8-K

 

 

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): August 20, 2013 (August 20, 2013)

 

 

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-25346   47-0772104

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3520 Kraft Rd, Suite 300

Naples, FL 34105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (239) 403-4600

N/A

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Senior Notes Offering

On August 20, 2013, ACI Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”), completed its previously-announced offering of $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) at an issue price of 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from August 20, 2013, in a private placement for resale to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 20, 2013 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors listed therein, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by each of the Company’s subsidiaries that guarantees its credit facility (as defined below).

The Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.375% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on August 15 and February 15 of each year, commencing on February 15, 2014. Interest will accrue from August 20, 2013. The Notes will mature on August 15, 2020.

The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time prior to August 15, 2016, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date, plus a “make-whole” premium set forth in the Indenture. On or after August 15, 2016, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. In certain circumstances, if the Company experiences a change of control (as described in the Indenture), it must offer to repurchase the Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of repurchase. In addition, at any time prior to August 15, 2016, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the Notes with the proceeds of certain sales of the Company’s equity securities at 106.375% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date, if at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes initially issued under the Indenture remains outstanding after such redemption and notice of redemption is mailed within 120 days after the date of the closing of such equity offering.

The Indenture contains covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of the Company and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional debt or issue preferred stock; pay dividends or make other distributions on, redeem or repurchase capital stock, or make investments or other restricted payments; create liens on assets; agree to payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries; dispose of assets or issue stock of restricted subsidiaries; enter into transactions with affiliates; and effect a consolidation or merger or sell all, or substantially all, of our assets. Each of these covenants is subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. Further, certain of these covenants will cease to apply at all times after the date on which the Notes receive investment grade ratings from either Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc. (“S&P”), provided no default or event of default under the Indenture exists at that time. Such terminated covenants will be reinstated if the Notes lose their investment grade ratings from either Moody’s or S&P.

The Indenture provides for customary events of default, including: failure to make required payments; failure to comply with certain agreements or covenants; failure to pay, or acceleration of, certain other material debt; and certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency. An event of default under the Indenture will allow either the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes to accelerate, or in certain cases, will automatically cause the acceleration of, the amounts due under the Notes.

The net proceeds of the offering of the Notes are being used to repay the outstanding amount under the revolving portion of the credit facility (as defined below), for general corporate purposes and to pay related fees and expenses.

The foregoing descriptions of the Indenture and the Notes are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Indenture and the form of Notes, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.


Amendment to Credit Facility

As previously disclosed, on November 10, 2011, the Company entered into a credit agreement (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”) with each of the lenders named therein, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, RBS Citizens, N.A., Sovereign Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book- Running Managers, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender, governing the Company’s senior secured credit facility (the “credit facility”). On August 20, 2013, upon the consummation of the offering of the Notes, the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”), dated August 20, 2013, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders under the credit facility party thereto, became effective. Certain of the initial purchasers that purchased Notes in the offering of the Notes, or their affiliates, are lenders and/or agents under the credit facility, and accordingly received a portion of the proceeds of the offering of the Notes.

The Fourth Amendment, among other things, extends the maturity date of the loans under the credit facility to August 20, 2018, and increases the amount the Company may request for optional incremental term loans and/or increases in the revolving commitment from $200.0 million to $300.0 million.

Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, the outstanding term loans under the credit facility (collectively, the “Initial Term Loans”) will be aggregated and the outstanding amounts of the Initial Term Loans will amortize on a revised quarterly schedule.

The Credit Agreement, as amended by the Fourth Amendment, requires that, among other things, at any time that loans or letters of credit are outstanding, the Company maintains:

 

   

a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio of (i) 4.00:1.00 through the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2014 and (ii) 3.75:1.00 thereafter, in each case, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter;

 

   

until the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2014, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.65:1.00, from the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2014 to the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2015, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.50:1.00, and from the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2015 and thereafter, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.30:1.00, in each case, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter; and

 

   

a consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio no greater than or equal to 3.00:1.00, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter.

The foregoing description of the Fourth Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Fourth Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1, and is 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 information contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

4.1    Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2013, among the ACI Worldwide, Inc., the guarantors listed therein, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee.
4.2    Form of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1).
10.1    Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated August 20, 2013, by and among ACI Worldwide, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders that are party thereto.


