UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 12, 2022
SunPower Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(Commission File Number)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(408 ) 240-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of exchange on which registered | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. | ||||
On September 12, 2022, SunPower Corporation (“SunPower” or the “Company”) entered into a credit agreement with the lenders party thereto, BofA Securities, Inc. and Bank of the West, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and an L/C Issuer (the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement consists of the following facilities:
•a $100 million revolving credit facility (“Revolver”), maturing on September 12, 2027; and
•a $100 million term loan facility (“Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Revolver, the “Facilities”), maturing on (a) September 12, 2027 or (b) if all or a portion of the outstanding 2023 Convertible Notes have converted into Equity Interests of the Borrower (together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of any fractional unit of Equity Interests) (the date of such conversion, the “2023 Convertible Notes Conversion Date”) has occurred, on September 12, 2024; provided that the portion of the Term Loan Facility that is applied to repay any 2023 Convertible Notes that do not convert will still mature on September 12, 2027 regardless of the occurrence of the 2023 Convertible Notes Conversion Date with respect to other 2023 Convertible Notes.
The Revolver and Term Loan Facility may be increased by up to an additional $100 million plus additional amounts so long as the Total Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.50:1.00, at the Company's option if the Lenders are willing to provide such increased commitments, subject to certain conditions as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
SunPower expects to use the proceeds of (a) the Term Loan Facility only for (i) the repayment of any outstanding 2023 Convertible Notes at maturity or repay the Revolving Loans previously drawn for such repayment of the 2023 Convertible Notes, (ii) the payment of fees, expenses and other Transaction Costs incurred in connection therewith and (iii) if the 2023 Convertible Notes Conversion Date has occurred, or if less than the full amount of the Term Facility is drawn for the purposes in the foregoing clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii), general corporate and working capital purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries consistent with the limitations in the Credit Agreement and (b) the Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit for (i) general corporate and working capital purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries consistent with the limitations in the Credit Agreement and (ii) the payment of fees, expenses and other Transaction Costs incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Immediately following the closing, there were no borrowings outstanding under either the Revolver or the Term Loan Facility, and there were issued but undrawn letters of credit outstanding in an amount of $1.5 million, which were transferred from the ABL Facility (defined below) and deemed issued under the Credit Agreement as of the closing date.
SunPower is the sole borrower under the Credit Agreement. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of its direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiaries and are secured by a pledge of all of the Company's and such subsidiary guarantors’ assets, subject to customary limitations and exclusions. The security interests are evidenced by a pledge and security agreement with Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent, and other related agreements.
The interest rate for borrowings under the Facilities is based on, at the Company's option, either (1) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” or (c) the Term SOFR plus 1.00%, plus, in each case, a margin of 1.25% to 2.25%, depending on SunPower’s Total Net Leverage Ratio; or (2) the Term SOFR plus a margin of 2.25% to 3.25%, depending on SunPower’s Total Net Leverage Ratio. Term SOFR is subject to “credit spread adjustments” of 0.10%, 0.15% and 0.25% for one, three and six month interest periods, respectively. A commitment fee of between 0.25% and 0.35%, depending on SunPower’s Total Net Leverage Ratio, is payable quarterly on the undrawn portion of the Revolver.
The Term Loan Facility requires quarterly principal payments on the last business day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2023, the principal amount of outstanding Term Loans equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Term Loans that have been funded prior to the termination of the Term Commitment, with the balance due at maturity. Any amounts outstanding on the Revolver are due at maturity. In addition, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, SunPower is required to make certain mandatory prepayments from the net proceeds of specified types of asset sales (subject to certain reinvestment rights), debt issuances and insurance recoveries (subject to certain reinvestment rights) (“Mandatory Prepayments”). Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Credit Agreement, Mandatory Prepayments, if any, are generally required to be applied by SunPower, first, to the Term Loan Facility, second, to any outstanding amount under any Swingline Loans, third, to the Revolver to the extent outstanding amounts exceed the Revolving Commitment, fourth, to prepay any outstanding Revolving Loans and reimbursement
obligations with respect to Letters of Credit and thereafter, to cash collateralize any Letters of Credit. Subject to certain limitations, the Company may voluntarily prepay any of the Facilities without premium or penalty.
The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants customarily applicable to senior secured credit facilities, including covenants restricting the ability of SunPower and certain of its subsidiaries, subject to negotiated exceptions, to: incur additional indebtedness; create liens or guarantee obligations; enter into sale-leaseback transactions; merge, liquidate or dispose of assets; make acquisitions or other investments; enter into hedging agreements; pay dividends and make other distributions and engage in transactions with affiliates. Under the Credit Agreement, SunPower and its subsidiaries may not invest cash or property in, or loan to, SunPower’s Unrestricted Subsidiaries amounts exceeding the limitations set forth in the Credit Agreement. In addition, under the Credit Agreement, SunPower must maintain the following financial covenants (calculated for SunPower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis):
•a Total Net Leverage Ratio on the last date of any Test Period no greater than 4.50:1.00;
•a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio on the last day of any Test Period of at least 1.75:1.00;
•a Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio on the last day of any Test Period of at least 1.50:1.00; and
•Liquidity on the last day of any Test Period of at least $100,000,000.
The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and events of default, including payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross defaults and an event of default upon a change of control of SunPower. These representations and warranties and events of default are subject to customary baskets, thresholds and exceptions. If an event of default occurs and is not cured within any applicable grace period or is not waived, the agent would be entitled to take various actions, including accelerating amounts due under the outstanding Facilities. If the indebtedness under the Credit Agreement were accelerated, SunPower and the subsidiaries guaranteeing the indebtedness might not have sufficient funds to pay such indebtedness. In that event the lenders would be entitled to enforce their security interests.
The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. | ||||
The discussion in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. | Other Events. | ||||
Also on September 12, 2022, the Company terminated its asset-based lending credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. (the “ABL Facility”). On the date of termination, the outstanding borrowings under the ABL Facility were repaid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain letters of credit were transferred to, and remain issued and outstanding under, the Credit Agreement.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
(d) Exhibits
The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
| 10.1 | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) | ||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SUNPOWER CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Date: September 15, 2022 | By: | /S/ GUTHRIE DUNDAS | ||||||
| Name: | Guthrie Dundas | |||||||
| Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
Execution Version
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 12, 2022 among
SUNPOWER CORPORATION,
as the Borrower,
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER PARTY HERETO,
as the Subsidiary Guarantors,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer,
and
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
BOFA SECURITIES, INC. and BANK OF THE WEST,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 2
1.01Defined Terms 2
1.02Other Interpretive Provisions 49
1.03Accounting Terms 50
1.04Rounding 51
1.05Times of Day 51
1.06Letter of Credit Amounts 51
1.07Interest Rates 52
1.08Negative Covenant Compliance 52
ARTICLE II COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 53
2.01Loans 53
2.02Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans 53
2.03Letters of Credit 55
2.04Swingline Loans 65
2.05Prepayments. 67
2.06Termination or Reduction of Commitments 72
2.07Repayment of Loans 73
2.08Interest and Default Rate 74
2.09Fees 75
2.1Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of
Applicable Rate 76
2.2Evidence of Debt 77
2.3Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback 77
2.4Sharing of Payments by Lenders 79
2.5Cash Collateral 80
2.6Defaulting Lenders 82
2.7Incremental Facilities 84
ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY 87
3.01Taxes 87
3.02Illegality 91
3.03Inability to Determine Rates 91
3.04Increased Costs 94
3.05Compensation for Losses 95
3.06Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 95
3.07Survival 96
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS 96
4.01Conditions of Initial Credit Extension 96
4.02Conditions to all Credit Extensions 99
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 100
5.01Existence, Qualification and Power 100
5.02Authorization; No Contravention 100
5.03Governmental Authorization; Other Consents 100
5.04Binding Effect 101
5.05Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect 101
5.06Litigation and Environmental Matters 102
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5.07Compliance with Laws and Agreements 102
5.08Properties 102
5.09Insurance 103
5.1Taxes 103
5.2ERISA Compliance 103
5.3Investment Company Act 104
5.4Disclosure 104
5.5Capitalization 105
5.6Subsidiaries 105
5.7Use of Proceeds 106
5.8Solvency 106
5.9Casualty, Etc 106
5.10Sanctions Concerns and Anti-Corruption Laws 106
5.11Material Indebtedness, Liens and Agreements 107
5.12Federal Reserve Regulations 107
5.13[Reserved] 107
5.14Bank Accounts 108
5.15Collateral Documents 108
5.16Affected Financial Institutions 108
5.17Covered Entities 108
5.18Beneficial Ownership Certification 108
5.19Labor and Employment Matters 108
ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 109
6.01Financial Statements and Other Information 109
6.02Notices of Material Events 112
6.03Existence; Conduct of Business 113
6.04Payment of Tax Obligations 113
6.05Maintenance of Properties; Insurance 113
6.06Books and Records; Inspection Rights 114
6.07Fiscal Year 114
6.08Compliance with Laws 114
6.09Use of Proceeds 114
6.1Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries; Additional Guarantors 114
6.2ERISA 116
6.3Environmental Matters; Reporting 116
6.4Matters Relating to Real Property Collateral 116
6.5Anti-Corruption Laws 117
6.6Further Assurances 117
6.7Designation of Subsidiaries 118
6.8Information Regarding Collateral 118
6.9Control Agreements 119
6.10Redemption of 2023 Convertible Notes 119
6.11Other Post-Closing Requirements 119
ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS 120
7.01Indebtedness 120
7.02Liens 122
7.03Contingent Liabilities 125
7.04Fundamental Changes; Dispositions 126
7.05Investments; Hedging Agreements 128
7.06Restricted Junior Payments 129
7.07Transactions with Affiliates 130
7.08Restrictive Agreements 131
7.09Sale-Leaseback Transactions 132
7.1Certain Financial Covenants 132
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7.2Lines of Business 132
7.3[Reserved] 132
7.4Modifications of Certain Documents 132
7.5Sanctions 132
7.6Anti-Corruption Laws 132
ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 133
8.01Events of Default 133
8.02Remedies upon Event of Default 135
8.03Application of Funds 136
8.04Borrower’s Right to Cure 137
ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 138
9.01Appointment and Authority 138
9.02Rights as a Lender 139
9.03Exculpatory Provisions 139
9.04Reliance by Administrative Agent 140
9.05Delegation of Duties 141
9.06Resignation of Administrative Agent 141
9.07Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Other
Lenders 143
9.08No Other Duties, Etc 143
9.09Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim: Credit Bidding 143
9.1Collateral and Guaranty Matters 145
9.2Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge
Agreements 146
9.3Certain ERISA Matters 147
9.4Recovery of Erroneous Payments 148
ARTICLE X CONTINUING GUARANTY 148
10.01Guaranty 148
10.02No Setoff or Deductions; Taxes; Payments 149
10.03Rights of Lenders 149
10.04Certain Waivers 149
10.05Obligations Independent 150
10.06Subrogation, Contribution, Etc 150
10.07Termination: Reinstatement 150
10.08Subordination 150
10.09Stay of Acceleration 151
10.1Condition of Borrower 151
10.2Appointment of Borrower 151
10.3Right of Contribution 151
10.4Keepwell 151
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS 152
11.01Amendments, Etc 152
11.02Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications 155
11.03No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement 157
11.04Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 158
11.05Payments Set Aside 160
11.06Successors and Assigns. 160
11.07Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 166
11.08Right of Setoff 167
11.09Interest Rate Limitation 168
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11.1Integration; Effectiveness 168
11.2Survival of Representations and Warranties 168
11.3Severability 169
11.4Replacement of Lenders 169
11.5Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc 170
11.6Waiver of Jury Trial 171
11.7[Reserved] 171
11.8[Reserved] 172
11.9No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 172
11.10Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts 172
11.11USA Patriot Act Notice 173
11.12Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial
Institutions 174
11.13Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 174
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Schedules and Exhibits
Schedule 1.01(a) Certain Addresses for Notices
Schedule 1.01(b) Revolving Commitments, Term Commitments and Applicable Percentage
Schedule 1.01(c) Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 1.01(d) Material Owned Properties
Schedule 2.01 Swingline Commitments
Schedule 2.03 Letter of Credit Commitments
Schedule 5.05 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Changes
Schedule 5.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters
Schedule 5.07 Compliance with Laws and Agreements
Schedule 5.08 Properties; Intellectual Property
Schedule 5.09 Insurance
Schedule 5.10 Taxes
Schedule 5.11 Pension Plans
Schedule 5.15 Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.16 Necessary Governmental Permits, Licenses and Authorizations and Consents
Schedule 5.20 Material Indebtedness, Liens and Agreements
Schedule 5.28 Labor and Employment Matters
Schedule 6.20 Post-Closing Requirements
Schedule 7.01 Existing Indebtedness; Existing Non-Recourse Indebtedness; Existing Liens; Existing Contingent Liabilities
Schedule 7.05 Existing Investments
Schedule 7.07 Transactions with Affiliates
Schedule 7.08 Restrictive Agreements
Exhibit A Form of Loan Notice
Exhibit B Form of Swingline Loan Notice
Exhibit C Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit D Form of Term Note
Exhibit E Form of Swingline Note
Exhibit F Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit G Form of Joinder Agreement
Exhibit H Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit I Form of Secured Party Designation Notice
Exhibit J Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit K Form of Administrative Questionnaire
Exhibit L Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit M Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
Exhibit N Form of Perfection Certificate
Exhibit O Form of Notice of Loan Prepayment
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of September 12, 2022, among SUNPOWER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party hereto, the Lenders from time to time party hereto, the L/C Issuers from time to time party hereto and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and a L/C Issuer.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
WHEREAS, the Loan Parties have requested that the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuers make loans and other financial accommodations to the Loan Parties in an aggregate amount of up to $200,000,000;
WHEREAS, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuers have agreed to make such Loans and other financial accommodations to the Loan Parties on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“2023 Convertible Notes” means the 4.00% senior convertible notes due 2023 issued by
the Borrower.
