Exhibit 4.c(2)
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 2, dated as of June 20, 2023 (this “Agreement”), among AMDOCS LIMITED, an Island of Guernsey corporation (the “Company”), the LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
RECITALS
Reference is made to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2021 (as heretofore amended, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
The Company, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders desire to amend the Credit Agreement to replace the LIBO Rate with the Adjusted Term SOFR and to adopt certain changes relating thereto, all as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and in the Credit Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided to such terms in the Credit Agreement (where applicable, as amended by this Agreement).
SECTION 2. Amendments. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below):
(a) The Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the single or double underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: single-underlined text or double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages attached as Exhibit A hereto; and
(b) Exhibit C (Form of Borrowing Request) to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in the pages attached as Exhibit C hereto.
(c) Exhibit D (Form of Interest Election Request) to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in the pages attached as Exhibit D hereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) each LIBOR Loan outstanding on the Amendment Effective Date (each, an “Existing LIBOR Loan”) shall remain outstanding as such until the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to such Existing LIBOR Loan, in accordance with, and subject to all of the terms and conditions of, the Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of
this Agreement, and (ii) interest on each such Existing LIBOR Loan shall continue to accrue to, and shall be payable on, each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto until the Interest Period for such Existing LIBOR Loan ends, in each case in accordance with Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, (x) the Borrowers (or the Company on their behalf) shall not be permitted to request that any Lender fund, and no Lender shall fund, any LIBOR Loan, (y) no Existing LIBOR Loan may be continued as a LIBOR Loan and (z) each Existing LIBOR Loan may be converted to a Term SOFR Loan or an ABR Loan in accordance with the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to the Lenders that the execution and delivery of this Agreement are within the Company’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on behalf of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 4. Effectiveness of the Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as of the first date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) on which the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of Company, the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Amendment Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 5. Effect of this Agreement.
(a) From and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “hereunder”, “hereof”, “this Agreement” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Credit Documents to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute a Credit Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
(b) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender, any Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent under any of the Credit Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Credit Documents.
(c) In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents, the terms hereof shall control.
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SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
SECTION 7. Amendments; Headings; Severability. This Agreement may not be amended nor may any provision hereof be waived except pursuant to a writing signed by the Administrative Agent. The Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof, and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 8. Execution. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by fax, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, 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.
SECTION 9. Incorporation by Reference. The provisions of Sections 11.09(b), 11.09(c), 11.09(d), 11.09(e), 11.09(f) and 11.10 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth in full herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.
AMDOCS LIMITED
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/s/ Matthew E. Smith |
| Name: Matthew E. Smith |
| Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page to Amdocs Limited Amendment No. 2]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, a Lender and an Issuing Bank
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/s/ Ryan Zimmerman |
| Name: Ryan Zimmerman |
| Title: Executive Director |
[Signature Page to Amdocs Limited Amendment No. 2]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 19, 2021
OF AMDOCS LIMITED
HSBC UK BANK PLC, as Lender (with any Lender that is also an Issuing Bank also executing in its capacity as such):
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| /s/ Gareth Thompson |
Name: Gareth Thompson Title: Relationship Director |
For any Lender requiring a second signature line:
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Name: Title: |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 19, 2021
OF AMDOCS LIMITED
Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M, as Lender (with any Lender that is also an Issuing Bank also executing in its capacity as such):
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| /s/ Noa Doani Joseph |
Name: Noa Doani Joseph Title: Head of technology and industry branch |
For any Lender requiring a second signature line:
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| /s/ Moran Kaplan |
Name: Moran Kaplan Title: Relationship Manager |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 19, 2021
OF AMDOCS LIMITED
MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Lender (with any Lender that is also an Issuing Bank also executing in its capacity as such):
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| /s/ Lillian Kim |
Name: Lillian Kim Title: Director |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 19, 2021
OF AMDOCS LIMITED
Royal Bank of Canada, as Lender (with any Lender that is also an Issuing Bank also executing in its capacity as such):
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| /s/ Andra Bosneaga |
Name: Andra Bosneaga Title: Director |
For any Lender requiring a second signature line:
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Name: Title: |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 19, 2021
OF AMDOCS LIMITED
CITIBANK, N.A., as Lender (with any Lender that is also an Issuing Bank also executing in its capacity as such):
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| /s/ Nurit Leiderman |
Name: Nurit Leiderman Title: Managing Director |
For any Lender requiring a second signature line:
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Name: Title: |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 19, 2021
OF AMDOCS LIMITED
MORGAN STANLEY BANK N.A., as Lender (with any Lender that is also an Issuing Bank also executing in its capacity as such):
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| /s/ Atu Koffie-Lart |
Name: Atu Koffie-Lart Title: Authorized Signatory |
Exhibit A
(Attached hereto)
EXHIBIT A
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of March 19, 2021,
among
AMDOCS LIMITED,
the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES party hereto,
the LENDERS party hereto
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and
HSBC UK BANK PLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
HSBC UK BANK PLC,
as Syndication Agent
and
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
BANK LEUMI LE-ISRAEL B.M. and
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Documentation Agents
[CS&M Ref. No. 6701-752]
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SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms | 1 |
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings | 4349 |
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally | 4349 |
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP | 4349 |
SECTION 1.05. Currency Translation | 4450 |
SECTION 1.06. Interest Rates; LIBORBenchmark Notification | 4550 |
SECTION 1.07. Blocking Regulation | 4652 |
SECTION 1.08. Divisions | 4652 |
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SECTION 2.01. Commitments | 4652 |
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings | 4753 |
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings | 4854 |
SECTION 2.04. Letters of Credit | 4955 |
SECTION 2.05. [Reserved] | 5562 |
SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings | 5562 |
SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections | 5663 |
SECTION 2.08. Termination, Reduction, Extension and Increase of Commitments | 5865 |
SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 6167 |
SECTION 2.10. Prepayment of Loans | 6168 |
SECTION 2.11. Fees | 6269 |
SECTION 2.12. Interest | 6470 |
SECTION 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest; Illegality | 6673 |
SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs | 6978 |
SECTION 2.15. Break Funding Payments | 80 |
SECTION 2.16. Taxes | 81 |
SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set‑offs | 86 |
SECTION 2.18. Mitigation by Lenders; Replacement of Lenders; Mitigation by Borrowers | 88 |
SECTION 2.19. Defaulting Lenders | 8090 |
SECTION 2.20. Foreign Subsidiary Costs | 8291 |
SECTION 2.21. Borrowing Subsidiaries | 8392 |
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ARTICLE Representations and Warranties | |
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SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers | 8494 |
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability | 94 |
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts | 94 |
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change | 8594 |
SECTION 3.05. Properties | 8595 |
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters | 95 |
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements | 8695 |
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status | 8696 |
SECTION 3.09. Taxes | 8696 |
SECTION 3.10. Employee Benefit Plans | 96 |
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure | 96 |
SECTION 3.12. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions | 8796 |
SECTION 3.13. Affected Financial Institutions | 8797 |
SECTION 3.14. Federal Reserve Regulations | 8797 |
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SECTION 4.01. Effective Date | 97 |
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event | 8999 |
SECTION 4.03. Initial Credit Event for each Additional Borrowing Subsidiary | 99 |
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SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information | 90100 |
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events | 101 |
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business | 92102 |
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations | 92102 |
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance | 102 |
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights | 102 |
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws | 93102 |
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds | 93103 |
SECTION 5.09. Compliance with Swiss Withholding Tax Rules | 103 |
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SECTION 6.01. Subsidiary Indebtedness | 94104 |
SECTION 6.02. Liens | 95105 |
SECTION 6.03. Sale and Lease Back Transactions | 96106 |
SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes | 106 |
SECTION 6.05. Restrictive Agreements | 107 |
SECTION 6.06. Interest Coverage Ratio | 98108 |
SECTION 6.07. Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio | 98108 |
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SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action; Reliance; Limitation of Liability | 101111 |
SECTION 8.02. Posting of Communications | 105115 |
SECTION 8.03. The Administrative Agent Individually | 106116 |
SECTION 8.04. Successor Administrative Agent | 106116 |
SECTION 8.05. Acknowledgment of Lenders and Issuing Banks | 107117 |
SECTION 8.06. Certain ERISA Matters | 109120 |
SECTION 8.07. Miscellaneous | 110121 |
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SECTION 11.01. Notices | 113124 |
SECTION 11.02. Waivers; Amendments | 125 |
SECTION 11.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Limitation of Liability | 127 |
SECTION 11.04. Successors and Assigns | 119129 |
SECTION 11.05. Survival | 124135 |
SECTION 11.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution | 125136 |
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SECTION 11.07. Severability | 126137 |
SECTION 11.08. Right of Setoff | 137 |
SECTION 11.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | 127137 |
SECTION 11.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 128138 |
SECTION 11.11. Headings | 128139 |
SECTION 11.12. Confidentiality | 128139 |
SECTION 11.13. Interest Rate Limitation | 129140 |
SECTION 11.14. Certain Notice | 140 |
SECTION 11.15. Non-Public Information | 140 |
SECTION 11.16. No Fiduciary Duty | 130141 |
SECTION 11.17. Senior Indebtedness | 130141 |
SECTION 11.18. Conversion of Currencies | 131141 |
SECTION 11.19. Waiver | 131142 |
SECTION 11.20. Amendment and Restatement | 131142 |
SECTION 11.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 132143 |
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Schedules |
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Schedule 1.01 | Existing Letters of Credit |
Schedule 2.01 | Commitments |
Schedule 2.04 | LC Commitments |
Schedule 6.01 | Indebtedness |
Schedule 6.02 | Certain Liens |
Schedule 6.05 | Restrictive Agreements |
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit A | Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit B-1 | Form of Borrower Joinder Agreement |
Exhibit B‑2 | Form of Borrower Termination Agreement |
Exhibit C | Form of Borrowing Request |
Exhibit D | Form of Interest Election Request |
Exhibit E | Form of Maturity Date Extension Request |
Exhibit F-1 | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
Exhibit F-2 | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
Exhibit F-3 | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
Exhibit F-4 | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of March 19, 2021 (this “Agreement”), among AMDOCS LIMITED, an Island of Guernsey corporation (the “Company”); the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES from time to time party hereto; the LENDERS from time to time party hereto; and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
WHEREAS, the Company, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London Agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as Canadian Agent, are parties to a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 11, 2017 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”).