SIGNATURES

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

Date: August 20, 2013

 

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
By:   /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
Name:   Dennis P. Byrnes
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

4.1    Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2013, among the ACI Worldwide, Inc., the guarantors listed therein, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee.
4.2    Form of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1).
10.1    Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated August 20, 2013, by and among ACI Worldwide, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders that are party thereto.
EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.,

as the Company,

the Guarantors party hereto

and

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 

 

Indenture

Dated as of August 20, 2013

 

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2020

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
ARTICLE 1   
DEFINITIONS   
Section 1.01.    Definitions      1   
Section 1.02.    Rules of Construction      20   
ARTICLE 2   
THE NOTES   
Section 2.01.    Form, Dating and Denominations; Legends      21   
Section 2.02.    Execution and Authentication; Exchange Notes; Additional Notes      21   
Section 2.03.    Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent; Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust      22   
Section 2.04.    Replacement Notes      22   
Section 2.05.    Outstanding Notes      23   
Section 2.06.    Temporary Notes      23   
Section 2.07.    Cancellation      23   
Section 2.08.    CUSIP      24   
Section 2.09.    Registration, Transfer and Exchange      24   
Section 2.10.    Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange      25   
ARTICLE 3   
REDEMPTION; OFFER TO PURCHASE   
Section 3.01.    Optional Redemption      27   
Section 3.02.    Redemption with Proceeds of Equity Offering      27   
Section 3.03.    Method and Effect of Redemption      27   
Section 3.04.    Offer to Purchase      28   
ARTICLE 4   
COVENANTS   
Section 4.01.    Payment of Notes      30   
Section 4.02.    Maintenance of Office or Agency      30   
Section 4.03.    Existence      30   
Section 4.04.    Payment of Taxes and Other Claims      31   
Section 4.05.    Maintenance of Properties      31   
Section 4.06.    Limitation on Debt and Disqualified or Preferred Stock      31   
Section 4.07.    Limitation on Restricted Payments      34   
Section 4.08.    Limitation on Liens      36   
Section 4.09.    [Reserved]      37   
Section 4.10.    Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries      37   
Section 4.11.    Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries      38   
Section 4.12.    Repurchase of Notes Upon a Change of Control      38   

 

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Section 4.13.    Limitation on Asset Sales      39   
Section 4.14.    Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates      40   
Section 4.15.    Line of Business      41   
Section 4.16.    [Reserved]      41   
Section 4.17.    Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries      41   
Section 4.18.    Financial Reports      43   
Section 4.19.    Reports to Trustee      43   
Section 4.20.    Covenant Suspension      43   
ARTICLE 5   
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS   
Section 5.01.    Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets by the Company; No Lease of All or Substantially All Assets      45   
Section 5.02.    Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets by a Guarantor      46   
ARTICLE 6   
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES   
Section 6.01.    Events of Default      46   
Section 6.02.    Acceleration      47   
Section 6.03.    Other Remedies      47   
Section 6.04.    Waiver of Past Defaults      48   
Section 6.05.    Control by Majority      48   
Section 6.06.    Limitation on Suits      48   
Section 6.07.    Rights of Holders to Receive Payment      48   
Section 6.08.    Collection Suit by Trustee      48   
Section 6.09.    Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      48   
Section 6.10.    Priorities      49   
Section 6.11.    Restoration of Rights and Remedies      49   
Section 6.12.    Undertaking for Costs      49   
Section 6.13.    Rights and Remedies Cumulative      49   
Section 6.14.    Delay or Omission Not Waiver      49   
Section 6.15.    Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws      49   
ARTICLE 7   
THE TRUSTEE   
Section 7.01.    General      50   
Section 7.02.    Certain Rights of Trustee      50   
Section 7.03.    Individual Rights of Trustee      51   
Section 7.04.    Trustee’s Disclaimer      51   
Section 7.05.    Notice of Default      51   
Section 7.06.    Reports by Trustee to Holders      51   
Section 7.07.    Compensation And Indemnity      51   
Section 7.08.    Replacement of Trustee      52   
Section 7.09.    Successor Trustee by Merger      53   
Section 7.10.    Eligibility      53   
Section 7.11.    Money Held in Trust      53   

 

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ARTICLE 8   
DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE   
Section 8.01.    Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      53   
Section 8.02.    Legal Defeasance and Discharge      53   
Section 8.03.    Covenant Defeasance      54   
Section 8.04.    Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance      54   
Section 8.05.    Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions      55   
Section 8.06.    Repayment to Company      55   
Section 8.07.    Reinstatement      55   
ARTICLE 9   
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS   
Section 9.01.    Amendments Without Consent of Holders      56   
Section 9.02.    Amendments With Consent of Holders      56   
Section 9.03.    Effect of Consent      57   
Section 9.04.    Trustee’s Rights and Obligations      57   
Section 9.05.    Payments for Consents      58   
ARTICLE 10   
GUARANTEES   
Section 10.01.    The Guarantees      58   
Section 10.02.    Guarantee Unconditional      58   
Section 10.03.    Discharge; Reinstatement      58   
Section 10.04.    Waiver by the Guarantors      59   
Section 10.05.    Subrogation and Contribution      59   
Section 10.06.    Stay of Acceleration      59   
Section 10.07.    Limitation on Amount of Guarantee      59   
Section 10.08.    Execution and Delivery of Guarantee      59   
Section 10.09.    Release of Guarantee      59   
Section 10.10.    Contribution      60   
ARTICLE 11   
MISCELLANEOUS   
Section 11.01.    Noteholder Communications; Noteholder Actions      60   
Section 11.02.    Notices      60   
Section 11.03.    Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent      61   
Section 11.04.    Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion      61   
Section 11.05.    Payment Date Other Than a Business Day      62   
Section 11.06.    Governing Law      62   
Section 11.07.    No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements      62   
Section 11.08.    Successors      62   
Section 11.09.    Duplicate Originals      62   
Section 11.10.    Separability      62   
Section 11.11.    Table of Contents and Headings      62   
Section 11.12.    No Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees, Incorporators, Members and Stockholders      62   

