Incremental Equivalent Debt are subject to additional or more restrictive covenants or events of default, then either (I) such covenants and events of default are applicable solely after the Latest Maturity Date, (II) such covenants and events of default are added for the benefit of any Facility then outstanding or (III) such covenants and events of default are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Equivalent Debt will rank equal in right of payment with the Revolving Credit Loans and Initial Term Loans.

 

Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 2.01(c).

 

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Incremental Term Loan Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Incremental Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each Incremental Term Loan Lender pursuant to ‎Section 2.01(c).

 

Incremental Term Loan Commitments” means the commitment of an Incremental Term Loan Lender to make Incremental Term Loans pursuant to ‎Section 2.14.

 

Incremental Term Loan Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans of all Incremental Term Loan Lenders outstanding at such time.

 

Incremental Term Loan Lender” means, at any time, a lender providing Incremental Term Loans, other than any such Person that thereafter ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

 

Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) the Incremental Term Loan Stated Maturity Date and (b) the acceleration of the Incremental Term Loans pursuant to ‎Section 8.03.

 

Incremental Term Loan Percentage Share” means as to any Incremental Term Loan Lender at any time, the percentage (expressed as a decimal carried out to the ninth decimal place) of (a) on or prior to the Additional Commitment Effective Date of any Incremental Term Loans, the Aggregate Incremental Term Loan Commitments represented by such Incremental Term Loan Lender’s Incremental Term Loan Commitment, subject to adjustment as provided in ‎Section 3.07; (b) following the Additional Commitment Effective Date of any Incremental Term Loans so long as any Incremental Term Loans are outstanding, the Outstanding Amount of all Incremental Term Loans represented by the Outstanding Amount of all Incremental Term Loans owing to such Incremental Term Loan Lender; and (c) following the Additional Commitment Effective Date of any Incremental Term Loans if all Incremental Term Loans have been repaid in full, the Outstanding Amount of all Incremental Term Loans represented by the Outstanding Amount of all Incremental Term Loans owing to such Incremental Term Loan Lender immediately prior to such repayment in full, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The Incremental Term Loan Percentage Share of each Incremental Term Loan Lender will be set forth in the Additional Commitment Documentation or the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Incremental Term Loan Lender became a party hereto, as applicable.

 

Incremental Term Loan Stated Maturity Date” means the maturity date specified for Incremental Term Loans pursuant to the applicable Incremental Term Documentation.

 

Indebtedness” means, as to any Person as of any date of determination, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included or characterized as indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (c) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit, bank undertakings, letters of guaranty (including, for each of the foregoing, the stated or available amount that is undrawn or that has been drawn but is unreimbursed); (d) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances; (e) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (including Deferred Purchase Price Obligations) to the extent (1) such obligations are required to be reflected on the balance sheet of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP (excluding in the notes thereof) and (2) such obligations are due more than twelve months from the initial date of incurrence of the relevant obligation or are evidenced by a promissory note or

 

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similar instrument reflecting a payment obligation (excluding any such obligations to the extent that Borrower has elected to exclude such obligations (or a portion thereof) in a written notice delivered to Administrative Agent certifying that Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower has designated and maintains in reserve certain Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents to pay such obligations as and when they become due and payable (in which case such reserved Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents will not be counted towards determining the Minimum Liquidity Condition until such time that the Borrower delivers a written notice to Administrative Agent certifying that such designated Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents (or specified portion thereof) no longer is being reserved for application to the payment of such outstanding deferred purchase price obligations); (f) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness will have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse (provided that if such Person has not assumed or become liable in respect of such indebtedness, such indebtedness will be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the property to which such Lien relates and (ii) the indebtedness secured by a Lien on such property); (g) all Attributable Debt in respect of all Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person; (h) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or make other similar payments (other than dividends) in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests in Cash valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends (provided that (i) an issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests (without regard to the number of holders thereof) will not be considered Indebtedness for purposes of this definition if the aggregate of the obligations in respect thereof (as determined pursuant to this clause (h)) do not exceed $5,000,000 and (ii) obligations to make such payments in cash with respect to fractional shares will not be deemed to be Indebtedness); (i) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of Indebtedness referred to in any of the preceding clauses (a) through (h); and (j) the Swap Termination Value under all Swap Contracts to which such Person is a party. The Indebtedness of any Person will include the Indebtedness of any other entity (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 entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following will constitute Indebtedness for purposes of this Agreement: (i) trade or other accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, (ii) bonuses or other deferred compensation arrangements with respect to officers, directors, employees or agents of such Person, (iii) customer accounts and deposits, accrued employee compensation and other liabilities in the nature of employee compensation accrued, (iv) rebates, credits for returned products, discounts, refunds, allowances for customers and credits against receivables, in each case in this clause (iv) in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and (v) earn-outs and other deferred payment obligations incurred in connection with an Acquisition to the extent not included in clause (e) above. For the avoidance of doubt, a Permitted Warrant Transaction shall not constitute Indebtedness of Borrower.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

Indemnitees” means, collectively, Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Arranger, each Lending Party and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons.

 

Information” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 10.07.

 

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Initial Term Loan Lender” means, collectively, (a) initially, each Lender designated on Schedule 2.01 as a Lender having an Initial Term Loan Commitment as of the Third Restatement Effective Date and (b) each Lender that assumes an Initial Term Loan pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or which otherwise holds an Initial Term Loan, in each case other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto with an Initial Term Loan.

 

Initial Term Loan Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Initial Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, having the same Interest Period.

 

Initial Term Loan Commitments” means, as to each Initial Term Loan Lender at any time, its obligation to make Initial Term Loans to Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 as its Initial Term Loan Commitment.

 

Initial Term Loan Facility” means the Initial Term Loan Commitments and the Initial Term Loans made thereunder.

 

Initial Term Loans” means any loans made in respect of Initial Term Loan Commitments.

 

Initial Term Loan Maturity Date” means the earliest of (a) the Initial Term Loan Stated Maturity Date, (b) the scheduled maturity date in respect of any Inside Maturity Commitments to the extent that (i) prior to such scheduled maturity date the Inside Maturity Commitments are not extended, refinanced, replaced or renewed in a manner permitted by this Agreement such that the refinanced, replaced or extended commitments mature on or after the Initial Term Loan Stated Maturity Date and (ii) after giving effect to the repayment in full of such Inside Maturity Commitments on such scheduled maturity date (including all accrued interest with respect thereto and all other amounts owing in respect thereof), the Minimum Liquidity Condition is not satisfied and (c) the acceleration of the Initial Term Loans pursuant to ‎Section 8.03.

 

Initial Term Loan Percentage Share” means as to any Initial Term Loan Lender at any time, (a) the percentage (expressed as a decimal carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Outstanding Amount of all Initial Term Loans represented by the Outstanding Amount of all Initial Term Loans owing to such Initial Term Loan Lender; and (b) if all Initial Term Loans have been repaid in full, the Outstanding Amount of all Initial Term Loans represented by the Outstanding Amount of all Initial Term Loans owing to such Initial Term Loan Lender immediately prior to such repayment in full, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.

 

Initial Term Loan Stated Maturity Date” means the fifth anniversary of the Third Restatement Effective Date.

 

Inside Maturity Commitments” means the 2024 Revolving Credit Commitments and any extension, refinancing, replacement or renewal thereof (or of other Inside Maturity Commitments) that has a scheduled maturity date prior to the 2027 Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date or the Initial Term Loans Stated Maturity Date. 

 

Insolvency Proceeding” means (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, in the cases of each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) undertaken under Federal, state or foreign Law, including the Bankruptcy Code.

 

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Intellectual Property” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights (including rights in software and data), copyright licenses, domain names, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, trade names, technology, inventions, trade secrets, know-how, methods and processes, and all registrations, applications and common law rights for any of the foregoing, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.

 

Intercreditor Agreement” has the meaning given to such term in Section 9.10(e).

 

Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to (i) a Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto 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, (ii) a Base Rate Loan (other than a Swing Line Loan) or an RFR Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar month, and (iii) a Swing Line Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar month; and (b) (i) in the case of Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans, the Maturity Date in respect of any Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) in the case of Initial Term Loans, the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date and (iii) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, the applicable Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date.

 

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 six months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment for any Alternative Currency), as the Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) with respect to Term Benchmark Loans bearing interest at the CDOR Rate, Interest Periods available for such Loans will be limited to periods of one and three months, (ii) 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, (iii) 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, (iv) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 3.03 shall be available for specification in such Loan Notice. 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 and (v) no Interest Period for any Loan will extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date in respect of such Loan.

 

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person in another Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or limited liability company interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of

 

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such other Person or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitutes a business unit, or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person. For purposes of calculating compliance with ‎Section 7.02, the amount of any Investment will be the original principal or capital amount thereof without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, but less all returns of principal or equity thereon and less all distributions, dividends or other payments thereon or received in respect thereof (and with respect to Investments constituting Guarantees, less the amount of all obligations so guaranteed that are permanently terminated or satisfied other than through payment on such Guarantee), and will, if made by the transfer or exchange of Property other than Cash, be deemed to have been made in an original principal or capital amount equal to the fair market value of such Property.

 

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

ISP” means, with respect to any Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” (exclusive of Rule 3.14 thereof) published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or, if the L/C Issuer agrees at the time of issuance, such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance of such Credit).

 

Issuer Documents” means, with respect to any Credit, the Credit Application relating thereto and any other document entered into by the L/C Issuer and Borrower as account party or its permitted designee or otherwise delivered by Borrower or its permitted designee to or for the benefit of the L/C Issuer, in each case relating to such Credit. “Joinder Agreement” means an agreement entered into by a Subsidiary of Borrower following the date hereof pursuant to ‎Section 6.11(a) to join in the Guaranty set forth in ‎Section 10.15, in substantially the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.

 

Issuer Sublimit” means (a) as to each of JPMorgan, HSBC and U.S. Bank National Association, $13,333,333 and (b) as to any additional L/C Issuer, such Dollar limit as such L/C Issuer shall specify in writing to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent upon such Person becoming an L/C Issuer hereunder pursuant to Section 2.03(k).

 

Joint Venture” means a joint venture, partnership, alliance, consortium or similar arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form; provided that, as to any such arrangement in corporate form, such corporation will not, as to any Person of which such corporation is a subsidiary, be considered to be a Joint Venture to which such Person is a party.

 

JPMorgan” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including in respect of any Incremental Term Facility and including any Maturity Date that has been extended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, concessions, grants, franchises, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law, and including all Debtor Relief Laws.

 

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L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Credit, the issuance thereof, the extension of the expiry date thereof or the increase of the amount thereof.

 

L/C Issuer” means (a) JPMorgan (including any branch or Affiliate thereof), (b) HSBC (including any branch or Affiliate thereof), (c) U.S. Bank National Association (including any branch or Affiliate thereof), (d) any additional issuer of Credits hereunder (including any branch or Affiliate thereof) and (e) any successor to any of the foregoing (including any branch or Affiliate thereof). Each reference herein to “the L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant L/C Issuer.

 

Lender” means, collectively, (a) initially, each Person designated on Schedule 2.01 as a “Lender” and (b) each Person that assumes a Revolving Credit Commitment, an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, an Initial Term Loan and/or an Incremental Term Loan Commitment pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Documentation or which otherwise holds a Revolving Credit Commitment, a Revolving Credit Loan, an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, an Additional Revolving Credit Loan, an Initial Term Loan Commitment, an Initial Term Loan, an Incremental Term Loan Commitment, an Incremental Term Loan, a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan or a participation in a Credit or a Credit Borrowing (in each case, for so long as such Person holds Commitments or Loans).

 

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Detail Form, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lending Parties.

 

Lending Parties” means, collectively, Lenders, Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuers.

 

Letter of Credit” means any standby or commercial letter of credit issued hereunder.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement) and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property.

 

Limited Condition Transaction” means any Acquisition or similar Investment, including by way of merger, by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.

 

Limited Pledge Non-Control Investment” means an Investment by any Loan Party permitted by ‎Section 7.02 in the Equity Interests of any Person incorporated or formed under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States of America, including any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and as a result of which, after giving pro forma effect to such Investment, (a) such Person shall not be a Subsidiary and (b) Borrower does not, directly or indirectly, Control such Person; provided that the fair market value of any such Investment in a Person, as determined by Borrower in good faith, at the time of the consummation of such Investment does not exceed an amount equal to 2.5% of the lesser of (a) the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (b) the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable.

 

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Limited Pledge Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of Borrower now existing or hereafter acquired or formed, and each successor thereto, in each case which accounts for less than 2.5% of (a) the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (b) the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable.

 

Linked Undertaking” means a Bank Undertaking with respect to which the L/C Issuer thereof is the beneficiary of a related Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer’s Affiliate supporting such Bank Undertaking on terms substantially identical (other than the beneficiary) to those of such Bank Undertaking.

 

Loan” means any Revolving Credit Loan, Swing Line Loan, Additional Revolving Credit Loan, Initial Term Loan or Incremental Term Loan.

 

Loan Document Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Credit, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

 

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Credits and related Issuer Documents, any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of ‎Section 2.15, the Collateral Documents, the Fee Letter and any and all other agreements, documents and instruments executed and/or delivered by or on behalf of or in support of any Loan Party to Administrative Agent or any Lending Party or their respective authorized designee evidencing or otherwise relating to the Loans or the Credit Borrowings made or the Credits issued hereunder.

 

Loan Notice” means a notice, pursuant to ‎Section 2.02(a), of (a) a borrowing of Loans (any such Loan Notice, a “Borrowing Notice”), (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other or (c) a continuation of Term Benchmark Loans, which notice, if in writing, will be substantially in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Loan Parties” means, collectively, Borrower and all Guarantors.

 

Majority Facility Lenders” means, with respect to any Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans or the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings, as the case may be, outstanding under such Facility (or, in the case of a Revolving Facility, prior to any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments with respect to such Revolving Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the Revolving Credit Commitments under such Revolving Facility); provided, however, that determinations of the “Majority Facility Lenders” shall exclude any Commitments or Loans held by any Defaulting Lender.

 

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Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as defined in Regulation U adopted by the FRB (12 C.F.R. Part 221).

 

Material Acquisition” means each Acquisition (or series of related Acquisitions) for which the Acquisition Consideration, including any Deferred Purchase Price Obligations, is equal to or greater than $100,000,000.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means any of the following: (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, the business, assets, properties, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of Borrower and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under any Loan Document; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against Borrower or any Guarantor of any Loan Documents to which it is a party.

 

Material Contract” means any written contract, license or other written arrangement to which any Loan Party is a party (other than the Loan Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Material First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means each Foreign Subsidiary of Borrower the Equity Interests of which are directly owned by Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower, whether such Foreign Subsidiary is now existing or hereafter acquired or formed, and each successor thereto, in each case which accounts for more than 2.5% of (a) the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (b) the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable.

 

Material Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of Borrower now existing or hereafter acquired or formed, and each successor thereto, in each case which accounts for more than 5% of (i) the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (ii) the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable.

 

Maturity Date” means the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the 2027 Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date with respect to any Incremental Term Facility, any extended maturity date with respect to all or a portion of any Facility of Loans or Commitments extended pursuant to an Extension Agreement or any maturity date with respect to any Facility of Loans or Commitments effected pursuant to a Refinancing Facility Agreement, as the context requires.

 

Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of Cash, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of the applicable L/C Issuer(s) with respect to Credits issued and outstanding at such time and (b) otherwise, an amount determined by Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer(s) with respect to Credits issued and outstanding at such time in their Reasonable Discretion.

 

Minimum Extension Condition” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.18(a).

 

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Minimum Liquidity Condition” means, as of any date of determination, that the sum of (a) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments minus the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings, and (b) the sum of (i) 100% of the Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries on such date and (ii) 75% of the Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries on such date, equals or exceeds $100,000,000 (provided that to the extent any Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents have been designated by Borrower or its Subsidiaries as reserved for the payment of outstanding deferred purchase price obligations as contemplated by clause (e) of the definition of “Indebtedness” set forth in this ‎Section 1.01 so that such obligations shall not constitute Indebtedness, such designated Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents shall automatically be excluded from the determination of the Minimum Liquidity Condition unless and until Borrower delivers to Administrative Agent a written notice certifying that such designated Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents (or specified portion thereof) no longer is being reserved by Borrower for application to the payment of such outstanding deferred purchase price obligations).

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

 

National Currency Unit” means a fraction or multiple of one Euro expressed in units of the former national currency of a Participating Member State.

 

Net Asset Sale Proceeds” means with respect to any Disposition (including any Prepayment Asset Sale), the Cash proceeds (including Cash Equivalents and Cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received), net of (a) selling costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and transfer and similar Taxes and the Borrower’s good faith estimate of income Taxes paid or payable (including pursuant to Tax sharing arrangements or any intercompany Tax distributions) in connection with such Disposition), (b) any amount provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustment associated with such Disposition (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Proceeds), (c) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness (excluding the Loans and any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing any Secured Obligation) which is secured by the asset sold in such Disposition and which is required to be repaid or otherwise comes due or would be in default and is repaid (other than any such Indebtedness that is assumed by the purchaser of such asset), (d) any Cash escrow (until released from escrow to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) from the sale price for such Disposition and (e) in the case of any Disposition by any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (e)) attributable to any minority interest and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary as a result thereof.

 

Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds” means an amount equal to: (a) any Cash payments or proceeds (including Cash Equivalents) received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) under any casualty insurance policy in respect of a covered loss

 

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thereunder of any assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) as a result of the taking of any assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation, expropriation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, minus (b) (i) any actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment, settlement or collection of any claims of the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary in respect thereof, (ii) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness (excluding the Loans and any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing any Obligation) that is secured by a Lien on the assets in question and that is required to be repaid or otherwise comes due or would be in default under the terms thereof as a result of such loss, taking or sale, (iii) in the case of a taking, the reasonable out-of-pocket costs of putting any affected property in a safe and secure position, (iv) any selling costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and transfer and similar Taxes and the Borrower’s good faith estimate of income Taxes paid or payable (including pursuant to Tax sharing arrangements or any intercompany Tax distribution)) in connection with any sale or taking of such assets as described in clause (a) of this definition, (v) any amount provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustments associated with any sale or taking of such assets as referred to in clause (a) of this definition (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amount is released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds) and (vi) in the case of any covered loss or taking from any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (vi)) attributable to any minority interest and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary as a result thereof.

