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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2011
EZCORP, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-19424
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74-2540145 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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Identification No.) |
1901 Capital Parkway, Austin, Texas 78746
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (512) 314-3400
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:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 10, 2011 (the Closing Date), EZCORP, Inc. (as Borrower) and certain of its domestic
subsidiaries (as Guarantors) entered into a Credit Agreement with a syndicate of lenders and Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and BBVA Compass Bank, as Syndication
Agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility in an
aggregate principal amount of $175 million, including a $5 million sublimit for the issuance of
standby letters of credit and a $15 million sublimit for swingline loans, all subject to various
terms and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, we may request that the revolving line of credit be increased to a total of $225 million. A copy of the Credit Agreement is attached
as Exhibit 10.1 to this report. Terms not otherwise defined herein have the meaning given to them
in the Credit Agreement.
The new revolving credit facility replaces our previous credit facilities, which consisted of an
$80 million revolving credit facility expiring December 31, 2011 and a $40 million term loan
maturing December 31, 2012. See Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
below. There were no amounts outstanding under the previous revolving credit facility on the
Closing Date. The amount outstanding on the previous term loan ($17.5 million plus accrued interest) was prepaid from cash on hand, and the
outstanding letters of credit totaling $5 million were refinanced under the new revolving credit
facility, leaving $170 million available on the new revolving credit facility as of the Closing
Date.
Proceeds of the new revolving credit facility will be used to refinance the outstanding letters of credit under the
previous credit facilities (as described above); to pay costs, fees and expenses associated with
the new facility; and for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including permitted
investments and acquisitions. The new facility will be available on a revolving basis from and
after the Closing Date until May 10, 2015.
Borrowings under the new facility bear interest annually at a rate equal to, at our
choosing, either LIBOR (for one, two, three, six, nine or, subject to lender approval, twelve months) or the Alternate Base
Rate, plus, in each case, a specified margin depending on our Total Leverage Ratio. The Credit
Agreement defines Alternate Base Rate as the greatest of (a) the Administrative Agents prime rate,
(b) the federal funds effective rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) one month LIBOR plus 1%. We will also
pay a quarterly commitment fee equal to 0.50% or 0.375% (depending on our Total Leverage Ratio) of
the average daily unused amount of the revolving credit commitments.
Borrowings under the new facility are secured by first priority security interests in and liens on
(a) substantially all of the tangible and intangible personal property and assets of EZCORP and
its domestic subsidiaries and (b) all equity interests in EZCORPs domestic subsidiaries and up to
65% of the voting stock of all first-tier foreign subsidiaries.
The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants customary for financings of this
type, including limitations on certain indebtedness, liens, acquisitions and other investments,
fundamental changes, asset dispositions and dividends and other distributions. The Credit
Agreement also contains restrictive covenants regarding Total Leverage Ratio, Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio and minimum Net Worth, as well as customary events
of default.
The foregoing includes a description of the material terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement,
and is qualified in its entirety by the complete terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement,
which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
As described under Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement above, the Fifth
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated December 31, 2008, among EZCORP, Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank, Union Bank of California,
N.A., as Syndication Agent, and other banks party thereto, was terminated on the Closing Date and
replaced by the new Credit Agreement described above.
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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The disclosure in Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement is incorporated herein
by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Credit Agreement, dated May 10, 2011, among EZCORP, Inc. (as
Borrower), certain domestic subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to
time party thereto (as Guarantors), the Lenders party thereto, and
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (as Administrative Agent) and
BBVA Compass Bank (as Syndication Agent) |
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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.
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EZCORP, INC.
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Date: May 11, 2011 |
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/s/ Thomas H. Welch, Jr. |
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Thomas H. Welch, Jr. |
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Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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10.1
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Credit Agreement, dated May 10, 2011, among EZCORP, Inc. (as
Borrower), certain domestic subsidiaries of the Borrower from time
to time party thereto (as Guarantors), the Lenders party thereto,
and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (as Administrative
Agent) and BBVA Compass Bank (as Syndication Agent) |
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Exhibit 10.1
Published CUSIP Number:
EXECUTION COPY
$175,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
EZCORP, INC.,
as Borrower,
CERTAIN DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Guarantors,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
BBVA COMPASS BANK
as Syndication Agent
Dated as of May 10, 2011
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
and
BBVA COMPASS BANK
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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Prepared by:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1 Defined Terms |
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Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions |
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Section 1.3 Accounting Terms |
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Section 1.4 Time References |
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Section 1.5 Execution of Documents |
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ARTICLE II THE LOANS; AMOUNT AND TERMS |
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Section 2.1 Revolving Loans |
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Section 2.2 Incremental Loans |
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Section 2.3 Letter of Credit Subfacility |
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Section 2.4 Swingline Loan Subfacility |
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Section 2.5 Fees |
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Section 2.6 Commitment Reductions |
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Section 2.7 Prepayments |
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Section 2.8 Default Rate and Payment Dates |
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Section 2.9 Conversion Options |
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Section 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Usury |
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Section 2.11 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments |
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Section 2.12 Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent |
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Section 2.13 Inability to Determine Interest Rate |
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Section 2.14 Yield Protection |
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Section 2.15 Compensation for Losses; Eurocurrency Liabilities |
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Section 2.16 Taxes |
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Section 2.17 Indemnification; Nature of Issuing Lenders Duties |
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Section 2.18 Illegality |
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Section 2.19 Replacement of Lenders |
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Section 2.20 Cash Collateral |
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Section 2.21 Defaulting Lenders |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 3.1 Financial Condition |
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Section 3.2 No Material Adverse Effect |
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Section 3.3 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law; Patriot Act Information |
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Section 3.4 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations |
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Section 3.5 No Legal Bar; No Default |
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Section 3.6 No Material Litigation |
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Section 3.7 Investment Company Act; etc. |
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Section 3.8 Margin Regulations |
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Section 3.9 ERISA |
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Section 3.10 Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.11 Use of Proceeds |
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Section 3.12 Subsidiaries; Joint Ventures; Partnerships |
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Section 3.13 Ownership |
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Section 3.14 Consent; Governmental Authorizations |
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Section 3.15 Taxes |
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Section 3.16 Collateral Representations |
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Section 3.17 Solvency |
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Section 3.18 Compliance with FCPA |
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Section 3.19 No Burdensome Restrictions |
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Section 3.20 Brokers Fees |
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Section 3.21 Labor Matters |
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Section 3.22 Accuracy and Completeness of Information |
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Section 3.23 Material Contracts |
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Section 3.24 Insurance |
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Section 3.25 Security Documents |
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Section 3.26 Subordinated Debt |
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Section 3.27 Anti-Terrorism Laws |
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Section 3.28 Compliance with OFAC Rules and Regulations |
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ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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Section 4.1 Conditions to Closing Date |
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Section 4.2 Conditions to All Extensions of Credit |
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ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 5.1 Financial Statements |
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Section 5.2 Certificates; Other Information |
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Section 5.3 Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations |
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Section 5.4 Conduct of Business; Maintenance of Existence; Consents |
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Section 5.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance |
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Section 5.6 Maintenance of Books and Records |
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Section 5.7 Notices |
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Section 5.8 Environmental Laws |
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Section 5.9 Financial Covenants |
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Section 5.10 Additional Guarantors |
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Section 5.11 Compliance with Law |
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Section 5.12 Pledged Assets |
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Section 5.13 Further Assurances and Post-Closing Covenants |
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Section 5.14 Use of Proceeds |
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ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 6.1 Indebtedness |
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Section 6.2 Liens |
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Section 6.3 Nature of Business |
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Section 6.4 Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc. |
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Section 6.5 Advances, Investments and Loans |
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Section 6.6 Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 6.7 [Intentionally Omitted] |
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Section 6.8 Corporate Changes |
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Section 6.9 Limitation on Restricted Actions |
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Section 6.10 Restricted Payments |
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Section 6.11 Amendment of Subordinated Debt |
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Section 6.12 Sale Leasebacks |
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Section 6.13 [Intentionally Omitted] |
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Section 6.14 Unrestricted Entities |
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ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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Section 7.1 Events of Default |
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Section 7.2 Acceleration; Remedies |
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ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
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Section 8.1 Appointment and Authority |
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Section 8.2 Nature of Duties |
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Section 8.3 Exculpatory Provisions |
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Section 8.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent |
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Section 8.5 Notice of Default |
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Section 8.6 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders |
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Section 8.7 Indemnification |
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Section 8.8 Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity |
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Section 8.9 Successor Administrative Agent |
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Section 8.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters |
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Section 8.11 Bank Products |
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ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 9.1 Amendments, Waivers, Consents and Release of Collateral |
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Section 9.2 Notices |
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Section 9.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies |
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Section 9.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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Section 9.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes; Indemnity |
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Section 9.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations |
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Section 9.7 Right of Set-off; Sharing of Payments |
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Section 9.8 Table of Contents and Section Headings |
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Section 9.9 Counterparts; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution |
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Section 9.10 Severability |
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Section 9.11 Integration |
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Section 9.12 Governing Law |
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Section 9.13 Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process and Venue |
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Section 9.14 Confidentiality |
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Section 9.15 Acknowledgments |
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Section 9.16 Waivers of Jury Trial; Waiver of Consequential Damages |
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Section 9.17 Patriot Act Notice |
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Section 9.18 Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities |
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Section 9.19 Continuing Agreement |
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125 |
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Section 9.20 Press Releases and Related Matters |
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125 |
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Section 9.21 Appointment of Borrower |
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Section 9.22 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
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126 |
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Section 9.23 Responsible Officers |
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126 |
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ARTICLE X GUARANTY |
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Section 10.1 The Guaranty |
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Section 10.2 Bankruptcy |
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Section 10.3 Nature of Liability |
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Section 10.4 Independent Obligation |
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Section 10.5 Authorization |
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Section 10.6 Reliance |
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Section 10.7 Waiver |
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Section 10.8 Limitation on Enforcement |
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Section 10.9 Confirmation of Payment |
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Schedules |
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Schedule 1.1(c)
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Existing Letters of Credit |
Schedule 3.23
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Material Contracts |
Schedule 6.1(b)
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Indebtedness |
Schedule 6.2(i)
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Liens |
Schedule 6.5(b)
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Investments |
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit 1.1(a)
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Form of Account Designation Notice |
Exhibit 1.1(b)
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Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit 1.1(c)
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Form of Joinder Agreement |
Exhibit 1.1(d)
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Form of Notice of Borrowing |
Exhibit 1.1(e)
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Form of Notice of Conversion/Extension |
Exhibit 1.1(f)
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Form of Permitted Acquisition Certificate |
Exhibit 1.1(g)
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Form of Bank Product Provider Notice |
Exhibit 2.1(e)
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Form of Revolving Loan Note |
Exhibit 2.4(d)
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Form of Swingline Loan Note |
Exhibit 2.16
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit 4.1(b)
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Form of Officers Certificate |
Exhibit 4.1(f)
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Form of Solvency Certificate |
Exhibit 4.1(o)
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Form of Financial Condition Certificate |
Exhibit 5.2(a)
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Form of Officers Compliance Certificate |
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THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 10, 2011, is by and among EZCORP, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the Borrower), the Guarantors (as hereinafter defined), the Lenders (as
hereinafter defined) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as
administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the Administrative
Agent).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties (as hereinafter defined) have requested that the Lenders make
loans and other financial accommodations to the Credit Parties in an aggregate amount of up to
$175,000,000, as more particularly described herein; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to make such loans and other financial accommodations to the
Credit Parties on the terms and conditions contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, such parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, terms defined in the preamble to this Agreement have the
meanings therein indicated, and the following terms have the following meanings:
Account Designation Notice shall mean the Account Designation Notice dated as of the
Closing Date from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 1.1(a).
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss means, at any particular time, the
amount shown in the equity section of the Borrowers consolidated balance sheet under the same or
similar title, or, if presented on the balance sheet using a different name, having such meaning as
specified in GAAP.
Acquired Indebtedness shall mean Indebtedness of the type described in Section
6.1(b)(ii).
Additional Credit Party shall mean each Person that becomes a Guarantor by execution
of a Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 5.10.
Administrative Agent or Agent shall have the meaning set forth in the
first paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any successors in such capacity.
Administrative Questionnaire shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affiliate shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by, or is
under common Control with, the Person specified.
Agent Parties shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(d)(ii).
Aggregate Revolving Exposure means, at any time, the sum of the Revolving Exposures
of all Revolving Lenders at such time.
Agreement or Credit Agreement shall mean this Agreement, as amended,
modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its
terms.
Alternate Base Rate shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest
of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such
day plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) the sum of (i) LIBOR (as determined pursuant to the definition
of LIBOR), for an Interest Period of one (1) month commencing on such day plus (ii) 1.00%.
For purposes hereof: Prime Rate shall mean, at any time, the rate of interest per annum
publicly announced or otherwise identified from time to time by Wells Fargo at its principal office
in Charlotte, North Carolina as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective
as of the opening of business on the day such change in the Prime Rate occurs. The parties hereto
acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by Wells Fargo as its Prime Rate is an index or base
rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks;
and Federal Funds Effective Rate shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the
rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged
by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published on the next succeeding Business Day, the
average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent
from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. Any change in the
Alternate Base Rate due to a change in any of the foregoing will become effective on the effective
date of such change in the Federal Funds Rate, the Prime Rate or LIBOR for an Interest Period of
one (1) month. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent that the
provisions of Section 2.13 shall be in effect in determining LIBOR pursuant to clause (c) hereof,
the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (ii)
the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%.
Alternate Base Rate Loans shall mean Loans that bear interest at an interest rate
based on the Alternate Base Rate.
Anti-Terrorism Order shall mean that certain Executive Order 13224 signed into law
on September 23, 2001.
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Applicable Margin shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum set forth below
opposite the applicable level then in effect (based on the Total Leverage Ratio), it being
understood that the Applicable Margin for (a) Revolving Loans that are Alternate Base Rate Loans
shall be the percentage set forth under the column Base Rate Margin, (b) Revolving Loans that are
LIBO Rate Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column LIBOR Margin & L/C Fee, (c)
the Letter of Credit Fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column LIBOR Margin & L/C
Fee, and (d) the Commitment Fee shall be the percentage set forth under the column Commitment
Fee:
Applicable Margin
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LIBOR |
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Margin |
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Base Rate |
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Margin |
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Commitment Fee |
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≥ 1.50 to 1.00 |
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1.75% |
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0.50% |
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≥ 1.00 to 1.00 but < 1.50 to 1.00 |
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2.50% |
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1.50% |
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0.50% |
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≥ 0.50 to 1.00 but < 1.00 to 1.00 |
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2.25% |
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1.25% |
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0.375% |
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< 0.50 to 1.00 |
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2.00% |
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1.00% |
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0.375% |
The Applicable Margin shall, in each case, be determined and adjusted quarterly on the date
five (5) Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agent has received from the
Borrower the quarterly financial information (in the case of the first three fiscal quarters of the
Borrowers fiscal year), the annual financial information (in the case of the fourth fiscal quarter
of the Borrowers fiscal year) and the certifications required to be
delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b) and 5.2(a) (each an Interest Determination Date). Such
Applicable Margin shall be effective from such Interest Determination Date until the next such
Interest Determination Date. After the Closing Date, if the Credit Parties shall fail to provide
the financial information or certifications in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.1(a),
5.1(b) and 5.2(a), the Applicable Margin shall, on the date five (5) Business Days after the date
by which the Credit Parties were so required to provide such financial information or
certifications to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, be based on Level I until such time as
such information or certifications or corrected information or corrected certificates are provided,
whereupon the Level shall be determined by the then current Total Leverage Ratio. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the initial Applicable Margins shall be set with pricing no lower than that set
forth in Level II until the financial information and certificates required to be delivered
pursuant to Section 5.1 and 5.2(a) for the first full fiscal quarter to occur following the Closing
Date have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, for distribution to the Lenders;
provided that if the quarterly financial information as of the most recent Interest
Determination Date would result in a higher Applicable Margin (i.e. Level I), such higher
Applicable Margin shall apply. In the event that any financial statement or certification
delivered pursuant to Sections 5.1 or 5.2(a) is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this
Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such
inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the
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application of a higher Applicable Margin for any
period (an Applicable Period) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable
Period, the Borrower shall immediately (a) deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected
compliance certificate for such Applicable Period, (b) determine the Applicable Margin for such
Applicable Period based upon the corrected compliance certificate, and (c) pay to the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders within three (3) Business Days after its
receipt of demand therefor the accrued additional interest and other fees owing as a result of such
increased Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly distributed
by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders entitled thereto. It is acknowledged and agreed that
nothing contained herein shall limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under
the Credit Documents, including their rights under Sections 2.8 and 7.1.
Applicable Percentage shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the
total Revolving Commitments represented by such Lenders Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving
Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentage shall be determined based on the
Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
Approved Bank shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash
Equivalents.
Approved Fund shall mean any Fund that is administered, managed or underwritten 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.
Arrangers shall mean WFS and BBVA Compass Bank.
Assignment and Assumption shall mean an assignment and assumption entered into by a
Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section
9.6), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit 1.1(b)
or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Australian Dollars shall mean the lawful currency of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Authorized Officers shall mean the Responsible Officers and any other officer of a
Credit Party that is duly authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Credit Party, the
Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Credit Party is a party.
Bank Product shall mean any of the following products, services or facilities
extended to any Credit Party by any Bank Product Provider: (a) Cash Management Services; (b)
products under any Hedging Agreement; and (c) commercial credit card, purchase card and merchant
card services; provided, however, that for any of the foregoing to be included as
Credit Party Obligations for purposes of a distribution under Section 2.11(b), the applicable
Bank Product Provider must have previously provided a Bank Product Provider Notice to the
Administrative Agent which shall provide the following information: (i) the existence of such Bank
Product and (ii) the maximum dollar amount (if reasonably capable of being determined) of
obligations
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arising thereunder (the Bank Product Amount). The Bank Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice to the
Administrative Agent by the Bank Product Provider. Any Bank Product established from and after the
time that the Lenders have received written notice from the Company or the Administrative Agent
that an Event of Default exists, until such Event of Default has been waived in accordance with
Section 9.1, shall not be included as Credit Party Obligations for purposes of a distribution
under Section 2.11(b).
Bank Product Amount shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Bank
Product.
Bank Product Debt shall mean the Indebtedness and other obligations of any Credit
Party relating to Bank Products.
Bank Product Provider shall mean any Person that provides Bank Products to a Credit
Party to the extent that (a) such Person is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or any other Person
that was a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) at the time it entered into the Bank Product but
has ceased to be a Lender (or whose Affiliate has ceased to be a Lender) under the Credit Agreement
or (b) such Person is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date and the Bank Product
was entered into on or prior to the Closing Date (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such
Persons Affiliate ceased to be a Lender).
Bank Product Provider Notice shall mean a notice substantially in the form of
Exhibit 1.1(g).
Bankruptcy Code shall mean the Bankruptcy Code in Title 11 of the United States
Code, as amended, modified, succeeded or replaced from time to time.
Bankruptcy Event shall mean any of the events described in Section 7.1(f).
Borrower shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Borrowing Date shall mean, in respect of any Loan, the date such Loan is made.
Brady Act shall mean the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act § 102(s)(1), 18
U.S.C.A. § 922(s)(1).
Business shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b).
Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in Charlotte, North Carolina or New York, New York are authorized or required by
law to close; provided, however, that when used in connection with a rate
determination, borrowing or payment in respect of a LIBO Rate Loan, the term Business Day shall
also exclude any day on which banks in London, England are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits
in the London interbank market.
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Capital Lease shall mean any lease of property, real or personal, the obligations
with respect to which are required to be capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee in accordance
with GAAP.
Capital Lease Obligations shall mean the capitalized lease obligations relating to a
Capital Lease determined in accordance with GAAP.
Cash Collateralize shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or Swingline
Lender (as applicable) and the Lenders, as collateral for LOC Obligations, obligations in respect
of Swingline Loans, or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof
(as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the Issuing Lender or
Swingline Lender benefiting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit
support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the
Administrative Agent and (b) the applicable Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender. Cash
Collateral shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of
such cash collateral and other credit support.
Cash Equivalents shall mean (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed
or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof
(provided that the full faith and credit of the
United States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than
twelve months from the date of acquisition (Government Obligations), (b) Dollar
denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit, Eurodollar time deposits and Eurodollar
certificates of deposit of (i) any Revolving Lender or other domestic commercial bank of recognized
standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (ii) any bank whose short-term
commercial paper rating at the time of the acquisition thereof is at least A-1 or the equivalent
thereof from S&P or is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof from Moodys (any such bank being an
Approved Bank), in each case with maturities of not more than 364 days from the date of
acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or
by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by any domestic
corporation rated A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent
thereof) or better by Moodys and maturing within six months of the date of acquisition, (d)
repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days with a bank or trust company
(including a Lender) or a recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of
$500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States of America,
(e) obligations of any state of the United States or any political subdivision thereof for the
payment of the principal and redemption price of and interest on which there shall have been
irrevocably deposited Government Obligations maturing as to principal and interest at times and in
amounts sufficient to provide such payment, (f) money market accounts subject to Rule 2a-7 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (Rule 2a-7) which consist primarily of cash and cash
equivalents set forth in clauses (a) through (e) above and of which 95% shall at all times be
comprised of First Tier Securities (as defined in Rule 2a-7) and any remaining amount shall at all
times be comprised of Second Tier Securities (as defined in Rule 2a-7) and (g) shares of any
so-called money market fund; provided that such fund is registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, has net assets of at least $500,000,000 and has an investment portfolio with
an average maturity of 365 days or less.
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Cash Management Services shall mean any services provided from time to time to any
Credit Party in connection with operating, collections, payroll, trust, or other depository or
disbursement accounts, including automatic clearinghouse, controlled disbursement, depository,
electronic funds transfer, information reporting, lockbox, stop payment, overdraft and/or wire
transfer services and all other treasury and cash management services.
CCV shall mean Cash Converters International, Limited, an Australian corporation.
CCV Acquisition shall mean an acquisition or any series of related acquisitions by
the Borrower and/or a Subsidiary of the Borrower of sufficient Voting Stock or economic interests
of CCV such that, when combined with the Voting Stock of CCV owned by the Borrower on the Closing
Date, results in the ownership by the Borrower and/or a Subsidiary of the Borrower of a majority of
the outstanding Voting Stock or economic interests of CCV so long as:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist immediately after
giving effect thereto;
(ii) the aggregate purchase price consideration shall not exceed $75,000,000 Australian
Dollars; and
(iii) (A) the Borrower shall demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to the acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, (1)
the Credit Parties are in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in
Section 5.9 and (2) the Total Leverage Ratio shall be at least 0.25 to 1.0 less than the
then required Total Leverage Ratio set forth in Section 5.9 and (B) the Administrative Agent
shall have received (1) audited financial statements of CCV for its two most recent fiscal
years and unaudited financial statements for any fiscal half-years ended within the fiscal
year to date and (2) a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower
certifying that both before and immediately after giving effect to the consummation of such
acquisition, no Default or Event of Default exists.
CCV Joint Ventures shall mean (a) any joint venture to be established by the
Borrower and/or one of its Subsidiaries and CCV to develop a business similar to the CCV business
in all geographical areas within North America and South America using certain assets, contracts
and intellectual property rights to be transferred by CCV and its related entities and (b) any
joint venture to be established by the Borrower and/or one of its Subsidiaries to
develop a business similar to the CCV business in all geographical areas outside of Australia,
the United Kingdom, North America and South America using certain assets, contracts and
intellectual property rights to be transferred by CCV and its related entities.
Change in Law shall mean 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 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;
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provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or
directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or
directives 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 not be deemed to be a Change
in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Change of Control shall mean, at any time, any person or group (as such terms
are used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than, directly or indirectly, (i)
Phillip E. Cohen, (ii) the spouse and lineal descendants and spouses of lineal descendents of
Phillip E. Cohen, (iii) the estates or legal representatives of any Person named in clauses (i) or
(ii) or (iv) trusts established for the benefit of any Person named in clauses (i) or (ii),
directly or indirectly, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5
under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all
securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately
or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
then outstanding Voting Stock of the Borrower.
Closing Date shall mean the date of this Agreement.
Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Collateral shall mean a collective reference to the collateral which is identified
in, and at any time will be covered by, the Security Documents and any other property or assets of
a Credit Party, whether tangible or intangible and whether real or personal, that may from time to
time secure the Credit Party Obligations; provided that there shall be excluded from the
Collateral (a) all real property or leased real property owned or leased by any of the Credit
Parties, (b) any personal property of the Credit Parties where the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower agree that the cost of obtaining a security interest in such assets are excessive in
relation to the value afforded thereby, (c) any account, instrument, chattel paper or other
obligation or property of any kind due from, owed by, or belonging to, a Sanctioned Person or
Sanctioned Entity, (d) any lease in which the lessee is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity,
(e) any Equity Interests that are not required to be pledged by any Credit Party under Section 5.12
and (f) any personal property to the extent no grant of a security interest is required pursuant to
Section 5.10.
Commitment shall mean the Revolving Commitments, the LOC Commitment and the
Swingline Commitment, individually or collectively, as appropriate.
Commitment Fee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
Commitment Letter shall mean that certain Commitment Letter dated as of March 1,
2011 by and among, Wells Fargo, WFS and the Borrower.
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Commitment Period shall mean (a) with respect to Revolving Loans and Swingline
Loans, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolver Maturity Date
and (b) with respect to Letters of Credit, the period from and including the Closing Date to but
excluding the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Revolver Maturity Date.
Committed Funded Exposure shall mean, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate
principal amount at such time of its outstanding Loans, LOC Obligations and Participation Interests
at such time.
Commonly Controlled Entity shall mean an entity, whether or not incorporated, which
is under common
control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or is part of a
group which includes the Borrower and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or
414(c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 412 of the Code to the extent required by
such Section, Section 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code.
Consolidated shall mean, when used with reference to financial statements or
financial statement items of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other Person, such statements
or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with the consolidation principles of GAAP;
provided that when used in connection with the calculation of the financial covenants set
forth in Section 5.9 or any component definition thereof, the amounts (whether positive or
negative) attributable to minority interests held by equity holders of the Subsidiaries shall be
excluded.
Consolidated Capital Expenditures shall mean, as of any date of determination for
the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date, all expenditures of the Credit
Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such period that in
accordance with GAAP would be classified as capital expenditures, including, without limitation,
Capital Lease Obligations. The term Consolidated Capital Expenditures shall not include (a) any
Permitted Acquisition, (b) the CCV Acquisition; (c) any Investment permitted by Section 6.5(h) or
(d) capital expenditures in respect of the reinvestment of proceeds from insurance.
Consolidated EBITDA shall mean, as of any date of determination for the four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date, without duplication, (a) Consolidated Net
Income for such period plus (b) the sum of the following to the extent deducted in
calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such
period, (ii) tax expense (including, without limitation, any federal, state, local and foreign
income and similar taxes) of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries for such period on a
Consolidated basis, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of the Credit Parties and their
Subsidiaries for such period on a Consolidated basis and (iv) other material non-cash charges
(excluding reserves for future cash charges) of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries for such
Period minus (c) any material non-cash gains during such period. Consolidated EBITDA will
exclude all extraordinary items of income and loss.
Consolidated Funded Debt shall mean, as of any date of determination, Funded Debt of
the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis.