 

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EXHIBITS

    
EXHIBIT A    Form of Note
EXHIBIT B    Form of Supplemental Indenture
EXHIBIT C    Restricted Legend
EXHIBIT D    DTC Legend
EXHIBIT E    Regulation S Certificate
EXHIBIT F    Rule 144A Certificate

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of August 20, 2013, among ACI WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Guarantors party hereto and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee (the “Trustee”).

RECITALS

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020, and, if and when issued, any Additional Notes (the “Notes”). All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done, and the Company has done all things necessary to make the Notes (in the case of the Additional Notes, when duly authorized), when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations of the Company as hereinafter provided.

In addition, the Guarantors party hereto have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture as guarantors of the Notes. All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of each Guarantor, in accordance with its terms, have been done, and each Guarantor has done all things necessary to make the Note Guarantees, when the Notes are executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations of such Guarantor as hereinafter provided.

THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the parties hereto covenant and agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions.

Acquired Debt” means Debt of a Person existing at the time the Person merges with or into or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and not Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, the Person merging with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary.

Additional Notes” means any notes issued under this Indenture in addition to the Initial Notes, having the same terms in all respects as the Initial Notes other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue price and first payment of interest.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Authenticating Agent.

Agent Member” means a member of, or a participant in, the Depositary.

Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any note on any redemption date, as calculated by the Company, the greater of (1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such note; and (2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of such note on August 15, 2016 (as stated in the table appearing in Section 3.01), plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such note through August 15, 2016 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the principal amount of such note.


Asset Sale” means any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any assets by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction and including any sale or issuance of the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary (each of the above referred to as a “disposition”); provided that the following are not included in the definition of “Asset Sale”:

(1) a disposition to, between or among the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries, including the sale or issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) (a) the disposition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of (i) cash and cash management investments (including Cash Equivalents), (ii) the disposition of products, services, accounts receivable or other assets in the ordinary course of business, (iii) damaged, worn out or obsolete assets or (iv) rights granted to others pursuant to leases or licenses and (b) the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles and licenses, leases or subleases of other property in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(3) (a) the disposition or discount of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the compromise or collection thereof, or the conversion or exchange of accounts receivable for notes receivable or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings; (b) any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (c) the grant of, or realization on, Liens not prohibited by this Indenture; (d) the transfer of property or assets that is a surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind; and (e) the sale of disposition of any assets or property received as a result of a foreclosure or other similar proceeding or in connection with a transfer in lieu of a foreclosure by the Company or any of it Restricted Subsidiaries;

(4) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a manner permitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to this Indenture;

(5) a Restricted Payment permitted under Section 4.07 or a Permitted Investment;

(6) (a) the concurrent trade or exchange of assets between the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person including any cash or Cash Equivalents necessary in order to achieve an exchange of equivalent value; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.13 and must be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors to be necessary to achieve an exchange of equivalent value; and (b) dispositions of property or assets in connection with casualty or condemnation events or as part of a like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Code;

(7) the issuance of Disqualified or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4.06;

(8) (i) dispositions of Investments in joint ventures or strategic alliances, to the extent required by, or made pursuant to buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture or strategic alliance parties set forth in joint venture or alliance arrangements and similar binding arrangements; provided that the consideration received shall be in an amount at least equal to the Fair Market Value thereof; and (ii) sales, transfers or dispositions by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of non-strategic assets purchased as part of the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets consummated after the Issue Date and otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

(9) the unwinding of obligations under Hedging Agreements;

 

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(10) the disposition or sale of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

(11) any disposition in a transaction or series of related transactions of assets with a Fair Market Value of less than $25,000,000.

“Authenticating Agent refers to a Person engaged to authenticate the Notes in the stead of the Trustee.

Average Life” means, with respect to any Debt, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of (x) the number of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Debt and (y) the amount of such principal payment by (ii) the sum of all such principal payments.

“bankruptcy default has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01.

Board of Directors” means the board of directors or comparable governing body of the Company, or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on its behalf.

Board Resolution” means a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors that is certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and remains in full force and effect as of the date of its certification.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or a place of payment are authorized by law or other governmental action to be closed. If a payment date is a day other than a Business Day, payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.

Capital Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of any property which, in conformity with GAAP, is required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person.

Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares of stock of a corporation, partnership interests or other equivalent interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) in such Person’s equity, entitling the holder to receive a share of the profits and losses, and a distribution of assets, after liabilities, of such Person.