WHEREAS, on the Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is being amended and restated to be in the form of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend and the Issuing Banks have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration for the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Accession Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(d).
“Adjusted Daily Simple SONIASOFR” means, with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Sterling, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple SONIASOFR plus (b) 0.03260.10%; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple SONIASOFR as so determined would be less than zero, such ratethen the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR shall be deemed to be equal to zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR” means, with respect to any LIBORTerm SOFR Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1% (with 0.005% being rounded up)) equal to the product of (a) the LIBO Rate for US DollarsTerm SOFR for such Interest Period multiplied byplus (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate0.10% per annum; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined would be less than zero, then the Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be equal to zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
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“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, or any successor appointed in accordance with Article VIII. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Administrative Agent” shall include any Affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including J.P. Morgan AG, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch) that it shall have designated for the purpose of performing any of its obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents in such capacity.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agreed Currencies” means US Dollars and each Foreign Currency.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% per annum and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate onTerm SOFR for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) for a deposit in US Dollars with a maturity of one month plus 1% per annum. For purposes of clause (c) above, the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR on any day shall be based on the rate set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Screen Rate” (or, if such rate is not available for such one-month maturity but is available for periods both longer and shorter than such period, the Interpolated Screen Rate)Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 11:005:00 a.m., LondonChicago time, on such day for deposits in US Dollars with a maturity of one month; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero(or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the CME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as the case may beTerm SOFR, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.13 hereof (for the avoidance of doubt, only until anythe Benchmark Replacement with respect to Term SOFR has been determined pursuant to Section 2.13(b)), then for purposes ofthe Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. Notwithstanding the Adjusted LIBO Rateforegoing, if the Alternate Base Rate determined as set forth above would be less than 1% per annum, such rate shall be deemed to be zero1% per annum for purposes of this Agreement.
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“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, corruption or money laundering.
“Applicable Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(c).
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan, LIBORTerm Benchmark Loan, SONIARFR Loan, EURIBOR Loan, CDOR Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan or the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth under the appropriate caption in the table below based upon the Ratings by S&P and Moody’s applicable on such date:
Category | Ratings (S&P/Moody’s) | Facility Fee Rate | LIBOR/SONIA/ EURIBOR/ Term Benchmark/RFR Spread | ABR/Canadian Prime Rate Spread |
Category 1 | A-/A3 or higher | 0.100% | 0.900% | 0.000% |
Category 2 | BBB+/Baa1 | 0.125% | 1.000% | 0.000% |
Category 3 | BBB/Baa2 | 0.150% | 1.100% | 0.100% |
Category 4 | BBB-/Baa3 | 0.200% | 1.175% | 0.175% |
Category 5 | BB+/Ba1 or lower | 0.250% | 1.375% | 0.375% |
For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if the Ratings established by Moody’s and S&P shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two Ratings unless one of the two Ratings is two or more Categories lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category next below that in which the higher of the two Ratings falls; (ii) if only one of Moody’s and S&P shall have in effect a Rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then the Applicable Rate shall be based on the single available Rating; (iii) if neither Moody’s nor S&P shall have in effect a Rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to Category 5; and (iv) if the Rating established by Moody’s or S&P shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Company and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of Ratings from
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such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Rating of the other rating agency (or, if the circumstances referred to in this sentence shall affect both rating agencies, the Rating or Ratings most recently in effect prior to such changes or cessations).
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the benefit of, a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and HSBC UK Bank plc, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the credit facilities established hereunder.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 11.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any Sale-Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted at the rate set forth or implicit in the terms of the lease included in such Sale-Leaseback Transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, assessments, utilities, operating and labor costs and other items that do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale-Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended). In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon payment of a penalty, the Attributable Debt shall be the lesser of (a) the Attributable Debt determined assuming termination on the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the Attributable Debt shall also include the amount of the penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) and (b) the Attributable Debt determined assuming no such termination.
“Authorized Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.09(d).
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable for any Agreed Currency, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not
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including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of the term “Interest Period” pursuant Section 2.13(b)(viv).
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, that such Person has become the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has consented to, approved or acquiesced in, any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority; provided, however, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any obligations of such Person under this Agreement.
“Basket Amount” means, at any time, the greater of (a) US$500,000,000 and (b) 15% of Consolidated Tangible Assets at the end of the most recent Test Period.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any Loan denominated in any Agreed Currency, the Relevant Rate for Loans denominated in such Agreed Currency; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, a Term ESTR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and itsthe related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the applicable Relevant Rate or the then-current Benchmark for such Agreed Currency, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.13(b)(i) or 2.13(b)(ii).
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“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date; provided that, in the case of any Loan denominated in Canadian Dollarsa Foreign Currency, “Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the alternative set forth in clause (32) below:
(1)
(A) in the case of any Loan denominated in US Dollars, the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,
(B) in the case of any Loan denominated in Sterling, the sum of (a) Daily Simple SONIA and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment or
(C) in the case of any Loan denominated in Euros, the sum of (a) Term ESTR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(2)
(A) in the case of any Loan denominated in US Dollars, the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,
(B) [reserved],
(C) in the case of any Loan denominated in Euros, the sum of (a) Daily Simple ESTR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR; and
(D) [reserved];
(32) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, in the case of clause (1)(A) or (1)(C), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided further that, (x) with respect to a Loan denominated in US Dollars, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark
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Replacement Date the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1)(A) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above) and (y) with respect to a Loan denominated in Euro, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Term ESTR Transition Event and the delivery of a Term ESTR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term ESTR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1)(C) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above).
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (32) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1) for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;
(b) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
(2) for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement”, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (ia) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (iib) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time;
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provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretionUnited States.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term SOFR Loan, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”, the definition of “Business Day”, the definition of “Foreign Currency Overnight Rate”, the definition of “Interest Period”, the definition of “RFR Business Day”, the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Company) may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent reasonably decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliestearlier to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the first date of the publicon which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or component thereof) have been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication of information referenced therein; in such clause (3) and even if such Benchmark (or component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
(3) in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event or a Term ESTR Transition Event, as applicable, the date that is 30 days after the date a Term SOFR Notice or a Term ESTR Notice, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders and the Company pursuant to Section 2.13(b)(ii); or
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(4) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, the central bank for the Agreed Currency applicable to such Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.
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For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (xa) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 2.13(b) and (yb) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 2.13(b).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Borrower” means the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary.
“Borrower Joinder Agreement” means a Borrower Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1.
“Borrower Termination Agreement” means a Borrower Termination Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2.
“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and to the same Borrower and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, EURIBOR Loans or CDORTerm Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Minimum” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, US$3,000,000, (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Sterling, £2,000,000, (c) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euros, €3,000,000 and (d) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, Cdn.$3,000,000.
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“Borrowing Multiple” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, US$1,000,000, (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Sterling, £1,000,000, (c) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euros, €1,000,000 and (d) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, Cdn.$1,000,000.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the applicable Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03, which shall be in the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Borrowing Subsidiary” means (a) European Software Marketing Limited, a Guernsey limited company, and (b) any other Subsidiary that has become a Borrowing Subsidiary after the date hereof as provided in Section 2.21; provided that any Subsidiary referred to in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) may cease to be a Borrowing Subsidiary as provided in Section 2.21.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are not open for business in New York City or London are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that (a) when used in connection with a LIBORTerm SOFR Loan or any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any Term SOFR Loans, or any other dealings in respect of any Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in US Dollar deposits in the London interbank marketthat is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, (b) when used in connection with a SONIAan RFR Loan and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any RFR Loans, or any other dealings in the applicable Agreed Currency of such RFR Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for business in Londonthat is not an RFR Business Day, (c) when used in connection with a EURIBOR LoanLoans denominated in Euros or in connection with the calculation or computation of EURIBO Rate, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day that is not a TARGET Operating Day, and (d) when used in connection with a Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars or in connection with the calculation or computation of CDO Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate Loan or a CDOR Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for business in Toronto and (e) when used in connection with a Loan to any Borrower organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, the United Kingdom or Canada, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which commercial banks in the jurisdiction of organization of such Borrower are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
“CAM” means the mechanism for the allocation and exchange of interests in the Tranches and the collections thereunder established under Article IX.
“CAM Exchange” means the exchange of the Lenders’ interests provided for in Article IX.
“CAM Exchange Date” means the date on which any event referred to in clause (h) or (i) of Article VII shall occur with respect to the Company.
“CAM Percentage” means, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents (determined on the basis
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of Exchange Rates prevailing on the CAM Exchange Date) of the Designated Obligations owed to such Lender (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange and (b) the denominator shall be the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents (as so determined) of the Designated Obligations owed to all the Lenders (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange.
“Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Canadian Subsidiary.
“Canadian Dollars” or “Cdn.$” means the lawful money of Canada.
