Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
INCREMENTAL JOINDER & FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS INCREMENTAL JOINDER & FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 9, 2024 (this “Agreement”), by and among the Persons identified as the Term B-8 Lender (the “Term B-8 Lender”), the Revolving Lenders party hereto on the signature pages hereto, SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), SS&C EUROPEAN HOLDINGS, a société à responsabilité limitée organized under the laws of Luxembourg (the “Designated Borrower 1”), SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS EUROPE, a société à responsabilité limitée, organized under the laws of Luxembourg (the “Designated Borrower 2”), SS&C FINANCING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Designated U.S. Co-Borrower”; the Designated U.S. Borrower, together with the Designated Borrower 1 and the Designated Borrower 2, each a “Designated Borrower” and, collectively the “Designated Borrowers”; and the Designated Borrowers, together with the Company, the “Borrowers” and each a “Borrower”), the other Loan Parties party hereto, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (“CS”), as existing term facilities administrative agent with respect to the Term B-6 Facility and the Term B-7 Facility (the “Existing Term Facilities Administrative Agent”) and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. (“Morgan Stanley”), as term facilities administrative agent with respect to the Term B-8 Facility (in such capacity, the “New Term Facility Administrative Agent”) and revolving facility administrative agent (the “Revolving Facility Administrative Agent” and, together with the Term Facilities Administrative Agents, the “Administrative Agents”). Capitalized terms used but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below).
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Company, the other Borrowers, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (the “Parent”), the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Morgan Stanley, as Revolving Facility Administrative Agent and as an L/C Issuer, and CS, as administrative agent and as an L/C Issuer, are party to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 16, 2018 (such credit agreement as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.01(f) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Company has requested that the Term B-8 Lender provides Incremental Term Loans as Term B-8 Loans (the “Term B-8 Loans”, and the commitments related thereto, the “Term B-8 Commitments”), on the Incremental B-8 Effective Date (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Term B-8 Loan, will be used to (x) prepay all outstanding Term Loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on the Incremental B-8 Effective Date and (y) pay for fees and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.
WHEREAS, the Term B-8 Lender party hereto and the Revolving Lenders party hereto desire, in agreement with the Company, to make the modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement as hereinafter set forth in accordance with Section 11.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement.
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WHEREAS, in furtherance thereof, pursuant to Sections 2.01(f) and 11.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement (the Existing Credit Agreement, as modified hereby, the “Amended Credit Agreement”), the Borrowers and Lenders party hereto agree to make certain modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein, in each case subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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On and after the Incremental B-8 Effective Date, each reference in the Existing Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import, and each reference to the “Credit Agreement” in any other Loan Document, in each case shall be deemed a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
The parties hereto confirm that no novation of any kind has occurred as a result of, or in connection with, this Agreement or otherwise, any such novation being hereby expressly disclaimed.
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The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, 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 state
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laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.
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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS
BRANCH, as the Existing Term Facilities Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Vipul Dhadda
Name: Vipul Dhadda
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: /s/ Andrew Senicki
Name: Andrew Senicki
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the New Term Facility Administrative Agent and the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Lisa Hanson
Name: Lisa Hanson
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
LENDERS:
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Atu Koffie-Lart
Name: Atu Koffie-Lart
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Vipul Dhadda
Name: Vipul Dhadda
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: /s/ Andrew Senicki
Name: Andrew Senicki
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Timothy J. Waltman
Name: Timothy J. Waltman
Title: Senior Vice President
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
CITIBANK, N.A., as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Blake Gronich
Name: Blake Gronich
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Thomas Manning
Name: Thomas Manning
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Staci Sunshine Gola
Name: Staci Sunshine Gola
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
HSBC BANK USA, N.A., as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Dennis Tybor
Name: Dennis Tybor (23307)
Title: Senior Vice President
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Jon Colquhoun
Name: Jon Colquhoun
Title: Managing Director
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
UMB BANK, N.A., as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Aaron Ricktey
Name: Aaron Ricktey
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
COMMERCE BANK, as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Mike Bruening
Name: Mike Bruening
Title: Sr. Vice President
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Philip Tancorra
Name: Philip Tancorra
Title: Director
By: /s/ Suzan Onal
Name: Suzan Onal
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Richard Ong Pho
Name: Richard Ong Pho
Title: Executive Director
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
MUFG BANK, LTD., as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Colin Donnarumma
Name: Colin Donnarumma
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Richard Bradbury
Name: Richard Bradbury
Title: Managing Director
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
OLD NATIONAL BANK, as a Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Betsy Phillips
Name: Betsy Phillips
Title: Managing Director
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly Authorized Officer to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
BORROWERS:
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
GUARANTORS:
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
DST ASSET MANAGER SOLUTIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Assistant Treasurer
DST HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
DST PHARMACY SOLUTIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer
SS&C GIDS, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
EZE CASTLE SOFTWARE LLC
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Manager, Executive Managing Director, and Treasurer
FINANCIAL MODELS COMPANY LTD.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
HUB DATA INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
INTRALINKS, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
SS&C FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Type A Manager
SS&C FINANCING LLC
By: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS EUROPE S.À.R.L., its sole member
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Type A Manager
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES CONNECTICUT, LLC
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
WEST SIDE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Type A Manager
SS&C MARKET SERVICES, LLC
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Assistant Secretary
SS&C BROKERAGE SOLUTIONS, LLC
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
DST HEALTH SOLUTIONS, LLC
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
EZE CASTLE TRANSACTION SERVICES LLC
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Assistant Secretary
ALPS FUND SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
SS&C RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
DST REALTY, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: President
DST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
FINANCIAL MODELS CORPORATION LIMITED
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES CANADA CORP.
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Senior Vice President
GLOBEOP FINANCIAL SERVICES
(SWITZERLAND) GMBH
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Managing Officer
SS&C FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Director
SS&C SOLUTIONS LIMITED
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Director
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS EUROPE
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Type A Manager
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
SS&C EUROPEAN HOLDINGS, a société à responsabilité limitée, organized under the laws of Luxembourg having its registered office at 2, rue Jean Monnet, L-2180, Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (Registre de commerce et des sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B173925
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Type A Manager
ADVENT SOFTWARE LUXEMBOURG, a société à responsabilité limitée, organized under the laws of Luxembourg having its registered office at 2, rue Jean Monnet, L-2180, Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (Registre de commerce et des sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B198391
By: /s/ Brian N. Schell
Name: Brian N. Schell
Title: Type A Manager
[Signature Page to Incremental Joinder]
SCHEDULE A
TO INCREMENTAL JOINDER
Incremental Term B-8 Commitments
Incremental Term B-8 Lender | Incremental Term B-8 Commitments |
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | $3,935,000,000.00 |
Total | $3,935,000,000.00 |
EXHIBIT A
TO INCREMENTAL JOINDER
Amended Credit Agreement
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Execution Version
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Amended and Restated as of April 16, 2018
as amended by that certain
Commitment Increase Amendment dated as of October 1, 2018
Commitment Increase Amendment dated as of November 16, 2018
First Repricing Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of January 31, 2020
Incremental Joinder dated as of March 22, 2022
Revolving Facility Amendment dated as of December 28, 2022
SOFR Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 6, 2023
Incremental Joinder & First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 9, 2024
among
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS EUROPE S.À R.L.,
SS&C EUROPEAN HOLDINGS S.À R.L. and
SS&C FINANCING LLC,
as the Borrowers,
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.,
as the Parent,
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN,
as Guarantors,
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
as Term Facilities Administrative Agent,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Revolving Facility Administrative Agent,
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as L/C Issuers,
THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. and
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS,
as Co-Managers,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
CREDIT SUISSE LOAN FUNDING LLC,
BOFA SECURITIES INC.,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA and
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners and
Co-Syndication Agents for the Revolving Facility Amendment
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC and
UMB BANK, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agents for the Revolving Facility Amendment and
COMMERCE BANK,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC and
OLD NATIONAL BANK,
as Co-Documentation Agents for the Revolving Facility Amendment
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 2
1.01 Defined Terms 2
1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions 8598
1.03 Accounting Terms 8699
1.04 Rounding 87100
1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents 87100
1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies 88101
1.07 Change of Currency 89102
1.08 Times of Day 89102
1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts 89102
1.10 Guaranty and Security Principles 89103
1.11 [Reserved]Certain Calculations 89103
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1.12 Limited Condition Acquisitions 89104
1.13 Additional Borrowers 90104
1.14 Designated U.S. Co-Borrower 92106
1.15 Rates 92106
1.16 Administrative Agent and Revolving Facility Administrative Agent 93107
Article II
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 93
2.01 Revolving Loans, Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans 93107
2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans 100115
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2.03 Letters of Credit 102117
2.04 [Reserved] 112127
2.05 Prepayments 112127
2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments 117135
2.07 Repayments of Loans 119136
2.08 Interest 122140
2.09 Fees 123141
2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees 124142
2.11 Evidence of Debt 125143
2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agents’ Clawback 125143
2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders 128145
2.14 Cash Collateral 129147
2.15 Defaulting Lenders 130148
2.16 Special Provisions Relating to a Re-Allocation Event 132150
2.17 Refinancing Amendments 132150
2.18 Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Loans 134152
Article III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY 139
3.01 Taxes 139157
3.02 Illegality 143160
3.03 Inability to Determine Rates; Alternate Rate of Interest 144161
3.04 Increased Costs 148167
3.05 Compensation for Losses 150169
3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 150169
3.07 Survival 151170
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Article IV
GUARANTY 151
4.01 The Guaranty 151170
4.02 Obligations Unconditional 152171
4.03 Reinstatement 153172
4.04 Certain Additional Waivers 154172
4.05 Remedies 154172
4.06 Rights of Contribution 155172
4.07 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee 155173
4.08 Limitation on Guaranty by Luxembourg Guarantors 155
4.09 Limitation on Guaranty 156
4.10 Limitation on Guaranty by Swiss Guarantors 156
4.11 Keepwell 158173
Article V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 158
5.01 [Reserved] 158173
5.02 Conditions to Credit Extensions After the Restatement Effective Date 158173
Article VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 159
6.01 Existence 159174
6.02 Corporate Power; Authorization 159174
6.03 No Contravention 160175
6.04 Binding Effect 160175
6.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect 160175
6.06 Litigation 161176
6.07 No Default 161176
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6.08 Ownership of Property 161176
6.09 Environmental Compliance 161176
6.10 Insurance 161176
6.11 Taxes 161176
6.12 ERISA Compliance 162176
6.13 Subsidiaries 163177
6.14 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act 163178
6.15 Disclosure 163178
6.16 Compliance with Laws 163178
6.17 Intellectual Property 164178
6.18 Solvency 164179
6.19 Perfection of Security Interests in the Collateral 164179
6.20 Business Locations; Taxpayer Identification Number 164179
6.21 Sanctions 165179
6.22 Anti-Corruption Laws; FCPA 165180
6.23 COMI 165
Article VII
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 166
7.01 Financial Statements 166180
7.02 Certificates; Other Information 166181
7.03 Notices 169183
7.04 Payment of Taxes 169184
7.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc. 169184
7.06 Maintenance of Properties 170184
7.07 Maintenance of Insurance 170184
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7.08 Compliance with Laws 170184
7.09 Books and Records 170185
7.10 Inspection Rights 170185
7.11 Use of Proceeds 171185
7.12 Additional Subsidiaries 171186
7.13 Further Assurances 172186
7.14 Pledged Assets 173187
7.15 COMI 174[Reserved] 187
7.16 Ratings 174187
7.17 Designation of Subsidiaries 174187
7.18 Margin Regulations 175188
7.19 Post-Closing Obligations 175188
7.20 Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions 175188
Article VIII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS 175
8.01 Liens 176189
8.02 Investments 178195
8.03 Indebtedness 179200
8.04 Fundamental Changes 182[Reserved] 206
8.05 Fundamental Changes; Dispositions 183206
8.06 Restricted Payments 184; Restricted Debt Payments 211
8.07 Change in Nature of Business 185215
8.08 Transactions with Affiliates 185215
8.09 Burdensome Agreements 185217
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8.10 Use of Proceeds 187218
8.11 Financial Covenant 187218
8.12 Prepayment of Other Indebtedness, Etc. 187Amendments of or Waivers with Respect to Restricted Debt. 219
8.13 Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation and Form of Entity 188219
Article IX
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 188
9.01 Events of Default 188220
9.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default 191222
9.03 Application of Funds 192223
Article X
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS 195
10.01 Appointment and Authority 195225
10.02 Rights as a Lender 195226
10.03 Exculpatory Provisions 196226
10.04 Reliance by Administrative Agents 197227
10.05 Delegation of Duties 197227
10.06 Resignation of Administrative Agents 197228
10.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agents and Other Lenders 198229
10.08 No Other Duties; Etc. 199229
10.09 Administrative Agents May File Proofs of Claim 199229
10.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters 200230
10.11 Secured Swap Contracts and Secured Treasury Management Agreements 200231
10.12 Delivery of Information 201231
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10.13 Erroneous Payment 201231
10.14 Release of Foreign Guarantors 235
Article XI
MISCELLANEOUS 204
11.01 Amendments, Etc. 204235
11.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications 208239
11.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement 210241
11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; and Damage Waiver 211241
11.05 Payments Set Aside 213244
11.06 Successors and Assigns 214244
11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 219250
11.08 Set-off; Several Obligations 220251
11.09 Interest Rate Limitation 221251
11.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 221252
11.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties 222252
11.12 Severability 222252
11.13 Replacement of Lenders 222252
11.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. 223253
11.15 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury 225255
11.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 226255
11.17 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents 226256
11.18 USA PATRIOT Act Notice 226256
11.19 Judgment Currency 227256
11.20 Release of Collateral and Guaranty Obligations 227257
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11.21 Waiver of Sovereign Immunity 228258
11.22 Intercreditor Agreements 229258
11.23 Certain ERISA Matters. 229259
11.24 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. 231261
11.25 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. 232261
11.26 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. 233262
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SCHEDULES
1.01 Post-Closing Reorganization Transactions
2.01 Commitments and Applicable Percentages
6.02 Consents
6.06 Litigation
6.10 Insurance
6.13 Subsidiaries
6.17 IP Rights
6.20(a) Locations of Real Property
6.20(b) Locations of Tangible Personal Property
6.20(c) Location of Chief Executive Office, Taxpayer Identification Number, Etc.
6.20(d) Changes in Legal Name, State of Formation and Structure
7.19 Post-Closing Obligations
8.01 Liens Existing on the RestatementIncremental B-8 Effective Date
8.02(b) Investments Existing on the RestatementIncremental B-8 Effective Date
8.03 Indebtedness Existing on the RestatementIncremental B-8 Effective Date
8.03A Certain Indebtedness Existing on the Restatement Effective Date
8.05 Dispositions
8.08 Affiliate Transactions
11.02 Certain Addresses for Notices
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EXHIBITS
1.01(a) Form of Incremental Term Loan Agreement
1.01(b) Form of Re-Allocation Agreement
1.01(d) Form of Term Note
1.01(e) Form of Revolving Note
1.10 Guaranty and Security Principles
1.13(d) Form of Substitute Affiliate Lender Designation Notice
2.01(e) Form of Incremental Joinder
2.02 Form of Loan Notice
5.01(j) Form of Solvency Certificate
7.02 Form of Compliance Certificate
7.12 Form of Joinder Agreement
11.06(b) Form of Assignment and Assumption
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, amended and restated as of April 16, 2018, among SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), SS&C EUROPEAN HOLDINGS, a société à responsabilité limitée, organized under the laws of Luxembourg having its registered office at 2, rue Jean Monnet, L-2180, Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B173925 (the “Designated Borrower 1”), SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS EUROPE, a société à responsabilité limitée, organized under the laws of Luxembourg having its registered office at 2, rue Jean Monnet, L-2180, Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B163061 (the “Designated Borrower 2”), SS&C FINANCING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is member-managed and directly (or, to the extent indirect ownership (as opposed to direct ownership) is not adverse to the Lenders from a tax perspective, or indirectly) wholly-owned by the Designated Borrower 2 (the “Designated U.S. Co-Borrower” and, together with the Designated Borrower 1 and the Designated Borrower 2, each a “Designated Borrower” and, collectively the “Designated Borrowers” and the Designated Borrowers, together with the Company, the “Borrowers” and each a “Borrower”), SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), the other Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein), Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent and as an L/C Issuer and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent and an L/C Issuer.
WHEREAS, the Company is party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2015, among the Company, the Designated Borrower 1, the Designated Borrower 2, the Parent, the other Guarantors, the Lenders, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and as an L/C Issuer and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as an L/C Issuer (as amended by that certain First Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated as of March 2, 2017 and as it may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Restatement Effective Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Resignation and Appointment Agreement dated as of April 16, 2018, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch as the Resigning Collateral Agent and Resigning Administrative Agent (each as defined therein), has resigned as collateral agent and administrative agent effective as of the Restatement Effective Date and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch shall serve as Successor Collateral Agent and Successor Administrative Agent (each as defined therein) in such capacities from and after the Restatement Effective Date;
WHEREAS, the Required Lenders and other parties to the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety to read as set forth in this Agreement, and it has been agreed by such parties that the Loans and any Letters of Credit outstanding as of the Restatement Effective Date and other “Obligations” under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement (including indemnities) shall be governed by and deemed to be outstanding under this Agreement with the intent that the terms of this Agreement shall supersede the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement, and all references to the Existing Credit Agreement in any Loan Document or other document or instrument delivered in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement and the provisions hereof;
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provided that (1) the grants of security interests and Liens under and pursuant to the Loan Documents shall continue unaltered to secure, guarantee, support and otherwise benefit the secured Obligations of the Company and the other Loan Parties under the Existing Credit Agreement and this Agreement and each other Loan Document and each of the foregoing shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms except as expressly amended thereby or hereby or by the Second Amendment, and the parties hereto hereby ratify and confirm the terms thereof as being in full force and effect and unaltered by this Agreement, (2) the letters of credit identified on Schedule 8.038.03A hereto (the “Existing Letters of Credit”) shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit for all purposes under this Agreement and (3) it is agreed and understood that this Agreement does not constitute a novation, satisfaction, payment or reborrowing of any Obligation under the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document except as expressly modified by this Agreement, nor does it operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender under any Loan Document.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
“2017 Refinancing Arranger” means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., in its capacity as sole lead arranger and bookrunner with respect to the First Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby.
“2017 Refinancing Exchanged Term B-1 Loans” means the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans resulting from the 2017 Refinancing Term Loan Exchange.
“2017 Refinancing Exchanged Term B-2 Loans” means the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans resulting from the 2017 Refinancing Term Loan Exchange.
“2017 Refinancing New Term B-1 Lender” means each Person that has executed and delivered (as a “2017 Refinancing New Term B-1 Lender”) a counterpart of the First Amendment to the Original Administrative Agent and the 2017 Refinancing Arranger in accordance with the terms thereof.
“2017 Refinancing New Term B-1 Loans” means the term loans made to the Company by the 2017 Refinancing New Term B-1 Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date.
“2017 Refinancing New Term B-2 Lender” means each Person that has executed and delivered (as a “2017 Refinancing New Term B-2 Lender”) a counterpart of the First Amendment to the Original Administrative Agent and the 2017 Refinancing Arranger in accordance with the terms thereof.
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“2017 Refinancing New Term B-2 Loans” means the term loans made to the Designated Borrower 1 by the 2017 Refinancing New Term B-2 Lender on the First Amendment Effective Date.
“2017 Refinancing Term A-1 Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Credit Agreement.
“2017 Refinancing Term A-2 Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Credit Agreement.
“2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Lender” means a Term Lender with an outstanding 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loan.
“2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans” means the term loans resulting from the consolidation of the 2017 Refinancing Exchanged Term B-1 Loans and the 2017 Refinancing New Term B-1 Loans pursuant to the 2017 Refinancing Term Loan Consolidation.
“2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Lender” means a Term Lender with an outstanding 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loan.
“2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans” means the term loans resulting from the consolidation of the 2017 Refinancing Exchanged Term B-2 Loans and the 2017 Refinancing New Term B-2 Loans pursuant to the 2017 Refinancing Term Loan Consolidation.
“2017 Refinancing Term Loan Consolidation” shall mean (a) the consolidation of the 2017 Refinancing New Term B-1 Loans and the 2017 Refinancing Exchanged Term B-1 Loans and (b) the consolidation of the 2017 Refinancing New Term B-2 Loans and the 2017 Refinancing Exchanged Term B-2 Loans, in each case pursuant to the First Amendment.
“2017 Refinancing Term Loan Exchange” means the exchange on the First Amendment Effective Date of (a) Term B-1 Loans for 2017 Refinancing Exchanged Term B-1 Loans and (b) Term B-2 Loans for 2017 Refinancing Exchanged Term B-2 Loans, as applicable, pursuant to the First Amendment.
“2018 Senior Notes” means the unsecured senior notes issued by the Parent pursuant to the 2018 Senior Notes Indenture, if any.
“2018 Senior Notes Documents” means the 2018 Senior Notes, the 2018 Senior Notes Indenture and all other documents evidencing, guaranteeing or otherwise governing the terms of the 2018 Senior Notes.
“2018 Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, if any, among the Parent, the Company, the other Domestic Guarantors and the financial institution identified therein as trustee.
“2024 Senior Notes” means the unsecured senior notes issued by the Parent pursuant to the 2024 Senior Notes Indenture, if any.
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“2024 Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, if any, among the Parent, the Company, the other Domestic Guarantors and the financial institution identified therein as trustee.
“2024 SS&C International Reorganization Transactions” shall mean each of the following contemplated legal entity reorganization and liquidation transactions described below, together with any ancillary related transactions and legal entity actions undertaken in furtherance thereof, so long as, after giving effect thereto, there shall not have been a material adverse impact on the Guarantees, the Collateral or the effectiveness of the foregoing to provide credit support in respect of the Obligations (in each case, as determined by the Company in good faith):
(i) the business combination (by merger or other analogous mechanisms under applicable Laws) by and among SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.A.R.L., SS&C European Holdings S.A.R.L. and Advent Software Luxembourg S.A.R.L.;
(ii) the formation of one or more direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Company in jurisdictions to be determined by the Company for the purpose of holding the Equity Interests of certain regulated and non-regulated Subsidiaries of Advent Software Luxembourg S.A.R.L. (the “New Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company”) and the transfer of such Equity Interests to the New Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company;
(iii) the refinancing or repayment of intercompany Indebtedness between and amongst certain Foreign Subsidiaries (including SS&C European Holdings S.A.R.L. and Financial Models Corporation Limited);
(iv) the business combination (by merger or other analogous mechanisms under applicable Laws) Hub Data, Inc. and SS&C GIDS, Inc.; and
(v) the liquidation of Advent Software Luxembourg S.A.R.L
“Acquisition”, by any Person, means the acquisition by such Person, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of either (a) all or a substantial portion of the property of, or a line of business, product line or division of, another Person or (b) Equity Interests of another Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a Subsidiary owned directly or indirectly by the Parent or a Designated Borrower, in each case whether or not involving a merger or consolidation with such other Person.
“Act” has the meaning specified in Section 11.18.
“Additional Letter of Credit Facility” means any facility established by the Parent and/or any Restricted Subsidiary outside of this Agreement to obtain letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers acceptances or other similar instruments required by customers, suppliers, landlords, regulators or Governmental Authorities or otherwise in the ordinary course of business.
“Additional Refinancing Lender” means, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.17, provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender shall be subject
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to the approval of (i) (A) in the case of Refinancing Term Loans, the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to the extent that such Additional Refinancing Lender is not then an existing Lender, an Affiliate of a then existing Lender or an Approved Fund or (B) in the case of Refinancing Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to the extent that such Additional Refinancing Lender is not then an existing Revolving Lender, an Affiliate of an existing Revolving Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Revolving Lender and (ii) the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
“Adjusted Daily Compounded CORRA” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Daily Compounded CORRA for such calculation, plus (b) the Daily Compounded CORRA Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Daily Compounded CORRA as so determined shall be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Daily Compounded CORRA shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA” means, for any day (a “SONIA RFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to, for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to Sterling, the greater of (i) the sum of (A) SONIA for the day (such day, a “Sterling RFR Determination Day”) that is five (5) RFR Business Days prior to (I) if such SONIA RFR Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such SONIA RFR Rate Day or (II) if such SONIA RFR Rate Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such SONIA RFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SONIA is published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website; provided that if by 5:00 p.m. (London time) on the second RFR Business Day immediately following any Sterling RFR Determination Day, SONIA in respect of such Sterling RFR Determination Day has not been published on the SONIA Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA for Sterling has not occurred, then SONIA for such Sterling RFR Determination Day will be SONIA as published in respect of the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such SONIA was published on the SONIA Administrator’s Website; provided further that SONIA as determined pursuant to this proviso shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA for no more than three (3) consecutive SONIA RFR Rate Days and (B) the SONIA Adjustment and (ii) the Floor.
“Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by the Statutory Reserve Rate.
“Adjusted Term CORRA” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term CORRA for such calculation, plus (b) the Term CORRA Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term CORRA as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term CORRA shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
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“Administrative Agent” means, as context may require (a) Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. in its capacity as Term Facilities Administrative Agent for the Term B-8 Facility and/or (b) Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch in its capacity as (a) Term Facilities Administrative Agent and/or (b)as collateral agent for the Lenders in respect of the Facilities under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent in respect of the Term Facilities and/or collateral agent; for the avoidance of doubt the term “Administrative Agent” shall not include the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent.
“Administrative Agents” means the Term Facilities Administrative Agent and the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Applicable Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agents may from time to time notify to the Company and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form approved by the Applicable Administrative Agent.
“Advent Software Luxembourg” means Advent Software Luxembourg, a société à responsabilité limitée organized under the laws of Luxembourg having its registered office at 2, rue Jean Monnet, L-2180 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B198391.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) solely with respect to the Revolving Facility, any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means the Revolving Commitments of all the Lenders. The initial amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect on the Restatement Effective Date is TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($250,000,000), as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect on the Revolving Facility Amendment Effective Date is SIX HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($600,000,000).
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.
“Alternative Currency” means the Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.06.
“Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent or the Applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.
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“Alternative Currency Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $50,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. The Alternative Currency Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.
“Applicable Administrative Agent” means with respect to the Term Facilities, the Term Facilities Administrative Agent and with respect to the Revolving Facility, the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent.
“Applicable ECF Percentage” means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, the percentage of Excess Cash Flow required to be repaid pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii) for such Excess Cash Flow Period.
“Applicable L/C Issuer” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer with respect thereto.
“Applicable L/C Sublimit” means (a) with respect to each L/C Issuer on the Restatement Effective Date, the amount set forth opposite such L/C Issuer’s name on Schedule 2.01 and (b) with respect to any other Person that becomes an L/C Issuer hereunder, such amount as agreed to in writing by the Company and such Person at the time such Person becomes an L/C Issuer pursuant to the terms of the applicable agreement pursuant to which such entity agrees to become an L/C Issuer hereunder, as each of the foregoing amounts may be decreased or increased from time to time with the written consent of the Company and the L/C Issuers (provided that any increase in the Applicable L/C Sublimit with respect to any L/C Issuer shall only require the consent of the Company and such L/C Issuer).
“Applicable Percentage” means with respect to (a) any Revolving Lender at any time, with respect to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time; provided that if the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.02 or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and (b) any Term Lender under a given Term Facility at any time, with respect to such Term Lender’s Term Loans under such Term Facility at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans under such Term Facility held by such Term Lender at such time. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01, in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, in any documentation executed by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(f), in any Extension Amendment or in any Refinancing Amendment, as applicable. The Applicable Percentages of the Revolving Lenders shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15(iv).