 

Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of Cash received from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through payment or disposition of deferred consideration, as and when received in Cash) by or on behalf of such Person in connection with such transaction after deducting therefrom only (without duplication) (a) reasonable and customary brokerage commissions, legal fees, finders’ fees and other similar fees and commissions, (b) the amount of taxes payable in connection with or as a result of such transaction, (c) the amount of any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on such asset (other than the Obligations) that, by the terms of such transaction, is required to be and is repaid upon such Disposition and the amount of any other non-contingent liabilities directly associated with such asset (including indemnity obligations) and (d) other transaction costs and expenses customary and reasonable for such transactions, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are properly attributable to such Disposition or to the asset that is the subject thereof and are actually paid (or required to be paid) to a Person that is not a Loan Party (it being understood that if such amounts are not so paid within sixty (60) days of when so required to be paid, such amount shall not constitute a deduction from Net Cash Proceeds of the applicable Disposition); provided, that in the case of taxes that are deductible under clause (b) above and that at the time of receipt of such Cash, have not been actually paid or are not then payable, such Person may deduct an amount (the “Reserved Tax Amount”) equal to a reasonable estimate for such taxes; provided, that at the time such taxes are paid (and if further taxes in respect thereof are not due), an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the Reserved Tax Amount exceeds the amount actually so paid, will constitute Net Cash Proceeds; provided, further, that at the time any tax indemnification in respect of a Reserved Tax Amount is received by such Person, an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the tax indemnification amount received exceeds the amount actually paid in respect of the underlying indemnified event, will constitute Net Cash Proceeds.

 

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Net Equity Proceeds” means, with respect to any issuance of any Equity Interest, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests or any warrants, rights, options or other securities to acquire Equity Interests by an Person, the aggregate amount of Cash received from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through payment or disposition of deferred consideration, as and when received in Cash) by or on behalf of such Person in connection with such transaction after deducting therefrom only (without duplication): (a) reasonable and customary brokerage commissions, underwriting fees and discounts, legal fees, finders’ fees and other similar fees and commissions and (b) other transaction costs customary and reasonable for such transactions, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are properly attributable to such transaction and are, at the time of receipt of such Cash, actually paid to a Person that is not a Loan Party.

 

Net Equity Proceeds Amount” means, as of any time of determination, an amount equal to the aggregate Net Equity Proceeds received by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Third Restatement Effective Date which are used solely to fund all or a portion of the Acquisition Consideration for Acquisitions permitted pursuant to ‎Section 7.02, with the Net Equity Proceeds Amount to be immediately reduced by the amount of the Acquisition Consideration for any such Permitted Acquisition made with such Net Equity Proceeds.

 

Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not (as determined by Administrative Agent in its Reasonable Discretion) approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of ‎Section 10.01 and (b) has been approved by Required Lenders (to the extent such consent, waiver or amendment requires the approval of all Lenders) or Required Revolving Credit Lenders, Required Initial Term Loan Lenders or Required Incremental Term Loan Lenders (to the extent such consent, waiver or amendment requires the consent of all Revolving Credit Lenders, all Initial Term Loan Lenders or Incremental Term Loan Lenders, as applicable).

 

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

 

Non-Exempt Subsidiary” means each direct or indirect non-wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower now existing or hereafter acquired or formed, and each successor thereto, in each case which accounts for (a) more than 10% of the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries or (b) more than 10% of the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable; provided that if the Exempt Subsidiaries of Borrower at any time account for, in the aggregate, (i) more than 20% of the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries or (ii) more than 20% of the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, Borrower shall designate one or more of such Exempt Subsidiaries to be Non-Exempt Subsidiaries such that, after giving effect to such designations, the Exempt Subsidiaries of Borrower shall account for, in the aggregate, (A) not more than 20% of the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and (B) not more than 20% of the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable.

 

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Non-Loan Party” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party.

 

Note” means any promissory note executed by Borrower in favor of a Lender pursuant to ‎Section 2.11 in substantially the form of Exhibit E.

 

NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds 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. 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 as so determined be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

 

Obligations” means, collectively, (a) the Loan Document Obligations, (b) the Secured Cash Management Obligations and (c) the Secured Swap Obligations (excluding with respect to any Guarantor that is a Subsidiary of Borrower, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor).

 

Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-United States jurisdiction) of such Person; (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement of such Person; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization of such Person and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with such Person’s formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such Person.

 

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to ‎Section 3.08).

 

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Outstanding Amount” means, as determined as of any date, (a) with respect to any Loans, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any Credit Obligations on any date, the amount of such Credit Obligations after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the Credit Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.

 

Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions denominated in 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 given to such term in ‎Section 10.06(d).

 

Participant Register” has the meaning given to such term in ‎Section 10.06(d).

 

Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.

 

PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

 

Payment” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 9.14(a).

 

Payment Notice” has the meaning given such term in Section 9.14(b).

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, as applicable, Sections 412, 430 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302 and 303 of ERISA.

 

Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA (i) which is maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or (ii) with respect to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate has any actual or contingent liability.

 

Percentage Share” means, as to any Lender, its Revolving Credit Percentage Share, Initial Term Loan Percentage Share or Incremental Term Loan Percentage Share, as applicable.

 

Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition that meets the following conditions (in each case subject to Section 1.09:

 

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(a)       the proposed Acquisition will be undertaken and consummated in accordance and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws;

 

(b)       such proposed Acquisition does not involve any material assets or businesses of the type prohibited pursuant to ‎Section 7.11;

 

(c)       such proposed Acquisition is or will be approved by (i) to the extent required by Applicable Law, the Target’s Board of Directors and (ii) to the extent required by applicable Law, the holders of the Equity Interests in the Target;

 

(d)       no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing at the time of execution of a binding purchase agreement with respect to the proposed Acquisition or immediately after giving effect thereto;

 

(e)       Borrower will be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in ‎Section 7.15, for the most recent Test Period ending prior to the closing date of the proposed Acquisition for which financial statements have been provided, on a pro forma basis as if such proposed Acquisition (as well as all other Permitted Acquisitions closed subsequent to such Test Period end) occurred on the first day of the Test Period ended on such date (but assuming, for purposes of determining pro forma compliance with ‎Section 7.15(a) for such Test Period, that the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio permitted pursuant to ‎Section 7.15(a) for such Test Period was 0.25 less than the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio set forth in ‎Section 7.15(a) corresponding to such Test Period (after giving effect to any permitted increase to such maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio corresponding to such Test Period assuming the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition); provided, at Borrower’s option, compliance with such covenants may be tested at the time a binding agreement with respect to the proposed Acquisition is entered into (and not at the time of consummation of such Acquisition), in which case the permitted increase to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be based on the pro forma calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (giving effect to the Permitted Acquisition and the Indebtedness related thereto that is reasonably anticipated to be incurred or assumed);

 

(f)       after giving effect to the proposed Acquisition and the payment of all amounts (including fees and expenses) owing in connection therewith, the Minimum Liquidity Condition is satisfied;

 

(g)       the business and assets of the Target will be free and clear of Liens upon the consummation of the Acquisition, except Permitted Liens;

 

(h)       with respect to any Acquisition by Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary of any Target that, upon the consummation of such Acquisition, would become a direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Acquisition Consideration payable for the proposed Acquisition (excluding any Acquisition Consideration payable in Equity Interests of the Borrower that are not Disqualified Equity Interests) will not exceed $10,000,000;

 

(i)       if the Acquisition Consideration payable for the proposed Acquisition equals or exceeds $25,000,000, Borrower will have delivered to Administrative Agent the historical audited financial statements of Target for the three immediately preceding fiscal years of Target (or, if less, the number of years available, if any) and unaudited financial statements thereof for the most recent interim period (if any) that is available;

 

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(j)       Borrower will have delivered to Administrative Agent a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower certifying, to the best of such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, the compliance with each of the conditions set forth in the preceding clauses (a) through (i), inclusive, and containing the calculations (in reasonable detail) required by the preceding clauses (e) and (f); and

 

(k)       Borrower will cause each Subsidiary which is formed to effect, or is acquired pursuant to, an Acquisition to comply with, and to execute and deliver all of the documentation as and to the extent required by the Loan Documents and within the time period prescribed therein (including ‎Section 6.11).

 

Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to Borrower’s common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of Borrower) purchased by Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness and settled in common stock of Borrower (or such other securities or property), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of Borrower’s common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of Borrower.

 

Permitted Convertible Indebtedness” means senior, unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower that is (x) convertible into shares of common stock of Borrower (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of Borrower), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of Borrower’s common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of Borrower, (y) issued in connection with the Sunrise Acquisition (or to refinance any debt issued in connection with the Sunrise Acquisition (or any successive refinancings)) and (z) not mandatorily redeemable prior to the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of incurrence thereof; provided that such Indebtedness shall not be considered to be “mandatorily redeemable” on account of either (I) the right of holders to require Borrower to repurchase such Indebtedness in connection with a “fundamental change” or (II) the right of holders to convert such Indebtedness, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the Permitted Convertible Indebtedness.

 

Permitted Encumbrances” means any Cash Collateral or other credit support provided to any L/C Issuer in respect of a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause ‎(E) of ‎Section 2.03(a)(iv).

 

Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Liens on Collateral that are intended to be junior to any Liens on Collateral securing the Loans, an intercreditor agreement the terms of which are consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for the sharing of liens on a junior basis at the time such intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established in light of the type of Indebtedness to be secured by such liens, as determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in the exercise of reasonable judgment.

 

Permitted Liens” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 7.01.

 

Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Liens on Collateral that are intended to be pari passu with the Liens securing the Loans, an intercreditor agreement either (i) in the form of Exhibit B to the Second Amendment with such amendments thereto as the Administrative Agent shall deem acceptable or (ii) otherwise on terms consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for the sharing of liens on a pari passu basis at the time such intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established in light of the type of Indebtedness to be secured by such liens, as determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in the exercise of reasonable judgment.

 

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Permitted Refinancings” means refinancings, replacements, modifications, refundings, renewals or extensions of Indebtedness (such new Indebtedness, “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness”); provided that (a) there is no increase in the principal amount (or accrued value) thereof (excluding accrued interest, fees, discounts, premiums and expenses), (b) the weighted average life to maturity of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is no shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced (other than a shorter weighted average life to maturity for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced), (c) subject to Section 1.09(b), immediately after giving effect to such refinancing, no Event of Default shall be continuing, (d) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or any Guarantees thereof, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations or such Guarantees on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, (e) no Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall have guarantors or any other direct obligors or contingent obligors that were not the guarantors, direct obligors or contingent obligors (or that would not have been required to become guarantors, direct obligors or contingent obligors) in respect of the Indebtedness being refinanced, (f) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is secured, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may be secured on terms no less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Secured Parties than those contained in the documentation (including any intercreditor agreement or collateral trust agreement) governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, (g) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is unsecured, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be unsecured and (h) if the Indebtedness being refinanced was subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, and if the respective Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is to be secured by the Collateral, the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall likewise be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Permitted Refinancings”.

 

Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to Borrower’s common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of Borrower) sold by Borrower substantially concurrently with any purchase by Borrower of a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and settled in common stock of Borrower (or such other securities or property), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of Borrower’s common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of Borrower.

 

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan but excluding a Multiemployer Plan), maintained for employees of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.

 

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Preferred Equity” means, as applied to the Equity Interests of any Person, Equity Interests of such Person (other than common Equity Interests of such Person) of any class or classes (however designed) that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to shares of Equity Interests of any other class of such Person.

 

Prepayment Asset Sale” means any Disposition by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries made pursuant to Section 7.05(e) or (p).

 

Prime Rate” means (a) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, (i) prior to the termination of the 2024 Revolving Credit Commitments, the per annum rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by HSBC as its “Prime Rate,” such rate being the rate of interest most recently announced within HSBC at its principal office in New York, New York as its “Prime Rate,” with the understanding that HSBC’s “Prime Rate” is one of HSBC’s base rates and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto, and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or publications as HSBC may designate (it being understood that (x) HSBC’s “Prime Rate” is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by HSBC in connection with extensions of credit to borrowers and (y) any change in HSBC’s “Prime Rate” as announced by HSBC will take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change and (ii) thereafter, the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. 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 determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent) (it being understood that change in the Prime Rate pursuant to this clause (ii) shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective) and (b) in respect of the Initial Term Loan Facility or any Incremental Term Loan Facility, the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. 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 determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent) (it being understood that change in the Prime Rate pursuant to this clause (b) shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective).

 

Pro Forma Basis” or “pro forma effect” means, with respect to any determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, (including component definitions thereof), that:

 

(a)        (i) in the case of (A) any Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary or any division and/or product line of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B) any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction shall be excluded as of the first day of the Test Period applicable to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made and (ii) in the case of any Investment and/or designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted

 

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Subsidiary described in the definition of the term “Specified Transaction,” income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction shall be included as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made; it being understood that any pro forma adjustment described in this Agreement may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustment is consistent with the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,”

 

(b)        any retirement or repayment of Indebtedness shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the Test Period applicable to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made,

 

(c)       any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period with respect to any test or covenant for which the relevant determination is being made; provided that, (i) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable Test Period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness at the relevant date of determination (taking into account any interest hedging arrangements applicable to such Indebtedness), (ii) interest on any obligation with respect to any Capitalized Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such obligation in accordance with GAAP and (iii) interest on any Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate or other rate shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen by the Borrower and

 

(d)       each other Specified Transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the Test Period applicable to any test or covenant for which such calculation is being made.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph, for the avoidance of doubt, when calculating the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definitions of “Applicable Margin” and when calculating the Consolidated Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for purposes of Section 7.15 (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with Section 7.15 as a condition to taking any action under this Agreement), the events described in the immediately preceding paragraph that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

 

Proceeding” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 6.03(b).

 

Property” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including Equity Interests and Intellectual Property.

 

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.

 

QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in ‎Section 10.22.

 

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Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Secured Swap Obligations, each Guarantor that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guaranty or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Secured Swap Obligation or such other Person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Qualified Preferred Stock” means any Preferred Equity of Borrower (a) that does not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and (b) does not require the Cash payment of dividends or distributions that would otherwise be prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

 

Reasonable Discretion” means, as to any Person, a determination or judgment made by such Person in the exercise of such Person’s reasonable (from the perspective of a secured commercial lender) business judgment.

 

Recipient” means (a) Administrative Agent and (b) any Lending Party, as applicable.

 

Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored on an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceived form.

 

Recovery Event” means any settlement of or payment in respect of any Property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate, 5:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if such Benchmark is EURIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days preceding the date of such setting, (3) if such Benchmark is TIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Japan time two Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (4) if the RFR for such Benchmark is SONIA, then four RFR Business Days prior to such setting, (5) if the RFR for such Benchmark is SARON, then five RFR Business Days prior to such setting, (6) if the RFR for such Benchmark is Daily Simple SOFR, then four RFR Business Days prior to such setting, (7) is such Benchmark is the CDOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Toronto, Ontario time two Business Days preceding the date of such setting or (7) if such Benchmark is none of the Term SOFR Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, the TIBOR Rate, SONIA, SARON, Daily Simple SOFR or the CDOR Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

 

Refinancing Commitment” means a Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment or a Refinancing Term Loan Commitment.

 

Refinancing Facility Agreement” means a Refinancing Facility Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Refinancing Lenders, establishing Refinancing Commitments and effecting such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.19.

 

Refinancing Lenders” means the Refinancing Revolving Credit Lenders and the Refinancing Term Lenders.

 

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Refinancing Loans” means the Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans and the Refinancing Term Loans.

 

Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.19(a).

 

Refinancing Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.19(a).

 

Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.19(a).

 

Refinancing Term Lender” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.19(a).

 

Refinancing Term Loan Commitment” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.19(a).

 

Refinancing Term Loans” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.19(a).

 

Register” means a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and, as applicable, the Commitments of, and Outstanding Amounts of the Loans and Credit Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time.

 

Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

Related Business” means (i) any business that is the same, similar or otherwise reasonably related, ancillary or complementary to the businesses of the Loan Parties on the Third Restatement Effective Date or (ii) any business that is the same, similar or otherwise reasonably related, ancillary or complementary to the business of Sunrise Target on the date of the Third Restatement Agreement.

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, members, directors, officers, employees, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and agents and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates, and specifically includes, in the case of JPMorgan, JPMorgan in its separate capacities as Administrative Agent, as Swing Line Lender, as L/C Issuer and as an Arranger.

 

Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into the Environment, or into, from or through any building, structure or facility.

 

Relevant Governmental Body” means (a) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, the FRB or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB or the NYFRB, or any successor thereto and (b) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, any Alternative Currency, (i) the central bank for the Agreed Currency in which such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the Applicable

 

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Administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (ii) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (x) the central bank for the Currency in which such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, (y) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (i) such Benchmark Replacement or (ii) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (3) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (4) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.

 

Relevant Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, (iii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, (iv) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the CDOR Rate or (v) with respect to any other Borrowing denominated in Sterling or Swiss Francs or Dollars, the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, as applicable.

 

Relevant Screen Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Screen Rate, (iii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen, the TIBOR Screen Rate, as applicable, as applicable or (iv) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the CDOR Screen Rate.

 

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty-day notice period has been waived.

 

Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Loans, a Borrowing Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

 

Required Incremental Term Loan Lenders” means, as determined at any time, Incremental Term Loan Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the Outstanding Amount of all Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan Commitments; provided that each determination of Required Incremental Term Loan Lenders will disregard the Outstanding Amount of all Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan Commitments held by any then Defaulting Lender.

 

Required Initial Term Loan Lenders” means, as determined at any time, Initial Term Loan Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the Outstanding Amount of all Initial Term Loans and Initial Term Loan Commitments; provided that each determination of Required Initial Term Loan Lenders will disregard the Outstanding Amount of all Initial Term Loans and Initial Term Loan Commitments held by any then Defaulting Lender.

 

Required Lenders” means, as determined at any time, Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the sum of (a) (i) the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or (ii) if the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated in full, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at such time, plus (b) the Outstanding Amount of all Initial Term Loans and Initial Term Loan Commitments at such time, plus (c) the Outstanding Amount of all Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan Commitments at such time; provided that each determination of Required Lenders will disregard the Revolving Credit Commitment of, the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings, the Outstanding Amount of all Initial Term Loans and Initial Term Loan Commitments, as the case may be, and the Outstanding Amount of all Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan Commitments, as the case may be, of any then Defaulting Lender.

 

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Required Net Proceeds Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, (a) if the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.00:1.00, 100%, (b) if the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.00:1.00 but greater than 2.50:1.00, 50% and (c) if the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.50:1.00, 0%; it being understood and agreed that, for purposes of this definition as it applies to the determination of the amount of Net Proceeds or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds that are required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans under Section 2.05(e)(v) for any payment, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be determined on the date on which such proceeds are received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Required Revolving Credit Lenders” means, as determined at any time, (a) Revolving Credit Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or (b) if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have been terminated following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Revolving Credit Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at such time; provided that each determination of Required Revolving Credit Lenders will disregard the Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held, by any then Defaulting Lender.