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Consolidated Interest Expense shall mean, as of any date of determination for the
four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date, all interest expense (excluding
amortization of debt discount and premium, but including the interest component under Capital
Leases and synthetic leases, tax retention operating leases, off-balance sheet loans and similar
off-balance sheet financing products) for such period of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries
on a Consolidated basis.
Consolidated Net Income shall mean, as of any date of determination for the four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date, the aggregate net income or loss (excluding
extraordinary losses and gains) of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a Consolidated
basis for such period, calculated in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded
from such calculation the income or loss of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) of which the
Borrower or any Subsidiary owns Capital Stock, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or
other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any of the Credit Parties during such period.
Consolidated Rent Expense shall mean, as of any date of determination for the four
(4) consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date, all rent expense for such period of the
Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis.
Contractual Obligation shall mean, as to any Person, any provision of any security
issued by such Person or of any contract, agreement, instrument or undertaking to which such Person
is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
Control shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to
exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. Controlling and Controlled
have meanings correlative thereto.
Copyright Licenses shall mean any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for
the grant by or to a
Person of any right under any Copyright.
Copyrights shall mean all copyrights in all Works, all registrations and recordings
thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation,
registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar
office or agency of the United States, any state thereof or any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, or otherwise and all renewals thereof.
Corporate Investment Policy shall mean that certain Corporate Investment Policy
adopted by the Borrowers board of directors on July 21, 2006, as the same may be amended or
modified in accordance with Section 6.8.
Credit Documents shall mean this Agreement, each of the Notes, any Joinder
Agreement, the Letters of Credit, LOC Documents and the Security Documents and all other
agreements, documents, certificates and instruments delivered to the Administrative Agent or
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any
Lender by any Credit Party in connection therewith (other than any agreement, document, certificate
or instrument related to a Bank Product).
Credit Party shall mean any of the Borrower or the Guarantors.
Credit Party Obligations shall mean, without duplication, (a) the Obligations and
(b) for purposes of the Security Documents and all provisions under the other Credit Documents
relating to the Collateral, the sharing thereof and/or payments from proceeds of the Collateral,
all Bank Product Debt.
CSO LC Issuer means, with respect to any CSO LC, the Borrower or any of the Credit
Parties that issued such CSO LC.
CSO LC means, any letter of credit issued by a CSO LC Issuer to an unaffiliated
third party lender for the account of a borrower of a consumer loan in connection with the CSO
Program.
CSO LC Disbursement means a disbursement by a CSO LC Issuer to an unaffiliated third
party lender in connection with a drawing under a CSO LC.
CSO Program means the credit services organization program, or a substantially
similar program, implemented from time to time by the Borrower or any of the Credit Parties in
compliance with applicable provisions of law, including without limitation in those instances where
Texas law is applicable, the Texas Finance Code and Sections 302 and 393 thereof.
Debtor Relief Laws shall mean 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.
Default shall mean any of the events specified in Section 7.1, whether or not any
requirement for the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has
been satisfied.
Default Rate shall mean (a) when used with respect to the Obligations, other than
Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) for Alternate Base Rate Loans (A) the
Alternate Base Rate plus (B) the Applicable Margin applicable to Alternate Base Rate Loans
plus (C) 2.00% per annum and (ii) for LIBO Rate Loans, (A) the LIBO Rate plus (B)
the Applicable Margin applicable to LIBO Rate Loans plus (C) 2.00% per annum, (b) when used
with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Margin applicable to Letter
of Credit Fees plus 2.00% per annum and (c) when used with respect to any other fee or
amount due hereunder, a rate equal to the Applicable Margin applicable to Alternate Base Rate Loans
plus 2.00% per annum.
Defaulting Lender shall mean, subject to Section 2.21(b), any Lender that, as
determined by the Administrative Agent (with notice to the Borrower of such determination), (a)
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has
failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or
participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, within three Business Days of the date
required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Borrower
or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has
made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or, except
in connection with a good faith dispute, under other agreements in which it commits to extend
credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to
confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding
obligations, 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, or (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; provided that a Lender shall not be 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.
Disposition shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
Dollars and $ shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States
of America.
Domestic Lending Office shall mean, initially, the office of each Lender designated
as such Lenders Domestic Lending Office shown in such Lenders Administrative Questionnaire; and
thereafter, such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office of such Lender at which Alternate Base Rate
Loans of such Lender are to be made.
Domestic Subsidiary shall mean any Subsidiary that is organized and existing under
the laws of the United States or any state or commonwealth thereof or under the laws of the
District of Columbia; provided that Domestic Subsidiaries shall not include any
Subsidiary owned by a Foreign Subsidiary.
Eligible Assignee shall mean (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an
Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the
Administrative Agent, (ii) the Issuing Lender and (iii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Eligible Assignee shall not include (A) any
Credit Party or any of the Credit Partys Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (B) any Defaulting Lender
(or any of their Affiliates).
Environmental Laws shall mean any and all applicable foreign, federal, state, local
or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees or requirements
of any Governmental Authority or common law regulating, relating to or imposing liability or
standards of conduct concerning protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any
time be in effect during the term of this Agreement.
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Equity Interests shall mean (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in
the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations,
rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a
partnership, partnership interests (whether general, preferred or limited), (d) in the case of a
limited liability company, membership interests and (e) any other interest or participation that
confers or could confer on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or
distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, including, without limitation, options, warrants
and any other equity security as defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the Exchange Act.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
from time to time.
Event of Default shall mean any of the events specified in Section 7.1;
provided, however, that any requirement for the giving of notice or the lapse of
time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.
Existing Letter of Credit shall mean each of the letters of credit described by
applicant, date of issuance, letter of credit number, amount, beneficiary and the date of expiry on
Schedule 1.1(c) hereto.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Excluded Taxes shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the
Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation
of any Credit Party under any Credit Document, (a) any Net Income Taxes, (b) any Other Connection
Taxes, (c) any U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by a law in effect at the time a Foreign Lender
becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office), with respect to any payment made by or
on account of any obligation of a U.S. Borrower to such Foreign Lender, except to the extent that
such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of the assignment (or
designation of a new lending office), to receive additional amounts with respect to such
withholding Tax pursuant to Section 2.16(a), (d) Taxes attributable to a Foreign Lenders failure
to comply with Section 2.16(f), (e) any U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed on any payment of fees
pursuant to Section 2.5 and (f) any Taxes imposed on any withholdable payment payable to such
recipient as a result of the failure of such recipient to satisfy the applicable requirements as
set forth in FATCA.
Exposed L/C Obligations shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.21(a)(iii)(B).
Extension of Credit shall mean, as to any Lender, the making of a Loan by such
Lender, any conversion of a Loan from one Type to another Type, any extension of any Loan or the
issuance, extension or renewal of, or participation in, a Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan by
such Lender.
FATCA shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations with
respect thereto or official interpretations thereof.
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Federal Funds Effective Rate shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of
Alternate Base Rate.
Fee Letter shall mean the letter agreement dated March 1, 2011, addressed to the
Borrower from Wells Fargo and WFS, as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or
supplemented from time to time.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall mean, as of any date of determination, for the
Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i)
Consolidated EBITDA plus (ii) Consolidated Rent Expense minus (iii) Consolidated
Capital Expenditures minus (iv) any dividends paid in cash by the Borrower during the four
(4) consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date minus (v) from and after the date
any Unrestricted Entity becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, any dividends paid in cash by such
Person (other than dividends paid in cash by such Person to a Credit Party or a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of a Credit Party) during the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such
date minus (vi) all cash income taxes paid during the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter
period ending on such date to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus (ii)
Scheduled Funded Debt Payments (excluding the principal amount of Revolving Loans then outstanding)
plus (iii) Consolidated Rent Expense.
Foreign Lender shall mean any Lender that is organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of
this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia
shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
Foreign Subsidiary shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
Fronting Exposure shall mean, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with
respect to any Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lenders Applicable Percentage of the outstanding
LOC Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender other than LOC
Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lenders participation obligation has been reallocated to
other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to
any Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lenders Applicable Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans
made by such Swingline Lender other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lenders
participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance
with the terms hereof.
Fund shall mean 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 business.
Funded Debt shall mean, with respect to any Person, without duplication, all
Indebtedness of such Person (other than Indebtedness set forth in clause (h) of such definition).
GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United
States of America (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries with significant operations outside the
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United States of America, generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in
their respective jurisdictions of organization or formation) applied on a consistent basis,
subject, however, in the case of determination of compliance with the financial
covenants set out in Section 5.9 to the provisions of Section 1.3.
Government Acts shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.17.
Government Obligations shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash
Equivalents.
Governmental Authority shall mean the government of the United States of America or
any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or
pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the
European Central Bank).
Guarantors shall mean the direct and indirect Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower
as are, or may from time to time become parties to this Agreement and Guarantor means any one of
them.
Guaranty shall mean the guaranty of the Guarantors set forth in Article X.
Guaranty Obligations shall mean, with respect to any Person, without duplication,
any obligations of such Person (other than endorsements in the ordinary course of business of
negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any
Indebtedness of any other Person in any manner, whether direct or indirect, and including, without
limitation, any obligation, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such Indebtedness or any
property constituting security therefor, (b) to advance or provide funds or other support for the
payment or purchase of any such Indebtedness or to maintain working capital, solvency or other
balance sheet condition of such other Person (including, without limitation, keep well agreements,
maintenance agreements, comfort letters or similar agreements or arrangements) for the benefit of
any holder of Indebtedness of such other Person, (c) to lease or purchase property, securities or
services primarily for the purpose of assuring the holder of such Indebtedness, or (d) to otherwise
assure or hold harmless the holder of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof. The
amount of any Guaranty Obligation hereunder shall (subject to any limitations set forth therein) be
deemed to be an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount (or maximum principal amount, if
larger) of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made.
Hedging Agreements shall mean, with respect to any Person, any agreement entered
into to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, or currency or raw materials
values, including, without limitation, any interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or similar
arrangement between such Person and one or more counterparties, any foreign currency exchange
agreement, currency protection agreements, commodity purchase or option agreements or other
interest or exchange rate hedging agreements.
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Immaterial Subsidiary shall mean a Subsidiary that (a) owns assets representing 5%
or less of the Consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries or (b) which
contributes 5% or less of Consolidated EBITDA.
Impacted Lender shall mean, subject to Section 2.21(b) any Lender that, has, or has
a direct or indirect parent company that has, (a) become the subject of a proceeding under any
Debtor Relief Law, or (b) 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; provided that a
Lender shall not be an Impacted 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.
Incremental Increase Amount shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i).
Incremental Term Facility shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)(i).
Indebtedness shall mean, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such
Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements (other than Operating Leases)
relating to property purchased by such Person (other than customary reservations or retentions of
title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), (d) all
obligations (excluding earnout obligations) of such Person representing the balance deferred and
unpaid of the cash portion of the purchase price of property or services purchased by such Person
(other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and due within six months of the
incurrence thereof or disputed in good faith and against which adequate reserves are being
maintained in accordance with GAAP) which would appear as liabilities on a balance sheet of such
Person, (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has
an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on, or payable out of the
proceeds of production from, property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the
obligations secured thereby have been assumed but limited to the lesser of (i) the aggregate
principal amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the book value of the property owned by such Person
securing such Indebtedness, (f) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to
Indebtedness of another Person, (g) Capital Lease Obligations, (h) all net obligations of such
Person under Hedging Agreements in an amount equal to (i) if such Hedging Agreement has been closed
out, the unpaid termination value thereof or (ii) if such Hedging Agreement has not been closed
out, the mark-to-market value thereof determined on the basis of readily available quotations
provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedging Agreements, (i) the maximum amount of all letters
of credit issued or bankers acceptances facilities created for the account of such Person and,
without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder (to the extent unreimbursed), (j) all preferred
Equity Interests issued by such Person and which by the terms thereof could be (at the request of
the holders thereof or otherwise) subject to mandatory sinking fund payments, redemption or other
acceleration prior to the 91st day after the Revolver Maturity Date, and (k) the
principal balance
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outstanding under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance
sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product.
For purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (a) include the Indebtedness of any
partnership or unincorporated joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint
venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person, except for
customary exceptions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (b) exclude any CSO LC
or CSO Disbursements. The amount of any (i) Capital Lease as of any date shall be deemed to be the
capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such
date in accordance with GAAP or (ii) obligations of the type described in clause (l) as of any date
shall be deemed to be 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 Capital Lease.
Indemnified Taxes shall mean Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Indemnitee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(b).
Information shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.14.
Information Materials shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(a).
Insolvency shall mean, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that
such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of such term as used in Section 4245 of ERISA.
Intellectual Property shall mean, collectively, all Copyrights, Copyright Licenses,
Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses of the Credit Parties and their
Subsidiaries, all goodwill associated therewith and all rights to sue for infringement thereof.
Interest Determination Date shall have the meaning specified in the definition of
Applicable Margin.
Interest Payment Date shall mean (a) as to any Alternate Base Rate Loan, the last
Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolver Maturity Date, (b) as
to any LIBO Rate Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such
Interest Period, (c) as to any LIBO Rate Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months,
(i) each three (3) month anniversary following the first day of such Interest Period and (ii) the
last day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any Loan which is the subject of a mandatory
prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.7(b), the date of which such mandatory prepayment is
made.
Interest Period shall mean, with respect to any LIBO Rate Loan,
(a) initially, the period commencing on the Borrowing Date or conversion date, as the
case may be, with respect to such LIBO Rate Loan and ending one, two, three, six, nine or
twelve (to the extent approved by all Revolving Lenders) months
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thereafter, subject to
availability to all applicable Lenders, as selected by the Borrower in the Notice of
Borrowing or Notice of Conversion given with respect thereto; and
(b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding
Interest Period applicable to such LIBO Rate Loan and ending one, two, three, six, nine or
twelve months thereafter; provided that the foregoing provisions are subject to the
following:
(i) if any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBO Rate Loan would otherwise end
on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the
next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry
such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period
shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBO Rate Loan that begins on the last
Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall
end on the last Business Day of the relevant calendar month;
(iii) no Interest Period in respect of any Loan shall extend beyond the
Revolver Maturity Date; and
(iv) no more than six (6) LIBO Rate Loans may be in effect at any time. For
purposes hereof, LIBO Rate Loans with different Interest Periods shall be considered
as separate LIBO Rate Loans, even if they shall begin on the same date and have the
same duration, although borrowings, extensions and conversions may, in accordance
with the provisions hereof, be combined at the end of existing Interest Periods to
constitute a new LIBO Rate Loan with a single Interest Period.
Investment shall mean (a) the purchase or acquisition of Equity Interests, other
ownership interests or other securities of any Person or the purchase or acquisition of bonds,
notes, or debentures of any Person, (b) the purchase or acquisition of all or substantially all of
the assets of any Person, (c) any deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension of credit to,
any Person (other than deposits made in the ordinary course of business) or (d) any other capital
contribution to or investment in any Person, including, without limitation, any Guaranty Obligation
(including any support for a letter of credit issued on behalf of such Person) incurred for the
benefit of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be
the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value
of such Investment.
Issuing Lender shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
Issuing Lender Fees shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
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Joinder Agreement shall mean a Joinder Agreement in substantially the form of
Exhibit 1.1(c), executed and delivered by an Additional Credit Party in accordance with the
provisions of Section 5.10.
Laws shall mean all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes,
treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders 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 legally binding, non-appealable administrative orders, directed duties, requests,
licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority (in each
case whether or not having the force of law, but excluding any of the foregoing which are
suggestive or discretionary and not mandatory); in each case to the extent applicable to or binding
upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
Lender shall mean any of the several banks and other financial institutions as are
from time to time parties to this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing,
Lender shall not include any Credit Party or any of the Credit Partys Affiliates or
Subsidiaries.
Lender Commitment Letter shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the letter (or
other correspondence) to such Lender from the Administrative Agent notifying such Lender of its LOC
Commitment and Revolving Commitment Percentage.
Letter of Credit shall mean (a) any letter of credit issued by the Issuing Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof, as such letter of credit may be amended, modified, restated,
extended, renewed, increased, replaced or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and (b) any Existing Letter of Credit, in each case as such letter of
credit may be amended, modified, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement.
Letter of Credit Facing Fee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
Letter of Credit Fee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).
LIBO Rate shall mean a LIBO rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
next higher 1/100th of 1%) determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the definition
of LIBOR.
LIBO Rate Loan shall mean Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based on
the LIBO Rate.
LIBOR shall mean, for any LIBO Rate Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the rate
per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen
LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars
at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such
Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period. If for any reason such rate is not
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available, then LIBOR shall mean the rate per annum at which, as determined by the Administrative
Agent in accordance with its customary practices, Dollars in an amount comparable to the Loans then
requested are being offered to leading banks at approximately 11:00 A.M. London time, two (2)
Business Days prior to the commencement of the applicable Interest Period for settlement in
immediately available funds by leading banks in the London interbank market for a period equal to
the Interest Period selected.
LIBOR Lending Office shall mean, initially, the office(s) of each Lender designated
as such Lenders LIBOR Lending Office in such Lenders Administrative Questionnaire; and
thereafter, such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office of such Lender at which the LIBO Rate Loans of
such Lender are to be made.
LIBOR Tranche shall mean the collective reference to LIBO Rate Loans whose Interest
Periods begin and end on the same day.
Lien shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any
preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including, without limitation, (a) any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement and any Capital Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing and (b) the authorized filing of any UCC financing statement).
Loan shall mean a Revolving Loan and/or a Swingline Loan, as appropriate.
LOC Commitment shall mean the commitment of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of
Credit and with respect to each Revolving Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Lender to
purchase Participation Interests in the Letters of Credit up to such Lenders Revolving Commitment
Percentage of the LOC Committed Amount.
LOC Committed Amount shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
LOC Documents shall mean, with respect to each Letter of Credit, such Letter of
Credit, any amendments thereto, any documents delivered in connection therewith, any application
therefor, and any agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether general in
application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (a) the rights
and obligations of the parties concerned or (b) any collateral for such obligations.
LOC Obligations shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the maximum amount which is,
or at any time thereafter may become, available to be drawn under Letters of Credit then
outstanding, assuming compliance with all requirements for drawings referred to in such Letters of
Credit plus (b) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by the
Issuing Lender but not theretofore reimbursed.
Mandatory LOC Borrowing shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(e).
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Mandatory Swingline Borrowing shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(b)(ii).
Material Adverse Effect shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business,
operations or financial condition of the Credit Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the
Borrower or any Guarantor to perform its obligations, when such obligations are required to be
performed, under this Agreement, any of the Notes or any other Credit Document or (c) the validity
or enforceability of this Agreement, any of the Notes or any of the other Credit Documents, the
Administrative Agents Liens (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) on the Collateral or the
priority of such Liens or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
hereunder or thereunder.
Material Contract shall mean any contract, agreement, permit or license, written or
oral, of the Credit Parties as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to
renew by any party thereto, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Materials of Environmental Concern shall mean any gasoline or petroleum (including
crude oil or any extraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances,
materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including,
without limitation, asbestos, perchlorate, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde
insulation.
Moodys shall mean Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
Multiemployer Plan shall mean a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
Net Income Taxes shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender,
the Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any
obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document, (a) any Taxes imposed on or measured by
such recipients overall net income or profits (however denominated), or any franchise Taxes
imposed on such recipient in lieu of net income Taxes by the United States or such other
jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is
organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its
applicable lending office is located, and (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States
or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located.
Net Worth shall mean, as of any date, the total shareholders equity (including
Equity Interests, additional paid-in capital, and retained earnings after deducting treasury stock)
which would appear on a balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis
prepared as of such date in accordance with
GAAP; provided, however, there shall be excluded therefrom any Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income or Loss.
Non-Defaulting Lender shall mean, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting
Lender at such time.
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Note or Notes shall mean the Revolving Loan Notes and/or the Swingline
Loan Note, collectively, separately or individually, as appropriate.
Notice of Borrowing shall mean a request for a Revolving Loan borrowing pursuant to
Section 2.1(b)(i) or a request for a Swingline Loan borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(i), as
appropriate. A Form of Notice of Borrowing is attached as Exhibit 1.1(d).
Notice of Conversion/Extension shall mean the written notice of conversion of a LIBO
Rate Loan to an Alternate Base Rate Loan or an Alternate Base Rate Loan to a LIBO Rate Loan, or
extension of a LIBO Rate Loan, in each case substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(e).
Obligations shall mean, collectively, all of the obligations, Indebtedness and
liabilities of the Credit Parties to the Lenders (including the Issuing Lender) and the
Administrative Agent, whenever arising, under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Credit
Documents, including principal, interest, fees, costs, charges, expenses, professional fees,
reimbursements, all sums chargeable to the Credit Parties or for which any Credit Party is liable
as an indemnitor and whether or not evidenced by a note or other instrument and indemnification
obligations and other amounts (including, but not limited to, any interest accruing after the
occurrence of a filing of a petition of bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to any
Credit Party, regardless of whether such interest is an allowed claim under the Bankruptcy Code).
OFAC shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
Operating Lease shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease (including, without
limitation, leases which may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether
real, personal or mixed) which is not a Capital Lease other than any such lease in which that
Person is the lessor.
Other Connection Taxes shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any
obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document, 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, or become a party to, performed
its obligations or received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under,
engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Credit Document, or sold or assigned
an interest in any Loan or Credit Document).
Other Parties shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.7(c).
Other Taxes shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes and
any other excise, property, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes which 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 Credit
Document, but not including any Excluded Taxes.
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Participant has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (d) of Section 9.6.
Participant Register shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.6(d).
Participation Interest shall mean a participation interest purchased by a Revolving
Lender in LOC Obligations as provided in Section 2.3(c) and in Swingline Loans as provided in
Section 2.4.
Patent Licenses shall mean any written agreement providing for the grant by or to a
Person of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered by a Patent.
Patents shall mean (a) all letters patent of the United States or any other country,
now existing or hereafter arising, and all improvement patents, reissues, reexaminations, patents
of additions, renewals and extensions thereof and (b) all applications for letters patent of the
United States or any other country and all provisionals, divisions, continuations and
continuations-in-part and substitutes thereof.
Patriot Act shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 (Title
III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to
time.
Payment Event of Default shall mean an Event of Default specified in Section 7.1(a).
PBGC shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to
Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA.
Perfection Certificate shall mean that certain Perfection Certificate dated as of
the Closing Date prepared by the Borrower and setting forth certain information relating to the
Credit Parties and the Collateral.
Permitted Acquisition shall mean an acquisition or any series of related
acquisitions by a Credit Party of (a) all or substantially all of the assets or a majority of the
outstanding Voting Stock or economic interests of a Person that is incorporated, formed or
organized in the United States, (b) at least a majority of the Equity Interests of a Person that is
incorporated, formed or organized in the United States by a merger, amalgamation or consolidation
or any other combination with such Person or (c) any division, line of business or other business
unit of a Person that is incorporated, formed or organized in the United States (such assets,
Equity Interests or economic interest of such Person or such division, line of business or other
business unit of such Person shall be referred to herein as the Target), in each case
that is a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the
Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.3, in each case so long as:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist immediately
after giving effect thereto;
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(ii) (A) after giving effect to the acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, (1) the
Credit Parties are in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in
Section 5.9 and (2) the Total Leverage Ratio shall be 0.25 to 1.0 less than the then
applicable level set forth in Section 5.9 and (B) no Default or Event of Default
exists both before and immediately after giving effect to such Permitted
Acquisition; provided that if the aggregate purchase price of such
acquisition is greater than $25,000,000 then (A) the Credit Parties shall
demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that, after
giving effect to the acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, (1) the Credit Parties are in
compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 5.9 and (2) the
Total Leverage Ratio shall be 0.25 to 1.0 less than the then applicable level set
forth in Section 5.9 and (B) the Administrative Agent shall have received (1) a
description of the material terms of such acquisition, (2) audited financial
statements (or, if unavailable, management-prepared financial statements) of the
Target for its two most recent fiscal years and for any fiscal quarters ended within
the fiscal year to date, (3) Consolidated projected income statements of the Credit
Parties and their Subsidiaries (giving effect to such acquisition), and (4) as soon
as available, but in any event prior to the consummation of any Permitted
Acquisition, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(f),
executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying that no Default or
Event of Default exists both before and immediately after giving effect to such
Permitted Acquisition.
(iii) the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have
received (or shall receive in connection with the closing of such acquisition) a
first priority perfected security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in all
property (including, without limitation, Equity Interests) acquired with respect to
the Target in accordance with the terms of Sections 5.10 and 5.12 and the Security
Documents and the Target, if a Person, shall have executed a Joinder Agreement in
accordance with the terms of Section 5.10; and
(iv) such acquisition shall not be a hostile acquisition and shall have been
approved by the Board of Directors (or equivalent) and/or shareholders (or
equivalent) of the applicable Credit Party and the Target.
Permitted Investments shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
Permitted Liens shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
Permitted Restructuring means the transfer (whether by amalgamation, merger,
consolidation, or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the assets or outstanding Equity
Interests of any Unrestricted Entity by a Credit Party or other Unrestricted Entity to another
Unrestricted Entity (the Transferee Entity), so long as:
(i) the Transferee Entity is an Unrestricted Entity, or is owned, directly or
indirectly, by another Unrestricted Entity, 65% of the voting Equity
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Interests of which is pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Security Documents;
(ii) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist after
giving effect thereto;
(iii) except as contemplated in Section 5.12(a), the Collateral is preserved in
all material respects; and
(iv) such transfer could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Person shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan shall mean, as of any date of determination, any employee benefit plan which is
covered by Title IV of ERISA and in respect of which any Credit Party or a Commonly Controlled
Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be
deemed to be) an employer as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Platform shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(d)(i).
Pledge Agreement shall mean the Pledge Agreement dated as of the Closing Date
executed by the Credit Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
Prime Rate shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Alternate Base
Rate.
Pro Forma Basis shall mean, with respect to any transaction, that such transaction
shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the four-quarter period (or twelve month
period, as applicable) ending as of the most recent quarter end (or month end, as applicable)
preceding the date of such transaction for which financial statement information is available.
Properties shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(a).
Purchase Money Obligations shall mean, for any Person, the obligations of such
Person in respect of Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) incurred for the purposes
of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any tangible property or the cost of
installation, construction or improvement of any property and any refinancing thereof;
provided, however, that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred within 90 days after such
acquisition, installation, construction or improvement of such property by such Person and (ii) the
amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of the cost of such acquisition, installation,
construction or improvement, as the case may be.
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Recovery Event shall mean the receipt by any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries of any
cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical
destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of their respective property or
assets.
Register shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.6(c).
Reimbursement Obligation shall mean the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the
Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.3(d) for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.
Related Parties shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Persons Affiliates and
the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of
such Persons Affiliates.
Reorganization shall mean, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition
that such Plan is in reorganization within the meaning of such term as used in Section 4241 of
ERISA.
Reportable Event shall mean any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA,
other than those events as to which the thirty-day notice period is waived under PBGC Reg. §4043.
Required Lenders shall mean, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding at
least a majority of (a) the outstanding Revolving Commitments or (b) if the Revolving Commitments
have been terminated, the outstanding Loans and Participation Interests; provided,
however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, then there shall be
excluded from the determination of Required Lenders, Obligations (including Participation
Interests) owing to such Defaulting Lender and such Defaulting Lenders Commitments.