“Canadian Prime Rate” means, for any day, the rate of interest per annum equal to the greater of (a) the PRIMCAN Index rate that appears on the Bloomberg screen (or, in the event that the PRIMCAN Index is not published by Bloomberg, any other information service that publishes such index from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) at 10:15 a.m., Toronto time, on such day and (b) the interest rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the CDO Rateaverage rate for 30 day Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances that appears on the “Reuters Screen CDOR Page” as defined in the International Swap Dealer Association, Inc. definitions, as modified or amended from time to time (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such page or screen, on any successor or substitute page or screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) at 10:15 a.m., Toronto time, on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for a deposit in Canadian Dollars with a maturity of 30 days and (ii) 1.00% per annum. For purposes of clause (b) above, the CDO Rate on any day shall be based on the Screen Rate at approximately 10:15 a.m., Toronto time, on such day for deposits in Canadian Dollars with a maturity of 30 days (or, in the event the Screen Rate for deposits in Canadian Dollars is not available for such maturity of 30 days, shall be based on the Interpolated Screen Rate as of such time); provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero. Any change in the Canadian Prime Rate due to a change in the PRIMCAN Index or the CDO Ratesuch average rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the PRIMCAN Index or the CDO Rate, as the case may be. If, after giving effect to the immediately preceding sentence, the rate referred to insuch average rate, respectively. If the Canadian Prime Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.13 hereof (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement with respect to CDO Rate has been determined pursuant to Section 2.13(b)), then the Canadian Prime Rate shall be clause (b)(ia) above may not be determined, then for purposes of clause (b)(i) aboveand shall be determined without reference to clause (b) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Canadian Prime Rate determined as set forth above would be less than 1% per annum, such rate shall be deemed to be zero1% per annum for purposes of this Agreement.
“Canadian Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Canada or any political subdivision thereof.
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“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP, subject to Section 1.04.
“CDO RateCBR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Central Bank Rate.
“CBR Spread” means, with respect to any CDORCBR Loan forat any Interest Periodtime, the Applicable Rate that would be applicable Screen Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Dayat such time to the Loan that was converted into such CBR Loan in accordance herewith.
“CDO Rate” means, with respect to any CDOR Borrowing for any Interest Period, the CDO Screen Rate as of 10:15 a.m., Toronto time, on the first day of such Interest Period.
“CDO Screen Rate” means, for any Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to the average rate for Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances with a term equal to such Interest Period that appears on the “Reuters Screen CDOR Page” as defined in the International Swap Dealer Association, Inc. definitions, as modified or amended from time to time (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such page or screen, on any successor or substitute page or screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the CDO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, then the CDO Screen Rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement; provided further that if the CDO Screen Rate shall not be available for a particular Interest Period but shall be available for maturities both longer and shorter than such Interest Period, then the CDO Screen Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate.
“CDOR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the CDO Rate.
“Central Bank Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) (i) for any Loan denominated in (A) Sterling, the Bank of England’s (or any successor’s thereto) “Bank Rate” as published by the Bank of England (or any successor thereto) from time to time and (B) Euro, one of the following three rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion: (1) the fixed rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) or, if that rate is not published, the minimum bid rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), each as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (2) the rate for the marginal lending facility of the European Central Bank (or
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any successor thereto), as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time or (3) the rate for the deposit facility of the central banking system of the Participating Member States, as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time plus (ii) the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment and (b) zero.
“Central Bank Rate Adjustment” means, for any day, (a) for any Loan denominated in Sterling, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of Daily Simple SONIA for the five most recent RFR Business Days preceding such day for which Daily Simple SONIA was available (excluding, from such average, the highest and the lowest such Daily Simple SONIA applicable during such period of five RFR Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Sterling in effect on the last RFR Business Day in such period and (b) for any Loan denominated in Euro, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the EURIBO Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the EURIBO Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such average, the highest and the lowest EURIBO Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Euro in effect on the last Business Day in such period. For purposes of this definition, (x) the term Central Bank Rate shall be determined disregarding clause (a)(ii) of the definition of such term and (y) the EURIBO Rate on any day shall be based on the Relevant Screen Rate on such day at approximately the time referred to in the definition of such term for deposits in Euro for a maturity of one month.
“Change in Control” means:
(a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of shares representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company;
(b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Company nor (ii) appointed or approved for consideration by shareholders for election by directors so nominated;
(c) the acquisition of direct or indirect Control of the Company by any Person or group; or
(d) the acquisition of any Equity Interests (other than directors’ or other qualifying shares) of any Borrowing Subsidiary by any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary.
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Effective Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the administration, interpretation implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Effective Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or Issuing Bank (or by any lending office of such Lender or Issuing
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Bank or by such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Effective Date; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices (or any successor or similar authority) or other financial regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, CRD IV or CRD V, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, whether enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued before or after the date of this Agreement.
“Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(c).
“Class”, when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche A Loans, Tranche B Loans or Tranche C Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Tranche A Commitment, a Tranche B Commitment or a Tranche C Commitment or (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender is a Tranche A Lender, Tranche B Lender or Tranche C Lender.
“CME Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Commitments” means the Tranche A Commitments, the Tranche B Commitments and the Tranche C Commitments. The aggregate amount of the Commitments as of the Effective Date is US$500,000,000.
“Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Borrower pursuant to any Credit Document or the transactions contemplated therein that is distributed by or to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 8.02 or Section 11.01, including through the Platform.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).
“Consolidated Assets” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable accumulated depreciation and amortization and other reserves and other properly deductible items) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i) consolidated interest expense for such period, (ii) consolidated income tax (including, without duplication, any withholding or
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similar tax) expense for such period, (iii) any foreign exchange losses and short-term investment losses for such period, (iv) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period, (v) noncash equity-based compensation expense for such period, (vi) fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, (vii) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of any Indebtedness or equity or in connection with any acquisition, disposition or investment permitted under this Agreement, (viii) any extraordinary charges for such period, (ix) any unusual or nonrecurring noncash charges for such period (including, without limitation, any such charges resulting from fair value adjustments of contingent consideration or from discontinued operations) and (x) other unusual or nonrecurring cash charges (including, without limitation, any such charges resulting from discontinued operations), provided that the aggregate amount added back pursuant to clauses (vii) and (x) above for any period may not exceed 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated before giving effect to any addbacks under such clauses); and minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i) any foreign exchange gains and short-term investment gains for such period, (ii) any extraordinary gains or items of income, (iii) any unusual or nonrecurring gains for such period (including, without limitation, any such gains resulting from fair value adjustments of contingent consideration or from discontinued operations) and (iv) any cash payments made during such period in respect of items added back pursuant to clause (v) or (ix) in any earlier period, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition or a Material Disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for the quarter in which such event occurs and the three preceding quarters shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto, to any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness and to such other pro forma adjustments as are permitted under Regulation S-X of the SEC with respect to such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition as if they had occurred on the first day of the earliest of such quarters, provided that, solely for purposes of any such pro forma calculation in respect of a Material Acquisition, nonrecurring cash charges related to the acquired Equity Interests, assets, division, or operating unit in any of such four preceding quarters shall be added, without duplication, to Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable quarters, provided that the aggregate amount of any such additions in respect of any Material Acquisition shall not exceed 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for such four preceding quarters (before giving effect to such pro forma calculation).
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any fiscal period, the aggregate of all interest expense of the Company and the Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus the aggregate yield (expressed as a dollar amount) obtained by the purchasers under any Securitization Transactions on their investments in accounts receivable of the Company and the Subsidiaries during such period, determined in accordance with generally accepted financial practice and the terms of such Securitization Transactions. If the Company or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition or a Material Disposition, Consolidated Interest Expense for the quarter in which such event occurs and the three preceding quarters shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto, to any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness and to such other pro forma adjustments as are permitted under Regulation S-X of the SEC with respect to such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition as if they had occurred on the first day of the earliest of such quarters.
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“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any fiscal period, the net income of the Company and the Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that should be consolidated with the Company for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Tangible Assets” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable accumulated depreciation and amortization and other reserves and other properly deductible items) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, minus all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other intangible assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, at any date, all Indebtedness of the Company and the Consolidated Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of letters of credit backing trade payables and other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness).
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Company, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“CRD IV” means Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms; and Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms.
“CRD V” means Regulation (EU) No 876/2019 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 as regards the leverage ratio, the net stable funding ratio, requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities, counterparty credit risk, market risk, exposures to central counterparties, exposures to collective investment undertakings, large exposures, reporting and disclosure requirements and Regulation (EU) No 648/2012; and Directive 2019/878/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 as regards exempted entities, financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies, remuneration, supervisory measures and powers and capital conservation measures.
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“Credit Documents” means this Agreement, each Borrower Joinder Agreement, each Borrower Termination Agreement, any written notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.08(d) and any promissory note issued hereunder.
“Daily Simple ESTR” means, for any day, ESTR, with the conventions for this rate (which may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple ESTR” for business loans or conventions that are otherwise used in the United States syndicated lending market for syndicated loans denominated in Euros; provided that, if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided that, if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretionRFR” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in Sterling, the Daily Simple SONIA for such day and (b) with respect to any Loan denominated in US Dollars, the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR for such day.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day, the “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five RFR Business Days prior to (a) if such SOFR Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (b) if such SOFR Rate Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to any Borrower. If by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second RFR Business Day immediately following any SOFR Determination Date, SOFR in respect of such SOFR Determination Date has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.