 

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

 

Responsible Officer” means (a) with respect to Borrower in connection with any Request for Credit Extension to be delivered by Borrower hereunder, the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of Borrower; (b) with respect to Borrower in connection with any Compliance Certificate or any other certificate or notice pertaining to any financial information required to be delivery by Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document, the chief financial officer, treasurer, controller or other officer having primary responsibility for the financial affairs of such Person; and (c) otherwise, with respect to Borrower or any other Loan Party, the chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer, controller, secretary or general counsel of such Person or such other authorized person duly appointed by such Loan Party (or, if applicable, the chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer, controller, secretary or general counsel of such Loan Party’s managing entity or such other authorized person duly appointed by such managing entity).

 

Restricted” means, when referring to Cash or Cash Equivalents of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, that such Cash or Cash Equivalents (a) are indicated as “restricted” (or such similar language) on a Consolidated balance sheet of Borrower (unless such indication is related to the Loan Documents or the Liens created thereunder), (b) are subject to any Liens in favor of any Person other than Administrative Agent to secure the Obligations or (c) are not otherwise generally available for use by Borrower or such Subsidiary (unless such restriction is related to the Loan Documents or the Liens created thereunder).

 

Restricted Payment” means, as to any Person, (a) any Dividend by such Person (whether in Cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of such Person, (b) any payment (whether in Cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of such Equity Interest or on account of any return of capital to any holder of any such Person’s Equity Interests and (c) the acquisition for value by such Person of any Equity Interests issued by such Person or any other Person that Controls such Person.

 

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Restricted Subsidiary” means, as determined at any time, each direct or indirect Subsidiary of Borrower that (a) is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary (including, in each case, that has not been designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to ‎Section 2.16) and (b) is not a Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) the date of the Borrowing of such Loan and (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, each date of a conversion into or continuation of such Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, (ii) the first Business Day of each calendar month and (iii) the date of any amendment of such Letter of Credit that has the effect of increasing the face amount thereof; and (c) any additional date as the Administrative Agent may determine at any time when an Event of Default exists.

 

Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to ‎Section 2.01(b).

 

Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender at any time, its 2024 Revolving Credit Commitment and 2027 Revolving Credit Commitment.

 

Revolving Credit Commitment Fee” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 2.09(a).

 

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and such Revolving Credit Lender’s participation in Credit Obligations and Swing Line Loans at such time.

 

Revolving Credit Facility” means the collective reference to the 2024 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility.

 

Revolving Credit Lender” means, collectively, (a) each 2024 Revolving Credit Lender and (b) each 2027 Revolving Credit Lender.

 

Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 2.01(b).

 

Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the earliest of (a) the Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date, (b) the date of the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to ‎Section 2.06 and (c) the date of the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and of the obligation of any L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions and the acceleration of the Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to ‎Section 8.03.

 

Revolving Credit Percentage Share” means as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage (expressed as a decimal carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in ‎Section 3.07; provided that, if the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation

 

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of any L/C Issuer to issue L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to ‎Section 8.03 or if the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments have expired, then the Revolving Credit Percentage Share of each Revolving Credit Lender will be determined based upon such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The initial Revolving Credit Percentage Share of each Revolving Credit Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Documentation pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as applicable.

 

Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date” means November 7, 2024.

 

Revolving Facility” means the 2024 Revolving Credit Facility or the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility, as the context may require.

 

RFR” means, for any RFR Loan denominated in (a) Sterling, SONIA, (b) Swiss Francs, SARON and (c) Dollars, Daily Simple SOFR.

 

RFR Administrator” means the SONIA Administrator, the SARON Administrator or the SOFR Administrator.

 

RFR Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the RFR Loans comprising such Borrowing.

 

RFR Business Day” means, for any Loan denominated in (a) 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) Swiss Francs, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for the settlement of payments and foreign exchange transactions in Zurich and (c) Dollars, a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.

 

RFR Interest Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple RFR”.

 

RFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR.

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of S&P Global Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by Administrative Agent to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.

 

Sanctions” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 5.17(a).

 

SARON” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Swiss Average Rate Overnight for such Business Day published by the SARON Administrator on the SARON Administrator’s Website.

 

SARON Administrator” means the SIX Swiss Exchange AG (or any successor administrator of the Swiss Average Rate Overnight).

 

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SARON Administrator’s Website” means SIX Swiss Exchange AG’s website, currently at https://www.six-group.com, or any successor source for the Swiss Average Rate Overnight identified as such by the SARON Administrator from time to time.

 

SEC” means the Securities Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.

 

Second Amendment” shall mean the Second Amendment to Second Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, each of the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and HSBC, in its separate capacities as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties and as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

 

Second Amendment Effective Date” shall mean the Second Amendment Effective Date (as such term is defined in the Second Amendment).

 

Second Restated Credit Agreement” has the meaning given such term in the Recital A to this Agreement.

 

Second Restated Loan Documents” has the meaning given the term “Loan Documents” in the Second Restated Credit Agreement.

 

Second Restated Obligations” has the meaning given the term “Obligations” in the Second Restated Credit Agreement.

 

Secured Cash Management Obligations” means Cash Management Obligations that are (a) owed to Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) owed on the Third Restatement Effective Date to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Third Restatement Effective Date or (c) owed to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such obligations are incurred (each such Person to whom any such liabilities or other obligations are owed is referred to herein as a “Cash Management Bank” for such purpose).

 

Secured Parties” means (a) each Lending Party, (b) Administrative Agent, (c) each Cash Management Bank to whom any Secured Cash Management Obligations are owed, (d) each Hedge Bank that is a counterparty to any Swap Contract the obligations under which constitute Secured Swap Obligations, (e) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (f) the permitted successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

Secured Swap Obligations” means all liabilities and other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Swap Contract permitted under ‎Section 7.03(e); provided that such Swap Contract (a) is with a counterparty that is Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) is in effect on the Third Restatement Effective Date with a counterparty that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Third Restatement Effective Date or (c) is entered into after the Third Restatement Effective Date with any counterparty that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Swap Contract is entered into (each such counterparty being referred to herein as a “Hedge Bank” for such purpose), and in the case of each of the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c), such counterparty has not delivered to Administrative Agent a written notice that the liabilities and other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under such Swap Contract are not to be treated as Secured Swap Obligations for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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Security Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by Borrower, each other Loan Party that is a party to this Agreement as of the Third Restatement Effective Date and, upon their joinder thereto pursuant to ‎Section 6.11(a), each other Person as will hereafter become a Loan Party, in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

Semtech (International)” means Semtech (International) AG, a corporation organized under the laws of Switzerland.

 

Similar Business” means any business in which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged on the Third Restatement Effective Date or that is reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto (including assets, activities or business complementary thereto), or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof.

 

SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.

 

SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

 

SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.

 

SOFR Determination Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.

 

SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.

 

Solvent” means, as to any Person at any time, that (a) the fair value of the property of such Person on a going concern basis is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including contingent liabilities), as such value is established and such liabilities are evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code and, in the alternative, for purposes of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar state statute applicable to Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof; (b) the present fair salable value of the property of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital. For the purposes of the foregoing, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time will be computed as the amount that, in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

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.

 

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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.

 

Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default occurring under Sections 8.01(a) or, in the case of the Borrower only, Section (f) or (g).

 

Specified Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that (a) has (i) requested compensation under ‎Section 3.04 and has not rescinded such request within five Business Days of the making thereof or (ii) to whom Borrower must pay an additional amount (or on whose behalf Borrower must pay an additional amount to a Governmental Authority) pursuant to ‎Section 3.01, and in the case of either of clauses (i) or (ii), such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with ‎Section 3.06; (b) gives a notice pursuant to ‎Section 3.02; (c) is a Defaulting Lender; or (d) is a Non-Consenting Lender.

 

Specified Materials” means, collectively, all notices, demands, communications, documents and other materials or information provided by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, as well as documents and other written materials relating to Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other materials or matters relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including any amendments or waivers of the terms thereof or supplements thereto) or the transactions contemplated herein or therein.

 

Specified Permitted Debt Documents” means, on and after the execution and delivery thereof, each note, indenture, purchase agreement, loan agreement, guaranty and other material agreement relating to the incurrence or issuance of Specified Permitted Indebtedness, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.

 

Specified Permitted Indebtedness” means any unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower, which may be guaranteed on an unsecured basis by any Subsidiary Guarantor, all of the terms of which satisfy the requirements of ‎Section 7.03(b).

 

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties of Borrower and, to the extent applicable, the other Loan Parties set forth in ‎Section 5.01, Section 5.02(a) (with respect to entering into and performance of the Loan Documents), Section 5.04, Section 5.11 (only with respect to the second sentence thereof), Section 5.14, Section 5.16, Section 5.17 and Section 5.18.

 

Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition of assets, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, subsidiary designation or other event that by the terms of this Agreement requires “compliance on a “Pro Forma Basis” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated after giving “Pro Forma Effect” thereto.

 

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Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves or other requirements) established by any central bank, monetary authority, the FRB, the FCA, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the European Central Bank or other Governmental Authority for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in the applicable currency, expressed in the case of each such requirement as a decimal. Such reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D. Term Benchmark Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset, fee or similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under any applicable Law, including Regulation D. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirement.

 

Sterling” and “£” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

 

Subject Loans” means, as of any date of determination, the Initial Term Loans and any Additional Term Loans subject to ratable prepayment requirements in accordance with Section 2.05(e)(v) on such date of determination.

 

Subject Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(e)(v).

 

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise Controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” will refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Borrower.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor” means, collectively, each Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower that executes this Agreement as a Guarantor as of the Third Restatement Effective Date and each other Domestic Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor hereunder pursuant to ‎Section 6.11(a) (in each case unless and until such Person is released as a Guarantor hereunder pursuant to ‎Section 10.01 or ‎Section 9.01(a), as applicable).

 

Sunrise Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition of Sierra Wireless, Inc., a Canadian corporation (“Sunrise Target”), by 13548597 Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (the “Sunrise Buyer”), pursuant to the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement.

 

Sunrise Acquisition Indebtedness” has the meaning given to such term in Section 7.03(r).

 

Sunrise Acquisition Intercompany Investments” shall mean (i) the extension by Semtech International AG to the Borrower of a non-interest bearing loan of up to $95,000,000 and (ii) the extension by Semtech Canada to Sierra Wireless Inc. of a non-interest bearing loan of up to $50,000,000, in each case, to consummate the Sunrise Acquisition.

 

Sunrise Arrangement Agreement” shall mean that certain Arrangement Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2022 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time by Permitted Amendments (as defined Exhibit C to the Second Amendment)), by and among the Sunrise Buyer, the Borrower and the Sunrise Target.

 

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Sunrise Arrangement Agreement Target Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties made by the Sunrise Target or its affiliates in the Sunrise Arrangement Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders (in their capacities as such), but only to the extent that the Sunrise Buyer or its applicable affiliate has the right to terminate the obligations of the Sunrise Buyer and its applicable affiliates under the Arrangement Agreement (including the right not to consummate the Sunrise Acquisition) as a result of the failure of such representations to be accurate

 

Sunrise Buyer” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Sunrise Acquisition”.

 

Sunrise Commitment Letter” shall mean that Commitment Letter, dated as of August 2, 2022, by and between JPMorgan and the Borrower.

 

Sunrise Target” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Sunrise Acquisition”.

 

Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in ‎Section 10.22.

 

Swap” means any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act; provided that neither a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction nor a Permitted Warrant Transaction shall constitute a Swap.

 

Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement; and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, that are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement (in each case, together with any related schedules); provided that neither a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction nor a Permitted Warrant Transaction shall constitute a Swap Contract.

 

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap.

 

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) of this definition, the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

 

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Swing Line” means the revolving credit facility made available by Swing Line Lender pursuant to ‎Section 2.04.

 

Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to ‎Section 2.04.

 

Swing Line Lender” means, at any time, the provider of the Swing Line hereunder (which, as of the Third Restatement Effective Date, will be JPMorgan).

 

Swing Line Loan” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 2.04(a).

 

Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to ‎Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, will be substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

 

Swing Line Sublimit” means, as determined as of any date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is a part of, but is not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments.

 

Swiss Francs” means the lawful currency of Switzerland.

 

Swiss Pledge Agreement” means that Share Pledge Agreement dated May 2, 2013, between Borrower and Administrative Agent, as amended and confirmed by that Security Confirmation and Amendment Agreement dated as of November 11, 2016, and as further confirmed and amended by that Security Confirmation and Amendment Agreement dated as of the date hereof, between Borrower and Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, pursuant to which Borrower pledges and grants a security interest to Administrative Agent, on behalf and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in Semtech (International), which pledge agreement is governed by the laws of Switzerland.

 

Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the principal balance outstanding under any lease, funding agreement or other arrangement with respect to any real or personal property pursuant to which the lessor is treated as the owner of such property for accounting purposes and the lessee is treated as the owner of such property for federal income tax purposes, or any tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product to which such Person is a party, where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.

 

Target” means the Person, business unit or division that is the subject of an Acquisition.

 

TARGET Day” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

 

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholdings), 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 Rate, the CDOR Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate or the Adjusted TIBOR Rate.

 

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Term Loans” means the Initial Term Loans and any Incremental Term Loans.

 

Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to it under the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.

 

Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars 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 Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars 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 pm (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 the Term SOFR Rate 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 (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.

 

Test Period” means each period of four consecutive Fiscal Periods then last ended, in each case taken as one accounting period.

 

Third Restatement Agreement” shall mean that certain Third Restatement Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2022, by and among the Borrower, each of the Guarantors, the Existing Lenders party thereto, the 2027 Revolving Credit Lenders, the Initial Term Loan Lenders, HSBC, in its capacity as resigning Administrative Agent, JPMorgan, in its capacity as successor Administrative Agent, and the other parties party thereto.

 

Third Restatement Effective Date” means the first date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 of the Third Restatement Agreement are satisfied (or waived in accordance with ‎Section 10.01).

 

Third Restatement Transactions” means, collectively, the (a) entry by the parties hereto into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents for the purpose of the Lending Parties making available to Borrower the Facilities on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and thereof, (b) the Sunrise Acquisition and (c) payment of all related Transaction Costs.

 

Threshold Amount” means $20,000,000.

 

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TIBOR Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the TIBOR Screen Rate) determined by Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the TIBOR Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the TIBOR Screen Rate is available for Yen) that is shorter than the Impacted TIBOR Rate Interest Period and (b) the TIBOR Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the TIBOR Screen Rate is available for Yen) that exceeds the Impacted TIBOR Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that, if any TIBOR Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

“TIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen and for any Interest Period, the TIBOR Screen Rate; provided that, if the TIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted TIBOR Rate Interest Period”) with respect to Yen then the TIBOR Rate shall be the TIBOR Interpolated Rate.

 

TIBOR Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Yen and for any Interest Period, the Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (“TIBOR”) administered by the Ippan Shadan Hojin JBA TIBOR Administration (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant period displayed (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the Applicable Administrator) on the applicable Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate) or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate as determined by Administrative Agent from time to time in place of Reuters as of 11:00 a.m. (Tokyo time) two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. If such page or service ceases to be available, Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with Borrower. If the TIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than zero the TIBOR Screen Rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Total Revolving Credit Outstandings” means, as determined as at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, plus (b) the Outstanding Amount of all Credit Obligations and plus (c) the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans.

 

Trade Date” has the meaning given such term in ‎Section 10.06(g)(i).

 

Transactions” means, collectively, the (a) entry by the parties hereto into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents for the purpose of the Lending Parties making available to Borrower the Facilities on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and thereof, (b) the Third Restatement Transactions and (c) payment of all related Transaction Costs.

 

Transaction Costs” means the fees, costs and expenses paid or payable by the Loan Parties in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, including the initial funding of the Credit Extensions under this Agreement on the Third Restatement Effective Date.

 

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 Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, the Base Rate, the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or the CDOR Rate.

 

UCP” means, with respect to any commercial Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 2007 Revision, UCP 600, published by the International Chamber of Commerce (or, if L/C Issuer will agree at the time of issuance, such later version thereof as may be in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Credits, the extension of the expiry date thereof or any increase of the amount thereof).

 

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UK Financial Institution” 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 subject to 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 Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

 

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that, to the extent perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

 

Unreimbursed Amount” means, with respect to any Credit, any amount (in Dollars, or if the applicable Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Dollar Equivalent thereof) drawn thereunder that Borrower has failed to reimburse to the L/C Issuer thereof by the time specified in ‎Section 2.03(c)(i).

 

Unrestricted” means, when referring to Cash or Cash Equivalents of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, that such Cash or Cash Equivalents are not Restricted.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means, as determined at any time, each direct or indirect Subsidiary of Borrower that (a) has been designated by Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on Schedule 1.01-C as of the Third Restatement Effective Date or pursuant to Section 2.16 subsequent to the Third Restatement Effective Date (and, in each case, has not been re-designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 2.16) or (b) is a Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) 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.

 

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(e)‎.

 

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Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by Law to be owned by a resident of the relevant jurisdiction) shall be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party and Administrative Agent.

 

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.

 

Yen” and “¥” mean the lawful currency of Japan.

 

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 “Revolving Credit Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Loan” or an “RFR Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Revolving Credit Loan” or an “RFR Revolving Credit Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Credit Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Borrowing” or an “RFR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Revolving Credit Borrowing” or an “RFR Revolving Credit 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”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) 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, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (e) any reference to any law, rule or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law, rule or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and (f) 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.

 

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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, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower 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 Borrower 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. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to (i) any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) any treatment of Indebtedness under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 or 2015-03 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof.

 

Section 1.05.          Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 3.03(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 the 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 the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity 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 1.06.          Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit available to be drawn at such time; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms, provides for one or more automatic increases in the available amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum amount is available to be drawn at such time.

 

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Section 1.07.          Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

 

Section 1.08.          Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents. (a) The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Dollar Equivalent amounts of Term Benchmark Borrowings or RFR Borrowings or Letter of Credit extensions denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Dollar Equivalent shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Dollar Equivalent of such amounts until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by the Borrower hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any Agreed Currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable.

 

(b)       Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Term Benchmark Loan or an RFR Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the Dollar Equivalent of such amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.

 

Section 1.09.          Certain Calculations and Tests.

 

(a)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, but subject to Sections 1.09(b), (c) and (d), all financial ratios and tests contained in this Agreement that are calculated with respect to any Test Period during which any Specified Transaction occurs shall be calculated with respect to such Test Period and such Specified Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis. Further, if since the beginning of any such Test Period and on or prior to the date of any required calculation of any financial ratio or test (x) any Specified Transaction has occurred or (y) any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any joint venture since the beginning of such Test Period has consummated any Specified Transaction, then, in each case, any applicable financial ratio or test shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for such Test Period as if such Specified Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period, it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that solely for purposes of (1) calculating quarterly compliance with Section 7.15 and (2) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definition of “Applicable Margin”, the date of the required calculation shall be the last day of the Test Period, and no Specified Transaction occurring thereafter shall be taken into account.