Requirement of Law shall mean, as to any Person, (a) the articles or certificate of
incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and (b) all
international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines,
regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders, 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, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and
agreements with, any Governmental Authority (in each case whether or not having the force of law
but excluding any of the foregoing which are suggestive or discretionary and not mandatory); in
each case to the extent applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to
which such Person or any of its property is subject.
Responsible Officer shall mean, for any Credit Party, the chief executive officer,
the president, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer or the secretary of such
Credit Party and any additional responsible officer that is designated as such to the
Administrative Agent.
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Restricted Payment shall mean (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or
indirect, on account of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interests of any Credit
Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (b) any redemption,
retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or
indirect, of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interests of any Credit Party or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding (excluding shares withheld from
employees or directors of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to satisfy tax withholding requirements
upon the vesting of restricted stock awards), (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the
surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of
Equity Interests of any Credit Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, now or hereafter
outstanding, (d) any payment with respect to any earnout obligation, or (e) any payment or
prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, redemption, purchase, retirement,
defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Subordinated Debt of any Credit
Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Restricted Subsidiary shall mean, any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an
Unrestricted Entity.
Revolver Maturity Date shall mean the date that is four (4) years following the
Closing Date; provided, however, if such date is not a Business Day, the Revolver
Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
Revolving Commitment shall mean, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the
commitment of such Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any
time outstanding up to an amount equal to such Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment Percentage
of the Revolving Committed Amount.
Revolving Commitment Percentage shall mean, for each Lender, the percentage
identified as its Revolving Commitment Percentage in its Lender Commitment Letter or in the
Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender hereunder, as such
percentage may be modified in connection with any assignment made in accordance with the provisions
of Section 9.6(b).
Revolving Committed Amount shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Revolving Exposure means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum
of such Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding (a) Revolving Loans plus (b) Swingline Loans plus LOC Obligations.
Revolving Facility shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Revolving Facility Increase shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i).
Revolving Lender shall mean, as of any date of determination, a Lender holding a
Revolving Commitment, a Revolving Loan or a Participation Interest on such date.
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Revolving Loan shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Revolving Loan Note or Revolving Loan Notes shall mean the promissory
notes of the Borrower provided pursuant to Section 2.1(e) in favor of any of the Revolving Lenders
evidencing the Revolving Loan provided by any such Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.1(a),
individually or collectively, as appropriate, as such promissory notes may be amended, modified,
extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time.
S&P shall mean Standard & Poors Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw Hill
Companies, Inc.
Sale and Leaseback Transaction shall mean any sale or other transfer of any property
by any Person with the intent to lease such property as lessee.
Sanctioned Entity shall mean (a) a country or a government of a country, (b) an
agency of the government of a country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a
country or its government, or (d) a person or entity resident in or determined to be resident in a
country, that is subject to a country sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.
Sanctioned Person shall mean a person named on the list of Specially Designated
Nationals maintained by OFAC.
Sarbanes-Oxley shall mean the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Scheduled Funded Debt Payments shall mean, as of any date of determination for the
four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date, the sum of all regularly scheduled
payments of principal on Funded Debt of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated
basis for the applicable period ending on the date of determination (including the principal
component of payments due on Capital Leases during the applicable period ending on the date of
determination).
SEC shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor Governmental
Authority.
Secured Parties shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Bank
Product Providers.
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securities Laws shall mean the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Sarbanes-Oxley and
the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated,
approved or incorporated by the SEC or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as each of
the foregoing may be amended and in effect on any applicable date hereunder.
Security Agreement shall mean the Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date
executed by the Credit Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
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Secured Parties, as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time
to time in accordance with its terms.
Security Documents shall mean the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and all
other agreements, documents and instruments granting to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, Liens or security interests to secure, inter alia, the Credit Party
Obligations whether now or hereafter executed and/or filed, each as may be amended from time to
time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Single Employer Plan shall mean any Plan that is not a Multiemployer Plan.
Solvent or Solvency shall mean, with respect to any Person, that the fair
value of the assets of such Person (both at fair valuation and at present fair saleable value on a
going concern basis) is, on the date of the determination, greater than the total amount of
liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as of such date and
that, as of such date, such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such
liabilities mature and such Person does not have unreasonably small capital with which to carry on
its business. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such
liabilities will be computed as the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances
existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or
matured liability discounted to present value at rates believed to be reasonable by such Person.
Subordinated Debt shall mean any Indebtedness incurred by any Credit Party which by
its terms is specifically subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment of the Credit Party
Obligations and contains subordination and other terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Subsidiary shall mean, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having
ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by
reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
managers of such corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity are at the
time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a
Subsidiary or to Subsidiaries in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of
the Borrower.
Swingline Commitment shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make
Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to the Swingline
Committed Amount, and the commitment of the Revolving Lenders to purchase participation interests
in the Swingline Loans as provided in Section 2.4(b)(ii), as such amounts may be reduced from time
to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Swingline Committed Amount shall mean the amount of the Swingline Lenders Swingline
Commitment as specified in Section 2.4(a).
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Swingline Exposure means, with respect to any Lender, an amount equal to the
Applicable Percentage of such Lender multiplied by the principal amount of outstanding Swingline
Loans.
Swingline Lender shall mean Wells Fargo and any successor swingline lender.
Swingline Loan shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
Swingline Loan Note shall mean the promissory note of the Borrower in favor of the
Swingline Lender evidencing the Swingline Loans provided pursuant to Section 2.4(d), as such
promissory note may be amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time
to time.
Target shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Permitted
Acquisition.
Taxes shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including
any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Total Leverage Ratio shall mean, as of any date of determination, for the Credit
Parties and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Debt
on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA.
Trademark License shall mean any written agreement providing for the grant by or to
a Person of any right to use any Trademark.
Trademarks shall mean (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company
names, business names, fictitious business names, service marks, elements of package or trade dress
of goods or services, logos and other source or business identifiers, together with the goodwill
associated therewith, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection
therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or
agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision
thereof and (b) all renewals thereof.
Trading with the Enemy Act shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.27.
Tranche shall mean the collective reference to (a) LIBO Rate Loans whose Interest
Periods begin and end on the same day and (b) Alternate Base Rate Loans made on the same day.
Transactions shall mean the closing of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
and the other transactions contemplated hereby and pursuant to the other Credit Documents
(including, without limitation, the initial borrowings under the Credit Documents and the payment
of fees and expenses in connection with all of the foregoing).
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Transfer Effective Date shall have the meaning set forth in each Assignment and
Assumption.
Type shall mean, as to any Loan, its nature as an Alternate Base Rate Loan or LIBO
Rate Loan, as the case may be.
UCC shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code from time to time in effect in any
applicable jurisdiction.
Unrestricted Entities shall mean (a) CCV and each of its Subsidiaries, (b) the CCV
Joint Ventures, (c) any direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, (d) any joint
venture which is not a Subsidiary and (e) any other Investment in any Person that does not result
in the acquisition of the majority of the Equity Interests of such Person.
U.S. Person shall mean any United States person within the meaning of Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(f) and
shall be in substantially the same form as the applicable certificate set forth on Exhibit
2.16.
Voting Stock shall mean, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests issued by such
Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for
the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the
right so to vote may be or have been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.
Wells Fargo shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking
association, together with its successors and/or assigns.
WFS shall mean Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, together with its successors and
assigns.
Works shall mean all works which are subject to copyright protection pursuant to
Title 17 of the United States Code.
Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.
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, restated, supplemented, amended and restated 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 Persons successors and assigns, (c) the
words herein, hereof and hereunder, and words of similar import, shall be
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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 or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or
regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (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 and (g) all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used and
not otherwise defined in any other Credit Document or any certificate or other document made or
delivered pursuant hereto.
Section 1.3 Accounting Terms.
(a) Generally. All accounting and financial terms not specifically or
completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data
(including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted
pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a
consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that
used in preparing the most recently delivered audited Consolidated financial statements of
the Borrower, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b) Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the
computation of any financial ratio or covenant or requirement set forth in any Credit
Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend
such ratio or other covenant or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light
of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided
that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or other covenant or requirement shall
continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the
Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and
other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting
forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or other covenant or requirement
made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
(c) Financial Covenant Calculations. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree
that, for purposes of all calculations made in determining compliance for any applicable
period with the financial covenants set forth in Section 5.9 and for purposes of determining
the Applicable Margin, (i) after consummation of any Permitted Acquisition, the CCV
Acquisition or other acquisition consummated under Section 6.5(h), (A) income statement
items and other balance sheet items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the
Person acquired in such transaction shall be included in such calculations to the extent
relating to such applicable period, subject to adjustments mutually acceptable to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (B) Indebtedness of a Person which is retired in
connection with a Permitted Acquisition, the CCV Acquisition or other acquisition
consummated under Section 6.5(h) shall be excluded from such calculations
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and deemed to have been retired as of the first day of such applicable period and (ii)
after any Disposition (or series of related Dispositions during any six month period)
permitted by Section 6.4(a)(vi) of an asset with a book value in excess of $25,000,000, (A)
income statement items, cash flow statement items and balance sheet items (whether positive
or negative) attributable to the property or assets disposed of shall be excluded in such
calculations as of the first day of such applicable period, subject to adjustments mutually
acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (B) Indebtedness that is repaid
with the proceeds of such Disposition shall be excluded from such calculations and deemed to
have been repaid as of the first day of such applicable period.
Section 1.4 Time References.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to
Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Section 1.5 Execution of Documents.
Unless otherwise specified, all Credit Documents and all other certificates executed in
connection therewith must be signed by an Authorized Officer.
ARTICLE II
THE LOANS; AMOUNT AND TERMS
Section 2.1 Revolving Loans.
(a) Revolving Commitment. During the Commitment Period, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally, but not jointly, agrees to make
revolving credit loans in Dollars (Revolving Loans) to the Borrower from time to
time in an aggregate principal amount of up to ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
($175,000,000) (as increased from time to time as provided in Section 2.2 and as such
aggregate principal amount may be reduced from time to time as provided in Section 2.6, the
Revolving Committed Amount) for the purposes hereinafter set forth (such facility,
the Revolving Facility); provided, however, that (i) such
Revolving Lenders Revolving Exposure does not exceed such Revolving Lenders Revolving
Commitment and (ii) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure does not exceed the Revolving Committed
Amount. Revolving Loans may consist of Alternate Base Rate Loans or LIBO Rate Loans, or a
combination thereof, as the Borrower may request, and may be repaid and reborrowed in
accordance with the provisions hereof; provided, however, the Revolving
Loans made on the Closing Date or any of the three (3) Business Days following the Closing
Date, may only consist of Alternate Base Rate Loans. LIBO Rate Loans shall be made by each
Revolving Lender at its LIBOR Lending Office and Alternate Base Rate Loans at its Domestic
Lending Office.
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(b) Revolving Loan Borrowings.
(i) Notice of Borrowing. The Borrower shall request a Revolving Loan
borrowing by delivering a written Notice of Borrowing (or telephone notice promptly
confirmed in writing by delivery of a written Notice of Borrowing, which delivery
may be made by fax or electronic communication) to the Administrative Agent not
later than 11:00 A.M. on the same Business Day of the requested borrowing in the
case of Alternate Base Rate Loans, and not later than 11:00 A.M. on the third
Business Day prior to the date of the requested borrowing in the case of LIBO Rate
Loans. Each such Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (A)
that a Revolving Loan is requested, (B) the date of the requested borrowing (which
shall be a Business Day), (C) the aggregate principal amount to be borrowed and (D)
whether the borrowing shall be comprised of Alternate Base Rate Loans, LIBO Rate
Loans or a combination thereof, and if LIBO Rate Loans are requested, the Interest
Period(s) therefor. If the Borrower shall fail to specify in any such Notice of
Borrowing (1) an applicable Interest Period in the case of a LIBO Rate Loan, then
such notice shall be deemed to be a request for an Interest Period of one month, or
(2) the Type of Revolving Loan requested, then such notice shall be deemed to be a
request for an Alternate Base Rate Loan hereunder. Upon receipt of each Notice of
Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall give notice to each Revolving Lender
promptly of the contents thereof and each such Revolving Lenders share thereof.
(ii) Minimum Amounts. Each Revolving Loan that is made as an Alternate
Base Rate Loan shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $500,000 and in integral
multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (or the remaining amount of the Revolving
Committed Amount, if less). Each Revolving Loan that is made as a LIBO Rate Loan
shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of
$500,000 in excess thereof (or the remaining amount of the Revolving Committed
Amount, if less).
(iii) Advances. Each Revolving Lender will make its Revolving
Commitment Percentage of each Revolving Loan borrowing available to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the office of the
Administrative Agent specified in Section 9.2, or at such other office as the
Administrative Agent may designate in writing, by 1:00 P.M. on the date specified
for the requested borrowing in the applicable Notice of Borrowing, in Dollars and in
funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then
be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent by crediting the
account of the Borrower on the books of such office (or such other account that the
Borrower may designate in writing to the Administrative Agent) with the aggregate of
the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Revolving Lenders and
in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
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(c) Repayment. The principal amount of all Revolving Loans shall be due and
payable in full on the Revolver Maturity Date, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section
7.2.
(d) Interest. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.8, Revolving Loans shall
bear interest as follows:
(i) Alternate Base Rate Loans. Each Alternate Base Rate Loan shall
bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the sum of the Alternate Base Rate
plus the Applicable Margin; and
(ii) LIBO Rate Loans. Each LIBO Rate Loan shall bear interest at a per
annum rate equal to the sum of the LIBO Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Interest on Revolving Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date.
(e) Revolving Loan Notes; Covenant to Pay. The Borrowers obligation to pay
each Revolving Lender shall be evidenced by this Agreement and, upon such Revolving Lenders
request, by a duly executed promissory note of the Borrower to such Revolving Lender in
substantially the form of Exhibit 2.1(e). The Borrower covenants and agrees to pay
the Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 2.2 Incremental Loans.
(a) Revolving Facility Increases.
(i) General Terms. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time until
the date that is six months prior to the Revolver Maturity Date, to increase the
Revolving Committed Amount (each such increase, a Revolving Facility
Increase) by an aggregate principal amount for all such Revolving Facility
Increases, that, when aggregated with the amount of any Incremental Term Facility
incurred under Section 2.2(b), shall not exceed $50,000,000 (the Incremental
Increase Amount).
(ii) Terms and Conditions. The following terms and conditions shall
apply to any Revolving Facility Increase: (A) no Default or Event of Default shall
exist immediately prior to or after giving effect to such Revolving Facility
Increase, (B) any loans made pursuant to a Revolving Facility Increase shall
constitute Obligations and will be secured and guaranteed with the other Obligations
on a pari passu basis, (C) any Lenders providing such Revolving Facility Increase
shall be entitled to the same voting rights as the existing Lenders and shall be
entitled to receive proceeds of prepayments on the same terms as the existing
Lenders, (D) any such Revolving Facility Increase shall be in a minimum principal
amount of $25,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof (or the
remaining amount of the Incremental Increase Amount, if less),
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(E)
the proceeds of any such Revolving Facility Increase will be used for the
purposes set forth in Section 3.11, (F) the Borrower shall execute a Revolving Loan
Note in favor of any new Lender or any existing Lender whose Revolving Commitment is
increased pursuant to this Section, in each case, if requested by such Lender, (G)
the conditions to Extensions of Credit in Section 4.2 shall have been satisfied and
(H) the Administrative Agent shall have received (1) upon request of the
Administrative Agent, an opinion or opinions (including, if reasonably requested by
the Administrative Agent, local counsel opinions) of counsel for the Credit Parties,
addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and substantially similar to the
opinion delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date, (2) any
authorizing corporate documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request
and (3) if applicable, a duly executed Notice of Borrowing.
(iii) Applicable Margin and Yield. The Applicable Margin and any other
components of yield on the Revolving Facility Increase will be determined by the
Borrower and the Lenders providing such Revolving Facility Increase at the time such
Revolving Facility Increase is made; provided, that if the all-in yield
(including the Applicable Margin, fees, original issue discount or any other
components of yield on the Revolving Facility Increase) would exceed the then
current all-in yield on the Revolving Facility, the Revolving Facility pricing will
be increased to equal the all-in yield on the Revolving Facility Increase and or
additional fees will be paid to the Lender providing the Revolving Facility to
satisfy such requirement.
(iv) Revolving Facility Increase. In connection with the closing of
any Revolving Facility Increase, the outstanding Revolving Loans and Participation
Interests shall be reallocated by causing such fundings and repayments among the
Lenders of Revolving Loans as necessary such that, after giving effect to such
Revolving Facility Increase, each Lender will hold Revolving Loans and Participation
Interests based on its Revolving Commitment Percentage (after giving effect to such
Revolving Facility Increase); provided that (i) such reallocations and
repayments shall not be subject to any processing and/or recordation fees and (ii)
the Borrower shall be responsible for any costs arising under Section 2.15 resulting
from such reallocation and repayments.
(v) Participation. Participation in any such Revolving Facility
Increase may be offered to each of the existing Lenders, but no Lender shall have
any obligation to provide all or any portion of any such Revolving Facility
Increase. The Borrower may invite other banks, financial institutions and
investment funds reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (such consent not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to join this Credit Agreement as Lenders
hereunder for any portion of such Revolving Facility Increase; provided that
such other banks, financial institutions and investment funds shall
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enter into such
lender joinder agreements to give effect thereto as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request.
(vi) Amendments. The Administrative Agent is authorized to enter into,
on behalf of the Lenders, any amendment to this Credit Agreement or any other Credit
Document as may be necessary to incorporate the terms of any such Revolving Facility
Increase.
(b) Incremental Term Loan.
(i) General Terms. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time until
the date that is six months prior to the Revolver Maturity Date, to incur additional
Indebtedness under this Credit Agreement pursuant to one or more tranches of term
loans (each an Incremental Term Facility) in an aggregate principal
amount, that, when aggregated with the amount of any Revolving Facility Increase
elected pursuant to Section 2.2(a), shall not exceed $50,000,000.
(ii) Terms and Conditions. The following terms and conditions shall
apply to any Incremental Term Facility: (A) no Default or Event of Default shall
exist immediately prior to or after giving effect to such Incremental Term Facility,
(B) any loans made pursuant to a Incremental Term Facility shall constitute
Obligations and will be secured and guaranteed with the other Obligations on a pari
passu basis, (C) any Lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility shall be
entitled to the same voting rights as the existing Lenders and shall be entitled to
receive proceeds of prepayments on the same terms as the existing Lenders, (D) any
such Incremental Term Facility shall be in a minimum principal amount of $25,000,000
and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof (or the remaining amount of
the Incremental Increase Amount, if less), (E) the proceeds of any such Incremental
Term Facility will be used for the purposes set forth in Section 3.11, (F) the
Borrower shall execute a promissory note in favor of any new Lender or any existing
Lender, in each case, if requested by such Lender, (G) the conditions to Extensions
of Credit in Section 4.2 shall have been satisfied, (H) any such Incremental Term
Facility shall have a maturity date no sooner than the Revolver Maturity Date, and
(I) the Administrative Agent shall have received (1) upon request of the
Administrative Agent, an opinion or opinions (including, if reasonably requested by
the Administrative Agent, local counsel opinions) of counsel for the Credit Parties,
addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and substantially similar to the
opinion delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date, (2) any
authorizing corporate documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request
and (3) if applicable, a duly executed Notice of Borrowing
(iii) Applicable Margin and Yield. The Applicable Margin and any other
components of yield on the Incremental Term Facility will be determined by
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Borrower and the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility at the time such
Incremental Term Facility is made; provided, that if the all-in yield
(including the Applicable Margin, fees, original issue discount or any other
components of yield on the Incremental Term Facility) would exceed the then current
all-in yield on the Revolving Facility or any existing Incremental Term Facility,
the Revolving Facility and existing Incremental Term Facility pricing will be
increased to equal the all-in yield on the Incremental Term Facility and or
additional fees will be paid to the Lender providing the Revolving Facility or
existing Incremental Term Facility to satisfy such requirement.
(iv) Participation. Participation in any such Incremental Term
Facility may be offered to each of the existing Lenders, but no such Lender shall
have any obligation to provide all or any portion of any such Incremental Term
Facility. The Borrower may invite other banks, financial institutions and
investment funds reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (such consent not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to join this Credit Agreement as Lenders
hereunder for any portion of such Incremental Term Facility; provided that
such other banks, financial institutions and investment funds shall enter into such
lender joinder agreements to give effect thereto as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request.
(v) Amendments. The Administrative Agent is authorized to enter into,
on behalf of the Lenders, any amendment to this Credit Agreement or any other Credit
Document as may be necessary to incorporate the terms of any such Incremental Term
Facility, including without limitation, the addition of customary mandatory
prepayments and related definitions.
Section 2.3 Letter of Credit Subfacility.
(a) Issuance. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of the LOC
Documents, if any, during the Commitment Period the Issuing Lender shall issue, and the
Revolving Lenders shall participate in, standby Letters of Credit for the account of the
Borrower from time to time upon request in a form reasonably acceptable to the Issuing
Lender; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate amount of LOC Obligations
shall not at any time exceed FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000) (the LOC Committed
Amount), (ii) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure shall not at any time exceed the
Revolving Committed Amount then in effect, (iii) all Letters of Credit shall be denominated
in Dollars and (iv) Letters of Credit shall be issued for any lawful corporate purposes and
shall be issued as standby letters of credit, including in connection with workers
compensation and other insurance programs. Except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing
by all the Revolving Lenders, no Letter of Credit shall have an original expiry date more
than twelve (12) months from the date of issuance; provided, however, so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to the
other terms and conditions to the issuance of Letters of Credit
hereunder, the expiry dates
of Letters of Credit may be extended annually or periodically from time to time on the
request of the Borrower or by operation of the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit
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to a
date not more than twelve (12) months from the date of extension; provided,
further, that no Letter of Credit, as originally issued or as extended, shall have
an expiry date
extending beyond the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Revolver Maturity Date.
Each Letter of Credit shall comply with the related LOC Documents. The issuance and expiry
date of each Letter of Credit shall be a Business Day. Each Letter of Credit issued
hereunder shall be in a minimum original face amount of $100,000 or such lesser amount as
approved by the Issuing Lender. The Borrowers Reimbursement Obligations in respect of each
Existing Letter of Credit, and each Revolving Lenders participation obligations in
connection therewith, shall be governed by the terms of this Credit Agreement. Wells Fargo
shall be the Issuing Lender on all Letters of Credit issued after the Closing Date. The
Existing Letters of Credit shall, as of the Closing Date, be deemed to have been issued as
Letters of Credit hereunder and to be subject to and governed by the terms of this
Agreement.
(b) Notice and Reports. The request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit
shall be submitted to the Issuing Lender at least five (5) Business Days prior to the
requested date of issuance. The Issuing Lender will promptly upon request provide to the
Administrative Agent for dissemination to the Revolving Lenders a detailed report specifying
the Letters of Credit which are then issued and outstanding and any activity with respect
thereto which may have occurred since the date of any prior report, and including therein,
among other things, the account party, the beneficiary, the face amount, expiry date as well
as any payments or expirations which may have occurred. The Issuing Lender will provide to
the Administrative Agent promptly upon request (i) copies of the Letters of Credit and (ii)
a summary report of the nature and extent of LOC Obligations then outstanding.
(c) Participations. Each Revolving Lender, (i) on the Closing Date with
respect to each Existing Letter of Credit and (ii) upon issuance of a Letter of Credit,
shall be deemed to have purchased without recourse a risk participation from the Issuing
Lender in such Letter of Credit and the obligations arising thereunder and any Collateral
relating thereto, in each case in an amount equal to its Revolving Commitment Percentage of
the obligations under such Letter of Credit and shall absolutely, unconditionally and
irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety, and be obligated to pay to the
Issuing Lender therefor and discharge when due, its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the
obligations arising under such Letter of Credit; provided that any Person that
becomes a Revolving Lender after the Closing Date shall be deemed to have purchased a
Participation Interest in all outstanding Letters of Credit on the date it becomes a Lender
hereunder and any Letter of Credit issued on or after such date, in each case in accordance
with the foregoing terms. Without limiting the scope and nature of each Revolving Lenders
participation in any Letter of Credit, to the extent that the Issuing Lender has not been
reimbursed as required hereunder or under any LOC Document, each such Revolving Lender shall
pay to the Issuing Lender its Revolving Commitment Percentage of such unreimbursed drawing
in same day funds pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d)
hereof. The obligation of each Revolving Lender to so reimburse the Issuing Lender shall be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by the occurrence of a Default, an
Event of Default or any other
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occurrence or event. Any such reimbursement shall not relieve
or otherwise impair the
obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit,
together with interest as hereinafter provided.
(d) Reimbursement. In the event of any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the
Issuing Lender will promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. The Borrower
shall reimburse the Issuing Lender on the day of drawing under any Letter of Credit if
notified prior to 3:00 P.M. on a Business Day or, if after 3:00 P.M., on the following
Business Day (either with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan obtained hereunder or otherwise)
in same day funds as provided herein or in the LOC Documents. If the Borrower shall fail to
reimburse the Issuing Lender as provided herein, the unreimbursed amount of such drawing
shall automatically bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Default Rate. Unless the
Borrower shall promptly notify the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent of its intent
to otherwise reimburse the Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a
Mandatory LOC Borrowing in the amount of the drawing as provided in subsection (e) hereof,
the proceeds of which will be used to satisfy the Reimbursement Obligations. The Borrowers
Reimbursement Obligations hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under all
circumstances irrespective of any rights of set-off, counterclaim or defense to payment the
Borrower may claim or have against the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders, the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit drawn upon or any other Person, including,
without limitation, any defense based on any failure of the Borrower to receive
consideration or the legality, validity, regularity or unenforceability of the Letter of
Credit. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the other Revolving Lenders of the
amount of any unreimbursed drawing and each Revolving Lender shall promptly pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender, in Dollars and in immediately
available funds, the amount of such Revolving Lenders Revolving Commitment Percentage of
such unreimbursed drawing. Such payment shall be made on the Business Day such notice is
received by such Revolving Lender from the Administrative Agent if such notice is received
at or before 2:00 P.M., otherwise such payment shall be made at or before 12:00 P.M. on the
Business Day next succeeding the Business Day such notice is received. If such Revolving
Lender does not pay such amount to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing
Lender in full upon such request, such Revolving Lender shall, on demand, pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender interest on the unpaid amount
during the period from the date of such drawing until such Revolving Lender pays such amount
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender in full at a rate per
annum equal to, if paid within two (2) Business Days of the date of drawing, the Federal
Funds Effective Rate and thereafter at a rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate. Each
Revolving Lenders obligation to make such payment to the Issuing Lender, and the right of
the Issuing Lender to receive the same, shall be absolute and unconditional, shall not be
affected by any circumstance whatsoever and without regard to the termination of this
Agreement or the Commitments hereunder, the existence of a Default or Event of Default or
the acceleration of the Obligations hereunder and shall be made without any offset,
abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
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(e) Repayment with Revolving Loans. On any day on which the Borrower shall
have requested, or been deemed to have requested, a Revolving Loan to reimburse a drawing
under a Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall give notice to the Revolving
Lenders that a Revolving Loan has been requested or deemed requested in connection with a
drawing under a Letter of Credit, in which case a Revolving Loan borrowing comprised
entirely of Alternate Base Rate Loans (each such borrowing, a Mandatory LOC
Borrowing) shall be made (without giving effect to any termination of the Commitments
pursuant to Section 7.2) pro rata based on each Revolving Lenders respective Revolving
Commitment Percentage (determined before giving effect to any termination of the Commitments
pursuant to Section 7.2) and the proceeds thereof shall be paid directly to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender for application to the respective
LOC Obligations. Each Revolving Lender hereby irrevocably agrees to make such Revolving
Loans on the day such notice is received by the Revolving Lenders from the Administrative
Agent if such notice is received at or before 2:00 P.M., otherwise such payment shall be
made at or before 12:00 P.M. on the Business Day next succeeding the day such notice is
received, in each case notwithstanding (i) the amount of Mandatory LOC Borrowing may
not comply with the minimum amount for borrowings of Revolving Loans otherwise required
hereunder, (ii) whether any conditions specified in Section 4.2 are then satisfied, (iii)
whether a Default or an Event of Default then exists, (iv) failure for any such request or
deemed request for Revolving Loan to be made by the time otherwise required in Section
2.1(b), (v) the date of such Mandatory LOC Borrowing, or (vi) any reduction in the Revolving
Committed Amount after any such Letter of Credit may have been drawn upon. In the event
that any Mandatory LOC Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise
required above (including, without limitation, as a result of the occurrence of a Bankruptcy
Event), then each such Revolving Lender hereby agrees that it shall forthwith fund its
Participation Interests in the outstanding LOC Obligations on the Business Day such notice
to fund is received by such Revolving Lender from the Administrative Agent if such notice is
received at or before 2:00 P.M., otherwise such payment shall be made at or before 12:00
Noon on the Business Day next succeeding the Business Day such notice is received;
provided, further, that in the event any Lender shall fail to fund its
Participation Interest as required herein, then the amount of such Revolving Lenders
unfunded Participation Interest therein shall automatically bear interest payable by such
Revolving Lender to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender upon
demand, at the rate equal to, if paid within two (2) Business Days of such date, the Federal
Funds Effective Rate, and thereafter at a rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate.