“2023 Convertible Notes Conversion Date” means the date on which all or a portion of the outstanding 2023 Convertible Notes have converted into Equity Interests of the Borrower (together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of any fractional unit of Equity Interests) in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition, whether through a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of (a) a majority of the Voting Stock or other controlling ownership interest in another Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or convertible or similar type security to acquire such a controlling interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof), whether by purchase of such equity or other ownership interest or upon the exercise of an option or warrant for, or conversion of securities into, such equity or other ownership interest or (b) assets of another Person that constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a division, line of business or other business unit of such Person.
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“Additional Convertible Debt” means any unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower that is convertible into shares of common Equity Interests of the Borrower (or other securities or Property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common Equity Interests of the Borrower, as applicable), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Borrower’s common Equity Interests or such other securities or Property, as applicable), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common Equity Interests of the Borrower.
“Additional Mortgage” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(a).
“Additional Secured Obligations” means all obligations of any Loan Party arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, expenses 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, expenses and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that Additional Secured Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.
“Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Total Assets, except to the extent resulting from write-ups of capital assets (excluding write-ups in connection with accounting for acquisitions in conformity with GAAP) minus (a) applicable depreciation, amortization and other valuation reserves, (b) all current liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding intercompany items and current liabilities associated with the 2023 Convertible Notes) and (c) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, all as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries most recently delivered (or required to be delivered) pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable (as adjusted for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as per the information set forth in the certificate delivered concurrently with such balance sheet under Section 6.01(j)), in each case, determined on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to any Material Acquisitions or Material Dispositions permitted hereunder or by the other Loan Documents.
“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent, and, as the context may require, shall also include the Collateral Agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 1.01(a), or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit K or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
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“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, including all schedules, exhibits and annexes
hereto.
“Applicable Law” means, as to any Person, all applicable Laws binding upon such Person
or to which such a Person is subject.
“Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Term Facility, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth (9th) decimal place) of the Term Facility represented by (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, such Term Lender’s Term Commitment at such time and (ii) thereafter, such Term Lender’s remaining Term Commitment at such time plus the outstanding principal amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at such time and (b) in respect of the Revolving Facility, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth (9th) decimal place) of the Revolving Facility represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time, in each case, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15. If the Revolving Commitments of all of the Revolving Lenders, the Term Commitments of all the Term Lenders have expired or have been terminated at such time (and, in the case of the Term Facility, there are no Term Loans outstanding at such time), whether pursuant to Section 8.02 or otherwise, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of the Revolving Facility and/or Term Facility, as applicable, at such time shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender in respect of the Revolving Facility and/or Term Facility, as applicable, most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination. The Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility as of the Closing Date is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1.01(b) or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the applicable Level then in effect (based on the Total Net Leverage Ratio):
Applicable Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Total Net Leverage Ratio | Term SOFR & Letter of Credit Fee | Base Rate | Commitment Fee | ||||||||||||||||
Revolving Loans | Term Loans | Revolving Loans | Term Loans | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Greater than 3.25:1.00 | 3.25% | 3.25% | 2.25% | 2.25% | 0.35% | ||||||||||||||
2 | Greater than 2.50:1.00 but less than or equal to 3.25:1.00 | 3.00% | 3.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% | 0.30% | ||||||||||||||
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Applicable Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Total Net Leverage Ratio | Term SOFR & Letter of Credit Fee | Base Rate | Commitment Fee | ||||||||||||||||
Revolving Loans | Term Loans | Revolving Loans | Term Loans | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Greater than 1.75:1.00 but less than or equal to 2.50:1.00 | 2.75% | 2.75% | 1.75% | 1.75% | 0.25% | ||||||||||||||
4 | Greater than 1.00:1.00 but less than or equal to 1.75:1.00 | 2.50% | 2.50% | 1.50% | 1.50% | 0.25% | ||||||||||||||
5 | Less than or equal to 1.00:1.00 | 2.25% | 2.25% | 1.25% | 1.25% | 0.25% | ||||||||||||||
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(c): provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with Section 6.01(c), then the Applicable Rate as determined pursuant to “Level 1” shall apply, in each case as of the first (1st) Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and in each case shall remain in effect until the first (1st) Business Day following the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered. In addition, at all times while an Event of Default exists and is continuing, the highest rate set forth in each column of the above table shall apply.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, (a) the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b) and
(b) the initial Applicable Rate shall be determine pursuant to “Level 1” until the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(c) for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022. Any adjustment in the Applicable Rate shall be applicable to all Credit Extensions then existing or subsequently made or issued.
“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 Term Percentage” means with respect to any Term Lender at any time, such Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Term Facility at such time.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Facility or holds a Loan under such Facility at such time,
(b) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) the L/C Issuers and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03, the Revolving Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swingline Sublimit, (i) the Swingline Lender and (ii) if any Swingline Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(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 BofA Securities, Inc. and Bank of the West, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners.
“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit L or any other form (including an electronic documentation form generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Financing Lease Obligation 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.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as of and for each of the fiscal years ended January 3, 2021 and January 2, 2022, in each case, that have been publicly filed by the Borrower with the SEC.
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b).
“Availability Period” means (a) in respect of the Revolving Facility, the period from and
including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date of the Revolving Facility, (ii) the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (iii) the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and of the obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02 and (b) in respect of the Term Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) January 31, 2023, (ii) the date of termination of the Term Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (iii) the date of termination of the Term Commitments pursuant to Section 8.02.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
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“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate of interest 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 publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate” and (c) the Term SOFR plus 1.00%, subject to the interest rate floors set forth therein; provided that if the Base Rate shall be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’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 such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day). Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Federal Funds Rate or the Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the date of such change in the Federal Funds Rate or the Term SOFR, respectively. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“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 and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
(c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“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.
“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Borrowing, a Swingline Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.
“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, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located.
“Capital Markets Transaction” means any issuance of debt securities of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or equity securities or equity-linked securities of the Borrower (in a public offering or private placement) (including Additional Convertible Debt) or the
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borrowing of any syndicated loans by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than
(a) equity issuances pursuant to or otherwise in connection with employee stock plans, employee stock purchase plans, “phantom stock”, employee benefit plans or other employee compensation plans or in connection with the vesting of units and exercising of stock options and (b) Credit Extensions under this Agreement.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuers or the Swingline Lender (as applicable) or the Revolving Lenders, as Collateral for L/C Obligations, the Obligations in respect of Swingline Loans, or obligations of the Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans (as the context may require), (a) cash or deposit account balances, (b) backstop letters of credit entered into on terms, from issuers and in amounts reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer, and/or (c) if the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer or Swingline Lender shall agree, in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case, in Dollars and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender (as applicable). “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 of any date of determination, any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created under the Collateral Documents and other Permitted Liens) at such time:
(a)readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b)time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii) (A) is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (B) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) of this definition and (C) has combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof;
(c)commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America and rated at least “Prime-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s or at least “A-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than 360 days from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d)marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof or providing for the resetting of the interest rate applicable thereto not less often than annually and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s; and
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(e)Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this definition.
“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement that is not prohibited by the terms hereof to provide treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, overnight draft, credit cards, debit cards, p-cards (including purchasing cards and commercial 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.
“Cash Management Bank” means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Cash Management Agreement that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate ceased to be a Lender).
“Casualty Event” means, with respect to any Property of any Person, any loss of or damage to, or any condemnation or other taking of, such Property for which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds, or proceeds of a condemnation award or other compensation.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing 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, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:
(a)any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) other than one or more Permitted Holders becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only
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after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right);
(b)a “change of control” or any comparable term under, and as defined in, the definitive documentation governing the 2023 Convertible Notes or any other Material Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have occurred; or
(c)the sale or transfer of all or substantially all assets of the Borrower.
“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Term Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or Term Commitment.
“Closing Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.01), which date is September 12, 2022.
“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” or functionally equivalent terms referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Collateral Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(q).
“Collateral Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as collateral agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Joinder Agreement, each intellectual property security agreement, each mortgage, each of the collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements, account control agreements (including the Control Agreements delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.18) or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.13, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Commitment” means a Term Commitment or a Revolving Commitment, as the context may require.
“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.
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“Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document, any amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.
“Competitor” means any Person that (a) participates in its ordinary course of business in the solar technology and energy services businesses, including, without limitation, installation, financing, and direct consumer lending services in connection therewith and is identified as a competitor in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time or (b) is an Affiliate (other than any Affiliate that is a bona fide debt fund or other financial institution that makes loans in the ordinary course of business) of a Person described in the foregoing clause (a) that is clearly identifiable as such solely by name.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, in substantially the form of Exhibit H annexed hereto, (a) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (b) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 7.10, (c) if there have been any changes to the information set forth on Schedule 5.15 since the most recently delivered Compliance Certificate, setting forth any such changes, (d) setting forth in reasonable detail all adjustments to the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries and adjustments described in Section 6.01(j) that are necessary to reflect the exclusion of Unrestricted Subsidiaries from the financial covenant calculations set forth therein, and (e) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the most recent audited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with Term SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate for Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR” and “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).
“Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of
(a) Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets to (b) Total Funded Debt, in each case, as of such date of determination.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period
plus
(a)the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, without duplication:
(i)Consolidated Net Interest Charges for such period;
(ii)the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable for such
period;
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(iii) depreciation and amortization expense for such period;
(iv) Non-Cash Charges for such period;
(v)cash restructuring charges and extraordinary or non-recurring expenses or charges
during such period;
(vi) (A) Transaction Costs in connection with the transactions occurring on the Closing Date, this Agreement and the Facilities and (B) fees, costs, charges, expenses and other Transaction Costs not addressed by the foregoing clause (vi)(A);
(vii)losses from sales or other Dispositions of assets (other than sales or other Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) for such period and other extraordinary or non- recurring losses for such period;
(viii)(A) any charge incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition attributable to the undertaking or implementation of restructurings, cost savings initiatives, cost rationalization programs, operating expense reductions or synergies within twelve (12) months after the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition and (B) the amount of “run rate” cost savings projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, committed to be taken or planned to be taken, in each case on or prior to the date that is twelve (12) months after the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition (which cost savings shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA until fully realized and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (1) such cost savings are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and disclosed in reasonable detail to the Administrative Agent, (2) such cost-savings are commenced within twelve (12) months of the date thereof in connection with such actions and (3) no cost savings may be added back pursuant to this clause (viii) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges relating thereto that are either included in computing Consolidated Net Income or added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA for such period;
(ix)losses during such period relating to the commercial and industrial business disposed of in May of 2022; and
(x)expenses or charges during such period that were incurred on or prior to March 31, 2022 and that are related to cracking issues that developed in certain factory-installed connectors within certain third-party commercial equipment supplied for “light commercial value-added reseller” and “commercial & industrial solutions” systems;
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minus
(b)the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, without duplication:
(i)gains from sales or other Dispositions of assets (other than sales or other Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) and other extraordinary or non-recurring gains during such period;
(ii)Non-Cash Gains for such period; and
(iii)proceeds received during such period in respect of Casualty Events.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any applicable Test Period, the addbacks listed in the foregoing clauses (a)(v), (a)(vi)(B), (a)(vii) and (a)(viii) shall, in the aggregate, be capped at 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated prior to giving effect to such addbacks). For purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period during which a Material Acquisition or Material Disposition permitted hereunder or by the other Loan Documents is consummated, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition.
“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees and charges in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets during such period, in each case, to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, (b) all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations during such period and (c) the portion of rent expense with respect to such period under Financing Lease Obligations that is treated as interest expense in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Net Interest Charges, in each case, for the most recently completed Test Period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, Consolidated Net Income shall exclude (a) the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary for such period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument or Law applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary during such period, except to the extent such income is actually paid in cash during such period by such Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (or to the extent non-cash dividends or distributions are received and converted into cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period) and (b) any income (or loss) for such period of any Person in which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has an interest that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the
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aggregate amount of cash actually paid by such Person during such period to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (or to the extent non-cash dividends or distributions are received and converted into cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period) as a dividend or other distribution (and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, such Restricted Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary as described in clause (a) of this proviso).
“Consolidated Net Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Interest Charges for such period minus all interest income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total property and assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP, as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries most recently delivered (or required to be delivered) pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable (as adjusted for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as per the information set forth in the certificate delivered concurrently with such balance sheet under Section 6.01(j)), in each case, determined on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to any Material Acquisitions or Material Dispositions permitted hereunder or by the other Loan Documents.
“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,
“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. A Person who owns or holds capital stock, beneficial interests or other securities representing ten percent (10%) or more of the Total Voting Power of another Person shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to “control” such other Person.
“Control Agreement” means, with respect to any deposit or securities account of any Loan Party, a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed and delivered by such Loan Party, the financial institution at which such account is maintained and the Collateral Agent, as any such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the SOFR published on such date on the SOFR Administrator’s website (or any successor source).
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“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.
“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.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.15(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to
(i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender 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 such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and the effective date of such status, 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)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
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“Default Rate” means (a) with respect to any Obligation for which a rate is specified, a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) in excess of the rate otherwise applicable thereto and
(b) with respect to any Obligation for which a rate is not specified or available, a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2%), in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law.
“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.
“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of comprehensive Sanctions (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine).
“Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 5.06.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise) of any property by any Person (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any issuance of Equity Interests by a direct Subsidiary of such Person), 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.
“Disqualified Equity Interest” means any Equity Interests that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which they are convertible or for which they are exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) require the payment of any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in shares of Qualified Equity Interests),
(b) mature or are mandatorily redeemable or subject to mandatory repurchase or redemption or repurchase at the option of the holders thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), 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) or (c) are or become convertible into or exchangeable for, automatically or at the option of any holder thereof, any Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other assets other than Qualified Equity Interests, in the case of each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the latest Maturity Date of the Facilities at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests (other than (i) following Facilities Termination Date or (ii) upon a “change in control”; provided that any payment required pursuant to this clause
(ii) is subject to the prior occurrence of the Facilities Termination Date); provided, however, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.
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“Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.06 (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).
“Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetland, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws (including common law), regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, or legally binding governmental restrictions relating to pollution or the protection of the Environment or human health (to the extent related to exposure to hazardous materials), including those relating to the manufacture, generation, handling, transport, storage, treatment, Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials, air emissions and discharges to publicly owned wastewater treatment systems.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law, directly or indirectly relating to (a) any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials, or
(e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
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“Equity Cure Contribution” means (a) a new cash capital contribution to the common Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or (b) the cash proceeds of an issuance of Qualified Equity Interests by the Borrower, in each case, that are received by the Borrower and (i) in the case of a cash capital contribution, such cash capital contribution is made by one or more holders of the Equity Interests in the Borrower from funds that do not constitute dividends from, or advances, loans or investments made by, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to such holder and (ii) such cash capital contribution or issuance is designated in writing by the Borrower as an “Equity Cure Contribution” to be used for purposes of an equity cure in accordance with the terms of Section 8.04.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all Equity Rights with respect to such Person, and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination; provided that “Equity Interests” shall not include at any time (a) Additional Convertible Debt until such Additional Convertible Debt has been converted pursuant to the terms thereof, (b) other debt securities that are or by their terms may be convertible or exchangeable into or for such Equity Interests until such debt securities have been converted or exchanged pursuant to the terms thereof or (c) Permitted Convertible Debt Call Transactions until any Equity Interests have been issued pursuant to the terms thereof.
“Equity Rights” means, with respect to any Person, any subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance or sale of, or securities convertible into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, such Person,
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Sections 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan, (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower 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 the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent, (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan, (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,
(g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303,
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304 and 305 of ERISA, (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or (i) a failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer 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.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01. “Excluded Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.18.
“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 Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee 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 thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 10.12 and any other “keepwell”, support or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or grant by such Guarantor of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap Contract, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swap Contracts for which such Guaranty or Lien is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof), or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes,
(b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 11.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Sections 3.01(b) or (d), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
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“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019, by and among SunPower Corporation and SunPower North America, LLC, as borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, as agent.
“Existing Debt” means (a) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing as of the Closing Date which is being repaid in full at the Closing Date, including Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement and (b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing as of the Closing Date which is permitted to remain outstanding after the Closing Date under Section 7.01 and is set forth in Part A of Schedule 7.01.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means those certain letters of credit set forth on Schedule 1.01(c).
“Facility” means the Term Facility or the Revolving Facility, as the context may require. “Facilities” means each of them.
“Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the termination of the Aggregate Commitments; (b) the payment in full in cash of all Secured Obligations (other than (i) contingent indemnification obligations and (ii) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements as to which arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank shall have been made); and (c) the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized or as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer shall have been made).
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version described above), and any intergovernmental agreement (and related fiscal or regulatory legislation, or related official rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letters” means (a) that certain Fee Letter, dated as of August 9, 2022, by and among the Borrower, Bank of America and BofA Securities, Inc. and (b) that certain Fee Letter, dated as of August 9, 2022, by and between the Borrower and Bank of the West.
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“Financing Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as financing leases or capitalized leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (a) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (c) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, a State thereof or the District of Columbia.
“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 that is a Revolving Lender, (a) with respect to any L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Revolving 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 Revolving Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving 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.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the accounting profession) including, without limitation, the FASB ASC, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied and subject to Section 1.03.
“GCP Term Loan Amount” means, as of any date of determination on or after the occurrence of the 2023 Convertible Notes Conversion Date, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding on such date equal to the positive difference, if any, between (a) the
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aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding on such date and (b) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding on such date, the proceeds of which were used on or prior to such date solely for (i) the redemption of a portion of the Indebtedness under the 2023 Convertible Notes (whether at maturity or otherwise) or to repay the Revolving Loans previously drawn for such redemption of the 2023 Convertible Notes or (ii) the payment of fees, expenses and other Transaction Costs incurred in connection therewith.
“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 government (including, without limitation, any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, a guarantee, an endorsement, a contingent agreement to purchase or to furnish funds for the payment or maintenance of, or otherwise to be or become contingently liable under or with respect to, the Indebtedness, other obligations, net worth, working capital or earnings of any Person, or a guarantee of the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the Equity Interests of any Person, or an agreement to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, products, materials, supplies or services primarily for the purpose of enabling a debtor to make payment of such debtor’s obligations or an agreement to assure a creditor against loss, and including, without limitation, causing a bank or other financial institution to issue a letter of credit or other similar instrument for the benefit of another Person, but excluding endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The terms “Guarantee” and “Guaranteed” used as a verb shall have a correlative meaning. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligations in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder).
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) the Subsidiary Guarantors and (b) with respect to Additional Secured Obligations owing by any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) and any Swap Obligation of a Specified Loan Party (determined before giving effect to Sections 10.01 and 10.11) under the Guaranty, the Borrower.
“Guaranty” means, collectively, the Guarantee made by the Guarantors under Article X in favor of the Secured Parties, together with each Joinder Agreement and each other guaranty delivered by a Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.10.
“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, natural gas, natural gas liquids, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, toxic mold, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances, wastes, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants or compounds of any nature in any form regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
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“Hedge Bank” means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Swap Contract that, at the time it enters into a Swap Contract not prohibited under Articles VI or VII, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate ceased to be a Lender); provided, in the case of a Secured Hedge Agreement with a Person who is no longer a Lender (or Affiliate of a Lender), such Person shall be considered a Hedge Bank only through the stated termination date (without extension or renewal) of such Secured Hedge Agreement.
“Hedge Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Hedging Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement or rights of offset under such Hedging Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedging Agreements 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 Hedging Agreements, as determined in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by the counterparties to such Hedging Agreements.
“Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement. For the avoidance of doubt, any agreements entered into in connection with a Permitted Convertible Debt Call Transaction will not constitute a Hedging Agreement.
“Incremental Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(f).
“Incremental Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(d).
“Incremental Facility” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Incremental Revolving Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Incremental Term Facility” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
“Indebtedness” means, for any Person, without duplication, (a) obligations created, issued or incurred by such Person for borrowed money (whether by loan, advance, the issuance and sale of debt securities or the sale of property to another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property from such Person) and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) purchase money obligations and other obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price of Property or services, other than trade accounts payable (other than for borrowed money) arising, and accrued expenses, obligations in respect of earn-outs or purchase price adjustments that are not treated as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, and deferred taxes incurred and paid, in the ordinary course of business and, in each case, that are not past due for more than ninety (90) days after the date on which such trade account payable was created; (c) all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person; (d) obligations of such Person in respect of Hedging Agreements; (e) obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and or similar instruments
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issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions for the account of such Person; (f) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse, to the extent of the lesser of the amount of such indebtedness and the net book value of the assets so secured; (g) Disqualified Equity Interests; and (h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include, without duplication, the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Indemnified Taxes” means all (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), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.07(a).
“Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the applicable Facility and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swingline Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the applicable Facility; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan exceeds three (3) months, the respective dates that fall every three (3) months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall be Interest Payment Dates.
“Interest Period” means as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date one (1), three (3) or six (6) months thereafter (in each case, subject to availability for the interest rate applicable to the relevant currency), as selected by the Borrower in its Loan Notice; provided that:
(a)any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(b)any Interest Period pertaining to a Term SOFR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(c)no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the applicable Facility.
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“Investment” in any Person means (a) any loan or advance to, purchase or acquisition of Indebtedness of, or Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or any other credit support to (including by way of issuance of letters of credit for the account of, or in support of any obligations of), such Person, (b) any purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interests or the assets comprising a division or business unit or a substantial part of all of the business of such Person,
(c) any capital contribution to such Person or (d) any other direct or indirect investment in such Person, including, without limitation, any acquisition by way of a merger or consolidation (or similar transaction). 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.
“IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(c).
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP” means the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement or instrument entered into by any L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of any L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G executed and delivered in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.10.