“Applicable Rate” means:
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(i) at any time prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date,
Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio | Base Rate Loans | Eurocurrency Rate Loans |
≥ 3.00:1.0 | 1.75% | 2.75% |
< 3.00:1.0 | 1.50% | 2.50% |
(ii) at any time on or after the Second Amendment Effective Date and prior to the Revolving Facility Amendment Effective Date,
Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio | Base Rate Loans | Eurocurrency Rate Loans |
≥ 4.75:1.0 | 1.25% | 2.25% |
< 4.75:1.0 | 1.00% | 2.00% |
(iii) at any time on or after the Revolving Facility Amendment Effective Date,
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Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio | Base Rate Loans | Eurocurrency Rate/SOFR/SONIA Loans |
≥ 2.75:1.0 | 0.50% | 1.50% |
< 2.75:1.0 | 0.25% | 1.25% |
(i) at any time prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date,
Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio | Commitment Fee |
≥ 3.00:1.0 | 0.50% |
< 3.00:1.0 | 0.375% |
(ii) at any time on or after the Second Amendment Effective Date and at any time prior to the Revolving Facility Amendment Date,
Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio | Commitment Fee |
≥ 4.75:1.0 | 0.50% |
< 4.75:1.0 | 0.375% |
(iii) at any time on or after the Revolving Facility Amendment Date,
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Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio | Commitment Fee |
≥ 2.75:1.0 | 0.375% |
< 2.75:1.0 | 0.250% |
in each case in clauses (g) and (i) above based upon the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.02(b).
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, the highest Applicable Rate shall each apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall continue to apply until the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered in accordance with Section 7.02(b), whereupon the Applicable Rate shall be adjusted based upon the calculation of the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio contained in such Compliance Certificate. The Applicable Rate in effect from the Restatement Effective Date through the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(b) for the first fiscal quarter ending after the Restatement Effective Date shall be the highest Applicable Rate.
“Applicable Revolving Percentage” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Facility at such time.
“Applicable Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent or the Applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Facility or that holds a Loan under such Facility, at such time and (b) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) each L/C Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a), the Revolving Lenders.
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“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., each in its capacity as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner with respect to the Second Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby.
“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Applicable Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit 11.06(b) or any other form approved by the Applicable Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease, and (c) in respect of any Securitization TransactionReceivables Facility of any Person, the outstanding principal amount of such financing, after taking into account reserve accounts and making appropriate adjustments, determined by each of the Administrative Agents in its reasonable judgment.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, including the notes thereto.
“Availability Period” means with respect to the Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to the earliest of (i) the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (iii) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and of the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 9.02.
“Available Amount” means, at any datetime, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to, without duplication:
(a) the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount at such time, plus
(b) the cumulative amount of cash and Cash Equivalent proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests and capital contributions (other than Disqualified Capital Stock and Equity Interests under any Parent Equity Offerings) received by the Parent (other than any proceeds included for purposes of determining amounts available for
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Investments under Section 8.02(n)) Not Otherwise Applied and contributed to the Company after the Restatement Effective Date in the form of common equity, plus
(c) the cumulative amount of cash and Cash Equivalent proceeds from the issuance of Indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, issued after the Restatement Effective Date which has been converted into Qualified Capital Stock of the Parent on or prior to such date, plus
(d) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, the fair market value of the Investments of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such re-designation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), in each case to the extent the original Investments in such Unrestricted Subsidiary were made after the Restatement Effective Date in reliance on the Available Amount pursuant to Section 8.02(s), plus
(a) the sum of:
(i) the greater of $864,000,000 and 40% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period; plus
(ii) the CNI Growth Amount; provided that such amount shall not be available (A) for any Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 8.06(a)(iii) if any Event of Default shall then exist or would result therefrom or (B) for any Restricted Debt Payment pursuant to Section 8.06(b)(vi) if any Event of Default shall then exist or would result therefrom; plus
(iii) the amount of any capital contributions or other proceeds of any issuance of Equity Interests of the Parent (other than any amounts (x) relied on to incur Indebtedness pursuant to Section 8.03(v) or (y) received from the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or (z) consisting of the proceeds of any loan or advance made pursuant to Section 8.02(h)(ii)) received as cash equity by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus the fair market value, as determined by the Parent in good faith, of Cash Equivalents, marketable securities or other property received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary as a capital contribution or in return for any issuance of Equity Interests (other than any amounts (x) relied on to incur Indebtedness pursuant to Section 8.03(v) or (y) received from the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary), in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including such time; plus
(iv) the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case, of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary issued after the Restatement Effective Date (other than Indebtedness or such
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Disqualified Capital Stock issued to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary), which has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests of the Parent that does not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, together with the fair market value of any cash or Cash Equivalents (as determined by the Parent in good faith) and the fair market value (as determined by the Parent in good faith) of any property or assets received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such exchange or conversion, in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including such time; plus
(v) the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including such time in connection with the Disposition to any Person (other than the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary) of any Investment made pursuant to Section 8.02(r); plus
(vi) to the extent not already reflected as a return of capital with respect to such Investment for purposes of determining the amount of such Investment, the proceeds received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including such time in connection with cash returns, cash profits, cash distributions and similar cash amounts, including cash principal repayments of loans and interest payments on loans, in each case received in respect of any Investment made after the Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 8.02(r) or, without duplication, otherwise received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (including any proceeds received on account of any issuance of Equity Interests by any Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than solely on account of the issuance of Equity Interests to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary)); plus
(vii) an amount equal to the sum of (A) the amount of any Investments by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary made pursuant to Section 8.02(r) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) the amount of any Investments by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.02(r) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Joint Venture that has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or is liquidated, wound up or dissolved into, the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary and (C) to the extent that the Parent’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s Investments in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture have been made pursuant to Section 8.02(r), the fair market value (as determined by the Parent in good faith) of the property or assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Joint Venture that have been transferred, conveyed or otherwise distributed to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, during the period from and including the day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including such time; plus
(viii) the amount of any Declined Proceeds; minus
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(e) (b) an amount equal to any net after-tax returns in cash and Cash Equivalents (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, sale proceeds, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any the sum of (i) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 8.06(a)(iii), plus (ii) Restricted Debt Payments made pursuant to Section 8.06(b)(vi), plus (iii) Investments made pursuant to Section 8.02(sr), minusin each case, after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to such time or contemporaneously therewith.
(f) any amount of the Available Amount used to make Investments pursuant to Section 8.02(s) after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to such time; minus
(g) any amount of the Available Amount used to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 8.06(h) after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to such time; minus
(h) any amount of the Available Amount used to make payments or distributions in respect of Subordinated Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(b)(iv) after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to such time, minus
(i) the amount of any Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 8.06(c) after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to such time.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 3.03(c)(iv).
“Bail-In Action” means (a) solely with respect to the Term Loans, the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution or (b) solely with respect to the Revolving Loans, 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) solely with respect to the Term Loans, 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 for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule or (b) solely with respect to the Revolving Loans, 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 with respect to the
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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 affiliate (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Base ECF Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(i)(A).
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as announced from time to time by, in the case of the Term Facility, CS, in the case of the Revolving Facility, MSSF, as its “prime rate” in effect at its principal office in New York City and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect on such day plus 1.00%; provided that, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. The “prime rate” is a rate set by CS or MSSF based upon various factors including CS’s or MSSF’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in the “prime rate” announced by CS or MSSF shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the announcement of such change. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the “prime rate”, the Federal Funds Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the “prime rate”, the Federal Funds Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR, respectively.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.
“Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any (a) SOFR Loans, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark for Dollars, then “Benchmark” means, with respect to such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.03(c)(i) and (b) Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Sterling, Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA or the then-current Benchmark for Sterling, then “Benchmark” means, with respect to such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.03(c)(i).
“Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event for any then-current Benchmark, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date; provided that with respect to a Benchmark with respect to any Obligations, interest, fees,
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commissions or other amounts denominated in Sterling or calculated with respect thereto, the alternative set forth in clause (b) below:
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a) or (b) 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 Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of any then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Currency at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means a date and time determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent, which date shall be no later than the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Currency:
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For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) 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 the then-current Benchmark for any Currency, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such Benchmark:
(a) 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 any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b) 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 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the central bank for the 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), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) 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 any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(c) 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 all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
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 then-current Benchmark for any Currency, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.03(c) and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such
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Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.03(c).
“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 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA 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”.
“BFEA EURIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “EURIBOR Rate”.
“Blue Prism” means the “Acquired Business” as such term is defined in the Incremental B-6/B-7 Amendment.
“Blue Prism Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company of Blue Prism pursuant to the Blue Prism Scheme.
“Blue Prism Scheme” means the “Scheme” as such term is defined in the Incremental B-6/B-7 Amendment.
“Blue Prism Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the Blue Prism Acquisition on the Incremental B-6/B-7 Effective Date and the other transactions contemplated by the Blue Prism Scheme on or prior to the Incremental B-6/B-7 Effective Date, (b) the effectiveness of the Term B-6 Loans and the Term B-7 Loans under this Agreement pursuant to the Incremental B-6/B-7 Amendment and (c) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the foregoing.
“Borrower” and “Borrowers” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans under the same Facility of the same Type, in the same currency and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the applicable Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01; provided that the term “Borrowing” shall include the consolidated “borrowing” of (a) the 2017 Refinancing New Term B-1 Loans and the 2017 Refinancing Exchanged Term B-1 Loans and (b) the 2017 Refinancing New Term B-2 Loans and the 2017 Refinancing Exchanged Term B-2 Loans, in each case resulting from the 2017 Refinancing Term Loan Consolidation.
“Bridge Facility” means the $750,000,000 senior unsecured bridge loan facility, if any, provided to the Company pursuant to the terms of that certain Second Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated as of February 15, 2018, by and among Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets and the Company, as amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, New York, New York or the state where the Applicable Administrative Agent’s Office with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located and (a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means a TARGET Day, (b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Euro, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency, (c) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Euro in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Euro, or any other dealings in any currency other than Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency and (d) when used in connection with a SOFR Loan, or any other calculation or determination involving SOFR, the term “Business Day” means any day that is only a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Canadian Dollars” and the sign “CAD$” means lawful currency of Canada.
“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period then ended, all cash capital expenditures of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP (including acquisitions of IP Rights to the extent the cost thereof is treated as a capitalized expense in accordance with GAAP) and made in cash during such period.
“Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property by that Person as lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, but subject to the last sentence of Section 1.03(a), is required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent, the Applicable L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the Applicable L/C Issuer benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent and (b) the Applicable L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date, (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition, (b) Dollar denominated time deposits and certificates of deposit of (i) any Lender, (ii) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (iii) any bank whose short‑term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A‑1 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at
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least P‑1 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities of not more than 270 days from the date of acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A‑1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P‑1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within six months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with a bank or trust company (including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations, (e) investments substantially equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (d) above denominated in Euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above customarily used by business entities for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Restricted Subsidiary organized or operating in such jurisdiction and (f) investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as Current Assets, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which are administered by reputable financial institutions having capital of at least $500,000,000 and the portfolios of which are limited to Investments of the character described in the foregoing subdivisions (a) through (d).
“Cayman Security Document” means (a) that certain Share Security Agreement between GlobeOp Financial Services (Switzerland) GmbH, as chargor, and the Original Administrative Agent, as security agent, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), and (b) each other Cayman Islands law governed document or instrument which creates or evidences or which is expressed to create or evidence any Lien granted or required to be granted pursuant to Section 7.14.
“CDOR Screen Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”.
“CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Restatement Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
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“Charge” means any fee, loss, charge, expense, cost, accrual or reserve of any kind.
“Class” means (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series, Refinancing Revolving Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Incremental Term Loan Commitments of a given Incremental Series, Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series or Commitments in respect of Replacement Term Loans and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Extended Revolving Loans of a given Extension Series, Refinancing Revolving Loans of a given Refinancing Series, 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Loans of a given Incremental Series, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Replacement Term Loans established pursuant to the same amendment to this Agreement. Commitments (and in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.
“CNI Growth Amount” means, at any date of determination, an amount (which amount shall not be less than zero) equal to 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the cumulative period from April 1, 2024 to and including the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter of the Parent prior to such date for which consolidated financial statements required pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) have been delivered (treated as one accounting period).
“Co-Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.13(a).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Co-Managers” means Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, each in its capacity as a co-manager.
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“Collateral” means a collective reference to all personal property with respect to which Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, are purported to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents.
“Collateral Documents” means a collective reference to the U.S. Security Agreement, the English Security Documents, the Lux Security Documents, the Lux Security Confirmation Agreement, the Swiss Security Documents, the Cayman Security Documents, the Irish Security Documents and other security documents as may be executed and delivered by the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of Section 7.14, Section 7.19 or any of the Loan Documents.
“Commitment” means with respect to each Lender (i) as to each Revolving Lender, the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender, (ii) as to each Term B-3 Lender, the Term B-3 Commitment of such Term B-3 Lender, (iii) as to each Term B-4 Lender, the Term B-4 Commitment of such Term B-4 Lender, (iv) as to each Term B-5 Lender, the Term B-5 Commitment of such Term B-5 Lender, (v) as to each Term B-6 Lender, the Term B-6 Commitment of such Term B-6 Lender, (vi) as to each Term B-7 Lender, the Term B-7 Commitment of such Term B-7 Lender, (vii) as to any Incremental Term Loan, the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Lender, (viii) as to any Extended Revolving Loans or Extended Term Loans, the Extended Revolving Commitments or the Commitments to provide such Extended Term Loans (as applicable) of such Lender, (ix) as to any Refinancing Revolving Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, the Refinancing Revolving Commitments or the Commitments to provide such Refinancing Term Loans (as applicable) of such Lender and, (x) as to any Replacement Term Loans, the Commitments to provide such Replacement Term Loans of such Lender and (xi) as to each Term B-8 Lender, the Term B-8 Commitment of such Term B-8 Lender.
“Commitment Increase Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01().
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Company Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 7.02.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 3.05 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Applicable Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Applicable Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Applicable Administrative
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Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Applicable Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Applicable Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Consolidated Cash Taxes” means, as of any date for the applicable period ending on such date with respect to the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the aggregate of all income, franchise and similar taxes (including penalties and interest), as determined in accordance with GAAP, to the extent the same are payable in cash with respect to such period.
“Consolidated Current Assets” means, with respect to any Person, the Current Assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all liabilities that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, but excluding (a) the current portion of Indebtedness (including the Swap Termination Value of any Swap Contracts) to the extent reflected as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (b) the current portion of interest, (c) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves, (e) deferred revenue and (f) any L/C Obligations or Revolving Loans.
(i) total interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP (including, to the extent deducted and not added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, (A) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (B) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (C) non-cash interest payments, (D) the interest component of Capital Leases, (E) net payments, if any, made (less net payments, if any, received) pursuant to interest rate Swap Contracts with respect to Indebtedness, (F) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and (G) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees) and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed),
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(iii) depreciation and amortization expense and impairment charges (including amortization of intangible assets (including goodwill) and deferred financing fees or costs),
(iv) net after-tax extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses or losses (including accruals and payments for amounts payable under executive employment agreements and losses on disposition of property outside of the ordinary course of business),
(v) other non-cash charges, expenses or losses (excluding any such non-cash charge, expense or loss to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period, an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period or write-off or writedown of, or reserves with respect to, Current Assets (but including any non-cash increase in expenses resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization and variances and the non-cash portion of “straight line” rent expense)),
(vi) restructuring charges or reserves and business optimization expense, including any restructuring costs and integration costs incurred in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or operational changes after the Restatement Effective Date, project start-up costs, costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, retention charges, contract termination costs, retention, recruiting, relocation, severance and signing bonuses and expenses, future lease commitments, systems establishment costs, conversion costs and excess pension charges and consulting fees,
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(viii) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or the grant of stock and stock options to employees of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement or the treatment of such options under variable plan accounting,
(ix) all fees, premiums and expenses incurred in connection with the Target Acquisition,
(x) any non‑cash purchase accounting adjustment and any step-ups with respect to re-valuing assets and liabilities in connection with any Investment permitted under Section 8.02,
(xi) transaction fees and expenses incurred in connection with, to the extent permitted hereunder, any Investment, any debt issuance (including, for the avoidance of doubt, debt issuances under this Agreement and in connection with the Target Acquisition), any equity issuance, any Disposition, any casualty event, or any amendments or waivers of the Loan Documents, or refinancings in connection therewith, in each case, whether or not consummated,
(xii) proceeds from business interruption insurance (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income) in an amount representing the revenue for the applicable period that such proceeds are intended to replace,
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(xiii) charges, losses, lost profits, expenses or write-offs to the extent indemnified or insured by a third party, including expenses covered by indemnification provisions in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition permitted by Section 8.02 or any transaction permitted by Section 8.04, in each case, to the extent that coverage has not been denied and so long as such amounts are actually reimbursed to the Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash within one year after the related amount is first added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (xiii) (and if not so reimbursed within one year, such amount shall be deducted from Consolidated EBITDA during the next measurement period),
(xiv) amounts paid or reserved in connection with earn-out obligations in connection with any acquisition of a business or Person, and
(xv) rent and other amounts accrued or expensed under Synthetic Leases, and
(xvi) non-cash adjustments resulting from the application of FASB ASC Update No. 2014-09 (Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)) effective January 1, 2018,
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(i) all extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains and non‑cash income during such period,
(ii) any other non-cash income or gains (other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course), but excluding any such items (A) in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period or (B) which represent the reversal in such period of any accrual of, or reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period where such accrual or reserve is no longer required, all as determined on a consolidated basis, and
(iii) any gains realized upon the disposition of property outside of the ordinary course of business, plus/minus
(d) to the extent included in the determination of Consolidated Net Income, net unrealized losses/gains (after any offset) in respect of (i) Swap Contracts and (ii) currency translation gains or losses, including those related to currency remeasurements of indebtedness, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
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“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination with respect to the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, without duplication, the sum of: (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations for borrowed money, whether current or long-term (including the Obligations) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) all obligations arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial but excluding letters of credit to the extent such letters of credit have been cash collateralized), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar instruments and unreimbursed obligations under surety bonds; (c) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (including non-contingent earn-out payments and other non-contingent deferred payments but excluding contingent earn-out payments, other contingent deferred payments and trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business); (d) all Attributable Indebtedness; (e) all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (d) above of another Person (except to the extent supported by a letter of credit); and (f) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation, limited liability company or similar limited liability entity organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or a state thereof) in which the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a general partner or joint venturer, except to the extent that such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, as to any Person (the “Subject Person”) for any period, for the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income (or loss) of the ParentSubject Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for thaton a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in accordance with GAAP (excluding (a) extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses for such period and (b) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) in which the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by the
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Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in the form of cash dividends or similar distributions).conformity with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded, without duplication,
(a) (i) any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent of the amount of dividends, distributions or other payments made in cash or Cash Equivalents (or converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) by such Person to the Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary (subject, in the case of any such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, to the limitations contained in clause (ii) below) and (ii) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 8.06(a)(iii) or the amount of Excess Cash Flow, any net income (loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Loan Party) if such Subsidiary is subject to restrictions on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Parent or a Loan Party by operation of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute or governmental rule or regulation applicable thereto (other than (x) any restriction that has been waived or otherwise released and (y) any restriction set forth in the Loan Documents, the documents related to any Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Equivalent Debt and the documents relating to any Replacement Debt or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing), except to the extent of the amount of dividends, distributions or other payments made in cash or Cash Equivalents (or converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) or that could have been made in cash or Cash Equivalents during such period (as determined in good faith by the Parent) by the Restricted Subsidiary (subject, in the case of a dividend, distribution or other payment to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations in this clause (ii));
(b) any gain or Charge attributable to any asset Disposition (including asset retirement costs or sales or issuances of Equity Interests) or of returned or surplus assets outside the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Parent);
(c) (i) any gain or Charge from (A) any extraordinary or exceptional item (as determined in good faith by such Person) and/or (B) any non-recurring, special or unusual item (as determined in good faith by such Person) and/or (ii) any Charge associated with and/or payment of any actual or prospective legal settlement, fine, judgment or order;
(d) (i) any unrealized or realized net foreign currency translation or transaction gains or Charges impacting net income (including currency re-measurements of Indebtedness, any net gains or Charges resulting from Swap Contracts for currency exchange risk associated with the above or any other currency related risk, any gains or Charges relating to translation of assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and those resulting from intercompany Indebtedness), (ii) any realized or unrealized gain or Charge in respect of early terminations of Swap Contracts and (iii) unrealized gains or losses in respect of any Swap Contracts and any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value of changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions, in respect of Swap Contracts;
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(e) any net gain or Charge with respect to (i) any disposed, abandoned, divested and/or discontinued asset, property or operation (other than any asset, property or operation pending the disposal, abandonment, divestiture and/or termination thereof), (ii) any disposal, abandonment, divestiture and/or discontinuation of any asset, property or operation (other than relating to assets or properties held for sale or pending the divestiture or discontinuation thereof) and/or (iii) any facility that has been closed during such period;
(f) any net income or Charge (less all fees and expenses related thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment or cancellation of Indebtedness;
(g) (i) any Charge incurred as a result of, in connection with or pursuant to any management equity plan, profits interest or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any pension plan (including any post-employment benefit scheme which has been agreed with the relevant pension trustee), any stock subscription or shareholders agreement, any employee benefit trust, any employee benefit scheme, any distributor equity plan or any similar equity plan or agreement (including any deferred compensation arrangement or trust), (ii) any Charge incurred in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by management of the Parent and/or any of its subsidiaries, in each case under this clause (g), to the extent that any such cash Charge is funded with net Cash proceeds contributed to the Parent as a capital contribution or as a result of the sale or issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Parent and (iii) the amount of payments made to optionholders of such Person in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person, which payments are being made to compensate such optionholders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted hereunder;
(h) any Charge that is established, adjusted and/or incurred, as applicable, (i) within 12 months after the closing of any acquisition that is required to be established, adjusted or incurred, as applicable, as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP or (ii) as a result of any change in, or the adoption or modification of, accounting principles or policies;
(i) any (A) write-off or amortization made in such period of deferred financing costs and premiums paid or other expenses incurred directly in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness and (B) goodwill or other asset impairment charges, write-offs or write-downs;
(j) (A) the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Subject Person and its subsidiaries) in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP (including, without limitation, in the inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods, including changes in capitalization of variances), property and equipment, lease, rights fee arrangements, software, goodwill, intangible asset (including customer molds), in-process research and development, deferred revenue, advanced billing and debt line items thereof), resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or acquisition or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to any consummated acquisition or similar Investment or
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the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof (including any write-off of in process research and development) and/or (B) the cumulative effect of any change in accounting principles or policies (effected by way of either a cumulative effect adjustment or as a retroactive application, in each case, in accordance with GAAP);
(k) the income or loss of any Person accrued prior to the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary of such Subject Person or is merged into or consolidated with such Subject Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Subject Person or the date that such other Person’s assets are acquired by such Subject Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Subject Person (except to the extent required for any calculation of Consolidated EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis);
(l) [reserved];
(m) (i) any non-cash deemed finance Charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions and (ii) income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts;
(n) earn-out, non-compete and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses, compensation or otherwise) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments, including in connection with any acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder or in respect of any acquisition consummated prior to the Restatement Effective Date;
(o) [reserved];
(p) (A) transaction costs incurred in connection with the Incremental B-8 Amendment and the issuance of the 2024 Senior Notes and Charges, (B) any transaction Charge incurred in connection with any (in each case, regardless of whether consummated) issuance and/or incurrence of Indebtedness and/or any issuance and/or offering of Equity Interests, any Investment, any acquisition, any Disposition outside the ordinary course of business, any recapitalization, any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, any option buyout or any repayment, redemption, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (including any amortization or write-off of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties) or any similar transaction and/or (C) the amount of any Charge that is actually reimbursed or reimbursable by third parties pursuant to indemnification or reimbursement provisions or similar agreements or insurance (it being understood that if the amount received in cash under any such agreement in any period exceeds the amount of expense paid during such period, any excess amount received may be carried forward and applied against any expense in any future period); provided that in respect of any reimbursable Charge that is added back in reliance on clause (C) above, such relevant Person in good faith expects to receive reimbursement for such Charge within the next four Fiscal Quarters (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within the next four Fiscal Quarters);
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(q) any Charge incurred or accrued in connection with any single or one-time event (as determined in good faith by such Person), including in connection with (A) the Transactions and/or any acquisition consummated after the Restatement Effective Date (including legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions and other Investments made prior to the Restatement Effective Date), (B) the closing, consolidation or reconfiguration of any facility during such period or (C) one-time consulting costs;
(r) any Charge attributable to the undertaking and/or implementation of new initiatives, business optimization activities, cost savings initiatives (including Cost Saving Initiatives), cost rationalization programs, operating expense reductions and/or cost synergies and/or similar initiatives and/or programs (including in connection with any integration, restructuring or transition, any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, any office or facility opening and/or pre-opening); and
(s) non‑cash compensation Charges and/or any other non-cash Charges arising from the granting of any stock, stock option or similar arrangement (including any profits interest or phantom stock), the granting of any restricted stock, stock appreciation right and/or similar arrangement (including any repricing, amendment, modification, substitution or change of any such stock option, restricted stock, stock appreciation right, profits interest, phantom stock or similar arrangement or the vesting of any warrant).
In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Consolidated Net Income will include the proceeds of business interruption insurance in an amount representing the earnings for the applicable period that such proceeds are intended to replace (whether or not received so long as the Parent = in good faith expects to receive such proceeds within the next four Fiscal Quarters (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so received within the next four Fiscal Quarters)).
“Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net First Lien Funded Indebtedness as of such date less all Unrestricted Cash to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended (or, in the case of determinations described in Section 1.03(b)(ii) as occurring after the end of the applicable period, the most recent four fiscal quarter period preceding the date of such transaction for which financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b)).
“Consolidated Net First Lien Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, the Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that is secured by liens on the property of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on a pari passu basis with the Obligations.
“Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date less all Unrestricted Cash to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b).
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“Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio Test” means, as of any date of determination, the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 5.50:1.00.
“Consolidated Net Secured Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, the Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that is secured by liens on the property of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that all 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, Term B-3 Loans, Term B-4 Loans, Term B-5 Loans, Term B-6 Loans, Term B-7 Loans, Term B-8 Loans, Revolving Loans, Revolving Commitments and any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or any other Permitted Refinancing or successive Permitted Refinancing with respect thereto shall at all times be deemed to be Consolidated Net Secured Funded Indebtedness for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio in connection with Section 2.01(f)(i)(B)(y).
“Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Secured Funded Indebtedness as of such date less all Unrestricted Cash to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended (or, in the case of determinations described in Section 1.03(b)(ii) as occurring after the end of the applicable period, the most recent four fiscal quarter period preceding the date of such transaction for which financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b)).
“Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments” means, for any period with respect to the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of all scheduled payments of principal during such period on Consolidated Funded Indebtedness that constitutes Funded Debt (including the implied principal component of payments due on Capital Leases during such period), less the reduction in such scheduled payments resulting from voluntary prepayments or mandatory prepayments required pursuant to Section 2.05, in each case as applied pursuant to Section 2.05, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means the consolidated total assets of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent as of the most recent period for which financial statements were required to have been delivered pursuant to Sections 7.01(a) and (b).
“Continuing Director” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Parent who: (1) was a member of such board of directors or other equivalent governing body on the Restatement Effective Date or was nominated for election, elected or appointed, or was otherwise approved, by William C. Stone (or any estate, trust, corporation, partnership or other entity Controlled by him) or (2) was nominated for election, elected or appointed to such board of directors or other equivalent governing body by or with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such board of directors or other equivalent governing body at the time of such nomination, election or appointment.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
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“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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to be Controlled by another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to vote 20% or more of the Voting Stock.
“CORRA” means the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average administered and published by the Bank of Canada (or any successor administrator).
“CORRA Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then current CORRA Benchmark, as applicable, (a) if such CORRA Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such CORRA Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such CORRA Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such CORRA Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such CORRA Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of "CORRA Interest Period” pursuant to Section 3.03(d)(iv).
“CORRA Benchmark” means, initially, the Term CORRA Reference Rate or Daily Compounded CORRA, as the case may be; provided that if a CORRA Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term CORRA Reference Rate, Daily Compounded CORRA, or the then-current CORRA Benchmark, then “CORRA Benchmark” means the applicable CORRA Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such CORRA Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.03(d)(i).