“Cash Equivalents means

(1) United States dollars, or money in other currencies received in the ordinary course of business,

(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) or certificates representing an ownership interest in U.S. Government Obligations with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition,

(3) (i) demand deposits, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposit with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition, (iii) bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition, and (iv) overnight bank deposits, in each case with any bank or trust company organized or licensed under the laws of the United States or any State thereof having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $500,000,000 whose short-term debt is rated “A-2” or higher by S&P or “P-2” or higher by Moody’s,

(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the type described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above,

 

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(5) commercial paper rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or “A-1” by S&P and maturing within one year after the date of acquisition,

(6) corporate notes and bonds, whose long-term credit rating is “A” or higher by S&P or “A-2” or higher by Moody’s,

(7) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-2” by Moody’s, and

(8) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which consist of investments of the type described in clauses (1) through (7) above.

In the case of any Foreign Subsidiary or investments made in a country outside the United States, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (8) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (1) through (8) and in this paragraph.

“Certificated Note means a Note in registered individual form without interest coupons.

“Change of Control” means:

(1) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to another Person, unless holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company, immediately prior to such transaction, hold securities of the surviving or transferee Person that represent, immediately after such transaction, at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person;

(2) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company; or

(3) during any period of twelve consecutive months, individuals who on the Issue Date constituted the Board of Directors, together with any new directors whose election by the Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company was approved by a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors then in office.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any holding company that directly or indirectly owns 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company and whose only significant asset is Equity Interests of the Company shall not itself be deemed to be a “person” for purposes of clause (2) above, such that the beneficial owners of such holding company shall be the beneficial owners of the Company’s Voting Stock for purposes of clause (2) above.

“Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Commission means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Common Stock” means Capital Stock not entitled to any preference on dividends or distributions, upon liquidation or otherwise.

Company” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor obligor under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Article 5.

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP, provided that the following (without duplication) will be excluded in computing Consolidated Net Income:

(1) the net income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent of the dividends or other distributions actually paid in cash to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (subject to clause (3) below) by such Person during such period;

(2) any net income (or loss) of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests transaction for any period prior to the date of such acquisition;

(3) the net income (but not loss) of any non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary of such net income would not have been permitted for the relevant period by charter or by any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary;

(4) any net after-tax gains or losses attributable to Asset Sales (less all fees and expenses relating thereto);

(5) any net after-tax extraordinary or non-recurring gains or losses;

(6) any non-cash compensation expense realized for grants of equity, performance shares, stock options or other rights of officers, directors or employees; and

(7) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles.

In calculating the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Unrestricted Subsidiaries will be treated as if accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

Consolidated Total Net Debt” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Debt for borrowed money, Purchase Money Debt, and Capital Leases of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or, if higher, the par value or stated face amount of all such Debt (other than zero coupon Debt)) determined on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP, minus the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents included in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date.

Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee is principally administered, which at the date of this Indenture is located at Wilmington Trust, National Association, Suite 2 R, 166 Mercer Street, New York, New York, 10012.

Credit Facilities” means that certain credit agreement dated November 10, 2011(as amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among the Company, each of the lenders named therein, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, RBS Citizens, N.A., Sovereign Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book-Running Managers, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender, together with any related documents, any notes and letters of credit issued pursuant thereto and any guarantee and collateral agreements, mortgages or letter of credit applications and other guarantees, pledge agreements, security agreements and collateral documents, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, substituted increased or extended from time to time (whether in whole or in part, whether with the original banks, lenders or institutions or other banks, lenders or institutions or otherwise, and whether provided under one or more other credit agreements, indentures (including this Indenture), securities issuances, financing agreements or otherwise).

 

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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Credit Facilities” shall include any agreement (i) changing the maturity of any Debt Incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby, (ii) adding Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder, (iii) increasing the amount of Debt Incurred thereunder or available to be borrowed thereunder or (iv) otherwise altering the terms and conditions thereof.

Debt” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication,

(1) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;

(2) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

(3) all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments (other than obligations with respect to such instruments securing obligations (other than obligations described in (1) and (2) above or (5) below) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person) due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed;

(4) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property or services which are recorded as liabilities under GAAP, excluding trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business;

(5) indebtedness of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases;

(6) indebtedness of other Persons Guaranteed by such Person to the extent so Guaranteed;

(7) all Debt of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person;

(8) net obligations of such Person under Hedging Agreements; and

(9) all Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit, Hedging Obligations and items referred to in clauses (6), (7) and (8)) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The amount of Debt of any Person will be deemed to be:

(A) with respect to contingent obligations, the maximum liability upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation;

(B) with respect to Debt secured by a Lien on an asset of such Person but not otherwise the obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person, the lesser of (x) the Fair Market Value of such asset on the date the Lien attached and (y) the amount of such Debt;

(C) with respect to any Debt issued with original issue discount, the principal amount of such Debt less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Debt at the date of determination;

(D) with respect to any Hedging Agreement, the net amount payable if such Hedging Agreement terminated at that time due to default by such Person;

 

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(E) with respect to Disqualified Equity Interests, the amount equal to the maximum amount payable upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and

(F) otherwise, the outstanding principal amount thereof.