“Daily Simple SONIA” means, for any day (a “SONIA Interest Day”) with respect to any Loan denominated in Sterling, an interest, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) SONIA for the day that is five SONIARFR Business Days prior to (ai) if such SONIA Interest Day is a SONIAan RFR Business Day, such SONIA Interest Day or (bii) if such SONIA Interest Day is not a SONIAan RFR Business Day, the SONIARFR Business Day immediately preceding such SONIA Interest Day and (b) zero. Any change in Daily Simple SONIA due to a change in SONIA shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SONIA without notice to any Borrower.
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“Declining Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, (i) to fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) to fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) to pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Company or the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good-faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) to funding a Loan cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank made in good faith to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations as of the date of certification) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon the Administrative Agent’s or such Issuing Bank’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or Bail-In Action.
“Designated Obligations” means all obligations of the Borrowers with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Loans, (b) unreimbursed LC Disbursements and interest thereon and (c) all facility fees and Letter of Credit participation fees.
“Documentation Agent” means Royal Bank of Canada, Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. and MUFG Bank, Ltd..
“Early Opt-in Election” means, with respect to any Agreed Currency, the occurrence of:
(1) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Company to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.13 are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Relevant Rate, and
(2) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Company to declare that an Early Opt-in Election for such Agreed Currency has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Company and the Lenders.
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“Ecuador Litigation” means the litigation pending on the date hereof against Amdocs Development Limited and Amdocs Ecuador S.A. seeking damages for alleged breaches of contracts as outlined in the letter of Coronel and Perez, Ecuadorian counsel for such Subsidiaries, heretofore made available to the Lenders.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country that is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) above or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country that is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) above and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any member state of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.02), which date is acknowledged to be March 19, 2021.
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) any Lender, (b) any Affiliate of any Lender, (c) any Approved Fund and (d) any other Person, other than, in each case, (i) the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates), (ii) a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person) or (iii) a Defaulting Lender, an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender or a Person that would be a Defaulting Lender upon effectiveness of the applicable assignment.
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any hazardous or toxic material or to health and safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement
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or other consensual arrangement with any Governmental Authority pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest (other than, prior to the date of such conversion, Indebtedness that is convertible into any such Equity Interests).
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30‑day notice period is waived); (b) a failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, in each instance whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a determination that any Plan is or is expected to be, in “at risk” status (as defined in Section 430(i)(4) of the Code or Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA); (e) the incurrence by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (g) the incurrence by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (h) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or in “endangered” or “critical” status within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA; (i) the occurrence of a material, non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) or a “party of interest” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA) or could otherwise be liable; or (j) any Foreign Benefit Event.
“ESTR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Euro Short Term Rate for such Business Day published by the ESTR Administrator on the ESTR Administrator’s Website.
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“ESTR Administrator” means the European Central Bank (or any successor administrator of the Euro Short Term Rate).
“ESTR Administrator’s Website” means the European Central Bank’s website, currently at http://www.ecb.europa.eu, or any successor source for the Euro Short Term Rate identified as such by the ESTR Administrator from time to time.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“EURIBO Rate” means, with respect to any EURIBOR Borrowing for any Interest Period, the applicable Screen Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation DayEURIBO Screen Rate as of 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
“EURIBO Screen Rate” means, for any Interest Period, the euro interbank offered rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such Interest Period, as set forth (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (currently EURIBOR01) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the EURIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, then the EURIBO Screen Rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement; provided further that if the EURIBO Screen Rate shall not be available for a particular Interest Period but shall be available for maturities both longer and shorter than such Interest Period, then the EURIBO Screen Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate.
“EURIBOR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the EURIBO Rate.
“Euro” means the single currency adopted by participating member states of the European Communities in accordance with legislation of the European Community relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Article VII.
“Exchange Rate” means, on any day, for purposes of determining the US Dollar Equivalent of any other currency, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into US Dollars on such day as last provided (either by publication or as may otherwise be provided to the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable) by the applicable Reuters source on the Business Day (determined based on New York City time) immediately preceding such day of determination (or, if a Reuters source ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, as last provided by such other publicly available information service that provides such rate of exchange at such times as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable).
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“Exchange Rate Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in any currency other than US Dollars, other thanForeign Currency, (i) in the case of any SONIATerm Benchmark Loan, the date of the borrowing of, or conversion to, such Loan and the date of each continuation of such Loan and (ii) in the case of any RFR Loan or any Canadian Prime Rate Loan, each of (i) the date of the commencement of the initial Interest Period thereforborrowing of, or conversion to, such Loan and (ii) theeach date of the commencement of each subsequent Interest Period therefor, (b) with respect to any SONIA Loan or any Canadian Prime Rate Loan, each of (i) the date on which such Loan is made and (ii)that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the borrowing of, or conversion to, such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last Business Dayday of each subsequent calendar quartersuch month), (cb) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in any currency other than US DollarsForeign Currency, each of (i) the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, (ii) the first Business Day of each calendar month commencing after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and (iii) the date of any amendment of such Letter of Credit that has the effect of increasing the amount thereof and (dc) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Business Day designated as an Exchange Rate Date by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
“Excluded Taxes” means (a) with respect to any Lender, (i) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender is organized or resident for tax purposes, in which its principal office is located or in which its applicable lending office is located, (ii) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a)(i) above and (iii) any withholding tax that is attributable to the failure of such Lender to comply with Section 2.16(e); (b) with respect to any Tranche A Lender (other than a Lender that becomes or acquires any interests of a Tranche A Lender through an assignment under Section 2.18(b) or by operation of the CAM or through a purchase of participations under Section 2.17(c)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable by a Tranche A Borrower organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in Guernsey, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark or Cyprus or any political subdivision of any thereof by any taxation authority of such jurisdiction on amounts payable from locations within such jurisdiction to such Lender’s Tranche A Lending Office designated for Tranche A Borrowers organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in such jurisdiction, to the extent such tax is in effect and applicable (assuming the taking by such Borrower of all actions required in order for available exemptions from such tax to be effective) at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Tranche A Lending Office for Tranche A Borrowers organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in such jurisdiction), except to the extent that (i) such Lender was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16 or (ii) such Lender became a party to this Agreement pursuant to an assignment by a Lender that was entitled, at the time of the assignment, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16; (c) with respect to any Tranche B Lender (other than a Lender that becomes or acquires any interests of a Tranche B Lender through an assignment under Section 2.18(b) or by operation of the CAM or through a purchase of participations under Section 2.17(c)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts
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payable by a Tranche B Borrower organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in Guernsey, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark or Cyprus or any political subdivision of any thereof by any taxation authority of such jurisdiction on amounts payable from locations within such jurisdiction to such Lender’s Tranche B Lending Office designated for Tranche B Borrowers organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in such jurisdiction, to the extent such tax is in effect and applicable (assuming the taking by such Borrower of all actions required in order for available exemptions from such tax to be effective) at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Tranche B Lending Office for Tranche B Borrowers organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in such jurisdiction), except to the extent that (i) such Lender was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16 or (ii) such Lender became a party to this Agreement pursuant to an assignment by a Lender that was entitled, at the time of the assignment, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16; (d) with respect to any Tranche A Lender and Tranche B Lender in connection with Switzerland and Swiss Withholding Tax only, any Swiss Withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable by a Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary to such Lender’s applicable Tranche A Lending Office or Tranche B Lending Office, to the extent such Swiss Withholding Tax is imposed as a direct result of (A) a breach by such Lender (but not by any other Lender) under Section 2.16(h), (B) an assignment by such Lender (but not by any other Lender) without the consent of such Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary in breach of the requirements of Section 11.04(k) or a sale by such Lender (but not by any other Lender) of a participation or a sub-participation, or any other transfer to, a Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank without the consent of such Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary in breach of the requirements of Section 11.04(k) or (C) such Lender having lost its status as a Swiss Qualifying Bank (other than as a result of any Change in Law), provided that this clause (d) shall cease to apply after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default; (e) with respect to any Tranche C Lender (other than a Lender that becomes or acquires any interests of a Tranche C Lender through an assignment under Section 2.18(b) or by operation of the CAM or through a purchase of participations under Section 2.17(c)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable by a Tranche C Borrower organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof by any taxation authority of such jurisdiction on amounts payable from locations within such jurisdiction to such Lender’s Tranche C Lending Office, to the extent such tax is in effect and applicable (assuming the taking by such Borrower of all actions required in order for available exemptions from such tax to be effective) at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Tranche C Lending Office for Tranche C Borrowers organized, resident for tax purposes or having substantial business operations in such jurisdiction) except to the extent that (i) such Lender was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16 or (ii) such Lender became a party to this Agreement pursuant to an assignment by a Lender that was entitled, at the time of the assignment, to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16; and (f) any US federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. For purposes of this definition, any reference to “jurisdiction” shall include all political subdivisions of such jurisdiction. It is understood and agreed that, as to any Tranche A Lender or Tranche B Lender, the status of any Swiss Withholding Tax as an Excluded Tax shall not affect the rights of such Lender under Section 2.12(j) except to the extent provided in Section 2.12(k).
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“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Existing Letter of Credit” means each letter of credit previously issued for the account of any Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement that (a) is outstanding on the Effective Date and (b) is listed on Schedule 1.01.
“Existing Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code.
“FCA” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.06.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Financial Officer” means (a) with respect to the Company, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, vice president of finance, treasurer, controller, assistant treasurer or director of treasury of the Company and (b) with respect to any Borrowing Subsidiary, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, controller, assistant treasurer or director of treasury of such Borrowing Subsidiary.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the LIBO RateAdjusted Term SOFR, the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, the Daily Simple SONIA, the EURIBO Rate or the CDO Rate, as applicable.
“Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law, or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority; (b) the failure to make any material required contributions or payments under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments; (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Pension Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Pension Plan; (d) the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any Subsidiary under applicable law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Pension Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein the incurrence of which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in
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a Material Adverse Effect; or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable law and that could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any Subsidiary, or the imposition on the Company or any Subsidiary of any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any applicable law, in each case, individually or in the aggregate, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
“Foreign Currency” means Euro, Sterling and Canadian Dollars.
“Foreign Currency Overnight Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any currency, (a) if such currency is Sterling, a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA, and (b) if the rate referred to above is not available for Sterling, or if such currency is another currency, a rate per annum at which overnight deposits in such currency would be offered on such day in the principal interbank market for such currency, as such rate is determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, by such means as the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall determine to be reasonable; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Foreign Pension Plan” means any benefit plan that, under the applicable law of any jurisdiction other than the United States, is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of any nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount,
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as of any date of determination, of any Guarantee shall be the principal amount outstanding on such date of the Indebtedness guaranteed thereby (or, in the case of any Guarantee the terms of which limit the monetary exposure of the guarantor, the maximum monetary exposure as of such date of the guarantor under such Guarantee (as determined pursuant to such terms)).
“Guernsey Borrowing Subsidiary” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Guernsey Subsidiary.
“Guernsey Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Guernsey or any political subdivision thereof.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement. The obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements provided for in such Hedging Agreements) that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“HMRC” means HM Revenue & Customs.
“Immaterial Subsidiaries” means Subsidiaries that individually account for less than 5%, and in the aggregate account for less than 10%, of both (a) the Consolidated Assets (excluding intercompany receivables and payables) and (b) the consolidated revenues (excluding intercompany revenues) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case as of the end of and for the most recent Test Period. For purposes of this definition, the assets and revenues of any Subsidiary shall include the assets and revenues of its own subsidiaries, and shall be determined for such Subsidiary on a consolidated basis.
“Increasing Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(d).
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“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower under any Credit Document.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b).
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.12.
“Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated March 2021 relating to the Company and the Transactions.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the applicable Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07, which shall be in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any LIBOR Loan, EURIBOR Loan or CDOR Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a LIBOR Loan, a EURIBOR Loan or a CDORTerm Benchmark Loan with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any SONIARFR Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the date of the Borrowing of whichborrowing of, or conversion to, such Loan is a part (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month).
“Interest Period” means, with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing, EURIBOR Borrowing or CDORTerm Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two (in the case of a CDOR Borrowing only), three or six (other than in the case of a CDOR Borrowing) months thereafter (or, if available from each Lender of the applicable Class, 12 months
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thereafter), as the applicable Borrower may elect (in each case, subject to the availability of such Interest Period for the applicable Benchmark for any Agreed Currency); provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and, (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (c) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 2.13(b)(iv) shall be available for specification in any Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Interpolated Screen Rate” means, with respect to any LIBOR, EURIBOR Borrowing or CDOR LoanBorrowing, in each case for any Interest Period, or clause (c) of the definition of the term “Alternate Base Rate”, a rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the applicableRelevant Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the applicableRelevant Screen Rate for the longest maturity for which athe Relevant Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency that is shorter than the applicable period and (b) the applicableRelevant Screen Rate for the shortest maturity for which athe Relevant Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency that is longer than the applicable period, in each case as of the time the Interpolated Screen Rate is otherwise required to be determined in accordance with this Agreement; provided that if such rateInterpolated Screen Rate would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“Issuing Bank” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and each other Lender that shall have become an Issuing Bank hereunder as provided in Section 2.04(j) (other than any Person that shall have ceased to be an Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.04(k)), each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
“Issuing Bank Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(j).
“LC Commitment” means, as to each Issuing Bank, the commitment of such Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.04. The initial amount of each Issuing Bank’s LC Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.04 or in such Issuing Bank’s Issuing Bank Agreement.
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The LC Commitment of any Issuing Bank may be increased or decreased by an agreement in writing between the Company and such Issuing Bank, provided that a written notice thereof shall have been provided to the Administrative Agent.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“LC Exposure” means, at any time, (a) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the undrawn amounts of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the amounts of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the applicable Borrowers at such time. The LC Exposure of any Tranche A Lender at any time shall be its Tranche A Percentage of the aggregate LC Exposure at such time, adjusted to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.19 of the LC Exposures of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time.
“Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person in respect of which such Lender is a subsidiary.
“Lender-Related Person” means the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or an Accession Agreement, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Lending Office” means a Tranche A Lending Office, a Tranche B Lending Office or a Tranche C Lending Office.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.04 and any Existing Letter of Credit, other than any such letter of credit that shall have ceased to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder pursuant to Section 11.05.
“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing for any Interest Period, the applicable Screen Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day.
“LIBOR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention
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agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities of any Subsidiary, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities that is created to secure obligations owed to any creditor (it being understood that rights of a bona fide purchaser of a Subsidiary or Equity Interests therein under a purchase or similar agreement will not be deemed to constitute a Lien under this clause (c)).
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.
“Local Time” means (a) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in US Dollars (other than to a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary) or any Letter of Credit, New York City time, (b) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in Sterling or Euros, London time and (c) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars or a Loan or Borrowing denominated in US Dollars to a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary, Toronto time.
“Majority in Interest”, when used in reference to Lenders of any Class, means, at any time, Lenders of such Class that would constitute the Required Lenders at such time if such Class were the sole Class of Lenders hereunder.
“Material Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in the ownership by the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries of all or substantially all the Equity Interests, or all or substantially all the assets, of any Person or all or substantially all of any division, product line, line of business or other operating unit of a business, but only if (a) the sum of (i) the value of the consideration paid in such transaction or transactions and (ii) the Indebtedness of any acquired Person outstanding after such transaction takes effect minus (b) the cash of such acquired Person after such transaction takes effect is equal to US$900,000,000 or more or its equivalent in one or more other currencies.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) the validity, legality, binding effect or enforceability of any material provision hereof or any material right or remedy of the Administrative Agent or Lender hereunder.
“Material Disposition” means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in the disposition by the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries of all or substantially all the Equity Interests, or all or substantially all the assets, of any Person or all or substantially all of any division, product line, line of business or other operating unit of a business, but only if (a) the sum of (i) the value of the consideration paid in such transaction or transactions and (ii) the Indebtedness outstanding after such transaction takes effect of any Person disposed of for which neither the Company nor any other Subsidiary is liable minus (b) the cash of such acquired Person after such transaction takes effect is equal to US$900,000,000 or more or its equivalent in one or more other currencies.
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“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Obligations under this Agreement or under any other Credit Document), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding US$150,000,000.
“Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Maturity Date” means March 19, 2026, or any later date to which the Maturity date shall have been extended pursuant to Section 2.08(e).
“Maturity Date Extension Request” means a request by the Company, in the form of Exhibit E hereto or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, for the extension of the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.08(e).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-US Lender” means a Lender that is not a US Person.
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received toby the Administrative Agent from a Federalfederal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Obligations” means (a) the principal of and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, en desastre or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (b) each payment required to be made by any Borrower under this Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of LC Disbursements, interest thereon (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, en desastre or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and obligations to provide cash collateral and
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(c) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, en desastre or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made under any Credit Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Credit Document.
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowingseurodollar transactions denominated in US Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(f).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(h).
“Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(c).
“Payment Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(c).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes and other governmental assessments, charges and levies that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 45 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(c) pledges and deposits made (i) in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security or similar laws and regulations (other than any Lien imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Code) and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments issued for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of the type set forth in clause (i) above;
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(d) pledges and deposits made (i) to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts (other than for payment of Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations (other than any Lien imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Code), surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments issued for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of the type set forth in clause (i) above;
(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII;
(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, restrictions on use and similar encumbrances on real property, and defects and irregularities in the title thereto, that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(g) banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts, securities accounts or other funds maintained with depository institutions or securities intermediaries; provided that such deposit accounts, securities accounts or funds therein or credited thereto are not established, deposited or made for the purpose of providing collateral for any Indebtedness and are not subject to restrictions on access by the Company or any Subsidiary in excess of those required by applicable banking regulations;
(h) Liens arising by virtue of Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings (or similar filings under applicable law) regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Liens representing any interest or title of a licensor, lessor or sublicensor or sublessor, or a licensee, lessee or sublicensee or sublessee, in the property subject to any lease (other than Capital Lease Obligations), license or sublicense agreement permitted by this Agreement;
(j) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(k) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds thereof of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;
(l) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Company or any Subsidiary to secure the performance of its obligations under the lease for such premises, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(m) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off;
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(n) Liens on cash or cash equivalents arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness; provided that such defeasance, discharge or redemption is permitted hereunder and such cash or cash equivalents are used or to be used for such defeasance, discharge or redemption;
(o) in connection with the sale or transfer of any Equity Interests or other assets in a transaction permitted under Section 6.04, customary rights and restrictions contained in agreements relating to such sale or transfer pending the completion thereof;
(p) in the case of (i) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary or (ii) the Equity Interests in any Person that is not a Subsidiary, any encumbrance or restriction, including any put and call arrangements, related to Equity Interests in such Subsidiary or such other Person set forth in the organizational documents of such Subsidiary or such other Person or any related joint venture, shareholders’ or similar agreement;
(q) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits, escrow arrangements or similar arrangements made by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement for an acquisition or other transaction not prohibited hereunder; and
(r) (i) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations to insurance carriers providing casualty, liability or other insurance to the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
provided that the term “Permitted Liens” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness, other than Liens referred to clause (c), (d) or (k) above securing letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments referred to therein and Liens referred to in clause (n).
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(a).