“CORRA Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any CORRA Benchmark Transition Event:
(a) where a CORRA Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to Term CORRA Reference Rate, Daily Compounded CORRA; and
(b) where a CORRA Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to a CORRA Benchmark other than the Term CORRA Reference Rate, the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the CORRA Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current CORRA Benchmark for Canadian Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (ii) the related CORRA Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
If the CORRA Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above would be less than the Floor, then the CORRA Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“CORRA Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current CORRA Benchmark with a CORRA Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the
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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 Applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such CORRA Benchmark with the applicable CORRA Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the CORRA Relevant Governmental Body, or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such CORRA Benchmark with the applicable CORRA Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Canadian Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“CORRA Benchmark Replacement Date” means a date and time determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent, which date shall be no later than the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current CORRA Benchmark:
(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “CORRA Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such CORRA Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all CORRA Available Tenors of such CORRA Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “CORRA Benchmark Transition Event”, the first (1st) date on which such CORRA Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such CORRA Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any CORRA Available Tenor of such CORRA Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the “CORRA Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any CORRA Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current CORRA Available Tenors of such CORRA Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“CORRA Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current CORRA Benchmark:
(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such CORRA Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all CORRA Available Tenors of such CORRA 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 any CORRA Available Tenor of such CORRA Benchmark (or such component thereof);
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(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such CORRA Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Bank of Canada, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such CORRA Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such CORRA Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such CORRA Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such CORRA Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all CORRA Available Tenors of such CORRA 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 any CORRA Available Tenor of such CORRA Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such CORRA Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all CORRA Available Tenors of such CORRA Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “CORRA Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any CORRA Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current CORRA Available Tenor of such CORRA Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“CORRA Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a CORRA Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no CORRA Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current CORRA Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and (b) ending at the time that a CORRA Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current CORRA Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.03(d).
“CORRA Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use or administration of a CORRA Benchmark or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any CORRA Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Canadian Base Rate”, the definition of “Business Day”, the definition of “CORRA Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 3.03(d) and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Applicable Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Applicable Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Applicable Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Applicable Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Applicable Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
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“CORRA Interest Period” means, as to any CORRA Loan, the period commencing on the date such CORRA Loan is borrowed or continued as, or converted into, a CORRA Loan and ending on the date one (1) or three (3) months (subject to availability) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower; provided, that: (i) if any CORRA Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such CORRA Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such CORRA Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such CORRA Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day, (ii) any CORRA Interest Period that begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such CORRA Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such CORRA Interest Period, (iii) the Borrower may not select any CORRA Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars which would extend beyond the Maturity Date; and (iv) the Borrower may not select any CORRA Interest Period for a CORRA Loan if, after giving effect to such selection, the aggregate principal amount of such CORRA Loan having CORRA Interest Periods ending after any date on which an installment of such CORRA Loan is scheduled to be repaid would exceed the aggregate principal amount of such CORRA Loan scheduled to be outstanding after giving effect to such repayment.
“CORRA Loans” means Term CORRA Loans.
“CORRA Relevant Governmental Body” means the Bank of Canada, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of Canada, or any successor thereto.
“CORRA Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable CORRA Benchmark Replacement excluding the related CORRA Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Cost Saving Initiative” means any operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiative (including the effect of arrangements or efficiencies from the shifting of production of one or more products from one manufacturing facility to another) and/or specified transaction, in each case for the cumulative period from April 1, 2024 to and including the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter of the Parent prior to such date for which consolidated financial statements required pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) have been delivered (treated as one accounting period).
“CPECs” shall mean the convertible preferred equity certificates, regardless of class or series, having a nominal value of one Euro each, issued by Lux Intermediate Holdco.
“Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, any Class of existing Loans (or any Class of unused Commitments), or any then‑existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the “Refinanced Debt”); provided that (i) such Indebtedness has a maturity no earlier, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater, than the Refinanced Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount than the principal amount (or in the case of the Revolving Facility,
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commitments) (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and fees and expenses associated with the refinancing, plus an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (iii) the covenants and events of default of such Indebtedness are, taken as a whole, not materially more favorable to the investors providing such Indebtedness than those contained in the documentation governing or evidencing the Refinanced Debt (except for (x) covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Maturity Date of the applicable Facility existing at the time of incurrence of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (y) any financial maintenance covenant to the extent such covenant is also added for the benefit of the lenders under the Refinanced Debt, to the extent that any portion thereof remains outstanding) at the time of incurrence or issuance of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Applicable Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness stating that the Company has determined in good faith that such covenants and events of default satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such covenants and events of default satisfy the requirement of this clause (iii)), (iv) the Effective Yield with respect such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be determined by the Company and the lenders or other investors providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (v) unless such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred solely by means of extending or renewing then existing Indebtedness described in clause (a), (b) or (c) above without resulting in any Net Cash Proceeds, such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained, (vi) the direct borrower or issuer with respect to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be the Company or, with respect to any such debt in the form of Refinancing Term Loans incurred to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance Refinanced Debt of a Designated Borrower, such Designated Borrower, (vii) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Person other than Guarantors with respect to the applicable Refinanced Debt (provided that any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to the Foreign Obligations (or any portion thereof) that is directly incurred by the Company shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than the Domestic Guarantors), (viii) to the extent secured, (A) such Indebtedness will be subject to the terms of an Intercreditor Agreement and (B) Indebtedness is not secured by property other than the property constituting Collateral, with respect to the applicable Refinanced Debt (provided that any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to the Foreign Obligations (or any portion thereof) that is directly incurred by the Company shall not be secured by property other than property constituting Collateral solely with respect to the Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations), (ix) if the Refinanced Debt is subordinated in right of payment to, or to the Liens securing, the Obligations, then any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to, or to the Liens securing, the Obligations, as applicable, on terms (x) at least as favorable (taken as a whole) to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing or evidencing the Refinanced Debt (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Applicable Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness stating that the Company has determined in good faith that such subordination terms satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such subordination terms satisfy the requirement of this clause (x)) or (y) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents, (x) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be pari passu or (if incurred pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of this
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definition) junior in right of payment and, if secured, secured on a pari passu or (if incurred pursuant to clause (b) of this definition) junior basis with respect to security, with respect to (A) in the case of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred by a Designated Borrower under clause (d) of this definition, the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans, and the Term B-7 Loans (and any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans incurred by a Designated Borrower with respect thereto) and (B) any other Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, the Revolving Facility and each Term Facility (other than the Term B-2 Facility (or any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans incurred by a Designated Borrower with respect thereto)), to the extent outstanding, (xi) (A) no Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred by a Designated Borrower under clause (d) of this definition shall be (except with the proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) voluntarily or mandatorily prepaid prior to repayment in full of (or, if junior in right of payment or as to security, on a junior basis with respect to) the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans orand the Term B-7 Loans (and any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans incurred by a Designated Borrower with respect thereto) unless, solely in the case of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is pari passu in right of payment and security with the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans orand the Term B-7 Loans (and any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans incurred by a Designated Borrower with respect thereto), accompanied by at least a ratable payment of the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans orand the Term B-7 Loans (and any such Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans incurred by a Designated Borrower) then outstanding, and any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is pari passu in right of payment and security with the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans orand the Term B-7 Loans (and any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans incurred by a Designated Borrower with respect thereto) may participate with the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans orand the Term B-7 Loans (and any such Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans incurred by a Designated Borrower) then outstanding on a pro rata basis or on less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments hereunder and (B) no other Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be (except with the proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) voluntarily or mandatorily prepaid prior to repayment in full of (or, if junior in right of payment or as to security, on a junior basis with respect to) the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, the Term B-3 Loans, the Term B-5 Loans or, the Term B-6 Loans and the Term B-8 Loans (and any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans and Replacement Term Loans incurred by the Company in respect thereof) unless, solely in the case of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is incurred under clause (d) of this definition and is pari passu in right of payment and security with the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, the Term B-3 Loans, the Term B-5 Loans or, the Term B-6 Loans and the Term B-8 Loans (and any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans and Replacement Term Loans incurred by the Company in respect thereof), accompanied by at least a ratable payment of the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, the Term B-3 Loans, the Term B-5 Loans or, the Term B-6 Loans and the Term B-8 Loans (and any such Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans and Replacement Term Loans), and any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred under clause (d) of this definition that is pari passu in right of payment and security with the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, the Term B-3 Loans, the Term
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B-5 Loans or, the Term B-6 Loans and the Term B-8 Loans (and any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans and Replacement Term Loans incurred by the Company in respect thereof) may participate with the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, the Term B-3 Loans, the Term B-5 Loans and, the Term B-6 Loans and the Term B-8 Loans (and any such Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans and Replacement Term Loans) on a pro rata basis or on less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments hereunder, (xii) with respect to any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (d) of this definition, the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become bound by the Re-Allocation Agreement in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agents and (xiii) the proceeds of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied, substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof, to the pro rata prepayment of outstanding loans (and in the case of the Revolving Facility, pro rata permanent commitment reductions) under the applicable Facility being so refinanced.
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“CS” means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and any successor thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
“Currency” means Dollars or any Alternative Currency.
“Current Assets” means, with respect to any Person, all assets of such Person that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as current assets on the balance sheet of a company conducting a business the same as or similar to that of such Person, after deducting appropriate and adequate reserves therefrom in each case in which a reserve is proper in accordance with GAAP, but excluding (i) cash, (ii) Cash Equivalents, (iii) Swap Contracts to the extent that the mark-to-market Swap Termination Value would be reflected as an asset on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (iv) deferred financing fees and (v) payment for deferred taxes.
“Customary Term A Loans” means any term loans that are syndicated primarily to Persons regulated as banks in the primary syndication thereof, that, when made, have scheduled amortization of at least 2.5% per year prior to maturity, and that contain other provisions customary for “term A loans,” as reasonably determined by the Parent in consultation with the Administrative Agent; provided, that no Customary Term A Loans may mature earlier than the Maturity Date with respect to the Revolving Facility or have scheduled amortization of greater than 10% per annum prior to the Latest Maturity Date.
“Daily Compounded CORRA” means, for any Business Day in a CORRA Interest Period, CORRA with interest accruing on a compounded daily basis, with the methodology and conventions for this rate (which will include compounding in arrears with a lookback of five (5) Business Days, or such other period as selected or recommended by the CORRA Relevant Governmental Body) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the methodology and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the CORRA Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded CORRA 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
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reasonable discretion; and provided that if the administrator has not provided or published CORRA and a CORRA Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to CORRA has not occurred, then, in respect of any day for which CORRA is required, references to CORRA will be deemed to be references to the last provided or published CORRA.
“Daily Compounded CORRA Adjustment” means a percentage equal to (i) 0.29547% per annum (29.547 basis points) for a CORRA Available Tenor of one-month’s duration, and (ii) 0.32138% per annum (32.138 basis points) for a CORRA Available Tenor of three months’ duration.
“Daily Compounded CORRA Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Daily Compounded CORRA.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Applicable Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions (including any credit spread adjustment) for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided that if the Applicable Administrative Agent decide that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Applicable Administrative Agent, then the Applicable Administrative Agent may establish another convention in their reasonable discretion.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally and in connection with Luxembourg (i) insolvency proceedings (faillite) within the meaning of Articles 437 ff. of the Luxembourg Commercial Code or any other insolvency proceedings pursuant to the European Insolvency Regulation, (ii) controlled management (gestion contrôlée) within the meaning of the grand ducal regulation of 24 May 1935 on controlled management, (iii) voluntary arrangement with creditors (concordat préventif de faillite) within the meaning of the law of 14 April 1886 on arrangements to prevent insolvency, as amended, (iv) suspension of payments (sursis de paiement) within the meaning of Articles 593 ff. of the Luxembourg Commercial Code and (v) voluntary or compulsory winding-up pursuant to the law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies, as amended..
“Declined Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(v).
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Facility plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, a SOFR Loan or a SONIA Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws and
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(b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate for Eurocurrency Rate Loans under the Revolving Facility plus 2% per annum.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.15(b), any Lender that, as determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent, (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Letters of Credit, within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the Applicable Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more of the conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Company or the Applicable Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Applicable Administrative Agent, to confirm in writing that it will comply with its funding obligations (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Applicable Administrative Agent and the Company), (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, or (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or (e) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Applicable Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.15(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Company and each Lender.
“Designated Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Designated Borrower 1” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Designated Borrower 2” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value (as determined by the Parent in good faith) of non-cash consideration received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Disposition pursuant to Section 8.05(h) that is designated as
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Designated Non-Cash Consideration (which amount will be reduced by the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale or conversion of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration to cash or Cash Equivalents).
“Designated U.S. Co-Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Designating Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 1.13(d).
“Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, the Company, each Domestic Borrower and any Domestic Guarantor arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit (other than any guarantee of, or related obligations, covenants and duties with respect to, the Foreign Obligations),, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Company or any Domestic Guarantor of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. The foregoing shall also include (a) all obligations under any Secured Swap Contract between any Domestic Loan Party and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender (excluding any Excluded Swap Obligations), (b) all obligations under any Secured Treasury Management Agreement between any Domestic Loan Party and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender and (c) all guarantees by any Domestic Loan Party of obligations of any other Domestic Loan Party described in preceding clause (a) or (b).
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof (including the Equity Interests of any such Subsidiary), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding any Involuntary Disposition; and the terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings. The term “Disposition” shall not include any issuance of Equity Interests by the Parent.
“Disposition Consideration” means for any Disposition, the fair market value of any assets sold, leased, subleased or otherwise disposed of.
“Disqualified Capital Stock” means Equity Interests that (a) require the payment of any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in shares of Qualified Capital Stock), (b) mature or are mandatorily redeemable or subject to mandatory repurchase or redemption or repurchase at the option of the holders thereof, in each case in whole or in part and whether upon the occurrence of any event, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation on a fixed date or otherwise (including as the result of a failure to maintain or achieve any financial performance standards), prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date (other than (i) upon payment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments or (ii) upon an asset sale or change of control, provided, that any payment required pursuant to this clause (ii) is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents) or (c) are
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convertible or exchangeable, automatically or at the option of any holder thereof, into any Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other assets other than Qualified Capital Stock.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent or the Applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.
“Domestic Borrower” means the Company and each Co-Borrower that is a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Domestic Guarantors” means (i) with respect to the Obligations of the Company and the other Domestic Loan Parties, (a) each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent identified as a “Domestic Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (b) the Parent, (c) each Domestic Borrower and (d) each other Person that joins as a Domestic Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.12, (ii) with respect to the Foreign Obligations, the Company and each Person described in subclauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of preceding clause (i)[reserved], and (iii) with respect to obligations under any Secured Swap Contract between any Domestic Loan Party (other than the Domestic Borrowers) and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender and obligations under any Secured Treasury Management Agreement between any Domestic Loan Party (other than the Domestic Borrowers) and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender, the Domestic Borrowers and each other Domestic Loan Party not party to such Secured Swap Contract or Secured Treasury Management Agreement, as the case may be.
“Domestic Loan Party” means the Company, each other Domestic Borrower, the Parent and each of the other Domestic Guarantors.
“Domestic Non-Loan Party” means each Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Loan Party.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia and whose Equity Interests are not held, directly or indirectly, by a CFC or Foreign Holdco. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Designated U.S. Co-Borrower nor SS&C Financial Services LLC (f/k/a GlobeOp Financial Services LLC) shall be treated as Domestic Subsidiaries.
“Dutch Auction” means an auction (an “Auction”) conducted by the Parent or one of its Subsidiaries in order to purchase Term Loans of any Class in accordance with the following procedures or such other procedures as may be agreed to between the Administrative Agent and the Company:
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“ECF Deductions” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(i)(B).
“ECF Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(i).
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“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Yield” means, as to any Loans of any Facility, the effective yield on such Loans as reasonably determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent in consultation with the Parent, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins, any interest rate floors or similar devices and all fees, including upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (x) the life of such Loans and (y) the four years following the date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to Lenders making such Loans, but excluding any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with the relevant Lenders. The Applicable Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person with respect to such determination absent gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 11.06(b)(iii), (v) and (vii) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).
“EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
“English Security Documents” means (a) the English law governed share pledge in relation to the shares in Financial Models Corporation Limited, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), entered into between the Designated Borrower 2, as company, and the Original Administrative Agent; (b) the English law governed debenture, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), entered into among Financial Models Corporation Limited, SS&C Solutions Limited and GlobeOp Financial Services Limited, as chargors, and the Original Administrative Agent, and (c) each other English law governed document or instrument which creates or evidences or which is expressed to create or evidence any Lien granted or required to be granted pursuant to Section 7.14.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local, foreign and other applicable statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the
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protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries 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 or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, any of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with a Loan Party within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code).
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in insolvency; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041(c) or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; or (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan.
“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.
“EU Treaty” means the Treaty on European Union.
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“EURIBO Rate” means the rate per annum equal to the European Money Markets Institute EURIBO Rate (“BFEA EURIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or another commercially available source providing quotations of BFEA EURIBOR as designated by the Applicable Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Euro (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period (the “EURIBOR Screen Rate”); provided that to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “EURIBO Rate” shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent to be the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in Euro are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major banks in the European interbank market by the Applicable Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two TARGET Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.
“EURIBOR Screen Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “EURIBOR Rate”.
“Euro” and “EUR” means the single currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the provisions of Article 109(i)4 of the EU Treaty.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means, with respect to an Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to (a) in respect of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Euros, the EURIBO Rate, (b) in respect of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the average of the annual yield rates applicable to Canadian Dollar banker’s acceptances at or about 10:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the first day of such Interest Period (or if such day is not a Banking Day, then on the immediately preceding Banking Day) as reported on the “CDOR Page” (or any display substituted therefor) of Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (or such other page or commercially available source displaying Canadian interbank bid rates for Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances as may be designated by the Administrative Agents from time to time) for a term equivalent to such Interest Period (or if such Interest Period is not equal to a number of months, for a term equivalent to the number of months closest to such Interest Period) (the “CDOR Screen Rate”),Adjusted Term CORRA, (c) if the Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”), then the Eurocurrency Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate, or (d) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (c) is not available at such time for any other reason, a comparable successor rate that is, at such time, broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market for loans denominated in the applicable Alternative Currency in lieu of the “Screen Rate” or, if no such broadly accepted comparable successor rate exists at such time, a successor index rate as the Administrative Agent may determine with the consent of the Company; provided that in the case of this clause (d) such successor index rate shall not become effective if the Administrative Agent shall have received a written objection from Lenders constituting the Required Lenders within ten Business Days of distributing the proposed successor index rate to the Lenders; provided, further, that in no event shall the Eurocurrency Rate be less than zero.
“Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”. Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be denominated in an Alternative Currency. All Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency must be Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SONIA Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, each CORRA Loan shall constitute a Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder.
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“European Insolvency Regulation” means regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 20, 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast).
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, with respect tofor any Excess Cash Flow Period, an amount, not less than zero, equal to (a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Net Income of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such fiscal year plus (if positive) equal to:
(a) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of the following:
(i) Consolidated EBITDA for such period without giving effect to clause (b)(x) of the definition thereof, plus
(ii) the Net Working Capital Adjustment for such period, plus
(ii) the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation, amortization and deferred tax expense) deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income plus (iii) the aggregate net amount of non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal year (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, minus (b) without duplication (in each case, for the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis):iii) cash gains of the type described in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”, to the extent not otherwise included in calculating Consolidated EBITDA (except to the extent such gains consist of proceeds utilized in calculating Net Cash Proceeds falling under paragraph (a) of the definition thereof or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds subject to Section 2.05(b)(ii)), plus
(i) Capital Expenditures that are (A) actually made during such Excess Cash Flow Period or (B) committed although not actually made during such Excess Cash Flow Period, so long as such Capital Expenditures are actually made within six (6) months after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period, provided that (x) if any Capital Expenditures are deducted from Excess Cash Flow pursuant to (B) above, such amount shall be added to the Excess Cash Flow for the immediately succeeding Excess Cash Flow Period if the expenditure is not actually made within such six (6) month period and (y) no deduction shall be taken in the immediately succeeding Excess Cash Flow Period when such amounts deducted pursuant to clause (B) are spent;
(ii) Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments and, to the extent not otherwise deducted from Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Cash Taxes;
(iii) the aggregate amount of voluntary or mandatory permanent principal payments or mandatory repurchases of Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding the Obligations and the Revolving Commitments); provided, that (A) such prepayments or repurchases are otherwise permitted hereunder, (B)
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if such Indebtedness consists of a revolving line of credit, the commitments under such line of credit are permanently reduced by the amount of such prepayment or repurchase, and (C) such prepayments or repurchases are not made, directly or indirectly, using proceeds, payments or any other amounts available from events or circumstances that were not included in determining Consolidated Net Income during such period (including any proceeds from Indebtedness);
(iv) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment or satisfaction and discharge of Indebtedness to the extent that the amount so prepaid, satisfied or discharged is not deducted from Consolidated Net Income for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow;
(iv) to the extent not otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for such period, cash payments received by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in a prior period pursuant to clause (b)(iv) below, minus
(b) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period (or, in the case of clauses (b)(i), (b)(ii), (b)(iv), (b)(vi), (b)(vii), (b)(viii), (b)(ix), (b)(x) and (b)(xi) at the option of the Parent, amounts after such period to the extent paid prior to the date of the applicable Excess Cash Flow payment) of the following:
(i) the aggregate principal amount of (A) all optional prepayments of, or other cash payments to reduce the outstanding amount of, Indebtedness (other than any (1) optional prepayment of, or other cash payments to reduce the outstanding amount of, Indebtedness that is deducted in calculating the amount of any Excess Cash Flow payment in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(i) or (2) revolving Indebtedness except to the extent any related commitment is permanently reduced in connection with such repayment), (B) all mandatory prepayments and scheduled repayments of Indebtedness and (C) the aggregate amount of any premiums, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Parent and/or any Restricted Subsidiary that are or were required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness, in each case, except to the extent financed with long-term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), plus
(ii) amounts added back under (A) clauses (b)(i) and (ii) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” to the extent paid or payable in cash or (B) clause (b)(xvii) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, plus
(iii) any foreign transactional or translation losses paid or payable in cash (including any currency re-measurement of Indebtedness, any net gain or loss resulting from Swap Contracts for currency exchange risk resulting from any intercompany Indebtedness, any foreign currency translation or transaction or any other currency-related risk) to the extent included in calculating Consolidated EBITDA, plus
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(iv) amounts added back under (A) clauses (b)(x), (xii), (xiv) or (xx) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” or (B) the last paragraph of the definition of Consolidated Net Income with respect to business interruption insurance, in each case to the extent such amounts have not yet been received by the Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus
(v) an amount equal to (A) all Charges either (1) excluded in calculating Consolidated Net Income or (2) added back in calculating Consolidated EBITDA, in each case, to the extent paid or payable in cash and (B) all non-cash credits included in calculating Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, plus
(vi) to the extent not expensed (or exceeding the amount expensed) during such period or not deducted (or exceeding the amount deducted) in calculating Consolidated Net Income, the aggregate amount of Charges paid or payable in cash by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, other than to the extent financed with long-term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), plus
(v) (vii) cash payments made in satisfaction of non-current liabilities (excluding payments of Indebtedness for borrowed money) not made, directly or indirectly, using proceeds, payments or any other amounts available from events or circumstances that were not included in determining Consolidated Net Income(other than in respect of Taxes, which are governed by clause (ii) above) made during such period (including any proceeds fromfor any liability the accrual of which in a prior period did not reduce Consolidated EBITDA and therefore increased Excess Cash Flow in such prior period (provided there was no other deduction to Consolidated EBITDA or Excess Cash Flow related to such payment), except to the extent financed with long term funded Indebtedness (other than proceeds from revolving Indebtedness));, plus
(vi) to the extent not deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income, cash fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, cash fees and expenses incurred under this Agreement and debt issuances in connection with the Target Acquisition) or, to the extent permitted hereunder, any Investment permitted under Section 8.02, an issuance of Equity Interests or issuance of Indebtedness (whether or not consummated);
(vii) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made in cash during such period (including expenditures for payment of financing fees) to the extent such expenditures are not expensed during such period (provided that any expensing of such expenditures in a future Excess Cash Flow Period shall be added back to the Excess Cash Flow for such period);
(viii) cash from operations used or to be used to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or Investments permitted under Section 8.02 (if such Permitted Acquisition or Investments have been consummated prior to the date on which a prepayment of Loans
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would be required pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii) with respect to such fiscal year period); provided, however, that if any amount is deducted from Excess Cash Flow pursuant to this clause (viii) with respect to a fiscal year as a result of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment that has been committed to be consummated but not yet actually consummated at the time of such deduction (the amount of such cash being the “Relevant Deduction Amount”) then for the avoidance of doubt, such amount shall not be deducted from Excess Cash Flow pursuant to this clause (viii) as a result of such Permitted Acquisition or Investment, as the case may be, being actually consummated for the Relevant Deduction Amount;
(ix) (viii) amounts paid in cash (except to the extent financed with long term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)) during such period on account of (A) items that were accounted for as non-cash reductions of Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA the amount of cash payments made in respect of pensions and other post-employment benefits in such periodin a prior period and (B) reserves or amounts established in purchase accounting to the extent such reserves or amounts are added back to, or not deducted in arriving at suchfrom, Consolidated Net Income;, plus
(x) cash expenditures in respect of Swap Contracts during such fiscal year to the extent they exceed the amount of expenditures expensed in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period;
(xi) the aggregate principal amount of all mandatory prepayments of the Term Facilities made during such Excess Cash Flow Period pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iv) or (vi), or reinvestments of Net Cash Proceeds in lieu thereof, to the extent that the applicable Net Cash Proceeds were taken into account in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such Excess Cash Flow Period;
(xii) the amount representing accrued expenses for cash payment (including with respect to retirement plan obligations) that are not paid in cash in such Excess Cash Flow Period, provided that such amounts will be added to Excess Cash Flow for the following fiscal year to the extent not paid in cash within six (6) months after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period (and no future deduction shall be made for purposes of this definition when such amounts are paid in cash in any future period);
(xiii) net non-cash gains and credits to the extent included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income;
(xiv) (ix) the amount of Restricted Payments made in cash during such period pursuant to Section 8.06(c);any payment of cash to be amortized or expensed over a future period and recorded as a long-term asset, plus/minus
(c) decreases/increases, as applicable, in Net Working Capital.
(x) the amount of any Tax obligation of the Parent and/or any Restricted Subsidiary that is estimated in good faith by the Parent as due and payable (but is not currently due and payable) by the Parent and/or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the repatriation of any dividend or similar distribution of
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net income of any Foreign Subsidiary to the Parent and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, plus
(xi) Cash payments in respect of any Restricted Payments set forth in Sections 8.06(a)(iii) and/or 8.06(a)(xiii) (or otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders) or any distributions, dividends or other similar payments made to the holders of any minority interest in any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Restricted Payments, distributions, dividends or other similar payments that are deducted in calculating the amount of any Excess Cash Flow payment in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(i)); plus
(xii) the aggregate amount of any extraordinary, exceptional, unusual, special or non-recurring cash Charges paid or payable during such period (whether or not incurred in such Excess Cash Flow Period) that were excluded in calculating Consolidated EBITDA (including any component definition used therein) for such period.
“Excess Cash Flow Period” means any fiscal yeareach full Fiscal Year of the Company,Parent commencing with the fiscal yearFiscal Year ending on or about December 31, 20182025.
“Excess Foreign Entity Stock” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Excluded Property”.
“Excluded Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(ii).