Default” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

Depositary” means the depositary of each Global Note, which will initially be DTC.

Designated Noncash Consideration” means any non-cash consideration received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, which Officer’s Certificate shall set forth the Fair Market Value of such Designated Noncash Consideration and the basis for determining such Fair Market Value.

Disqualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests that by their terms or upon the happening of any event are

(1) required to be redeemed or redeemable at the option of the holder prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes for consideration other than Qualified Equity Interests, or

(2) convertible at the option of the holder into Disqualified Equity Interests or exchangeable for Debt;

provided that Equity Interests will not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because of provisions giving holders thereof the right to require repurchase or redemption upon an “asset sale” or “change of control” occurring prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes if the terms of such Disqualified Equity Interests provide that the Company or applicable Restricted Subsidiary may not repurchase or redeem any such Disqualified Equity Interests pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.07.

Disqualified Stock” means Capital Stock constituting Disqualified Equity Interests.

Disregarded Foreign Entity” means any Foreign Subsidiary that is disregarded as an entity separate from the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary formed under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation, and its successors.

DTC Legend” means the legend set forth in Exhibit D.

EBITDA” means, for any period,

(1) Consolidated Net Income, plus

(2) Interest Expense, to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, plus

(3) to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP:

(A) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including federal, foreign and state income, franchise, and similar taxes based on income, profits or capital paid or accrued during such period (including in respect of repatriated funds); plus

 

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(B) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and impairment charges; plus

(C) losses (or minus any gains) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any asset that is not sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business and any loss (or minus any gain) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interest of any Person; plus

(D) any losses from an early extinguishment of Debt; plus

(E) extraordinary or non-recurring charges, expenses or losses; plus

(F) all other non-cash charges, non-cash expenses or non-cash losses in such period (excluding any such item that is non-cash during such period but the subject of a cash payment in a prior or future period); plus

(G) non-cash compensation expenses from equity based compensation, including, without limitation, stock, options to purchase stock and stock appreciation rights issued to the management, employees or board members of the Company; plus

(H) any impairment charges, write-off, depreciation or amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP and any other non-cash charges resulting from purchase accounting; plus

(I) any reduction in revenue resulting from the purchase accounting effects of adjustments to deferred revenue in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of any acquisition consummated prior to the Issue Date or any acquisition consummated following the Issue Date and otherwise permitted by this Indenture; plus

(J) any unrealized losses (or minus any unrealized gains) in respect of Hedging Agreements; plus

(K) fees, costs and expenses payable by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions, completed acquisitions as summarized in the offering memorandum relating to the Initial Notes under the heading “Business,” and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any acquisition or Investment consummated following the Issue Date and otherwise permitted by this Indenture, issuances or incurrence of Debt, disposition of assets, issuances of Equity Interests or refinancing transactions and modifications of instruments of Debt; plus

(L) to the extent covered by insurance, expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruptions; plus

(M) to the extent actually reimbursed, expenses Incurred to the extent covered by indemnification provisions in any agreement in connection with an Investment or acquisition; minus

(4) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such item that is non-cash during such period but the subject of a cash payment in a prior or future period).

Equity Interests” means all Capital Stock and all warrants or options with respect to, or other rights to purchase, Capital Stock, but excluding Debt convertible into equity.

 

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Equity Offering” means a primary public offering or private placement, after the Issue Date, of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company.

Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01.

Excess Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.13.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds from (1) contributions to its common equity capital and (2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Company) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company, in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate delivered by the Company on the date such capital contributions are made or the date such equity interests are sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation set forth in

Section 4.07(a)(3).

Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, or controller of the Company or the board of directors of the Restricted Subsidiary with respect to valuations not in excess of $10,000,000 or determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or the Restricted Subsidiary with respect to valuations equal to or in excess of $10,000,000, as applicable, which determination will be conclusive (unless otherwise provided in this Indenture).

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, on any date (the “transaction date”), the ratio of:

(x) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters immediately prior to the transaction date for which internal financial statements are available (the “reference period”) to

(y) the aggregate Fixed Charges during such reference period.

In making the foregoing calculation and other pro forma calculations under this Indenture, the following adjustments shall be made (“pro forma basis” or “pro forma effect”):

(1) Incurrence of Debt. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred any Debt since the beginning of the reference period that remains outstanding on the transaction date or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or other ratio or pro forma calculation under this Indenture is an Incurrence of Debt, EBITDA and Interest Expense for the reference period will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Debt as if such Debt had been Incurred on the first day of the reference period (except that in making such computation, the amount of Debt under any revolving credit facility outstanding on the date of such calculation will be deemed to be (i) the average daily balance of such Debt during such four fiscal quarters or such shorter period for which such facility was outstanding or (ii) if such facility was created after the end of such four fiscal quarters, the average daily balance of such Debt during the period from the date of creation of such facility to the date of such calculation) and the discharge or repayment of any other Debt repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged with the proceeds of such new Debt as if such discharge or repayment had occurred on the first day of the reference period; provided, however, that any pro forma calculation made for purposes of Incurring Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Debt or for purposes of calculating the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio or Net Leverage Ratio may be made immediately prior to giving effect to any Permitted Debt Incurred on such determination date (including the use of proceeds thereof);