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company) or in any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation
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with the Company). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Proceeding” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory action or proceeding in any jurisdiction.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Quotation Day” means (a) with respect to any currency (other than Euro or Canadian Dollars) for any Interest Period, the day that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, (b) with respect to Euro for any Interest Period, the day that is two TARGET Operating Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to Canadian Dollars for any Interest Period, the first day of such Interest Period, in each case unless market practice differs for loans in the applicable currency priced by reference to rates quoted in the Relevant Interbank Market, in which case the Quotation Day for such currency shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice for such loans priced by reference to rates quoted in the Relevant Interbank Market (and if quotations would normally be given by leading banks for such loans priced by reference to rates quoted in the Relevant Interbank Market on more than one day, the Quotation Day shall be the last of those days).
“Ratings” means the public ratings of the Company’s senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced long-term debt for borrowed money (including under this Agreement, whether or not Loans are outstanding at such time) by Moody’s and S&P or, if there shall not be outstanding senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced long-term debt for borrowed money of the Company, the long-term company, issuer or similar ratings established by such rating agencies for the Company.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1a) if such Benchmark is LIBO RateTerm SOFR, 11:005:00 a.m., LondonChicago time, on the day that is two London banking daysU.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (2b) if such Benchmark is EURIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, two TARGET Operating Days preceding the date of such setting, (c) if such Benchmark is CDOR, 10:15 a.m., Toronto time, on the date of such setting, (d) if such Benchmark is Daily Simple RFR, four RFR Business Days preceding the date of such setting and (3e) if such Benchmark is neithernot the LIBO Rate norTerm SOFR, the EURIBO Rate, the CDO Rate or a Daily Simple RFR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Refinancing Indebtedness” means, in respect of any Indebtedness (the “Original Indebtedness”), any Indebtedness that extends, renews or refinances such Original Indebtedness (or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof); provided that: (a) the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount of such Original Indebtedness; (b) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not constitute Indebtedness of any Subsidiary other than an obligor or guarantor in respect of such Original Indebtedness or a subsidiary of such an obligor or guarantor; and (c) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset other than the assets that secured such Original Indebtedness.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(d).
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“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, members, partners, trustees, employees, controlling persons, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (ia) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in US Dollars, the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto, (iib) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Sterling, the Bank of England, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of England or, in each case, any successor thereto, (iiic) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Euros, the European Central Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the European Central Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto, and (ivd) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, (a) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (b) any working group orthe Bank of Canada, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by (1) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated, (2) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administratorBank of such Benchmark Replacement, (3) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (4) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
“Relevant Interbank Market” means (a) with respect to any currency (other than Euros and Canadian Dollars), the London interbank market and (b) with respect to Euros, the European interbank market and (c) with respect to Canadian Dollars, the Toronto interbank marketCanada or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“Relevant Rate” means (ia) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, the LIBO RateAdjusted Term SOFR, (iib) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, (c) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Sterling, Daily Simple SONIA, (iiid) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBO Rate, or (ive) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the CDO Rate.
“Relevant Screen Rate” means (a) with respect to any Term SOFR Borrowing, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, (b) with respect to any EURIBOR Borrowing, the EURIBO Screen Rate and (c) with respect to any CDOR Borrowing, the CDO Screen Rate.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Restricted Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.07.
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“Reuters” means Thomson Reuters Corporation, a corporation incorporated under and governed by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), Canada, Refinitiv or, in each case, a successor thereto.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means a Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure, a Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure or a Tranche C Revolving Credit Exposure.
“RFR Borrowing” means any Borrowing comprised of RFR Loans.
“RFR Business Day” means (a) for any Loan denominated in Sterling, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for general business in London and (b) for any Loan denominated in US Dollars, a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“RFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to a Daily Simple RFR.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., or any successor thereto.
“Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement whereby the Company or a Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred; provided that any such arrangement entered into within 180 days after the acquisition or construction of the subject property shall not be deemed to be a “Sale-Leaseback Transaction”.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive territorial Sanctions (at the date of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the United Kingdom government, including by HerHis Majesty’s Treasury, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person 50% or more owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the United Kingdom government, including those administered by HerHis Majesty’s Treasury, the European Union or any EU member state.
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“Screen Rate” means (a) in respect of the LIBO Rate for any Interest Period, or in respect of any determination of Alternate Base Rate pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of such term, a rate per annum equal to the London interbank offered rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for deposits in US Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to the relevant period as displayed on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (currently LIBOR01 or LIBOR02) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion), (b) in respect of the EURIBO Rate for any Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to the Euro offered rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such Interest Period, as set forth on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (currently EURIBOR01) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion) and (c) in respect of the CDO Rate for any Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to the average rate for bankers acceptances denominated in Canadian Dollars with a term equal to such Interest Period as displayed on the “Reuters Screen CDOR Page” as used in the ISDA Definitions (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion); provided that (i) if any Screen Rate, determined as provided above, would be less than zero, such Screen Rate shall be deemed to be zero and (ii) if, as to any currency, no Screen Rate shall be available for a particular Interest Period but Screen Rates shall be available for maturities both longer and shorter than such Interest Period, then the Screen Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to the functions of such Commission.
“Securitization Transaction” means, with respect to any Person, any transfer by such Person or any of its subsidiaries of accounts receivable or interests therein (a) to a trust, partnership, corporation or other entity, which transfer is funded by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or any successor transferee of Indebtedness or other securities that are to receive payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such accounts receivable or interests therein, or (b) directly to one or more investors or other purchasers; provided that the term “Securitization Transaction” shall not include sales, transfers or other dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and not as part of any accounts receivable financing transaction. The amount of any Securitization Transaction shall be deemed at any time to be the aggregate principal or stated amount of the Indebtedness or other securities referred to in clause (a) of the preceding sentence or, if there shall be no such principal or stated amount, the uncollected amount of the accounts receivable or interests therein transferred pursuant to such Securitization Transaction net of any such accounts receivable or interests therein that have been written off as uncollectible.
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“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day publishedas administered by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s Website or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SONIA” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SONIA Administrator” means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
“SONIA Administrator’s Website” means the Bank of England’s website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.
“SONIA Borrowing” means any Borrowing comprised of SONIA Loans.
“SONIA“SONIA Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks are closed for general business in London.
“SONIA Interest Day” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Daily Simple SONIA”. Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA.
“Specified Time” means (a) with respect to the LIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m., London time, (b) with respect to the EURIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, and (c) with respect to the CDO Rate, 10:15 a.m., Toronto time.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. LIBOR Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
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“Sterling” or “£” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” of any Person means any Indebtedness of such Person that by its express terms is subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Person.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent, or (c) that is a subsidiary within the meaning of Section 531 of the Companies (Guernsey) Law 2008, as amended.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.
“Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Swiss Subsidiary.
“Swiss Federal Tax Administration” means the Swiss federal tax authorities referred to in Article 34 of the Swiss Withholding Tax Act.
“Swiss Guidelines” means, collectively, (a) Guideline S-02.123 in relation to interbank loans of 22 September 1986 (Merkblatt “Verrechnungssteuer auf Zinsen von Bankguthaben, deren Gläubiger Banken sind (Interbankguthaben)” vom 22. September 1986), (b) Guideline S-02.130.1 in relation to money market instruments and book claims of April 1999 (Merkblatt vom April 1999 betreffend Geldmarktpapiere und Buchforderungen inländischer Schuldner), (c) Circular Letter No. 34 of 26 July 2011 (1-034-V-2011) in relation to deposits (Kreisschreiben Nr. 34 “Kundenguthaben” vom 26. Juli 2011), (d) Circular Letter No. 15 of 3 October 2017 (1-015-DVS-2017) in relation to bonds and derivative financial instruments as subject matter of taxation of Swiss federal income tax, Swiss withholding tax and Swiss stamp taxes (Kreisschreiben Nr. 15 “Obligationen und derivative Finanzinstrumente als Gegenstand der direkten Bundessteuer, der Verrechnungssteuer und der Stempelabgaben” vom 3. Oktober 2017), (e) Circular Letter No. 46 of 24 July 2019 (1-046-DVS-2019) in relation to syndicated credit facilities (Kreisschreiben Nr. 46 betreffend steuerliche Behandlung von Konsortialdarlehen, Schuldscheindarlehen, Wechseln und Unterbeteiligungen vom 24. Juli 2019) and (f) Circular Letter No. 47 of 25 July 2019 (1-047-DVS-2019) in relation to bonds (Kreisschreiben Nr. 47 betreffend Obligationen vom 25. Juli 2019), in each case as issued, amended or replaced from time to time by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung) or as substituted or superseded and overruled by any law, statute, ordinance, court decision, regulation or the like as in force from time to time.
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“Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank” means any Person than does not qualify as a Swiss Qualifying Bank.
“Swiss Qualifying Bank” means (a) any bank as defined in the Swiss Federal Banks and Savings Institutions Act dated November 8, 1934, as amended from time to time, and (b) any Person that effectively conducts banking activities with its own infrastructure and staff as its principal purpose and which has a banking license in full force and effect issued in accordance with the banking laws in force in its jurisdiction of incorporation, or if acting through a branch, issued in accordance with the banking laws in the jurisdiction of such branch.
“Swiss Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of, or resident for tax purposes in, Switzerland or any political subdivision thereof.
“Swiss Ten Non-Bank Rule” means the rule that the aggregate number of Lenders in respect of Loans to each Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement that are Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks must not at any time exceed 10, all in accordance with the Swiss Guidelines.
“Swiss Twenty Non-Bank Rule” means the rule that the aggregate number of creditors other than Swiss Qualifying Banks of any Swiss Borrowing Subsidiary under all outstanding debts relevant for the classification as debenture (Kassenobligation) must not at any time exceed 20, all in accordance with the Swiss Guidelines.