“Excluded Property” means, (a) with respect to any Loan Party, any owned or leased real property, (b) with respect to any Domestic Loan Party, any personal property that either (i) the attachment or perfection of a Lien thereon is not governed by the UCC or (ii) a Lien thereon is not effected by appropriate evidence of such Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (c) with respect to any Collateral securing the Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations, all voting Equity Interests and CPECs entitled to vote in excess of 65% of such voting interests of any First Tier Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco (and any such excluded Equity Interests or CPECs in any such First Tier Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco in excess of such amount shall be referred to herein as “Excess Foreign Entity Stock”), (d) with respect to any Loan Party, any property which is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section 8.01(i) pursuant to documents which prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such property to secure the Obligations (or the relevant portion thereof, as applicable), (e) with respect to any Loan Party, any General Intangible (as defined in the UCC), permit, lease, license, contract or other Instrument (as defined in the UCC) of such Loan Party to the extent that the grant of a security interest in such General Intangible, permit, lease, license, contract or other Instrument in the manner contemplated by the Collateral Documents, under the terms thereof or under applicable Law, is prohibited and would result in the termination thereof or give the other parties thereto the right to terminate, accelerate or otherwise alter such Loan Party’s rights, titles and interests thereunder (including upon the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both); provided that (i) any such limitation described in this clause (e) on the security interests granted hereunder shall only apply to the extent that any such prohibition could not be rendered ineffective pursuant
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to the UCC or any other applicable Law or principles of equity and (ii) in the event of the termination or elimination of any such prohibition or the requirement for any consent contained in any applicable Law, General Intangible, permit, lease, license, contract or other Instrument, to the extent sufficient to permit any such item to become Collateral, or upon the granting of any such consent, or waiving or terminating any requirement for such consent, a security interest in such General Intangible, permit, lease, license, contract or other Instrument shall be automatically and simultaneously granted hereunder and shall be included as Collateral, (f) with respect to any Loan Party, any motor vehicles, (g) with respect to any Loan Party, any assets of any Subsidiary of the Parent that is subject to regulatory capital or similar requirements to the extent that the provision of such security or similar interest would result in an increase to such regulatory capital or similar requirement or other administrative burden, in each case which is disproportionate to the benefit obtained by the Lenders and the other holders of the applicable Obligations, as determined in good faith by the Company in consultation with the Administrative Agent (it being acknowledged and agreed that, as of the Restatement Effective Date, (x) the burden of obtaining guarantees and security for the Foreign Obligations from the Parent’s existing Subsidiaries organized in the Republic of Ireland and from GlobeOp Markets Limited, Prime Management Limited, SS&C Fund Services (Cayman) Ltd. and SS&C GlobeOp (Luxembourg) S.à r.l., in each case, disproportionately exceeds the benefit obtained by the holders of the Foreign Obligations and (y) the burden of obtaining guarantees and security for the Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations and the Foreign Obligations from Second Street Securities, Inc. disproportionately exceeds the benefit obtained by the holders of the Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations and the Foreign Obligations), (h) any assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (i) with respect to any Loan Party, Margin Stock and (j) with respect to any Loan Party, any “intent-to-use” application for registration of a trademark or service mark filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto, solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent-to-use application under applicable federal law. Other assets shall be deemed to be “Excluded Property” if the Administrative Agent and the Company agree in writing that the cost, burden or consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the value of such assets as Collateral.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to any of the Administrative Agents, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Borrower hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise Taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income Taxes), (i) by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is
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organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located or (ii) by any jurisdiction as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof), other than any such connection arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered or performed its obligations, received a payment under, received a perfected security interest under, engaged in any other transaction contemplated by, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States or any similar Tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which such Borrower is located, (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Company under Section 11.13), any withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change ofin Law) to comply with Section 3.01(f), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from such Borrower with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a), and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing 2010 Target Note Purchase Agreement” means the Note Purchase Agreement, dated August 9, 2010, by and among the Target and the purchasers named therein, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 14, 2017 and by that certain Second Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 14, 2017.
“Existing 2010 Target Senior Notes” means the unsecured (i) 5.06% Series C Senior Notes (as defined therein) due 2018 and (ii) 5.42% Series D Senior Notes (as defined therein) due 2020 issued by the Target pursuant to the Existing 2010 Target Note Purchase Agreement.
Existing 2017 Target Note Purchase Agreement” means the Master Note Purchase Agreement, dated November 14, 2017, by and among the Target and the purchasers party thereto.
“Existing 2017 Target Senior Notes” means the unsecured (i) 3.55% Series 2017A, Tranche A Senior Notes (as defined therein) due 2023, (ii) 3.82% Series 2017A Tranche B Senior Notes (as defined therein) due 2025, (iii) 4.04% Series 2017A, Tranche D Senior Notes (as defined therein) due 2028, (iv) 4.14% Series 2017A, Tranche E Senior Notes (as defined therein) due 2030 and (v) 4.29% Series 2017A, Tranche F Senior Notes (as defined therein) due 2033 issued by the Target pursuant to the Existing 2017 Target Note Purchase Agreement, including the Target Tranche C Senior Notes.
“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Existing Revolver Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(b).
“Existing Senior Notes” means the 5.875% unsecured senior notes issued by the Parent pursuant to the Existing Senior Notes Indenture.
“Existing Senior Notes Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(t).
“Existing Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of July 8, 2015, among the Parent, the Company, the other Domestic Guarantors and the Existing Senior Notes Trustee.
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“Existing Senior Notes Trustee” means Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as trustee under the Existing Senior Notes Indenture.
“Existing Target Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2014, among, inter alia, the Target, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time, as such agreement has been amended, modified and supplemented from time to time prior to the Restatement Effective Date.
“Existing Target Note Purchase Agreements” means the Existing 2010 Target Note Purchase Agreement and the Existing 2017 Target Note Purchase Agreement.
“Existing Target Senior Notes” means the Existing 2010 Target Senior Notes and the Existing 2017 Target Senior Notes.
“Existing Target Senior Notes Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(q).
“Existing Target Senior Notes Escrow” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(q).
“Existing Target Senior Notes Waiting Period” means the period from the Restatement Effective Date until the first Business Day on or immediately following the day that is 15 days after the Restatement Effective Date.
“Existing Target Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2014, among, inter alia, the Target, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time, as such agreement has been amended, modified and supplemented from time to time prior to the Restatement Effective Date.
“Existing Term Loan Tranche” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).
“Existing Term Loan TrancheExpected Cost Savings” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a)assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.
“Extended Revolving Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(b).
“Extended Revolving Loans” means one or more Classes of revolving credit loans that result from an Extension Amendment.
“Extended Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).
“Extending Revolving Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(c).
“Extending Term Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(c).
“Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan or Commitment pursuant to the terms of Section 2.18 and the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Extension Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(d).
“Extension Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(c).
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“Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.
“Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.
“Extraordinary Receipt” means the receipt by the Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries of any casualty insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace, restore or repair, or compensate for the loss of, such equipment, fixed assets or real property; provided, however, that an Extraordinary Receipt shall not include cash receipts from proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards (or payments in lieu thereof) or indemnity payments to the extent that such proceeds, awards or payments (a) in respect of loss or damage to equipment, fixed assets or real property are applied (or in respect of which expenditures were previously incurred) to replace or repair the equipment, fixed assets or real property in respect of which such proceeds were received or reinvested in operating assets in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05(b)(vi) or (b) are received by any Person in respect of any third party claim against such Person and applied to pay (or to reimburse such Person for its prior payment of) such claim and the costs and expenses of such Person with respect thereto.
“Eze” means the “Acquired Business” as such term is defined in the Incremental B-5 Amendment.
“Eze Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company of Eze pursuant to the Eze Acquisition Agreement.
“Eze Acquisition Agreement” means the “Acquisition Agreement” as such term is defined in the Incremental B-5 Amendment.
“Eze Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the Eze Acquisition on the Incremental B-5 Effective Date and the other transactions contemplated by the Eze Acquisition Agreement on or prior to the Incremental B-5 Effective Date, (b) the effectiveness of the Term B-5 Loans under this Agreement pursuant to the Incremental B-5 Amendment and (c) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the foregoing.
“Facility” means any Term Facility, the Revolving Facility, any Class of Extended Revolving Commitments and/or any Class of Refinancing Revolving Commitments, as the context may require.
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the Restatement Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 14714(b)(1) of the Internal
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Revenue Code and any intergovernmental agreements (and related legislation or official administrative guidance) implementing the foregoing.
“FCPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.22(a).
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by depository institutions brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Applicable Administrative Agent from three depository institutions brokers of recognized standing selected by the Applicable Administrative Agent, as determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent; provided, further, that if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter” means that certain second amended and restated fee letter dated as of February 15, 2018, by and among Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets and the Company, as amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time.
“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, among the Parent, each Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and the Required Lenders.
“First Amendment Effective Date” means March 2, 2017.
“First Repricing Amendment” means that certain First Repricing Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2020, among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agents and Lenders party thereto.
“First Repricing Amendment Effective Date” means the date on which all of the conditions contained in Section 3 of the First Repricing Amendment have been satisfied or waived by the Administrative Agent.
“First Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means each Foreign Subsidiary that is owned, in whole or in part, directly by one or more Domestic Loan Parties.
“Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Parent ending December 31 of each calendar year, as such fiscal year end may be adjusted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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“Fixed Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.11(b).
“Flex Provisions” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.01.
“Floor” means a rate of interest equal to (i) with respect to the Term B-6 Loans and the Term B-7 Loans, 0.50%, (ii) with respect to the Term B-3 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans and, the Term B-5 Loans, 0.00% and, (iii) with respect to the Term B-8 Loans, 0.00% and (iv) with respect to the Revolving Loans, 0.00%.
“Foreign Borrower” means each Borrower that is not a Domestic Borrower.
“Foreign Collateral Documents” means any Collateral Document that secures only the Foreign Obligations.
“Foreign Guarantors” means (i) with respect to the Foreign Obligations, (A) each Foreign Subsidiary and each Foreign Holdco of the Parent identified as a “Foreign Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (B) each Foreign Borrower, (C) each Target Foreign Subsidiary that is required to become a Foreign Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.12 (provided that no Target Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to become a Foreign Guarantor until three months (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, shall determine) after the Restatement Effective Date) and (D) each Person that joins as a Foreign Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.12, and (ii) with respect to obligations under any Secured Swap Contract between any Foreign Loan Party (other than the Foreign Borrowers) and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender and obligations under any Secured Treasury Management Agreement between any Foreign Loan Party (other than the Foreign Borrowers) and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender, the Foreign Borrowers and each other Foreign Loan Party not party to such Secured Swap Contract or Secured Treasury Management Agreement, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, each Foreign Borrower shall be a Foreign Guarantor of the Foreign Obligations of the other Foreign Borrowers.
“Foreign Guarantors” means with respect to the Foreign Obligations each Foreign Subsidiary and each Foreign Holdco of the Parent that shall be required to become a Foreign Guarantor following an Obligations Reinstatement Event.
“Foreign Holdco” means a Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests in (or Equity Interests in and Indebtedness of) one or more CFCs or Foreign Holdcos.
“Foreign Lender” means, for any Borrower, any Lender that is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is resident for tax purposes (including such a Lender when acting in the capacity of L/C Issuer). For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, the Foreign Borrowers and any Foreign Guarantor following an Obligations Reinstatement Event.
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“Foreign Loan Party” means each of the Foreign Borrowers and each of the Foreign Guarantors.
“Foreign Non-Loan Party” means each Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Loan Party.
“Foreign Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, the Foreign Borrowers and any Foreign Guarantor arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans and the Term B-7 Loans, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Foreign Borrowers or any Foreign Guarantor of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. The foregoing shall also include (a) all obligations under any Secured Swap Contract between any Foreign Loan Party and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender (excluding any Excluded Swap Obligations), (b) all obligations under any Secured Treasury Management Agreement between any Foreign Loan Party and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender and (c) all guarantees by any Foreign Loan Party of obligations of any other Foreign Loan Party described in preceding clause (a) or (b).
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to the L/C Issuers, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“Funded Debt” of any Person means Indebtedness for borrowed money of such Person that by its terms matures more than one (1) year after the date of its creation or matures within one (1) year from any date of determination but is renewable or extendible, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one (1) year after such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one (1) year after such date.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, consistently applied and as in effect from time to time.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
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government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “Primary Obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the Primary Obligor so as to enable the Primary Obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guarantor” means each Domestic Guarantor and each Foreign Guarantor; provided, that in no event shall a CFC or Foreign Holdco ever be, or be required to be, a Guarantor of any Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations.
“Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article IV.
“Guaranty and Security Principles” means the Guaranty and Security Principles set forth on Exhibit 1.10.
“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.
“Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c).
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, on any date, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrowers) that (i) does not have assets in excess of 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the date of the most recent Audited Financial Statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.01 prior to such date, and (ii) does not contribute in excess of 3.0% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.01 prior to such
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date and (iii) has been designated as such by the Company in a written notice delivered to the Administrative Agents (other than any such Subsidiary as to which the Company has revoked such designation bydesignated as not being an Immaterial Subsidiary in a written notice delivered to the Administrative Agents); provided, that if (x) the aggregate assets of Immaterial Subsidiaries at any time exceeds 12.5% of Consolidated Total Assets or (y) the Immaterial Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, contribute in excess of 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA, in each case, as of the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.01 prior to such date, the Company shall revoke the designation ofdesignate one or more Subsidiaries as not being “Immaterial Subsidiaries” such that, after giving effect to such revocation, (A) the aggregate assets of Immaterial Subsidiaries shall be less than 12.5% of Consolidated Total Assets and (B) the contribution of Immaterial Subsidiaries shall be less than 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA, in each case, as of the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.01 prior to such date.
“Impacted Interest RatePeriod” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”.
“Incremental B-5 Amendment” means that certain Commitment Increase Amendment, dated as of the Incremental B-5 Effective Date, among, inter alios, the Company, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Term B-5 Lender party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“Incremental B-5 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Incremental B-5 Amendment.
“Incremental B-6/B-7 Amendment” means that certain Incremental Joinder, dated as of the Incremental B-6/B7 Effective Date, among, inter alios, the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Term B-6 Lenders party thereto, the Term B-7 Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“Incremental B-6/B-7 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Incremental B-6/B-7 Amendment.
“Incremental B-8 Amendment” means that certain Incremental Joinder & First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2024, among inter alios, the Company, Designated Borrower 1, the Term B-8 Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“Incremental B-8 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Incremental B-8 Amendment.
“Incremental Cap” means:
(a) the Shared Incremental Amount, plus
(b) in the case of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt that effectively extends the Maturity Date with respect to any Class of Loans and/or commitments hereunder, an amount equal to the portion of the relevant Class of Loans or
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commitments that will be replaced by such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt, plus
(c) in the case of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt that effectively replaces any Revolving Commitment or Term Loan terminated in accordance with Section 11.13 hereof, an amount equal to the relevant terminated Revolving Commitment or Term Loan, plus
(d) (i) the amount of any optional prepayment of any Loan (including any Incremental Loan) in accordance with Section 2.05(a) and/or the amount of any permanent reduction of any Revolving Commitment, (ii) the amount of any optional prepayment, redemption, repurchase or retirement of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred pursuant to the Shared Incremental Amount, (iii) the amount of any optional prepayment, redemption, repurchase or retirement of any Replacement Term Loans or Loans under any Replacement Revolving Facility (to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in commitments) or any borrowing or issuance of Replacement Debt previously applied to the permanent prepayment of any Loan hereunder or of any Incremental Equivalent Debt, (iv) the aggregate amount of any Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) repaid or retired resulting from any assignment of such Indebtedness to (and/or assignment and/or purchase of such Indebtedness by) the Parent and/or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that for each of clauses (i) through (iv), (x) such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans or was originally incurred in reliance on the Shared Incremental Amount and (y) the relevant prepayment, redemption, repurchase, retirement, assignment and/or purchase was not funded with the proceeds of any long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), plus
(e) an unlimited amount so long as, in the case of this clause (e), on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of the Incremental Facility or the Incremental Equivalent Debt, as applicable, and the application of the proceeds thereof (without netting the cash proceeds thereof, but giving effect to any related Subject Transaction) and to any relevant Subject Transaction (and, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of revolving loans or a revolving facility then being established, assuming a full drawing thereunder), (i) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien ranking pari passu with the Lien securing the Obligations on any Collateral, either (x) the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.25:1.00 or (y) the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio does not increase after giving effect to any Subject Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis, (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on any Collateral on a basis junior with the Liens securing the Obligations, either (x) the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00 or (y) the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio does not increase after giving effect to any Subject Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis and (iii) if such Indebtedness is unsecured, either (1)(x) the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.75:1.00 or (y) the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio does not increase after giving effect to any Subject Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis or (2)(x) the Interest Coverage Ratio does not exceed 2.00:1.00 or (y) the Interest Coverage Ratio does not increase after giving effect to any Subject Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis;
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provided that:
(1) any Incremental Facility and/or Incremental Equivalent Debt may be incurred under one or more of clauses (a) through (e) of this definition as selected by the Parent in its sole discretion (provided that, in the case of clause (e), an Incremental Facility may be incurred only under clause (i) thereof),
(2) if any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt is intended to be incurred or implemented under clause (e) of this definition and any other clause of this definition in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (A) the incurrence of the portion of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt to be incurred or implemented under clause (e) of this definition shall be calculated first without giving effect to any Incremental Facilities or Incremental Equivalent Debt to be incurred or implemented under any other clause of this definition, but giving full pro forma effect to the use of proceeds of the entire amount of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt and the related transactions and (B) the incurrence of the portion of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt to be incurred or implemented under the other applicable clauses of this definition shall be calculated thereafter,
(3) any portion of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt that is incurred or implemented under clauses (a) through (d) of this definition, unless otherwise elected by the Parent, shall automatically and without need for action by any Person, be reclassified as having been incurred under clause (e) of this definition if, at any time after the incurrence or implementation thereof, when financial statements required pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) are delivered, such portion of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt would, using the figures reflected in such financial statements, be (or have been) permitted under the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio or Interest Coverage Ratio test, as applicable, set forth in clause (e) of this definition, and
(4) in the case of any Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of revolving loans or a revolving facility, if a full drawing thereunder is permitted at the time the commitments in respect thereof are established, then the obligors thereunder may thereafter borrow, repay, prepay and reborrow amounts thereunder, in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with the provisions of this definition.
“Incremental Equivalent Debt” means any Indebtedness that satisfies the following conditions:
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“Incremental Joinder” means a joinder agreement with respect to (A) $5,045,794,683.73 of Incremental Term Loans shall be available to the Company as Term B-3 Loans, (B) $1,800,000,000 of Incremental Term Loans shall be available to Designated Borrower 1 as Term B-4 Loans, and (C) $100,000,000 of increase in Aggregate Revolving Commitments, which joinder shall set forth certain terms (including pricing) of such Term B-3 Loans and Term B-4 Loans and the increase in respect of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments (as applicable), in each case upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in such joinder, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.01(e), executed by the Company, the Designated Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Lender making such commitments available to the Company and the Designated Borrowers and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them.
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“Incremental Facility” means an Incremental Term Loan Facility or an Incremental Revolving Facility, as the context requires.
“Incremental Revolving Facility” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(f).
“Incremental Revolving Loan” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(f).
“Incremental Series” means all Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan Commitments that are established as a separate Class of Term Loans or Term Commitments (as applicable) pursuant to the same Commitment Increase Amendment (or any subsequent Commitment Increase Amendment to the extent such Commitment Increase Amendment expressly provides that the Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Term Loan Commitments as provided for therein are intended to be part of any previously established Incremental Series) and that provide for the same maturity, Effective Yield (other than, for this purpose, any original issue discount or upfront fees), if applicable, and amortization schedule.
“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(e).
“Incremental Term Loan Agreement” means, with respect to an Incremental Term Loan, a joinder agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 1.01(a) or such other form as is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Company, in each case as executed by the Loan Parties, one or more Lender(s) providing an Incremental Term Loan Commitment and the Administrative Agent.
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means, as to any Lender, its obligation to make its portion of an Incremental Term Loan to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01(e) in the principal amount set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Loan Agreement.
“Incremental Term Loan Facility” means, at any time, (a) on or prior to the closing date under an Incremental Term Loan Agreement, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments set forth in such Incremental Term Loan Agreement at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans of all Lenders made pursuant to such Incremental Term Loan Commitments at such time.
“Incurrence-Based Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.11(b).
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
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For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than (i) a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company or (ii) a similar limited liability entity organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or a state thereof) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person by contract or operation of law. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) of this definition, Other Taxes.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means, with respect to any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or, Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or any other Indebtedness, an intercreditor agreement between the Administrative Agent and the agent, trustee or other representative on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio for the most recently ended Test Period of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period to (b) Ratio Interest Expense for such Test Period, in each case for the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
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“Interest Payment Date” means (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan or any SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a SOFR Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; and (c) as to any SONIA Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar month and the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SOFR Loan, as applicable, is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a SOFR Loan, as applicable, and ending on the date one, two (other than in the case of (i) Eurocurrency Rate Loans that bear interest at the EURIBOR Rate or Adjusted Term CORRA, and (ii) SOFR Loans), three or (other than in respect of the CDOR Screen Rate the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans that bear interest at Adjusted Term CORRA) six months thereafter (or a period of less than one month thereafter, if acceptable to the Applicable Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), as selected by the Company in its Loan Notice consistent with the requirements of Section 2.02(a) or otherwise acceptable to the Applicable Administrative Agent); provided that:
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available in respect of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, such Alternative Currency) that is
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shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available in respect of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, such Alternative Currency) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time, provided that if the Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Intralinks” means the “Acquired Business” as such term is defined in the Intralinks Incremental B-5 Amendment.
“Intralinks Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company of Intralinks pursuant to the Intralinks Acquisition Agreement.
“Intralinks Acquisition Agreement” means the “Acquisition Agreement” as such term is defined in the Intralinks Incremental B-5 Amendment.
“Intralinks Incremental B-5 Amendment” means that certain Commitment Increase Amendment, dated as of the Intralinks Incremental B-5 Effective Date, among, inter alios, the Company, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Term B-5 Lender party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“Intralinks Incremental B-5 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intralinks Incremental B-5 Amendment.
“Intralinks Term B-5 Commitment” means, as to each Term B-5 Lender, its obligation to make Term B-5 Loans to the Company pursuant to the Intralinks Incremental B-5 Amendment in the principal amount stated therein pursuant to which such Term B-5 Lender becomes a party hereto, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Intralinks Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the Intralinks Acquisition on the Intralinks Incremental B-5 Effective Date and the other transactions contemplated by the Intralinks Acquisition Agreement on or prior to the Intralinks Incremental B-5 Effective Date, (b) the effectiveness of the Term B-5 Loans under this Agreement pursuant to the Intralinks Incremental B-5 Amendment and (c) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the foregoing.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, or (c) an Acquisition. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, less (except in the case of (x) Investments made using the Available Amount pursuant to Section 8.02(sr) and (y) any amounts that increase the Available Amount pursuant to clause (e) of the definition thereof) any amount repaid, returned, distributed or otherwise received in respect of any Investment, in each case, in cash.
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“Involuntary Disposition” means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 6.17.
“Irish Security Documents” means (a) the Irish law governed share mortgage in relation to the shares in SS&C Technologies Ireland Limited, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), entered into or to be entered into between the Lux Intermediate Holdco, as chargor, and the Original Administrative Agent and (b) each other Irish law governed document or instrument which creates or evidences or which is expressed to create or evidence any Lien granted or required to be granted pursuant to Section 7.14.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the Applicable L/C Issuer and the Company (or any Restricted Subsidiary) or in favor of the Applicable L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 7.12 executed and delivered by a Domestic Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.12.
“Joint Venture” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person in which such Person owns Equity Interests (other than any Subsidiary), and including, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Person in which such Person owns less than a majority of the Equity Interests thereof. Unless otherwise specified, “Joint Venture” shall refer to a Joint Venture of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary.
“Junior Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party (other than Indebtedness among the Parent and/or its subsidiaries) that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, such Revolving Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing of Revolving Loans. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.
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“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Issuer” means each of Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., in each case, including through any of their respective Affiliates or branches, in their capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Extended Revolving Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term Loan Commitments, Extended Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans and Refinancing Term Commitments, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, authorizations and permits of, any Governmental Authority, in each case having the force of law.
“Lenders” means each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto and each other Person that becomes a “Lender” in accordance with this Agreement and their successors and permitted assigns.
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Company and the Applicable Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate.
“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a letter of credit in the form from time to time in use by the Applicable L/C Issuer.
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“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is thirty days prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (b) $75,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means any Permitted Acquisition which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is contractually committed to consummate, the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
“Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Unrestricted Cash as of such date plus (b) the amount by which the aggregate unused Revolving Commitments exceed the Total Revolving Outstandings as of such date.
“Loan” means (i) each Revolving Loan, each 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loan, each Term B-3 Loan, each Term B-5 Loan, each Term B-6 Loan, each Term B-8 Loan, each Incremental Term Loan, each Extended Term Loan, each Extended Revolving Loan, each Refinancing Term Loan, each Refinancing Revolving Loan and each Replacement Term Loan representing an extension of credit to the Company and (ii) each 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loan, each Term B-4 Loan, each Term B-7 Loan, each Extended Term Loan and each Refinancing Term Loan representing an extension of credit to a Designated Borrower.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, each Joinder Agreement, each Collateral Document, each Incremental Term Loan Agreement, each Extension Amendment, each Refinancing Amendment, the Re-Allocation Agreement, the Security Trust Deed and any Intercreditor Agreement.
“Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing of Revolving Loans or Term Loans under a given Facility, (b) a conversion of Loans under a given Facility from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or SOFR Loans under a given Facility, in each case pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.02.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Domestic Loan Parties and following an Obligations Reinstatement Event, the Foreign Loan PartiesSubsidiaries required to become Foreign Guarantors pursuant to Section 7.21.
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“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Lux Advent Software Luxembourg CPECs Pledge Agreement” means the Luxembourg law governed CPECs pledge agreement, dated March 4, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and as amended and restated pursuant to the Second Amendment), between Hub Data Incorporated, as pledgor, and the Original Administrative Agent, in the presence of Advent Software Luxembourg as company.
“Lux Advent Software Luxembourg Share Pledge Agreement” means the Luxembourg law governed share pledge agreement, dated March 4, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and as amended and restated pursuant to the Second Amendment), between Hub Data Incorporated, as pledgor, and the Original Administrative Agent, in the presence of Advent Software Luxembourg as company.
“Lux Intermediate Holdco” means SS&C European Holdings, a société à responsabilité limitée organized under the laws of Luxembourg having its registered office at 2, rue Jean Monnet, L-2180 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B173925.
“Lux Security Confirmation Agreement” means the Luxembourg law governed confirmation agreement to be made on or about the Revolving Amendment Effective Date between (a) the Advent Software Luxembourg, the Lux Intermediate Holdco and Hub Data Incorporated as pledgors, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) Advent Software Luxembourg, the Lux Intermediate Holdco and the Designated Borrower 2 as companies, in relation to the Lux Security Documents.
“Lux Security Documents” means each of (a) the Lux SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe Share Pledge Agreement, (b) the Lux SS&C European Holdings Share Pledge Agreement, (c) the Lux Advent Software Share Pledge Agreement, (d) the Lux SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe CPECs Pledge Agreement, (e) the Lux SS&C European Holdings CEPCs Pledge Agreement, (f) the Lux Advent Software CPECs Pledge Agreement and (g) each other Luxembourg law governed document or instrument which creates or evidences or which is expressed to create or evidence any Lien granted or required to be granted pursuant to Section 7.14.
“Lux SS&C European Holdings CPECs Pledge Agreement” means the Luxembourg law governed CPECs pledge agreement, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), between Advent Software Luxembourg, as pledgor, and the Original Administrative Agent, in the presence of Lux Intermediate Holdco as company.
“Lux SS&C European Holdings Share Pledge Agreement” means the Luxembourg law governed share pledge agreement, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), between Advent Software Luxembourg, as pledgor, and the Original Administrative Agent, in the presence of Lux Intermediate Holdco as company.
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“Lux SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe CPECs Pledge Agreement” means the Luxembourg law governed CPECs pledge agreement dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), between Lux Intermediate Holdco, as pledgor, and the Original Administrative Agent, in the presence of the Designated Borrower 2 as company, securing the Foreign Obligations.
“Lux SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe Share Pledge Agreement” means the Luxembourg law governed share pledge agreement, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), between Lux Intermediate Holdco, as pledgor, and the Original Administrative Agent, in the presence of the Designated Borrower 2 as company, securing the Foreign Obligations.
“Luxembourg” means the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
“Luxembourg Company Law” means the Luxembourg law dated August 10, 1915 on commercial companies, as amended.