 

(b)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in connection with any calculation made on a Pro Forma Basis), to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require (i) compliance with any financial ratio or test (including any cap expressed as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA) or (ii) the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) as a condition to (A) the consummation of any transaction in connection with any acquisition or similar Investment (including the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness) and/or (B) the making of any Restricted Payment, the determination of whether

 

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the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Borrower, (1) in the case of any acquisition or similar Investment, at the time of (on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at such time) either (x) in the case of any Limited Condition Transaction, the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition or Investment or (y) the consummation of such acquisition or Investment and (2) in the case of any Restricted Payment for which irrevocable notice must be given, at the time of (on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at such time) (x) the declaration of such Restricted Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Payment, in each case, after giving effect, on a Pro Forma Basis, to (I) the relevant acquisition or similar Investment and/or Restricted Payment and (II) any other acquisition or similar Investment, Restricted Payment or Restricted Debt Payment that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Borrower has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation in accordance with this Section 1.09(b).

 

(c)             For purposes of determining the permissibility of any action, change, transaction or event that requires a calculation of any financial ratio or test, such financial ratio or test shall be calculated at the time such action is taken (subject to clause (a) above), such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in such financial ratio or test occurring after the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be.

 

(d)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amount incurred or transaction entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (any such amount, including any amount drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility, a “Fixed Amount”) substantially concurrently with any amount incurred or transaction entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with a financial ratio or test (any such amount, an “Incurrence-Based Amount”), it is understood and agreed that (i) any Fixed Amount shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the relevant Incurrence-Based Amount and (ii) except as provided in clause (i), pro forma effect shall be given to the entire transaction.

 

(e)             Calculations with Respect to Credits. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Credit at any time will be deemed to be the stated amount of such Credit in effect at such time; provided that, with respect to any Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Credit will be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

Section 1.10.          Additional Alternative Currencies. Borrower may from time to time request that Loans be made and Credits be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency”; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. Each such request will be subject to the prior approval of all Revolving Credit Lenders and, for any Credit requested to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, the applicable L/C Issuer. Any such request will be made to Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, ten Business Days prior to the desired date for making the requested Loan or desired issuance date of the requested Credit, as applicable. Administrative Agent will notify Borrower, not later than 9:00 a.m., five Business Days after receipt of such request whether the Revolving Credit Lenders have

 

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consented, in their sole discretion, to the making of the requested Loan or the issuance of the requested Credit, as applicable, in such requested currency. Any failure by Administrative Agent to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence will be deemed to be a refusal by the Revolving Credit Lenders to permit such Loan to be made or such Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Revolving Credit Lenders consent to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Credit, as applicable, in such requested currency (an “Additional Alternative Currency”), such Additional Alternative Currency will thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of such Loan or Credit.

 

Article 2
Credit Extensions

 

Section 2.01.          Initial Term Loans; Revolving Credit Loans; Incremental Term Loans.

 

(a)             Initial Term Loans. Upon the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, each Initial Term Loan Lender severally (but not jointly) agrees to make a loan in immediately available funds to Borrower (each such loan, an “Initial Term Loan”) on the Third Restatement Effective Date in the principal amount of such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment. Immediately upon the making of an Initial Term Loan by any Lender having an Initial Term Loan Commitment, such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment will be permanently reduced to zero. Each Initial Term Loan will be denominated in Dollars. Initial Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term Benchmark Loans (or RFR Loans in accordance with Section 3.03), as further provided herein. Amounts borrowed as Initial Term Loans that are repaid or prepaid by Borrower may not be reborrowed.

 

(b)             Revolving Credit Loans. Upon the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, each Revolving Credit Lender having a Revolving Credit Commitment severally (but not jointly) agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) of immediately available funds to Borrower, on a revolving basis from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed at any time such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment as then in effect, provided that, and notwithstanding the foregoing, after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing (and the use of proceeds thereof), (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings will not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, and (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender will not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and so long as the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.01(b) are not satisfied, the Revolving Credit Lenders will not be obligated to fund any Revolving Credit Loans; provided, further, that such portion of the Revolving Credit Loans made on the Third Restatement Effective Date as may be determined by the Administrative Agent may be funded pursuant to cashless settlement. Each Revolving Credit Loan will be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency as permitted by this Agreement and no Revolving Credit Lender will be obligated to make any Revolving Credit Loan if the requested Revolving Credit Loan is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency as permitted under this Agreement. Within the limits of each Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under ‎Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars may be requested and made as Base Rate Loans or Term Benchmark Loans (or RFR Loans in accordance with Section 3.03), as further provided herein. Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies will be RFR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans, as applicable, as further provided herein.

 

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(c)             Incremental Term Loans. Upon the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, each Incremental Term Loan Lender severally (but not jointly) agrees to make a loan in immediately available funds to Borrower (each such loan, an “Incremental Term Loan”) on the date specified in the Additional Commitment Documentation in the principal amount of such Lender’s Incremental Term Loan Commitment. Immediately upon the making of an Incremental Term Loan by any Lender having an Incremental Term Loan Commitment, such Lender’s Incremental Term Loan Commitment will be permanently reduced to zero. Each Incremental Term Loan will be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency as permitted by this Agreement and no Incremental Term Loan Lender will be obligated to make any Incremental Term Loan if the requested Incremental Term Loan is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency as permitted under this Agreement. Incremental Term Loans denominated in Dollars may be Base Rate Loans or Term Benchmark Loans (or RFR Loans in accordance with Section 3.03), as further provided herein. Incremental Term Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency will be RFR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans, as applicable, as further provided herein. Amounts borrowed as Incremental Term Loans that are repaid or prepaid by Borrower may not be reborrowed.

 

(d)             Loans Generally. Each Loan will be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their applicable Revolving Credit Commitments, Initial Term Loan Commitments or Incremental Term Loan Commitments, as applicable; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender to make any Loan will not in itself relieve any other Lender of its obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender will be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such other Lender).

 

Section 2.02.          Procedures for Borrowing.

 

(a)             Notices of Borrowing, Conversion and Continuation. Each Borrowing (other than a Swing Line Borrowing), each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other and each continuation of Term Benchmark Loans will be made upon Borrower’s irrevocable notice to Administrative Agent, which may, subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, be given by approved electronic communication; provided that any such notice may be conditioned on the occurrence of another transaction, in which case Borrower may, subject to ‎Section 3.05, revoke or extend such notice by notifying Administrative Agent on or prior to the date set forth in such notice. Unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent in its discretion, each Borrowing Notice must be received by Administrative Agent (i) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, (x) with respect to Borrowings on the Third Restatement Effective Date, one U.S. Government Securities Business Day before the Third Restatement Effective Date and (y) with respect to all other Borrowings, three U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (ii) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, Yen or Canadian Dollars, not later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (iii) in the case of an RFR Borrowing denominated in Sterling, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five RFR Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (iv) in the case of an RFR Borrowing denominated in Swiss Francs, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five RFR Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing and (v) the case of a Base Rate Borrowing (other than a Swing Line Borrowing), not later than 11:00

 

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a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing. Unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent in its discretion, each Loan Notice in respect of such notice of conversion of Loans from one Type to the other and each notice continuation of Term Benchmark Loans must be received by Administrative Agent by the time that a Borrowing Notice would be required under the immediately preceding sentence if the Borrower were requesting a Loan of the Type and currency resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, any electronic communication by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) may be given by an individual who has been authorized in writing to do so by an appropriate Responsible Officer of Borrower. Each such electronic communication must be confirmed promptly by delivery to Administrative Agent of a written Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by an appropriate Responsible Officer of Borrower. Further, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, including this Section 2.02(a), the Lenders will have no obligation to make any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency to the extent the principal amount of such requested Loan exceeds the Alternative Currency Available Credit as of the date of the requested Borrowing.

 

(b)             Amount of Borrowing, Conversion or Continuation. (i) Each Borrowing (other than a Swing Line Borrowing) of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars will be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, or, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, in a principal amount of a Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of a Dollar Equivalent of $100,000 in excess thereof; and (ii) except as provided in Sections ‎2.03(c) and Section ‎2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans will be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.

 

(c)             Loan Notices Generally. Each Loan Notice (including by electronic communication to the extent permitted by this Agreement) will specify (i) that Borrower is requesting, as applicable: (A) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, an Initial Term Loan Borrowing or an Incremental Term Loan Borrowing, (B) a conversion of outstanding Loans from one Type to the other or (C) a continuation of Term Benchmark Loans; (ii) the requested date (which will be a Business Day) of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be; (iii) the principal amount of the Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued; (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted; (v) whether such Borrowing is to be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency, and if the latter, which Alternative Currency; and (vi) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. With respect to Loans denominated in Dollars, if Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans will be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower will be deemed to have elected to continue any Loan constituting a Term Benchmark Loan into a new Term Benchmark Loan having an Interest Period of one month. Any such automatic conversion to a Base Rate Loan (or continuation of a Term Benchmark Loan into a new Term Benchmark Loan having an Interest Period of one month) will be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term Benchmark Loans. If Borrower requests a Borrowing in an Alternative Currency but Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period in such Loan Notice or if Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation of a Loan in an Alternative Currency, then the applicable Loans will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. If Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

 

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(d)             Procedures Concerning the Making of Loans. Following receipt of a Loan Notice, Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of the amount of its Percentage Share of the requested Borrowing. If Borrower does not timely provide notice of a conversion or continuation in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars, then Administrative Agent will notify each applicable Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans to the extent described in the preceding subsection. Each Lender will make the amount of its applicable Loan available to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at Administrative Agent’s Office (or, at the request of Administrative Agent, in the case of a Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, at such bank as Administrative Agent may designate to the Revolving Credit Lenders, the Initial Term Loan Lenders or the Incremental Term Loan Lenders, as applicable) not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Subject to the prior satisfaction as of the Third Restatement Effective Date of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 of the Third Restatement Agreement, upon the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.2 of the Third Restatement Agreement, Administrative Agent will make all funds so received available to Borrower in like funds as received by Administrative Agent either by: (i) crediting the account of Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) Administrative Agent by Borrower.

 

(e)             Special Provisions Applicable to Continuation or Conversions of Term Benchmark Loans. Subject to Section 3.05, a Term Benchmark Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term Benchmark Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default: Required Revolving Credit Lenders, Required Initial Term Loan Lenders or Required Incremental Term Loan Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, Initial Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans, respectively, that are Term Benchmark Loans be converted immediately to Loans denominated in Dollars (at the Dollar Equivalent thereof) that are Base Rate Loans, whereupon Borrower will pay any amounts due under Section 3.05 in accordance with the terms thereof due to any such conversion.

 

(f)            Notification of Interest Rate. Administrative Agent will promptly notify Borrower and the applicable Lenders of the interest rate (including the Applicable Margin, if any) applicable to any Interest Period for Term Benchmark Loans upon determination of such interest rate.

 

(g)             Limitation on Interest Periods. After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there will not be more than: (i) seven Interest Periods in effect with respect to Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) ten Interest Periods in effect with respect to Initial Term Loans.

 

(h)             Discretion of Lenders as to Manner of Funding. Subject only to ‎Section 3.06 and otherwise notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Lender will be entitled to fund and maintain its funding of all or any part of such Lender’s interest in Loans made hereunder in any manner such Lender deems to be appropriate (including funding such Loans through a foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender, so long as such funding does not adversely affect the Borrowers).

 

Section 2.03.          Letters of Credit.

 

(a)             Letter of Credit Subfacility. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein:

 

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(i)            Upon the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents and upon the agreements of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, each L/C Issuer agrees (A) from time to time on any Business Day, during the period from the Third Restatement Effective Date until the Credit Expiration Date, to issue Credits, in the form of standby or commercial Letters of Credit or Bank Undertakings denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency in accordance with this Agreement for the account of Borrower on behalf of Borrower (or other Loan Parties and/or such Subsidiaries as Borrower designates) and amend or extend Credits previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section 2.03; and (B) to honor drawings under the Credits. All Existing Credits shall be deemed to be issued under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

(ii)            Each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to participate in each Credit issued by any L/C Issuer and each drawing thereunder; provided that, after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Credit, (A) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings will not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments; (B) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender will not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; and (C) the Outstanding Amount of the Credit Obligations will not exceed the Credit Sublimit. Each request by Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Credit will be deemed to be a representation by Borrower that each such issuance or amendment complies with the applicable conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Borrower’s ability to obtain Credits will be fully revolving, and, accordingly, Borrower may, during the period described in Section 2.03(a)(i), obtain Credits to replace Credits that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

 

(iii)            Subject to Section 2.03(b)(v), no L/C Issuer will issue or extend any Credit if (A) the expiry date of such requested Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the L/C Issuer thereof will have approved such expiry date, (B) the expiry date of such requested Credit, including as extended pursuant to the preceding subclause (A), would occur after the Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) all Revolving Credit Lenders will have approved such expiry date or (2) Borrower has agreed, pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize such Credit by a date that is not later than the Credit Expiration Date in at least the Minimum Collateral Amount, or (C) with respect to any Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, to the extent that the face amount of such requested Credit exceeds the Alternative Currency Available Credit as of the requested issuance date.

 

(iv)            No L/C Issuer will have any obligation to issue a Credit if:

 

(A)            any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator will by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer will prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Credit in particular or will impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Credit any

 

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restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Third Restatement Effective Date, or will impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense that was not applicable on the Third Restatement Effective Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

 

(B)            the issuance of such Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer;

 

(C)            such Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency;

 

(D)            in the case of any Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer does not, as of the issuance date of such requested Credit, issue Credits in the requested currency;

 

(E)            any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to ‎Section 3.07(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Credit then proposed to be issued or that Credit and all other Credit Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or

 

(F)            the outstanding amounts of the Credits issued by any L/C Issuer would exceed such L/C Issuer’s Issuer Sublimit.

 

(v)            The L/C Issuer will have no obligation to amend any Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be obligated to issue such Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or if the beneficiary of such Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Credit.

 

(vi)            The L/C Issuer will act on behalf of all Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any Credits issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and L/C Issuer will have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to Administrative Agent in Article 9 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Credits issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Credits as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article 9 included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

 

(b)             Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Credits; Automatic Extensions of Credits.

 

(i)            Each Credit will be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer thereof (with a copy to Administrative Agent) in the form of an Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower. Such Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent (A) in the case of any Credits to be denominated in an Alternative Currency or any Bank Undertakings, not later than 12:00 noon at least ten

 

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Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the applicable L/C Issuer, in its discretion), as the case may be, and (B) in the case of any other Credits, not later than 12:00 noon at least three Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be, or in each case such other date or time as the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent may agree. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Credit, such Credit Application will specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Credit (which will be a Business Day), (B) the stated amount and currency thereof, (C) the expiry date thereof, (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder, (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder, (G) whether the Credit is a Bank Undertaking or a Letter of Credit, and if any Linked Undertaking will exist in respect of the issuance of any Credit, (H) if the Credit is a Letter of Credit, whether it is a standby or commercial Letter of Credit, and (I) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Credit, such Credit Application will specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (1) the Credit to be amended, (2) the proposed date of the amendment thereof (which will be a Business Day), (3) the nature of the proposed amendment and (4) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, Borrower will furnish to the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or Administrative Agent may require.

 

(ii)            Promptly after receipt of any Credit Application at the address provided pursuant to Section 10.02 for receiving Credit Applications and related correspondence, the L/C Issuer will confirm with Administrative Agent in writing (which, subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, may be by approved electronic communication) that Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Credit Application from Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide Administrative Agent with a copy thereof (provided that such confirmation will not be required if the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent are the same Person). Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Credit Lender, Administrative Agent or any Loan Party at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Credit that one or more applicable conditions in Article 4 will not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer will, on the requested date, issue the Credit requested by Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices.

 

(iii)            The L/C Issuer will promptly notify Administrative Agent in writing, and Administrative Agent will in turn notify each Lender in writing, of each such issuance of a Credit (including the amount, the expiry date and the beneficiary thereof). Immediately upon the issuance of each Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender will be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Credit equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the face amount of such Credit.

 

(iv)            Promptly after its delivery of any Credit or any amendment to a Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Credit or amendment.

 

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(v)            If Borrower specifically requests in any applicable Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may issue an Automatic Extension Letter of Credit. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, Borrower will not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Automatic Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, Revolving Credit Lenders will be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Automatic Extension Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the earlier to occur of (A) twelve months after the date of the last extension and (B) the Credit Expiration Date unless Borrower has agreed, pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize such Automatic Extension Letter of Credit by a date that is not later than the Credit Expiration Date in at least the Minimum Collateral Amount; provided that the L/C Issuer will not permit any such extension if (1) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Automatic Extension Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (2) the L/C Issuer has received notice in writing (which, subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, may be by approved electronic communication) on or before the day that is thirty days before any date provided for in such Automatic Extension Letter of Credit as the last day by which notice of the non-extension thereof must be given (x) from Administrative Agent that Required Revolving Credit Lenders have elected not to permit such extension, or (y) from Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

 

(c)             Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

 

(i)            Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Credit of any drawing under such Credit (or any notice thereof), the L/C Issuer thereof will notify Borrower and Administrative Agent thereof. If the L/C Issuer will make any payment in respect of a Credit, Borrower will reimburse the L/C Issuer the amount of such payment not later than 1:00 p.m. on the related Honor Date if Borrower will have received notice of such payment prior to 11:00 a.m. on the Honor Date, or, if such notice has not been received by Borrower prior to 11:00 a.m. on such Honor Date, then not later than 12:00 noon on the Business Day immediately following the day that Borrower receives such notice. If Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer, then Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the related Honor Date, the Unreimbursed Amount and the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share of such Unreimbursed Amount. In such event, Borrower will be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on such Honor Date in an amount equal to such Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice).

 

(ii)            Each Revolving Credit Lender will, upon receipt of any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i), make funds available (and Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer at Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of

 

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Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available will be deemed to have made a Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan to Borrower in such amount on the Honor Date. Administrative Agent will remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.

 

(iii)            With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii), whether because each of the conditions (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice) set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or otherwise, Borrower will be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer a Credit Borrowing on the Honor Date in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which Credit Borrowing will be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and will bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) will be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such Credit Borrowing and will constitute a Credit Advance from such Revolving Credit Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

 

(iv)            Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or Credit Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Credit, interest in respect of the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share of such amount will be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

 

(v)            Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or Credit Advances to reimburse any L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Credits issued by it, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), will be absolute and unconditional and will not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by Borrower of a Loan Notice). No such making of a Credit Advance will relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of Borrower to reimburse any L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(vi)            If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to Administrative Agent for the account of any L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer will be entitled to recover from such Revolving Credit Lender (acting through Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) will be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d)             Repayment of Participations.

 

(i)            If, at any time after any L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Credit issued by it and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s Credit Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by Administrative Agent), Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender an amount that equals its Revolving Credit Percentage Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s Credit Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by Administrative Agent.