(f) Modification, Extension. The issuance of any supplement, modification,
amendment, renewal, or extension to any Letter of Credit shall, for purposes hereof, be
treated in all respects the same as the issuance of a new Letter of Credit hereunder.
(g) ISP98. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Lender and the
Borrower, when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the International Standby
Practices 1998, published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such
later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each
standby Letter of Credit.
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(h) Conflict with LOC Documents. In the event of any conflict between this
Agreement and any LOC Document (including any letter of credit application and any LOC
Documents relating to the Existing Letters of Credit), this Agreement shall control.
(i) Designation of Subsidiaries as Account Parties. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.3(a),
a Letter of Credit issued hereunder may contain a statement to the effect that such Letter
of Credit is issued for the account of a Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that,
notwithstanding such statement, the Borrower shall be the actual account party for all
purposes of this Agreement for such Letter of Credit and such statement shall not affect the
Borrowers Reimbursement Obligations hereunder with respect to such Letter of Credit.
(j) Cash Collateral. At any point in time in which there is a Defaulting
Lender, the Issuing Lender may require the Borrower to Cash Collateralize any Fronting
Exposure with respect to the LOC Obligations pursuant to Section 2.20.
Section 2.4 Swingline Loan Subfacility.
(a) Swingline Commitment. During the Commitment Period, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender, in its individual capacity, may, in its
discretion and in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this
Section, make certain revolving credit loans to the Borrower (each a Swingline
Loan and, collectively, the Swingline Loans) for the purposes hereinafter set
forth; provided, however, (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline
Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($15,000,000) (the
Swingline Committed Amount), and (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Revolving Loans plus outstanding Swingline Loans plus
outstanding LOC Obligations shall not exceed the Revolving Committed Amount then in effect.
Swingline Loans hereunder may be repaid, prepaid and reborrowed in accordance with the
provisions hereof.
(b) Swingline Loan Borrowings.
(i) Notice of Borrowing and Disbursement. Upon receiving a Notice of
Borrowing from the Borrower not later than 4:00 P.M. on any Business Day requesting
that a Swingline Loan be made, the Swingline Lender will make Swingline Loans
available to the Borrower on the same Business Day such request is received by the
Administrative Agent. Swingline Loan borrowings hereunder shall be made in minimum
amounts of $100,000 (or the remaining available amount of the Swingline Committed
Amount if less) and in integral amounts of $100,000 in excess thereof.
(ii) Repayment of Swingline Loans. Each Swingline Loan borrowing shall
be due and payable on the Revolver Maturity Date. The Swingline Lender
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may, at any time, in its sole discretion, by written notice to the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent, demand repayment of its Swingline Loans by way of a
Revolving Loan borrowing, in which case the Borrower shall be deemed to have
requested a Revolving Loan borrowing comprised entirely of Alternate Base Rate Loans
in the amount of such Swingline Loans; provided, however, that any
such demand shall also be deemed to have been given one Business Day prior to each
of (A) the Revolver Maturity Date, (B) the occurrence of any Bankruptcy Event, (C)
upon acceleration of the Obligations hereunder, whether on account of a Bankruptcy
Event or any other Event of Default, and (D) the exercise of remedies in accordance
with the provisions of Section 7.2 hereof (each such Revolving Loan borrowing made
on account of any such deemed request therefor as provided herein being hereinafter
referred to as Mandatory Swingline Borrowing). Each Revolving Lender
hereby irrevocably agrees to make such Revolving Loans promptly upon any such
request or deemed request on account of each Mandatory Swingline Borrowing in the
amount and in the manner specified in the preceding sentence on (x) the date such
notice is received by the Revolving Lenders from the Administrative Agent if such
notice is received at or before 2:00 P.M. or (y) otherwise at or before 12:00 P.M.
on the Business Day next succeeding the date such notice is received, in each case,
notwithstanding (1) whether the amount of Mandatory Swingline Borrowing
complies with the minimum amount for borrowings of Revolving Loans otherwise
required hereunder, (2) whether any conditions specified in Section 4.2 are then
satisfied, (3) whether a Default or an Event of Default then exists, (4) whether any
such request or deemed request for Revolving Loans is made by the time otherwise
required in Section 2.1(b)(i), (5) the date of such Mandatory Swingline Borrowing,
or (6) any reduction in the Revolving Committed Amount or termination of the
Revolving Commitments immediately prior to such Mandatory Swingline Borrowing or
contemporaneously therewith. In the event that any Mandatory Swingline Borrowing
cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise required above (including,
without limitation, as a result of the commencement of a proceeding under the
Bankruptcy Code), then each Revolving Lender hereby agrees that it shall forthwith
purchase (as of the date the Mandatory Swingline Borrowing would otherwise have
occurred, but adjusted for any payments received from the Borrower on or after such
date and prior to such purchase) from the Swingline Lender such Participation
Interest in the outstanding Swingline Loans as shall be necessary to cause each such
Revolving Lender to share in such Swingline Loans ratably based upon its respective
Revolving Commitment Percentage (determined before giving effect to any termination
of the Commitments pursuant to Section 7.2); provided that (x) all interest
payable on the Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender
until the date as of which the respective Participation Interest is purchased, and
(y) at the time any purchase of a Participation Interest pursuant to this sentence
is actually made, the purchasing Revolving Lender shall be required to pay to the
Swingline Lender interest on the principal amount of such Participation Interest
purchased for each day from and including the day upon which the Mandatory Swingline
Borrowing would otherwise have occurred to but
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excluding the date of payment for such Participation Interest, at the rate
equal to, if paid within two (2) Business Days of the date of the Mandatory
Swingline Borrowing, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, and thereafter at a rate
equal to the Alternate Base Rate. The Borrower shall have the right to repay the
Swingline Loan in whole or in part from time to time in accordance with Section
2.7(a).
(c) Interest on Swingline Loans. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.8,
Swingline Loans shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate
plus the Applicable Margin for Alternate Base Rate Loans. Interest on Swingline
Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date.
(d) Swingline Loan Note; Covenant to Pay. Upon request by the Swingline
Lender, the Swingline Loans shall be evidenced by a duly executed promissory note of the
Borrower in favor of the Swingline Lender in the original amount of the Swingline Committed
Amount and substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4(d). The Borrower covenants and
agrees to pay the Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Cash Collateral. At any point in time in which there is a Defaulting
Lender, the Swingline Lender may require the Borrower to Cash Collateralize any Fronting
Exposure with respect to the outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.20.
Section 2.5 Fees.
(a) Commitment Fee. Subject to Section 2.21, in consideration of the Revolving
Commitments, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit
of the Revolving Lenders, a commitment fee (the Commitment Fee) which shall accrue
at the applicable rate set forth under the heading Commitment Fees in the table contained
in the definition of Applicable Margin on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving
Committed Amount during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the
Revolver Maturity Date. For purposes of computation of the Commitment Fee, LOC Obligations
shall be considered usage of the Revolving Committed Amount but Swingline Loans shall not be
considered usage of the Revolving Committed Amount. The Commitment Fee shall be payable
quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter.
(b) Letter of Credit Fees. Subject to Section 2.21, in consideration of the
LOC Commitments, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Revolving Lenders, a fee (the Letter of Credit Fee) with respect to
its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Margin
used to determine the interest rate applicable to LIBO Rate Loans, on the average daily
maximum amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit. The Letter of
Credit Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar
quarter.
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(c) Issuing Lender Fees. In addition to the Letter of Credit Fees payable
pursuant to subsection (b) hereof, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Lender for its own
account without sharing by the other Lenders the reasonable and customary charges from time
to time of the Issuing Lender with respect to the amendment, transfer, administration,
cancellation and conversion of, and drawings under, such Letters of Credit (collectively,
the Issuing Lender Fees). The Issuing Lender may charge, and retain for its own
account without sharing by the other Lenders, an additional facing fee (the Letter of
Credit Facing Fee) in the amount set forth in the Fee Letter on the average daily
maximum amount available to be drawn under each such Letter of Credit issued by it. The
Issuing Lender Fees and the Letter of Credit Facing Fee shall be payable quarterly in
arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter.
(d) Administrative Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent
the annual administrative fee as described in the Fee Letter.
Section 2.6 Commitment Reductions.
(a) Voluntary Reductions. The Borrower shall have the right to terminate or
permanently reduce the unused portion of the Revolving Committed Amount at any time or from
time to time upon not less than five (5) Business Days prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent (which shall notify the Lenders thereof as soon as practicable) of each
such termination or reduction, which notice shall specify the effective date thereof and the
amount of any such reduction which shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 or a whole
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and shall be irrevocable and effective upon receipt
by the Administrative Agent; provided that no such reduction or termination shall be
permitted if after giving effect thereto, and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans made
on the effective date thereof, the Aggregate Revolving Exposure would exceed the Revolving
Committed Amount then in effect. Any reduction in the Revolving Committed Amount shall be
applied ratably to the Commitment of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Revolving
Commitment Percentage.
(b) LOC Committed Amount. If the Revolving Committed Amount is reduced below
the then current LOC Committed Amount, the LOC Committed Amount shall automatically be
reduced by an amount such that the LOC Committed Amount equals the Revolving Committed
Amount.
(c) Swingline Committed Amount. If the Revolving Committed Amount is reduced
below the then current Swingline Committed Amount, the Swingline Committed Amount shall
automatically be reduced by an amount such that the Swingline Committed Amount equals the
Revolving Committed Amount.
(d) Revolver Maturity Date. The Revolving Commitments, the Swingline
Commitment and the LOC Commitment shall automatically terminate on the Revolver Maturity
Date.
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Section 2.7 Prepayments.
(a) Optional Prepayments and Repayments. The Borrower shall have the right to
prepay or repay the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans in whole or in part from time to
time; provided, however, that each partial prepayment or repayment of (i)
Revolving Loans that are Alternate Base Rate Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of
$500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (or the remaining outstanding
principal amount thereof), (ii) Revolving Loans that LIBO Rate Loans shall be in a minimum
principal amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof (or the
remaining outstanding principal amount thereof) and (iii) Swingline Loans shall be in a
minimum principal amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof
(or the remaining outstanding principal amount thereof). The Borrower shall give three
Business Days irrevocable notice of prepayment in the case of LIBO Rate Loans and same-day
irrevocable notice on any Business Day in the case of Alternate Base Rate Loans, to the
Administrative Agent (which shall notify the Lenders thereof as soon as practicable). To
the extent the Borrower elects to prepay the Revolving Loans and/or Swingline Loans, amounts
prepaid under this Section shall be applied to the Revolving Loans and/or Swingline Loans,
as applicable of the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving
Commitment Percentages. Within the foregoing parameters, prepayments under this Section
shall be applied first to Alternate Base Rate Loans and then to LIBO Rate Loans in direct
order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section shall be subject to
Section 2.15, but otherwise without premium or penalty. Interest on the principal amount
prepaid shall be payable on the next occurring Interest Payment Date that would have
occurred had such loan not been prepaid or, at the request of the Administrative Agent,
interest on the principal amount prepaid shall be payable on any date that a prepayment is
made hereunder through the date of prepayment.
(b) Mandatory Prepayment.
(i) Revolving Committed Amount. If at any time after the Closing Date,
the Aggregate Revolving Exposure shall exceed the Revolving Committed Amount, the
Borrower shall immediately prepay the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans and, if
the Aggregate Revolving Exposure shall continue to exceed the Revolving Committed
Amount after all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans have been repaid, Cash
Collateralize the LOC Obligations in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess
(such prepayment to be applied as set forth in clause (ii) below).
(ii) Application of Mandatory Prepayments. All amounts required to be
paid pursuant to Section 2.7(b)(i) shall be applied (1) first to the
outstanding Swingline Loans, (2) second to the outstanding Revolving Loans
and (3) third to Cash Collateralize the LOC Obligations. Within the
parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments shall be applied first
to Alternate Base Rate Loans and then to LIBO Rate Loans in direct order of Interest
Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section shall be subject to Section
2.15
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and be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid through the date
of prepayment, but otherwise without premium or penalty.
(c) Bank Product Obligations Unaffected. Any repayment or prepayment made
pursuant to this Section shall not affect the Borrowers obligation to continue to make
payments under any Bank Product, which shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding
such repayment or prepayment, subject to the terms of such Bank Product.
Section 2.8 Default Rate and Payment Dates.
(a) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan which is a LIBO Rate Loan
shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) or
continued as a LIBO Rate Loan in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.9, such overdue
principal amount of such Loan shall be converted to an Alternate Base Rate Loan at the end
of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a (i) Bankruptcy Event or a
Payment Event of Default, all outstanding principal, fees and other obligations owing
hereunder or under the other Credit Documents shall automatically bear interest at a rate
per annum which is equal to the Default Rate and (ii) any other Event of Default hereunder,
at the option of the Required Lenders, all outstanding principal, fees and other obligations
owing hereunder or under the other Credit Documents shall automatically bear interest, at a
per annum rate which is equal to the Default Rate, in each case from the date of such Event
of Default to but excluding the date such Event of Default is cured or waived in accordance
with Section 9.1. Any default interest owing under this Section 2.8(b) shall be due and
payable on the earlier to occur of (x) demand by the Administrative Agent (which demand the
Administrative Agent shall make if directed by the Required Lenders) and (y) the Revolver
Maturity Date.
(c) Interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date;
provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section shall be
payable from time to time on demand.
Section 2.9 Conversion Options.
(a) The Borrower may, in the case of Revolving Loans, elect from time to time to
convert Alternate Base Rate Loans to LIBO Rate Loans or to continue LIBO Rate Loans, by
delivering a Notice of Conversion/Extension to the Administrative Agent at least three
Business Days prior to the proposed date of conversion or continuation. In addition, the
Borrower may elect from time to time to convert all or any portion of a LIBO Rate Loan to an
Alternate Base Rate Loan by giving the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice
thereof by 11:00 A.M. on the proposed date of conversion. If the date upon which an
Alternate Base Rate Loan is to be converted to a LIBO Rate Loan is not a Business Day, then
such conversion shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and during such period
such Loan shall bear interest as if it were an
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Alternate Base Rate Loan. If the date upon which a LIBO Rate Loan is to be converted
to an Alternate Base Rate Loan is not a Business Day, then such conversion shall be made on
the next succeeding Business Day and during the period from such last day of an Interest
Period to such succeeding Business Day such Loan shall bear interest as if it were an
Alternate Base Rate Loan. All or any part of outstanding Alternate Base Rate Loans may be
converted as provided herein; provided that (i) no Loan may be converted into a LIBO
Rate Loan when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii)
partial conversions shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. All or any part of outstanding LIBO Rate Loans
may be converted as provided herein; provided that partial conversions shall be in
an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof.
(b) Any LIBO Rate Loans may be continued as such upon the expiration of an Interest
Period with respect thereto by compliance by the Borrower with the notice provisions
contained in Section 2.9(a); provided, that no LIBO Rate Loan may be continued as
such when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in which case such
Loan shall be automatically converted to an Alternate Base Rate Loan at the end of the
applicable Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower shall fail to give timely
notice of an election to continue a LIBO Rate Loan, or the continuation of LIBO Rate Loans
is not permitted hereunder, such LIBO Rate Loans shall be automatically converted to
Alternate Base Rate Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period with respect thereto.
Section 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Usury.
(a) Interest payable hereunder with respect to any Alternate Base Rate Loan based on
the Prime Rate shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days, as
applicable) for the actual days elapsed. All other fees, interest and all other amounts
payable hereunder shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days
elapsed. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the
Lenders of each determination of a LIBO Rate on the Business Day of the determination
thereof. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the Alternate
Base Rate shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such
change in the Alternate Base Rate shall become effective. The Administrative Agent shall as
soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the effective date and the amount
of each such change.
(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders
in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the
Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the computations used by the
Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate.
(c) It is the intent of the Lenders and the Credit Parties to conform to and contract
in strict compliance with applicable usury law from time to time in effect. All
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agreements between the Lenders and the Credit Parties are hereby limited by the
provisions of this subsection which shall override and control all such agreements, whether
now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral. In no way, nor in any event
or contingency (including, but not limited to, prepayment or acceleration of the maturity of
any Obligation), shall the interest taken, reserved, contracted for, charged, or received
under this Agreement, under the Notes or otherwise, exceed the maximum nonusurious amount
permissible under applicable law. If, from any possible construction of any of the Credit
Documents or any other document, interest would otherwise be payable in excess of the
maximum nonusurious amount, any such construction shall be subject to the provisions of this
paragraph and such interest shall be automatically reduced to the maximum nonusurious amount
permitted under applicable law, without the necessity of execution of any amendment or new
document. If any Lender shall ever receive anything of value which is characterized as
interest on the Loans under applicable law and which would, apart from this provision, be in
excess of the maximum nonusurious amount, an amount equal to the amount which would have
been excessive interest shall, without penalty, be applied to the reduction of the principal
amount owing on the Loans and not to the payment of interest, or refunded to the Borrower or
the other payor thereof if and to the extent such amount which would have been excessive
exceeds such unpaid principal amount of the Loans. The right to demand payment of the Loans
or any other Indebtedness evidenced by any of the Credit Documents does not include the
right to receive any interest which has not otherwise accrued on the date of such demand,
and the Lenders do not intend to charge or receive any unearned interest in the event of
such demand. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders with respect to the
Loans shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated,
and spread throughout the full stated term (including any renewal or extension) of the Loans
so that the amount of interest on account of such Indebtedness does not exceed the maximum
nonusurious amount permitted by applicable law.
Section 2.11 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments.
(a) Allocation of Payments Prior to Exercise of Remedies. Each borrowing of
Revolving Loans and any reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be made pro rata
according to the respective Revolving Commitment Percentages of the Revolving Lenders.
Unless otherwise required by the terms of this Agreement, each payment under this Agreement
shall be applied, first, to any fees then due and owing by the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.5, second, to interest then due and owing hereunder by the Borrower and,
third, to principal then due and owing hereunder and under this Agreement by the
Borrower. Each payment on account of any fees pursuant to Section 2.5 shall be made pro
rata in accordance with the respective amounts due and owing (except as to the Letter of
Credit Facing Fees and the Issuing Lender Fees which shall be paid to the Issuing Lender).
Each optional repayment and prepayment by the Borrower on account of principal of and
interest on the Revolving Loans shall be applied on a pro rata basis and in accordance with
the terms of Section 2.7(a) hereof. Each mandatory prepayment on account of principal of
the Loans shall be applied to such Loans on a pro rata basis in accordance with Section
2.7(b). All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower on account of
principal, interest and fees shall be made without defense, set-off
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or counterclaim and shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Lenders at the Administrative Agents office specified on Section 9.2 in Dollars and in
immediately available funds not later than 1:00 P.M. on the date when due. The
Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders entitled thereto promptly
upon receipt in like funds as received. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on
the LIBO Rate Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such
payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, with respect to payments
of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such
extension. If any payment on a LIBO Rate Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a
Business Day, such payment date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless
the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in
which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.
(b) Allocation of Payments After Exercise of Remedies. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, after the exercise of remedies (other
than the application of default interest pursuant to Section 2.8) by the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.2 (or after the Commitments shall automatically
terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts under the
Credit Documents (including, without limitation, the maximum amount of all contingent
liabilities under Letters of Credit) shall automatically become due and payable in
accordance with the terms of such Section), all amounts collected or received by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender on account of the Credit Party Obligations or any other
amounts outstanding under any of the Credit Documents or in respect of the Collateral shall
be paid over or delivered as follows (irrespective of whether the following costs, expenses,
fees, interest, premiums, scheduled periodic payments or Credit Party Obligations are
allowed, permitted or recognized as a claim in any proceeding resulting from the occurrence
of a Bankruptcy Event):
FIRST, to the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees) of the Administrative
Agent in connection with enforcing the rights of the Lenders under the Credit
Documents and any protective advances made by the Administrative Agent with respect
to the Collateral under or pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents;
SECOND, to the payment of any fees owed to the Administrative Agent and the
Issuing Lender;
THIRD, to the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees) of each of the Lenders
in connection with enforcing its rights under the Credit Documents or otherwise with
respect to the Credit Party Obligations owing to such Lender;
FOURTH, to the payment of all of the Credit Party Obligations consisting of
accrued fees and interest, and including, with respect to any Bank Product, any
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fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments due under such Bank Product and
any interest accrued thereon;
FIFTH, to the payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Credit Party
Obligations and the payment or cash collateralization of the outstanding LOC
Obligations, and including with respect to any Bank Product, any breakage,
termination or other payments due under such Bank Product and any interest accrued
thereon;
SIXTH, to all other Credit Party Obligations and other obligations which shall
have become due and payable under the Credit Documents or otherwise and not repaid
pursuant to clauses FIRST through FIFTH above; and
SEVENTH, to the payment of the surplus, if any, to whoever may be lawfully
entitled to receive such surplus.
In carrying out the foregoing, (a) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical
order provided until exhausted prior to application to the next succeeding category; (b)
each of the Lenders and any Bank Product Provider shall receive an amount equal to its pro
rata share (based on the proportion that the then outstanding Loans and LOC Obligations held
by such Lender or the outstanding obligations payable to such Bank Product Provider bears to
the aggregate then outstanding Loans and LOC Obligations and obligations payable under all
Bank Products) of amounts available to be applied pursuant to clauses THIRD, FOURTH,
FIFTH and SIXTH above; and (c) to the extent that any amounts available for distribution
pursuant to clause FIFTH above are attributable to the issued but undrawn amount of
outstanding Letters of Credit, such amounts shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a
cash collateral account and applied (i) first, to reimburse the Issuing Lender from time to
time for any drawings under such Letters of Credit and (ii) then, following the expiration
of all Letters of Credit, to all other obligations of the types described in clauses FIFTH
and SIXTH above in the manner provided in this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing
terms of this Section, only Collateral proceeds and payments under the Guaranty (as opposed
to ordinary course principal, interest and fee payments hereunder) shall be applied to
obligations under any Bank Product. Amounts distributed with respect to any Bank Product
Debt shall be the last Bank Product Amount reported to the Administrative Agent;
provided that any such Bank Product Provider may provide an updated Bank Product
Amount to the Administrative Agent prior to payments made pursuant to this Section. The
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to calculate the amount to be distributed with
respect to any Bank Product Debt, but may rely upon written notice of the amount (setting
forth a reasonably detailed calculation) from the applicable Bank Product Provider. In the
absence of such notice, the Administrative Agent may assume the amount to be distributed is
the Bank Product Amount last reported to the Administrative Agent.
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Section 2.12 Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent.
(a) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender prior to the proposed
date of any Extension of Credit that such Lender will not make available to the
Administrative Agent such Lenders share of such Extension of Credit, the Administrative
Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance
with this Agreement and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the
Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share
of the applicable Extension of Credit available to the Administrative Agent, then the
applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent
forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date
of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such
Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and
(ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to
Alternate Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the
Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such
period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Extension of Credit to the
Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lenders Loan included
in such Extension of Credit. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any
claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to
the Administrative Agent.
(b) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which
any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing
Lender hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may
assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may,
in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Lender, as the
case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such
payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, severally
agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to
such Lender or the Issuing Lender, with interest thereon, for each day from and including
the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the
Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate
determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any
amount owing under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be conclusive, absent
manifest error.
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(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to
the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the
foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the
Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Extension of
Credit set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms
thereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from
such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder
to make Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and
to make payments pursuant to Section 9.5(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any
Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any such payment under
Section 9.5(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its
corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the
failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make
its payment under Section 9.5(c).
(e) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall 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 Inability to Determine Interest Rate.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if (a) the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error)
that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, reasonable and adequate means do
not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate for any Interest Period, or (b) the Required Lenders shall
reasonably determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error)
that the LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding LIBO
Rate Loans that the Borrower has requested be outstanding as a LIBOR Tranche during such Interest
Period, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give telephone notice of such determination,
confirmed in writing, to the Borrower, and the Lenders at least two (2) Business Days prior to the
first day of such Interest Period. Unless the Borrower shall have notified the Administrative
Agent upon receipt of such telephone notice that it wishes to rescind or modify its request
regarding such LIBO Rate Loans, any Loans that were requested to be made as LIBO Rate Loans shall
be made as Alternate Base Rate Loans and any Loans that were requested to be converted into or
continued as LIBO Rate Loans shall remain as or be converted into Alternate Base Rate Loans. Until
any such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Loans shall be made as,
continued as, or converted into, LIBO Rate Loans for the Interest Periods so affected.
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Section 2.14 Yield Protection.
(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(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 Lender (except any
reserve requirement reflected in the LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Lender; or
(ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Lender or the London interbank market
any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or LIBO Rate Loans
made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of
making or maintaining any LIBO Rate Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such
Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Lender of participating in,
issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate
in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or
receivable by such Administrative Agent, Lender, the Issuing Lender or other recipient
hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such
Administrative Agent, Lender, the Issuing Lender, or other recipient, and upon receipt of
appropriate documentation evidencing such increase in cost (which shall be deemed correct
absent manifest error), the Borrower will pay to such Administrative Agent, Lender, the
Issuing Lender or other recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as
will compensate such Administrative Agent, Lender, Issuing Lender or other recipient, as the
case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the Issuing Lender determines that
any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Issuing Lender or any lending office of such
Lender or such Lenders or the Issuing Lenders holding company, if any, regarding capital
requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenders or
the Issuing Lenders capital or on the capital of such Lenders or the Issuing Lenders
holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender
or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the
Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or
the Issuing Lender or such Lenders or the Issuing Lenders holding company could have
achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenders or the Issuing
Lenders policies and the policies of such Lenders or the Issuing Lenders holding company
with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such
Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lenders or the Issuing Lenders
holding company for any such reduction suffered.