“Joint Venture” means a joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form. References herein to a “Joint Venture” shall, unless the context requires otherwise, be deemed to be references to a Joint Venture in which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly owns an Equity Interest.
“Junior Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness that (a) by its terms (or by the terms of the instrument under which it is outstanding and to which appropriate reference is made in the instrument evidencing such Indebtedness) is subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment of the Secured Obligations, (b) is unsecured or (c) is secured by Liens that rank junior in priority to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations.
“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, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“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 Revolving Percentage. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.
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“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 Revolving Borrowing. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.
“L/C Commitment” means, with respect to each L/C Issuer, the commitment of such L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of each L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.03. The Letter of Credit Commitment of any L/C Issuer may be modified from time to time by agreement between such L/C Issuer and the Borrower, and notified to the Administrative Agent.
“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 Disbursement” means the amount of any payment by any L/C Issuer to a beneficiary pursuant to a drawing on a Letter of Credit.
“L/C Issuer” means each of Bank of America, Bank of the West and any other Revolving Lender designated by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion and with the consent of such other Revolving Lender in its sole discretion, in each case, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Each reference herein to the “L/C Issuer” in connection with a Letter of Credit or other matter shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant L/C Issuer with respect thereto.
“L/C Obligations” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, including any automatic or scheduled increases provided for by the terms of such Letters of Credit, determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could be met at that time, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. The L/C Obligations of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the total L/C Obligations at such time. 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 1.06. 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 Article 29(a) of the UCP or Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Borrowers and each Lender shall remain in full force and effect until the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.
“Lender” means each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto, each other Person that becomes a “Lender” in accordance with this Agreement and, their successors and assigns and, unless the context requires otherwise, includes the Swingline Lender,
“Lender Party” and “Lender Recipient Party” means collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuers.
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“Lending Office” means, as to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, the office or offices of such Person described as such in such Person’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as such Person may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Person or any domestic or foreign branch of such Person or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.
“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.
“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 any L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(l).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $50,000,000 and (b) the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments as of such date. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, 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, and in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities).
“Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the total Revolving Commitments as of such date, minus (i) the aggregate principal amount of any Revolving Loans actually borrowed and outstanding as of such date and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding L/C Obligations as of such date and (b) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash as of such date.
“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan, a Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) each Guaranty, (d) the Collateral Documents, (e) the Fee Letters, (f) each Issuer Document, (g) any agreement creating or perfecting Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 and (h) all other certificates, agreements, documents and instruments executed and delivered, in each case, by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to the foregoing (but specifically excluding any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Secured Cash Management Agreement) and any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto or to any other Loan Document or waivers hereof or to any other Loan Document; provided, however, that for purposes of Section 11.01, “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Guaranty and the Collateral Documents.
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“Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other or (c) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Loan Purchase Agreement” means that certain Loan Purchase Agreement entered into among certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower and the other parties from time to time party thereto that has been disclosed to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date.
“Master Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Swap Contract.”
“Material Acquisition” means any Investment or acquisition (or series of related Investments or acquisitions) made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of property (including of Equity Interests) that involves consideration in excess of $10,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, 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 Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.20(c).
“Material Assets” means any asset (including any intellectual property assets) owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is, in the reasonable determination of the Borrower, material to the operation of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and if not owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, would, in the reasonable determination of the Borrower, materially and adversely affect the ability of the Borrower (a) to operate any line of business conducted by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, at such time or (b) to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Material Disposition” means any sale, transfer or other Disposition made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of property (including of Equity Interests) that involves consideration in excess of $10,000,000.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans or Letters of Credit or, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, any Permitted Project Recourse) of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $20,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of any Person in
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respect of a Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the Hedge Termination Value of such Hedging Agreement at such time.
“Material Owned Property” means any fee-owned or acquired fee-owned Real Property Asset that has a fair market value in excess of $10,000,000, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, including those listed on Schedule 1.01(d) hereto from time to time.
“Material Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination, each domestic Restricted Subsidiary (a) that incurs or guarantees any Material Indebtedness or (b) whose consolidated revenues or Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, when taken together with its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), were equal to or greater than 2.5% of the consolidated revenues or Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, as applicable, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, if as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), the aggregate revenues attributable to all Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries exceed 5% of the consolidated revenues or Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, as applicable, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date, then the Borrower shall designate in the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(c) for such fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, one or more Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries as may be necessary to eliminate such excess, and upon the delivery of such Compliance Certificate to the Administrative Agent, such designated Restricted Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement constitute Material Subsidiaries until such time as such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to constitute a Material Subsidiary in accordance with this definition.
“Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Facility, September 12, 2027 and
(b) with respect to the Term Facility, (i) September 12, 2027 or (ii) if the 2023 Convertible Notes Conversion Date with respect to all 2023 Convertible Notes has occurred, September 12, 2024; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 102% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuers with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, (b) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.14(a), an amount equal to 102% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations and (c) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers in their sole discretion.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Mortgage” means a security instrument (whether designated as a deed of trust or a
mortgage, leasehold mortgage, assignment of leases and rents or by any similar title) executed and delivered by any Loan Party in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case with such changes thereto as may be recommended by the Administrative
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Agent’s local counsel based on local laws or customary local practices, and at the Administrative Agent’s option, in the case of an additional Mortgaged Property, an amendment to an existing Mortgage, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, adding such additional Mortgaged Property to the Real Property Assets encumbered by such existing Mortgage, in either cases as such security instrument or amendment may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Mortgaged Property” means any Material Owned Property with respect to which the Borrower is required to deliver a Mortgage following the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.13.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001 (a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five (5) plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower 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.
“Net Cash Payments” means,
(a)with respect to any Casualty Event, the aggregate amount of proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards and other compensation actually received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents in respect of such Casualty Event, net of (i) reasonable expenses incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith, (ii) contractually required repayments of Indebtedness to the extent secured by a Lien on such property, and (iii) any Federal, state, local and foreign income or other Taxes payable by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Casualty Event;
(b)with respect to any Disposition, the aggregate amount of all cash and Cash Equivalents actually received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Disposition, whether at the time of such Disposition or after such Disposition under deferred payment arrangements or Investments entered into or received in connection with such Disposition (but only as and when received), net of (i) the amount of any legal, title, transfer and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees, expenses and Transaction Costs payable by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith, (ii) any Federal, state, local and foreign income or other Taxes estimated to be payable by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result thereof, (iii) any repayments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness to the extent that such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the property that is the subject of such Disposition and the transferee of (or holder of a Lien on) such property requires that such Indebtedness be repaid as a condition to the purchase of such property, (iv) any repayments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to minority stockholders if and to the extent permitted hereby and such cash or Cash Equivalents are not available for distribution to, or for the account of, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result thereof, and (v) a reasonable reserve for retained liabilities in accordance with GAAP; provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of
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any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Payments of such event occurring on the date of such reduction;
(c)with respect to any incurrence of Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of all proceeds constituting cash and Cash Equivalents actually received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries therefrom, net of all legal, advisory, underwriting, registration, marketing, filing and similar fees, expenses and Transaction Costs incurred in connection therewith; and
(d)with respect to any issuance of Equity Interests by the Borrower, the aggregate amount of all cash and Cash Equivalents proceeds actually received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries therefrom, net of all legal, advisory, underwriting, registration, marketing, filing and similar fees, expenses and Transaction Costs incurred in connection therewith.
“New Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(c). “Non-Cash Charges” means:
(a)any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down related to intangible assets (including goodwill), long-lived assets, and Investments in debt and equity securities pursuant to GAAP (it being understood and agreed that any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down of any accounts receivable and inventory shall not be added back to Consolidated EBITDA);
(b)all losses from Investments recorded using the equity method;
(c)the non-cash impact of acquisition method accounting;
(d)non-cash losses attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of (i) hedging obligations (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such loss has not been realized) or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” and
(ii) foreign currency translations;
(e)non-cash losses from Dispositions for such period; and
(f)other non-cash charges, expenses or charges, including expenses and costs that result from stock based awards, partnership interest based awards and similar incentive-based awards or arrangements.
“Non-Cash Gains” means
(a)any impairment charge or asset write-up related to intangible assets (including goodwill), long-lived assets, and Investments in debt and equity securities pursuant to GAAP;
(b)all gains from Investments recorded using the equity method;
(c)the non-cash gains of acquisition method accounting;
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(d)non-cash gains attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of (i) hedging obligations (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such gain has not been realized) or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” and
(ii) foreign currency translations;
(e)non-cash gains from Dispositions for such period; and
(f)other non-cash gains, including gains that result from stock based awards, partnership interest based awards and similar incentive-based awards or arrangements.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders, or all Lenders or all affected Lenders in a Facility, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of Section 11.01 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders, the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Term Lenders, as applicable.
“Non-Consolidated Entity” means (a) SunStrong Capital Holdings, each of its Subsidiaries and each other Person, all or any portion of the Equity Interests of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by SunStrong Capital Holdings and (b) each other Person, all or any portion of the Equity Interests of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower, that is not a consolidated Subsidiary of the Borrower as set forth in the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as applicable.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b).
“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means (a) any Indebtedness of any Project Company that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture set forth in Part B of Schedule 7.01, (b) any other Indebtedness of any Project Company that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture as to which the holders of such Indebtedness do not have recourse to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than Permitted Project Recourse and (c) any of the foregoing that is extended, renewed, replaced or refinanced from time to time.
“Note” means a Revolving Note, a Swingline Note or a Term Note, as the context may require.
“Notice of Loan Prepayment” means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit O or such other form as may be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, costs, fees, expenses, charges obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, in each case to the extent payable under the Loan Documents and whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute
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or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, expenses and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, expenses and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, the Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the charter or 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 limited liability company agreement (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (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 (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (d) with respect to all entities, 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 (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction).
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans on any date, the amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C 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 Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.
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“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate and (b) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the applicable L/C Issuer, or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06(d).
“Patriot Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.20.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum funding standards with respect to Pension Plans and set forth in Sections 412, 430, 431,432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan but excluding a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit N or any other form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.
“Permitted Acquisition” means the acquisition, by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the assets (including any assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division) or at least a majority of the Equity Interests of any Person located in and organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)the business or assets so acquired shall be located in the United States and in the same or a substantially similar line of business as that of the Loan Parties;
(b)both immediately prior to and after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.10 hereof;
(c)in connection with such Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower shall, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries, to deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) a copy of the purchase agreement (including all schedules and exhibits thereto) pursuant to which such Permitted Acquisition will be consummated, (ii) a Compliance Certificate calculating compliance (as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter) with the requirements of clause (b) above on a Pro Forma Basis and (iii) to the extent received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, financial statements of the entity whose assets are being acquired or that is otherwise the subject of such Permitted Acquisition; and
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(d)immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition and after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
“Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) pursuant to which the Borrower acquires an option requiring the counterparty thereto to deliver to the Borrower (a) shares of common stock of the Borrower (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Borrower), (b) the cash value thereof or (c) a combination thereof, in each case, from time to time upon exercise of such option by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Additional Convertible Debt; provided that (i) the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of such Additional Convertible Debt issued in connection with the Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and (ii) the terms, conditions and covenants of each such transaction shall be such as are reasonable and customary for transactions of such type (as determined by Borrower in good faith and in its reasonable discretion).
“Permitted Convertible Debt Call Transactions” means any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and any Permitted Warrant Transaction.
“Permitted Holder” means each of (a) Total and/or any Affiliate of Total and (b) Global Infrastructure Partners and/or any Affiliate of Global Infrastructure Partners (other than any portfolio company of any of the foregoing in clause (b)).
“Permitted Investments” means:
(a)Investments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash and Cash Equivalents; and
(b)advances, loans and extensions of credit to any director, officer or employee of the Loan Parties, if the aggregate outstanding amount of all such advances, loans and extensions of credit (excluding travel advances in the ordinary course of business) does not at any time exceed $750,000.
“Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.