“Luxembourg Guarantor” means any Guarantor incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
“March 2019 Note Purchase Agreement” means the Purchase Agreement, dated March 14, 2019, between the Company, the initial purchasers named therein and the guarantors named therein.
“March 2019 Senior Notes” means the 5.500% unsecured senior notes issued by the Company pursuant to the March 2019 Note Purchase Agreement.
“March 2019 Senior Notes Maturity Date” means September 30, 2027.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 6.14(b).
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or financial condition of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of any of the Administrative Agents or any Lender under the Loan Documents or of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.
“Material Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness incurred in excess of the greater of $324,000,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.
“Material Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds” means Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds in any single transaction or series of related transactions in excess of the greater of $162,000,000 and 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.
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“Maturity Date” means (a) as to the Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit (and the related L/C Obligations), the earlier of (i) December 28, 2027 and (ii) the Springing Maturity Date, if any (the “Revolving Loan Maturity Date”), (b) as to the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Original Closing Date, (c) as to the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Original Closing Date, (d) as to the Term B-3 Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, (e) as to the Term B-4 Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, (f) as to the Term B-5 Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, (g) as to the Term B-6 Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Incremental B-6/B-7 Effective Date, (h) as to the Term B-7 Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Incremental B-6/B-7 Effective Date, (i) as to the Term B-8 Loans, the seventh anniversary of the Incremental B-8 Effective Date, (j) as to an Incremental Term Loan, the final maturity date for such Incremental Term Loan as set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Loan Agreement, (jk) as to any Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans, the final maturity date therefor as set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment and (kl) as to any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Loans, the final maturity date therefor as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Merger” means the merger of MergerCo with and into Target (with Target to be the surviving corporation of such merger) in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
“Merger Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 11, 2018, among the Target, the Parent and MergerCo (including all exhibits and disclosure schedules thereto).
“Merger Agreement Representations” means the representations made by (or relating to) the Target and/or any of its Subsidiaries in the Merger Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Company has the right (or the Company’s applicable affiliate has the right) to terminate the Company’s (or the Company’s affiliate’s) obligations (or to refuse to consummate the Target Acquisition) under the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations.
“MergerCo” means Diamond Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“MSSF” means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
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“Net Cash Proceeds” means (a) with respect to any Disposition (including any Prepayment Asset Sale), the cash proceeds (including Cash Equivalents and cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received), net of (with respect to the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries) (i) selling costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, deed or mortgage recording Taxes, relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, foreign currency hedging expenses, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and transfer and similar Taxes and the Parent’s good faith estimate of income Taxes paid or payable (including pursuant to customary Tax sharing arrangements or that are or would be imposed on intercompany distributions of such proceeds) in connection with such Disposition and the Parent good faith estimate of payments to be made in respect of incentive equity, synthetic equity or similar incentive awards in connection with such Disposition), (ii) amounts provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustment associated with such Disposition (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, other than to make a payment for which such amount was reserved, such amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds), (iii) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans, any other Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Obligations and any unsecured Indebtedness incurred by a Loan Party) that is required to be repaid or otherwise comes due or would be in default and is repaid or which is required to be paid in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Disposition or by applicable law (other than any such Indebtedness that is assumed by the purchaser of such asset), (iv) cash escrows (until released from escrow to the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) from the sale price for such Disposition and (v) in the case of any Disposition by any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (v)) attributable to any minority interest and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Parent or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary as a result thereof; and (b) with respect to any issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness or Equity Interests, the cash proceeds thereof, net of all Taxes and fees, commissions, costs, underwriting discounts and other fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.
“Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds” means an amount equal to: (a) any cash payments or proceeds (including Cash Equivalents) received by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) under any casualty insurance policy in respect of a covered loss thereunder of any assets of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) as a result of the taking of any assets of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation, expropriation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, minus (b) in respect of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) any actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the adjustment, settlement or collection of any claims in respect thereof, (ii) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness (other than the Loans, any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Obligations and any unsecured Indebtedness incurred by a Loan Party) that is required to be repaid or otherwise comes due or would be in default under the terms thereof as a result of such loss, taking or sale,
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(iii) in the case of a taking, the reasonable out-of-pocket costs of putting any affected property in a safe and secure position, (iv) any selling costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, deed or mortgage recording taxes, relocation expenses, currency hedging expenses, other expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and transfer and similar Taxes and the Parent’s good faith estimate of income Taxes paid or payable (including pursuant to customary Tax sharing arrangements or that are or would be imposed on intercompany distributions of such proceeds)) in connection with any sale or taking of such assets as described in clause (a) of this definition, (v) any amounts provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustments associated with any sale or taking of such assets as referred to in clause (a) of this definition (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, other than to make a payment for which such amount was reserved, such amounts shall constitute Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds) and (vi) in the case of any covered loss or taking from any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (vi)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Parent or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary as a result thereof.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means:
(a) with respect to any Disposition by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any Extraordinary Receipt received or paid to the account of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by the applicable asset (other than a Lien that ranks pari passu with or is subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations or any portion thereof) and that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), (B) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such transaction (including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith), (C) income taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two (2) years of the date of the relevant transaction as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith and any repatriation costs associated with receipt by any Domestic Loan Party of such proceeds, (D) any costs associated with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection with such transaction, and (E) any reserve for adjustment in respect of (x) the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP and (y) any liabilities associated with such asset or assets and retained by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction; provided that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received (i) upon the Disposition of any non-cash consideration received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in any such Disposition and (ii) upon the reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding
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amount) of any reserve described in sub-clause (E) or, if such liabilities have not been satisfied in cash and such reserve not reversed within two (2) years of the date of the relevant transaction;
(b) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash received in connection with such incurrence or issuance or in connection with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith over (ii) the investment banking fees, underwriting or closing discounts, fees and commissions, taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two (2) years of the date of such incurrence or issuance and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses incurred by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance and any costs associated with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith; and
(c) with respect to the issuance of any Equity Interests by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such issuance or in connection with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith over (ii) the investment banking fees, underwriting discounts and commissions, and other out-of-pocket expenses, and other customary expenses incurred by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such issuance and any costs associated with unwinding any related Swap Contract in connection therewith.
“Net Working Capital” means, with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Current Assets minus Consolidated Current Liabilities.
“Net Working Capital Adjustment” means, for any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Net Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Net Working Capital as of the end of such period; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the effect of reclassification during such period between current assets and long term assets and current liabilities and long term liabilities (with a corresponding restatement of the prior period to give effect to such reclassification), (b) the effect of any Disposition of any Person, facility or line of business or acquisition of any Person, facility or line of business during such period, (c) the effect of any fluctuations in the amount of accrued and contingent obligations under any Swap Contract and (d) the application of purchase or recapitalization accounting.
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 11.13.
“Non-Loan Party” means any Subsidiary of the Parent that is not a Loan Party.
“Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to the Available Amount or pursuant to Sections 8.02(s), 8.06(h) or 8.12(b)(iv), as applicable, that such amount was not previously applied pursuant to Sections 8.02(s), 8.06(h) and 8.12(b)(iv).
“Note” means a Term B-1 Note, a Term B-2 Note, a Term B-3 Note, a Term B-4 Note, a Term B-5 Note, a Term B-6 Note, a Term B-7 Note, a Term B-8 Note or a Revolving Note, as the context may require.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan
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or Letter of Credit (including the Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations and the Foreign Obligations), whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. The foregoing shall also include (a) all obligations under any Secured Swap Contract between any Loan Party and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender (excluding any Excluded Swap Obligations) and (b) all obligations under any Secured Treasury Management Agreement between any Loan Party and any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender.
“Obligations Reinstatement Event” has the meaning given to it in Section 7.21.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.
“Organization Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Original Administrative Agent” means Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch.
“Original Closing Date” means July 8, 2015.
“Other Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(ivi).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, excluding any such Tax imposed on an assignment (other than an assignment pursuant to a request by the Company under Section 11.13) of any interest in any Loan or Commitment hereunder (an “Assignment Tax”), but only to the extent such Assignment Tax is imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the assignor and/or assignee and the taxing jurisdiction (other than any connection arising solely from such assignor and/or assignee having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments, received a perfected security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, and/or enforced any Loan Documents).
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to any Loans on any date, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of any Loans occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such L/C
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Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Company of Unreimbursed Amounts.
“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent, the Applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of CS or MSSF, as applicable, in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.
“Parent Equity Offering” means all public offerings of common equity of the Parent consummated prior to the Restatement Effective Date.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
“Participating Member State” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.
“Payment Right” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Receivables Facility Asset.”
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.
“Pension Act” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Internal Revenue Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by any Loan Party and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Permitted Acquisition” means (i) an Investment consisting of an Acquisition by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that (a) the property acquired (or the property of the Person acquired) in such Acquisition complies with Section 8.07, (b) in the case of an Acquisition of the Equity Interests of another Person, the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) of such other Person shall have duly approved such Acquisition, (c) the representations and
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warranties made by the Loan Parties in each Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as if made as of the date of such Acquisition (after giving effect thereto) except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, (d) no Default exists or would result therefrom, and (e) if the Person acquired is or becomes a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company, it shall (to the extent required by Section 7.12) guarantee all of the Obligations and otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 7.12 and Section 7.14 within the timeframes provided therein, and (f) if the Person acquired is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Lux Intermediate Holdco, it shall (to the extent required by Section 7.12) guarantee the Foreign Obligations and otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 7.12 and Section 7.14 within the timeframes provided therein; provided that the requirements of clauses (c) and (d) above shall be subject to Sections 1.12 and 2.01(i) in the case of a Limited Condition Acquisition, and (ii) the Target Acquisition.
“Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception” means, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Facility, Commitment under any Incremental Revolving Facility, Incremental Equivalent Debt, Refinancing Indebtedness or Replacement Term Loan permitted to be incurred hereunder, that up to the greater of $1,080,000,000 and 50% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period in aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness and/or Commitments under Incremental Revolving Facilities outstanding at such time (the “Specified Debt”) may have a final maturity date that is earlier than, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness with respect to which the Specified Debt is otherwise required to have a later final maturity date or Weighted Average Life to Maturity.
“Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Company in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes ranking pari passu with the liens securing the Facilities (other than the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans or any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans incurred by any Designated Borrower with respect thereto); provided that (i) such Indebtedness will be subject to the terms of an Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness. Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
“Permitted Holders” means (i) William C. Stone and his spouse and the members of his immediate family and (ii) any estate, trust, corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or Persons holding a Controlling interest of which consist solely of one or more Persons referred to in the immediately preceding clause (i).
“Permitted Intercompany Investments” means (a) any Investment by any Loan Party in any other Loan Party; provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Investments made by Domestic Loan Parties in Foreign Loan Parties under this clause (a) (exclusive of Investments made in any Designated Borrower at any time in order to repay outstanding Foreign Obligations of any Designated Borrower (provided that the proceeds of any such Investment are actually utilized to repay Foreign Obligations within 90 days from the date of such Investment), in each case, in an amount not exceeding the funding requirement therefor), together with, without duplication, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness of Foreign Loan Parties guaranteed by Domestic Loan Parties pursuant to (and in reliance on) Section 8.03 (other
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than the Loans), shall not exceed $800,000,000 at any time; (b) any Investment by any Domestic Non-Loan Party in any Domestic Loan Party; (c) any Investment by any Domestic Non-Loan Party in any other Domestic Non-Loan Party; (d) any Investment by any Foreign Loan Party (including the Designated Borrowers) in any other Foreign Loan Party; (e) any Investment by any Foreign Non-Loan Party in any Foreign Loan Party; (f) any Investment by any Foreign Non-Loan Party in any other Foreign Non-Loan Party; and (g) any Investment (i) by any Foreign Loan Party in any Non-Loan Party and (ii) by any Domestic Loan Party in any Non-Loan Party; provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Investments under this clause (g) (exclusive of Investments made by any Foreign Loan Party with the proceeds of an Investment made by a Domestic Loan Party, directly or indirectly, in such Foreign Loan Party, to the extent made in compliance with clause (a) above), together with, without duplication, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness of Non-Loan Parties guaranteed by Loan Parties pursuant to (and in reliance on) Section 8.03, shall not exceed $400,000,000 at any time; provided further, that any Indebtedness owing (i) by any Domestic Loan Party to any Domestic Non-Loan Party pursuant to clause (a) or (b), as applicable, shall be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Obligations of such Domestic Loan Party, as applicable, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents and (ii) by any Foreign Loan Party to any Foreign Non-Loan Party pursuant to clause (d) or (e), as applicable, shall be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Obligations of such Foreign Loan Party, as applicable, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents.
“Permitted Intercompany Transfers” means any Disposition by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) any such Disposition made for consideration of less than the fair market value of the assets Disposed of (as reasonably determined by the Company) shall constitute an Investment by the maker of such Disposition in the recipient of such Disposition in an amount equal to the difference (as reasonably determined by the Company) between the fair market value of the assets so Disposed of and the consideration received and such Investment shall be required to be permitted under Section 8.02 (provided that, solely for this purpose, Section 8.02(i) shall not apply) and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, any non-cash consideration received in connection with any such Disposition in the form of an Investment shall be required to be permitted under Section 8.02 (provided that, solely for this purpose, Section 8.02(i) shall not apply).
“Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Indebtedness incurred by the Company in the form of one or more series of second lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or secured loans ranking junior to the liens securing the Facilities (other than the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans, the Term B-8 Loans or any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans incurred by any Designated Borrower with respect thereto and the guarantees thereof by Foreign Loan Parties); provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral (or the applicable portion thereof) on a second priority or other junior priority, as applicable, basis to the Liens securing the Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (iii) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions and (iv) such Indebtedness will be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement. Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt will include any junior secured Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
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“Permitted Liens” means, at any time, Liens in respect of property of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted to exist at such time pursuant to the terms of Section 8.01.
“Permitted Other Debt Conditions” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, that such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (except (x) customary asset sale, initial public offering or change of control or similar event provisions that provide for the prior repayment in full in cash of the Loans and all other Obligations, (y) maturity payments and customary mandatory prepayments for a customary bridge financing which, subject to customary conditions, provides for automatic conversion or exchange into Indebtedness that otherwise complies with the requirements of this definition or (z) “AHYDO” payments), in each case prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred.
“Permitted Payee” means any future, current or former director, officer, member of management, manager, employee, independent contractor or consultant (or any Affiliate or transferee of any of the foregoing) of the Parent (or any Restricted Subsidiary).
“Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, restructured, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts owing or paid related to such Indebtedness, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension plus an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, (c) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (d) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (or any portion thereof), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (or such portion thereof) on terms (i) at least as favorable (taken as a whole) to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing or evidencing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agents at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness stating that the Company has determined in good faith that such subordination terms satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such subordination terms satisfy the requirement of this clause (i)) or (ii) as otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents, (e) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, replaced, refunded, renewed or extended is unsecured or secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations (or any portion thereof), such modification, refinancing, replacement, refunding, renewal or extension is unsecured or (solely with respect to such Indebtedness that is secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations (or any portion thereof)) secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations (or such portion thereof) on terms (x) at least as favorable (taken as a whole) to
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the Lenders as those contained in the documentation (including any intercreditor or similar agreements) governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, replaced, refunded, renewed or extended (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agents at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness stating that the Company has determined in good faith that such subordination terms satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such subordination terms satisfy the requirement of this clause (x)) or (y) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents and (f) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is directly incurred only by the direct borrower or issuer of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, replaced, refunded, renewed or extended, and is guaranteed only by one or more Persons who are guarantors of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, replaced, refunded, renewed or extended.
“Permitted Transfers” means (a) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) Dispositions of machinery and equipment no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Disposed of in the ordinary course of business; (c) Permitted Intercompany Transfers; (d) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business; (e) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (f) the sale or disposition of Cash Equivalents for fair market value; (g) transfers of condemned property as a result of the exercise of “eminent domain” or other similar policies to the respective Governmental Authority or agency that has condemned same (whether by deed in lieu of condemnation or otherwise), and transfers of properties that have been subject to a casualty to the respective insurer of such property as part of an insurance settlement; and (h) Dispositions of property to the extent that such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property.
“Permitted Reorganization” means any transaction or undertaking, including Investments, in connection with internal reorganizations and or restructurings (including in connection with tax planning and corporate reorganizations), so long as, after giving effect thereto, (a) the Loan Parties shall comply with the Guaranty and Security Principles and Section 7.12 and (b) the security interest of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is not materially impaired (including by a material portion of the assets that constitute Collateral immediately prior to such Permitted Reorganization no longer constituting Collateral) as a result of such Permitted Reorganization; provided that the Parent shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying as to the best of such officer’s knowledge compliance with the requirements set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above.
“Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Company in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (ii) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Other Debt Conditions. Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
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“Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, maintained for employees of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a Multiemployer Plan established by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries) or any such Plan to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees (other than a Multiemployer Plan).
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.
“Post-Closing Reorganization” means the internal reorganization of the Company and its Subsidiaries as described on Schedule 1.01 hereto.
“Prepayment Asset Sale” means any Disposition by the Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries made pursuant to Section 8.05(h).
“Primary Obligor” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Guarantee”.
“Pro Forma Basis” means, with respect to any transaction, that for purposes of calculating the financial covenant set forth in Section 8.11, the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio Test, the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio and/or the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio, such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the most recent four fiscal quarter period or, in the case of determinations described in Section 1.03(b)(ii), the most recent four fiscal quarter period preceding the date of such transaction for which financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b). In connection with the foregoing, (a) with respect to the incurrence of any Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period, (b) with respect to any Disposition or any designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the Person or property disposed of or designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as applicable) shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such transaction or designation (as applicable) and (ii) Indebtedness which is retired in connection with any such Disposition or owed by the applicable Subsidiary at the time of its designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as applicable) shall be excluded and deemed to have been retired as of the first day of the applicable period and (c) with respect to any Permitted Acquisition or designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items attributable to the Person or property acquired or designated as a Restricted Subsidiary (as applicable) shall be included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A) such items are not otherwise included in such income statement and cash flow statement items for the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with any defined terms set forth in this Section 1.01 and (B) such items are supported by financial statements or other information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Person or property acquired or designated as a Restricted Subsidiary (as applicable)) in connection with such transaction and any Indebtedness of the Person or property acquired or designated as a Restricted Subsidiary (as applicable) which is not retired in connection with such transaction (A) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period and (B) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined
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by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination.
“Pro Forma Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company containing reasonably detailed calculations of (i) in the case of a Pro Forma Compliance Certificate delivered in connection with Section 2.01(f)(xi), and Section 7.17(c), Section 8.03(f), Section 8.06(g), Section 8.06(h) or Section 8.12(b), the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio (as set forth in such applicable Section) and (ii) the financial covenant set forth in Section 8.11 (irrespective of whether such covenant is otherwise then applicable) as of the end of the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b) after giving effect to the applicable transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.
“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.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.
“Qualified Capital Stock” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Capital Stock.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time such Swap Obligation is incurred or such other person as constitutes an “ECP” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder.
“RFR Business Day” means, for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to 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; provided, that for purposes of notice requirements in Sections 2.02(a) such day is also a Business Day.
“Qualified Receivables Facility” means any Receivables Facility that meets the following conditions: (a) the Parent shall have determined in good faith that such Receivables Facility (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (b) all sales or contributions (as applicable) of Receivables Facility Assets and related assets by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Receivables Subsidiary or any other Person are made for a price that is no less than fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Parent); (c) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be on market terms (as determined in good faith by the Parent) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings; and (d) the obligations under such Receivables Facility are non-recourse (except with respect to Standard Securitization Undertakings) to the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary).
“Ratio Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) consolidated total cash interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, (i) including the interest component of any payment under any Capital Lease (regardless of whether accounted for as interest expense under GAAP) and (ii) excluding (A) amortization,
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accretion or accrual of deferred financing fees, original issue discount, debt issuance costs, discounted liabilities, commissions, fees and expenses, (B) any expense arising from any bridge, commitment, structuring and/or other financing fee (including fees and expenses associated with the Transactions and agency and trustee fees), (C) any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, acquisition accounting, (D) fees and expenses associated with any Dispositions, acquisitions, Investments, issuances of Equity Interests or Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not consummated), (E) costs associated with obtaining, or breakage costs in respect of, any Swap Contract or any other derivative instrument other than any interest rate Swap Contract or interest rate derivative instrument with respect to Indebtedness, (F) penalties and interest relating to Taxes, (G) any “additional interest” or “liquidated damages” for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (H) [reserved], (I) any payments with respect to make-whole, prepayment or repayment premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, (J) any interest expense attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights or other rights of dissenting shareholders and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto in connection with any acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder, (K) any lease, rental or other expense in connection with a lease obligation (other than with respect to a Capital Lease) and (L) for the avoidance of doubt, any non-cash interest expense attributable to any movement in the mark to market valuation of any obligation under any Swap Contract or any other derivative instrument and/or any payment obligation arising under any Swap Contract or derivative instrument other than any interest rate Swap Contract or interest rate derivative instrument with respect to Indebtedness minus (b) cash interest income for such period. For purposes of this definition, (x) interest in respect of any Capital Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate determined by such Person in good faith to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease in accordance with GAAP and (y) for the avoidance of doubt, unless already included in the calculation of interest expense, interest expense shall be calculated after giving effect to any payments made or received under any Swap Contract or any other derivative instrument with respect to Indebtedness.
“Re-Allocation Agreement” means a Re-Allocation Agreement dated as of the Restatement Effective Date among the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01(b), as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time.
“Re-Allocation Event” means (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to any Borrower pursuant to Sections 9.01(f) and (g), (ii) the declaration of the termination of any Commitment, or the acceleration of the maturity of any Loans, in each case pursuant to the provisions of Article IX hereof or (iii) the failure of any Borrower to pay any principal of, or interest on, any Loans of any Facility or any Unreimbursed Amounts on the applicable Maturity Date.
“Real Estate Asset” means, at any time of determination, all right, title and interest of any Loan Party in and to all real property owned by such Loan Party and all real property leased or subleased by such Loan Party (in each case including, but not limited to, land, improvements and fixtures thereon).
“Receivables Facility” means any of one or more receivables financing facilities or securitization financing facilities as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed,
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restated or refunded from time to time, pursuant to which the Parent or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries sells or grants a security interest in its Receivables Facility Assets to either (a) a Person that is not a Subsidiary or (b) a Receivables Subsidiary that sells or grants a security interest in its Receivables Facility Assets to a Person that is not the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary (or by borrowing from such a Person or from another Receivables Subsidiary that in turn funds itself by borrowing from such a Person).
“Receivables Facility Asset” means (a) any accounts receivable, fee or royalty receivables, lease receivables, notes receivable or similar instruments, chattel paper, real estate asset, mortgage receivable, revenue stream or other right of payment of any kind (each, a “Payment Right”), (b) any proceeds of any Payment Right, (c) any segregated deposit or securities accounts into which solely the proceeds of Payment Rights or related Receivables Facility Assets are received, (d) all of the interest in the inventory and goods (including returned or repossessed inventory or goods), if any, the sale, financing or lease of which gave rise to any Payment Right and all insurance contracts with respect thereto, (e) all other security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time, if any, purporting to secure payment of any Payment Right, whether pursuant to the contract related thereto or otherwise, together with all financing statements and security agreements describing any collateral securing any Payment Right, (f) all guaranties, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, supporting obligations, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of any Payment Right, whether pursuant to the contract related thereto or otherwise, (g) all contracts (including service contracts) and agreements associated with any Payment Right, (h) all records related to the foregoing and (i) any Equity Interests of any Receivables Subsidiary and any applicable Receivables Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in, to and under the documentation relating to a Receivables Facility.
“Receivables Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary formed for the purpose of facilitating or entering into one or more Receivables Facilities and that engages only in activities reasonably related or incidental thereto, or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Receivables Facility in which the Parent or any subsidiary makes an Investment and to which the Parent or any subsidiary transfers Receivables Facility Assets.
“Reclassifiable Item” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.11(a).
“Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”
“Refinanced Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01.
“Refinancing” means the following refinancing transactions: (a) the 2017 Refinancing Term A-1 Loans and the 2017 Refinancing Term A-2 Loans shall have been repaid in full, together with all accrued but unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing thereon, (b) all Indebtedness of the Target and its Subsidiaries under the Existing Target Credit Agreement shall have been repaid in full, together with all accrued but unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing thereon, (c) the Existing Target Senior Notes shall have been repaid in full, together with all accrued but unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing thereon, (d) all commitments, any security interests and any guaranties in connection with the Indebtedness to be refinanced pursuant to clauses (a), (b)
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and (c) above shall have been terminated and released, all to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and (e) the payment of all fees and expenses related to the foregoing transactions; provided that with respect to clause (c) above, (i) the repayment of the Existing Target Senior Notes on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date may be deferred until the end of the Existing Target Senior Notes Waiting Period so long as the Existing Target Senior Notes Condition shall have been satisfied and (ii) solely to the extent that the Target Tranche C Senior Notes have not been issued prior to the Restatement Effective Date, the commitments under the Existing 2017 Target Note Purchase Agreement to issue and purchase the Target Tranche C Senior Notes may remain outstanding until the end of the Target Tranche C Senior Notes Waiting Period.
“Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the applicable Borrower, (b) the Applicable Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender (including any Additional Refinancing Lender) that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Commitments or Refinancing Revolving Loans incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.17.
“Refinancing Revolving Commitments” means one or more Classes of revolving credit Commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.
“Refinancing Revolving Loans” means one or more Classes of revolving credit loans that are made pursuant to Refinancing Revolving Commitments.
“Refinancing Series” means all Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Loans or Refinancing Revolving Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Loans, or Refinancing Revolving Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same maturity, Effective Yield (other than, for this purpose, any original issue discount or upfront fees), if applicable, and amortization schedule.
“Refinancing Term Commitments” means one or more term loan Commitments hereunder providing for Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.
“Refinancing Term Loans” means one or more Classes of term loans hereunder that are made pursuant to Refinancing Term Commitments.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c).
“Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar for dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.
“Reinvestment Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A).
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“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Replacement Debt” means any Refinancing Indebtedness (whether borrowed in the form of secured or unsecured loans, issued in a public offering, Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement or bridge financing in lieu of the foregoing or otherwise) incurred in respect of Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(a) (and any subsequent refinancing of such Replacement Debt).
“Replacement Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30-day notice period has been waived.
“Repricing Transaction” means (a) the incurrence by either Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof of any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any new or additional term loans under this Agreement) (i) having an Effective Yield for the respective Type of such Indebtedness that is less than the Effective Yield for the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, Term B-3 Loans, Term B-4 Loans and/or Term B-5 Loans of the respective Type, and (ii) the proceeds of which are used to prepay (or, in the case of a conversion, deemed to prepay or replace), in whole or in part, outstanding principal of 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, Term B-3 Loans, Term B-4 Loans and/or Term B-5 Loans or (b) any amendment, waiver or other modification to this Agreement which would have the effect of reducing the Effective Yield for the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, Term B-3 Loans, Term B-4 Loans and/or Term B-5 Loans (other than, in each case, any such transaction or amendment or modification in connection with a Change of Control or Transformational Event). Any such determination by the Administrative Agent and the Company as contemplated by preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders holding 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, Term B-3 Loans, Term B-4 Loans and/or Term B-5 Loans.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Loans, a Loan Notice and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application.
“Required Excess Cash Flow Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, (a) if the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.25:1.00, 50%, (b) if the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25:1.00 and greater than 2.75:1.00, 25% and (c) if the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.75:1.00, 0%; it being understood and agreed that, for purposes of this definition as it applies to the determination of the amount of Excess Cash Flow that is required to be applied to prepay Term Loans under Section 2.05(b)(i) for any Excess Cash Flow Period, the Consolidated Net First Lien
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Leverage Ratio shall be determined on the scheduled date of prepayment (after giving pro forma effect to such prepayment and to any other repayment or prepayment at or prior to the time such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due).