“Swiss Withholding Tax” means the Swiss withholding tax as per the Swiss Withholding Tax Act.
“Swiss Withholding Tax Act” means the Swiss federal act on withholding tax, of October 13, 1965, as modified from time to time.
“Swiss Withholding Tax Rules” means, together, the Swiss Ten Non-Bank Rule and the Swiss Twenty Non-Bank Rule.
“Syndication Agent” means HSBC UK Bank plc.
“TARGET T2” means the second generation of the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) paymentreal time gross settlement system operated by the Eurosystem (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Company) to be a suitable replacement).
“TARGET Operating Day” means any day on which the TARGET T2 is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, withholdings (including backup withholding), value added taxes or other
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“Term ESTRBenchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR (other than as a result of clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”), the EURIBO Rate or the CDO Rate.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on ESTR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Bodywith respect to any Term SOFR Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator.
“Term ESTR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Company of the occurrence of a Term ESTR Transition Event.
“Term ESTR Transition Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term ESTR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term ESTR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.13 that is not Term ESTR.
SOFR Borrowing” means any Borrowing comprised of Term SOFR Loans.
“Term SOFR Loan” means any Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR (other than solely as a result of clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR” means, for Determination Day”), with respect to any Term SOFR Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference TimeInterest Period, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommendedper annum published by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“CME Term SOFR Notice” means a notificationAdministrator and identified by the Administrative Agent toas the Lenders and the Company of the occurrence of a Termforward-looking term rate based on SOFR Transition Event.
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“Test Period” means, on any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered, or are required to have been delivered, pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) or, if prior to the date of the delivery of the first financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a).
“Tranche” means a Class of Commitments and extensions of credit thereunder. For purposes hereof, each of the following shall comprise a separate Tranche: (a) the Tranche A Commitments, the Tranche A Loans and the Letters of Credit and participations therein (“Tranche A”), (b) the Tranche B Commitments and the Tranche B Loans (“Tranche B”) and (c) the Tranche C Commitments and the Tranche C Loans (“Tranche C”).
“Tranche A” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tranche”.
“Tranche A Borrower” means the Company and any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Tranche A Subsidiary.
“Tranche A Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Tranche A Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 or assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 11.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Tranche A Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or the Accession Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Tranche A Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of Tranche A Commitments on the Effective Date is US$240,000,000.00.
“Tranche A Lender” means a Lender with a Tranche A Commitment or a Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Tranche A Lending Office” means, with respect to any Tranche A Lender, the office(s) of such Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender) specified as its “Tranche A Lending Office(s)” in its Administrative Questionnaire or such other office(s) of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may hereafter designate from time to time as its “Tranche A Lending Office(s)” by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent. A Tranche A Lender may designate different Tranche A Lending Offices for Loans to Tranche A Borrowers in different jurisdictions.
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“Tranche A Loans” means Loans made by the Tranche A Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Tranche A Percentage” means, with respect to any Tranche A Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate Tranche A Commitments represented by such Tranche A Lender’s Tranche A Commitment at such time; provided that (a) for purposes of Section 2.19 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Tranche A Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Tranche A Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate Tranche A Commitments (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Tranche A Commitment) represented by such Tranche A Lender’s Tranche A Commitment at such time and (b) if the Tranche A Commitments have expired or been terminated, the Tranche A Percentages shall be determined on the basis of the Tranche A Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments and to any Tranche A Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.
“Tranche A Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate amount of (a) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of such Lender’s outstanding Tranche A Loans and (b) such Lender’s LC Exposure.
“Tranche A Loans” means Loans made by the Tranche A Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Tranche A Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Guernsey, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Denmark or Cyprus or any political subdivision of any thereof.
“Tranche B” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tranche”.
“Tranche B Borrower” means the Company and any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Tranche B Subsidiary.
“Tranche B Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Tranche B Loans, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 or assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 11.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Tranche B Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or the Accession Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Tranche B Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of Tranche B Commitments on the Effective Date is US$260,000,000.00.
“Tranche B Lender” means a Lender with a Tranche B Commitment or a Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Tranche B Lending Office” means, with respect to any Tranche B Lender, the office(s) of such Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender) specified as its “Tranche B Lending Office(s)” in its Administrative Questionnaire or such other office(s) of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may hereafter designate from time to time as its “Tranche
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“Tranche B Loans” means Loans made by the Tranche B Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Tranche B Percentage” means, with respect to any Tranche B Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate Tranche B Commitments represented by such Tranche B Lender’s Tranche B Commitment at such time; provided that if the Tranche B Commitments have expired or been terminated, the Tranche B Percentages shall be determined on the basis of the Tranche B Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
“Tranche B Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of such Lender’s outstanding Tranche B Loans.
“Tranche B Loans” means Loans made by the Tranche B Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Tranche B Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Guernsey, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Denmark, Cyprus or Canada or any political subdivision of any thereof.
“Tranche C” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tranche”.
“Tranche C Borrower” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Tranche C Subsidiary.
“Tranche C Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Tranche C Loans, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Tranche C Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 or assignments by or to such Tranche C Lender pursuant to Section 11.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Tranche C Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or the Accession Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Tranche C Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of Tranche C Commitments on the Effective Date is US$0.
“Tranche C Lender” means a Lender with a Tranche C Commitment or a Tranche C Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Tranche C Lending Office” means, with respect to any Tranche C Lender, the office(s) of such Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender) specified as its “Tranche C Lending Office(s)” in its Administrative Questionnaire or such other office(s) of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may hereafter designate from time to time as its “Tranche C Lending Office(s)” by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent.
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“Tranche C Loans” means Loans made by the Tranche C Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Tranche C Percentage” means, with respect to any Tranche C Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate Tranche C Commitments represented by such Tranche C Lender’s Tranche C Commitment at such time; provided that if the Tranche C Commitments have expired or been terminated, the Tranche C Percentages shall be determined on the basis of the Tranche C Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
“Tranche C Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate amount of the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of such Lender’s outstanding Tranche C Loans.
“Tranche C Loans” means Loans made by the Tranche C Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Tranche C Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of the Credit Documents to which it is to be a party, the making of the Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof, the issuance of the Letters of Credit, the creation of the Guarantee provided for in Article X and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOTerm SOFR (other than solely as a result of clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”), the Adjusted Daily Simple SONIARFR, the EURIBO Rate, the CDO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate.
“UK Borrowing Subsidiary” means (a) any Borrowing Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of the United Kingdom or (b) any other Borrowing Subsidiary obligated to make payments hereunder or under any other Credit Document that are potentially subject to withholding taxes imposed by the laws of the United Kingdom.
“UK DTTP Scheme” means the Double Taxation Treaty Passport Scheme administered by HMRC.
“UK Financial Institutions” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended formfrom time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any Person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
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“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“US Borrowing Subsidiary” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a US Subsidiary.
“US Dollar Equivalent” means, on any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount in US Dollars, such amount and (b) with respect to any amount in any currency other than US Dollars, the equivalent in US Dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent using the Exchange Rate with respect to such currency at the time in effect. The US Dollar Equivalent at any time of the amount of any Letter of Credit, LC Disbursement or Loan denominated in any currency other than US Dollars shall be the amount most recently determined as provided in Section 1.05.
“US Dollars” or “US$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“US Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or and (b) any disregarded entity (for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of any person described in (a) above.
“US Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
“USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated or issued thereunder.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that Person or any other Person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Company and the applicable Lenders by telephone, fax or email as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the applicable Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) delivers a new Interest Election Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.07 or a new Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03, (A) in the case of Loans denominated in US Dollars, any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing of such Class to, or continuation of any Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing for such Interest Period and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class for such Interest Period shall instead be deemed to be an Interest Election Request or a Borrowing Request, as applicable, for (x) a Daily Simple SOFR Borrowing for so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of 2.13(a)(i) or 2.13(a)(ii) above or (y) an ABR Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is also the subject of Section 2.13(a)(i) or 2.13(a)(ii), (B) in the case of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing of such Class to, or continuation of any Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class as, an affected LIBORa Term Benchmark Borrowing, EURIBOR for such Interest Period and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class for such
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Interest Period shall instead be deemed to be an Interest Election Request or CDORa Borrowing Request, as the case may be, shall be ineffective, (B) any affected LIBOR Borrowing, EURIBORapplicable, for a Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing and (C) in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency (other than Canadian Dollars), any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing of such Class to, or continuation of any Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing for such Interest Period and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing of such Class for such Interest Period or CDORan RFR Borrowing that is requested to be continued shall (1) if denominated in US Dollars and made to a US Borrowing Subsidiaryof such Class, in each case, for the relevant Benchmark, shall be ineffective; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then all other Types of Borrowings shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan of such Class and in such Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Company’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 2.13(a) with respect to the Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan, then until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) delivers a new Interest Election Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.07 or a Canadiannew Borrowing Subsidiary, be continued as an ABR Borrowing, or (2) otherwise, be prepaidRequest in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03, (A) in the case of Loans denominated in US Dollars, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan of such Class shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan convert to, and shall constitute (x) a Daily Simple SOFR Loan for so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of 2.13(a)(i) or 2.13(a)(ii) above or (y) an ABR Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is also the subject of Section 2.13(a)(i) or 2.13(a)(ii) above and (2) any RFR Loan of such Class shall on and from such day convert to, and shall constitute, an ABR Loan and (B) in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency (other than Canadian Dollars) shall, on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto, (C) any SONIA Borrowing shall be prepaidto such Loan, convert to, and shall constitute, a CBR Loan that bears interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the CBR Spread, (2) any Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars shall, on the last day of the Company receives such notice,Interest Period applicable to such Loan, convert to, and shall constitute, a Canadian Prime Rate Loan that bears interest at the Canadian Prime Rate plus the Applicable Rate and (D3) any Borrowing Request for an affected LIBOR Borrowing, EURIBOR Borrowing or CDOR Borrowing shall (1) ifRFR Loan shall on and from such day convert to, and shall constitute, a CBR Loan that bears interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines at any time that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency or the Canadian Prime Rate, as applicable, at the applicable Borrower’s election (exercised by written notice to the Administrative Agent): (A) such Loan shall be converted into an ABR Loan denominated in US Dollars and made(in an aggregate principal amount equal to athe US Borrowing Subsidiary or a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary, be deemed a request for an ABR Borrowing,Dollar Equivalent (for this purpose, determined using the
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Exchange Rate on the date of determination) of the applicable Loan) immediately or (2B) otherwise, be ineffective andsuch Loan shall be prepaid by the applicable Borrower on the day that such Borrower receives notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (it being understood that if no election is made by the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) by such day, the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected clause (EA)). Interest on any Borrowing Request for a SONIA BorrowingCBR Loan shall be ineffective. payable, and principal of any CBR Loan shall be payable or prepayable, in each case, as would be applicable to the Loan that was converted into such CBR Loan.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, (A) with respect to a Loan denominated in US Dollars, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date or (B) with respect to a Loan denominated in Euros, if a Term ESTR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, as applicable, have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any other Credit Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided that this paragraph (b)(ii) shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Company a Term SOFR Notice or a Term ESTR Notice, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver any (A) Term SOFR Notice after the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event or (B) Term ESTR Notice after the occurrence of a Term ESTR Transition Event, and may do so in its sole discretion.