(2) Discharge of Debt. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged any Debt since the beginning of the period that is no longer outstanding on the transaction date or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or other ratio or pro forma calculation under this Indenture involves a discharge of Debt (in each case other than Debt Incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such Debt has been permanently repaid and the related commitment terminated), EBITDA and Interest Expense for the reference period will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such repayment, repurchase, defeasance or other discharge of such Debt, including with the proceeds of such new Debt, as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of the reference period;

 

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(3) Sales. If since the beginning of the reference period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will have made any asset sale or disposed of any company, division, operating unit, segment, business, group of related assets or line of business, designated a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or other ratio or pro forma calculation under this Indenture is such an asset sale: (a) the EBITDA for the reference period will be reduced by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if positive) directly attributable to the assets which are the subject of such disposition for the reference period or increased by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if negative) directly attributable thereto for the reference period; and (b) Interest Expense for the reference period will be reduced by an amount equal to the Interest Expense directly attributable to any Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged (including, but not limited to, through the assumption of such Debt by another Person if the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Debt after the assumption thereof) with respect to the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition for the reference period (or, if the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold, the Interest Expense for the reference period directly attributable to the Debt of such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Debt after such sale);

(4) Purchases. If since the beginning of the reference period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger or otherwise) will have made an Investment in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into the Company) or an acquisition of assets or designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, including any acquisition of assets occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, which constitutes all or substantially all of a company, division, operating unit, segment, business, group of related assets or line of business, EBITDA and Interest Expense for the reference period will be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including the Incurrence of any Debt) as if such Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of the reference period; and

(5) Adjustments for Acquired Person. If since the beginning of the reference period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of the reference period) will have Incurred any Debt or discharged any Debt, made any Asset Sale or any Investment or acquisition of assets that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (3) or (4) above if made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary during the reference period, EBITDA and Interest Expense for the reference period will be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such transaction occurred on the first day of the reference period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any calculation under this definition, the pro forma calculations will be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company and shall include, with respect to any period in the case of sales, Investments or acquisitions referred to above, the net reduction in costs and cost savings projected by the Company to be have been realized or are reasonably anticipated to be realized in good faith with respect to such sale, Investment or acquisition within twelve months of the date thereof and that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, as if all such reductions in costs and cost savings had been effected as of the beginning of such period, decreased by any incremental expenses incurred or to be incurred during such four-quarter period in order to achieve such reduction in costs, as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee that outlines the specific actions taken or to be taken and the net reduction in costs achieved or to be achieved from each such action. If any Debt bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on such Debt will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the transaction date had been the applicable rate for the entire reference period (taking into account any Hedging Agreement applicable to such Debt if such Hedging Agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months). If any Debt that is being given pro forma effect bears an interest rate at the option of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, the interest rate shall be calculated by applying such optional rate chosen by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary. Interest on the amount of liability in respect of a Capital Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such liability in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Debt” means Debt Incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(a).

Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of:

(1) Interest Expense for such period; and

(2) the product of:

(x) cash and non-cash dividends paid, declared, accrued or accumulated on any Disqualified Equity Interests or Preferred Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, except for dividends payable in the Company’s Qualified Equity Interests or paid to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary, and

(y) a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the sum of the currently effective combined Federal, state, local and foreign tax rate applicable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd. and its successors.

Foreign Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect on the Issue Date, including, without limitation, those accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession (provided that for purposes of calculating Restricted Payment capacity, Consolidated Net Income for periods prior to the Issue Date shall be based on such accounting principles as in effect at the time the related financial statements were issued).

Global Note” means a Note in registered global form without interest coupons.

Guarantee” means any guarantee, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly of Debt of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); provided that the term “Guarantee” does not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantor” means (i) each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in existence on the Issue Date, (ii) Applied Communications Inc. U.K. Holding Limited and (iii) each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary and Disregarded Foreign Entity that executes a supplemental indenture in accordance with the terms of this Indenture providing for the guarantee of the payment of the Notes, or any successor obligor under its Note Guarantee pursuant to Article 5, in each case unless and until such Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee pursuant to this Indenture.

Hedging Agreement” means (i) any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement or other agreement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or (ii) any foreign exchange forward contract, currency swap agreement or other agreement designed to protect against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

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Incur” means, with respect to any Debt or Capital Stock, to incur, create, issue, assume or Guarantee such Debt or Capital Stock. If any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary on any date after the date of this Indenture (including by redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or failure of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to meet the qualifications necessary to remain an Unrestricted Subsidiary), the Debt of such Person outstanding on such date will be deemed to have been Incurred by such Person on such date for purposes of Section 4.06, but will not be considered the sale or issuance of Equity Interests for purposes of Section 4.13. The accretion of original issue discount or payment of interest or dividends in kind and the obligation to pay a premium in respect of Debt arising in connection with the issuance of a notice of redemption or making of a mandatory Offer to Purchase such Debt will not be considered an Incurrence of Debt.

Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Initial Notes” means the Notes issued on the Issue Date.

Initial Purchasers” means the initial purchasers party to a purchase agreement with the Company relating to the sale of the Initial Notes or any Additional Notes by the Company.

Interest Expense” means, for any period, the consolidated interest expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus, to the extent not included in such consolidated interest expense, and to the extent incurred, accrued or payable by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, without duplication, (i) amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs (provided that any amortization of bond premium will be credited to reduce Interest Expense unless, pursuant to GAAP, such amortization of bond premium has otherwise reduced Interest Expense and provided, further, that amortization of deferred and other financing fees and expenses and gains or losses relating to debt modifications and extinguishments will be excluded from the calculation of Interest Expense), (ii) capitalized interest (but excluding interest accruing with respect to tax liabilities (whether or not contingent)), (iii) non-cash interest expense (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of hedging obligations and other derivative instruments), (iv) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and (v) any of the above expenses with respect to Debt of another Person Guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Interest Expense shall not include annual agency fees paid to the administrative agent under Credit Facilities.

Interest Payment Date” means each February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2014.

Investment” means:

(1) any direct or indirect advance, loan or other extension of credit to another Person,

(2) any capital contribution to another Person, by means of any transfer of cash or other property or in any other form (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit, advances and deposits, in each case in the ordinary course of business),

(3) any purchase or acquisition of Equity Interests, bonds, notes or other Debt, or other instruments or securities issued by another Person, including the receipt of any of the above as consideration for the disposition of assets or rendering of services, or

(4) any Guarantee of any obligation of another Person.

If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (x) sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary so that, after giving effect to that sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company, or (y) designates any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture (including, without limitation, Section 4.17), all remaining Investments of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such Person shall be deemed to have been made at such time. For all purposes of this Indenture, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested on the date of such Investment, without any adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

 

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Investment Grade Rating” means for Moody’s, a rating equal to or higher than “Baa3” (or equivalent), for S&P, a rating equal to or higher than “BBB-” (or equivalent) and for any other Rating Agency the equivalent to either of the foregoing.

Issue Date” means the date on which the Initial Notes are originally issued under this Indenture.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement).

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds of such Asset Sale in the form of cash (including (i) payments in respect of deferred payment obligations to the extent corresponding to principal, but not interest, when received in the form of cash, and (ii) proceeds from the conversion of other consideration received when converted to cash), net of

(1) brokerage commissions and other fees and expenses related to such Asset Sale, including fees and expenses of counsel, accountants and investment bankers;

(2) provisions for taxes as a result of such Asset Sale without regard to the consolidated results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;

(3) payments required to be made to holders of minority interests in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Sale or to repay Debt outstanding at the time of such Asset Sale that is secured by a Lien on the property or assets sold; and

(4) appropriate amounts to be provided as a reserve against liabilities associated with such Asset Sale, with any subsequent reduction of the reserve other than by payments made and charged against the reserved amount to be deemed a receipt of cash.

Net Leverage Ratio” means, on any date (the “transaction date”), the ratio, determined on a pro forma basis, of (x) Consolidated Total Net Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to (y) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters immediately prior to the transaction date for which internal financial statements are available (the “reference period”). The Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”

Non-U.S. Person” means a Person that is not a U.S. person, as defined in Regulation S.

Non-Recourse Debt” means Debt as to which (i) neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary provides any Guarantee and as to which the holders of such Debt do not otherwise have recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) no default thereunder would, as such, constitute a default under any Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Notes” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Note Guarantee” means the guarantee of the Notes by a Guarantor pursuant to this Indenture.

Obligations” means, with respect to any Debt, all obligations (whether in existence on the Issue Date or arising afterwards, absolute or contingent, direct or indirect) for or in respect of principal (when due, upon acceleration, upon redemption, upon mandatory repayment or repurchase pursuant to a mandatory offer to purchase, or otherwise), premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursement and other amounts payable and liabilities with respect to such Debt.

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Officer” means any of the following with respect to any specified Person: the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, the General Counsel, any Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or the Assistant Secretary of such Person.

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed in the name of the Company by one Officer.

Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed in the name of the Company by (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel or any Vice President and (ii) one additional Officer.

Offshore Global Note” means a Global Note representing Notes issued and sold pursuant to Regulation S.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company and who is satisfactory to the Trustee.

Paying Agent” refers to a Person engaged to perform the obligations of the Trustee in respect of payments made or funds held hereunder in respect of the Notes.

Permitted Business” means any of the businesses in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the Issue Date, and any business reasonably related, incidental, complementary or ancillary thereto.

Permitted Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.06(b).