“Required Lenders” means, as of the date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Commitments and (c) aggregate unused Term Commitments; provided, that the unused Revolving Commitment, Extended Revolving Commitment and Refinancing Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
“Required Net Proceeds Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, (a) if the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.50:1.00, 100%, (b) if the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.50:1.00 and greater than 2.00:1.00, 50% and (c) if the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.00:1.00, 0%; it being understood and agreed that, for purposes of this definition as it applies to the determination of the amount of Net Cash Proceeds or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds that are required to be applied to prepay Term Loans under Section 2.05(b)(ii) for any payment, the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be determined on the date on which such proceeds are received by the Parent or applicable Restricted Subsidiary (giving pro forma effect to the subject Dispositions and/or casualty events and the application of the relevant proceeds thereof other than any increase in cash and cash equivalents resulting from the receipt of such proceeds).
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Revolving Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Revolving Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments on such date; provided that the unused Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.
“Required Term Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Term Facility, Term Lenders under such Term Facility holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Term Loans outstanding under the applicable Term Facility and (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments in respect of the applicable Term Facility on such date.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, director, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer of the applicable Loan
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Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agents. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Restatement Effective Date” shall mean the “Acquisition Closing Date” under and as defined in the Second Amendment.
“Restricted Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(iv).
“Restricted Debt” means any Junior Indebtedness to the extent the outstanding principal amount thereof is equal to or greater than the greater of $648,000,000 and 30% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.
“Restricted Debt Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 8.06(b).
“Restricted Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 4.10.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests of any Person, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests or on account of any return of capital to such Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof). For purposes of clarification, any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of Indebtedness which by its terms is convertible into Equity Interests is not a “Restricted Payment”.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Parent other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” means, at any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to the aggregate cumulative sum of the Retained Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Periods ending after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to such date; provided that, (i) to the extent that any or all of the Excess Cash Flow attributable to Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or applicable organizational documents of such Foreign Subsidiary from being repatriated to a Borrower, the portion of such Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be included in the calculation of the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount for so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law or applicable organizational documents of such Foreign Subsidiary will not permit repatriation to either Borrower, and if within one year following the date on which such restriction first arose, such repatriation of any of such affected Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law or applicable organizational documents of such Foreign Subsidiary, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Excess Cash Flow will be included in the calculation of the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount or (ii) to the extent that the Parent has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Administrative Agent, that repatriation to a Borrower of any of or all the Excess Cash Flow attributable to
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Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries would have adverse tax consequences (including any reduction in tax attributes) (provided that, in any event, such Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to eliminate such tax effect in their reasonable control in order to make such repatriation and repayment) with respect to such Excess Cash Flow, such Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be included in the calculation of the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount for so long, but only so long, as the applicable adverse tax consequences with respect to such Excess Cash Flow remain, and if within one year following the date on which such adverse tax consequences first arose, such repatriation of any of such affected Excess Cash Flow would no longer have adverse tax consequences, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Excess Cash Flow will be included in the calculation of the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount.
“Retained Percentage” means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, (a) 100% minus (b) the Applicable ECF Percentage with respect to such Excess Cash Flow Period.
“Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a SONIA Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.02, and (iii) such additional dates as the Applicable Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (iii) each date of any payment by the Applicable L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency and (iv) such additional dates as the Applicable Administrative Agent or the Applicable L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.
“Revolver Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(b).
“Revolver Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(b).
“Revolving Facility Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means that certain Revolving Facility Administrative Agent Fee Letter dated as of the Revolving Amendment Effective Date between the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent and the Company.
“Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto or in any documentation executed by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(f), as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Revolving Facility Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means that certain Revolving Facility Administrative Agent Fee Letter dated as of the Revolving Facility Amendment Effective Date between the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent and the Company.
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“Revolving Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Commitments at such time.
“Revolving Facility Administrative Agent” means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Revolving Lenders in respect of the Revolving Facility under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor Revolving Facility Administrative Agent.
“Revolving Facility Amendment” means that certain Revolving Facility Amendment to the credit agreement dated as of the Revolving Facility Amendment Effective date among the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent, the Parent, each Borrower, the Guarantors and the Revolving Lenders.
“Revolving Facility Amendment Effective Date” means December 28, 2022.
“Revolving Lender” means each Lender with a Revolving Commitment or holding Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).
“Revolving Loan Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in clause (a) of the definition of “Maturity Date”.
“Revolving Note” means a promissory note made by the Company in favor of a Revolving Lender evidencing Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01(e)1.01I.
“RFR Business Day” means, for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to 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; provided, that for purposes of notice requirements in Sections 2.02(a) such day is also a Business Day.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw‑Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent or the Applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.
“Sanctioned Country” means a country or territory which is itself the subject of comprehensive, territorial Sanctions (as of the Restatement Effective Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region of Ukraine). and as of the Incremental B-8 Effective Date, Afghanistan, the so – called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so- called Luhansk People’s Republic and the non-government controlled Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine shall also be Sanctioned Countries for the purposes of this Agreement).
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“Sanctioned Person” means (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any Member State of the European Union, or the United Kingdom, or any Person 50 percent or more owned by any such Person (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Scheduled Consideration” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(i)(7).
“Screen Rate” means each of the EURIBOR Screen Rate and the CDOR Screen Rate.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Second Amendment” means that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, among, inter alios, the Parent, each Borrower, the Guarantors, the Original Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.
“Second Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Second Amendment.
“Secured Parties” means (i) the Lenders, (ii) the Administrative Agents and the Collateral Agent, (iii) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (iv) and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.
“Secured Swap Contract” means any Swap Contract between any Loan Party and a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender that has been designated in writing by the applicable Lender (or Affiliate of a Lender) to the Administrative Agents and the Company as a “Secured Swap Contract”; provided that for the purposes of the Loan Documents in no circumstances shall any Excluded Swap Obligations constitute Obligations with respect to any Secured Swap Contract.
“Secured Treasury Management Agreement” means any Treasury Management Agreement between any Loan Party and any Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender that has been designated in writing by the applicable Lender (or Affiliate of a Lender) to the Administrative Agents and the Company as a “Secured Treasury Management Agreement”.
“Securities” means any stock, shares, units, partnership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim
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certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing; provided that the term “Securities” shall not include any earn-out agreement or obligation or any employee bonus or other incentive compensation plan or agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securitization Transaction” means, with respect to any Person, any financing transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements) pursuant to which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant a security interest in, accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a special purpose subsidiary or affiliate of such Person.
“Security Trust Deed” means the English law security trust deed, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), entered into by the Administrative Agent whereby, inter alia, the Administrative Agent declares that the rights, interests, benefits and other property comprised in the Liens which are the subject of the English Security Documents are held in trust for the Administrative Agent and the holders of the applicable Obligations.
“Securitization Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller (or any guaranty of such obligation) of assets subject to a Receivables Facility to repurchase such assets arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including, without limitation, as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to such seller.
“Shared Incremental Amount” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the greater of $2,175,000,000 and 100% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a Pro Forma Basis minus (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Facilities and/or Incremental Equivalent Debt originally incurred or issued in reliance on the Shared Incremental Amount outstanding on such date, in each case after giving effect to any reclassification of any such Indebtedness as having been incurred under clause (e) of the definition of “Incremental Cap” hereunder.
“Similar Business” means any Person the majority of the revenues of which are derived from a business that would not be prohibited by Section 8.07 if such Section applied to such Person.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the SOFR Loans comprising such Borrowing.
“SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR.
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“Solvent” or “Solvency” means, with respect to any Person as of a particular date, that on such date (a) such Person is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature, (b) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (c) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital, (d) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, and (e) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“SONIA” means a rate equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average as administered by the SONIA Administrator.
“SONIA Adjustment” means a percentage equal to 0.0326% per annum.
“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 Adjustment” means a percentage equal to 0.0326% per annum.
“SONIA Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the Loans bearing interest at a rate based on Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA comprising such Borrowing.
“SONIA Loan” means a Loan denominated in Sterling that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA.
“SONIA RFR Rate Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA”.
“Special Notice Currency” means, at any time, an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time located in North America or Europe.
“Specified Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Earlier Maturity Indebtedness Exception”.
“Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default under Sections 9.01(a), 9.01(f) or 9.01(g).
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“Specified Representations” means those representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in Sections 6.01(a)(i), 6.02(a) and (b), 6.03(a), 6.04, 6.14(b) and (c), 6.18(a), 6.19, 6.21(c) and 6.22(b).
“Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Applicable Administrative Agent or the Applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Applicable Administrative Agent or the Applicable L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Applicable Administrative Agent or the Applicable L/C Issuer if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further, that the Applicable L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Springing Maturity Date” means the Business Day immediately prior to the date that is 90 days prior to (x) the earliest to occur of the Maturity Date of the Term B-3 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans or the Term B-5 Loans or (y) the March 2019 Senior Notes Maturity Date; provided, that no Springing Maturity Date shall occur with respect to clauses (x) or (y) if (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-3 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans and the Term B-5 Loans or the March 2019 Senior Notes, as applicable, outstanding at such time is less than $475,000,000 and (b) Liquidity at such time is greater than or equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-3 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans and the Term B-5 Loans or the March 2019 Senior Notes, as applicable, outstanding at such time.
“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent which the Parent has determined in good faith to be customary in a non-recourse Receivables Facility, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary, it being understood that any Securitization Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.
“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) established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (the “Board”) and any other banking authority, domestic or foreign, to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or other fronting office making or holding a Loan) is subject for Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board). Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities 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.
“Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
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“Sterling RFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA”.
“Subject Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”.
“Subject Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b)(ii).
“Subject Transaction” means, with respect to any Test Period, (a) the Transactions, (b) any Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition or similar Investment, whether by purchase, merger, amalgamation or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, or any business line, unit or division of, any Person or any facility, or of a majority of the outstanding Equity Interests of any Person (and in any event including any Investment in (x) any Restricted Subsidiary the effect of which is to increase the Parent’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s respective equity ownership in such Restricted Subsidiary or (y) any Joint Venture for the purpose of increasing the Parent’s or its relevant Restricted Subsidiary’s ownership interest in such Joint Venture), in each case that is not prohibited by this Agreement, (c) any Disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or Equity Interests of a subsidiary (or any business unit, line of business or division of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary) not prohibited by this Agreement, (d) the designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.17 hereof, (e) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness), (f) any Cost Saving Initiative and/or (g) any other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a pro forma basis.
“Subordinated Debt” means any Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary described in the definition of “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (or any portion thereof).
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the Voting Stock is at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Parent.
“Substitute Affiliate Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 1.13(d).
“Substitute Facility Office” has the meaning specified in Section 1.13(d).
“Successor Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.05(a)(i)(B).
“Successor Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (i)(B) of the proviso of Section 8.05(c).
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index
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swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other similar master agreement used to document transactions of the type specified in clause (a) (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Swiss Guarantor” has the meaning specified in Section 4.10.
“Swiss Security Documents” means (a) the Swiss law governed quota pledge agreement regarding the pledge of quotas in GlobeOp Financial Services (Switzerland) GmbH between SS&C European Holdings S.A.R.L. and the holders of Secured Obligations (as defined therein), represented by Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch as Original Administrative Agent, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented, confirmed or otherwise modified from time to time, including, without limitation, by (i) Swiss law governed security confirmation agreement between SS&C European Holdings S.A.R.L. and the holders of Secured Obligations (as defined therein), represented by Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as Security Agent dated as of April 16, 2018, and (ii) a Swiss law governed security confirmation agreement between SS&C European Holdings S.A.R.L. and the holders of Secured Obligations (as defined therein), represented by CS as Security Agent dated on or around the Revolving Facility Amendment Effective Date) and (b) each other Swiss law governed document or instrument which creates, evidences or confirms or which is expressed to create, evidence or confirm any Lien granted or required to be granted pursuant to Section 7.14.
“Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing arrangement whereby the arrangement is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease or does not otherwise appear on a balance sheet under GAAP.
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“Target” means DST Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Target Acquisition” means the acquisition by Parent of the Target pursuant to the Merger Agreement, to be effected by way of the Merger.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) reasonably determined by the ApplicableAdministrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
“Target Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Target organized outside the United States.
“Target Material Adverse Effect” means (with capitalized terms used in this definition and not otherwise defined in this Agreement having the meanings assigned thereto in the Merger Agreement) any circumstance, effect or change that, individually or in the aggregate, (i) materially adversely affects the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that any circumstance, effect or change arising from or related to the following shall not be taken into account in determining whether a Target Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur (except, in the case of clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) below, to the extent disproportionately affecting the Target and its Subsidiaries relative to other companies in the industries in which the Target and its Subsidiaries operate, in which case only the incremental disproportionate effect shall be taken into account): (a) conditions affecting the United States economy, or any other national or regional economy or the global economy generally; (b) political conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, declared or undeclared acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, epidemics or pandemics (including any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing) or national or international emergency in the United States or any other country or region of the world occurring after the date of the Merger Agreement; (c) changes in the financial, credit, banking or securities markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world (including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security or any market index) and including changes or developments in or relating to currency exchange or interest rates; (d) changes required by GAAP or other accounting standards (or interpretations thereof); (e) changes in any Laws or other binding directives issued by any Governmental EntityAuthority (or interpretations thereof), including, to the extent relevant to the business of the Target and its Subsidiaries, in any legal or regulatory requirement or condition or the regulatory enforcement environment and not specifically relating to the Target or its Subsidiaries; (f) changes that are generally applicable to the industries in which the Target and its Subsidiaries operate and not specifically relating to the Target or its Subsidiaries; (g) any failure by the Target to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period ending on or after the date of the Merger Agreement or any decline in the market price or trading volume of the common stock (provided that the underlying causes of any such failure or decline may be considered in determining whether a Target Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by another exception herein); (h) the negotiation, execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement, the performance by any party hereto of its obligations under the Merger Agreement or the public announcement (including as to the identity of the parties
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hereto) of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise (including the cessation of any such relationship) with customers, suppliers, landlords, tenants, lenders, investors, joint venture partners, partners or employees of the Target and its Subsidiaries (it being understood that this clause (h) shall not apply to any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Target therein that is intended to address the consequences of the execution, delivery or performance of the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby); (i) changes in the Target’s credit rating (provided, however, that the underlying causes of such decline may be considered in determining whether a Target Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by another exception herein); (j) the occurrence of natural disasters, force majeure events or weather conditions adverse to the business being carried on by the Target and its Subsidiaries; (k) stockholder litigation arising from or relating to the Merger Agreement or the Merger; (l) any action taken that is required by the terms of the Merger Agreement, or with the prior written consent or at the written direction of the Parent; (m) any damage or destruction of any owned real property that is substantially paid for by insurance; (n) any cyber-attacks, data breaches, ransomware attacks or similar events affecting the Target, excluding any such breaches, attacks or events to the extent attributable to the negligence of the Target or any of its Subsidiaries or the failure of the Target or any of its Subsidiaries to follow the best practices of the industries in which the Target and its Subsidiaries operate; or (o) the failure to obtain any approval contemplated by Section 6.13(a) of the Merger Agreement; or (ii) is or would be reasonably expected to prevent or materially impair, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement by the Target.
“Target Tranche C Senior Notes” means the 4.02%, Series 2017A, Tranche C Senior Notes due August 6, 2025 to be issued pursuant to the Existing 2017 Target Note Purchase Agreement.
“Target Tranche C Senior Notes Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(r).
“Target Tranche C Senior Notes Waiting Period” means, solely to the extent that the Target Tranche C Senior Notes have not been issued prior to the Restatement Effective Date, the period from the issuance of the Target Tranche C Senior Notes until the first Business Day on or immediately following the day that is 15 days after the issuance thereof.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term B Facilities” means, collectively, the Term B-1 Facility, the Term B- 2-2 Facility, the Term B-3 Facility, the Term B-4 Facility, the Term B-5 Facility, the Term B-6 Facility and, the Term B-7 Facility, the Term B-8 Facility.
“Term B-1 Facility” means the aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans of all 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Lenders outstanding.
“Term B-1 Lender” means each Lender holding a Term B-1 Loan.
“Term B-1 Loan” means an advance made by a Term B-1 Lender under the Term B-1 Facility.
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“Term B-1 Note” means a promissory note made by the Company in favor of a Term B-1 Lender evidencing Term B-1 Loans made by such Term B-1 Lender.
“Term B-2 Facility” means the aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans of all 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Lenders outstanding.
“Term B-2 Lender” means each Lender holding a Term B-2 Loan.
“Term B-2 Loan” means an advance made by a Term B-2 Lender under the Term B-2 Facility.
“Term B-2 Note” means a promissory note made by the Designated Borrower 2 in favor of a Term B-2 Lender evidencing Term B-2 Loans made by such Term B-2 Lender.
“Term B-3 Commitment” means, as to each Term B-3 Lender, its obligation to make Term B-3 Loans to the Company pursuant to the Incremental Joinder in the principal amount stated therein pursuant to which such Term B-3 Lender becomes a party hereto, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Term B-3 Facility” means the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-3 Loans of all Term B-3 Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term B-3 Lender” means each Lender with a Term B-3 Commitment or holding a Term B-3 Loan.
“Term B-3 Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).
“Term B-4 Commitment” means, as to each Term B-4 Lender, its obligation to make Term B-4 Loans to Designated Borrower 1 pursuant to the Incremental Joinder in the principal amount stated therein pursuant to which such Term B-4 Lender becomes a party hereto, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Term B-4 Facility” means the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-4 Loans of all Term B-4 Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term B-4 Lender” means each Lender with a Term B-4 Commitment or holding a Term B-4 Loan.
“Term B-4 Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).
“Term B-4 Note” means a promissory note made by the Company in favor of a Term B-4 Lender evidencing Term B-4 Loans made by such Term B-4 Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01(d).
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“Term B-5 Commitment” means, as to each Term B-5 Lender, its obligation to make Term B-5 Loans to the Company pursuant to the Commitment Increase Amendment in the principal amount stated therein pursuant to which such Term B-5 Lender becomes a party hereto, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Term B-5 Facility” means the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-5 Loans of all Term B-5 Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term B-5 Lender” means each Lender with a Term B-5 Commitment or holding a Term B-5 Loan.
“Term B-5 Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).
“Term B-5 Note” means a promissory note made by the Company in favor of a Term B-5 Lender evidencing Term B-5 Loans made by such Term B-5 Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01(d).
“Term B-6 and B-7 Repricing Transaction” means (a) the incurrence by any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof of any Indebtedness in the form of term loans (including, without limitation, any new or additional term loans under this Agreement) (i) having an Effective Yield for the respective Type of such Indebtedness that is less than the Effective Yield for Term B-6 Loans and/or Term B-7 Loans of the respective Type, and (ii) the proceeds of which are used to prepay (or, in the case of a conversion, deemed to prepay or replace), in whole or in part, outstanding principal of Term B-6 Loans and/or Term B-7 Loans or (b) any amendment, waiver or other modification to this Agreement which would have the effect of reducing the Effective Yield for the Term B-6 Loans and/or the Term B-7 Loans (other than, in each case, any such transaction or amendment or modification in connection with a Change of Control, a Transformational Event or a Term B-6 and B-7 Transformational Event), so long as, in each case of clauses (a) or (b), the primary purpose of such incurrence of Indebtedness or modification is to reduce the Effective Yield of the Term B-6 Loans and/or Term B-7 Loans. Any such determination by the Administrative Agent and the Company as contemplated by preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders holding Term B-6 Loans and/or Term B-7 Loans.
“Term B-6 and B-7 Transformational Event” means any dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or disposition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (which involves aggregate consideration of at least 30% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the end of the most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters) that is either (a) not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or investment or (b) if permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or investment, would not provide the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under this Agreement for the continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as determined by the Company in good faith.
“Term B-6 Commitment” means, as to each Term B-6 Lender, its obligation to make Term B-6 Loans to the Company pursuant to the Incremental B-6/B-7 Amendment in the principal amount stated therein pursuant to which such Term B-6 Lender becomes a party hereto, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
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“Term B-6 Facility” means the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-6 Loans of all Term B-6 Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term B-6 Lender” means each Lender with a Term B-6 Commitment or holding a Term B-6 Loan.
“Term B-6 Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(j).
“Term B-6 Note” means a promissory note made by the Company in favor of a Term B-6 Lender evidencing Term B-6 Loans made by such Term B-6 Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01(d).
“Term B-7 Commitment” means, as to each Term B-7 Lender, its obligation to make Term B-7 Loans to the Designated Borrowers pursuant to the Incremental B-6/B-7 Amendment in the principal amount stated therein pursuant to which such Term B-7 Lender becomes a party hereto, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Term B-7 Facility” means the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-7 Loans of all Term B-7 Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term B-7 Lender” means each Lender with a Term B-7 Commitment or holding a Term B-7 Loan.
“Term B-7 Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(k).
“Term B-7 Note” means a promissory note made by the Designated Borrowers in favor of a Term B-7 Lender evidencing Term B-7 Loans made by such Term B-7 Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01(d).
“Term B-8 Repricing Transaction” means (a) the incurrence by any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof of any Indebtedness in the form of term loans (including, without limitation, any new or additional term loans under this Agreement) (i) having an Effective Yield for the respective Type of such Indebtedness that is less than the Effective Yield for Term B-8 Loans of the respective Type, and (ii) the proceeds of which are used to prepay (or, in the case of a conversion, deemed to prepay or replace), in whole or in part, outstanding principal of Term B-8 Loans or (b) any amendment, waiver or other modification to this Agreement which would have the effect of reducing the Effective Yield for the Term B-8 Loans (other than, in each case, any such transaction or amendment or modification in connection with a Change of Control, a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment in amount equal to or greater than the greater of $2,175,000,000 and 100% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, a Transformational Event or a Term B-8 Transformational Event), so long as, in each case of clauses (a) or (b), the primary purpose of such incurrence of Indebtedness or modification is to reduce the Effective Yield of the Term B-8 Loans. Any such determination by the Administrative Agent and the Company as contemplated by preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders holding Term B-8 Loans.
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“Term B-8 Transformational Event” means any dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or disposition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (which involves aggregate consideration of at least 30% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the end of the most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters) that is either (a) not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or investment or (b) if permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or investment, would not provide the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under this Agreement for the continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as determined by the Company in good faith.
“Term B-8 Commitment” means, as to each Term B-8 Lender, its obligation to make Term B-8 Loans to the Company pursuant to the Incremental B-8 Amendment in the principal amount stated therein pursuant to which such Term B-8 Lender becomes a party hereto, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Term B-8 Facility” means the aggregate principal amount of the Term B-8 Loans of all Term B-8 Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term B-8 Lender” means each Lender with a Term B-8 Commitment or holding a Term B-8 Loan.
“Term B-8 Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(l).
“Term B-8 Note” means a promissory note made by the Company in favor of a Term B-8 Lender evidencing Term B-8 Loans made by such Term B-8 Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01(d).
“Term Commitment” means any of a Term B-3 Commitment, a Term B-4 Commitment, a Term B-5 Commitment, a Term B-6 Commitment, a Term B-7 Commitment, a Term B-8 Commitment, an Incremental Term Loan Commitment, a commitment with respect to Extended Term Loans, a commitment with respect to Replacement Term Loans and/or a Refinancing Term Commitment, as the context may require.
“Term CORRA” means, for any calculation with respect to a Term CORRA Loan, the Term CORRA Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable CORRA Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first (1st) day of such CORRA Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term CORRA Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 1:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on any Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day the Term CORRA Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term CORRA Administrator and a CORRA Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term CORRA Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term CORRA will be the Term CORRA Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term CORRA Administrator on the first (1st) preceding Business Day for which such Term CORRA Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term CORRA Administrator so long as such first (1st) preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day.
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“Term CORRA Administrator” means Candeal Benchmark Administration Services Inc., TSX Inc., or any successor administrator.
“Term CORRA Adjustment” means, a percentage equal to (i) 0.29547% per annum (29.547 basis points) for a CORRA Available Tenor of one-month’s duration, and (ii) 0.32138% per annum (32.138 basis points) for a CORRA Available Tenor of three months’ duration.
“Term CORRA Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term CORRA.
“Term CORRA Reference Rate” means the forward looking term rate based on CORRA.
“Term Facilities” means the Term B Facility, any facility providing for Extended Term Loans, any facility providing for Refinancing Term Loans, any facility providing for Replacement Term Loans and/or any Incremental Term Loan Facility, as the context may require.
“Term Facilities Administrative Agent” means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as context may require, (A) Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. in its capacity as administrative agent for the Term B-8 Lenders in respect of the Term FacilitiesB-8 Facility under any of the Loan Documents, or (B) any successor Term Facilities Administrative Agent.
“Term Lender” means, at any time, a 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Lender, a 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Lender, a Term B-3 Lender, a Term B-4 Lender, a Term B-5 Lender, a Term B-6 Lender, a Term B-7 Lender, a Term B-8 Lender, a Lender with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, a Lender with respect to any Extended Term Loans, a Lender with respect to any Replacement Term Loans or a Lender with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans.
“Term Loan Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).
“Term Loan Extension Series” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).
“Term Loans” means the 2017 Refinancing Term B-1 Loans, 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, Term B-3 Loans, Term B-4 Loans, Term B-5 Loans, Term B-6 Loans, Term B-7 Loans, Term B-8 Loans, any Incremental Term Loans, any Extended Term Loans, any Refinancing Term Loans and any Replacement Term Loans.
“Term SOFR” means (a) for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S.
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Government Securities Business Day is not more than three U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and (b) for any calculation with respect to an Base Rate Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Term SOFR Adjustment” means, with respect to the (a) Term B-3 Loans, Term B-4 Loans and Term B-5 Loans, 0.11448% (11.448 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month's duration, 0.26161% (26.161 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-month's duration, and 0.42826% (42.826 basis points) for an Interest Period of six-months' duration and, (b) Term B-6 Loans and, Term B-7 Loans, 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month's duration, 0.15% (15 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-month's duration, and 0.25% (25 basis points) for an Interest Period of six-months' duration and (c) the Term B-8 Loans, 0.0%. There shall be no Term SOFR Adjustment in respect of the Revolving Facility.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Threshold Amount” means $150,000,000.
“Test Period” means, as of any date, the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then most recently ended for which financial statements under Section 7.01(a) or Section 7.01(b), as applicable, have been delivered (or are required to have been delivered).
“Threshold Amount” means, as of any date, the greater of $324,000,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.
“Total Outstandings” means the Total Revolving Outstandings and the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans.
“Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and all L/C Obligations.
“Transaction” means, collectively, (a) the entering into by the Loan Parties and their applicable Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which they are or are intended to be a party, (b) the consummation of the Target Acquisition on the Restatement Effective Date and the other
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transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement occurring on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, (c) the Refinancing, (d) the effectiveness of the Term B-3 Loans and the Term B-4 Loans under this Agreement pursuant to the Incremental Joinder and the amendment and restatement of the Existing Company Credit Agreement in the form of this Agreement, (e) (i) the execution and delivery of the 2018 Senior Notes Documents and the placement and the issuance of the 2018 Senior Notes, if any, and/or (ii) to the extent that the aggregate principal amount of 2018 Senior Notes issued is less than $750,000,000, the borrowing of bridge loans, if any, by the Company under the Bridge Facility in an aggregate principal amount of 2018 Senior Notes issued and $750,000,000 and (f) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the foregoing.
“Transformational Event” means any acquisition or investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is either (a) not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or investment or (b) if permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or investment, would not provide the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under this Agreement for the continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as determined by the Company in good faith.
“Treasury Management Agreement” means any agreement governing the provision of treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, overnight draft, credit or debit cards, p-cards, funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services and other cash management services.
“Type” means, with respect to any Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, a SONIA Loan or a SOFR Loan.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unfunded Advances/Participations” means (a) with respect to the Applicable Administrative Agent, the aggregate amount, if any (i) made available to any Borrower on the assumption that each Lender has made available to the Applicable Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Applicable Administrative Agent as
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contemplated by Section 2.12(b) and (ii) with respect to which a corresponding amount shall not in fact have been returned to the Applicable Administrative Agent by the Borrowers or made available to the Applicable Administrative Agent by any such Lender and (b) with respect to any L/C Issuer, the aggregate amount, if any, of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit in respect of which a Revolving Lender shall have failed to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse such L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c).