 

(ii)            If any payment received by Administrative Agent for the account of any L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender will pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer an amount equal to its Revolving Credit Percentage Share thereof on the demand of Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause (ii) will survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(e)             Obligations Absolute. The obligation of Borrower to reimburse each L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Credit issued by it and to repay each Credit Borrowing is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

 

(i)            any lack of validity or enforceability of such Credit, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

 

(ii)            the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that Borrower or any other Loan Party may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries and the beneficiary for which any Credit was procured);

 

(iii)            any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

 

(iv)            any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Credit;

 

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(v)            any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Credit;

 

(vi)            any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Borrower or of any other Loan Party or of any of their respective Subsidiaries;

 

(vii)            the fact that a Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing;

 

(viii)            any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

 

(ix)            any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to Borrower or in the relevant currency markets generally; or

 

(x)            any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

 

Borrower will promptly examine a copy of each Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and will notify the L/C Issuer thereof in writing of any claim of noncompliance with Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity. Borrower will be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless Borrower will have given written notice thereof to the L/C Issuer within three Business Days of the L/C Issuer’s delivery to Borrower of a copy of the such Credit or amendment thereto, as applicable.

 

(f)            Role of the L/C Issuer. Each Revolving Credit Lender and Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Credit, the L/C Issuer thereof will not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Credit issued, or requested to be issued, by it) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties and any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer will be liable to any Lender for: (i) any action taken or not taken, at the request or with the approval of Lenders or Required Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable, in connection with a Credit or any Issuer Document; (ii) in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct of the L/C Issuer under the circumstances in question, as determined in a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, any action taken or not taken in connection with a Credit or any Issuer Document; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document related to any Credit or Issuer Document. As between Borrower and any L/C Issuer, Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Credit issued by such L/C Issuer; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and will not, preclude Borrower from pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, Administrative Agent or any of their respective Related Parties or any correspondent, participant

 

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or assignee of the L/C Issuer will be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (x) of ‎Section 2.03(e); provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in such clauses, Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by Borrower that were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful or grossly negligent failure to pay under any Credit issued by it after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Credit, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer will not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any document transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, that may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

 

(g)             Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by L/C Issuer and Borrower, when a Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP and Article 5 of the UCC will apply to each standby Credit, provided that in the event of a conflict between applicable provisions of the ISP and Article 5 of the UCC, the ISP will govern and (ii) the rules of the UCP and Article 5 of the UCC will apply to each commercial Credit, provided that in the event of a conflict between applicable provisions of the UCP and Article 5 of the UCC, the UCP will govern.

 

(h)             Credit Issued for the Benefit of the Issuers Thereof. The parties hereto recognize that some or all of the Credit from time to time issued under this Agreement will be issued by L/C Issuer for the benefit of itself or its Affiliate in connection with the simultaneous issuance of a Linked Undertaking. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the ISP or the UCP (to the extent applicable to a Credit) or under applicable Laws, it is the express intention of the parties that (i) each such Credit shall constitute, and be governed by the rules generally applicable to, a Credit hereunder and a “credit” under the ISP, the UCP and other applicable Laws as if the L/C Issuer of and beneficiary under such Credit were different Persons, (ii) Borrower’s reimbursement obligation hereunder shall exist, without duplication, with respect to any such Credit issued by or outstanding from L/C Issuer as well as any Linked Undertaking, and (iii) the L/C Issuer of a Credit and a Linked Undertaking will be entitled to funding of participations by the Lenders with respect to either the Credit or the Linked Undertaking, but not with respect to both.

 

(i)            Credit Fees. Borrower will pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Revolving Credit Percentage Share a fee (the “Credit Fee”) equal to (i) for each standby Letter of Credit or Bank Undertaking, the Applicable Margin then applicable to the Term Benchmark Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans multiplied by the actual daily amount available to be drawn under such Credit and (ii) for each commercial Letter of Credit, a rate per annum to be determined by L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent consistent with then prevailing market terms for issuances of commercial letters of credit; provided, however, any Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to L/C Issuer pursuant to this ‎Section 2.03 will be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, to the other Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Revolving Credit Percentage Share allocable to such Credit pursuant to ‎Section 3.07(a)(iv), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to L/C Issuer for its own account. For purposes of computing the actual daily amount available to be drawn

 

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under all Credits, the amount of each Credit will be determined in accordance with Section 1.09(e). Credit Fees will be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and (ii) due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (in each case for the calendar quarter then ending), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Credit, on the Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Margin during any quarter, then the actual daily amount available to be drawn under all Credits will be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Margin separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Margin was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, while any Event of Default exists, upon written notice to Borrower from Required Revolving Credit Lenders, all Credit Fees will accrue at the Default Rate.

 

(j)            Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. Borrower will pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account in respect of any Credits issued by or outstanding from such L/C Issuer, a fronting fee in Dollars with respect to each such Credit equal to 0.125% per annum, computed quarterly in arrears on the Dollar Equivalent of the daily maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder, due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (in each case for the calendar quarter then ending), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Credit, on the Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. In addition, Borrower will pay directly to L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit and bank undertakings as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand of the L/C Issuer and are nonrefundable.

 

(k)             Additional L/C Issuers. Borrower may from time to time, upon not less than ten Business Days’ notice to Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), designate a Lender hereunder as an additional L/C Issuer (upon obtaining such Lender’s prior consent thereto). Any such designation or increase in the number of L/C Issuers will be subject to the approval of Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld). Administrative Agent will promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders of any designation and approval of an additional L/C Issuer. Upon any such approval of an additional L/C Issuer by Administrative Agent, such Lender will be an L/C Issuer for all purposes of this Agreement, and references to the L/C Issuers will mean and include such Lender in its capacity as an L/C Issuer. Any such additional L/C Issuer will be entitled to specify from time to time its Issuer Sublimit. In the absence of any notice from an additional L/C Issuer to Administrative Agent specifying its Issuer Sublimit from time to time in effect, such additional L/C Issuer’s Issuer Sublimit shall be deemed to equal the Credit Sublimit.

 

(l)            Conflict with Issuer Documents. If a conflict exists between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof will control.

 

Section 2.04.          Swing Line Loans.

 

(a)             The Swing Line. Upon the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents and upon the agreements of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, Swing Line Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) in immediately available funds denominated in Dollars to Borrower on a revolving basis from time to time on any Business Day from the Third Restatement Effective Date through the tenth Business Day immediately preceding the last

 

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day of the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Revolving Credit Percentage Share of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and Credit Obligations of the Revolving Credit Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings will not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments; and (ii) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender (including in its capacity as Swing Line Lender) will not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Each Swing Line Loan will be a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Credit Lender will be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

 

(b)             Swing Line Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing will be made upon Borrower’s irrevocable notice (a “Swing Line Loan Notice”) to Swing Line Lender and Administrative Agent, which, subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, may be given by approved electronic communication. Each such notice must be received by Swing Line Lender and Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon on the requested borrowing date, and must specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which will be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which must be a Business Day. Each such notice by electronic communication must be confirmed promptly by delivery to Swing Line Lender and Administrative Agent of a separate written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower. Promptly after receipt by Swing Line Lender of any electronic communication Swing Line Loan Notice, Swing Line Lender will confirm with Administrative Agent (in writing, including by electronic communication) that Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, Swing Line Lender will notify Administrative Agent (in writing, including by electronic communication) of the contents thereof. Unless (A) the Swing Line has been terminated or suspended by Swing Line Lender as provided in this Agreement, including Section 2.04(a), (B) Swing Line Lender has received notice (in writing, including by electronic communication) from Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (1) directing Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (2) that at least one of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, or (C) Swing Line Lender has otherwise determined, in its sole and absolute discretion, not to fund the Swing Line Borrowing requested by Borrower in such Swing Line Loan Notice, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in the related Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to Borrower at its office by crediting the account of Borrower on the books of Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds. Revolving Credit Lenders agree that Swing Line Lender and Borrower may agree to modify the borrowing procedures used in connection with the Swing Line in its discretion and without affecting any of the obligations of Revolving Credit Lenders hereunder other than notifying Administrative Agent of a Swing Line Loan Notice.

 

(c)             Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

 

(i)            Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Credit Lender make a Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit

 

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Percentage Share of the then aggregate Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans. Such request will be made in writing (which written request will be deemed to be a Swing Line Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. Swing Line Lender will furnish Borrower with a copy of the applicable Swing Line Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Credit Lender will make an amount equal to its Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the aggregate amount of the requested Revolving Credit Loans specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice available to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swing Line Loan) for the account of Swing Line Lender at Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available will be deemed to have made a Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan to Borrower in such amount. Administrative Agent will promptly remit the funds so received to Swing Line Lender.

 

(ii)            If for any reason the outstanding amount of all Swing Line Loans cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), then the request for Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Loans submitted by Swing Line Lender as set forth herein will be deemed to be a request by Swing Line Lender that each Revolving Credit Lender fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to Administrative Agent for the account of Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) will be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

 

(iii)            If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to Administrative Agent for the account of Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), Swing Line Lender will be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. A certificate of Swing Line Lender submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) will be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(iv)            Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) will be absolute and unconditional and will not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender may have against Swing Line Lender, Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations will relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans together with interest as provided herein.

 

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(v)            Borrower may not use the proceeds of a Swing Line Loan borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance an outstanding Swing Line Loan.

 

(d)             Repayment of Participations.

 

(i)            If, at any time after any Revolving Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, then Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender an amount equal to its Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by Swing Line Lender.

 

(ii)            If any payment received by Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender will pay to Swing Line Lender an amount equal to its Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the amount to be returned on demand of Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of Swing Line Lender. The obligations of Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause will survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(e)             Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. Swing Line Lender will be responsible for invoicing Borrower for interest on Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such proportionate share will be solely for the account of Swing Line Lender.

 

(f)            Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. Borrower will make all payments of principal and interest in respect of Swing Line Loans directly to Swing Line Lender.

 

Section 2.05.          Payments and Prepayments.

 

(a)             Payments of the Swing Line Loans. Subject to the other terms and provisions of this Agreement, including the acceleration of the Obligations outstanding hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Section 8.03 following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower will repay each Swing Line Loan (A) on the fifth Business Day following the Borrowing thereof, and (B) to the extent outstanding on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swing Line Loans then outstanding and the proceeds of any such Borrowing shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to repay any Swing Line Loans outstanding.

 

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(b)             Payments of the Initial Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Initial Term Lenders on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (commencing with the last Business Day of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Third Restatement Effective Date), an aggregate principal amount of Initial Term Loans equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans outstanding on the Third Restatement Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in this Section 2.05).

 

(c)             Payments of the Incremental Term Loans. Subject to the other terms and provisions of this Agreement, including the acceleration of the Obligations outstanding hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Section 8.03 following the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Incremental Term Loans will be payable on such dates and in such amounts as set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Documentation.

 

(d)             Voluntary Prepayments.

 

(i)            Borrower may, upon notice to Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by Administrative Agent in the case of prepayment of (1) a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (2) an RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five Business Days before the date of prepayment, (3) in the case of prepayment of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, Yen or Canadian Dollars, not later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (4) in the case of prepayment of an RFR Borrowing denominated in Sterling, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five RFR Business Days before the date of prepayment, (5) in the case of prepayment of an RFR Borrowing denominated in Swiss Francs, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, five RFR Business Days before the date of prepayment, (6) in the case of prepayment of a Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment or (7) in the case of prepayment of a Swing Line Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment and (B) any prepayment of Loans that are (1) Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars will be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, (2) Base Rate Loans will be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (3) Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency will be in a principal amount of a Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of a Dollar Equivalent of $100,000 in excess thereof, or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice will specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each such notice and of the amount of such Lender’s Percentage Share thereof. If Borrower gives such notice, then Borrower’s prepayment obligation will be irrevocable, and Borrower will make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice will be due and payable on the date specified therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such notice of prepayment delivered in connection with any refinancing of all of the Obligations hereunder with the proceeds of such refinancing or of any incurrence of Indebtedness, may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing or incurrence and may be revoked by Borrower in the event such refinancing is not consummated. Any prepayment of a

 

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Loan will be accompanied by any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 (including amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05(c) and any foreign exchange losses). Subject to Section 3.07, each such prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans will be applied to the Revolving Credit Loans of the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Percentage Shares. With respect to each Facility of Term Loans, all prepayments under this Section 2.05(d) shall be applied against the remaining scheduled installments of principal due in respect of such Facility of Term Loans as directed by the Borrower (or, in the absence of direction from the Borrower, to the remaining scheduled amortization payments in respect of such Facility of Term Loans in direct order of maturity), and each such prepayment shall be paid to the Term Lenders of such Facility in accordance with their respective Percentage Shares of the applicable Facility.

 

(ii)            Borrower may, upon notice to Swing Line Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that: (A) such notice must be received by Swing Line Lender and Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment; and (B) any such prepayment will be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or, if the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans is less, the entire Outstanding Amount thereof. Each such notice will specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If Borrower gives such a notice, then Borrower’s prepayment obligation will be irrevocable, and Borrower will make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice will be due and payable on the date specified therein.

 

(e)             Mandatory Prepayments.

 

(i)            If, on any date, and for any reason, including following any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, the Outstanding Amount of Credit Obligations exceeds the Credit Sublimit, Borrower will promptly (and in any event within three Business Days thereof) Cash Collateralize the Outstanding Amount of such Credit Obligations in an amount equal to such excess. Any Cash Collateral required to be provided pursuant to this Section 2.05 will be subject to release in accordance with Section 2.15(d).

 

(ii)            If, on any date the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings, less the amount of Credit Obligations Cash Collateralized, exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, including after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, Borrower will promptly (and in any event within two Business Days thereof), prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and Credit Borrowings by an amount equal to the applicable excess. Any such prepayment will be applied, first, to any Credit Borrowings, second, to prepay any outstanding Swing Line Loans and third, to prepay any outstanding Revolving Credit Loans.

 

(iii)            If, on any Revaluation Date, the Dollar Equivalent of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings in Alternative Currencies exceeds the lesser of (A) 105% times the Alternative Currency Available Credit then in effect and (B) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, including after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, Borrower will promptly (and in any event within two Business Days thereof), (x) prepay

 

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the Dollar Equivalent of the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans in Alternative Currencies and Credit Borrowings in Alternative Currencies by an amount equal to the applicable excess or (y) Cash Collateralize the Dollar Equivalent of the Outstanding Amount of such Credit Obligations in Alternative Currencies in an amount equal to the applicable excess. Any Cash Collateral required to be provided pursuant to this Section 2.05 will be subject to release in accordance with Section 2.12(d).

 

(iv)            If, following any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans would exceed the Swing Line Sublimit (including as reduced by such reduction), Borrower will prepay on the reduction date the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans by an amount equal to the amount by which such Outstanding Amount exceeds the Swing Line Sublimit.

 

(v)            No later than the fifth Business Day following the receipt of Net Asset Sale Proceeds in respect of any Prepayment Asset Sale or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, the Borrowers shall apply an amount equal to the Required Net Proceeds Percentage of the Net Asset Sale Proceeds or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds received with respect thereto in excess of the threshold contained in the proviso to this clause (e)(v) (collectively, the “Subject Proceeds”) to prepay the outstanding principal amount of Subject Loans; provided that (A) if prior to the date any such prepayment is required to be made, the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent of its intention to reinvest the Subject Proceeds in the business (other than Cash or Cash Equivalents) of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, then so long as no Event of Default then exists, the Borrower shall not be required to make a mandatory prepayment under this clause (ii) in respect of the Subject Proceeds to the extent (x) the Subject Proceeds are so reinvested within 18 months following receipt thereof, or (y) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has committed to so reinvest the Subject Proceeds during such 18-month period and the Subject Proceeds are so reinvested within 24 months following the receipt thereof; it being understood that if the Subject Proceeds have not been so reinvested prior to the expiration of the applicable period, the Borrower shall promptly prepay the Subject Loans with the amount of Subject Proceeds not so reinvested as set forth above (without regard to the immediately preceding proviso) and (B) if, at the time that any such prepayment would be required hereunder, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is required to prepay, repay or repurchase (or offer to repurchase) any Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with any Obligation that is secured on a first lien basis pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness (such Indebtedness, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”), then the relevant Person may apply the Subject Proceeds on a pro rata basis to the prepayment of the Subject Loans and to the prepayment, repurchase or repayment of such Other Applicable Indebtedness (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Subject Loans and such Other Applicable Indebtedness (or accreted amount if such Other Applicable Indebtedness is issued with original issue discount) at such time); it being understood that (1) the portion of the Subject Proceeds allocated to such Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of the Subject Proceeds required to be allocated to such Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof (and the remaining amount, if any, of the Subject Proceeds shall be allocated to the Subject Loans in accordance with the terms hereof), and the amount of the prepayment of the Subject Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(e)(v) shall be reduced accordingly and (2) to the extent the holders of such Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness prepaid or repurchased, the declined

 

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amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Subject Loans in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, the obligation to make a prepayment under this Section 2.05(e)(v) in any Fiscal Year shall only apply if and to the extent the aggregate amount of Net Asset Sale Proceeds resulting from Prepayment Asset Sales and Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries exceeds $15,000,000 in such Fiscal Year (and in such case, only to the extent of such excess).

 

(vi)            In the event that the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness that is permitted to be incurred under Section 7.03, except to the extent the relevant Indebtedness constitutes (A) Refinancing Term Loans incurred to refinance all or a portion of any Facility of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.19, (B) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or (C) Incremental Loans incurred to refinance all or a portion of any Facility of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.14, in each case to the extent required by the terms thereof to prepay or offer to repay such Indebtedness), the Borrower shall, promptly upon (and in any event not later than two Business Days thereafter) the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds by the relevant Person, apply an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the applicable portion of the relevant Facility of Term Loans in accordance with clause (ix) below.