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(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing
Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the
Issuing Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or
(b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower, together with appropriate documentation
evidencing the increase in cost as specified in Section 2.14(a), shall be conclusive absent
manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may
be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt
thereof.
(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the
Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver
of such Lenders or the Issuing Lenders right to demand such compensation, provided
that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Lender
pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered, as the
case may be, to the extent that such Lender or the Issuing Lender fails to make a demand for
such compensation more than nine (9) months after becoming aware of such Change in Law
giving arise to such increased costs or reductions.
Section 2.15 Compensation for Losses; Eurocurrency Liabilities.
(a) Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender
for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result
of:
(i) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any LIBO 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);
(ii) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such
Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any LIBO Rate Loan on
the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or
(iii) any assignment of a LIBO Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of
the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.19.
including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the
liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees
payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall
also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the
foregoing.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this
Section, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each LIBO Rate Loan made by it at
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the LIBO Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank
eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such
LIBO Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
(b) The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to
maintain reserves under Regulation D with respect to Eurocurrency liabilities within the
meaning of Regulation D, or under any similar or successor regulation with respect to
Eurocurrency liabilities or Eurocurrency funding, additional interest on the unpaid
principal amount of each LIBOR Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to
such LIBOR Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which
determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which
interest is payable on such LIBOR Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least
fifteen (15) days prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional
interest from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice fifteen (15) days prior to the
relevant interest payment date, such additional interest shall be due and payable fifteen
(15) days from receipt of such notice.
Section 2.16 Taxes.
(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any
obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document shall be made free and clear of and
without reduction or withholding for any Taxes, provided that if any applicable law
(as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Credit Party) requires the
deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then the Credit Party shall make
such deduction and timely pay the full amount deducted 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 Credit Party to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender, or
Lender, as the case may be, shall be increased as necessary so that after making all
required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this
Section) the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender, or Lender, as the case may be, receives
an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of
paragraph (a) above, and without duplication of any payment or adjustment required by this
Section, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance
with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for
the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Lender, within ten (10) days after written
demand therefor, which demand shall contain an invoice setting forth in reasonable detail
the amounts subject to indemnification under this paragraph (c), for the full amount of any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or
asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender,
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as the case may be, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally
imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount
of such payment or liability, which certificate shall set forth in reasonable detail the
calculations of the amount of such payment or liability, shall be delivered to the Borrower
by a Lender or the Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the
Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Lender,
contemporaneously with any request for indemnification under this paragraph (c) and shall be
conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall also indemnify the Administrative
Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the Issuing
Lender for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required by
this paragraph (c); provided that, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case
may be, shall indemnify the Borrower to the extent of any payment the Borrower makes to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to this sentence. In addition, the Borrower shall indemnify,
without duplication, the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Lender, within 10
days after demand therefor, for any incremental Taxes that may become payable by such
Administrative Agent, Lender (or its beneficial owners) or Issuing Lender as a result of any
failure of any Credit Party to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate Governmental
Authority or to deliver to such Administrative Agent, pursuant to clause (e), documentation
evidencing the payment of Taxes.
(d) Indemnification of the Administrative Agent. Each Lender and the Issuing
Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent within 10 days after demand therefor, for
the full amount of any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender that are payable or paid
by the Administrative Agent, and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Excluded 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 any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent
manifest error. Each Lender and the Issuing Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative
Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the
Issuing Lender, as the case may be, under any Credit Document against any amount due to the
Administrative Agent under this paragraph (d). The agreements in paragraph (d) shall survive
the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent.
(e) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of
Indemnified Taxes by any Credit Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section,
the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a
receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return
reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
(f) Status of Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption
from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document
shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or
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times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly
completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such
payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition,
any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such
other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or
the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to
determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information
reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two
sentences, in the case of any withholding Tax other than the U.S. federal withholding Tax,
the completion, execution and submission of such forms shall not be required if in the
Foreign Lenders judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such
Foreign Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice
the legal or commercial position of such Foreign Lender.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a
U.S. Borrower,
(i) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender
under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of Internal Revenue
Service Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable
laws or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will
enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine
whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting
requirements; and
(ii) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so,
deliver to the Borrower and the 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 Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon
the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following
is applicable:
(A) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming
eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States
of America is a party;
(B) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI;
(C) 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 to the effect that (A) such Foreign Lender is not a bank for
purposes of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a 10 percent shareholder
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of the Borrower within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code,
or a controlled foreign corporation described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of
the Code and (B) the interest payments in question are not effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by such Foreign Lender or
are effectively connected but are not includible in the Foreign Lenders
gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes under an income tax treaty
(a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate) and (y) executed originals of
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN; or
(D) executed originals 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 the Borrower
to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
(iii) If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject
to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender fails 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 Lender shall deliver to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent (A) a certification signed by the chief
financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller, and (B)
other documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent sufficient for the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to comply with their
obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such
applicable reporting requirements.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered
pursuant to this paragraph (f) expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any
respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the
Issuing Lender determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, that it has received a
refund (including, without limitation, by use of a specifically identifiable credit against
any Taxes) of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section
(including additional amounts paid by any Credit Party pursuant to this Section), it shall
pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund or credit (but only to the
extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Indemnified Taxes
or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund or credit), net of all out-of-pocket expenses
(including Taxes) of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the
case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental
Authority with respect to such refund or credit), provided that such indemnifying
party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender,
agrees to repay the amount paid over pursuant to this Section (g)
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(plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental
Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender in the event the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender is required to repay such refund or
credit to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
paragraph (g), in no event will the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender
be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the
payment of which would place the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or Lender in a less
favorable net after-Tax position than the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or Lender
would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such
refund or credit had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender to make available its Tax returns (or
any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or
any other Person.
(h) Survival. Each partys obligations under this Section shall survive the
termination of the Credit Documents and payment of any obligations thereunder.
Section 2.17 Indemnification; Nature of Issuing Lenders Duties.
(a) In addition to its other obligations under Section 2.3, the Credit Parties hereby
agree to protect, indemnify, pay and save the Issuing Lender and each Lender harmless from
and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) that the Issuing Lender or such Lender may
incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the issuance of any
Letter of Credit or (ii) the failure of the Issuing Lender to honor a drawing under a Letter
of Credit as a result of any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present
or future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority (all such acts or
omissions, herein called Government Acts).
(b) As between the Credit Parties, the Issuing Lender and each Lender, the Credit
Parties shall assume all risks of the acts, omissions or misuse of any Letter of Credit by
the beneficiary thereof. Neither the Issuing Lender nor any Lender shall be responsible:
(i) for the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any
document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any
Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid,
insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) for the validity or sufficiency of any
instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of
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; (iii) for failure of the beneficiary
of a Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order to draw upon a
Letter of Credit; (iv) for errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or
delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they
be in cipher; (v) for errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) for any loss or
delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing
under a Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; and (vii) for any consequences arising
from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Lender or any Lender, including, without
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limitation, any Government Acts. None of the above shall affect, impair, or prevent
the vesting of the Issuing Lenders rights or powers hereunder.
(c) In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions
hereinabove set forth, any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Lender or any Lender,
under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related certificates, if taken or
omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall not put such Issuing
Lender or such Lender under any resulting liability to the Credit Parties. It is the
intention of the parties that this Agreement shall be construed and applied to protect and
indemnify the Issuing Lender and each Lender against any and all risks involved in the
issuance of the Letters of Credit, all of which risks are hereby assumed by the Credit
Parties, including, without limitation, any and all risks of the acts or omissions, whether
rightful or wrongful, of any Government Authority. The Issuing Lender and the Lenders shall
not, in any way, be liable for any failure by the Issuing Lender or anyone else to pay any
drawing under any Letter of Credit as a result of any Government Acts or any other cause
beyond the control of the Issuing Lender and the Lenders.
(d) Nothing in this Section is intended to limit the Reimbursement Obligation of the
Borrower contained in Section 2.3(d) hereof. The obligations of the Credit Parties under
this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement. No act or omissions of any
current or prior beneficiary of a Letter of Credit shall in any way affect or impair the
rights of the Issuing Lender and the Lenders to enforce any right, power or benefit under
this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, the Credit
Parties shall have no obligation to indemnify the Issuing Lender or any Lender in respect of
any liability incurred by the Issuing Lender or such Lender arising out of the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender (including action not taken by the
Issuing Lender or such Lender), as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or
pursuant to arbitration.
Section 2.18 Illegality.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Credit Agreement, if any Change in Law shall make
it unlawful for such Lender or its LIBOR Lending Office to make or maintain LIBO Rate Loans as
contemplated by this Credit Agreement or to obtain in the interbank eurodollar market through its
LIBOR Lending Office the funds with which to make such Loans, (a) such Lender shall promptly notify
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower thereof, (b) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to
make LIBO Rate Loans or continue LIBO Rate Loans as such shall forthwith be suspended until the
Administrative Agent shall give notice that the condition or situation which gave rise to the
suspension shall no longer exist, and (c) such Lenders Loans then outstanding as LIBO Rate Loans,
if any, shall be converted on the last day of the Interest Period for such Loans or within such
earlier period as required by law as Alternate Base Rate Loans. The Borrower hereby agrees to
promptly pay any Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such
Lender for actual and direct costs (but not including anticipated profits) reasonably incurred by
such Lender in making any repayment in
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accordance with this Section including, but not limited to, any interest or fees payable by
such Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain its LIBO Rate Loans
hereunder. A certificate (which certificate shall include a description of the basis for the
computation) as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by such
Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of
manifest error. Each Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (including reasonable efforts to
change its LIBOR Lending Office) to avoid or to minimize any amounts which may otherwise be payable
pursuant to this Section; provided, however, that such efforts shall not cause the
imposition on such Lender of any additional costs or legal or regulatory burdens deemed by such
Lender in its sole discretion to be material.
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If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or requires the Borrower to pay
any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for
the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable
efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking of its Loans
hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices,
branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment
(i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or Section 2.16, as
the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed
cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower
hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection
with any such designation or assignment. If (i) any Lender requests compensation under
Section 2.14, (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional
amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant
to Section 2.16, (iii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (iv) any Lender (other than
the Administrative Agent) fails to consent to any proposed amendment, modification,
termination, waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof or of any other Credit
Document that requires the unanimous approval of a class of Lenders, in each case in
accordance with the terms of Section 9.1, so long as the consent of the Required Lenders
shall have been obtained with respect to such amendment, modification, termination, waiver
or consent, then the Borrower may, at its sole expenses and effort, upon notice to such
Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without
recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents
required by, Section 9.6), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement
and the related Credit Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which
assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:
(a) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee
(if any) specified in Section 9.6;
(b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the
outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in Letters of Credit, accrued
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interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder
and under the other Credit Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.15) from
the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and
fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation
under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16, such
assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
and
(d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law.
A Lender shall 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 the Borrower to
require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 2.20 Cash Collateral.
(a) Cash Collateral. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender,
within three (3) Business Days upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Lender or any Swingline Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash
Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to
Section 2.21(b) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).
(b) Grant of Security Interest. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support
not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked deposit accounts
with the Administrative Agent. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Lender, such
Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders (including the
Swingline Lender), and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such
cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as
collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the
obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to clause (c) below. If
at any time the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender determines that
Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative
Agent as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the
applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrower or the
relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, Issuing
Lender or Swingline Lender pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash
Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.
(c) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section or Section 2.21 in respect of
Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the
specific LOC Obligations, Swingline Loans, obligations to fund participations therein
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(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 portion thereof) provided to
reduce Fronting Exposure or other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the
elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto
(including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as
appropriate, its assignee)), or (ii) the Administrative Agents good faith determination
that there exists excess Cash Collateral (which determination shall be confirmed by any
Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender affected by such release of Cash Collateral);
provided, however, that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of a Credit Party
shall not be released during the continuance of a Default (and following application as
provided in this Section may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 2.11).
Section 2.21 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender
is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lenders right to approve
or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall
be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders and Section 9.1.
(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees
or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such
Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article
VII or otherwise) shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the
Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such
Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a
pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Lender
or Swingline Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent
or requested by any Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender, to be held as Cash
Collateral for future funding obligations of such Defaulting Lender in respect of
any participation in any Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower
may request (so long as no 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 the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined
by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing
deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of such Defaulting
Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts
owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders or Swingline Lenders as a result of any
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Issuing
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Lenders or Swingline Lenders against that Defaulting Lender as a result of such
Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long
as no Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a
result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower
against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its
obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as
otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if
(A) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or LOC
Obligations in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its
appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and LOC
Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being
applied to the payment of any Loans of, or LOC Obligations owed to, such Defaulting
Lender. 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 shall be deemed paid to and redirected
by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees.
(A) Commitment Fees. (1) No Commitment Fee shall accrue on any
of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a
Defaulting Lender and (2) any Commitment Fee accrued with respect to the
Commitments of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such
Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be
payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.
(B) Letter of Credit Fees. A Defaulting Lender shall not be
entitled to receive any Letter of Credit Fee for any period during which it
is a Defaulting Lender, except that a Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to
receive a Letter of Credit Fee with respect to each Letter of Credit or
portion thereof for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to
Section 2.20 or Section 2.21(b). With respect to any Letter
of Credit Fee that a Defaulting Lender is not entitled to receive in
accordance with the terms of this Section, such Letter of Credit Fee shall
be paid to the non-Defaulting Lenders to the extent such Defaulting Lenders
L/C Obligations have been reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders in
accordance with clause (iv) below; provided that if any portion of
such Defaulting Lenders L/C Obligations have not been reallocated to the
Non-Defaulting Lenders and have not been Cash Collateralized by the
Defaulting Lender (the Exposed L/C Obligations), the Letter of
Credit Fees corresponding to the Exposed L/C Obligations (1) shall not be
payable by the Borrower to the extent the Borrower has Cash Collateralized
such Exposed L/C Obligations and (2) shall be payable to
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the Issuing Lender to the extent the Borrower has not Cash
Collateralized such Exposed L/C Obligations.
(iv) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All
or any part of such Defaulting Lenders LOC Obligations and its Swingline Exposure
shall automatically (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender)
be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective
Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lenders
Revolving Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause
the aggregate Committed Funded Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such
Non-Defaulting Lenders Commitment.
(v) Cash Collateral. If the reallocation described in clause (iv)
above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without
prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, promptly
following notice by the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender,
Cash Collateralize such Defaulting Lenders LOC Obligations and its Swingline
Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (iv)
above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.20 for so long as
such LOC Obligations or Swingline Loans are outstanding.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each
Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender agree in writing in their sole discretion that a
Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the 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
that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the
Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Committed Loans and funded
and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held on a pro
rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving
effect to Section 2.21(a)(iv), whereupon such 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 the 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 Lenders having been
a Defaulting Lender.
(c) Termination of Impacted Lenders. The Borrower may terminate the unused
amount of the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender that is an Impacted Lender upon not less
than ten Business Days prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly
notify the Lenders thereof), and in such event the provisions of Section 2.21(a)(ii) will
apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of such Impacted Lender
under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest,
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fees, indemnity or other amounts), provided that (i) no Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) such termination shall not be deemed to be a
waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the
Swingline Bank or any Lender may have against such Impacted Lender.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Extensions of Credit herein
provided for, the Credit Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and to
each Lender that:
Section 3.1 Financial Condition.
The audited Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the
fiscal years ended 2008, 2009, and 2010 together with the related Consolidated statements of income
or operations, equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such dates:
(a) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the
periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein;
(b) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as
applicable, as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods
covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and
(c) show all material Indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, as of the dates thereof, including liabilities
for material taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness in accordance with GAAP
consistency applied throughout the period covered thereby.
Section 3.2 No Material Adverse Effect.
Since September 30, 2010, there has been no development or event which has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.3 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law; Patriot Act Information.
Each of the Credit Parties (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or formation, (b)
has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to own and operate all its property, to
lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently
engaged, (c) has taken all actions necessary to maintain all rights, privileges, licenses and
franchises necessary or required in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent the
same could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) is duly qualified to
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conduct business and in good standing under the Laws of (i) the jurisdiction of its
organization or formation, (ii) the jurisdiction where its chief executive office is located and
(iii) each other jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of
its business requires such qualification except to the extent that the failure to so qualify or be
in good standing in any such other jurisdiction could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (e) is in compliance with all
Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, (i) all federal and state registrations
required by anti-money laundering Laws, (ii) the provisions of the Texas Pawnshop Act (Chapter 371
of the Texas Finance Code), (iii) the provisions of the Brady Act and (iv) the consumer loan
provisions of the Texas Finance Code), organizational documents, government permits and government
licenses except to the extent such non-compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.4 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.
Each of the Credit Parties has all requisite power and authority and the legal right to
execute, deliver and perform the Credit Documents to which it is party and has taken all necessary
limited liability company, partnership or corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance by it of the Credit Documents to which it is party. Each Credit Document to which it
is a party has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Credit Party. Each Credit
Document to which it is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit
Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general equitable principles
(whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
Section 3.5 No Legal Bar; No Default.
The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Credit Documents to which
such Credit Party is a party, the borrowings thereunder and the use of the proceeds of the Loans
(a) will not violate any Requirement of Law or any Material Contract (except those as to which
waivers or consents have been obtained), (b) will not conflict with, result in a breach of or
constitute a default under the articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization,
operating agreement or other organization documents of such Credit Party or any Material Contract
or any material approval or material consent from any Governmental Authority relating to such
Person, and (c) will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any
Credit Partys properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or Material Contract other
than the Liens arising under or contemplated in connection with the Credit Documents or Permitted
Liens. No Credit Party is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing.
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Section 3.6 No Material Litigation.
No litigation, investigation, claim, criminal prosecution, civil investigative demand,
imposition of criminal or civil fines and penalties, or any other proceeding of or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Credit Parties,
threatened by or against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of its or their
respective properties or revenues (a) with respect to the Credit Documents or any Extension of
Credit or any of the Transactions, or (b) which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. No permanent injunction, temporary restraining order or similar decree has been
issued against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.7 Investment Company Act; etc.
No Credit Party is an investment company, or a company controlled by an investment
company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Credit Party is
subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 2005.
Section 3.8 Margin Regulations.
No part of the proceeds of any Extension of Credit hereunder will be used directly or
indirectly for any purpose that violates, or that would require any Lender to make any filings in
accordance with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect. The Credit Parties and their
Subsidiaries (a) are not engaged, principally or as one of their important activities, in the
business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock within
the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U and (b) taken as a group do not
own margin stock except as identified in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.1 or
delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 and the aggregate value of all margin stock owned by the Credit
Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a group does not exceed 25% of the value of their assets.
Section 3.9 ERISA.
No Reportable Event exists with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied in all
material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code except, in each case, as
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No termination of a Single
Employer Plan has occurred resulting in any liability that has remained underfunded, and no Lien in
favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen that in either case could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan
(based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date
prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the
assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits so as to cause a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither any Credit Party nor any Commonly Controlled Entity is
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currently subject to any liability for a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer
Plan which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.10 Environmental Matters.
Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
Material Adverse Effect:
(a) The facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Credit Parties or
any of their Subsidiaries (the Properties) do not contain any Materials of
Environmental Concern in amounts or concentrations which (i) constitute a violation of, or
(ii) could give rise to liability on behalf of any Credit Party under, any Environmental
Law.
(b) The Properties and all operations of the Credit Parties and/or their Subsidiaries
at the Properties are in compliance, and have in the last five years been in compliance,
with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about the
Properties or violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the
business operated by the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries (the
Business).
(c) Neither the Credit Parties nor their Subsidiaries have received any written or
actual notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential
liability on behalf of any Credit Party with respect to environmental matters or
Environmental Laws regarding any of the Properties or the Business, nor do the Credit
Parties or their Subsidiaries have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will
be received or is being threatened.
(d) Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported or disposed of from
the Properties in violation of, or in a manner or to a location that could give rise to
liability on behalf of any Credit Party under any Environmental Law, and no Materials of
Environmental Concern have been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under
any of the Properties in violation of, or in a manner that could give rise to liability on
behalf of any Credit Party under, any applicable Environmental Law.
(e) No judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to
the knowledge of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, threatened, under any
Environmental Law to which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary is or will be named as a party
with respect to the Properties or the Business, nor are there any consent decrees or other
decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or
judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties
or the Business.
(f) There has been no release or threat of release of Materials of Environmental
Concern at or from the Properties, or arising from or related to the operations of any
Credit Party or any Subsidiary in connection with the Properties or
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otherwise in connection with the Business, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner
that could give rise to liability on behalf of any Credit Party under Environmental Laws.
Section 3.11 Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the Extensions of Credit shall be used by the Borrower solely (a) to refinance
certain existing Indebtedness of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, (b) to pay any costs,
fees and expenses associated with this Agreement on the Closing Date and (c) for working capital
and other general corporate purposes of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries including
Permitted Investments.
Section 3.12 Subsidiaries; Joint Ventures; Partnerships.
The outstanding Equity Interests of all Restricted Subsidiaries are validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable and are owned free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). There
are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or
commitments (other than stock options and restricted stock awards granted to employees or directors
and directors qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Equity Interests of any Credit
Party.
Section 3.13 Ownership.
Each of the Credit Parties and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good record and marketable
title to or a valid leasehold interest in, all of its respective assets, except for such defects in
title or other interest as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As
of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Property of each Credit Party and
its Restricted Subsidiaries will be subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.14 Consent; Governmental Authorizations.
No approval, consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect
of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with acceptance of
Extensions of Credit by the Borrower or the making of the Guaranty hereunder or with the execution,
delivery or performance of any Credit Document by the Credit Parties (other than those which have
been obtained) or with the validity or enforceability of any Credit Document against the Credit
Parties (except such filings as are necessary in connection with the perfection of the Liens
created by such Credit Documents).
Section 3.15 Taxes.
Each of the Credit Parties and its Subsidiaries has filed, or caused to be filed, all income
tax returns and all other material tax returns (federal, state, local and foreign) required to be
filed and paid (a) all material amounts of taxes shown thereon to be due (including interest and
penalties) and (b) all other material taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges
(including mortgage recording taxes, documentary stamp taxes and intangibles taxes) owing by it,
except for such taxes (i) that are not yet delinquent, (ii) that are being contested in good faith
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and by proper proceedings, and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in
accordance with GAAP or (iii) with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries only, as could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Credit Parties or their Restricted
Subsidiaries is aware as of the Closing Date of any material proposed tax assessments against it or
any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.16 Collateral Representations.
As of the Closing Date, the Perfection Certificate sets forth all patents, trademarks and
copyrights owned by each Credit Party, Instruments (as defined in the UCC) held by any Credit Party
with a value in excess of $1,000,000, Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the UCC) of any Credit
Party with a value in excess of $1,000,000, the issued and outstanding equity interests in each
Subsidiary owned directly by any Credit Party together with any other material equity interest
owned by any Credit Party in any other Person, a list of real property owned by each Credit Party
and the location where inventory or equipment in excess of $1,000,000 is located.
Section 3.17 Solvency.
The Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries are, on a Consolidated basis, Solvent.
Section 3.18 Compliance with FCPA.
Each of the Credit Parties and, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any Credit
Party, their Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq., and any foreign counterpart thereto.
Section 3.19 No Burdensome Restrictions.
None of the Credit Parties or their Restricted Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or
instrument or subject to any other obligation or any charter or corporate restriction or any
provision of any applicable law, rule or regulation which, individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.20 Brokers Fees.
Except for those which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Credit Parties or their Restricted Subsidiaries has any
obligation to any Person in respect of any finders, brokers, investment banking or other similar
fee in connection with any of the Transactions other than the closing and other fees payable
pursuant to this Agreement and as set forth in the Fee Letter.
Section 3.21 Labor Matters.
There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of
the Credit Parties or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and none of the
Credit Parties or their Restricted Subsidiaries has knowledge of any potential or
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pending strike, walkout or work stoppage which, individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No unfair labor practice complaint is
pending against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries which, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no strikes,
walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty pending or threatened against any
Credit Party which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.22 Accuracy and Completeness of Information.
No statement, information, report, representation, or warranty made by any Credit Party in any
Credit Document or furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of any
Credit Party in connection with any Credit Document contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and at the time at which they
were made and taken as a whole, not misleading.
Section 3.23 Material Contracts.
Schedule 3.23 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts of the
Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries in effect as of the Closing Date.
Section 3.24 Insurance.
The properties of the Credit Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries are insured with
insurance carriers of at least the same A.M. Best Company rating as the carriers of the Credit
Parties insurance on the Closing Date or with a rating by the A.M. Best Company reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, not Affiliates of the Credit Parties, in such amounts
(after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards), with such
deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies of similar financial
condition and strength engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities
where the Credit Parties or their Restricted Subsidiaries operate.
Section 3.25 Security Documents.
The Security Documents create valid and enforceable security interests in, and Liens on, the
Collateral purported to be covered thereby.
Section 3.26 Subordinated Debt.
The subordination provisions set forth in each agreement evidencing Subordinated Debt are
legally valid and enforceable against the parties thereto.
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Section 3.27 Anti-Terrorism Laws.
Neither any Credit Party nor, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any Credit Party,
any of its Subsidiaries is an enemy or an ally of the enemy within the meaning of Section 2 of
the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States of America (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.) (the
Trading with the Enemy Act), as amended. Neither any Credit Party nor, to the knowledge
of any Responsible Officer of any Credit Party, any of its Subsidiaries is in violation in any
material respect of (a) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, (b) any of the foreign assets
control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as
amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or (c) the Patriot Act.
None of the Credit Parties (i) is a blocked person described in Section 1 of the Anti-Terrorism
Order or (ii) to the best of its knowledge, engages in any dealings or transactions, or is
otherwise associated, with any such blocked person.
Section 3.28 Compliance with OFAC Rules and Regulations.
(a) None of the Credit Parties or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any
Credit Party, their Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates is in violation of and shall
not violate, in each case in any material respect, any of the country or list based economic
and trade sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC that are described or referenced at
http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/ or as otherwise published from time to
time.
(b) None of the Credit Parties or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any
Credit Party, their Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates (i) is a Sanctioned Person
or a Sanctioned Entity, (ii) has a more than 10% of its assets located in Sanctioned
Entities, or (iii) derives more than 10% of its operating income from investments in, or
transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities. No proceeds of any Loan will
be used nor have any been used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or
activities in or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 4.1 Conditions to Closing Date.
This Agreement shall become effective upon, and the obligation of each Lender to make the
initial Extensions of Credit on the Closing Date is subject to, the satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent:
(a) Execution of Credit Agreement; Credit Documents. The Administrative Agent
shall have received (i) counterparts of this Agreement, executed by a duly authorized
officer of each party hereto, (ii) for the account of each Revolving Lender requesting a
promissory note, a duly executed Revolving Loan Note, (iii) for the account
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of the Swingline Lender requesting a promissory note, the Swingline Loan Note, (iv)
counterparts of the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, in each case executed by
duly authorized officers of the Credit Parties or other Person, as applicable, and (v)
counterparts of any other Credit Document, executed by the duly authorized officers of the
parties thereto.
(b) Authority Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received the
following:
(i) Articles of Incorporation/Charter Documents. Original certified
articles of incorporation or other charter documents, as applicable, of each Credit
Party certified (A) by an officer of such Credit Party (pursuant to an officers
certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit 4.1(b) attached hereto) as
of the Closing Date to be true and correct and in force and effect as of such date,
and (B) to be true and complete as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental
Authority of the state of its incorporation or organization, as applicable.