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary of the Company designated by the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.17 subsequent to the Restatement Effective Date and (b) each Subsidiary formed or acquired by an existing Unrestricted Subsidiary previously designated by the Company as provided in preceding clause (a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in no circumstances shall any Borrower or Lux Intermediate Holdco be an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (ii) no Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary under the 2018March 2019 Senior Notes or the 2024 Senior Notes is permitted to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder.
“U.S. Collateral Document” means any Collateral Document other than the Foreign Collateral Documents (and including, for the avoidance of doubt, the U.S. Security Agreement and any Collateral Document providing for a pledge by a Domestic Loan Party of up to 65% of the voting Equity Interests and/or CPECs entitled to vote in (and 100% of the non-voting Equity Interests and non-voting CPECs) in (or promissory notes evidencing loans to) any First Tier Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco).
“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.
“U.S. Security Agreement” means the security and pledge agreement, dated as of the Original Closing Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), executed in favor of the Administrative Agent and the other “Secured Parties” described therein by each of the Loan Parties party thereto.
“U.S. Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.
“Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests issued by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the right so to
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vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency. For purposes of clarification, Indebtedness which by its terms is convertible into Equity Interests is not “Voting Stock”.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Person 100% of whose Equity Interests are at the time owned by the Parent directly or indirectly through other Persons 100% of whose Equity Interests are at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by the Parent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) solely with respect to the Term Loans, 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 or (b) solely with respect to the Revolving Loans, 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 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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The Company shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Company’s instructions or other irregularity, the Company will immediately notify the Applicable L/C Issuer. The Company shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the Applicable L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
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(i) Revolving Commitments. If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect, the Company shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect.
(ii) Alternative Currencies. If the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans denominated
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in Alternative Currencies at such time exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Company shall prepay Revolving Loans in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Outstanding Amount as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit then in effect.
(iii) Excess Cash Flow. Within five Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(b), the Borrowers shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to the excess (if any) of (A) 50% (as may be adjusted pursuant to the proviso below) of Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements over (B) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(i) or repurchased and cancelled pursuant to Section 11.06(i) (but limited to the purchase price applicable to such Term Loans rather than the par amount thereof) during the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period, other than to the extent that any such prepayment is funded with the proceeds of long-term Funded Debt (other than Revolving Loans, Extended Revolving Loans or Refinancing Revolving Loans) (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (vii) below); provided, that such percentage shall be reduced to 25% or 0% if the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the prior fiscal year was less than 4.50:1.00 (but greater than or equal to 3.75:1.00) or 3.75:1.00, respectively; provided that no prepayment under this Section 2.05(b)(iii) shall be required to the extent that the amount thereof would be less than $25,000,000.
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(iv) Dispositions. If the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Disposes of any property under Sections 8.05(c), (e), (f) or (g) which results in the receipt by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries of aggregate Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $25,000,000 in any fiscal year, the Borrowers shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds within five (5) Business Days of receipt thereof by such Person (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (vii) below); provided, that such percentage shall be reduced to 50% or 0% if the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the prior fiscal year was less than 4.25:1.00 (but greater than or equal to 3.25:1.00) or 3.25:1.00, respectively; provided, further, that, with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized under a Disposition described in this Section 2.05(b)(iv), at the election of the Company (as notified by the Company to the Administrative Agent promptly after the date of the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds), the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in operating assets within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds (or, if the Parent or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, has contractually committed within 365 days following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds, 545 days following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds); and provided further, however, that any Net Cash Proceeds not so reinvested shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05(b)(iv). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the time that any prepayment would be required in the case of each of clauses (1)-(9), (I) excluding any such payments, prepayments and expenditures made during such Fiscal Year that reduced the amount required to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i) in the prior Fiscal Year, (II) in the case of any prepayment of revolving Indebtedness, to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in the relevant commitment, (III) to the extent that such payments, prepayments and expenditures were not financed with the proceeds of other long-term funded Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries and (IV) in each case under clause (3) above, based upon the actual amount of cash paid in connection with any relevant purchase or assignment; provided that no prepayment under this Section 2.05(b)(iv), the Company is required to offer to repurchase Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Refinancing of any suchi) shall be required unless the principal amount of Term Loans required to be prepaid exceeds the greater of $324,000,000 and 15% of Consolidated
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EBITDA (and, in such case, only such amount in excess of the greater of $324,000,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA shall be required to be prepaid); provided, further, that if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Parent (or any Restricted Subsidiary) is also required to prepay, repurchase or offer to prepay or repurchase any Indebtedness (to the extentthat is secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the liens securing the Facilities (other than the 2017 Refinancing Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans or any Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans incurred by any Designated Borrower with respect thereto)), in each case(without regard to the control of remedies) with any Obligation pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the net proceeds of any such Disposition of, or with respect to, any property or assets constituting Collateral (such Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (and such Permitted Refinancing of any (such Indebtedness) required to be so prepaid or repurchased or offered to be so prepaid or repurchased, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”) with any portion of the ECF Prepayment Amount, then the Borrowers may apply such net proceedsportion of the ECF Prepayment Amount on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and the relevant Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time; provided that the portion of such net proceeds allocated to the(or accreted amount if such Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such net proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such net proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereofis issued with original issue discount) at such time) to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of the relevant Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ivi) shall be reduced accordingly.; it being understood that (1) the portion of such ECF Prepayment Amount allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the portion of such ECF Prepayment Amount required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such ECF Prepayment Amount shall be allocated to the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof and (2) to the extent the holders of the Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness prepaid or repurchased, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.
(v) Indebtedness. Upon the incurrence or issuance by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (A) not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 8.03 or (B) that is intended to constitute Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to any Class of Term Loans, the Borrowers shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (or in the case of Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, the applicable Class of Term Loans) equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (vii) below).
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(vi) Extraordinary Receipt. Upon any Extraordinary Receipt received by or paid to or for the account of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and not otherwise included in clauses (iv) or (v) of this Section 2.05(b), and which results in the receipt by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries of aggregate Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $25,000,000 in any fiscal year, the Borrowers shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (vii) below); provided, however, that with respect to any proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards (or payments in lieu thereof) or indemnity payments, at the election of the Company (as notified by the Company to the Administrative Agent prior to or promptly after the date of receipt of such insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or indemnity payments), the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net Cash Proceeds, within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds (or, if the Parent or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, has contractually committed within 365 days following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds to apply such Net Cash Proceeds, 545 days following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds), to replace or repair the equipment, fixed assets or real property in respect of which such cash proceeds were received or to reinvest in operating assets; and provided further, however, that any cash proceeds not so applied shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.05(b)(vii).
(vii) Blue Prism Acquisition. If the net proceeds of the Term B-6 Loans and the Term B-7 Loans have not been deposited with Link Market Services Limited, in its capacity as transfer agent in respect of the Blue Prism Acquisition on or prior to March 31, 2022, the Borrowers shall prepay 100% of the outstanding principal amount of Term B-6 Loans and Term B-7 Loans on such day.
(viii) Application to Term Loans. Except as otherwise provided in any Commitment Increase Amendment, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment or as otherwise provided herein, each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied (1) to the outstanding Term Facilities as directed by the Company, (2) ratably to the Term Loans under each Term Facility and (3) to the principal repayment installments of the respective Class of Term Loans in direct order of maturity; provided that any Net Cash Proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied to the applicable Class(es) of Term Loans as required under clause (v) of the first proviso appearing in the definition thereof.
(ix) Limitation of Prepayment Obligations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05(b), (i) to the extent that any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary (each such Disposition, a “Foreign Disposition”), the Net Cash Proceeds of any Extraordinary Receipt incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary (each such Extraordinary Receipt, a “Foreign Extraordinary Receipt”) or Excess Cash Flow attributable to Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or applicable organizational documents of such Foreign Subsidiary from being repatriated to a Borrower to repay the Term Loans of such Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii),
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(iv) or (vi), as applicable, the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay such Term Loans at the times provided in Section 2.05(b)(iii), (iv) or (vi) as applicable, but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law or applicable organizational documents of such Foreign Subsidiary will not permit repatriation to either Borrower (the Parent and the Borrowers hereby agreeing to use, and cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to use, all commercially reasonable efforts to overcome or eliminate any such restrictions on repatriation and/or minimize any such costs of prepayment and/or use the other cash and Cash Equivalents of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not affected by such restrictions to make the relevant prepayment), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law or applicable organizational documents of such Foreign Subsidiary, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof and additional costs relating to such repatriation) to the repayment of such applicable Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 or (ii) to the extent that the Parent has determined in good faith, after consultation with the Administrative Agent, that repatriation to a Borrower to repay the Term Loans of such Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii), (iv) or (vi), as applicable, of any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition, Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Extraordinary Receipt or Excess Cash Flow attributable to Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries would have adverse tax consequences (including any reduction in tax attributes) with respect to such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay such Term Loans at the times provided in Section 2.05(b)(iii), (iv) or (vi), as applicable, but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable adverse tax consequences with respect to such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow remain (the Parent and the Borrowers hereby agreeing to use, and cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to use, all commercially reasonable efforts to overcome or eliminate any adverse tax consequences and/or use the other cash and Cash Equivalents of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not affected by such adverse tax consequences to make the relevant prepayment), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow would no longer have adverse tax consequences, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof and additional costs relating to such repatriation) to the repayment of such Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05.
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A notice of the Applicable Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Company with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
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Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.13 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the applicable Borrowers may extend the final maturity of Loans and/or Commitments in connection with an Extension that is permitted under Section 2.18 without being obligated to effect such extensions on a pro rata basis among the Lenders (it being understood that no such extension (i) shall constitute a payment or prepayment of any Loans, for purposes of this Section 2.13 or (ii) shall reduce the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due under Section 2.07, except that the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due to a Lender of Extended Term Loans may be reduced to the extent provided pursuant to the express terms of the respective Extension Amendment) without giving rise to any violation of this Section 2.13 or any other provision of this Agreement. Furthermore, the applicable Borrower may take all actions contemplated by Section 2.18 in connection with any Extension (including modifying pricing,
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amortization and repayments or prepayments), and in each case such actions shall be permitted, and the differing payments contemplated therein shall be permitted without giving rise to any violation of this Section 2.13 or any other provision of this Agreement.
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if a Borrower is resident for tax purposes in the United States, (A) any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code and that makes a Credit Extension to such Borrower shall deliver to the Company or the Applicable Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Company or the Applicable Administrative Agent) executed copies of IRS Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable laws or reasonably requested by the Company or the Applicable Administrative Agent as will enable the Company or the Applicable Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements; and (B) any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Applicable Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be reasonably requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Company or the Applicable Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:
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In addition to the foregoing, if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Applicable Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Applicable Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Applicable Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the requesting party to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this paragraph, “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Restatement Effective Date.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Company and the Applicable Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
Upon becoming Party to this Agreement as the Administrative Agent hereunder, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch shall deliver to the Company, on or prior to Restatement Effective Date, (i) two duly completed executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI to establish that Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch is not subject to withholding Taxes under the Code with respect to any amounts payable for the account of Credit Suisse AG under any of the Loan Documents and (ii) two duly completed executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others under the Loan Documents are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business in the United States and that such IRS Form W-8IMY evidences its agreement with the Domestic Borrowers to
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be treated as a “United States person” with respect to such payments such that the Domestic Borrowers can make payments to such Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income tax under Section 1441 of the Code.
Upon becoming Party to this Agreement as the Term Facilities Administrative Agent and Revolving Facility Administrative Agent hereunder, MSSF shall, if requested by the Company, deliver to the Company, on or prior to Revolving Facility Amendment Date, duly completed executed copies of IRS Form W-9 to establish that MSSF is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Upon notice thereof by any of the Administrative Agents to the Borrower, any obligation of the Lenders to make SOFR Loans, and any right of the Borrower to continue SOFR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to SOFR Loans, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected SOFR Loans or affected Interest Periods) until such Applicable Administrative Agent (with respect to clause (ii), at the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected SOFR Loans or affected Interest Periods) or, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (B) any outstanding affected SOFR Loans will be deemed to have been converted into Base Rate Loans at
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the end of the applicable Interest Period. Upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Subject to Section 3.03(c), if any of the Administrative Agents determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that “Adjusted Term SOFR” cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof on any given day, the interest rate on Base Rate Loans shall be determined by such Applicable Administrative Agent without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate” until such Applicable Administrative Agent revokes such determination.
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(i) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a CORRA Benchmark Transition Event and its related CORRA Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to any setting of the then-current CORRA Benchmark, then (x) if a CORRA Benchmark Replacement is determined
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in accordance with clause (a) of the definition of “CORRA Benchmark Replacement” for such CORRA Benchmark Replacement Date, such CORRA Benchmark Replacement will replace such CORRA Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any other Loan Document in respect of such CORRA Benchmark setting and subsequent CORRA Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a CORRA Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (b) of the definition of “CORRA Benchmark Replacement” for such CORRA Benchmark Replacement Date, such CORRA Benchmark Replacement will replace such CORRA Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any other Loan Document in respect of any CORRA Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such CORRA Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as Applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such CORRA Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. If the CORRA Benchmark Replacement is Adjusted Daily Compounded CORRA, all interest payments will be payable on the last day of each CORRA Interest Period. No Swap Contract shall be deemed a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 3.03(d).
(ii) CORRA Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a CORRA Benchmark Replacement, the Applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make CORRA Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such CORRA Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(iii) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any CORRA Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any CORRA Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a CORRA Benchmark Replacement. The Applicable Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a CORRA Benchmark pursuant to Section 3.03(d)(iv) and (y) the commencement of any CORRA Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 3.03(d) including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.03(d).
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the implementation of a CORRA Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current CORRA Benchmark is a term rate (including Term CORRA) and either (A) any tenor for such CORRA Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such CORRA Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such CORRA Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “CORRA Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any CORRA Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a CORRA Benchmark (including a CORRA Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a CORRA Benchmark (including a CORRA Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “CORRA Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all CORRA Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(v) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a CORRA Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of CORRA Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to (i) for a CORRA Benchmark Unavailability Period in respect of Term CORRA, Daily Compounded CORRA Loans.
(vi) Daily Compounded CORRA. Each of the Administrative Agent, Borrowers and Lenders hereby agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Eurocurrency Rate Loans based on Daily Compounded CORRA or Adjusted Daily Compounded CORRA shall be available under this Agreement unless agreed to in writing by the Applicable Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate, Adjusted Daily Simple SONIA or Term SOFR, as applicable (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or such L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or such L/C Issuer, the Company will pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
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including foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract (but excluding anticipated profits). The Company shall also pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Company (or the applicable Designated Borrower) to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SOFR Loan made by it at the Eurocurrency Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the applicable market for such currency for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency Rate Loan or SOFR Loan was in fact so funded.
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GUARANTY
(b) Each of the Foreign Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to each Lender, each Lender and each Affiliate of a Lender that enters into a Secured Swap Contract or a Secured Treasury Management Agreement with a Foreign Loan Party, each other holder of the Foreign Obligations and each of the Administrative Agents as hereinafter provided, as Primary Obligor and not as surety, the prompt payment of the Foreign Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. The Foreign Guarantors hereby further agree that if any of the Foreign Obligations are not paid in full when due (whether at stated
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maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise), the Foreign Guarantors will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Foreign Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
(b) The obligations of the Foreign Guarantors under Section 4.01 are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Foreign Obligations, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Foreign Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor (other than payment in full of the Obligations, other than contingent indemnification, tax gross up, expense reimbursement or yield
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protection obligations, in each case, for which no claim has been made), it being the intent of this Section 4.02 that the obligations of the Foreign Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Foreign Guarantor agrees that such Foreign Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against a Borrower or any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Article IV until such time as the Foreign Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated.
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(b) The obligations of the Foreign Guarantors under this Article IV shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Foreign Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Foreign Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, and each Foreign Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify each of the Administrative Agents and each holder of the Foreign Obligations on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) incurred by such Applicable Administrative Agent or such holder of the Foreign Obligations in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any proceedings under any Debtor Relief Law.
(a) . The Domestic Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, as between the Domestic Guarantors, on the one hand, and each of the Administrative Agents and the other holders of the Obligations, on the other hand, the Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 9.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances so provided in said Section 9.02) for purposes of Section 4.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Domestic Guarantors for purposes of Section 4.01. The Domestic Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are secured in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the holders of the Obligations may exercise their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.
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(b) The Foreign Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, as between the Foreign Guarantors, on the one hand, and each of the Administrative Agents and the other holders of the Foreign Obligations, on the other hand, the Foreign Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 9.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances so provided in said Section 9.02) for purposes of Section 4.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Foreign Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Foreign Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Foreign Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Foreign Guarantors for purposes of Section 4.01. The Foreign Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are secured in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the holders of the Foreign Obligations may exercise their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.
(a) . The Domestic Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Domestic Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Domestic Guarantors as permitted under applicable law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the obligations of such Domestic Guarantors under the Loan Documents and no Domestic Guarantor shall exercise such rights of contribution until all Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated.
(b) The Foreign Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Foreign Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Foreign Guarantors as permitted under applicable law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the obligations of such Foreign Guarantors under the Loan Documents and no Foreign Guarantor shall exercise such rights of contribution until all Foreign Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated.
(a) . The guarantee given by the Domestic Guarantors in this Article IV is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Obligations whenever arising.
(b) The guarantee given by the Foreign Guarantors in this Article IV is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Foreign Obligations whenever arising.
4.08 Limitation on Guaranty by Luxembourg Guarantors. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the maximum liability of each Luxembourg Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to its guaranty of the Foreign Obligations (but not with respect to any borrowings made directly by such Luxembourg Guarantor if it is a Borrower or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Luxembourg
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Guarantor) shall be limited at any time to the higher of: (i) an amount not exceeding the maximum financial capacity of such Luxembourg Guarantor, such maximum financial capacity being limited to 90% of the net assets of such Luxembourg Guarantor, where net assets means such Luxembourg Guarantor’s shareholders’ equity (including the share capital, share premium, legal and statutory reserves, other reserves, profits or losses carried forward, investment subsidies and regulated provisions) (Capitaux Propres) as calculated on the basis of such Luxembourg Guarantor’s most recent financial statements (Comptes Annuels), approved by such Luxembourg Guarantor’s managers’ or shareholders’ meeting in accordance with Luxembourg company laws, available at the Restatement Effective Date; and (ii) an amount not exceeding the maximum financial capacity of such Luxembourg Guarantor, such maximum financial capacity being limited to 90% of the net assets of such Luxembourg Guarantor, where net assets means such Luxembourg Guarantor’s shareholders’ equity (including the share capital, share premium, legal and statutory reserves, other reserves, profits or losses carried forward, investment subsidies and regulated provisions) (Capitaux Propres) as calculated on the basis of such Luxembourg Guarantor’s most recent financial statements (Comptes Annuels), approved by such Luxembourg Guarantor’s managers’ or shareholders’ meeting in accordance with Luxembourg company laws, available at the date of the relevant payment obligation hereunder.
. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the obligations and liabilities of any Foreign Guarantor under this Article IV shall be subject to the limitations (if any) set out in the Joinder Agreement applicable to such Foreign Guarantor.
4.10 Limitation on Guaranty by Swiss Guarantors. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IV, the guarantee, indemnity and other obligations of or any other Guarantor incorporated or established in Switzerland (each, a “Swiss Guarantor”) expressed to be made in this Article IV shall be limited as follows:
(a) if and to the extent that: (i) a Swiss Guarantor becomes liable under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, this Article IV, for obligations of its Affiliates (other than obligations of its direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries) or otherwise obliged to grant economic benefits to its Affiliates (other than its direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries), including, for the avoidance of doubt, the granting of any security by the Swiss Guarantor or any restrictions on the Swiss Guarantor's rights of set-off and/or subrogation or its duties to subordinate or waive claims; and (ii) complying with such obligations would constitute a re-payment of capital (Einlagerückgewähr), a violation of the legally protected reserves (gesetzlich geschützte Reserven) or the payment of a (constructive) dividend (Gewinnausschüttung) by such Swiss Guarantor or would otherwise be restricted under Swiss corporate law then applicable (“Restricted Obligations”), the aggregate liability of the Swiss Guarantor for Restricted Obligations shall be limited to the amount of unrestricted equity capital surplus (including the unrestricted portion of general and statutory reserves, other free reserves, retained earnings and current net profits) available for distribution as dividends to the quotaholders of the Swiss Guarantor at the time the Swiss Guarantor is required to perform under the Loan Documents; provided that this is a
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requirement under applicable Swiss law at that time and provided, further, that such limitation shall not discharge the Swiss Guarantor from its obligations in excess thereof, but merely postpone the performance date therefore until such times as performance is again permitted notwithstanding such limitation.
(b) If so required under applicable law (including any applicable double tax treaty) at the time it is required to make a payment under this Agreement, each Swiss Guarantor:
(i) shall procure that such payments can be made without deduction of Swiss withholding tax (Verrechnungssteuer), or with deduction of Swiss withholding tax at a reduced rate, by discharging the liability to such tax by notification pursuant to applicable law (including any applicable tax treaty) rather than payment of the tax;
(ii) if the notification procedure pursuant to sub-clause (i) above does not apply, deduct the Swiss withholding tax at such rate (currently 35 per cent.) as is in force from time to time, or if the notification procedure pursuant to sub-clause (i) applies for a part of the Swiss withholding tax only, deduct the Swiss withholding tax at the reduced rate resulting after discharge of part of such tax by notification under applicable law, from any payment made under this Agreement, and remit, without delay, any such taxes deducted to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration; and
(iii) shall notify and provide evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Swiss withholding tax has been paid to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Each Swiss Guarantor and any parent company of a Swiss Guarantor that is a party to this Agreement shall, as soon as possible after the deduction of the Swiss withholding tax as contemplated in this clause (b), (x) ensure that any person which is, as a result of a payment under this Agreement, entitled to a full or partial refund of such Swiss withholding tax, is in a position to apply for such refund under any applicable law (including any applicable double tax treaty) and (y) in case it has received any refund of such Swiss withholding tax, pay such refund to the Administrative Agent promptly upon receipt thereof.
(c) To the extent that any Swiss Guarantor is required to deduct from any payment a Swiss withholding tax pursuant to Section 4.10(b) above, and if the maximum amount of freely disposable shareholder equity of such Swiss Guarantor as contemplated by Section 4.10(a) above is not fully utilized, the Administrative Agent and the other holders of the applicable Obligations shall be entitled to enforce additional guarantees and security interests granted by such Swiss Guarantor until the enforcement proceeds equal an amount which (after making any deduction of Swiss withholding tax) would have resulted if no deduction of Swiss withholding tax had been required, provided that such enforcement amount (including any increased amount as provided under this clause (c)) shall in any event be limited to the maximum amount of freely disposable shareholder equity of such Swiss Guarantor as contemplated in Section 4.10(a) above.
(d) In the case of Restricted Obligations, each Swiss Guarantor shall, and any parent company of a Swiss Guarantor that is a party to this Agreement shall procure that such Swiss Guarantor will, promptly implement all such measures and/or to promptly procure the fulfillment of all prerequisites to allow it to perform its obligations under this Article IV in a manner that
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minimizes any limitations contemplated by this Section 4.10, and to allow the Administrative Agent (and the holders of the applicable Obligations) prompt use of the proceeds from the guarantees and security provided by each such Swiss Guarantor, including the following:
(i) preparation of an up-to-date audited balance sheet of such Swiss Guarantor;
(ii) confirmation of the auditors of such Swiss Guarantor as to the maximum amount of freely distributable profits of such Swiss Guarantor;
(iii) conversion of restricted reserves of such Swiss Guarantor into profits and reserves freely available for the distribution as dividends (to the extent permitted by mandatory Swiss law);
(iv) revaluation of hidden reserves of such Swiss Guarantor (to the extent permitted by mandatory Swiss law);
(v) to the extent permitted by applicable law and Swiss accounting standards, write-up or realize any of any assets of such Swiss Guarantor that are shown in its balance sheet with a book value that is significantly lower than the market value of the assets, in case of realization, however, only if such assets are not necessary for such Swiss Guarantor's business (nicht betriebsnotwendig);
(vi) approval by a shareholders' meeting of such Swiss Guarantor of any (resulting) profit distribution; and
(vii) all such other measures necessary or useful to allow such Swiss Guarantor to make the payments agreed hereunder in a manner that minimizes any limitations contemplated by this Section 4.10.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Credit Extension to be made on the Restatement Effective Date) submitted by the Company shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 5.02(a) and 5.02(b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Loan Parties represent and warrant to the Administrative Agents, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders on the date of each Credit Extension made after the Restatement Effective Date and, with respect to Sections 6.01(a)(i), 6.02(a) and (b), 6.03(a), 6.04, 6.14(b) and (c), 6.18(a), 6.19, 6.21(c) and 6.22(b), on the Restatement Effective Date, that:
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(b) Any Loan Party incorporated in Luxembourg complies with the legal requirements of the Luxembourg law of 31 May 1999, as amended, regarding the domiciliation companies.
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6.23 COMI. With respect to each Loan Party subject to the European Insolvency Regulation, its centre of main interest (centre des intérêts principaux) (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the European Insolvency Regulation) is situated in its jurisdiction of incorporation and, with respect to each Loan Party incorporated in Luxembourg, the office (administration centrale) and the place of effective management (siège de direction effective) are located at the place of their registered office (siège statutaire) in Luxembourg.
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Solely with respect to the Revolving Facility, the representations and warranties given in this Clause shall only be made by and apply to any Luxembourg Loan Party to the extent that giving of and complying with such representations and warranties does not result in a violation of or conflict with or does not expose any Luxembourg Loan Party to any liability under the Council Regulation (EC) 2271/96 or any similar anti-boycott laws or regulations.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than Obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection for which no claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Loan Parties shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to (except that the obligations under Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 7.03 shall be obligations of the Parent only):
As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 7.02(d), the Company shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Parent to furnish the information and materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.
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Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b) or Section 7.02(d) or Section 7.02(f) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Company posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the Company’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agents have access (whether a commercial, third‑party website or whether sponsored by any of the Administrative Agents); provided that: (i) the Company shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Applicable Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Company to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Applicable Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Company shall notify the Administrative Agents and each Lender (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agents by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agents shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Company with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agents, the Arrangers and/or the Co-Managers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Company hereunder (collectively, “Company Materials”) by posting the Company Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who
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do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Company or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Company hereby agrees that so long as the Parent is the issuer of any outstanding debt or equity securities that are registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such securities (w) all Company Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Company Materials “PUBLIC”, the Company shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agents, the Arrangers, the Co-Managers, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders to treat such Company Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Company or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Company Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.07); (y) all Company Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Side Information”; and (z) the Administrative Agents, the Arrangers and the Co-Managers shall be entitled to treat any Company Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform that is not marked as “Public Side Information”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be under no obligation to mark any Company Materials “PUBLIC”.
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Each notice pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 7.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.
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(d) in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary of Lux Intermediate Holdco that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary (and subject to the Guaranty and Security Principles), (A) if such Restricted Subsidiary is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, cause such Person to become a Guarantor of the Foreign Obligations of the Designated Borrowers, (B) if the circumstances in clause (A) apply, upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, deliver to the Administrative Agent such Organization Documents, resolutions and favorable opinions of counsel with respect to such Guarantor, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (C) cause such Person to grant Liens in respect of its property and assets in the manner required under Section 7.14.
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(ii) Subject to the Guaranty and Security Principles, to secure the Foreign Obligations, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, cause 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each U.S. Subsidiary of the Parent and the other Loan Parties to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of each holder of Foreign Obligations) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents, together with opinions of counsel and any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary in connection therewith to perfect the security interests therein (other than any actions required by the laws of any foreign jurisdiction), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) Subject to the Guaranty and Security Principles, to secure the Foreign Obligations, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, cause 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each non-U.S. Subsidiary of the Parent and the other Loan Parties (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) and the Designated U.S. Co-Borrower to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of each holder of Foreign Obligations) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents, together with opinions of counsel and any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary in connection therewith to perfect the security interests therein (other than any actions required by the laws of any foreign jurisdiction), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
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longer period as the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, shall determine) after the Restatement Effective Date.