 

(vii)            Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.05(e) to the contrary:

 

(A)            the Borrower shall not be required to prepay any amount that would otherwise be required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.05(e)(v) above to the extent that the relevant Subject Proceeds are received by any Foreign Subsidiary, as the case may be, for so long as the Borrower determines in good faith that the repatriation to the Borrower of any such amount would be prohibited or delayed under any Law or conflict with the fiduciary duties of such Foreign Subsidiary’s directors, or result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officer, director, employee, manager, member of management or consultant of such Foreign Subsidiary (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all commercially reasonable actions required by applicable Law to permit such repatriation; it being understood that if the repatriation of the relevant affected Subject Proceeds is permitted under the applicable Law and, to the extent applicable, would no longer conflict with the fiduciary duties of such director, or result in, or be reasonably expected to result in, a material risk of personal or criminal liability for the Persons described above, in either case, within 365 days following the event giving rise to the relevant Subject Proceeds, the relevant Foreign Subsidiary will promptly repatriate the relevant Subject Proceeds and the repatriated Subject Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional Taxes payable or reserved against such Subject Proceeds as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(e) to the extent required herein (without regard to this clause (vii)),

 

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(B)            the Borrower shall not be required to prepay any amount that would otherwise be required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.05(e)(v) to the extent that the relevant Subject Proceeds are received by any joint venture for so long as the Borrower determines in good faith that the distribution to the Borrower of such Subject Proceeds would be prohibited under the Organizational Documents (or any relevant shareholders’ or similar agreement) governing such joint venture; it being understood that if the relevant prohibition ceases to exist within the 365-day period following the event giving rise to the relevant Subject Proceeds, the relevant joint venture will promptly distribute the relevant Subject Proceeds, and the distributed Subject Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such distribution) applied to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(e) to the extent required herein (without regard to this clause (vii)),

 

(C)            the Borrower shall not be required to prepay any amount that would otherwise be required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.05(e)(v) to the extent that the relevant Subject Proceeds are received by any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, in each case, for so long as the Borrower determines in good faith that the distribution to the Borrower of such Subject Proceeds would be prohibited under an agreement permitted pursuant to Section 7.09 by which such Foreign Subsidiary is bound governing any Indebtedness; it being understood that if the relevant prohibition ceases to exist within the 365-day period following the event giving rise to the relevant Subject Proceeds, the relevant Foreign Subsidiary will promptly distribute the relevant Subject Proceeds, and the distributed Subject Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such distribution) applied to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(e) to the extent required herein (without regard to this clause (vii)), and

 

(D)            if the Borrower determines in good faith that the repatriation (or other intercompany distribution) to the Borrower as a distribution or dividend of any amounts required to mandatorily prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(e)(v) above that are attributable to any Foreign Subsidiary would result in a material and adverse Tax liability (including any withholding Tax) (such amount, a “Restricted Amount”), the amount that the Borrower is required to mandatorily prepay pursuant to Section 2.05(e)(v) above shall be reduced by the Restricted Amount; provided that to the extent that the repatriation (or other intercompany distribution) of the relevant Subject Proceeds from the relevant Foreign Subsidiary would no longer have a material and adverse tax consequence within the 365-day period following the event giving rise to the relevant Subject Proceeds an amount equal to the Subject Proceeds, to the extent available, not previously applied pursuant to this clause (D), shall be promptly applied to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(e) as otherwise required above;

 

(viii)            Any Term Lender may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent at or prior to the time and in the manner specified by the Administrative Agent, prior to any prepayment of Term Loans required to be made by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.05(e), to decline all (but not a portion) of its Percentage Share of such prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”), in which case such Declined Proceeds may be retained by the Borrower; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, no Lender may reject any prepayment made under Section 2.05(e)(vi) above to the extent that such prepayment is made with the Net Proceeds of (x) Refinancing Term Loans

 

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incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.19 or (y) Incremental Loans incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.14. If any Lender fails to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent of its election to decline receipt of its Percentage Share of any mandatory prepayment within the time frame specified by the Administrative Agent, such failure will be deemed to constitute an acceptance of such Lender’s Percentage Share of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Term Loans.

 

(ix)            Except as otherwise contemplated in this Agreement or provided in any Refinancing Facility Agreement, any Incremental Facility Amendment or any Extension Amendment (provided that such Refinancing Facility Agreement, Incremental Facility Agreement or Extension Amendment may not provide that the applicable Facility of Term Loans receive a greater than pro rata portion of mandatory prepayments of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(e) than would otherwise be permitted by this Agreement), in each case effectuated or issued in a manner consistent with this Agreement, each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Sections 2.05(e)(v) and (e)(vi) shall be applied ratably to each Facility of Term Loans then outstanding which is pari passu with the Initial Term Loans in right of payment and with respect to security (provided that any prepayment of Term Loans with the Net Cash Proceeds of any Refinancing Loans, any Incremental Term Facility or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of refinancing or replacing such Term Loans shall be applied to the applicable Facility of Loans being refinanced or replaced). With respect to each Facility of Term Loans, all prepayments accepted under this Section 2.05(e) shall be applied against the remaining scheduled installments of principal due in respect of such Facility of Term Loans as directed by the Borrower (or, in the absence of direction from the Borrower, to the remaining scheduled amortization payments in respect of such Facility of Term Loans in direct order of maturity), and each such prepayment shall be paid to the Term Lenders of such Facility in accordance with their respective Percentage Shares of the applicable Facility. If no Lender exercises the right to waive a prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(e)(viii), the amount of such mandatory prepayments shall be applied first to the then outstanding Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof and then to the then outstanding Term Loans that are Term Benchmark Loans (or RFR Loans, as applicable) in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 3.05.

 

(x)            Prepayments made under this Section 2.05(e) shall be (A) accompanied by accrued interest as required by Section 2.08 and (B) subject to Section 3.05, but shall otherwise be without premium or penalty.

 

(f)            Application of Certain Payments. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement applicable to the prepayment of Loans, any prepayment of Loans denominated in Dollars will be applied first to Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Term Benchmark Loans (or RFR Loans, if applicable), in each case in a manner which minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by Borrower pursuant to Section 3.05.

 

Section 2.06.          Termination or Reduction of Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments.

 

Borrower may, upon notice to Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments; provided that (a) any such notice will be irrevocable and received by Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon one Business Day prior to the requested effective

 

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date of such termination or reduction; (b) any such partial reduction will be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; (c) Borrower will not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments; and (d) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, the Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, such sublimit(s) will be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. Any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments will be applied to the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender according to its Revolving Credit Percentage Share thereof. All Revolving Credit Commitment Fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments will be paid on the effective date of such termination.

 

Section 2.07.          Final Repayment of Loans.

 

(a)             Payments Due on Revolving Credit Maturity Date. On the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, Borrower will repay (i) to the 2024 Revolving Credit Lenders in full the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans held by such Lender and (ii) to Swing Line Lender in full the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans, and in each case all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

 

(b)             Payments Due on 2027 Revolving Credit Maturity Date. On the 2027 Revolving Credit Maturity Date, Borrower will repay (i) to the 2027 Revolving Credit Lenders in full the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all 2027 Revolving Credit Loans held by such Lender and (ii) to Swing Line Lender in full the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans, and in each case all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

 

(c)             Payments due on Initial Term Loan Maturity Date. On the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, Borrower will repay to the Initial Term Loan Lenders in full the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Initial Term Loans and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

 

(d)             Payments Due on Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date. For each Incremental Term Loan, on the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date applicable to such Incremental Term Loan, Borrower will repay to the Incremental Term Loan Lenders in full the aggregate Outstanding Amount of such Incremental Term Loan and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

 

Section 2.08.          Interest; Applicable Margins.

 

(a)             Interest Generally. At the option of the Borrower, Loans denominated in Dollars (other than Swing Line Loans) will be Term Benchmark Loans or Base Rate Loans. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) the Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swing Line Loan) shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, (ii) the Loans comprising each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall bear interest in the case of a Term Benchmark Loan, at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate or the CDOR Rate, as applicable, for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin and (iii) each RFR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR plus the Applicable Margin. To the extent that any calculation of interest or any fee required to be paid under this Agreement shall be based on (or result in) a calculation that is less than zero, such calculation shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(b)             Default Rate.

 

(i)            If (A) an Event of Default occurs under Section 8.01(a)(i) as a result of Borrower’s failure to timely make any principal payment on the Obligations when due and payable under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, or (B) an Event of Default occurs under Section 8.01(f) or Section 8.01(g), or (C) an Event of Default occurs under Section 8.01(l) as the result of the occurrence of a Change of Control, then in any such event, any outstanding Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (except for undrawn Credits) will thereafter, from the date such Event of Default occurred and continuing until the related Event of Default has been cured or waived in accordance with Section 10.01, without any required notice from Lenders or Administrative Agent, bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(ii)            If an Event of Default occurs under Section 8.01(a)(ii) as a result of Borrower’s failure to timely make any payment (other than a principal payment subject to Section 8.01(a)(i)) on the Obligations when due and payable under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then, without limitation of and in addition to clause (i) of this Section 2.08(b), upon written notice to Borrower from Required Lenders (or from Administrative Agent at the direction of Required Lenders), any outstanding Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (except for undrawn Credits) will, effective as of the date of delivery of such written notice to Borrower and continuing until the related Event of Default has been cured or waived in accordance with Section 10.01 of this Agreement, bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(iii)            Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) will be due and payable upon demand (and if no demand is made, on the dates such interest would otherwise be payable hereunder).

 

(c)             Payment Dates; Accrual of Interest. Interest on each Loan will be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder (including interest at the Default Rate, to the extent applicable in accordance with ‎Section 2.08(b)) will be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof both before and after judgment, and both before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

(d)             Increases and Decreases of Applicable Margins. Any increase or decrease in any Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio will become effective as of the date that is the earlier of (i) the last date by which Borrower is otherwise required to deliver a Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 6.01(d) for given period (each such date, a “calculation date”) and (ii) the date that is two Business Days after the date on which Borrower actually delivers a Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 6.01(d) for a given period; provided that the Applicable Margins in effect from the Third Restatement Effective Date to the date that is two Business Days following receipt by Administrative Agent of a timely delivered Compliance Certificate with respect to the first Test Period ending after the

 

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Third Restatement Effective Date will be set at levels corresponding to Tier V as indicated on the grid set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin”; provided, further, that, if any Compliance Certificate required to be delivered in accordance with Section 6.01(d) is not delivered to Administrative Agent on or before the related calculation date, then the levels corresponding to Tier V as indicated on the grid set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin” will apply, effective on the related calculation date until two Business Days after such Compliance Certificate is actually received by Administrative Agent.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of Borrower or for any other reason, Borrower or Administrative Agent (which may be at the direction of Required Lenders) determine that (A) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated by Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (B) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, Borrower will immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer(s), as the case may be, promptly on demand by Administrative Agent accompanied by calculations supporting Administrative Agent’s determination (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, automatically and without further action by Administrative Agent, any Lender or L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period.

 

(e)             Interest Act (Canada). For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), (i) whenever a rate of interest or fee rate hereunder is calculated on the basis of a year (the “deemed year”) that contains fewer days than the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation, such rate of interest or fee rate shall be expressed as a yearly rate by multiplying such rate of interest or fee rate by the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation and dividing it by the number of days in the deemed year, (ii) the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest shall not apply to any interest calculation hereunder and (iii) the rates of interest stipulated herein are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields.

 

Section 2.09.          Fees.

 

In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(i) and (j):

 

(a)             Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Fee. Subject to Section 3.07(a)(iii), Borrower will pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) in accordance with its Revolving Credit Percentage Share, a commitment fee (the “Revolving Credit Commitment Fee”) equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect corresponding to the Revolving Credit Commitment Fees multiplied by the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments exceed the sum of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings less the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans as of and for such date of determination, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.07; provided that the Applicable Margin in effect from the Third Restatement Effective Date to the date that is two Business Days following receipt by Administrative Agent of a timely delivered Compliance Certificate with respect to the first Test Period ending after the Third Restatement Effective Date will be set at levels corresponding to Tier V as indicated on the grid set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin”; provided, further, that, if any Compliance Certificate required to be delivered in accordance with Section 6.01(d) is not delivered to Administrative Agent on or before the related calculation date, then the levels corresponding to Tier V as indicated on the grid set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin” will apply, effective on the related

 

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calculation date until two Business Days after such Compliance Certificate is actually received by Administrative Agent. The Revolving Credit Commitment Fee will accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article 4 is not met, and will be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Third Restatement Effective Date, and on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. The Revolving Credit Commitment Fee will be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments or in the Applicable Margin during any quarter, the actual daily amount will be computed and multiplied by such Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments or such Applicable Margin separately for each period during such quarter that such Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments or such Applicable Margin was in effect.

 

(b)             Administrative Agent’s Fees. Borrower will pay to Administrative Agent for Administrative Agent’s own account such fees as are specified as owing to such Person in the Fee Letter.

 

Section 2.10.          Computations of Interest and Fees.

 

All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans based on the Prime Rate will be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of interest and fees hereunder will be made on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed (which results in more interest being paid than if computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable), or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Interest will accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and will not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made will, subject to ‎Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder will be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

Section 2.11.          Evidence of Indebtedness.

 

(a)             Evidence of Payments. The Credit Extensions made by each Lender will be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business, including the Register as described in Section 10.06(c). The accounts or records maintained by Administrative Agent will be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by Lenders to Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so will not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. Upon the request of any Lender or the Swing Line Lender made through Administrative Agent, Borrower will execute and deliver to such Lending Party (through Administrative Agent) a Note, which Note will be, for Revolving Credit Loans, a “Revolving Credit Note” substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E-1, for Initial Term Loans, an “Initial Term Loan Note” substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E-2, for Incremental Term Loans, an “Incremental Term Loan Note” substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E-3 and for Swing Line Loans, a “Swing Line Note” substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E-4, each of which will evidence such Lending Parties’ Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lending Party may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

 

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(b)             Evidence of Certain Participations. In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and Administrative Agent will maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Credits and Swing Line Loans. If any conflict exists between the accounts and records maintained by Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of Administrative Agent will control in the absence of manifest error.

 

Section 2.12.          Payments Generally; Right of Administrative Agent to Make Deductions Automatically.

 

(a)             Payments Generally.

 

(i)            All payments to be made by Borrower will be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrower hereunder will be made to Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lender to which such payment is owed, at Administrative Agent’s Office in Same Day Funds not later than (i) 12:00 noon on the date specified herein or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency. If, for any reason, Borrower is prohibited by any requirement of applicable Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, Borrower will make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Percentage Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lending Party’s Lending Office. All payments received by Administrative Agent after 12:00 noon will be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee will continue to accrue; provided, however, that at the request of Administrative Agent, payments of interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency will be made in the applicable Alternative Currency in immediately available funds to such account at such bank as Administrative Agent may designate to Borrower, no later than 12:00 noon (local time in the place where such bank is located) on the due date. If any payment to be made by Borrower will come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment will be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time will be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

 

(ii)            Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent (A) to deduct automatically all principal, interest or fees when due hereunder or under any Note from any account of Borrower maintained with Administrative Agent and (B) if and to the extent any payment of principal, interest or fees under this Agreement or any Note is not made when due to deduct any such amount from any or all of the accounts of Borrower maintained at Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent agrees to provide written notice to Borrower of any automatic deduction made pursuant to this Section 2.12(a)(ii) showing in reasonable detail the amounts of such deduction. Each Lender agrees to reimburse Borrower based on its Percentage Share for any amounts deducted from such accounts in excess of amount due hereunder and under any other Loan Documents.

 

(b)             Fundings by the Lenders, Payments by Borrower and Presumptions by Administrative Agent.

 

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(i)            Unless Administrative Agent will have received notice from a Lender (A) in the case of Base Rate Loans (including Swing Line Loans), two hours prior to the proposed time of such Borrowing, and (B) otherwise prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender, on the one hand, and Borrower, on the other hand, each severally agrees to pay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to Borrower to the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at (1) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing; and (2) in the case of a payment to be made by Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Loans. If Borrower and such Lender will pay such interest to Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, Administrative Agent will promptly remit to Borrower the amount of such interest paid by Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid will constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by Borrower will be without prejudice to any claim Borrower may have against a Lender that will have failed to make such payment to Administrative Agent.

 

(ii)            Unless Administrative Agent will have received notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due hereunder to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or any L/C Issuer that Borrower will not make such payment, Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, each severally agrees to repay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to it to the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. A notice of Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(b) will be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(c)             Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. Subject to Section 2.03 and Section 2.04, if any Lender makes available to Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article 2 and such funds are not made available to Borrower by Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article 4 are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, Administrative Agent will promptly return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

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(d)             Obligations of the Lenders are Several and not Joint. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans, to fund participations in Credits and Swing Line Loans and to make payments under ‎Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under ‎Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder will not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender will be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, purchase its participation or to make its payment under ‎Section 2.12(b)(ii), ‎Section 10.04(c) or ‎Section 10.05.

 

(e)             Funding Sources. Nothing herein will be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

 

Section 2.13.          Sharing of Payments.

 

If any Lender will, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by it, or the participations in Credit Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it, resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its Percentage Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion will: (a) notify Administrative Agent of such fact; and (b) purchase (for Cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in Credit Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as will be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments will be shared by Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that: (i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations will be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and (ii) the provisions of this ‎Section 2.13 will not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender, (B) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.15 or (C) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in Credit Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.13 will apply).

 

Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.

 

Section 2.14.          Increase in Aggregate Commitments.

 

(a)             Increase in Aggregate Commitments Generally. Subject to the further conditions set forth in ‎Section 2.14(c), upon notice to Administrative Agent, at any time after the Third Restatement Effective Date but not less than thirty days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, Borrower may request one or more Incremental Term Loan Commitments or one or more

 

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Additional Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that (i) after giving effect to any such addition, the aggregate amount of Additional Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Term Loan Commitments that have been added pursuant to this ‎Section 2.14 will not exceed the Incremental Cap (provided that any new Incremental Term Loan Commitment or Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, if it is incurred and becomes effective as of a date when the Unlimited Incremental Basket (as defined in clause (b) of the definition of “Incremental Cap” set forth in ‎Section 1.01, with the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio being calculated for such purpose without giving effect to any substantially concurrent incurrence of any new Incremental Term Loan Commitment or Additional Revolving Credit Commitment under and in reliance on the Adjusted Fixed Cap (as defined in clause (a) of the definition of “Incremental Cap”)) is in effect shall be deemed incurred under and reliance on the Unlimited Incremental Basket rather than the Adjusted Fixed Cap; (ii) any such addition will be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (provided that such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the then-existing Incremental Cap; (iii) no Lender will be required to participate in the Additional Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Term Loan Commitments; and (iv) the terms and conditions of any Incremental Term Loans (including as to the interest rate, fees, premium, required prepayments and participation in prepayments, amortization schedule and final maturity thereof or applicable thereto) shall be agreed to between the Borrower and the Lenders or additional lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans; provided that:

 

(A)            the Additional Revolving Credit Loans and Incremental Term Loans will (1) rank equal in right of payment with the Revolving Credit Loans and Initial Term Loans, (2) be secured only by the Collateral securing the Loan Document Obligations (or assets that will become Collateral in connection with such transaction) and be secured on a pari passu basis with the Loan Document Obligations and (3) only be guaranteed by the Loan Parties (or Persons that will become Loan Parties in connection with such transaction);

 

(B)            the final maturity date with respect to any Incremental Term Loans (other than customary bridge loans, which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for an earlier maturity date than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date) shall be no earlier than the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date or the 2027 Revolving Credit Maturity Date;

 

(C)            the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Term Loan Facility (other than customary bridge loans, which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the weighted average life to maturity of any then-existing tranche of Initial Term Loans) shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of any then-existing tranche of Initial Term Loans;

 

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(E)            no Incremental Term Loan Facility will require any mandatory prepayment (other than scheduled amortization) prior to the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, other than sharing no more than ratably in the same mandatory prepayments applicable to the Initial Term Loan Facility;

 

and provided further that to the extent any such Incremental Term Loans are subject to additional or more restrictive covenants or events of default, then either (1) such covenants and events of default are applicable solely after the Latest Maturity Date, (2) such covenants and events of default are added for the benefit of any Facility then outstanding or (3) such covenants and events of default are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Additional Revolving Credit Loans and Incremental Term Loans will rank equal in right of payment with the Revolving Credit Loans and Initial Term Loans.