“Permitted Project Recourse” means:
(a)limited guarantees, including by the issuance of letters of credit for the benefit of a Project Company, or side letters from the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of:
(i)any Indebtedness of any Project Company, provided that such limited guarantees or side letters or is not a guarantee of (A) the repayment of Indebtedness or borrowed money (including notes, bonds and other similar instruments), (B) operating lease obligations, (C) Financing Lease Obligations or (D) reimbursement or other payment obligations of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture in respect of letters of credit (including, without limitation, equipment, procurement and construction, operations and
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maintenance, asset management, liquidated damages and managing member indemnity undertakings);
(ii)obligations of any Project Company under any engineering, procurement and construction, operation and maintenance, asset management, supply or similar agreement to which such Project Company is a party (including any construction completion, cost overrun or similar guaranties), in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Project Company;
(iii)customary obligations of any Project Company under agreements described in the immediately preceding clause (ii) with respect to liquidated damages; or
(iv)customary indemnity undertakings provided by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any tax equity and other similar indemnity undertakings; and
(b)pledges of Equity Interests in any of any Project Company to secure Non- Recourse Indebtedness of such Project Company; provided that the holders of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness (or the beneficiaries of such limited guarantees and side letters) have acknowledged that they will not have any recourse to the assets or Equity Interests (other than as specified in this clause (b)) owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Permitted Refinancing Debt” means any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness; 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 being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest, fees, breakage, premium and expenses thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder; (b) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has (i) a stated maturity no earlier than the earlier of (A) the stated maturity of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (B) the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the latest Maturity Date of the Facilities at the time such Indebtedness is incurred and (ii) a weighted average life to maturity no shorter than the earlier of (A) the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (B) the weighted average life to maturity of the then-existing Term Loans; (c) at the time thereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (d) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is unsecured, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is unsecured; (e) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms, taken as a whole, at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended; (f) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is secured, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is secured by no more collateral and in no higher lien or payment priority than the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended; (g) if the
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Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subject to an intercreditor agreement, a representative validly acting on behalf of the holders of such modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended Indebtedness shall become a party to such intercreditor agreement; and (h) the primary obligors and guarantors in respect of such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended remain the same (or constitute a subset thereof).
“Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Borrower’s common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Borrower) and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such common stock) sold by the Borrower substantially concurrently with any purchase by the Borrower of a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction; provided that the terms, conditions and covenants of each such transaction shall be such as are reasonable and customary for transactions of such type (as determined by Borrower in good faith and its reasonable discretion).
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any such Plan to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees or with respect to which the Borrower has any liability.
“Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“Pledged Equity” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” means:
(a)except as set forth in clause (b) below, for purposes of calculating any financial ratio, calculation or test that is to be calculated on a pro forma basis for any transactions that have been made (i) during the applicable Test Period or (ii) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, such ratio, calculation or test shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that such transaction had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period; and
(b)in the event that the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs (including by assumption or guarantee) or refinances (including by redemption, repurchase, repayment, retirement or extinguishment) any Indebtedness (other than normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes), in each case included in the calculations of any financial ratio or test that is to be calculated on a pro forma basis, (i) during the applicable Test Period or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then such financial ratio or test shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or refinancing of Indebtedness (including pro forma effect to the application of the net proceeds therefrom), in each case to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the last day of the applicable Test Period.
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Wherever “Pro Forma Effect” is to be given to a transaction, or any financial ratio, calculation or test is to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” for any transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Pro Forma Compliance” means, with respect to any transaction, that such transaction does not cause, create or result in a Default after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, based upon the results of operations for the most recently completed applicable period to (a) such transaction and
(b) all other transactions which are contemplated or required to be given Pro Forma Effect hereunder that have occurred on or after the first day of the relevant period.
“Project Company” means:
(a)a (x) Subsidiary of the Borrower or (y) Joint Venture
(i)(A) established in connection with (w) the construction of a solar project, the sale, ownership or operation of solar equipment, the sale of energy or financing activities (including tax equity financings) with respect to Non-Recourse Indebtedness incurred by such Subsidiary or Joint Venture in order to finance any of the foregoing, (x) other special purpose businesses or operations that are substantially similar to the businesses in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged in as of the Closing Date or (y) any business that in the Borrower’s good faith business judgment is a natural outgrowth or reasonable extension, development or expansion of any such business or any business similar, reasonably related, incidental, complementary or ancillary to any of the foregoing or (B) substantially all the assets of which consist of Equity Interests of Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures described in the preceding clause (a)(i)(A); and
(ii) which has no Indebtedness other than (A) intercompany Indebtedness to the extent permitted hereunder and (B) Non-Recourse Indebtedness; and
(b)any (x) other Subsidiary of the Borrower or (y) Joint Venture that
(i)is the direct or indirect owner of all (or in the case of the direct or indirect owner of a Joint Venture, a portion) of the Equity Interests in one or more Persons, each of which meets the qualifications set forth in clause (a) above;
(ii)has no Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries each of which meets the qualifications set forth in clause (a) above;
(iii)owns no material assets other than those assets necessary for the ownership of, or the leasing, development, construction, financing (including tax equity financings) or operation activities of, a Subsidiary or Joint Venture described in clause (a) above or any activities reasonably related or ancillary thereto;
(iv)has no Indebtedness other than (A) intercompany Indebtedness to the extent permitted hereunder and (B) Non-Recourse Indebtedness; and
(v)is not a direct Subsidiary of Borrower.
As of the Closing Date, the Project Companies are set forth on Schedule 5.15.
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“Property” means any interest of any kind in property or assets, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible.
“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 set forth in Section 6.01.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.22.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Real Property Asset” means, at any time of determination, any and all real property owned or leased by the Loan Parties.
“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06(c).
“Reimbursement Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(f).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors, consultants, service providers and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection, migration or leaching into or through the Environment, including into, from or through any building, structure or facility.
“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(b).
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application and (c) with respect to a Swingline Loan, a Swingline Loan Notice.
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“Required Class Lenders” means, at any time with respect to any Class of Loans or Commitments, Lenders having Total Revolving Exposures or Total Term Credit Exposures, as applicable, with respect to such Class representing more than 50% of the Total Revolving Exposures or Total Term Credit Exposures, as applicable, of all Lenders of such Class. The Total Revolving Exposure or Total Term Credit Exposure, as applicable, of any Defaulting Lender with respect to such Class shall be disregarded in determining Required Class Lenders at any time.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time; provided that the amount of any participation in any Swingline Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swingline Lender or an L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination; provided further that, this definition is subject to Section 3.03.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, at any time, Revolving Lenders having Total Revolving Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Revolving Exposures of all Revolving Lenders. The Total Revolving Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Revolving Lenders at any time; provided that the amount of any participation in any Swingline Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Revolving Lender that is the Swingline Lender or an L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination.
“Required Term Lenders” means, at any time, Term Lenders having Total Term Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Term Credit Exposures of all Term Lenders with respect to the Term Facility. The Total Term Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Term Lenders at any time.
“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(b)(ii).
“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(a).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, manager, president, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(b), the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of such Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers or, in each case, any other officer or employee of a Loan Party whose primary duties are similar to the duties of any of the previously listed officers of such Loan Party. 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
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be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. To the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, each Responsible Officer will provide an incumbency certificate and appropriate authorization documentation, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Restricted Junior Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of Equity Interest in, any Person or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of Equity Interests (other than any Disqualified Equity Interests), (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of Equity Interest in, any Person or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding by such Person or Subsidiary, (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of Equity Interest in, any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, (d) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption purchase, retirement, defeasance (including economic or legal defeasance), sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Junior Indebtedness and (e) any payment made to any Affiliates of any Person in respect of management, consulting or other similar services provided to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Restrictive Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(b).
“Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swingline Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01(b) under the caption “Revolving Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Revolving Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The Revolving Commitment of all of the Revolving Lenders on the Closing Date is
$100,000,000.
“Revolving Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans and such Revolving Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans at such time.
“Revolving Facility” means the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Lender” means, at any time, (a) so long as any Revolving Commitment is in
effect, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at such time or (b) if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, any Lender that has a Revolving Loan or a participation in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans at such time.
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“Revolving Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Lender evidencing Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, as the case may be, made by such Revolving Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.
“Sanction” means any economic or financial sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including, without limitation, OFAC and the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state or the United Kingdom, including Her Majesty’s Treasury.
“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b).
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means, as of any date of determination, any Cash Management Agreement between the any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank for which a Secured Party Designation Notice has been delivered by the applicable Cash Management Bank (other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.
“Secured Hedge Agreement” means, as of any date of determination, any interest rate, currency, foreign exchange, or commodity Swap Contract not prohibited under Article VI or VII between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank for which a Secured Party Designation Notice has been delivered by the Borrower and the applicable Hedge Bank (other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.
“Secured Obligations” means all Obligations and all Additional Secured Obligations.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Collateral
Agent, (c) the Lenders, (d) the L/C Issuers, (e) the Hedge Banks party to any Secured Hedge Agreement, (f) the Cash Management Banks party to any Secured Cash Management Agreement, and (g) solely to the extent such Persons are owed Secured Obligations, the Indemnities and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05.
“Secured Party Designation Notice” means a notice from any Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
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“Security Agreement” means the security and pledge agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed in favor of the Collateral Agent by each of the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
“Similar Business” means any business, the majority of whose revenues are derived from
(a) business or activities conducted by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or (b) any business that in the Borrower’s good faith business judgment is a natural outgrowth or reasonable extension, development or expansion of any such business or any business similar, reasonably related, incidental, complementary or ancillary to any of the foregoing.
“SOFR” means the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Adjustment” means (a) with respect to Daily Simple SOFR, 0.10000% (10.000 basis points); and (b) with respect to Term SOFR, 0.10000% (10.000 basis points) for an Interest Period of one (1) month’s duration, 0.15000% (15.000 basis points) for an Interest Period of three
(3) months’ duration, and 0.25000% (25.000 basis points) for an Interest Period of six (6) months’ duration.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of SOFR, or any successor administrator of SOFR designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other Person acting as the SOFR Administrator at such time.
“Solvency Certificate” means a solvency certificate in substantially in the form of Exhibit J.
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) 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, (c) 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, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. 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.
“Specified Dispositions” means those certain Dispositions by the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date.
“Specified Equity Contribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04.
“Specified Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not then an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.11).
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“Specified New Lender” means that certain bank or other financial institution identified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date that is anticipated to become a New Lender in connection with the first Incremental Facility occurring after the Closing Date.
“Specified Surety Bond” means a surety bond issued by the Borrower for the benefit of a third-party that has been disclosed to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $65,500,000 at any time outstanding.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled (as described in the first sentence of the definition of “Control”), by the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in no event shall any Non-Consolidated Entity constitute a Subsidiary of the Borrower. References herein to “Subsidiaries” shall, unless the context requires otherwise, be deemed to be references to Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Material Subsidiary as of the Closing Date and a party to this Agreement, and each other Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement after the Closing Date pursuant to a Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 6.10, in each case, until such Restricted Subsidiary is released from its Guaranty in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.
“Successor Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b).
“SunStrong Capital Holdings” means SunStrong Capital Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Supported QFC” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.22.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, 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.,
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any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Obligations” 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.
“Swingline Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swingline Commitment” means, as to each Swingline Lender (a) the amount set forth opposite such Swingline Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 hereof or (b) if such Swingline Lender has entered into an Assignment and Assumption or has otherwise assumed a Swingline Commitment after the Closing Date, the amount set forth for such Swingline Lender as its Swingline Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.06(c).
“Swingline Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).
“Swingline Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swingline Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as approved by the Swingline Lender (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Swingline Lender), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Swingline Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Swingline Lender evidencing Swingline Loans made by such Swingline Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Swingline Sublimit” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $20,000,000 and (b) the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments as of such date. The Swingline Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.
“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 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01(b) under the caption “Term Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and
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Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The Term Commitment of all of the Term Lenders on the Closing Date is $100,000,000.
“Term Facility” means the Term Commitments and the Term Loans.