(c) Other Property of Foreign Subsidiaries of Lux Intermediate Holdco. To the extent required under and in accordance with the terms of Section 7.12(c), and subject to the Guaranty and Security Principles, (i) cause all property (other than Excluded Property) of each non-U.S. Restricted Subsidiary of Lux Intermediate Holdco other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of each holder of Foreign Obligations) to secure the Foreign Obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions of, and subject to the limitations set forth in, the Collateral Documents, subject in any case to Permitted Liens and (ii) deliver such other documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the foregoing, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein, no Foreign Loan Party shall be required to enter into deposit account control agreements or securities account control agreements.
(d) Target Foreign Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Target Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to provide a grant of security interests in its assets until three months (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, shall determine) after the Restatement Effective Date.
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7.21 Foreign Material Indebtedness. If any Material Indebtedness is incurred which (i) includes a Guarantee by any Foreign Subsidiary of, and/or a grant of Liens and security interests
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by any Foreign Subsidiary to secure, the obligations in respect of the loans thereunder and (ii) such Material Indebtedness is also supported by a Guarantee and/or secured by Liens and security interests granted by any Domestic Loan Party (the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, an “Obligations Reinstatement Event”), the Loan Parties shall promptly (or within such time period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agents) take any or all actions to cause such Foreign Subsidiary that provides any such Guarantee or Lien or security interest to enter into a foreign guaranty, foreign security agreement and any other collateral document on an equal and ratable basis with such Material Indebtedness, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agents.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than Obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection for which no claim has been made) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (other than Letters of Credit that have been fully Cash Collateralized or secured by one or more letters of credit on terms and conditions, and with one or more financial institutions, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Applicable L/C Issuer), no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
(b) Liens existing on the Restatement Effective Date and, in the case of any such Lien securing an amount in excess of $500,000, listed on Schedule 8.01 and any renewals, refinancings or extensions thereof, provided that (i) the property covered thereby is not changed, (ii) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not increased except as contemplated by Section 8.03(b) and (iii) any renewal, refinancing or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 8.03(b);
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(d) Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and suppliers and other Liens imposed by law or pursuant to customary reservations or retentions of title arising in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Liens secure only amounts not yet due and payable or, if due and payable, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce the same or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in accordance with GAAP have been established;
(e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;
(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;
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(h) Liens securing judgments (or appeal or other surety bonds relating to such judgments) not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01(h);
(i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition;
(j) licenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(k) any interest of title of a lessor under, and Liens arising from UCC financing statements (or equivalent filings, registrations or agreements in foreign jurisdictions) relating to, leases not prohibited by this Agreement;
(l) normal and customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or other depository institutions;
(m) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4‑210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection;
(n) Liens of sellers of goods to the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising under Article 2 of the UCC or similar provisions of applicable law in the ordinary course of business, covering only the goods sold and securing only the unpaid purchase price for such goods and related expenses;
(o) receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;
(q) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under Section 8.02;
(r) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made in connection with an Investment permitted by Section 8.02;
(s) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiaries permitted by Section 8.03(g);
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(w) Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral securing obligations in respect of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, subject to the requirements of clause (viii) of the first proviso to the definition of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.
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(c) Permitted Intercompany Investments;
(e) (i) Guarantees permitted by Section 8.03 and (ii) prior to the time that payment or performance in respect of such Guarantee is required, Guarantees of obligations that are not Indebtedness;
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(g) Investments in a Person at the time of a Permitted Acquisition of such Person (whether by way of merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or otherwise), provided that such Investments were not made in contemplation of such Acquisition;
(h) advances or loans to directors, officers and employees that do not exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
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(j) Investments arising under Swap Contracts permitted by Section 8.03;
(k) any Investment in a Foreign Subsidiary to the extent such Investment is substantially contemporaneously repaid in full with a dividend or other distribution from such Foreign Subsidiary;
(l) to the extent constituting Investments, pledges and deposits permitted by Sections 8.01(e) and 8.01(f);
(m) to the extent constituting an Investment by such Person, the payment, prepayment, redemption or acquisition for value of Indebtedness of such Person permitted by Section 8.12(b);
(n) Investments to the extent made with the cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests by the Parent (other than any such proceeds included for purposes of determining the Available Amount or any proceeds from a Parent Equity Offering), so long as (i) such proceeds are maintained in a segregated account pending such Investment and (ii) such Investment is consummated within sixty (60) days of such issuance of Equity Interests;
(o) so long as no Event of Default exists at the time of making such Investment or would result therefrom, Investments (other than Acquisitions) in an amount not to exceed the greater of $175,000,000 at any time outstanding, or, if greater at the time such Investment was made, 1.50% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters, in the aggregate at any time outstanding;
(p) contributions by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco of Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary; provided that (i) in no circumstances may Equity Interests in a Designated Borrower be contributed to an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (ii) after giving effect to any such contribution with respect to a Designated Borrower, the Equity Interests in such Designated Borrower shall continue to be pledged as Collateral securing the Foreign Obligations;
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(b) Indebtedness set forth in Schedule 8.03 (and renewals, refinancings, refundings and extensions thereof; provided that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such renewal, refinancing, refunding or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such renewal, refinancing, refunding or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, and (ii) the terms relating to principal amount, amortization, maturity, guarantees, collateral (if any) and subordination (if any), and other material terms taken as a whole, of any such renewing, refinancing, refunding or extending Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, are no less favorable in any material respect to the Loan Parties or the Lenders (as reasonably determined by the Company) than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing or evidencing the Indebtedness being renewed, refinanced, refunded or extended and the interest rate applicable to any such renewing, refinancing, refunding or extending Indebtedness does not exceed the then applicable market interest rate);
(c) intercompany Indebtedness arising from loans and advances permitted under Section 8.02;
(d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Contract, provided that such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, revenue or property held or reasonably anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view”;
(e) purchase money Indebtedness (including obligations in respect of Capital Leases or Synthetic Leases) hereafter incurred to finance the purchase of fixed assets, and renewals, refinancings and extensions thereof, provided that (i) the total of all such Indebtedness for all such Persons taken together shall not exceed an aggregate principal amount equal to the greater of $125,000,000 and 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters at any one time outstanding; and (ii) such Indebtedness when incurred shall not exceed the purchase price of the asset(s) financed and (iii) no such Indebtedness shall be refinanced for a principal amount in excess of the principal balance outstanding thereon at the time of such refinancing;
(f) unsecured Indebtedness; provided that (i) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio would not be greater than 5.50 to 1.0 (for this purpose, determined without regard to the netting of any cash proceeds from the incurrence of such Indebtedness), and the Administrative Agents shall have received a Pro Forma Compliance Certificate demonstrating that the Loan Parties are in compliance with the requirements of this clause (i), (ii) no Default exists immediately prior and after giving effect thereto, (iii) the maturity date for any such Indebtedness shall not be earlier than 180 days after the Latest Maturity Date of any Term Loan, (iv) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity for any such
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Indebtedness shall not be shorter than the longest then-remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Term Loan and (v) the total of all such Indebtedness incurred by Subsidiaries other than Loan Parties shall not exceed an aggregate principal amount of $325,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(g) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(h) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, indemnification and non-compete obligations or adjustments in respect of the purchase price (including earn-outs and other contingent deferred payments) in connection with any Permitted Acquisition;
(i) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, customary indemnification obligations to purchasers and purchase price adjustments in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 8.05;
(j) Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, property, casualty or liability insurance, take-or-pay obligations in supply arrangements, self-insurance obligations, performance, bid and surety bonds and completion guaranties, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit;
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(o) (i) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt and Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt and (ii) Guarantees with respect to Indebtedness incurred under preceding clause (i), subject to the requirements of clause (vii) of the first proviso to the definition of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness;
(q) solely to the extent (A) the Company shall have delivered an irrevocable notice of prepayment for all outstanding Existing Target Senior Notes on the Restatement Effective Date and (B) the Company shall have deposited, on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, an amount not to exceed the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Target Senior Notes plus any make whole amount required pursuant to the Existing Target Note Purchase
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Agreements plus any accrued and unpaid interest under the Existing Target Senior Notes, into an escrow account to be held by an escrow agent acceptable to the Administrative Agent and subject to escrow arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which escrowed proceeds shall only be released from escrow to repay the Existing Target Senior Notes (it being understood that such repayment shall occur no later than the end of the Existing Target Senior Notes Waiting Period) (the “Existing Target Senior Notes Escrow”) (the conditions under clauses (A) and (B) hereunder, collectively, the “Existing Target Senior Notes Condition”) and for the period of the Existing Target Senior Notes Waiting Period, the Existing Target Senior Notes;
(r) solely to the extent (A) the Target Tranche C Senior Note have not been issued prior to the Restatement Effective Date, (B) the Company shall have delivered an irrevocable notice of prepayment of the Target Tranche C Senior Notes on the date of issuance thereof and (C) the Company shall have deposited, on or prior to such date of issuance, an amount not to exceed the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Target Tranche C Senior Notes upon issuance thereof plus any make whole amount required pursuant to the Existing 2017 Target Note Purchase Agreement plus any accrued and unpaid interest under the Target Tranche C Senior Notes into an escrow account to be held by an escrow agent acceptable to the Administrative Agent and subject to escrow arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which escrowed proceeds shall only be released from escrow to repay the Target Tranche C Senior Notes (it being understood that such repayment shall occur no later than the end of the Target Tranche C Senior Notes Waiting Period) (the conditions under clauses (A), (B) and (C) hereunder, collectively, the “Target Tranche C Senior Notes Condition”) and for the period of the Target Tranche C Senior Notes Waiting Period, the Target Tranche C Senior Notes;
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(t) solely to the extent the Company shall have deposited, on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, an amount not to exceed the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Senior Notes plus (ii) any make whole amount required pursuant to the Existing Senior Notes Indenture plus (iii) any accrued and unpaid interest under the Existing Senior Notes, with the Existing Senior Notes Trustee (it being understood that such repayment shall occur no later than April 6, 2018) (the conditions under this paragraph, the “Existing Senior Notes Condition”), for the period from the Restatement Effective Date to April 6, 2018, the Existing Senior Notes.
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. Other than in connection with the 2024 SS&C International Reorganization Transactions, merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate or amalgamate with or into another Person, or make any Disposition of assets having a fair market value in excess of $20,000,000 in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions or in excess of $75,000,000 in the aggregate for all such transactions in any Fiscal Year, except:
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(b) to the extent constituting a Disposition, the creation of Liens, the making of Investments, the consummation of fundamental changes and the making of Restricted Payments permitted by Sections 8.01, 8.02, 8.04 and 8.06, respectively;
(c) the Disposition of any Immaterial Subsidiary, so long as (i) the fair market value of such Immaterial Subsidiary’s assets shall not exceed $100,000,000 as of the date of such Disposition and (ii) the aggregate fair market value of all Immaterial Subsidiaries’ assets disposed of pursuant to this clause (c) shall not exceed $375,000,000;
(d) to the extent constituting a Disposition, the unwinding of any Swap Contract pursuant to its terms;
(e) the Disposition of “non-core”, surplus or obsolete assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition that are Disposed of following the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition, so long as (i) no Default exists immediately prior and after giving effect thereto, (ii) the consideration paid in connection therewith shall be in an amount not less than the fair market value of the property disposed of (as reasonably determined by the Company) and (iii) the Loan Parties or their Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of the consideration for any such Disposition in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents; and
(f) the Disposition of assets to obtain the approval of any applicable antitrust authority in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, so long as (i) the consideration paid in connection therewith shall be in an amount not less than the fair market value of the property disposed of (as
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reasonably determined by the Company), (ii) the Loan Parties or their Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of the consideration for any such Disposition in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents and (iii) the fair market value of such assets (as reasonably determined by the Company) shall not exceed 25% of the purchase price of such Permitted Acquisition; and
(g) other Dispositions so long as (i) the consideration paid in connection therewith shall be in an amount not less than the fair market value of the property disposed of (as reasonably determined by the Company), (ii) such transaction does not involve the sale or other disposition of a minority equity interest in any Loan Party, (iii) such transaction does not involve a sale or other disposition of receivables other than receivables owned by or attributable to other property concurrently being disposed of in a transaction otherwise permitted under this Section 8.05 and (iv) the Loan Parties or their Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of the consideration for any such Disposition in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents.
The Administrative Agent is hereby instructed by the Lenders and hereby agrees with the Loan Parties that the Administrative Agent shall release its Liens on any property Disposed of in accordance with the terms of this Section 8.05 (and subject to the requirements of Section 11.20).
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To the extent that any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 8.05 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall automatically be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents (which Liens shall be automatically released upon the consummation of such Disposition) and the Administrative Agent shall be irrevocably authorized to take, and shall take, any actions reasonably requested by the Parent in writing or otherwise deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing (subject to the requirements of Section 11.20).
(a) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent may make Restricted Payments to any Person that owns an Equity Interest in such Restricted Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made;
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(d) (i) the Parent may withhold against or permit net settlement of Equity Interests from officers, employees and directors of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any equity-based plan or arrangement or (ii) the Parent may redeem or repurchase Equity Interests from officers, employees and directors of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or their estates, spouses or former spouses) (A) as contemplated by Article II of the Merger Agreement or (B) upon the death, permanent disability, retirement or termination of employment of any such Person or otherwise, so long as, in the case of this clause (d)(ii)(B), (x) no Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) the aggregate amount of cash used to effect Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (d)(ii)(B) in any fiscal year of Parent does not exceed $25,000,000 (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $50,000,000 in any calendar year);
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(f) the Parent may purchase fractional shares of its Equity Interests arising out of stock dividends, splits, combinations or business combinations (provided such transaction shall not be for the purpose of evading this limitation);
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(h) the Parent may make other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such Restricted Payments; provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) solely to the extent such payments are made in reliance on clause (a) of the definition of “Available Amount”, both before and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) is less than or equal to 5.00:1.00, and the Administrative Agents shall have received a Pro Forma Compliance Certificate demonstrating that the Loan Parties are in compliance with the requirements of this clause (ii); and
(i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement.
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Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio. With respect to the Revolving Facility only, permit the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Parent to be greater than the ratio specified below for the periods specified below:
Beginning with the first full fiscal quarter following the Restatement Effective Date, the following fiscal quarters | Consolidated Net |
The fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2018, through and including the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8.11 shall be in effect only if, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and/or L/C Obligations (other than (i) Letters of Credit having an aggregate amount available to be drawn thereunder not to exceed $20,000,000 and (ii) Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized in an amount equal to 105% of the amount available to be drawn under such Letters of Credit) at such time is equal to or greater than 30% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments as of the end of the most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters.
(a) If any Default exists or would result therefrom, amend or modify any of the terms of any Subordinated Debt if such amendment or modification would add or change any terms in a manner adverse to any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, or shorten the final maturity or Weighted Average Life to Maturity or require any payment to be made sooner than originally scheduled or increase the interest rate applicable thereto; provided that, no amendment or modification may be made to the terms of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.03(f) or (o) if, as a result of such amendment or modification, the amended or modified Indebtedness would not be permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 8.03(f) or (o).
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(b) Make any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of depositing money or securities with the trustee with respect thereto before due for the purpose of paying when due), refund, refinance or exchange of, any Subordinated Debt, except (i) the refinancing thereof with any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing), to the extent not required to prepay any Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b), (ii) the conversion or exchange of any Subordinated Debt to or for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Parent, (iii) the prepayment of Subordinated Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, subject to the subordination provisions applicable to any such Indebtedness, (iv) repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Subordinated Debt prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments; provided that (x) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) solely to the extent such payments, prepayments or redemptions are made in reliance on clause (a) of the definition of “Available Amount”, both before and after giving effect to such payments, prepayments or redemptions, the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) is less than or equal to 5.00:1.00, and the Administrative Agents shall have received a Pro Forma Compliance Certificate demonstrating that the Loan Parties are in compliance with the requirements of this clause (y).
(c) In the case of a Loan Party, without providing prompt written notice to the Administrative Agents (and in any event not later than ten (10) days following such change), change its name, state or jurisdiction of formation or form of organization.
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(b) Specific Covenants.
(i) Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 7.01 or 7.02 and such failure continues for five Business Days; or
(ii) Any Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.05; or
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provided, however, that (x) upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Company under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Revolving Lender to make Loans and any obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Company to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the any of the Administrative Agents or any Lender and (y) during the continuance of any Event of Default arising under Section 9.01(b)(iii) on account of a violation of Section 8.11, upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders (but not the Required Lenders or any other Lender or group of Lenders), the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Company, (1) terminate the Revolving Commitments, and thereupon such Revolving Commitments shall terminate immediately, (2) declare the Revolving 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 Revolving Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Company 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 Company and (3) require that the Company Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof).
Notwithstanding anything in this Article 9 to the contrary, neither the Required Lenders nor the Administrative Agent may take any action after the date that is two years after the earlier of (x) notice to the Administrative Agent of the Default or Event of Default or (y) disclosure to the Lenders of the applicable event leading to such Default or Event of Default; provided that (i) it is understood and agreed that a press release, a filing with the SEC or a posting to the applicable Platform for the Facilities shall constitute notice to the Lenders and (ii) this clause (y) may not be relied on if a Responsible Officer of the Parent or the Company has actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default and failed to notify the Administrative Agent as required hereby; provided, further that, no such two-year limitation shall apply if prior to the expiration of such two-year period, the Administrative Agent has commenced any remedial action with respect to such Default or Event of Default or has provided the Parent with a reservation of rights letter with respect to such Default or Event of Default.
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First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agents in their capacity as such;
Second, to payment in full of Unfunded Advances/Participations (the amounts so applied to be distributed between or among, as applicable, the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers pro rata in accordance with the amounts of Unfunded Advances/Participations owed to them on the date of any such distribution);
Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuers and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;
Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings and fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Secured Swap Contract between any Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such Secured Swap Contracts, Affiliates of Lenders) and the L/C Issuers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;
Fifth, to (a) payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, (b) payment of breakage, termination or other payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Secured Swap Contract between any Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender, (c) payments of amounts due under any Secured Treasury Management Agreement between any Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender and (d) Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such Secured Swap Contracts and Secured Treasury Management Agreements, Affiliates of Lenders) and the L/C Issuers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fifth held by them; and
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrowers or as otherwise required by Law.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.03, to the extent monies or proceeds to be applied pursuant to clause (a) above consist of proceeds received from a sale or other Disposition of Excess Foreign Entity Stock, such proceeds will be applied as otherwise required in clause (a) above solely to the Foreign Obligations (as if each reference in said clause to “Obligations” were to “Foreign Obligations”). In determining whether any Excess Foreign Entity Stock has been sold or otherwise Disposed of, the Administrative Agents shall treat any sale or Disposition of voting Equity Interests or CPECs entitled to vote of any First Tier Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco as first being a sale of Equity Interests or CPECs which are not Excess Foreign Entity Stock until such time as such Equity Interests or CPECs sold represent 65% of the voting Equity Interests or CPECs entitled to vote of the respective First Tier Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco and, after such threshold has been met, any further sales of voting Equity Interests or CPECs entitled to vote of the respective First Tier Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco shall be treated as sales of Excess Foreign Entity Stock.
Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth of clause (a) above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Secured Treasury Management Agreements and Secured Swap Contracts shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agents have not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agents may request, from the Lender or Affiliate of a Lender party to such Secured Treasury Management Agreement or such Secured Swap Contract, as the case may be. Each holder of any such Obligations arising under Secured Swap Contracts or Secured Treasury Management Agreements that is not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agents pursuant to the terms of Article X hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if it were a “Lender” party hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in no circumstances shall proceeds of any Collateral constituting an asset of a Loan Party which is not a Qualified ECP Guarantor be applied towards the payment of any Obligations under Secured Swap Contracts.
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Notwithstanding any contrary provisions in any Loan Document, all references in the Loan Documents to payments, proceeds, liabilities, Obligations, Loans, fees, collections, Guarantees, Collateral, security interests, pledges, and any other arrangement affecting the payment obligations of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties to the Administrative Agents, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, shall, in the case of and as applied to any Foreign Loan Party, only relate to the Foreign Obligations, such that no payments received from, or collections on account of the property or assets of, a Foreign Loan Party (or rights to such receipt or such collection) shall be applied to any Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations, it being the intention of the parties hereto to avoid adverse tax consequences for any Domestic Loan Party due to the application of Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code. All provisions contained in any Loan Document shall be interpreted consistently with this Section 9.03 to the extent possible, and where such other provisions conflict with the provisions of this Section 9.03, the provisions of this Section 9.03 shall govern.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS
The Administrative AgentCS shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (in its capacities as a Lender, potential Swap Contract providers and potential Treasury Management Agreement providers) and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and such L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative AgentCS, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article X and Article XI (including Section 11.04(c), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
The Administrative Agent shall also act as security trustee in relation to the security created or evidenced by the English Security Documents. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into the Security Trust Deed on its behalf. Each Person that becomes
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a Lender hereunder after the Restatement Effective Date hereby confirms that it shall be bound by the terms of the Security Trust Deed on and from the date on which it becomes a Lender as if it were an original Lender party thereto. In addition, each reference to the Administrative Agent in this Article X (including in connection with any indemnification or exculpation provided herein for the benefit of the Administrative Agent) shall be deemed to apply to the Administrative Agent acting in its capacity as security trustee under the Security Trust Deed.
None of the Administrative Agents shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as such Applicable Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.01 and 9.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment). None of the Administrative Agents
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shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agents by the Company, a Lender or an L/C Issuer.
The Administrative Agents shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article V or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agents.
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Any resignation by CS or MSSF as Administrative Agent or Revolving Facility Administrative Agent, respectively, pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as an L/C Issuer, so long as, effective upon such resignation, at least one L/C Issuer remains in such capacity and/or a successor L/C Issuer is appointed in accordance with the immediately following sentence and the aggregate Letter of Credit Sublimits of all remaining L/C Issuers is not less than the Letter of Credit Sublimit as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of such resignation. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as an Applicable Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (ii) such retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, issued by such retiring L/C Issuer and outstanding at the time of such succession or make
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other arrangements satisfactory to such retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of such retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each L/C Issuer to make such payments to any of the Administrative Agents and, if the Administrative Agents shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, to pay to the Administrative Agents any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agents and their agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agents under Sections 2.09 and 11.04.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agents to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or any L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agents to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.
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Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, pursuant to this Section 10.10.
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(ii) Subject to Section 11.06 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment consent or approval requirements (other than the consent of the Borrower, to the extent required under Section 11.06)), the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the Revolving Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Revolving Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the Revolving lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Loans acquired from such Revolving Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent in writing to the Revolving Lender from time to time.
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Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 10.13 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Revolving Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.
As of the Incremental B-8 Effective Date, the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders hereby agree that the Guarantees by the Foreign Guarantors under the Foreign Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents are hereby terminated in full, that all Liens and security interests granted by the Foreign Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Revolving Lenders and/or any other Secured Parties under any of the foregoing Loan Documents are hereby terminated in full, and that the Foreign Guarantors are no longer Loan Parties. The Administrative Agents and Collateral Agent shall (and the Required Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agents and Collateral Agent to) execute and deliver any instruments, documents and agreements necessary to evidence, effect or confirm
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the release provided in this Section 10.14; provided that such release shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agents or Collateral Agent, other than as to the authority of the Administrative Agents or Collateral Agent to execute and deliver any such document or instrument. The Loan Parties agree to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agents or the Collateral Agent (and their respective representatives) in connection with taking such actions. In connection with any release pursuant to this Section 10.14, the Administrative Agents and the Collateral Agent shall, at the Borrower’s expense, promptly execute and deliver to each Foreign Guarantor and/or file with any relevant governmental authority all documents that such Foreign Guarantor shall reasonably request to evidence or effect such release under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction.
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provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto, (ii) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein, (iii) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders, (iv) a Commitment Increase Amendment and/or the Incremental Joinder shall be effective if executed by the Loan Parties, each Lender providing an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or an increase in Revolving Commitments and the Applicable Administrative Agent, (v) no Lender consent is required to effect a Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment (except as expressly provided in Sections 2.17 or 2.18, as applicable), (vi) the Administrative Agents and the Borrower may amend other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the extent explicitly permitted to do so by the terms of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document, (vii) only the written consent of the Borrowers, Required Revolving Lenders and the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent shall be required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision of Section 8.11 or Section 9.01(b) (solely as it relates to Section 8.11) and (viii) any amendment necessary to effect the provisions of the “Flex Rights” section of the Fee Letter (the “Flex Provisions”) shall only require the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Company; provided that, the Company hereby agrees and agrees to cause any other Loan Party to execute and deliver any amendment to this Agreement necessary to effect the Flex Provisions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the
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consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
In addition, notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Section 11.01, (a) if the Administrative Agents and the Borrowers shall have jointly identified any error or omission of a technical nature in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agents and the Borrowers shall be permitted to amend such provision and (b) the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be permitted to amend any provision of any Collateral Document to better implement the intentions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in each case, such amendments shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof. The Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agents to enter into any amendment to the Loan Documents contemplated by the preceding sentence.
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Company, the Designated Borrowers and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans to permit the refinancing of all outstanding Term Loans under a given Term Facility (the “Refinanced Term Loans”) with a replacement term loan tranche denominated in Dollars (the “Replacement Term Loans”) hereunder; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall equal the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans, (b) the Effective Yield with respect to such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than the Effective Yield with respect to such Refinanced Term Loans, (c) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing (except to the extent of nominal amortization for periods where amortization has been eliminated as a result of prior prepayments of the Refinanced Term Loans), (d) such Replacement Term Loans shall satisfy the requirements of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (e) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans than, those applicable to such Refinanced Term Loans, except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date in effect immediately prior to such refinancing and (f) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Replacement Term Loans.
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of each Revolving Lender, the Revolving Facility Administrative Agent and the Borrowers to the extent necessary to integrate any Alternative Currency (other than any Alternative Currency permitted as of the Restatement Effective Date) in accordance with Section 1.06.
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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 telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day of the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
Unless the Applicable Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day of the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address
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as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agents in accordance with Section 9.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuers; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agents from exercising on their own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to their respective benefit (solely in their respective capacities as Administrative Agents) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) each L/C Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as an L/C Issuer) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 11.08 (subject to the terms of
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Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as an Applicable Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agents pursuant to Section 9.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Applicable Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and shall have acknowledged in writing that it is bound by the terms of the Re-Allocation Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and the Re-Allocation Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement and the Re-Allocation Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto and to the Re-Allocation Agreement but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05 and 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such
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assignment). Upon request, the applicable Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.
Upon its receipt of, and consent to, a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) above, if applicable, and the written consent of the Applicable Administrative Agent and, if required, the Borrower and the issuing bank to such assignment and any applicable tax forms, the Applicable Administrative Agent shall (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance and (ii) promptly record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (c).
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For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from a Loan Party or any Subsidiary relating to the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any of the Administrative Agents, any Lender or any L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by such Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than any such information received from a source that is known by the recipient to be in breach of confidentiality obligations with such Loan Party or any Subsidiary). Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Each of the Administrative Agents, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning a Loan Party or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, the parties agree that (a) no Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco shall be liable for any Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations; (b) each Designated Borrower shall be severally liable only for the Foreign Obligations, and shall not be a co-obligor or guarantor with respect to any Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations; and (c) neither any of the Administrative Agents, nor any Lender, nor any Affiliate thereof may set-off or apply any deposits of, or any other obligations at the time owing to or for the credit of the account of, any Foreign Subsidiary, including the Designated Borrowers, or any Foreign Holdco against any Direct U.S. Loan Party Obligations.
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provided that the failure by such Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption shall not impair the validity of the removal of such Lender and the mandatory assignment of such Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 11.13 shall nevertheless be effective without the execution by such Lender of an Assignment and Assumption.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
In case of replacement of any Lender by a new Lender of all or any part of its rights and obligations under any of the Loan Documents, it is agreed that, for the purposes of Article 1278 of the Luxembourg Civil Code (to the extent applicable), any security interests created under the Collateral Documents securing the rights assigned, transferred or novated hereby, will be preserved for the benefit of such new Lender.
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(c) Each of the Administrative Agents and each of the Arrangers hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, facility fees, arrangement fees, commitment fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing
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“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
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“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).”
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