 

(b)             Certain Provisions Regarding Increase of Aggregate Commitments. If any Additional Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Term Loan Commitments are added in accordance with this ‎Section 2.14, Administrative Agent and Borrower will determine the effective date (the “Additional Commitments Effective Date”) of such addition and the amount of, and the Persons who will provide, such Additional Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Term Loan Commitments, as applicable. Administrative Agent will promptly notify Borrower and Lending Parties of the final amount of such addition and the Additional Commitments Effective Date, as well as in the case of each notice to any Revolving Credit Lender, the respective interests in such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans, in each case subject to the assignments contemplated by this Section 2.14.

 

(c)             Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of each Increase of Aggregate Commitments. The effectiveness of any requested Additional Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Term Loan Commitments as of the applicable designated Additional Commitments Effective Date will, in each case, be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent: (i) subject to Section 1.09(b), the representations and warranties contained in Article 5 (excluding those contained in Section 5.05 and Section 5.10(b)) and the other Loan Documents (including all documents required pursuant to Section 2.14(d)) will be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier will not be applicable to any portion of any representation or warranty that is already qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the Additional Commitments Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they will have been true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier will not be applicable to any portion of any representation or warranty that is already qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date, and except that, for purposes of this Section 2.14(c), the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.10(a) will be deemed to refer to the financial statements most recently furnished pursuant to Section 6.01 (provided, however, that if and to the extent such requested Additional Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Term Loan Commitments have been requested for the purpose of funding, in whole or in part, the Acquisition Consideration of a Limited Condition Transaction (including any portion which repays Indebtedness of the Target, including any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof being acquired in such Limited Condition Transaction) and/or fees and expenses incurred by Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection therewith, the representations and warranties required to be true and correct as set forth in this clause (i) shall be limited to the Specified Representations); (ii) subject to Section 1.09(b), no Default or Event of Default will exist immediately before or immediately after giving effect to such addition; (iii) subject to Section 1.09(b), as of the date of the making of any Additional Revolving Credit Loan or Incremental Term Loan (based on the financial statements most recently furnished pursuant to Section 6.01),

 

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Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.15 ; (iv) Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lending Parties (including any new Lending Parties being added in connection with such addition) will have entered into all documents required pursuant to Section 2.14(d), and Borrower will have complied with all of the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of such addition as provided in such documents (including any requirement to pay fees and expenses to any or all of Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lending Parties, including any new Lending Parties); (v) all fees and expenses owing in respect of such increase to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) that have been invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the applicable Additional Commitments Effective Date shall have been paid (or shall be paid substantially concurrently therewith); and (vi) Borrower will have delivered to Administrative Agent a certificate dated as of the Additional Commitments Effective Date signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, certifying as to the truth, accuracy and correctness of the matters set forth in the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii). On each Additional Commitments Effective Date, each applicable Lender, Eligible Assignee or other Person who is providing an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment or an Incremental Term Loan Commitment: (I) in the case of any Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, will become a “Revolving Credit Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and (II) in the case of any Incremental Term Loan Commitment, will make an Incremental Term Loan to Borrower in a principal amount equal to such Incremental Term Loan Commitment. Any Additional Revolving Credit Loan will be a “Revolving Credit Loan” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In furtherance of the foregoing, on any Additional Commitments Effective Date on which Additional Revolving Credit Commitments are made, subject to the satisfaction of the other terms and conditions contained in this Section 2.14, (x) each of the existing Revolving Credit Lenders will assign to each Person providing an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, and each such Person will purchase from each of the existing Revolving Credit Lenders, in an amount equal to the Outstanding Amount thereof (together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon), such interests in the Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date as will be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Credit Loans will be held by existing Revolving Credit Lenders and the Person making the Additional Revolving Credit Commitments ratably in accordance with their Revolving Credit Percentage Shares after giving effect to the addition of such Additional Revolving Credit Commitments to the existing Revolving Credit Commitments; and (y) each Person making an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment will be deemed for all purposes to have made a Revolving Credit Commitment and each Additional Revolving Credit Loan will be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Credit Loan.

 

(d)             Terms and Documentation. The terms of and documentation entered into in respect of any Additional Revolving Credit Commitments or any Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided in each case pursuant to this Section 2.14 (collectively, the “Additional Commitment Documentation”) will be consistent with the existing Revolving Credit Commitments or Initial Term Loans, as applicable, other than as contemplated by clause (iv) of Section 2.14(a). Any Additional Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, made or provided pursuant to this Section 2.14 will be evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 10.06(c).

 

Section 2.15.          Cash Collateral.

 

(a)             Certain Credit Support Events.

 

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(i)            Upon the request of Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer, if, as of the Credit Expiration Date, any Credit Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, or, in the case of any Bank Undertakings, such Bank Undertakings have not been surrendered, Borrower will promptly (but in any event within five Business Days of receiving such request) Cash Collateralize the Outstanding Amount of all Credit Obligations.

 

(ii)            At any time that there exists a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer (with a copy to Administrative Agent) Borrower will Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 3.07(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than 100% of such Fronting Exposure.

 

(b)             Grant of Security Interest. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) will be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at the Administrative Agent located in the United States of America. Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of Credit Obligations, to be applied pursuant to Section 2.15(c). If at any time Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers as herein provided other than the security interests created by the Collateral Documents in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to secure the Obligations, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, Borrower will, promptly upon demand by Administrative Agent, pay or provide to Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender.

 

(c)             Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.15 or Section 3.07 in respect of Credits will be held and applied to the satisfaction of the applicable Defaulting Lender’s obligations to fund participations in respect of Credit Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.

 

(d)             Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate excess portion thereof in the case of clause (ii) below) provided to reduce any L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure will no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.15 following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender) or (ii) the determination by Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (A) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party will not be released during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default (and following application as provided in this Section 2.15 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 8.05); (B) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, may agree that Cash Collateral will not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations; and (C) to the extent Cash Collateral was provided by Borrower, such Cash Collateral will remain subject to the security interest created by the Collateral Documents in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to secure the Obligations.

 

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Section 2.16.          Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

Borrower may, at any time from and after the Third Restatement Effective Date, designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (a) the Borrower shall not be permitted to designate a Restricted Subsidiary that owns Intellectual Property as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if such Intellectual Property is material to the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) immediately before and after such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (c) immediately after giving effect to such designation, Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in ‎Section 7.15 on a Pro Forma Basis, (d) no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (e) if a Restricted Subsidiary is being designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder, such Restricted Subsidiary, together with all other Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of such date of designation, shall not at any time account for, in the aggregate, (i) more than 1.0% percent of the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (calculated inclusive of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries) or (ii) more than 1.0 % of the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (calculated inclusive of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries), in each case, as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(a) or ‎(b), as applicable; and provided, further, that if all Unrestricted Subsidiaries at any time account for, in the aggregate, (A) more than 1.0% of the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries or (B) more than 1.0% of the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered have been delivered pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(a) or ‎(b), as applicable, but calculated, in connection with any Investment proposed to be consummated by any Unrestricted Subsidiary, on a Pro Forma Basis as if such Investment occurred on the first day of such most recently completed Test Period, Borrower shall designate one or more of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries to be Restricted Subsidiaries such that, after giving effect to such designations, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall account for, in the aggregate, (1) not more than 1.0% of the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and (2) not more than 1.0% of the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to ‎Section 6.01(a) or ‎(b), but calculated on a Pro Forma Basis to be inclusive of any Investments consummated by such Unrestricted Subsidiaries since the last day of such most recently completed Test Period. The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Second Restatement Effective Date shall constitute an Investment by Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of Borrower’s or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary’s investment therein. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall at any time be directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness that provides the holder thereof may (with the passage of time or notice or both) declare a default thereon or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated upon the occurrence of a default with respect to any Indebtedness, Lien or other obligation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (including any right to take enforcement action against such Unrestricted Subsidiary). The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (A) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (b) a return on any Investment by Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value at the date of such designation of Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s Investment in such Subsidiary.

 

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Section 2.17.          Security for the Obligations.

 

Except as otherwise specifically provided in any Loan Document, all Obligations will be secured pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents.

 

Section 2.18.          Extension Offers.

 

(a)             The Borrower may on one or more occasions, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, make one or more offers (each, an “Extension Offer”) to all (and not fewer than all) the Lenders of one or more Facilities (each Facility subject to such an Extension Offer, an “Affected Facility”) to make one or more Extension Amendments pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Such notice shall set forth (i) the terms and conditions of the requested Extension Amendment and (ii) the date on which such Extension Amendment is requested to become effective (which shall not be less than five Business Days after the date of such notice, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent). Extension Amendments shall become effective only with respect to the Loans and Commitments of the Lenders of the Affected Facility that accept the applicable Extension Offer (such Lenders, the “Extending Lenders”) and, in the case of any Extending Lender, only with respect to such Lender’s Loans and Commitments of such Affected Facility as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made. Any Extension Offer, unless contemplating a Maturity Date already in effect hereunder pursuant to a previously consummated Extension Amendment must be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 (or such lesser amount as agreed by the Administrative Agent); provided that the Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Extension Condition”) to consummating any such Extension Amendment that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Offer in the Borrower’s sole discretion and which may be waived by the Borrower) of Commitments or Loans of any or all Affected Facilities be extended. If the aggregate principal amount of Commitments or Loans of any Affected Facility in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Commitments or Loans of such Affected Facility offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Commitments and Loans of such Lenders shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the relative principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Lenders have accepted such Extension Offer.

 

(b)             An Extension Amendment shall be effected pursuant to an Extension Agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower, each Extending Lender and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Extension Amendment shall become effective unless (i) (other than with respect to the Extension Agreement to be effected on the Third Restatement Effective Date) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of effectiveness thereof, (ii) (other than with respect to the Extension Agreement to be effected on the Third Restatement Effective Date) on the date of effectiveness thereof, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, if qualified by materiality), in each case on and as of such date; provided, that to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects if qualified by materiality) as of such earlier date, (iii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates, officer’s certificates and other documents (including

 

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reaffirmation agreements, supplements and/or amendments to the Collateral Documents) as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith and (iv) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied (unless waived by the Borrower). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Agreement; provided further that the effectiveness of an extended Maturity Date shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.18(d).

 

(c)             Each Extension Agreement may, without the consent of any Lender other than the applicable Extending Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.18, including any amendments necessary to treat the applicable Loans and/or Commitments of the accepting Lenders as a new “Facility” of loans and/or commitments hereunder (and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such amendments); provided that (i) all borrowings of Revolving Credit Loans shall continue to be made on a ratable basis among all Revolving Credit Lenders, based on the relative amounts of their Revolving Credit Commitments (i.e., both extended and non-extended), until the repayment of the Loans attributable to the non-extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and the termination of the non-extended Revolving Credit Commitments) on the relevant Maturity Date, (ii) all prepayments of Loans and all reductions of Commitments shall continue to be made on a ratable basis among all Lenders, based on the relative amounts of their Commitments (i.e., both extended and non-extended), until the repayment of the Loans attributable to the non-extended Commitments (and the termination of the non-extended Commitments) on the relevant Maturity Date (unless the applicable Extension Agreement provides for lesser treatment of the Loans and/or Commitments of the Extending Lenders; it being agreed that in respect of the Extension Agreement to be effected on the Third Restatement Effective Date, the 2027 Revolving Credit Lenders agree that the 2024 Revolving Credit Commitments may be refinanced and replaced pursuant to Section 2.18 prior to any refinancing and replacement of the 2027 Revolving Credit Commitments), (iii) the allocation of the participation exposure with respect to any then-existing or subsequently issued or made Letter of Credit or Swing Line Loan as between any Revolving Credit Commitments of such new “Facility” and the remaining Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a ratable basis in accordance with the relative amounts thereof until the Maturity Date relating to the non-extended Revolving Credit Commitments has occurred (it being understood, however, that no reallocation of such exposure to extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall occur on such termination date if (1) a Specified Event of Default exists at the time of such reallocation or (2) such reallocation would cause the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender to exceed its Revolving Credit Commitment), (iv) the Availability Period and the Credit Expiration Date, as such terms are used with reference to Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans, may not be extended without the prior written consent of each L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, and (v) at no time shall there be more than three Facilities of Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent. Commencing with the Maturity Date of any Facility of Revolving Credit Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans under any Facility of Revolving Credit Commitments that has not so then matured shall be as agreed between the Borrower, the Revolving Credit Lenders in respect of such extended Revolving Credit Commitments and the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, in the relevant Extension Agreement; provided that if, on the Maturity Date of any Facility of Revolving Credit Commitments, and after giving effect to any new sublimit for Letters of Credit under any Facility of Revolving Credit Commitments that has not so then matured, the outstanding Credit Obligations exceeds the Credit Sublimit, the Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral in an aggregate amount equal to 103% of such excess.

 

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(d)             If the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments as a result of the occurrence of the Maturity Date with respect to any Facility of Revolving Credit Commitments when an extended Facility of Revolving Credit Commitments remains outstanding, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Credit Loans or Swing Line Loans (or if no such Loans are outstanding (after giving effect to any prepayment thereof), provide Cash Collateral in an amount equal to 103% of the excess amount) as may be required to eliminate such excess on such Maturity Date. The failure of the Borrower to comply with the prepayment and Cash Collateralization requirements of this Section 2.18(d) shall result in the extended Facility of Revolving Credit Commitments immediately terminating and the Loans in respect thereof (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in respect thereof (including all amounts of Credit Obligations owing in respect thereof, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) becoming immediately become due and payable.

 

(e)             The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that in respect of payments on non-extended Loans on the scheduled Maturity Date in respect thereof, the pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement are not intended to apply to the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.18.

 

Section 2.19.          Refinancing Facilities.

 

(a)             The Borrower may, on one or more occasions after the Third Restatement Effective Date, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, request the establishment hereunder of (i) a new Facility of revolving commitments (the “Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments”) pursuant to which each Person providing such a commitment (a “Refinancing Revolving Credit Lender”) will make revolving loans to the Borrower (“Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans”) and acquire participations in the Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and (ii) one or more additional classes of term loan commitments (the “Refinancing Term Loan Commitments”) pursuant to which each Person providing such a commitment (a “Refinancing Term Lender”) will make term loans to the Borrower (the “Refinancing Term Loans”); provided that (A) each Refinancing Revolving Credit Lender and each Refinancing Term Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee and, if not already a Lender, shall otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and (B) each Refinancing Revolving Credit Lender shall be approved by each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender (such approvals not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

(b)             The Refinancing Commitments shall be effected pursuant to one or more Refinancing Facility Agreements executed and delivered by the Borrower, each Refinancing Lender providing such Refinancing Commitments, the Administrative Agent and, in the case of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender; provided that no Refinancing Commitments shall become effective unless (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of effectiveness thereof, (ii) on the date of effectiveness thereof, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, if qualified by materiality), in each case on and as of such date; provided, that to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects if qualified by materiality) as of such earlier date, (iii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates, officer’s certificates, reaffirmation agreements and other documents as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such

 

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transaction, (iv) in the case of any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, (x) such Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments shall refinance and replace in full the 2024 Revolving Credit Commitments, the 2027 Revolving Credit Commitments and/or any Facility of revolving commitments then outstanding under this Agreement (and the Revolving Credit Loans in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments then replaced shall be paid in full, together with all interest thereon and all other amounts accrued for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders whose Revolving Credit Commitments are being refinanced and replaced) and (y) the aggregate amount of such Refinancing Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments so refinanced and replaced, and (v) in the case of any Refinancing Term Loan Commitments, substantially concurrently with the effectiveness thereof, the Borrower shall obtain Refinancing Term Loans thereunder and shall repay or prepay then outstanding Term Loans of one or more Facilities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate amount of such Refinancing Term Loan Commitments (less the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such outstanding Term Loans and any reasonable fees, premium and expenses relating to such refinancing). With respect to any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall determine the Revolving Facility to be refinanced and replaced; provided that so long as the 2024 Revolving Credit Commitments are outstanding, such 2024 Revolving Credit Commitments shall be refinanced and replaced prior to any other Revolving Facility. The Borrower shall determine the amount of such prepayments allocated to each Facility of outstanding Term Loans, and any such prepayment of Term Loans of any Facility shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of Term Loans of such Facility to be made pursuant to Section 2.07(c) as directed by the Borrower and, shall be subject to Section 3.05.

 

(c)             The Refinancing Facility Agreement shall set forth, with respect to the Refinancing Commitments established thereby and the Refinancing Loans and other extensions of credit to be made thereunder, to the extent applicable, the following terms thereof: (i) the designation of such Refinancing Commitments and Refinancing Loans as a new “Facility” for all purposes hereof (provided that with the consent of the Administrative Agent, any Refinancing Commitments and Refinancing Loans may be treated as a single “Facility” with any then-outstanding existing Commitments or Loans), (ii) the stated termination and maturity dates applicable to the Refinancing Commitments or Refinancing Loans of such Facility, provided that (A) such stated termination and maturity dates shall not be earlier than the Maturity Date applicable to the Revolving Credit Commitments being so refinanced and replaced (in the case of Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans) or the Maturity Date applicable to the Facility of Term Loans so refinanced (in the case of Refinancing Term Loan Commitments and Refinancing Term Loans) and (B) any Refinancing Term Loans shall not have a weighted average life to maturity shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Facility of Term Loans so refinanced, (iii) in the case of any Refinancing Term Loans, any amortization applicable thereto and the effect thereon of any prepayment of such Refinancing Term Loans, (iv) the interest rate or rates applicable to the Refinancing Loans of such Facility, (v) the fees applicable to the Refinancing Commitments or Refinancing Loans of such Facility, (vi) in the case of any Refinancing Term Loans, any original issue discount applicable thereto and in the case of any Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments, any upfront fees applicable thereto, (vii) the initial Interest Period or Interest Periods applicable to Refinancing Loans of such Facility, (viii) any voluntary or mandatory commitment reduction or prepayment requirements applicable to Refinancing Commitments or Refinancing Loans of such Facility (which prepayment requirements, in the case of any Refinancing Term Loans, may provide that such Refinancing Term Loans may participate in mandatory prepayments on the same or a lesser basis as the Facility of Term Loans so refinanced, but otherwise may not provide for prepayment requirements that are more favorable to the Lenders holding such Refinancing

 

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Term Loans than to the Lenders holding any other Facility of Term Loans unless agreed by the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such other Facilities of Term Loans) and any restrictions on the voluntary or mandatory reductions or prepayments of Refinancing Commitments or Refinancing Loans of such Facility and (ix) the other terms and conditions of the Refinancing Commitments and Refinancing Loans, which other terms and conditions shall not be more favorable to the lenders providing such Indebtedness than those set forth in the Loan Documents are with respect to the existing Lenders in respect of the Indebtedness being refinanced (other than covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of incurrence of such Refinancing Commitments and Refinancing Loans). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Facility Agreement. Each Refinancing Facility Agreement may, without the consent of any Lender other than the applicable Refinancing Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.19, including any amendments necessary to treat the applicable Refinancing Commitments and Refinancing Loans as a new “Facility” of loans and/or commitments hereunder.