(ii) Resolutions. Copies of resolutions of the board of directors or
comparable managing body of each Credit Party approving and adopting the Credit
Documents, the Transactions and authorizing execution and delivery thereof,
certified by an officer of such Credit Party (pursuant to an officers certificate
in substantially the form of Exhibit 4.1(b) attached hereto) as of the
Closing Date to be true and correct and in force and effect as of such date.
(iii) Bylaws/Operating Agreement. A copy of the bylaws or comparable
operating agreement of each Credit Party certified by an officer of such Credit
Party (pursuant to an officers certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit
4.1(b) attached hereto) as of the Closing Date to be true and correct and in
force and effect as of such date.
(iv) Good Standing. Original certificates of good standing, existence
or its equivalent with respect to each Credit Party certified as of a recent date by
the appropriate Governmental Authorities of the state of incorporation or
organization and each other state in which the failure to so qualify and be in good
standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Incumbency. An incumbency certificate of each Authorized Officer
of each Credit Party certified by an officer (pursuant to an officers certificate
in substantially the form of Exhibit 4.1(b) attached hereto) to be true and
correct as of the Closing Date.
(c) Legal Opinion of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received an
opinion or opinions (including, if requested by the Administrative Agent, local counsel
opinions) of counsel for the Credit Parties (which, with respect to customary corporate
opinions relating to the Guarantors, may be prepared by the Borrowers in-house counsel),
dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the
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Lenders, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent (which shall
include, without limitation, opinions with respect to the due organization and valid
existence of each Credit Party, opinions as to perfection of the Liens granted to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents and opinions as to the
non-contravention of the Credit Parties organizational documents).
(d) Personal Property Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) (A) searches of UCC filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or
formation, as applicable, of each Credit Party or where a filing would need to be
made in order to perfect the Administrative Agents security interest in the
Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and
evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens and (B) tax lien and
judgment searches;
(ii) searches of ownership of Intellectual Property in the appropriate
governmental offices and such patent/trademark/copyright filings as requested by the
Administrative Agent in order to perfect the Administrative Agents security
interest in the Intellectual Property;
(iii) completed UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as
is necessary, in the Administrative Agents sole discretion, to perfect the
Administrative Agents security interest in the Collateral;
(iv) stock or membership certificates, if any, evidencing the certificated
Equity Interests pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement and undated stock or transfer powers duly executed in blank;
(v) to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the
Security Documents, all instruments, documents and chattel paper in the possession
of any of the Credit Parties, together with allonges or assignments as may be
necessary or appropriate to perfect the Administrative Agents and the Lenders
security interest in the Collateral (excluding all instruments, documents and
chattel paper received in the ordinary course of the business of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries).
(e) Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of
insurance policies or certificates and endorsements of insurance evidencing liability,
casualty, and property insurance meeting the requirements set forth herein or in the
Security Documents. The Administrative Agent shall be named (i) as lenders loss payee, as
its interest may appear, with respect to any such insurance providing coverage in respect of
any Collateral and (ii) as additional insured, as its interest may appear, with respect to
any such insurance providing liability coverage, and the Credit Parties will use their
commercially reasonable efforts to have each provider of any such insurance agree, by
endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instruments to
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be furnished to the Administrative Agent, that it will give the Administrative Agent
thirty (30) days prior written notice before any such policy or policies shall be altered or
cancelled.
(f) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received an
officers certificate prepared by the chief financial officer or other Authorized Officer
approved by the Administrative Agent of the Borrower as to the Solvency of the Credit
Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, after giving effect to the Transactions and
the initial borrowings under the Credit Documents, in substantially the form of Exhibit
4.1(f) hereto.
(g) Account Designation Notice. The Administrative Agent shall have received
the executed Account Designation Notice in the form of Exhibit 1.1(a) hereto.
(h) Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice
of Borrowing with respect to the Loans to be made on the Closing Date.
(i) Consents. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that all
boards of directors, governmental, shareholder and material third party consents and
approvals necessary in connection with the Transactions have been obtained and all
applicable waiting periods have expired without any action being taken by any authority that
could restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse conditions on such transactions or
that could seek or threaten any of the foregoing.
(j) Compliance with Laws. The financings and other Transactions contemplated
hereby shall be in compliance with all applicable Laws.
(k) Bankruptcy. There shall be no bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings pending
with respect to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof.
(l) Existing Indebtedness of the Credit Parties. All of the existing
Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries (other than
Indebtedness permitted to exist pursuant to Section 6.1) shall be repaid in full and all
security interests related thereto shall be terminated on or prior to the Closing Date.
(m) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have
received copies of (i) the financial statements referred to in Section 3.1(a) and (ii)
projections prepared by management of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow
statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which will be quarterly for the first year
after the Closing Date and annually thereafter for the term of the Revolving Credit Facility
(and which will not be inconsistent with information provided to the Lead Arrangers prior to
the delivery of the Commitment Letter), each in form and substance satisfactory to each of
them (it being understood that the projections previously delivered to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders are satisfactory).
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(n) No Material Adverse Change. Since September 30, 2010 and as of the Closing
Date, there shall have been no material adverse change in the business, properties,
prospects, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties and their
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(o) Financial Condition Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have
received a certificate or certificates executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower as
of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit 4.1(o) stating that (i)
there does not exist any pending or ongoing, action, suit, investigation, litigation or
proceeding in any court or before any other Governmental Authority (A) affecting this
Agreement or the other Credit Documents, that has not been settled, dismissed, vacated,
discharged or terminated prior to the Closing Date or (B) that purports to affect any Credit
Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Transaction, which action, suit, investigation,
litigation or proceeding could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
that has not been settled, dismissed, vacated, discharged or terminated prior to the Closing
Date, (ii) immediately after giving effect to this Agreement, the other Credit Documents,
and all the Transactions contemplated to occur on such date, (A) no Default or Event of
Default exists and (B) all representations and warranties contained herein and in the other
Credit Documents are true and correct and (iii) each of the other conditions precedent in
Section 4.1 have been satisfied, except to the extent the satisfaction of any such condition
is subject to the judgment or discretion of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(p) Structure. The pro forma capital, ownership and management structure and
shareholding arrangement of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries (and all agreements
relating thereto) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(q) Patriot Act. The Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries will have provided
the documentation and other information to the Lenders that is required by regulatory
authorities under applicable know your customer and anti-money-laundering rules and
regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act.
(r) Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have
received all fees and expenses, if any, owing pursuant to the Fee Letter and Section 2.5.
(s) Additional Matters. All other documents and legal matters in connection
with the Transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the
Administrative Agent and its counsel.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 8.4, for purposes of determining
compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.1, each Lender that has signed this
Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each
document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or
satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such
Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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Section 4.2 Conditions to All Extensions of Credit.
The obligation of each Lender to make any Extension of Credit hereunder is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the date of making such Extension of Credit:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by
the Credit Parties herein, in the other Credit Documents and which are contained in any
certificate furnished at any time under or in connection herewith shall (i) with respect to
representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, be true and correct
and (ii) with respect to representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality
qualification, be true and correct in all material respects, in each case on and as of the
date of such Extension of Credit as if made on and as of such date except for any
representation or warranty made as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty
shall remain true and correct as of such earlier date.
(b) No Default or Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the Extension of Credit to
be made on such date unless such Default or Event of Default shall have been waived in
accordance with this Agreement.
(c) Compliance with Commitments. Immediately after giving effect to the making
of any such Extension of Credit (and the application of the proceeds thereof), (i) the sum
of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans plus outstanding
Swingline Loans plus outstanding LOC Obligations shall not exceed the Revolving
Committed Amount then in effect, (ii) the outstanding LOC Obligations shall not exceed the
LOC Committed Amount, and (iii) the outstanding Swingline Loans shall not exceed the
Swingline Committed Amount.
(d) Additional Conditions to Revolving Loans. If a Revolving Loan is
requested, all conditions set forth in Section 2.1 shall have been satisfied.
(e) Additional Conditions to Letters of Credit. If the issuance of a Letter of
Credit is requested, (i) all conditions set forth in Section 2.3 shall have been satisfied
and (ii) there shall exist no Lender that is a Defaulting Lender unless the Issuing Lender
has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to
eliminate the Issuing Lenders risk with respect to such Defaulting Lenders LOC
Obligations.
(f) Additional Conditions to Swingline Loans. If a Swingline Loan is
requested, (i) all conditions set forth in Section 2.4 shall have been satisfied and (ii)
there shall exist no Lender that is a Defaulting Lender unless the Swingline Lender has
entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to
eliminate the Swingline Lenders risk with respect to such Defaulting Lenders in respect of
its Swingline Commitment.
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(g) Incremental Facility. If an Incremental Facility is requested, all
conditions set forth in Section 2.2 shall have been satisfied.
Each request for an Extension of Credit and each acceptance by the Borrower of any such
Extension of Credit shall be deemed to constitute representations and warranties by the Credit
Parties as of the date of such Extension of Credit that the conditions set forth above in
paragraphs (a) through (g), as applicable, have been satisfied.
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Credit Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date, and
thereafter (a) for so long as this Agreement is in effect, (b) until the Commitments have
terminated, and (c) the Credit Party Obligations and all other amounts owing to the Administrative
Agent or any Lender hereunder are paid in full in cash, such Credit Party shall, and shall cause
each of their Restricted Subsidiaries, to:
Section 5.1 Financial Statements.
Furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each of the Lenders:
(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event no
later than the earlier of (i) to the extent applicable, the date the Borrower is required by
the SEC to deliver its Form 10-K for each fiscal year of the Borrower and (ii) ninety (90)
days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the Consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year
and the related Consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and of cash flows of
the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such year, which shall be audited by BDO
USA, LLP or another firm of independent certified public accountants of nationally
recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, setting forth in each
case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a going
concern or like qualification or exception, or qualification indicating that the scope of
the audit was inadequate to permit such independent certified public accountants to certify
such financial statements without such qualification;
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event no
later than the earlier of (i) to the extent applicable, the date the Borrower is required by
the SEC to deliver its Form 10-Q for any fiscal quarter of the Borrower and (ii) forty-five
(45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of the Borrower, a
copy of the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as
of the end of such period and related Consolidated statements of income and of cash flows
for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such quarterly period; and
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(c) Annual Operating Budget and Cash Flow. As soon as available, but in any
event not later than the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year
and (ii) approval by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, projected annual Consolidated
balance sheets and statements of income of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
for the immediately succeeding fiscal year;
all annual and quarterly financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and (b)
shall be complete and correct in all material respects (subject, in the case of interim statements,
to normal recurring year-end audit adjustments) and prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and further accompanied by a description of,
and an estimation of the effect on the financial statements on account of, a change, if any, in
GAAP as provided in Section 1.3(b).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the documents required to be delivered pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section may be delivered electronically and if so, shall be deemed to
have been delivered on the date on which the Administrative Agent receives such reports from the
Borrower through electronic mail; provided that, upon the Administrative Agents request,
the Borrower shall provide paper copies of any documents required hereby to the Administrative
Agent.
Section 5.2 Certificates; Other Information.
Furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each of the Lenders:
(a) Officers Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of the financial
statements referred to in Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b) above, a certificate of an Authorized
Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.2(a) stating that (i) such financial
statements present fairly the financial condition, results of operating and cash flows of
the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods indicated in conformity with
GAAP and (ii) such Authorized Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of
Default except as specified in such certificate and such certificate shall include the
calculations in reasonable detail required to indicate compliance with Section 5.9 as of the
last day of such period.
(b) Foreign Subsidiary Financial Statements. Concurrently with the delivery of
the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b) above, the income
statement and balance sheet of each Foreign Subsidiary.
(c) Reports; SEC Filings; Regulatory Reports; Press Releases; Etc. Promptly
upon their becoming available, (i) copies of each annual report, proxy or financial
statement sent to the stockholders of the Borrower, (ii) copies of all annual and quarterly
reports, earnings reports, registration statements and prospectuses, if any, which the
Borrower may file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and (iii) all
regulatory reports specifically concerning the Credit Parties and their Restricted
Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to result in material monetary liability or
result in a significant business impact on the Credit Parties taken as a whole;
provided
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that in each case, delivery of the items required by this Section 5.2(c) may be
submitted electronically.
(d) Management Letters; Etc. Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of any
detailed audit reports or management letters submitted to the board of directors (or the
audit committee of the board of directors) of any Credit Party or any of their Restricted
Subsidiaries in connection with any annual, interim or special audit of the books of such
Person.
(e) Changes in Corporate Structure. Promptly, but in any event prior to, any
merger, consolidation, dissolution or other material change in corporate structure of any
Credit Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to the terms hereof,
provide notice of such change in corporate structure to the Administrative Agent.
(f) CSO Agreements. Promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days after
the execution and delivery thereof, copies of each credit services organization and lender
agreement or other similar agreement between any Credit Party and an unaffiliated,
third-party lender in connection with any credit services organization program implemented
by such Credit Party and, at the request of the Administrative Agent, copies of any other
agreements related thereto.
(g) General Information. Promptly, such additional financial and other
information concerning the business or corporate affairs of the Credit Parties and their
Restricted Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent, on behalf of any Lender, may from time
to time reasonably request.
Section 5.3 Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations.
The Credit Parties shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge, as
the same shall become due and payable, all its material obligations and liabilities, including (a)
all its material tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its
properties or assets; (b) all its material lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a
Lien upon its Property; (c) all its material Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject
to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such
Indebtedness and (d) in the case of the Foreign Subsidiaries only, all of their material taxes,
material lawful claims and material Indebtedness except to the extent the failure to do so could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however,
that the Credit Parties and each Subsidiary shall not be required to pay any such amount if and so
long as the amount, applicability or validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and appropriate accruals and reserves therefor have been established in
accordance with GAAP.
Section 5.4 Conduct of Business; Maintenance of Existence; Consents.
Except as expressly permitted under Section 6.4, (a) continue to engage in business of the
same general type as now conducted by it on the Closing Date and other businesses related
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thereto or reasonable extensions thereof; provided that the Credit Parties and their
Restricted Subsidiaries may terminate some or all of their consumer financing and general consumer
financial services provided that such termination could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, (b) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence
and good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (c) take all reasonable
action to maintain all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations, permits, rights,
privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business and comply
with all material Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law, except where the failure to do
so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance.
(a) Except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, maintain all material property necessary in the operation of its
business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear and obsolescence
excepted).
(b) Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies liability,
casualty and property insurance (including, without limitation, insurance with respect to
its tangible Collateral) in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are
usually insured against in the same general area by companies of similar financial condition
and strength; and furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the
Administrative Agent, full information as to the insurance carried. The Administrative
Agent shall be named as lenders loss payee, as its interest may appear with respect to any
property insurance, and as additional insured, as its interest may appear, with respect to
any such liability insurance, and the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
have each provider of any such insurance agree, by endorsement upon the policy or policies
issued by it or by independent instruments to be furnished to the Administrative Agent, that
it will endeavor to give the Administrative Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice
before any such policy or policies shall be altered or canceled.
(c) In case of any material loss, damage to or destruction of the Collateral of any
Credit Party or any part thereof, such Credit Party shall promptly give written notice
thereof to the Administrative Agent generally describing the nature and extent of such
damage or destruction.
Section 5.6 Maintenance of Books and Records.
Keep proper books, records and accounts in reasonable detail that accurately and fairly
reflect its transactions and dispositions of its assets and permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with GAAP.
Section 5.7 Notices.
Give notice in writing to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly transmit such notice
to each Lender):
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(a) promptly, but in any event within two (2) Business Days after any Authorized
Officer of a Credit Party knows thereof, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) promptly, any default or event of default by a Credit Party under any Contractual
Obligation of (i) any Credit Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which, individually
or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or
involve a monetary claim in excess of $25,000,000 and (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary which,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
(c) promptly, any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding known or threatened in
writing to any Credit Party (i) (A) affecting any Credit Party, any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect or involve a monetary claim in excess of $25,000,000, or (B)
affecting any Foreign Subsidiary which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (ii) affecting or with respect to this
Agreement, any other Credit Document or any security interest or Lien created thereunder or
(iii) by any Governmental Authority relating to any Credit Party or, to the knowledge of any
Responsible Officer of a Credit Party, any Subsidiary thereof and alleging fraud by such
Person that could reasonably be expected to result in a monetary claim in excess of
$1,000,000;
(d) as soon as possible and in any event within thirty (30) days after any Credit Party
knows or has reason to know thereof: (i) the occurrence of any Reportable Event with
respect to any Plan, an application for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding
standard or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Code or
Sections 303 or 304 of ERISA, a failure to make any required contribution to a Plan or the
creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC (other than a Permitted Lien) or a Plan; (ii) a
withdrawal by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity from a Plan subject to Section
4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it 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; (iii) a complete or partial withdrawal of the
Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity from a Multiemployer Plan or the Reorganization
or Insolvency of a Multiemployer Plan; (iv) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate
under Sections 4041 or the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under 4041A of ERISA or the
commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Plan; (v) an event or condition which
might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, the Plan or (vi) the
institution of any proceedings or the taking of any other action by the PBGC, any Credit
Party, any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan that is reasonably likely to
result in the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a Plan,
other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the
Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity;
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(e) promptly, notice of the creation of any Domestic Subsidiary; and
(f) promptly, any other development or event which could reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of an Authorized Officer
setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Credit
Parties propose to take with respect thereto. In the case of any notice of a Default or Event of
Default, the Borrower shall specify that such notice is a Default or Event of Default notice on the
face thereof.
Section 5.8 Environmental Laws.
(a) Except as could not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, comply with, and ensure compliance in all
material respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental
Laws and obtain and comply with and maintain, and ensure that all tenants and subtenants
obtain and comply with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications,
registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws;
(b) Except as could not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, conduct and complete all investigations,
studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under
Environmental Laws and promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives of all
Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws except to the extent that the same are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.
Section 5.9 Financial Covenants.
Comply with the following financial covenants:
(a) Total Leverage Ratio. The Total Leverage Ratio, calculated as of the last
day of each fiscal quarter shall be less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00.
(b) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, calculated
as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, shall be greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.0.
(c) Minimum Net Worth. The Borrower shall not permit Net Worth calculated at
the end of each fiscal quarter to be less than the sum of (i) $501,887,700, plus
(ii) 50% of Consolidated Net Income (with no deduction for net losses during any quarterly
period) earned after December 31, 2010, plus (iii) 100% of the Net Proceeds received
by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from the issuance and sale of Equity
Interests of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than an issuance to
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the Borrower or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary), including any conversion of debt
securities of the Borrower into such Equity Interests after December 31, 2010.
Section 5.10 Additional Guarantors.
The Credit Parties will cause each of their Domestic Subsidiaries, whether newly formed, after
acquired or otherwise existing to promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days after such
Domestic Subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period of time as agreed to by the
Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion)) (a) become a Guarantor hereunder by way of
execution of a Joinder Agreement, and (b) to become a grantor under the Security Agreement and a
pledgor under the Pledge Agreement by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent the
Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement or supplements thereto, whereby such Subsidiary will
grant a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral of such new Guarantor and a
pledge of 100% of the Equity Interests of such new Guarantor and its Domestic Subsidiaries (but not
including, in any case, Domestic Subsidiaries and Equity Interests described in the last sentence
of Section 5.12(a)) and 65% (or, after any applicable Change in Law, such higher percentage that
would not result in any adverse tax consequences for such new Guarantor) of the voting Equity
Interests and 100% of the non-voting Equity Interests of its first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries;
provided, however, that to the extent any Domestic Subsidiary is subject to the
terms of any Acquired Indebtedness and such Acquired Indebtedness prohibits such Domestic
Subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor hereunder or becoming a party to the Security Agreement or
Pledge Agreement (provided that such terms were not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation
of, such acquisition), then such Domestic Subsidiary shall not be required to become a Guarantor
hereunder or to become a party to the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement until such time as
such Domestic Subsidiary is no longer subject to the terms of such Acquired Indebtedness. In
connection with the foregoing, the Credit Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, with
respect to each new Guarantor such documents or agreements as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request.
Section 5.11 Compliance with Law.
Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply in all
material respects with the requirements of all Laws applicable to it or to its business or Property
(including, without limitation, (a) all federal and state registrations required by anti-money
laundering laws, (b) the provisions of the Texas Pawnshop Act (Chapter 371 of the Texas Finance
Code), (c) provisions of the Brady Act and (d) the consumer loan provisions of the Texas Finance
Code), except in such instances in which (i) such requirement of Law is being contested in good
faith or a bona fide dispute exists with respect thereto; or (ii) the failure to comply therewith
could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.12 Pledged Assets.
(a) Equity Interests. Each Credit Party will cause 100% of the Equity Interests
in each of its direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiaries and 65% (or, after any applicable
Change in Law, such higher percentage that would not result in any adverse tax consequences
for such new Guarantor) of the voting Equity Interests and 100% of the
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non-voting Equity Interests of its first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries, in each case to the
extent owned by such Credit Party, to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected
Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent to the extent required pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Security Documents; provided, however, that to the extent
any Domestic Subsidiary is subject to the terms of any Acquired Indebtedness and such
Acquired Indebtedness prohibits such Domestic Subsidiary from becoming a party to the Pledge
Agreement (provided that such terms were not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation
of, such acquisition), then such Domestic Subsidiary shall not be required to become a party
to the Pledge Agreement until such time as such Domestic Subsidiary is no longer subject to
the terms of such Acquired Indebtedness; provided, further, that if pursuant
to a Permitted Restructuring any of the Equity Interests of a first-tier Foreign Subsidiary
becomes owned by another Foreign Subsidiary, the Administrative Agent shall promptly release
any Liens on the Equity Interests of the former first-tier Foreign Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Credit Party shall be required to pledge or otherwise
subject to a security interest (a) more than 65% of the voting Equity Interests in any
Domestic Subsidiary that is disregarded as separate from such Credit Party for U.S. federal
income tax purposes if such Domestic Subsidiary owns (directly or indirectly through one or
more other Domestic Subsidiaries that are disregarded as separate from such Credit Party for
U.S. federal income tax purposes) more than 65% of the voting Equity Interests in any
Foreign Subsidiary and (b) Investments in the form of Equity Interests in joint ventures
formed or created under Section 6.5(h).
(b) Personal Property. Each Credit Party will cause all of its Collateral
(other than Equity Interests) now owned or hereafter acquired by it to be subject at all
times to a first priority, perfected Lien (subject in each case to Permitted Liens and any
Permitted Restructuring) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties to secure the Credit Party Obligations to the extent required pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the Security Documents or such other security documents as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request; provided, however, that to
the extent any Domestic Subsidiary is subject to the terms of any Acquired Indebtedness and
such Acquired Indebtedness prohibits such Domestic Subsidiary from becoming a party to the
Security Agreement (provided that such terms were not incurred in connection with, or in
anticipation of, such acquisition), then such Domestic Subsidiary shall not be required to
become a party to the Security Agreement until such time as such Domestic Subsidiary is no
longer subject to the terms of such Acquired Indebtedness.
Section 5.13 Further Assurances and Post-Closing Covenants.
(a) Public/Private Designation. The Credit Parties will cooperate with the
Administrative Agent in connection with the publication of certain materials and/or
information provided by or on behalf of the Credit Parties to the Administrative Agent and
Lenders (collectively, Information Materials) and will designate Information
Materials (i) that are either available to the public or not material with respect to the
Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of
United States federal and state securities laws, as Public Information and (ii)
that are not Public Information as private or confidential information.
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(b) Additional Information. The Credit Parties shall provide such information
regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Credit Parties and
their Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request,
including, without limitation, updates to Schedules 3.23 and 3.24.
(c) Visits and Inspections. The Credit Parties shall, subject to Section 9.14,
permit representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, from time to time upon
prior reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours, to visit
and inspect its properties (including the Collateral); inspect and audit its books, records
and files, including, but not limited to, management letters prepared by independent
accountants; and discuss with its principal officers, and its independent accountants, its
business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations and business
prospects all at the expense of the Lenders. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may do any of the foregoing
at any time without advance notice and at the expense of the Borrower.
(d) Further Assurances. Upon the reasonable request of the Administrative
Agent, promptly perform or cause to be performed any and all acts and execute or cause to be
executed any and all documents for filing under the provisions of the UCC or any other
Requirement of Law which are necessary or advisable to maintain in favor of the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Liens on the Collateral that
are duly perfected in accordance with the requirements of, or the obligations of the Credit
Parties under, the Credit Documents and all applicable Requirements of Law.
Section 5.14 Use of Proceeds.
Use the proceeds of the Extension of Credits solely (a) to refinance certain existing
Indebtedness of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, (b) to pay any costs, fees and
expenses associated with this Agreement on the Closing Date and (c) or working capital and
other general corporate purposes of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, including the
Permitted Acquisitions, the CCV Acquisition, the CCV Joint Ventures and the other
Investments permitted by Section 6.5(h).
ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Credit Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date, and
thereafter (a) for so long as this Agreement is in effect, (b) until the Commitments have
terminated, (c) the Credit Party Obligations and all other amounts owing to the Administrative
Agent or any Lender hereunder are paid in full in cash, that:
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Section 6.1 Indebtedness.
No Credit Party will, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, contract, create,
incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness arising or existing under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents;
(b) (i) Indebtedness of the Credit Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries existing
as of the Closing Date as referred to in the financial statements referenced in Section 3.1
(and set out more specifically in Schedule 6.1(b) hereto) and any renewals,
refinancings or extensions thereof in a principal amount not in excess of that outstanding
as of the date of such renewal, refinancing or extension and the terms of any such renewal,
refinancing or extension are not materially less favorable to the obligor thereunder and
(ii) Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary or a Credit Party in a transaction permitted hereunder; provided that any
such Indebtedness was not created in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction
or series of transactions pursuant to which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary of a
Credit Party and any renewals, refinancings or extensions thereof that are not materially
less favorable to the obligor thereunder in a principal amount not in excess of that
outstanding as of the date of any such renewal, refinancing or extension or, in the case of
revolving credit facilities, in a principal amount not in excess of the aggregate amount of
commitments as of the date of any such renewal, refinancing or extension are not materially
less favorable to the obligor thereunder; provided further, that Indebtedness
permitted by clauses (ii) above shall not exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate at any time
outstanding;
(c) Purchase Money Obligations and Capital Lease Obligations of the Credit Parties and
their Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the total amount of all such
Indebtedness permitted by this clause (c) shall not exceed $15,000,000 at any time
outstanding;
(d) Unsecured intercompany Indebtedness among the Credit Parties;
(e) Indebtedness and obligations owing under (i) Bank Products and (ii) other Hedging
Agreements entered into in order to manage existing or anticipated interest rate, exchange
rate or commodity price risks and not for speculative purposes;
(f) Guaranty Obligations in respect of Indebtedness of a Credit Party to the extent
such Indebtedness is permitted to exist or be incurred pursuant to this Section or Section
6.5;
(g) other unsecured, subordinated Indebtedness of Credit Parties; provided that
(i) the terms of such Indebtedness (other than interest rate and fees) are generally no more
restrictive on the applicable obligor than the terms hereof, (ii) such Indebtedness shall be
fully subordinated to the Credit Party Obligations hereunder on terms reasonably
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satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (iii) prior to the issuance thereof, the
Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate which indicates
that on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness,
the Total Leverage Ratio of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be not less than 0.25
inside the Total Leverage Ratio required by Section 5.9 for the most recently ended fiscal
quarter (for which financial statements are available);
(h) intercompany payables for the purchase of goods and services in the ordinary course
of business in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(i) Indebtedness consisting of any letter of credit issued to an unaffiliated third
party lender for the account of a borrower of a consumer loan in connection with the credit
services organization program implemented by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in compliance
with applicable provisions of Law;
(j) surety bonds delivered in the ordinary course of business;
(k) insurance premium financings entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(l) Indebtedness resulting from the endorsement of negotiable instruments, the honoring
by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn
against insufficient funds incurred in the ordinary course of business; and
(m) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business or accrued expenses
payable on customary terms and conditions in the ordinary course of business.