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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to any Lender or any Issuing Bank of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any Loan) or participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by any Lender, any Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent hereunder (whether of
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principal, interest or otherwise), then the Company will (or will cause the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary to) pay to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, such Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
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(ii) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (A) any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrowers have not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), (B) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.04(h) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (C) any Excluded Taxes
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attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Credit Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate 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 hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender hereunder or under any other Credit Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (c)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this paragraph (c)(ii) shall increase the obligations of any Borrower under this Section 2.16.
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(ii) If a Lender holds a passport number under the UK DTTP Scheme and chooses the UK DTTP Scheme to apply to its receipt of payments hereunder or under any other Credit Document, then such Lender shall include an indication of such choice by providing to the Administrative Agent and each UK Borrowing Subsidiary (in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire or otherwise) such Lender’s reference number for the UK DTTP Scheme.
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(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 2.16(h)(i), when a Lender provides the applicable UK DTTP Scheme reference number to the Administrative Agent and each UK Borrowing Subsidiary in accordance with Section 2.16(h)(ii), each UK Borrower shall file with HMRC a duly completed HMRC Form DTTP2 with respect to such Lender within 30 days of the date hereof (or, in the case of any Lender becoming a Lender hereunder after the date hereof, within 30 days of the date such Lender becomes a Lender hereunder), and in each case each UK Borrowing Subsidiary shall promptly provide such Lender and the Administrative Agent with a proof of, and a copy of, such filing. Unless impracticable, such filing shall be made by electronic online submission.
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In the event that (x) a Bankruptcy Event or Bail-In Action with respect to a Lender Parent of any Tranche A Lender shall have occurred following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (y) any Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Tranche A Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Tranche A Lender commits to extend credit, such Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit, unless such Issuing Bank shall have entered into arrangements with the Company or the applicable Tranche A Lender satisfactory to such Issuing Bank to defease any risk to it in respect of such Tranche A Lender hereunder.
In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Company and, in the case of a Defaulting Lender that is a Tranche A Lender, each Issuing Bank agree that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the LC Exposure of the Tranche A Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Tranche A Commitments and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans and such of the funded participations in LC Disbursements of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans and funded participations in accordance with its applicable Tranche A Percentage, Tranche B Percentage and/or Tranche C Percentage, as the case may be, and such Lender shall thereupon cease to be a Defaulting Lender (but shall not be entitled to receive any fees suspended during the period when it was a Defaulting Lender, and all amendments, waivers or other modifications effected without its consent in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.02 and this Section during such period shall be binding on it). The rights and remedies against, and with respect to, a Defaulting Lender under this Section 2.19 are in addition to, and cumulative and not in limitation of, all other rights and remedies that the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank, the Company or any other Borrower may at any time have against, or with respect to, such Defaulting Lender.
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Representations and Warranties
The Company represents and warrants, and each other Borrower represents and warrants as to itself and its subsidiaries, to the Lenders that:
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The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 11.02) at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 19, 2021 (and in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Existing Credit Agreement will continue in effect in its existing form).
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 11.02, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender.
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Each Borrowing (other than any conversion or continuation of any outstanding Loan) and each issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Company on the date thereof that the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section have been satisfied.
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Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements have been reimbursed, the Company covenants and agrees, and each Borrowing Subsidiary covenants and agrees as to itself and its subsidiaries, with the Lenders that:
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Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to have been delivered if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on the Platform or shall be publicly available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov (and a confirming notice of such availability shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent). Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section may also be delivered by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent.
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Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and, in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (a) above, shall expressly state that such notice is a “notice of default”.
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Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements have been reimbursed, the Company covenants and agrees, and each Borrowing Subsidiary covenants and agrees as to itself and its subsidiaries, with the Lenders that:
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then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Company or any other Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent shall at the request, and may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers; and in case of any event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers.
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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due to it, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, under the Credit Documents (including under Section 11.03). Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Loans or other amounts outstanding hereunder or the rights of any Lender or Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.
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Collection Allocation Mechanism
On the CAM Exchange Date, (a) the Commitments shall automatically and without further act be terminated as provided in Article VII and (b) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have made reciprocal purchases of interests in the Designated Obligations such that, in lieu of the interests of each Lender in the particular Designated Obligations that it shall own as of such date and immediately prior to the CAM Exchange, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each Designated Obligation. Each Lender, each Person acquiring a participation from any Lender as contemplated by Section 11.04 and each Borrower hereby consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange. Each Borrower and each Lender agrees from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it hereunder to the Administrative Agent against delivery of any promissory notes so executed and delivered; provided that the failure of any Borrower to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange.
As a result of the CAM Exchange, on and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Credit Document in respect of the Designated Obligations shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages (to be redetermined as of each such date of payment or distribution to the extent required by the next paragraph), but giving effect to assignments after the CAM Exchange Date, it being understood that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of a single Class of Commitments or Loans.
In the event that, after the CAM Exchange, the aggregate amount of the Designated Obligations shall change as a result of the making of an LC Disbursement by an Issuing Bank that is not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower, then (a) each Tranche A Lender shall, in accordance
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with Section 2.04(d), promptly purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such LC Disbursement in the amount of such Lender’s Tranche A Percentage of such LC Disbursement (without giving effect to the CAM Exchange), (b) the Administrative Agent shall redetermine the CAM Percentages after giving effect to such LC Disbursement and the purchase of participations therein by the applicable Lenders, and the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have made reciprocal purchases of interests in the Designated Obligations such that each Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each of the Designated Obligations and (c) in the event distributions shall have been made in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Lenders shall make such payments to one another as shall be necessary in order that the amounts received by them shall be equal to the amounts they would have received had each LC Disbursement been outstanding immediately prior to the CAM Exchange. Each such redetermination shall be binding on each of the Lenders and their successors and assigns and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Guarantee
In order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to extend credit to the Borrowing Subsidiaries hereunder, the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the payment when and as due of the Obligations of the Borrowing Subsidiaries. The Company further agrees that the due and punctual payment of such Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any such Obligation.
The Company waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Borrowing Subsidiary of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee hereunder and notice of protest for nonpayment. The Company further waives any rights it may have at law, including the droit de discussion or any other right it may otherwise have had of requiring the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent to pursue the Borrowing Subsidiaries or any other Person prior to enforcing its guarantee hereunder or before any action is taken hereunder against it, or any other right whether known as the droit de division or otherwise whereby the liability of the Company might otherwise have been reduced in any matter whatsoever or apportioned with any other guarantor or any other Person. The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce or exercise any right or remedy against any Borrowing Subsidiary under the provisions of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or otherwise, (b) any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations, (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or release from, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or agreement, (d) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any of the Obligations, (e) any decree or order, or any law or regulation of any jurisdiction or event affecting any term of an Obligation or (f) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Company or otherwise operate as a discharge of a guarantor as a matter of law or equity or which would
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impair or eliminate any right of the Company to subrogation or any other circumstance that might constitute a defense of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary.
The Company further agrees that its guarantee hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in favor of any Borrowing Subsidiary or any other Person.
The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than the indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations), and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Obligations or otherwise (other than for the indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations).
The Company further agrees that its guarantee hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrowing Subsidiary or otherwise.
In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have at law or in equity against the Company by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any Borrowing Subsidiary to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, the Company hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or Lender in cash an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of such Obligation then due, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Company further agrees that if payment in respect of any Obligation shall be due in a currency other than US Dollars and/or at a place of payment other than New York and if, by reason of any Change in Law, disruption of currency or foreign exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or other event, payment of such Obligation in such currency or at such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, not consistent with the protection of its rights or interests, then, at the election of the Administrative Agent, the Company shall make payment of such Obligation in US Dollars (based upon the applicable Exchange Rate in effect on the date of payment) and/or in New York, and shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender against any losses or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment.
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prior indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations owed by such Borrowing Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders.
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Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by fax 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). Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an email address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgement) and (ii) notices or communications posted to a Platform shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its email address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.
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