“Term Lender” means (a) at any time during the Availability Period in respect of the Term Facility, any Lender that has a Term Commitment or that holds Term Loans at such time and (b) at any time after the Availability Period in respect of the Term Facility, any Lender that holds any Term Loans at such time.
“Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“Term Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Lender evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Term SOFR” means:
(a)for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period for a tenor equivalent to such Interest Period, as such rate is published by CME; provided that if the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and
(b)for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate for a tenor of one (1) month commencing that day;
provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than 0.00%, the Term SOFR shall be deemed 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Term SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b).
“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or published on such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“Term SOFR Successor Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b).
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“Test Period” means, as of any date of determination, the most recently completed four (4) fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) (or in the case of any calculation pursuant to Section 7.10, ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter in question).
“Total” means TotalEnergies Solar INTL SAS, a French société par actions simplifiée.
“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the Total Revolving
Exposure and Total Term Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time.
“Total Funded Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis (without duplication) described in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (h) (in the case of clause (h), with respect to Indebtedness under such clauses (a), (b) and (c)) of the definition of “Indebtedness” set forth herein as of such date.
“Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a)(i) Total Funded Debt as of such date minus (ii) Unrestricted Cash as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period.
“Total Revolving Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the unused Revolving Commitments and Revolving Exposure of such Revolving Lender at such time.
“Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations.
“Total Term Credit Exposure” means, as to any Term Lender at any time, the sum of the unused Term Commitments and the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans of such Term Lender at such time.
“Total Voting Power” means, with respect to any Person, the total number of votes which holders of securities having the ordinary power to vote, in the absence of contingencies, are entitled to cast in the election of directors of such Person.
“Transaction Costs” means, upfront (including original issue discount), legal, professional and advisory fees paid by the Loan Parties (whether or not incurred by the Loan Parties) in connection with the negotiation and execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Parties’ obligations under (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) any acquisition or Investment permitted under this Agreement, (c) the incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement (including a refinancing thereof), (d) any Disposition permitted under this Agreement or (e) any issuance of Equity Interests, in each case, whether or not successful.
“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any
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security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
“UCP” means the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(f).
“Unrestricted Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (as adjusted for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as per the information set forth in the certificate delivered concurrently with such balance sheet under Section 6.01(j)) that are not “restricted” for purposes of GAAP as of such date; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash shall not (i) exceed (A) for any date of determination occurring on or prior to March 31, 2023, $200,000,000 and (B) for any date of determination occurring thereafter, $100,000,000 or (ii) include any cash or Cash Equivalents that are subject to a Lien (other than any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent).
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on or prior to the Closing Date by notice to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that identifying any such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on Schedule 5.15 on the Closing Date shall constitute such notice) and pursuant to Section 6.16 after the Closing Date, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
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“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.22.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(f)(ii)(B)(III).
“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 to so vote has been suspended by the happening of such contingency.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing 100% of the equity or ordinary voting power (other than directors’ qualifying shares) or, in the case of a partnership, 100% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower, each Guarantor and the Administrative Agent and, in the case of U.S. federal withholding Taxes, any applicable withholding agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-ln Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
1.02Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a)The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including the Loan Documents and any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and
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words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory rules, regulations, orders and provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law, rule or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law, rule or regulation as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(b)In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”
(c)Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d)Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a Division of or by a limited liability company or limited partnership, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company or limited partnership (or the unwinding of such a Division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any Division of a limited liability company or limited partnership shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each Division of any limited liability company or limited partnership that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
1.03Accounting Terms.
(a)Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded, (ii) all liability amounts shall be determined excluding any liability relating to any operating lease, all asset amounts shall be determined excluding any right-of-use assets relating to any operating lease, all amortization amounts shall be determined excluding any amortization of a right-of-use asset relating to any operating lease, and all interest amounts shall be determined excluding any deemed interest comprising a portion of fixed rent payable under any operating lease, in each case to the
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extent that such liability, asset, amortization or interest pertains to an operating lease under which the covenantor or a member of its consolidated group is the lessee and would not have been accounted for as such under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015, (iii) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC Topic 825 “Financial Instruments” (or any other financial accounting standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (iv) GAAP will be deemed to treat leases that would have been classified as operating leases in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to public reporting companies in the United States for fiscal years ending prior to December 15, 2018 in a manner consistent with the treatment of such leases under generally accepted accounting principles applicable to public reporting companies in the United States of America for fiscal years ending prior to December 15, 2018 and consistent with the treatment in the Audited Financial Statements, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that have occurred or may occur thereafter such as the application of FASB ASC 842. For purposes of determining the amount of any outstanding Indebtedness, no effect shall be given to any election by the Borrower to measure an item of Indebtedness using fair value (as permitted by FASB ASC 825—10—25 (formerly known as FASB ASC 159) or any similar accounting standard).
(b)Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
1.04Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
1.05Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
1.06Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
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1.07Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Term SOFR” or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
1.08Negative Covenant Compliance. For purposes of determining whether the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries comply with any exception to Article VII (other than Section 7.10) where compliance with any such exception is based on a financial ratio or metric being satisfied as of a particular point in time, it is understood that (a) compliance shall be measured at the time when the relevant event is undertaken, as such financial ratios and metrics are intended to be “incurrence” tests and not “maintenance” tests and (b) correspondingly, any such ratio and metric shall only prohibit the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from creating, incurring, assuming, suffering to exist or making, as the case may be, any new, for example, Liens, Indebtedness or Investments, but shall not result in any previously permitted, for example, Liens, Indebtedness or Investments ceasing to be permitted hereunder. For avoidance of doubt, with respect to determining whether the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries comply with any negative covenant in Article VII (other than Section 7.10), to the extent that any obligation or transaction could be attributable to more than one exception to any such negative covenant, the Borrower may elect to categorize all or any portion of such obligation or transaction to any one or more exceptions to such negative covenant that permit such obligation or transaction. It is understood that, with respect to any negative covenant in Article VII (other than Section 7.10), if an exception to any such negative covenant permits Permitted Refinancing Debt, such exception shall be deemed to permit any subsequent Permitted Refinancing Debt of such Permitted Refinancing Debt.
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ARTICLE II
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
2.01Loans.
(a)Term Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make term loans (each such loan, a “Term Loan”) to the Borrower, in up to three (3) Term Borrowings, in each case, in a minimum amount of $25,000,000, in Dollars, on any Business Day during the Availability Period for the Term Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Term Lender’s Term Commitment. Each Term Borrowing shall consist of Term Loans made simultaneously by the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Term Percentage. Term Borrowings repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein; provided, however, any Term Borrowing made within three (3) Business Days following the Closing Date shall be made as Base Rate Loans unless the Borrower delivers a customary funding indemnity letter reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Term Borrowing.
(b)Revolving Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower, in Dollars, from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period for the Revolving Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments and (ii) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Each Revolving Borrowing shall consist of Revolving Loans made simultaneously by the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Percentage. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow Revolving Loans, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b). Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein; provided, however, any Revolving Borrowing made within three (3) Business Days following the Closing Date shall be made as Base Rate Loans unless the Borrower delivers a customary funding indemnity letter reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Revolving Borrowing.
2.02Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(a)Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone or a Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice. Each such Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00a.m. (x) two (2) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans and (y) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each Borrowing of,
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conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(b), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Swingline Loan may not be converted to a Term SOFR Loan.
(b)Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Borrowing, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.
(c)Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans without the consent of the applicable Required Class Lenders.
(d)The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans upon determination of such interest rate.
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(e)After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect with respect to Loans.
(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.
(g)With respect to SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
2.03Letters of Credit.
(a)The Letter of Credit Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in addition to the Loans provided for in Section 2.01, the Borrower may request that any L/C Issuer, in reliance on the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, issue, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period with respect to the Revolving Facility, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for its own account or the account of any of its Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures in such form as is acceptable to the applicable L/C Issuer in its reasonable determination. Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of the Revolving Commitments in the amount of such Letter of Credit.
(b)Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension, Reinstatement or Renewal.
(i)To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment of the terms and conditions, extension of the terms and conditions, extension of the expiration date, or reinstatement of amounts paid, or renewal of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall deliver (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable L/C Issuer) to the applicable L/C Issuer and to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., at least two (2) Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, extended, reinstated or renewed, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with Section 2.03(d)), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, extend, reinstate or renew such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable L/C
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Issuer, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement on such L/C Issuer’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, any L/C Issuer relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(ii)If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application (or the amendment of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit shall permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve (12) month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve (12) month period to be agreed upon by the Borrower and such L/C Issuer at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiration date not later than the date permitted pursuant to Section 2.03(d): provided, that such L/C Issuer shall not (A) permit any such extension if (x) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (except that the expiration date may be extended to a date that is no more than one (1) year from the then-current expiration date) or (y) it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (B) be obligated to permit such extension if it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(c)Limitations on Amounts, Issuance and Amendment.
(i)A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, extended, reinstated or renewed only if (and upon issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (A) the aggregate amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the applicable L/C Issuer shall not exceed its L/C Commitment, (B) the aggregate L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit,
(C) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed its Revolving Commitment and
(D) the Total Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments.
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(ii)No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A)any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
(B)the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more bona fide policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C)except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000;
(D)the Letter of Credit is not a standby Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars;
(E)any Revolving Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or
(F)the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.
(iii)No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(d)Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall have a stated expiration date no later than the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension of the expiration date thereof, whether automatic or by amendment, twelve (12) months after the then-current expiration date of such Letter of Credit) and
(ii) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date of the Revolving Facility.
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(e)Participations.
(i)By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount or extending the expiration date thereof), and without any further action on the part of any L/C Issuer or the Lenders, each L/C Issuer hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such L/C Issuer, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this Section 2.03(e) in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments.
(ii)In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for account of each L/C Issuer, such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of each L/C Disbursement made by such L/C Issuer not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the notice provided by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.03(f) if such L/C Disbursement is not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in Section 2.03(f) or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason, including after the Maturity Date of the Revolving Facility. Such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each such payment shall be made in the same manner as provided in Section 2.02 with respect to Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender (and Section 2.02 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.03), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable L/C Issuer the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03(f), the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable L/C Issuer or, to the extent that the Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this clause to reimburse such L/C Issuer, then to such Revolving Lenders and such L/C Issuer as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this Section 2.03(e) to reimburse any L/C Issuer for any L/C Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan (other than the funding of a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans as contemplated by Section 2.03(f)) and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement.
(iii)Each Revolving Lender further acknowledges and agrees that its participation in each Letter of Credit will be automatically adjusted to reflect such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at each time such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment is amended pursuant to the operation of Sections 2.16, as a result of an assignment in accordance with Section 11.06, or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement.
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paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(e), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the applicable L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(e)(iv) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f)Reimbursement. If any L/C Issuer shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer in respect of such L/C Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by such L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing (such obligation of the Borrower, a “Reimbursement Obligation”). If the Borrower fails to timely reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer on the Honor Date, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the date of payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans or the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount pursuant to Section 2.03(e)(ii), subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Commitments. Any notice given by any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(f) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(g)Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in Section 2.03(f) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of:
(i)any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Letter of Credit, or any term or provision herein or therein;
(ii)the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such
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transferee may be acting), the applicable L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii)any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement in such draft or other document being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv)waiver by the applicable L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for such L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by such L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;
(v)honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit required that demand be in the form of a draft;
(vi)any payment made by any L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;
(vii)any payment by any L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply strictly with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by such L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
(viii)any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.03, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.
(h)Examination. The Borrower 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 Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against such L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
(i)Liability. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit by any L/C Issuer or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any
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document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable L/C Issuer; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the applicable L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by Applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any L/C Issuer (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the L/C Issuers shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination, and that:
(i)the applicable L/C Issuer may replace a purportedly lost, stolen, or destroyed original Letter of Credit or missing amendment thereto with a certified true copy marked as such or waive a requirement for its presentation;
(ii)the applicable L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit and without regard to any non-documentary condition in such Letter of Credit;
(iii)the applicable L/C Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and
(iv)this sentence shall establish the standard of care to be exercised by the applicable L/C Issuer when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the parties hereto hereby waive, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, any standard of care inconsistent with the foregoing).
Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of (A) any presentation that includes forged or fraudulent documents or that is otherwise affected by the fraudulent, bad faith, or illegal conduct of the beneficiary or other Person, (B) any L/C Issuer declining to take-up documents and make payment, (C) against documents that are fraudulent, forged, or for other reasons by which that it is entitled not to honor, (D) following the Borrower’s waiver of discrepancies with respect to such documents or request for honor of such documents or
(E) the applicable L/C Issuer retaining proceeds of a Letter of Credit based on an apparently applicable attachment order, blocking regulation, or third-party claim notified to such L/C Issuer.
(j)Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued by it (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Issuer shall be responsible to the Borrower for, and
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no L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall be impaired by, any action or inaction of such L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where such L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.
(k)Benefits. Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.
(l)Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate for the “Letter of Credit Fee” times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) payable in arrears on the first (1st) Business Day following the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit and (ii) accrued through and including the last day of each calendar quarter in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate for the “Letter of Credit Fee” during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate for the “Letter of Credit Fee” separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders, while any Event of Default exists and if the Borrower has failed to Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit as otherwise required under this Agreement, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.
(m)Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum equal to 0.125% or such other percentage as may be separately agreed upon in writing between the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable no later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Maturity Date of the Revolving Facility and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in
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accordance with Section 1.06. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(n)Disbursement Procedures. The applicable L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by Applicable Law or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. Such L/C Issuer shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing of such demand for payment if such L/C Issuer has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Issuer and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement.
(o)Interim Interest. If any L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall make any L/C Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement in full on the date such L/C Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such L/C Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such L/C Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to Base Rate Loans; provided that if the Borrower fails to reimburse such L/C Disbursement when due pursuant to Section 2.03(f), then Section 2.08(b) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this Section 2.03(o) shall be for account of the applicable L/C Issuer, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(f) to reimburse such L/C Issuer shall be for account of such Revolving Lender to the extent of such payment.
(p)Replacement of an L/C Issuer. Any L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer and the successor L/C Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of an L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(l). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to include such successor or any previous L/C Issuer, or such successor and all previous L/C Issuer, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an L/C Issuer hereunder, the replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(q)Cash Collateralization.
(i)if any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Revolving Lenders demanding the deposit of Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.03(q), the Borrower shall immediately deposit into an account established and maintained on the books and records of the Administrative Agent (the “Collateral Account”) an amount in cash
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equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided that the obligation to deposit such Cash Collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in Section 8.01(g) or Section 8.01(h). Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement, In addition, and without limiting the foregoing or Section 2.03(d), if any L/C Obligations remain outstanding after the expiration date specified in Section 2.03 (d), the Borrower shall immediately deposit into the Collateral Account an amount in cash equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
(ii)The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the Collateral Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in the Collateral Account. Moneys in the Collateral Account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse each L/C Issuer for L/C Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed, together with related fees, costs, and customary processing charges, and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the L/C Obligations at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.
(r)Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, any of its Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse, indemnify and compensate the L/C Issuers hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit as if such Letter of Credit had been issued solely for the account of the Borrower. The Borrower irrevocably waives any and all defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of any or all of the obligations of such Subsidiary or Joint Venture in respect of such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures.
(s)Confirmation of Existing Letters of Credit. All Existing Letters of Credit outstanding on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder.
(t)Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
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2.04Swingline Loans.
(a)The Swingline. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, may in its sole discretion make loans to the Borrower (each such loan, a “Swingline Loan”). Each such Swingline Loan may be made, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to the Borrower, in Dollars, from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period with respect to the Revolving Facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swingline Sublimit; provided, however, that (i) after giving effect to any Swingline Loan, (A) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time, (B) the Revolving Exposure of any Revolving Lender at such time shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (C) the aggregate amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding shall not exceed the Swingline Commitment of the Swingline Lender, (ii) the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swingline Loan to refinance any outstanding Swingline Loan and (iii) the Swingline Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swingline Loan if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that it has, or by such Credit Extension may have, Fronting Exposure. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swingline Loan shall bear interest only at a rate based on the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage times the amount of such Swingline Loan.
(b)Borrowing Procedures. Each Swingline Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by: (i) telephone or (ii) a Swingline Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swingline Loan Notice. Each such Swingline Loan Notice must be received by the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (A) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be in an aggregate amount at least equal to $100,000 or any greater multiple of $100,000 and (B) the requested date of the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day). Promptly after receipt by the Swingline Lender of any Swingline Loan Notice, the Swingline Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swingline Loan Notice and, if not, the Swingline Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swingline Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Lender) prior to 2:00
p.m. on the date of the proposed Swingline Borrowing (1) directing the Swingline Lender not to make such Swingline Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a) or (2) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swingline Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swingline Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swingline Lender in Same Day Funds.
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(c)Refinancing of Swingline Loans.
(i)The Swingline Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swingline Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount specified in such Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swingline Loan) for the account of the Swingline Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00
p.m. on the day specified in such Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swingline Lender.
(ii)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, if for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i) (including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 4.02), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swingline Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swingline Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swingline Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
(iii)If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swingline Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (c)(iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(iv)Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Lender may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Loan Notice). No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swingline Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(d)Repayment of Participations.
(i)At any time after any Revolving Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swingline Loan, if the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of such Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Revolving Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swingline Lender.
(ii)If any payment received by the Swingline Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swingline Loan is required to be returned by the Swingline Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swingline Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Swingline Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swingline Lender. The obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Secured Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e)Interest for Account of Swingline Lender. The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swingline Loans. Until each Revolving Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of any Swingline Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Revolving Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swingline Lender.
(f)Payments Directly to Swingline Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swingline Loans directly to the Swingline Lender.
2.05Prepayments.
(a)Optional. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Loan Prepayment, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans and Revolving Loans in whole or in part without
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premium or penalty; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) two (2) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans and (ii) any prepayment of Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided that such notice may state that such prepayment is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any prepayment of any Term SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the principal repayment installments thereof in inverse order of maturity. Subject to Section 2.15, each such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the relevant Facilities.
(b)The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swingline Lender pursuant to delivery to the Swingline Lender of a Notice of Loan Prepayment (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swingline Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Swingline Lender, (i) such notice must be received by the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess hereof (or, if less, the entire principal thereof then outstanding). Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided that such notice may state that such prepayment is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Swingline Lender on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any prepayment of principal shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.
(c)Mandatory Prepayments. The Borrower shall be obligated to, and shall, make prepayments of the Loans hereunder as follows:
(i)Incurrence of Debt.
(A)Without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to obtain the consent of the Required Lenders to any incurrence of Indebtedness not otherwise permitted hereunder, the Borrower agrees, on the closing of any incurrence of
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Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.01) to prepay the Loans hereunder (and provide Cash Collateral for L/C Obligations, if applicable, as specified in Section 2.05(d) and Section 2.14), upon the date of such incurrence of Indebtedness, in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the amount of the Net Cash Payments from such incurrence of Indebtedness received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, such prepayment to be effected in each case in the manner and to the extent specified in Section 2.05(d) below.
(B)The Borrower agrees, upon the consummation of any Capital Markets Transaction on or prior to the 2023 Convertible Notes Conversion Date,
(x) to prepay the outstanding Term Loans on the date of consummation of such Capital Markets Transaction in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Payments thereof and (y) if there are no Term Loans outstanding on such date after giving effect to any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(i)(B), to permanently reduce the Term Commitments by an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of (1) the aggregate amount of Net Cash Payments of such Capital Markets Transaction that are not required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(i)(B) and (2) the aggregate unused and available commitments in respect of such Capital Markets Transaction, in each case, on such date. To the extent any such Net Cash Payments are used to prepay the Term Loans, such prepayment to be effected in each case in the manner and to the extent specified in Section 2.05(d) below.
(ii)Sale of Assets. Without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to obtain the consent of the Required Lenders to any Disposition not otherwise permitted hereunder, the Borrower agrees, on or prior to the occurrence of any Disposition pursuant to Section 7.04(m) or Section 7.04(o) by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Specified Disposition), to deliver to the Administrative Agent a statement certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the estimated amount of the Net Cash Payments of such Disposition that will (on the date of the original date of receipt of such Net Cash Payments) be received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash, indicating on such certificate, whether the Borrower intends to reinvest such Net Cash Payments or will be prepaying the Loans, as hereinafter provided, and the Borrower will be obligated to either (A) reinvest, or cause its applicable Restricted Subsidiaries to reinvest, such Net Cash Payments within 180 days after receipt (or, if within such 180 day period the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries enter into contracts related to the reinvestment of such Net Cash Payments, such longer period not to exceed 365 days after the original date of receipt of such Net Cash Payments as is contemplated by such contracts) (such date, the “Reinvestment Date”) into replacement assets or the repair of existing assets or other assets useful to the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) prepay the Loans hereunder (and provide Cash Collateral for L/C Obligations, if applicable, as specified in Section 2.05(d) and Section 2.14) as follows:
(A)within three (3) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of such Net Cash Payments, in an aggregate
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amount equal to 100% of the amount of such Net Cash Payments that the Borrower had indicated on the certificate delivered as hereinabove required that it did not intend to reinvest, or, with respect to any Net Cash Payments from such Disposition that the Borrower had indicated on the certificate delivered as hereinabove required that it intended to reinvest, on the Reinvestment Date to the extent of any such Net Cash Payments not so reinvested; and
(B)thereafter, quarterly, on the date of the delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01 of the financial statements for any quarterly fiscal period or fiscal year, to the extent the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash Payments during the quarterly fiscal period ending on the date of such financial statements in cash under deferred payment arrangements or Investments entered into or received in connection with any Disposition, an amount equal to (1) 100% of the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Payments minus (2) any transaction expenses associated with Dispositions and not previously deducted in the determination of Net Cash Payments plus (or minus, as the case may be) (3) any other adjustment received or paid by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the respective agreements giving rise to Dispositions and not previously taken into account in the determination of the Net Cash Payments.
Prepayments of Loans (and Cash Collateral for L/C Obligations) pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(ii) shall be effected in each case in the manner and to the extent specified in Section 2.05(d); provided that if at the time of any such Disposition an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not have the right to reinvest any Net Cash Payments from such Disposition and shall instead prepay the Loans with 100% of the amount of Net Cash Payments received from such Disposition; provided, further, that if the amount of such Net Cash Payments do not exceed $5,000,000 individually or $10,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Loans or reinvest such amount and shall be permitted to retain such Net Cash Payments.
(iii)Proceeds of Casualty Events. Upon the date that is 180 days following the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or, if within such 180 day period the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries enters into contracts related to the reinvestment of such Net Cash Payments, such longer period not to exceed 365 days after the original date of receipt of such Net Cash Payments as is contemplated by such contracts) of the proceeds of insurance, condemnation award or other compensation in respect of any Casualty Event affecting any property of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except to the extent Net Cash Payments from Casualty Events do not exceed $5,000,000 individually or $10,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans (and provide Cash Collateral for L/C Obligations as specified in Section 2.05(d) and Section 2.14), in an aggregate amount, if any, equal to 100% of the Net Cash Payments from such Casualty Event not theretofore applied or committed to be applied to the repair or replacement of such property or other assets useful to the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (it being understood that if Net Cash Payments committed to be applied are not in fact applied within 180 days after receipt
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thereof (or such longer period not to exceed 365 days after the original date of receipt of such Net Cash Payments as contemplated by contracts related to the reinvestment of such Net Cash Payments), then such Net Cash Payments shall be applied to the prepayment of Loans and cover for L/C Obligations as provided in this Section 2.05(c)(iii) at the expiration of such 180 day or 365 day period, as applicable), such prepayment to be effected in each case in the manner and to the extent specified in Section 2.05(d); provided that if at the time any Net Cash Payments from a Casualty Event are received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such Net Cash Payments may not be applied to the repair or replacement of any property and such Net Cash Payments shall be applied instead to prepay the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Payments.