Section 6.2 Liens.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, contract,
create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any of their respective property
or assets of any kind (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible), whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, except for the following (the Permitted Liens):
(a) Liens created by or otherwise existing under or in connection with this Agreement
or the other Credit Documents in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured
Parties;
(b) Liens in favor of a Bank Product Provider in connection with a Bank Product;
provided that such Liens shall secure the Credit Party Obligations on a pari passu
basis;
(c) Liens securing Purchase Money Obligations and Capital Lease Obligations (and
refinancings thereof) to the extent permitted under Section 6.1(c);
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provided, that (i) any such Lien attaches to such property concurrently with or
within ninety (90) days after the acquisition, installation, construction or improvement
thereof and (ii) such Lien attaches solely to the property so acquired, installed,
constructed or improved, as the case may be;
(d) Liens for taxes, assessments, charges or other governmental levies not yet due or
as to which the period of grace (not to exceed sixty (60) days), if any, related thereto has
not expired or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of
any Credit Party or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with
GAAP;
(e) contractual or statutory Liens such as carriers, warehousemens, mechanics,
materialmens, landlords, repairmens or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of
business which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that a reserve or other
appropriate provision shall have been made therefor;
(f) pledges or deposits in connection with workers compensation, unemployment
insurance, pensions or social security programs and other social security legislation (other
than any Lien imposed by ERISA or the Code);
(g) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for
borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds
and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(h) easements, rights of way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting
real property and title defects or irregularities which are minor in nature, which do not in
any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;
(i) Liens existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.2(i);
provided that (i) no such Lien shall at any time be extended to cover property or
assets other than the property or assets subject thereto on the Closing Date and
improvements thereon and (ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien
shall not be increased;
(j) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or
replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in this definition;
provided that such extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to all or
a part of the property which secured the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus
improvements on such property) and the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such
Lien shall not be increased;
(k) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business by virtue of any contractual,
statutory or common law provision relating to bankers Liens, rights of set-
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off or similar rights and remedies covering deposit or securities accounts (including
funds or other assets credited thereto) or other funds maintained with a depository
institution or securities intermediary;
(l) any zoning, building or similar laws or rights reserved to or vested in any
Governmental Authority;
(m) restrictions on transfers of securities imposed by applicable Securities Laws;
(n) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in an Event of Default;
(o) Liens with respect to Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.1(b)(ii) in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for all such Persons at any time
outstanding; provided, however, that any such Lien may not extend to any
other property of any Credit Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a
Subsidiary of such Person; provided, further, that any such Lien was not
created in anticipation of or in connection with the transaction or series of transactions
pursuant to which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary of a Credit Party;
(p) (i) any interest or title of a lessor, lessee, licensee, licensor, sublessee or
sublessor under any lease, license, sublease or (ii) any sale or leaseback or any
encumbrances relating to any transactions permitted under Section 6.12, entered into by any
Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, in each case, covering only the assets so
leased, licensed, subleased or subject to such sale or leaseback or other encumbrance;
(q) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and/or Swingline Lender
to Cash Collateralize or otherwise secure the obligations of a Defaulting Lender to fund
risk participations hereunder;
(r) assignments of insurance or condemnation proceeds provided to landlords (or their
mortgagees) pursuant to the terms of any lease and Liens or rights reserved in any lease for
rent or for compliance with the terms of such lease;
(s) good faith deposits in connection with tenders, leases, real estate bids or
contracts;
(t) Liens on any cash earnest money deposits made in connection with any letter of
intent or purchase or other acquisition agreement permitted hereunder;
(u) purported Liens evidenced by filings of precautionary UCC financing statements
relating to property leased in the ordinary course of business;
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(v) options, put and call arrangements, rights of first refusal and similar rights to
Investments in joint ventures or other similar Investments permitted in Section 6.5;
(w) deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance
arrangements and Liens securing Indebtedness in respect of insurance premium financings
permitted hereunder;
(x) pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with any
advance, loan or other extension of credit to a borrower of a Credit Party or any Restricted
Subsidiary;
(y) stock options and restricted stock awards granted to employees or directors and
directors qualifying shares; and
(z) additional Liens so long as the principal amount of Indebtedness and other
obligations secured thereby does not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate.
Section 6.3 Nature of Business.
No Credit Party will, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, alter the character of
its business in any material respect from that conducted as of the Closing Date, except as
specifically set forth in Section 5.4.
Section 6.4 Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
(a) sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its property or assets (each a
Disposition) or dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs, except the following,
without duplication, shall be expressly permitted:
(i) (A) the Dispositions of inventory and materials in the ordinary course of
business and (B) the conversion of cash into Cash Equivalents and Cash Equivalents
into cash;
(ii) Dispositions to the extent that they are the result of a Recovery Event;
(iii) Dispositions of used, obsolete, worn out or surplus equipment or other
property, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(iv) Dispositions from one Credit Party to another Credit Party or dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of any Credit Party (other than the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent any and all assets of such Credit Party are
distributed to another Credit Party;
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(v) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise,
settlement or collection thereof;
(vi) Dispositions permitted under Sections 6.4(b), 6.5, 6.10 and 6.12
(vii) Dispositions in connection with the termination of any Bank Product;
(viii) Dispositions constituting a Permitted Restructuring; and
(ix) other Dispositions not to exceed 5% of total assets of the Credit Parties
(determined on a net book value basis as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter)
in the aggregate in any fiscal year;
provided that (A) after giving effect to any Disposition pursuant to clause
(ix) above, the Credit Parties shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the
financial covenants set forth in Section 5.9 hereof, recalculated for the most recently
ended fiscal quarter for which information is available, (B) with respect to clause (ix)
above, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or shall result therefrom and (C) any
Disposition pursuant to clauses (i), (vi), (viii) and (ix) shall be for fair market value as
reasonably determined by the Borrower using its good faith judgment; provided,
further, that with respect to sales of assets permitted hereunder only, the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled, without the consent of any Lender, to release its
Liens relating to the particular assets sold; or
(b) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, except for any merger or
consolidation in connection with (i) Investments or acquisitions permitted pursuant to
Section 6.5 so long as the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation is or becomes a
Credit Party, (ii) (y) the merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary that is not a Credit
Party with and into a Credit Party; provided that such Credit Party will be the
surviving entity and (z) the merger or consolidation of a Credit Party with and into another
Credit Party; provided that if the Borrower is a party thereto, the Borrower will be
the surviving corporation and (iii) the merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary that is not
a Credit Party with and into another Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party.
Section 6.5 Advances, Investments and Loans.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any
Investment or contract to make any Investment except for the following (the Permitted
Investments):
(a) cash, Cash Equivalents and investments that are permitted and approved by the
Borrower in accordance with the Corporate Investment Policy;
(b) Investments existing as of the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule
6.5(b);
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(c) receivables owing to the Credit Parties or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries or
any receivables and advances to suppliers, in each case if created, acquired or made in the
ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade
terms;
(d) Investments in and loans to any Credit Party;
(e) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees in an aggregate amount not
to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that such loans and advances shall
comply with all applicable Requirements of Law (including Sarbanes-Oxley);
(f) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy
or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of,
and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;
(g) Permitted Acquisitions;
(h) Investments (including without limitation, Investments in Unrestricted Entities);
provided that at the time of the making of any such Investment, the amount of such
Investment plus the amount of all other Investments made under this clause (h) does not
exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of Net Worth determined as of the most recent fiscal
quarter end prior to the time of the making of such Investment;
(i) the CCV Acquisition;
(j) Investments in Bank Products;
(k) any CSO LC Disbursements made by the CSO LC Issuer in connection with the CSO
Program;
(l) pawn loans, payday loans and other consumer loans or other loans or advances made
to customers of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business;
(m) to the extent constituting an Investment, any Permitted Restructuring;
(n) Investments received in connection with Dispositions permitted under Section 6.4
(other than Dispositions permitted under Section 6.5(h)); and
(o) additional loan advances and/or Investments of a nature not contemplated by the
foregoing clauses hereof; provided that (i) such loans, advances and/or Investments
made after the Closing Date pursuant to this clause shall not exceed an
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aggregate amount of $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding and (ii) such loans,
advances and/or Investments may not be made in Unrestricted Entities.
Section 6.6 Transactions with Affiliates.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any
transaction or series of transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with any
officer, director, shareholder or Affiliate other than on terms and conditions substantially as
favorable as would be obtainable in a comparable arms-length transaction with a Person other than
an officer, director, shareholder or Affiliate, other than (a) transactions solely between or among
Credit Parties, (b) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.10 and (c) transactions permitted
by Sections 6.4 and 6.5.
Section 6.7 [Intentionally Omitted].
Section 6.8 Corporate Changes.
No Credit Party will, nor will it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) change its
fiscal year (other than to conform acquired companies fiscal years to that of the Borrower) or (b)
amend, modify or change its articles of incorporation, certificate of designation (or corporate
charter or other similar organizational document), operating agreement, Corporate Investment Policy
or bylaws (or other similar document) in any respect materially adverse to the interests of the
Lenders without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders. No Credit Party shall (a)
change its state of incorporation or organization, without providing prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent and without filing (or confirming that the Administrative Agent has filed)
such financing statements and amendments to any previously filed financing statements as the
Administrative Agent may require, or change its registered legal name, without providing prior
written notice to the Administrative Agent and without filing (or confirming that the
Administrative Agent has filed) such financing statements and amendments to any previously filed
financing statements as the Administrative Agent may require, (b) have more than one state of
incorporation, organization or formation or (c) change its accounting method (except in accordance
with GAAP) in any manner adverse to the interests of the Lenders without the prior written consent
of the Required Lenders.
Section 6.9 Limitation on Restricted Actions.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or
restriction on the ability of any such Person to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions
to any Credit Party on its Equity Interests or with respect to any other interest or participation
in, or measured by, its profits, (b) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Credit
Party, (c) make loans or advances to any Credit Party, (d) sell, lease or transfer any of its
properties or assets to any Credit Party, or (e) act as a Guarantor and pledge its assets pursuant
to the Credit Documents other than such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of
(i) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (ii) applicable Law, (iii) any document or
instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1(b) and (c); provided
that
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any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or
acquired in connection therewith, (iv) any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing
any Permitted Lien; provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to
the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien or (v) customary provisions contained in joint
venture agreements and in agreements relating to the sale of assets of, or an Equity Interest in, a
Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary pending such sale; provided such instructions and
conditions apply only to the assets or Equity Interests that are to be sold and such sale is
permitted hereunder.
Section 6.10 Restricted Payments.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, declare, order, make or set apart any sum for or pay any Restricted Payment, except (a)
to make dividends payable solely in the same class of Equity Interests of such Person, (b) to make
dividends or other distributions payable to the Credit Parties (directly or indirectly through its
Subsidiaries) (c) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
result therefrom, to make regularly scheduled interest payments under any Subordinated Debt; (d) so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, to
make any earnout payment required as a result of any acquisition permitted by this Agreement; and
(e) so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would result
therefrom and (ii) the Credit Parties have demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a Pro Forma Basis, the
Credit Parties are in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 5.9,
then to the extent the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) are satisfied, to make other
Restricted Payments of the type described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) thereof in an amount not to
exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year of the Borrower.
Section 6.11 Amendment of Subordinated Debt.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, without the
prior written consent of the Required Lenders, amend or modify or permit the amendment or
modification of any term of any document governing or relating to any Subordinated Debt in a manner
that is adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
Section 6.12 Sale Leasebacks.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any
Sale and Leaseback Transaction relating to assets with an aggregate book value in excess of
$15,000,000 in any fiscal year.
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Section 6.13 [Intentionally Omitted].
Section 6.14 Unrestricted Entities.
The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, permit their
Subsidiaries that are Unrestricted Entities to:
(a) contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness other than
(i) Indebtedness of such Person existing on the Closing Date and any renewals
or refinancings thereof;
(ii) intercompany Indebtedness (A) among Unrestricted Entities or (B) to the
extent permitted under Section 6.5, owed to the Borrower or any other Credit Party;
(iii) Indebtedness of the types described in Section 6.1(b)(i), (k), (l) and
(m), in each case as such provisions would relate to Subsidiaries that are
Unrestricted Entities;
(iv) Indebtedness and Obligations owing with respect to Cash Management
Services and Hedge Agreements;
(v) Guarantee Obligations of Indebtedness permitted under this Section 6.5 or
6.14; and
(vi) other Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000.
(b) contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any of
their respective property or assets of any kind (whether real or personal, tangible or
intangible), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except the following:
(i) Liens with respect to stock options and restricted stock awards granted to
employees or directors and directors qualifying shares;
(ii) Liens securing Indebtedness of the type described in Section 6.14(a)(i),
(ii) and (iv);
(iii) Liens of the types described in Section 6.2(e)-(m), (p)(i) and (r)-(w),
in each case as such provisions would relate to Subsidiaries that are Unrestricted
Entities;
(iv) Liens for taxes, assessments, charges or other governmental levies not yet
due or as to which the period of grace (not to exceed sixty (60) days), if any,
related thereto has not expired or which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are
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maintained on the books of such Credit Party, Restricted Subsidiary or
Unrestricted Entity;
(v) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in an Event of
Default;
(vi) pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection
with any advance, loan or other extension of credit to a borrower of a Credit Party
or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
(vii) other Liens in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000 in the aggregate.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.1 Events of Default.
An Event of Default shall exist upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events
(each an Event of Default):
(a) Payment. (i) The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal on any Loan or
Note when due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) in accordance
with the terms hereof or thereof; or (ii) the Borrower shall fail to reimburse the Issuing
Lender for any LOC Obligations when due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or
otherwise) in accordance with the terms hereof; or (iii) the Borrower shall fail to pay any
interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable hereunder when due (whether at
maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms hereof and
such failure shall continue unremedied for three (3) days; or (iv) or any Guarantor shall
fail to pay on the Guaranty in respect of any of the foregoing or in respect of any other
Guaranty Obligations hereunder (after giving effect to the grace period in clause (iii)); or
(b) Misrepresentation. Any representation or warranty made or deemed made
herein, in the Security Documents or in any of the other Credit Documents or which is
contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished at any time
under or in connection with this Agreement shall (i) with respect to representation and
warranties that contain a materiality qualifier prove to have been incorrect, false or
misleading and (ii) with respect to any representation and warranties that do not contain a
materiality qualifier, prove to have been incorrect, false or misleading in any material
respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; or
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(c) Covenant Default.
(i) Any Credit Party shall fail to perform, comply with or observe any term,
covenant or agreement applicable to it contained in Sections 5.1, 5.2(a), 5.2(b),
5.2(e), 5.4, 5.7(a), 5.9, 5.11, 5.14 or Article VI hereof; or
(ii) Any Credit Party shall fail to comply with any other covenant contained in
this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any other agreement, document or
instrument among any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or
executed by any Credit Party in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
(other than as described in Sections 7.1(a) or 7.1(c)(i) above) and, with respect to
this clause (ii) only, such breach or failure to comply is not cured within thirty
(30) days following the earlier of knowledge thereof by any Credit Party or written
notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; or
(d) Indebtedness Cross-Default. (i) Any Credit Party or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries shall default in any payment of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness
(other than the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations and the Guaranty) having an aggregate
principal amount outstanding of more than $10,000,000 beyond any applicable grace period
(not to exceed thirty (30) days), if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under
which such Indebtedness was created; or (ii) any Credit Party or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or
condition relating to any Indebtedness (other than the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations and
the Guaranty) having an aggregate principal amount outstanding of more than $10,000,000 or
contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any
other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or
condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or
beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such
holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if
required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or to be repurchased,
prepaid, deferred or redeemed (automatically or otherwise); or (iii) any Foreign Subsidiary
shall default on any Indebtedness beyond any applicable grace period (not to exceed thirty
(30) days), if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness
was created and the result of such default could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; or (iv) any Credit Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall breach
or default any Hedging Agreement that is a Bank Product; or
(e) [Intentionally Omitted].
(f) Bankruptcy Default. (i) A Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than an Immaterial Subsidiary) shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under
any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered
with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or
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seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution,
composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a
receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any
substantial part of its assets, or a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall make a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced
against a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) any
case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above which (A)
results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B)
remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) days; or (iii)
there shall be commenced against a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an
Immaterial Subsidiary) any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of
attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of
their assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which shall not have
been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days from the
entry thereof; or (iv) a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial
Subsidiary) shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval
of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or
(v) a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) shall
generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing their inability to, pay its
debts as they become due; or
(g) Judgment Default. (i) One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered
against a Credit Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate a
liability (to the extent not covered by insurance) of $10,000,000 or more and all such
judgments or decrees shall not have been paid and satisfied, vacated, discharged, stayed or
bonded pending appeal within ten (10) Business Days from the entry thereof or (ii) any
injunction, temporary restraining order or similar decree shall be issued against a Credit
Party or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) one or more judgments or decrees shall
be entered against a Foreign Subsidiary or any of their Subsidiaries involving in the
aggregate a liability (to the extent not covered by insurance) that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and all such judgments or decrees shall not have
been paid and satisfied, vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within ten
(10) Business Days from the entry thereof; or
(h) ERISA Default. The occurrence of any of the following: (i) Any Person
shall engage in any prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section
4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum
funding standard of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or any Lien in favor of
the PBGC or a Plan (other than a Permitted Lien) shall arise on the assets of the Credit
Parties or any Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect
to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be
appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event
or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee could reasonably be expected to
result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single
Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of
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ERISA, or (v) a Credit Party, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Commonly
Controlled Entity shall, or in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders is likely to,
incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or
Reorganization of, any Multiemployer Plan; or
(i) Change of Control. There shall occur a Change of Control; or
(j) Invalidity of Guaranty. At any time after the execution and delivery
thereof, the Guaranty, for any reason other than the satisfaction in full of all Credit
Party Obligations, shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with
its terms) or shall be declared to be null and void, or any Credit Party shall contest the
validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of the Guaranty, any Credit Document, or
any Lien granted thereunder in writing or deny in writing that it has any further liability,
including with respect to future advances by the Lenders, under any Credit Document to which
it is a party; or
(k) Invalidity of Credit Documents. Any Credit Document shall fail to be in
full force and effect in any material respect or shall fail in any material respect to give
the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders the security interests, liens, rights, powers,
priority and privileges purported to be created thereby (except as such documents may be
terminated or no longer in force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof, other than
those indemnities and provisions which by their terms shall survive) or any Lien shall fail
to be a first priority, perfected Lien, to the extent required pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Security Documents, on a material portion of the Collateral.
If a Default shall have occurred under the Credit Documents, then such Default will continue
to exist until it either is cured (to the extent specifically permitted) in accordance with the
Credit Documents or is otherwise expressly waived by Administrative Agent (with the approval of
requisite Lenders (in their sole and absolute discretion) as determined in accordance with Section
9.1); and once an Event of Default occurs under the Credit Documents, then such Event of Default
will continue to exist until it is expressly waived by the requisite Lenders or by the
Administrative Agent with the approval of the requisite Lenders, as required hereunder in Section
9.1.
Section 7.2 Acceleration; Remedies.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, then, and in any such
event, (a) if such event is a Bankruptcy Event, automatically the Commitments shall immediately
terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon), and all other amounts under the Credit
Documents (including, without limitation, the maximum amount of all contingent liabilities under
Letters of Credit) shall immediately become due and payable, and (b) if such event is any other
Event of Default, any or all of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the written consent
of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the written request of the Required
Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith,
whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; (ii) the Administrative Agent may, or upon
the written request of the Required
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Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and
all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the Notes to be due and payable forthwith and
direct the Borrower to pay to the Administrative Agent cash collateral as security for the LOC
Obligations for subsequent drawings under then outstanding Letters of Credit an amount equal to the
maximum amount of which may be drawn under Letters of Credit then outstanding, whereupon the same
shall immediately become due and payable; and/or (iii) with the written consent of the Required
Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the written request of the Required Lenders, the
Administrative Agent shall, exercise such other rights and remedies as provided under the Credit
Documents and under applicable law.
ARTICLE VIII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 8.1 Appointment and Authority.
Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Wells Fargo to act on
its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents and
authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers
as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such
actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Other than Section 8.9, the provisions of
this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing
Lender, and neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party shall have rights as a third party
beneficiary of any of such provisions.
Section 8.2 Nature of Duties.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the bookrunners, arrangers or other
agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this
Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the
Administrative Agent, a Lender, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Lender hereunder. Without
limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed
to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not
relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to
enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and
powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub-agents
appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform
any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related
Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the
Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their
respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for
herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
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Section 8.3 Exculpatory Provisions.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set
forth herein and in the other Credit Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Administrative Agent:
(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of
whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any
discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby
or by the other Credit Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as
directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the
Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Credit Documents),
provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action
that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to
liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law; and
(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents,
have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any
information relating to any Credit Party or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or
obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any
capacity.
The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with
the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the
Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be
necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 9.1 and 7.2) or (ii) in the absence of
its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire
into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or
any other Credit Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered
hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance
of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the
occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this
Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the
satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm
receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
Section 8.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for
relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other
writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other
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distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise
authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made
to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall
not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition
hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be
fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent may
presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the Issuing Lender unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing
Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The
Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower),
independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action
taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Section 8.5 Notice of Default.
The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of
any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received written
notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event
of Default and stating that such notice is a notice of default. In the event that the
Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice
thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such
Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders;
provided, however, that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have
received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such
action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it
shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders except to the extent that this Agreement
expressly requires that such action be taken, or not taken, only with the consent or upon the
authorization of the Required Lenders, or all of the Lenders, as the case may be.
Section 8.6 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
Each Lender and the Issuing Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative
Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates has
made any representation or warranty to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter
taken, including any review of the affairs of any Credit Party, shall be deemed to constitute any
representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each Lender and the Issuing
Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent
or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as
it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.
Each Lender and the Issuing Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and
based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to
make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other
Credit Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
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Section 8.7 Indemnification.
The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, and the Swingline
Lender in its capacity hereunder and their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors,
agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Credit Parties and without limiting the
obligation of the Credit Parties to do so), ratably according to their Revolving Commitment
Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section, from and
against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including,
without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Credit Party Obligations) be imposed
on, incurred by or asserted against any such indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of
any Credit Document or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the
Transactions or any action taken or omitted by any such indemnitee under or in connection with any
of the foregoing; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment
of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements to the extent resulting from such indemnitees gross
negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. The
agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and payment of the
Notes, any Reimbursement Obligation and all other amounts payable hereunder.
Section 8.8 Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity.
The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers
in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the
Administrative Agent and the term Lender or Lenders shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated
or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent
hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from,
lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally
engage in any kind of business with the Credit Parties or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof
as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account
therefor to the Lenders.
Section 8.9 Successor Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the
Issuing Lender and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required
Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor, which shall
be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in
the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and
shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative
Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the
Lenders and the Issuing Lender, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications
set forth above provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders
that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless
become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the
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retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder
and under the other Credit Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender under any of the Credit
Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Collateral until such time
as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b) all payments, communications and
determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made
by or to each Lender and the Issuing Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders
appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this paragraph. Upon the
acceptance of a successors appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall
succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
(or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from
all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (if not already
discharged therefrom as provided above in this paragraph). The fees payable by the Borrower to a
successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless
otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative
Agents resignation hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, the provisions of this Article
and Section 9.5 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its
sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be
taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
Any resignation by Wells Fargo Bank, as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall
also constitute its resignation as Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender. Upon the acceptance of a
successors appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and
become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Lender
and Swingline Lender, (b) the retiring Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from
all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, and
(c) the successor Issuing Lender shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of
Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory
to the retiring Issuing Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Issuing Lender
with respect to such Letters of Credit.
Section 8.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.
(a) Each Lender and each Bank Product Provider irrevocably authorize and direct the
Administrative Agent:
(i) to release any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the
Administrative Agent under any Credit Document (A) upon termination of the
Commitments and payment in full of all Credit Party Obligations (other than
contingent indemnification obligations) and the expiration or termination of all
Letters of Credit, (B) that is permitted to be sold, transferred or otherwise
disposed of or released pursuant to the terms of the Credit Documents, or (C)
subject to Section 9.1, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the
Required Lenders;
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(ii) to subordinate any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the
Administrative Agent under any Credit Document to the holder of any Lien on such
Collateral that is permitted by Section 6.2; and
(iii) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable
Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Guarantor as a result of a transaction
permitted hereunder.
(b) In connection with a termination, release or subordination of a Lien pursuant to
this Section or the release of a Guarantor hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly execute and deliver to the applicable Credit Party, at the Borrowers expense, all
documents that the applicable Credit Party shall reasonably request to evidence such
termination, release or subordination of a Lien or such release of a Guarantor. Upon
request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in
writing the Administrative Agents authority to release or subordinate its interest in
particular types or items of Collateral, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations
under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section.
Section 8.11 Bank Products.
Except as otherwise provided herein, no Bank Product Provider that obtains the benefits of
Sections 2.8 and 7.2, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any
Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to,
direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Credit Document or otherwise in respect
of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its
capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Credit
Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other
satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Credit Party Obligations arising under
Bank Products unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice (including, without
limitation, a Bank Product Provider Notice) of such Credit Party Obligations, together with such
supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Bank Product
Provider.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Amendments, Waivers, Consents and Release of Collateral.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the other Credit Documents, nor any terms hereof or thereof
may be amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented (by amendment, waiver,
consent or otherwise) except in accordance with the provisions of this Section nor may Collateral
be released except as specifically provided in this Agreement or in the Security Documents or in
accordance with the provisions of this Section. The Required Lenders may or, with the written
consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, (a) enter into
with the Borrower written amendments, supplements or
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modifications hereto and to the other Credit Documents for the purpose of adding any
provisions to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or changing in any manner the rights of
the Lenders or of the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive or consent to the departure
from, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders may specify in such instrument, any of
the requirements of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any Default or Event of Default
and its consequences; provided, however, that no such amendment, supplement,
modification, release, waiver or consent shall:
(i) reduce the amount or extend the scheduled date of maturity of any Loan or
Note or any installment thereon, or reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee
payable hereunder (except in connection with a waiver of the Default Rate which
shall be determined by a vote of the Required Lenders) or extend the scheduled date
of any payment thereof or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any
Lenders Commitment, in each case without the written consent of each Lender
directly affected thereby; or
(ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section or reduce the
percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, without the written
consent of all the Lenders; or
(iii) release the Borrower or all or substantially all of the value of the
Guaranty, without the written consent of all of the Lenders; provided that
any Guarantor permitted to be released pursuant to the terms of this Agreement may
be released from the Guaranty with the consent of the Administrative Agent; or
(iv) release all or substantially all of the value of the Collateral without
the written consent of all of the Lenders; provided that any Collateral
permitted to be released pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Security
Documents may be released from this Agreement or the Security Documents, as
applicable, with the consent of the Administrative Agent; or
(v) subordinate the Loans to any other Indebtedness without the written consent
of all of the Lenders; or
(vi) permit a Letter of Credit to have an original expiry date more than twelve
(12) months from the date of issuance without the consent of each of the Revolving
Lenders; provided, that the expiry date of any Letter of Credit may be
extended in accordance with the terms of Section 2.3(a); or
(vii) permit the Borrower to assign or transfer any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement or other Credit Documents without the written
consent of all of the Lenders; or
(viii) amend, modify or waive any provision of the Credit Documents requiring
consent, approval or request of the Required Lenders or all Lenders
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without the written consent of the Required Lenders or all the Lenders as
applicable; or
(ix) amend, modify or waive (A) the order in which Credit Party Obligations are
paid or (B) the pro rata sharing of payments by and among the Lenders, in each case
in accordance with Section 2.11 without the written consent of each Lender directly
affected thereby; or
(x) amend, modify or waive any provision of Article VIII without the written
consent of the then Administrative Agent; or
(xi) amend or modify the definition of Credit Party Obligations without the
written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
provided, further, that no amendment, waiver or consent affecting the rights or
duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender under any Credit
Document shall in any event be effective, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Lender and/or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, in addition to the Lenders required
hereinabove to take such action.