 

Article 3
Taxes, Yield Protection and Illegality

 

Section 3.01.          Taxes.

 

(a)             Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document will be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent will be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and will timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party will be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this ‎Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

(b)             Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties will timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of Administrative Agent, timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(c)             Indemnification.

 

(i)            Indemnification by Each Loan Party. The Loan Parties will jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within ten days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lending Party (with a copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lending Party, will be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(ii)            Indemnification by the Lending Parties. Each Lending Party will severally indemnify Administrative Agent, within ten days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lending Party (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lending Party’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lending Party, in each case, that are payable or paid by Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail as to the amount or amounts of such payment or liability delivered to any Lending Party by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lending Party hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lending Party under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by Administrative Agent to the Lending Party from any other source against any amount due to Administrative Agent under this Section 3.01(c)(ii).

 

(d)             Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority as provided in this ‎Section 3.01, such Loan Party will deliver to Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment satisfactory to Administrative Agent, in its Reasonable Discretion.

 

(e)             Status of Lenders.

 

(i)            Any Lending Party that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document will deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lending Party, if reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, will deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will enable Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lending Party is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (B) and (D)) will not be required if in the Lending Party’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lending Party to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lending Party.

 

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(A)            any Lending Party that is a U.S. Person will deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lending Party becomes a Lending Party under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lending Party is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B)            any Foreign Lender will, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lending Party under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(1)            in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(2)            executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(3)            in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “ten percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable); or

 

(4)            to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

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(C)            any Foreign Lender will, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lending Party under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made;

 

(D)            if a payment made to a Lending Party under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lending Party will deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lending Party has complied with such Lending Party’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment (and solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement); and

 

(E)            for purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Third Restatement Effective Date, Borrower and Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize Administrative Agent to treat) this Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

 

Each Lending Party agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it will update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(f)            Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this ‎Section 3.01 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this ‎Section 3.01), it will pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this ‎Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, will repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this ‎Section 3.01(f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this ‎Section

 

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, in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this ‎Section 3.01(f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This ‎Section 3.01(f) will not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(g)             Survival. Each party’s obligation under this Section will survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

Section 3.02.          Illegality.

 

If any Lender determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Third Restatement Effective Date that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Term Benchmark Loans (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency), or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Relevant Rate, or any Governmental Authority has after the Third Restatement Effective Date imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or any Alternative Currency in the applicable interbank market, then, on written notice thereof by such Lender to Borrower through Administrative Agent, (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term Benchmark Loans in the affected currency or currencies, or, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars, to convert Loans that are Base Rate Loans to Term Benchmark Loans will be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender will, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by Administrative Agent without reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies Administrative Agent and Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) Borrower will, upon written demand from such Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term Benchmark Loans of such Lender to Loans denominated in Dollars (at the Dollar Equivalent thereof) that are Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender will, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by Administrative Agent without reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term Benchmark Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term Benchmark Loans as indicated by a written notice from such Lender to Administrative Agent and Borrower, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Administrative Agent will during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term Benchmark Rate component thereof until Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, Borrower will also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due under ‎Section 3.05 in accordance with the terms thereof due to such prepayment or conversion. A Lender seeking payment of any amount under this ‎Section 3.02 will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Borrower a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this ‎Section 3.02, which certificate will be conclusive absent manifest error; provided that the failure to deliver a certificate hereunder will not relieve Borrower from any liability that it may have under this ‎Section 3.02.

 

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Section 3.03.          Alternate Rates of Interest.

 

(a)             Inability to Determine Rates. Subject to Section 3.03(b), if:

 

(i)            the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate or the CDOR Rate (including because the Relevant Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for the applicable Agreed Currency; or

 

(ii)            the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate or the CDOR Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period or (B) at any time, the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for the applicable Agreed Currency will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for the applicable Agreed Currency;

 

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Borrower delivers a new Loan Notice in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02, (A) for Loans denominated in Dollars, any Loan Notice that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing shall instead be deemed to be a Loan Notice for (x) an RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is not also the subject of Section 3.03(a)(i) or (ii) above or (y) a Base Rate Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings also is the subject of Section 3.03(a)(i) or (ii) above and (B) for Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, any Loan Notice that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing and any Loan Notice that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing or an RFR Borrowing, 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 in any Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 3.03(a) with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan, then until (x) the Administrative Agent

 

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notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Borrower delivers a new Loan Notice in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02, (A) for Loans denominated in Dollars, any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan, be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, (x) an RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is not also the subject of Section 3.03(a)(i) or (ii) above or (y) a Base Rate Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings also is the subject of Section 3.03(a)(i) or (ii) above, on such day, and (B) for Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, any outstanding Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (1) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency) immediately or, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, at the end of the applicable Interest Period or (2) be prepaid in full immediately or, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, at the end of the applicable Interest Period; provided that if no election is made by Borrower by the date that is three (3) Business Days after receipt by Borrower of such notice, Borrower shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above.

 

(b)             Benchmark Replacement Setting.

 

(i)            Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” (as set forth in Section 1.01) for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark with respect to Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising Required Lenders (or, to the extent such Benchmark Replacement relates solely to a Benchmark for Loans in an Alternative Currency, Required Revolving Lenders).

 

(ii)            Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, in each case, Administrative Agent shall provide Borrower with prior written notice of any such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.

 

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(iii)            Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. Administrative Agent will promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Administrative Agent will promptly notify Borrower of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(iv). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 3.03(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.03(b).

 

(iv)            Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (A) if any then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate, CDOR Rate or Term SOFR Rate) and either (I) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (II) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.01 (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (B) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (A) above either (I) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (II) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

 

(v)            Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a given Benchmark, Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing or RFR Borrowing or conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, (A)(I) in the case of any request for any affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars, Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to (x) an RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (y) a Base Rate Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event and (II) in the case of any request for any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, then such request shall be ineffective, and (B)(I) any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars, at the Borrower’s election, shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, (x) an RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is not the

 

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subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (y) a Base Rate Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event, on such day, (II) any outstanding affected RFR Loans denominated in Dollars shall on and from such day be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute a Base Rate Loan, and (III) any outstanding affected Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (1) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency) immediately or, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, at the end of the applicable Interest Period or (2) be prepaid in full immediately or, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, at the end of the applicable Interest Period; provided that if no election is made by Borrower by the date that is three (3) Business Days after receipt by Borrower of such notice, Borrower shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to any Benchmark or at any time that a tenor for any then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark that is the subject of such Benchmark Unavailability Period or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Base Rate.

 

(c)             Alternative Currencies. If, after the designation by the Lenders of any currency as an Alternative Currency, any change in currency controls or exchange regulations or any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions are imposed in the country in which such currency is issued, and such change results in, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent (including based on notices received from one or more Lenders), that (i) such currency no longer being readily available, freely transferable and convertible into Dollars, (ii) a Dollar Equivalent no longer being readily calculable with respect to such currency, (iii) such currency being impracticable for the Lenders to loan or (iv) such currency no longer being a currency in which Lenders comprising Required Lenders are willing to make Credit Extensions (each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), a “Disqualifying Event”), then Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and Borrower in writing, and such currency shall no longer be an Alternative Currency until such time as the Disqualifying Event(s) no longer exist. Within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such a written notice from Administrative Agent, Borrower shall repay all Loans denominated in such currency to which the Disqualifying Event(s) apply or convert such Loans into the Dollar Equivalent in Dollars, bearing interest at the Base Rate, subject to the other terms contained herein.

 

Section 3.04.          Increased Costs.

 

(a)             Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law will:

 

(i)            impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lending Party (except any reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate or Adjusted TIBOR Rate);

 

(ii)            subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

 

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(iii)            impose on any Lender or L/C Issuer or the London interbank offered market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Credit or participation therein;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing will be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lending Party hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then, upon request of such applicable Lending Party, Borrower will pay to such Lending Party such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lending Party for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)             Capital Requirements. If any Lending Party determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lending Party or the Lending Office of such Lending Party or such Lending Party’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lending Party’s capital or on the capital of such Lending Party’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of any such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Credits held by, any such Lender, or the Credits issued by any such L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lending Party or such Lending Party’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lending Party’s policies and the policies of such Lending Party’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time Borrower will pay to such Lending Party such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lending Party or such Lending Party’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c)             Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lending Party setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lending Party or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Sections ‎3.04(a) and ‎3.04(b), and delivered to Borrower will be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower will pay such Lending Party the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)             Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this ‎Section 3.04 will not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that Borrower will not be required to compensate a Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this ‎Section 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180 day period referred to in this subsection ‎(d) will be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

Section 3.05.          Compensation for Losses.

 

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prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise), (b) any failure by Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than to continue a Loan as, or to convert a Loan to, a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by Borrower, (c) any assignment of a Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by Borrower, including pursuant to ‎Section 3.08 or (d) any assignment of any RFR Loan other than on the Interest Payment Date applicable thereto as a result of a request by Borrower, including pursuant to Section 3.08, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) through (d) for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. A Lender seeking payment of any amount under this Section 3.05 will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Borrower a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender as specified in this Section 3.05, as well as the basis for determining such amount or amounts, which certificate will be conclusive absent manifest error; provided that the failure to deliver a certificate hereunder will not relieve Borrower from any liability that it may have under this Section 3.05. Borrower will pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate on demand within ten days after receipt of such certificate.

 

Section 3.06.          Mitigation Obligations.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in ‎Section 10.01, if any Lending Party requests compensation under ‎Section 3.04, or Borrower is required to pay additional amounts to any Lending Party or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to ‎Section 3.01, or if any Lending Party gives a notice pursuant to ‎Section 3.02, then such Lending Party, at the request of Borrower, will use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lending Party, such designation or assignment: (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to ‎Section 3.01 or ‎Section 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to ‎Section 3.02, as applicable; and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lending Party to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lending Party as reasonably determined by such Lending Party. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lending Party in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

Section 3.07.          Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)             Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(i)            Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement will be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01.

 

(ii)            Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 8 or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08), will be applied at such time or times as may be

 

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determined by Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize each L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to that Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.15; fourth, as Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by Administrative Agent and Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released pro rata in order to (1) satisfy that Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (2) Cash Collateralize each L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to that Defaulting Lender with respect to future Credits issued under this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.15; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (1) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (2) such Loans were made or the related Credits were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment will be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Credit Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments under the applicable Facility without giving effect to Section 3.07(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 3.07(a)(ii) will be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(iii)            Certain Fees.

 

(A)            No Defaulting Lender will be entitled to receive any Revolving Credit Commitment Fee pursuant to ‎Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and Borrower will not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

 

(B)            A Defaulting Lender will be entitled to receive Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Revolving Credit Percentage Share of the stated amount of Credits for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to ‎Section 2.15.

 

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(C)            With respect to any Revolving Credit Commitment Fee or Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to the preceding clauses ‎(A) or ‎(B), Borrower will (1) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Credit Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to ‎Section 3.07(a)(iv), (2) pay to the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the L/C Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (3) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

 

(iv)            Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of that Defaulting Lender’s participation in Credit Obligations and Swing Line Loans will be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Percentages Shares (calculated without regard to that Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment. No reallocation hereunder will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

(v)            Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans. If the reallocation described in Section 3.07(a)(iv) cannot or can only partially be effected, Borrower will, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, first, prepay all Swing Line Loans then outstanding in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lenders’ Fronting Exposure and second, Cash Collateralize each L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.15.

 

(b)             Defaulting Lender Cure. If Borrower, Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and Swing Line Lender agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Credits and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Revolving Credit Percentage Share (without giving effect to ‎Section 3.07(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

(c)             New Swing Line Loans/Credits. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swing Line Lender will not be required to fund any Swing Line Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swing Line Loan and (ii) the L/C Issuers will not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

 

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Section 3.08.          Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.01, Borrower may, with respect to any Specified Lender (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Lender holding a 2024 Revolving Credit Commitment), at its sole expense and effort and upon written notice to such Lender and Administrative Agent, require such Specified Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06(b)), all of its interests, rights (except to the extent provided in Section 3.07(b)) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

 

(i)            Borrower will have paid to Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 10.06(b);

 

(ii)            such Specified Lender will have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other Obligations payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

 

(iii)            in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

 

(iv)            such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law; and

 

(v)            in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee will have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent;

 

provided; however, that a Lender will not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

Each Lender hereby grants to Administrative Agent a power of attorney (which power of attorney, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable) to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Lender, as assignor, any Assignment and Assumption necessary to effectuate any assignment of such Lender’s interests hereunder in circumstances contemplated by this ‎Section 3.08(a).

 

(b)             Certain Rights as a Lender. Upon the prepayment of all amounts owing to any Specified Lender and the termination of such Lender’s Commitments pursuant to this Section 3.08, such Specified Lender will no longer constitute a “Lender” for purposes hereof; provided that such Specified Lender will continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections ‎3.01, ‎3.04, ‎3.05 and ‎10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the date on which all amounts owing to such Specified Lender were prepaid in full and the Commitments of such Specified Lender were terminated pursuant to this ‎Section 3.08.

 

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(c)             Evidence of Replacement. Promptly following the replacement of any Specified Lender in accordance with this ‎Section 3.08, Administrative Agent will distribute an amended Schedule 2.01, which will be deemed incorporated into this Agreement, to reflect changes in the identities of Lenders and adjustments of their respective Commitments or Percentage Shares, as applicable, resulting from any such removal or replacement.

 

Section 3.09.          Survival.

 

All obligations of the Loan Parties under this ‎Article 3 will survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations.

 

Article 4
Conditions Precedent

 

Section 4.01.          [Reserved].

 

Section 4.02.          Conditions to All Credit Extensions.

 

The obligation of each Lending Party to make any Credit Extension hereunder after the Third Restatement Effective Date or to honor any Request for Credit Extension after the Third Restatement Effective Date is further subject to (subject to Section 1.09) the satisfaction, as determined by Administrative Agent, of each of the separate and additional conditions precedent set forth in this ‎Section 4.02.

 

(a)             Truth and Correctness of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in this Agreement (including Article 5) or in any other Loan Document will be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier will not be applicable to any portion of any representation and warranty that is already qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension (excluding, with respect to requested Credit Extensions other than the initial Credit Extensions made on the Third Restatement Effective Date, the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.05 and Section 5.10(b)), except to the extent that any such representation or warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty will be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier will not be applicable to any portion of any representation and warranty that is already qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.10(a) will be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Section 6.01.

 

(b)             No Default or Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default will then exist, or will result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof or from the honoring of any Request for Credit Extension.

 

(c)             No Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect will have occurred since January 30, 2022.

 

(d)             Requests for Credit Extensions. Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer will have received the applicable Request for Credit Extension.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the only conditions precedent applicable to any Credit Extension on the Third Restatement Effective Date the proceeds of which shall be used to finance the Third Restatement Transactions shall be those set forth in Section 5.2 of the Third Restatement Agreement.

 

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Article 5
Representations and Warranties

 

To induce Administrative Agent and each Lending Party to enter into this Agreement and the Lending Parties to make or issue the Credit Extensions hereunder, each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and each Lending Party as set forth in this Article 5 as of the date of each Credit Extension (to the extent the accuracy of the applicable representation and warranty is required as a condition precedent to such Credit Extension pursuant to Section 4.02).

 

Section 5.01.          Corporate Existence and Power.

 

Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company or other entity duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or formation (subject to such changes after the date hereof as are permitted under the Loan Documents); (b) has the legal power and authority (i) to own its assets and carry on its business substantially as conducted by it on the Third Restatement Effective Date or as otherwise not prohibited to be conducted by it under this Agreement, and (ii) to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and (c) to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction, is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is licensed and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, leasing or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, except, in the case of the preceding clauses (a) (but only as to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party), (b) and (c), to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.02.          Corporate Authorization; No Contravention.

 

The execution and delivery by each Loan Party, and the performance by each Loan Party of its obligations under each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organizational Documents, (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law applicable to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, except with respect to clauses (b) and (c), to the extent such conflict, breach, violation or contravention or creation of Lien could not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.03.          Governmental Authorization; Compliance with Laws.

 

(a)             Governmental Authorizations. As of the Third Restatement Effective Date, no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (i) the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party, in each case to which it is a party, or any of its Subsidiaries of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the grant by any Loan

 

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Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, or (iii) the validity or perfection of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the first priority nature thereof, subject only to Permitted Liens), except (A) as have been obtained or made as of the Third Restatement Effective Date and are in full force and effect, (B) for the authorizations, approvals, actions, notices and filings necessary for the perfection of Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents or the exercise of remedies pursuant thereto and (C) for any subsequent filings and recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office with respect to registrations of, or applications for intellectual property.

 

(b)             Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws applicable to such Person or any of its properties and with all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (i) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (ii) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required or otherwise necessary to own its assets and carry on its business substantially as currently conducted by it and such business as contemplated to be conducted by it upon and following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, except to the extent the failure to have such licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals could not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.04.          Binding Effect.

 

This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document (when delivered hereunder) will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws or other applicable Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in law or equity).

 

Section 5.05.          Litigation.

 

Except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.05, as of the Third Restatement Effective Date (a) there are no Proceedings pending or, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, threatened in writing against any Loan Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries, or against any of such Persons’ properties, at law or in equity, before any court, arbitrator, mediator or other Governmental Authority, and (b) to each Loan Party’s knowledge, there is no investigation by any Governmental Authority of any Loan Party’s or any such Subsidiary’s affairs or properties, except (in the cases of the preceding clauses (a) and (b)) for such Proceedings and investigations as could not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.06.          ERISA Compliance.

 

(a)             Except as could not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal, foreign or, to the extent not pre-empted by ERISA, state Laws. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code is so

 

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qualified or is entitled to rely upon an opinion or notification letter issued to the sponsor of an IRS-approved master or prototype plan or volume submitter plan document or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, each trust related to any such Plan is exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code. To the knowledge of each Loan Party, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.

 

(b)             There are no pending or, to the knowledge of each Loan Party, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)             Except as could not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no ERISA Event has occurred, and no Loan Party is aware of any fact, event or circumstance t