(iv)Revolving Outstandings. If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Borrowings (together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon) and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(iv) unless, after the prepayment of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time.
(v)GCP Term Loan Amount. In the event that the 2023 Convertible Notes Conversion Date occurs with respect to a portion of, but not all of, the 2023 Convertible Notes, then on September 12, 2024, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to the GCP Term Loan Amount on such date (together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon).
(d)Application.
(i)In the event of any mandatory prepayment of Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(c), the proceeds shall be applied as follows (it being understood that (x) any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i)(B) or Section 2.05(c)(v) shall only be applied to the Term Loans in accordance with such Section 2.05(c)(i)(B) or such Section 2.05(c)(v), as applicable and (y) any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(iv) shall only be applied to the Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations and the Borrower shall only be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as described therein):
(A)first, if such prepayment pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) (iii) or
(v) of Section 2.05(c) is made at a time when any Term Loans remain outstanding, such prepayment shall be applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans, to be shared and applied ratably among the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Term Percentage in inverse order of maturity (with no reduction of Commitments, except as provided in Section 2.06(b)(i));
(B)second, to the extent that a repayment of Swingline Loans shall at such time be required pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or 2.05(c)(iv), to the repayment of Swingline Loans, but only to such extent (with no reduction in the Commitments);
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(C)third, to the extent that Total Revolving Exposure of all Revolving Lenders shall at such time exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, such prepayment shall be applied to the repayment of Revolving Loans to be shared and applied ratably among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Percentage (with no reduction in the Commitments); and
(D)fourth, such prepayment shall be applied to prepay Revolving Loans and outstanding L/C Borrowings, and, thereafter, to provide Cash Collateral for L/C Obligations as specified in Section 2.14 in an amount equal to 102% of such L/C Obligations (with no reduction in the Commitments).
(ii)Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(c) shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans and then to Term SOFR Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under Section 2.05(c) shall be subject to Section 3.05, but otherwise without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid through the date of prepayment.
2.06Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
(a)Optional. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction,
(ii) any such partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an aggregate amount of
$5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) any such partial reduction of the Swingline Sublimit shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of
$100,000 in excess thereof, and (iv) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or (C) the Swingline Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swingline Loans would exceed the Swingline Sublimit. In addition, during the Availability Period in respect of the Term Facility, the Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent as set forth above, from time to time terminate (in whole or in part) the unused portion of the aggregate Term Commitments under the Term Facility. Any notice of termination of the Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit pursuant to this Section 2.06(a) may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
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(b)Mandatory.
(i)The aggregate Term Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced (A) on the date of any Term Borrowing by an amount equal to the principal amount of such Term Borrowing, and (B) to zero on the last day of the Availability Period for the Term Facility (after giving effect to any Term Borrowing made on such day). In addition, the Term Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced in accordance with Section 2.05(c)(i)(B) on the relevant date and in an amount as described therein.
(ii)If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of Revolving Commitments under this Section 2.06, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swingline Sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the last day of the Availability Period for the Revolving Facility.
(c)Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees.
(i)The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Revolving Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, Swingline Sublimit or the Revolving Commitments under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be reduced by such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount of such reduction. All fees in respect of the Revolving Commitments accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
(ii)The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Term Lenders of any termination or reduction of the unused portion of the aggregate Term Commitments under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of the unused portion of the aggregate Term Commitments, the Term Commitment of each Term Lender shall be reduced by such Term Lender’s Applicable Term Percentage of the amount of such reduction. All fees in respect of the Term Commitments accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Term Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
2.07Repayment of Loans.
(a)Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Term Lenders, on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2023, the principal amount of outstanding Term Loans equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Term Loans that have been funded prior to the termination of the Term Commitment (which amounts shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05), unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 8.02; provided, however, that (i) the final principal repayment installment of the Term Loans shall be repaid on the Maturity Date for the Term Facility and in any event shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on such date, (ii) if
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any principal repayment installment to be made by the Borrower (other than principal repayment installments on Term SOFR Loans) shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be and (iii) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Borrower on a Term SOFR Loan shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such principal repayment installment into another calendar month, in which event such principal repayment installment shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day.
(b)Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Lenders, on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Facility, the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.
(c)Swingline Loans. The Borrower shall repay each Swingline Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is ten (10) Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Facility. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the Swingline Lender, the Borrower shall repay the outstanding Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender in an amount sufficient to eliminate any Fronting Exposure in respect of such Swingline Loans.
2.08Interest and Default Rate.
(a)Interest. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Term SOFR Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period from the applicable Borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; and (iii) each Swingline Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for the Revolving Facility. Subject to the applicable interest “floors”, to the extent that any calculation of interest or any fee required to be paid under this Agreement shall be based on (or result in) a calculation that is less than zero, such calculation shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
(b)Default Rate.
(i)If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (including upon an Event of Default under Section 8.01(g) or (h)), such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law.
(ii)If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (including upon an
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Event of Default under Section 8.01(g) or (h)), then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law; provided that upon occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(g) or (h) any such amount outstanding shall automatically bear additional interest at the Default Rate (without any request from the Required Lenders).
(iii)Accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this Section 2.08(b) (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c)Interest Payments. Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
2.09Fees. In addition to certain fees described in clauses (l), (m), (o) and (p) of Section 2.03:
(a)Revolving Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate for the “Commitment Fee” times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15. For the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Amount of Swingline Loans shall not be counted towards or considered usage of the Revolving Facility for purposes of determining the commitment fee. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period of the Revolving Facility, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period for the Revolving Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate for the “Commitment Fee” during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate for the “Commitment Fee” separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
(b)Term Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Term Lender in accordance with its Applicable Term Percentage, an unused fee equal to 0.75 % times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate of the Term Commitments exceed the Outstanding Amount of Term Loans, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15. The unused fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period of the Term Facility, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date
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and ending on the last day of the Availability Period for the Term Facility. The unused fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears.
(c)Other Fees.
(i)The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, for their own respective accounts, the fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letters. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever, except as set forth therein.
(ii)The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever, except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Borrower and such Lenders.
2.10Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate.
(a)Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base
Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Term SOFR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365 day year), interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one (1) day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b)Financial Statement Adjustments or Restatements. If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lenders determine that (i) the Total Net Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Total Net Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This clause (b) shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under any provision of this Agreement to payment of any Obligations hereunder at the Default Rate or under Article VIII. The Borrower’s obligations under this clause (b) shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
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2.11Evidence of Debt.
(a)Maintenance of Accounts. The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register in accordance with Section 11.06(c). The accounts or records maintained by each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations, in the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the Register, the Register shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(b)Maintenance of Records. In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.
2.12Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
(a)General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. Subject to Section 2.07(a) and as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
(b)(i) Funding by Lenders: Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent
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may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at
(A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the applicable Overnight Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”); (A) the Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (B) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (C) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Appropriate Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the applicable Overnight Rate.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this clause (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(c)Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in
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Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(d)Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Term Loans and Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 11.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c).
(e)Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
(f)Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (i) each Borrowing (other than Swingline Borrowings) shall be made from the Appropriate Lenders, each payment of fees under Section 2.09 and clauses (l), (m), (o) and (p) of Section 2.03 shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Commitments shall be applied to the respective Commitments of the Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments; (ii) each Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Commitments (in the case of the making of Revolving Loans or Term Loans) or their respective Loans that are to be included in such Borrowing (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (iii) each payment or prepayment of principal of Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans held by them; and (iv) each payment of interest on Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Appropriate Lenders.
(g)Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, L/C Borrowings, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, toward payment of principal and L/C Borrowings then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and L/C Borrowings then due to such parties.
2.13Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of (a) Obligations in respect of any of the Facilities due and payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations due and payable to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the
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other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all the Lenders at such time or (b) Obligations in respect of any of the Facilities owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all of the Lenders at such time, then, in each case under clauses (a) and (b) above, the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall
(A) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (B) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and sub-participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of Obligations in respect of the Facilities then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case may be, provided that:
(I)if any such participations or sub-participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or sub-participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(II)the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.14, or (C) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or sub-participations in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall apply).
Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under Applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.
2.14Cash Collateral.
(a)Obligation to Cash Collateralize. At any time there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one (1) Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize such L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount. Additionally, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time exceeds 102% of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, then within two (2)
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Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral for the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the amount by which the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit,
(b)Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as Collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.14(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer as herein provided or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to Section 2.15(a)(v), after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(v) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.
(c)Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.14 or Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.15 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, Swingline Loans, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Revolving Lender that is a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.
(d)Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following
(i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Revolving Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 11.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (A) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Loan Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents, and (B) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuers may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
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2.15Defaulting Lenders.
(a)Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:
(i)Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definitions of “Required Lenders”, “Required Class Lenders”, “Required Revolving Lenders” and “Required Term Lenders” and in Section 11.01.
(ii)Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuers or the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.14; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (A) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (B) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.14; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise as may be required under the Loan Documents in connection with any Lien conferred thereunder or directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(v). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid
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or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.15(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii)Certain Fees.
(A)Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) or 2.09(b) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender under the Revolving Facility or Term Facility, respectively (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B)Letter of Credit Fees. Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.14.
(C)Defaulting Lender Fees. With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (B) above, the Borrower shall (1) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (2) pay to the applicable L/C Issuer and the Swingline Lender the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s or Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and
(3) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv)Reallocation of Applicable Revolving Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment subject to Section 11.21, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
(v)Cash Collateral; Repayment of Swingline Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (a)(v) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under Applicable Law,
(A) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lender’s Fronting
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Exposure and (B) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.14.
(b)Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and, in the case of the Revolving Facility, the Swingline Lender and the L/C Issuers, agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with their Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
(c)New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit. So long as any Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan and (ii) no L/C Issuer shall be required to issue, extend, increase, reinstate or renew any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.
2.16Incremental Facilities.
(a)Request for Incremental Facilities. Provided there exists no Default or Event of Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time, request (i) an increase in the Revolving Commitments (an “Incremental Revolving Increase”) or (ii) an increase in the Term Facility (an “Incremental Term Facility,” and the loans thereunder, the “Incremental Term Loans” together with the Incremental Revolving Increase, each, an “Incremental Facility”), in each case, that are secured by a Lien on any or all of the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the Facilities, by an aggregate principal amount (when combined with all Incremental Facilities then in effect) not to exceed (A) $100,000,000 plus (B) additional amounts so long as the Total Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, assuming any Incremental Revolving Increase then outstanding is fully drawn and without netting the cash proceeds of any such Incremental Facility incurred on such date, does not exceed 3.50:1.00; provided that (i) no Lender shall be required to participate in any Incremental Facility, (ii) any such request for an Incremental Facility shall be in a minimum amount of
$25,000,000, and (iii) the Borrower may make a maximum of four (4) such requests.
(b)Lender Elections to Participate. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each applicable Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10)
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Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the applicable Lenders). Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to provide such Incremental Facility and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Percentage of such requested Incremental Facility. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to provide such Incremental Facility. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, this Section 2.16(b) shall not apply with respect to the first request for an Incremental Facility by the Borrower after the Closing Date if the Borrower specifies in such request that such Incremental Facility will be provided solely by the Specified New Lender.
(c)Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.16(b), the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, and with respect to any Incremental Revolving Increase, the L/C Issuers and the Swingline Lender (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld, and which approvals shall be deemed to have been given for purposes of the first Incremental Facility after the Closing Date (that is provided only by the Specified New Lender)), the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees (which, for purposes of the first Incremental Facility after the Closing Date shall be deemed to include the Specified New Lender) to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement (“New Lenders”) or an amendment to this Agreement, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d)Effective Date and Allocations. If an Incremental Facility is provided in accordance with this Section 2.16, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Incremental Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such Incremental Facility. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders and the New Lenders providing such Incremental Facility of the final allocation of such increase and the Incremental Effective Date, which shall be a date not less than ten (10) Business Days after the date on which the notice to request such Incremental Facility is delivered to the Administrative Agent.