Any such waiver, any such amendment, supplement or modification and any such release shall
apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrower, the other Credit
Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Notes. In the case of
any waiver, the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall
be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the outstanding Loans and Notes
and other Credit Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured
and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of
Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the Credit Parties and the
Administrative Agent, without the consent of any Lender, may enter into any amendment, modification
or waiver of any Credit Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to (i) effect the
granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any
Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or
as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable
law or (ii) correct any obvious error or omission of a technical nature, in each case that is
immaterial (as determined by the Administrative Agent), in any provision of any Credit Document, if
the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days
following receipt of notice thereof.
Notwithstanding the fact that the consent of all the Lenders is required in certain
circumstances as set forth above, (a) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on
any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the
provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code supersede the unanimous consent provisions set
forth herein, (b) the Required Lenders may consent to allow a Credit Party to use cash collateral
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in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and (c) no Defaulting Lender shall
have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent under this Section 9.1,
except (i) that the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without
the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (ii) to the extent such amendment, waiver or consent
impacts such Defaulting Lender more than the other Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this
Section 9.1, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of
the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.2.
Section 9.2 Notices.
(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications
expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all
notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be
delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or
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Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail,
shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have
been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient,
shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the
recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in
paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the
Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished
by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to
procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall
not apply to notices to any Lender, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to
Article II if such Lender, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Lender, as applicable, has
notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such
Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its
discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic
communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such
procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications
sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt of an acknowledgement
from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt requested function, as available,
return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other
communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or
communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day
for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website
shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as
described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is
available and identifying the website address therefor.
(c) Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or
facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other
parties hereto.
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(d) Platform.
(i) Each Credit Party agrees that the Administrative Agent may make the
Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the
Communications on Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic transmission
system (the Platform).
(ii) The Platform is provided as is and as available. The Agent Parties
(as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly
disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the communications effected thereby
(the Communications). No warranty of any kind, express, implied or
statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from
viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the
Communications or the Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any
of its affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
advisors or representatives (collectively, Agent Parties) have any
liability to the Credit Parties, any Lender or any other Person or entity for
damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special,
incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract
or otherwise) arising out of any Credit Partys or the Administrative Agents
transmission of communications through the Platform.
Section 9.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or
any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or
privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Section 9.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any document, certificate or
statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Notes and the making of the Loans; provided that all
such representations and warranties shall terminate on the date upon which the Commitments have
been terminated and all Credit Party Obligations have been paid in full.
Section 9.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes; Indemnity.
(a) Costs and Expenses. The Credit Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including
the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent),
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in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the
preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof
or thereof (whether or not the Transactions shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender in connection
with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan
or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender (including the
fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the
Swingline Lender or the Issuing Lender), any Lender, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline
Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection
with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including its rights under this Section,
or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including
all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations
in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
(b) Indemnification by the Credit Parties. The Credit Parties shall indemnify
the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender, the Issuing Lender and
the Swingline Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such
Person being called an Indemnitee) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless
from, any and all losses, claims, penalties, damages, liabilities and related expenses
(including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any
Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third
party or by the Borrower or any other Credit Party arising out of, in connection with, or as
a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Credit Document,
the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or
thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the
use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Lender
to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in
connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit),
(iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Materials of Environmental Concern on or
from any property owned or operated by any Credit Party or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, or any liability under Environmental Law related in any way to any Credit
Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim,
litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on
contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or
any other Credit Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, IN
ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE,
CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEMNITEE, provided that no Indemnified
Party will have any right to indemnification for any of the foregoing to the extent
resulting from such Indemnified Partys own gross negligence or willful misconduct as
determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. This
section (b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses
or damages arising from non-Tax claim.
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(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Credit Parties for any
reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Issuing
Lender, Swingline Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally
agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Issuing Lender,
Swingline Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lenders Revolving
Commitment Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or
indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed
expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may
be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent),
the Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party
of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), Issuing
Lender or Swingline Lender in connection with such capacity.
(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, none of the Credit Parties shall assert, and each of the Credit Parties
hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special,
indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising
out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Credit Document or
any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of
Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in paragraph (b) above
shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any
information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or
other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit
Documents or the Transactions.
(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly/not
later than ten (10) days after demand therefor.
(f) Survival. The agreements contained in this Section shall survive the
resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender, the
replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment,
satisfaction or discharge of the Credit Party Obligations.
Section 9.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations.
(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor any other
Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender
may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an
assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of
participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section or (iii) by
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restrictions of paragraph (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any
party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied,
shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their
respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in
paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related
Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more
Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it);
provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Minimum Amounts.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lenders Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or
contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least
the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) or in the case of an assignment
to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount
need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section,
the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes
Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then
in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning
Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the
Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to
the Administrative Agent or, if Trade Date is specified in the Assignment
and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000, in
the case of any assignment in respect of any portion of the Revolving
Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents
(each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as
an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and
obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment
assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning
all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Tranches on a non-pro
rata basis.
(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any
assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and,
in addition:
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(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such
assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;
provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any
such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the
Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received
notice thereof;
(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in
respect of a Revolving Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is
not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of such facility, an Affiliate of
such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and
(C) the consent of the Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for
assignments in respect of a Revolving Commitment.
(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption,
together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the
Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and
recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender,
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made
to (A) any Credit Party or any Credit Partys Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (B) any
Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries or any Person who, upon becoming a
Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this
clause (B).
(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be
made to a natural person.
(vii) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment
of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment
shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set
forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to
the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution
thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of
participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including
funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the
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applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the
Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby
irrevocably consent), to (A) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then
owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder
(and interest accrued thereon), and (B) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full
pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline
Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender
hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the
provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to
be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance
occurs.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to
paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each
Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and,
to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights
and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall,
to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from
its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption
covering all of the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement, such
Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits
of Sections 2.14 and 9.5 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the
effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or
obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated
for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights
and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section.
(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an
agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Charlotte, North Carolina (or
another location selected by the Administrative Agent) a copy of each Assignment and
Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of
the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each
Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the Register). The entries
in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the
Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for
inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice; provided that a Lender shall only be entitled to inspect its own
entry in the Register and not that of any other Lender.
(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or
notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person
(other than a natural person or any Credit Party or any Credit Partys Affiliates or
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Subsidiaries) (each, a Participant) in all or a portion of such Lenders
rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment
and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lenders obligations under
this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to
the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender shall continue to
deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and
obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be
responsible for the indemnity under Sections 2.16(d) and 8.7 with respect to any payments
made by such Lender to its Participant(s).
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall
provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to
approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement;
provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not,
without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver
requiring the approval of 100% of the Lenders. Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section,
the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14
and 2.16 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by
assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided such Participant
agrees to be subject to Sections 2.16, 2.18 and 2.19 as if it were a Lender. To the extent
permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.7 as
though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.11 as
though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for
this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register in the United
States on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts
(and stated interest) of each Participants interest in the Loans or other obligations under
the Credit Documents (the Participant Register). The entries in the Participant
Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person
whose name is recorded in the Participant register as the owner of such participation for
all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(e) Limitations Upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled
to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.14 and 2.16 than the applicable Lender would
have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant,
unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrowers prior
written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security
interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of
such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve
Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any
of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a
party hereto.
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Section 9.7 Right of Set-off; Sharing of Payments.
(a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the
Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby
authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in
whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline
Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any
other Credit Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Credit
Party which are not paid when due (including applicable grace periods) under this Agreement
or any other Credit Document to such Lender, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Lender,
irrespective of whether or not such Lender, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Lender shall
have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Credit Document and although such
obligations are owed to a branch or office of such Lender, the Swingline Lender or the
Issuing Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such
indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Lender and their
respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies
(including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing
Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender, the Swingline Lender and the
Issuing Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any
such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not
affect the validity of such setoff and application.
(b) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or
otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or
other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lenders receiving payment of a proportion of
the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations
greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender
receiving such greater proportion shall (i) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact,
and (ii) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other
obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so
that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the 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:
(A) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of
the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be
rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery,
without interest; and
(B) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to
(x) any payment made by the 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), (y)
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any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of
or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in Letters
of Credit to any assignee or participant, other than to any Credit Party or
any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall
apply) or (z) (1) any amounts applied by the Swingline Lender to outstanding
Swingline Loans and (2) any amounts received by the Issuing Lender and/or
Swingline Lender to secure the obligations of a Defaulting Lender to fund
risk participations hereunder.
(c) Each Credit 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 each Credit Party rights of setoff and
counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct
creditor of each Credit Party in the amount of such participation.
Section 9.8 Table of Contents and Section Headings.
The table of contents and the Section and subsection headings herein are intended for
convenience only and shall be ignored in construing this Agreement.
Section 9.9 Counterparts; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.
(a) Counterparts; Effectiveness. This 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. Except as provided in Section 4.1, this Agreement shall become effective when it
shall have been executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received copies hereof and thereof
(facsimile or otherwise), and thereafter this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and
their respective successors and permitted assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words execution, signed,
signature, and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to
include electronic signatures 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.
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Section 9.10 Severability.
Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.11 Integration.
This Agreement and the other Credit Documents represent the agreement of the Borrower, the
other Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the
Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, or any Lender relative to the subject
matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or therein.
Section 9.12 Governing Law.
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents any claims, controversy or dispute arising out of
or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as
expressly set forth therein) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of New York.
Section 9.13 Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process and Venue.
(a) Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and
unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of the State of New York and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be
heard and determined in such New York sitting State court or, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that
a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in
other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(b) Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of
process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.2. Nothing in this Agreement will
affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by
applicable law.
(c) Venue. Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have
to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or any other Credit Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this
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Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such
action or proceeding in any such court.
Section 9.14 Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender
agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that
Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates respective
partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being
understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential
nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent
requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any
self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the
extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d)
to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder, under any
other Credit Document or Bank Product or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, any
other Credit Document or Bank Product or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f)
subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to
any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its
rights or obligations under this Agreement, (g) (i) any actual or prospective party (or its
partners, directors, officers, employees, managers, administrators, trustees, agents, advisors or
other representatives) to any swap or derivative or similar transaction under which payments are to
be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder,
(ii) an investor or prospective investor in securities issued by an Approved Fund that also agrees
that Information shall be used solely for the purpose of evaluating an investment in such
securities issued by the Approved Fund, (iii) a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, backup
servicer, noteholder or secured party in connection with the administration, servicing and
reporting on the assets serving as collateral for securities issued by an Approved Fund, or (iv) a
nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information regarding the Credit
Parties, the Loans and Credit Documents in connection with ratings issued in respect of securities
issued by an Approved Fund (in each case, it being understood that the Persons to whom such
disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed
to keep such information confidential), (h) with the consent of the Borrower or (i) to the extent
such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section
or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing
Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than
the Borrower.
For purposes of this Section, Information shall mean all information received from
any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the
Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Lender on a nonconfidential
basis prior to disclosure by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that, in
the case of information received from any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries after the date
hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any
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Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section
shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the
same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord
to its own confidential information.
Section 9.15 Acknowledgments.
The Borrower and the other Credit Parties each hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of each
Credit Document;
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with
or duty to the Borrower or any other Credit Party arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement and the relationship between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on one
hand, and the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, on the other hand, in connection
herewith is solely that of creditor and debtor; and
(c) no joint venture exists among the Lenders and the Administrative Agent or among the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the other Credit Parties and the Lenders.
Section 9.16 Waivers of Jury Trial; Waiver of Consequential Damages.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY
HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO
ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN
INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 9.17 Patriot Act Notice.
Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any other party)
hereby notifies the Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required
to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and the other Credit Parties,
which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties and
other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as
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applicable, to identify the Borrower and the other Credit Parties in accordance with the
Patriot Act.
Section 9.18 Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities.
Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that it was represented by counsel in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a
party, that it and its counsel reviewed and participated in the preparation and negotiation hereof
and thereof and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved
against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation hereof or thereof.
Section 9.19 Continuing Agreement.
This Credit Agreement shall be a continuing agreement and shall remain in full force and
effect until all Credit Party Obligations (other than those obligations that expressly survive the
termination of this Credit Agreement) have been paid in full and all Commitments and Letters of
Credit have been terminated. Upon termination, the Credit Parties shall have no further
obligations (other than those obligations that expressly survive the termination of this Credit
Agreement) under the Credit Documents and the Administrative Agent shall, at the request and
expense of the Borrower, deliver all the Collateral in its possession to the Borrower and release
all Liens on the Collateral; provided that should any payment, in whole or in part, of the
Credit Party Obligations be rescinded or otherwise required to be restored or returned by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or
reorganization or otherwise, then the Credit Documents shall automatically be reinstated and all
Liens of the Administrative Agent shall reattach to the Collateral and all amounts required to be
restored or returned and all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender
in connection therewith shall be deemed included as part of the Credit Party Obligations.
Section 9.20 Press Releases and Related Matters.
The Credit Parties agree that they will not in the future issue any press releases or other
public disclosure using the name of Administrative Agent or any Lender or their respective
Affiliates and referring to this Agreement or any of the Credit Documents without the prior written
consent of such Person (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), unless (and only to the
extent that) the Credit Parties are required to do so under law and then, in any event, the Credit
Parties will consult with such Person before issuing such press release or other public disclosure.
The Administrative Agent or any Lender may, with the prior written consent of the Borrower (not to
be unreasonably withheld), publish customary advertising material relating to the Transactions
using the name, product photographs, logo or trademark of the Credit Parties.
Section 9.21 Appointment of Borrower.
Each of the Guarantors hereby appoints the Borrower to act as its agent for all purposes under
this Agreement and agrees that (a) the Borrower may execute such documents on behalf of such
Guarantor as the Borrower deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Guarantor shall
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be obligated by all of the terms of any such document executed on its behalf, (b) any notice
or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent or the Lender to the Borrower shall be
deemed delivered to each Guarantor and (c) the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may accept, and
be permitted to rely on, any document, instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower on behalf
of each Guarantor.
Section 9.22 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
In connection with all aspects of each Transaction, each of the Credit Parties acknowledges
and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates understanding, that: (a) the credit facility provided
for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in
connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document)
are an arms-length commercial transaction between the Credit Parties and their Affiliates, on the
one hand, and the Administrative Agent and WFS, on the other hand, and the Credit Parties are
capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions
of the Transactions and by the other Credit Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other
modification hereof or thereof); (b) in connection with the process leading to such transaction,
the Administrative Agent and WFS each is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the
financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for any Credit Party or any of their Affiliates,
stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (c) neither the Administrative Agent nor
WFS has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any
Credit Party with respect to any of the Transactions or the process leading thereto, including with
respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document
(irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent or WFS has advised or is currently advising any
Credit Party or any of its Affiliates on other matters) and neither the Administrative Agent nor
WFS has any obligation to any Credit Party or any of their Affiliates with respect to the
Transactions except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents;
(d) the Administrative Agent and WFS and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad
range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Credit Parties and their
Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor WFS has any obligation to disclose any of such
interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (e) the Administrative
Agent and WFS have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax
advice with respect to any of the Transactions (including any amendment, waiver or other
modification hereof or of any other Credit Document) and the Credit Parties have consulted their
own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate. Each
of the Credit Parties hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent or WFS with respect to any breach or
alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.
Section 9.23 Responsible Officers.
The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders are authorized to rely upon the continuing
authority of the Responsible Officers with respect to all matters pertaining to the Credit
Documents including, but not limited to, the selection of interest rates, the submission of
requests for Extensions of Credit and certificates with regard thereto. Such authorization may be
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changed only upon written notice to Administrative Agent accompanied by evidence, reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent, of the authority of the Person giving such notice and such
notice shall be effective not sooner than five (5) Business Days following receipt thereof by
Administrative Agent (or such earlier time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent).
ARTICLE X
GUARANTY
Section 10.1 The Guaranty.
In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and any Bank Product Provider to
enter into any Bank Product and to extend credit hereunder and thereunder and in recognition of the
direct benefits to be received by the Guarantors from the Extensions of Credit hereunder and any
Bank Product, each of the Guarantors hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and
the Bank Product Provider as follows: each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
jointly and severally guarantees as primary obligor and not merely as surety the full and prompt
payment when due, whether upon maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of any and all Credit Party
Obligations. If any or all of the Credit Party Obligations becomes due and payable hereunder or
under any Bank Product, each Guarantor unconditionally promises to pay such Credit Party
Obligations to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Bank Product Providers, or their
respective order, on demand, together with any and all reasonable expenses which may be incurred by
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in collecting any of such Credit Party Obligations. The
Guaranty set forth in this Article X is a guaranty of timely payment and not of collection.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Credit
Documents, to the extent the obligations of a Guarantor shall be adjudicated to be invalid or
unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or
federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers) then the obligations of each such
Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount that is permissible under applicable law
(whether federal or state and including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code).
Section 10.2 Bankruptcy.
Additionally, each of the Guarantors unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees jointly and
severally the payment of any and all Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and
any Bank Product Provider whether or not due or payable by the Borrower upon the occurrence of any
Bankruptcy Event and unconditionally promises to pay such Credit Party Obligations to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders and to any such Bank Product Provider, or
order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States. Each of the Guarantors further agrees that
to the extent that the Borrower or a Guarantor shall make a payment or a transfer of an interest in
any property to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Bank Product Provider, which payment or
transfer or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or
preferential, or otherwise is avoided, and/or required to
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be repaid to the Borrower or a Guarantor, the estate of the Borrower or a Guarantor, a
trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or
equitable cause, then to the extent of such avoidance or repayment, the obligation or part thereof
intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if said payment
had not been made.
Section 10.3 Nature of Liability.
The liability of each Guarantor hereunder is exclusive and independent of any security for or
other guaranty of the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower whether executed by any such
Guarantor, any other guarantor or by any other party, and no Guarantors liability hereunder shall
be affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of payment by the Borrower or by any
other party, or (b) any other continuing or other guaranty, undertaking or maximum liability of a
guarantor or of any other party as to the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower, or (c) any
payment on or in reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking, or (d) any dissolution,
termination or increase, decrease or change in personnel by the Borrower, or (e) any payment made
to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Bank Product Provider on the Credit Party
Obligations which the Administrative Agent, such Lenders or such Bank Product Provider repay the
Borrower pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or
other debtor relief proceeding, and each of the Guarantors waives any right to the deferral or
modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding.
Section 10.4 Independent Obligation.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other
Guarantor or the Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against
each Guarantor whether or not action is brought against any other Guarantor or the Borrower and
whether or not any other Guarantor or the Borrower is joined in any such action or actions.
Section 10.5 Authorization.
Each of the Guarantors authorizes the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Bank Product
Provider without notice or demand (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be
waived), and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder, from time to time to (a)
renew, compromise, extend, increase, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment of, or
otherwise change the terms of the Credit Party Obligations or any part thereof in accordance with
this Agreement and any Bank Product, as applicable, including any increase or decrease of the rate
of interest thereon, (b) take and hold Collateral from any Guarantor for the payment of this
Guaranty or the Credit Party Obligations and exchange, enforce or waive rights with respect to and
release any such Collateral, (c) apply such Collateral and direct the order or manner of sale
thereof as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their discretion may determine, (d) release
or substitute any one or more endorsers, Guarantors, the Borrower or other obligors and (e) to the
extent otherwise permitted herein, release or substitute any Collateral.
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Section 10.6 Reliance.
It is not necessary for the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Bank Product Provider to
inquire into the capacity or powers of the Borrower or the officers, directors, members, partners
or agents acting or purporting to act on its behalf, and any Credit Party Obligations made or
created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.
Section 10.7 Waiver.
(a) Each of the Guarantors waives any right (except as shall be required by applicable
statute and cannot be waived) to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Bank
Product Provider to (i) proceed against the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other
party, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Borrower, any other
guarantor or any other party, or (iii) pursue any other remedy of the Administrative Agent,
any Lender or any Bank Product Provider whatsoever. Each of the Guarantors waives any
defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Borrower, any other guarantor or any
other party other than payment in full of the Credit Party Obligations (other than
contingent indemnification obligations), including, without limitation, any defense based on
or arising out of the disability of the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party, or
the unenforceability of the Credit Party Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or
the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrower other than payment in full of
the Credit Party Obligations. The Administrative Agent may, at its election, foreclose on
any security held by the Administrative Agent or a Lender by one or more judicial or
nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable
(to the extent such sale is permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other right or
remedy the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against the Borrower or any other
party, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any
Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Credit Party Obligations have been paid in full
and the Commitments have been terminated. Each of the Guarantors waives any defense arising
out of any such election by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, even though such
election operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other
right or remedy of the Guarantors against the Borrower or any other party or any security.
(b) Each of the Guarantors waives all presentments, demands for performance, protests
and notices, including, without limitation, notices of nonperformance, notice of protest,
notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Guaranty, and notices of the existence,
creation or incurrence of new or additional Credit Party Obligations. Each Guarantor
assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrowers financial
condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of
the Credit Party Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks which such
Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor
any Lender shall have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it regarding
such circumstances or risks.
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(c) Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees it will not exercise any rights of subrogation
which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty (whether contractual,
under Section 509 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise) to the claims of the Lenders or
any Bank Product Provider against the Borrower or any other guarantor of the Credit Party
Obligations of the Borrower owing to the Lenders or such Bank Product Provider
(collectively, the Other Parties) and all contractual, statutory or common law
rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity from any Other Party which it may at any
time otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty until such time as the Credit Party
Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated. Each of
the Guarantors hereby further agrees not to exercise any right to enforce any other remedy
which the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Bank Product Provider now have or may
hereafter have against any Other Party, any endorser or any other guarantor of all or any
part of the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower and any benefit of, and any right to
participate in, any security or collateral given to or for the benefit of the Lenders and/or
the Bank Product Providers to secure payment of the Credit Party Obligations of the Borrower
until such time as the Credit Party Obligations (other than contingent indemnification
obligations) shall have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated.
Section 10.8 Limitation on Enforcement.
The Lenders and the Bank Product Providers agree that this Guaranty may be enforced only by
the action of the Administrative Agent acting upon the instructions of the Required Lenders or such
Bank Product Provider (only with respect to obligations under the applicable Bank Product) and that
no Lender or Bank Product Provider shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to
enforce this Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be
exercised by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders under the terms of this
Agreement and for the benefit of any Bank Product Provider under any Bank Product.
Section 10.9 Confirmation of Payment.
The Administrative Agent and the Lenders will, upon request after payment of the Credit Party
Obligations which are the subject of this Guaranty and termination of the Commitments relating
thereto, confirm to the Borrower, the Guarantors or any other Person that such indebtedness and
obligations have been paid and the Commitments relating thereto terminated, subject to the
provisions of Section 10.2.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered by its proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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GUARANTORS: |
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EZPAWN HOLDINGS, INC., |
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a Delaware corporation |
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TEXAS EZPAWN MANAGEMENT, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Daniel M. Chism
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Vice President and
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TEXAS EZPAWN, L.P.,
a Texas limited partnership By: TEXAS EZPAWN MANAGEMENT, INC.,
its general partner |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Daniel M. Chism
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EZCORP ONLINE, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Daniel M. Chism
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EZPAWN MEXICO HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Vice President and
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EZPAWN MEXICO LTD., INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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VALUE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.,
a Florida corporation |
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VFS MEXICO OPERATIONS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company |
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VFS MEXICO SERVICES, LLC, a Florida limited liability company |
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EZPAWN ALABAMA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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EZPAWN LOUISIANA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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Vice President and
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EZPAWN COLORADO, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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EZPAWN NEVADA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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Vice President and
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EZPAWN OKLAHOMA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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Vice President and
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EZPAWN ARKANSAS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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Vice President and
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EZPAWN FLORIDA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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Vice President and
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EZPAWN INDIANA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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Vice President and
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EZPAWN TENNESSEE, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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Vice President and
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EZPAWN GEORGIA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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Vice President and
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EZPAWN ILLINOIS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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Vice President and
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EZMONEY MANAGEMENT, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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Vice President and
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TEXAS PRA MANAGEMENT, L.P.,
a Texas limited partnership
By: EZMONEY MANAGEMENT, INC.,
its general partner |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Daniel M. Chism
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Vice President and
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EZMONEY HOLDINGS, INC.,
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PAYDAY LOAN MANAGEMENT, INC.,
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TEXAS EZMONEY, L.P.,
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LOAN MANAGEMENT, INC., its general partner |
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EZMONEY COLORADO, INC.,
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EZMONEY UTAH, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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EZMONEY NEBRASKA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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EZMONEY KANSAS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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EZMONEY WISCONSIN INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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EZMONEY ALABAMA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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EZMONEY MISSOURI, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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EZMONEY SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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EZMONEY IDAHO, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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EZMONEY CANADA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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EZCORP INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Controller |
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EZCORP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, L.L.C.,
a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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EZPAWN UTAH, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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EZPAWN WISCONSIN, INC.,
a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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MM MERGER SUB, INC.,
a Colorado corporation |
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By: |
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/s/ Daniel M. Chism |
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Name:
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Daniel M. Chism |
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and as
Administrative Agent
on behalf of the Lenders |
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By: |
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/s/
Michael Brewer |
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Name: |
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Michael Brewer |
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Title: |
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Vice President |
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LENDER: |
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COMPASS BANK, as a Lender |
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By: |
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/s/ D. Sowards |
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Name:
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Debbie Sowards
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Title: |
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Sr. Vice President |
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LENDER: |
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AMEGY BANK, N.A., as a Lender |
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By: |
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/s/ Monica Libbey |
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Name:
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Monica Libbey |
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Title: |
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Vice President |
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LENDER: |
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BOKF, N.A. doing business as Bank of Texas,
as a Lender |
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By: |
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/s/
Alan
Morris |
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Name:
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Alan
Morris |
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Title: |
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Vice President |
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LENDER: |
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender |
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By: |
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/s/
Kenneth R. Fieler |
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Name:
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Kenneth R. Fieler |
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Title: |
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Assistant Vice President
U.S. Bank, N.A. |
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