Permitted Investments” means:

(1) any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(2) any Investment in cash or Cash Equivalents;

(3) any Investment by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:

(A) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or

(B) such Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(4) Investments received as non-cash consideration in an Asset Sale made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.13;

(5) any Investment acquired solely in exchange for Qualified Equity Interests of the Company;

(6) Investments represented by obligations contained in Hedging Agreements otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

(7) (i) receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Cash Equivalents or other cash management investments or liquid or portfolio securities pledged as collateral pursuant to clause (4) of the definition of “Permitted Liens, (iii) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) any Investment” received in compromise or settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business, or by reason of a composition or readjustment of debts or reorganization of another Person, or in satisfaction of claims or judgments, whether from litigation or arbitration, or as a result of a foreclosure;

 

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(8) loans or advances related to payroll, travel and similar purposes to, or Guarantees issued to support the obligations of, officers, directors and employees, and other reasonable fees, compensation, benefits and indemnities paid or entered into by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to or with officers, directors or employees of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(9) trade receivables and similar extensions of credit to customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(10) any Investment in existence on the Issue Date, and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof; provided that with respect to such modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof the amount of the original Investment is not increased except as otherwise permitted under Section 4.07;

(11) repurchases of the Notes (including Note Guarantees);

(12) the provision of services to customers, joint ventures in which the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether by way of Capital Stock or otherwise), strategic alliances or Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(13) Guarantees (i) to insurers required in connection with worker’s compensation and other insurance coverage arranged in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) to third parties to the extent that such Guarantees are incurred pursuant to clause (13) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”;

(14) loans or advances to employees or directors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, the proceeds of which are used to purchase Equity Interests of the Company, in an aggregate amount not in excess of $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

(15) Investments in any Person (including Unrestricted Subsidiaries and joint ventures or strategic alliances) in an aggregate amount, taken together with all other Investments made in reliance on this clause, not to exceed the greater of (i) $150,000,000 and (ii) 7.50% of Total Assets at such time (in each case net of, with respect to the Investment in any particular Person, the cash return thereon received after the Issue Date as a result of any sale for cash, repayment, redemption, liquidating distribution or other cash realization (not included in Consolidated Net Income), not to exceed the amount of Investments in such Person made after the Issue Date in reliance on this clause); and

(16) in addition to Investments listed above, Investments in Persons in an aggregate amount, taken together with all other Investments made in reliance on this clause, not to exceed the greater of $75,000,000 or 4.0% of Total Assets (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).

“Permitted Liens means:

(1) Liens existing on the Issue Date;

(2) Liens securing Obligations under or with respect to the Credit Facilities that have been incurred and are outstanding pursuant to clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Debt and Related Secured Obligations (including under Hedging Agreements);

(3) Liens securing Debt of the Company or any Guarantor other than permitted by another clause in this definition; provided, however, that at the time of Incurrence of such Debt under this clause (3) and after giving pro forma effect thereto (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 3.5 to 1.00;

 

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(4) pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts or leases, or to secure public or statutory obligations or regulatory authorizations or licenses, surety bonds, performance bonds, customs duties and the like (or reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit that secure the same), or for the payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(5) Liens imposed by law, such as landlords’, carriers’, vendors’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, or the nonpayment of which in the aggregate would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(6) Liens (a) in respect of taxes and other governmental assessments and charges which are not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; and (b) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in the ordinary course of business;

(7) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments, or performance bonds that encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptance, similar instruments or performance bonds and the proceeds thereof (but excluding judgment and similar Liens governed by clause (13) below);

(8) survey exceptions, ground leases, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property, that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

(9) licenses or leases or subleases or sublicenses as licensor, lessor or sublessor of any of its property, including intellectual property, in the ordinary course of business;

(10) customary Liens in favor of trustees and escrow agents, and netting and setoff rights, banker’s Liens and the like in favor of financial institutions and counterparties to financial obligations and instruments, including Hedging Agreements;

(11) Liens on (i) assets pursuant to merger agreements, stock or asset purchase agreements and similar agreements in respect of the disposition of such assets and (ii) Liens on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement;

(12) options, put and call arrangements, rights of first refusal and similar rights relating to Investments in joint ventures, partnerships and the like;

(13) judgment liens, and Liens securing appeal bonds or letters of credit issued in support of or in lieu of appeal bonds, so long as no Event of Default then exists under Section 6.01(6);

(14) Liens to secure Debt (including obligations under Capital Leases) permitted by Section 4.06(b)(8) covering only the assets acquired or financed with such Debt (and improvements or accessions thereto) and operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(15) Liens on property of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided such Liens were not created in contemplation thereof and do not extend to any other property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(16) Liens on property at the time the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries acquires such property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person; provided such Liens were not created in contemplation thereof and do not extend to any other property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(17) Liens securing Debt or other obligations of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or a Guarantor;

(18) any pledge of the Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to secure Debt of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent such pledge constitutes an Investment permitted under Section 4.07;

(19) extensions, renewals or replacements of any Liens referred to in clauses (1), (2), (3), (14), (15) or (16) in connection with the refinancing of the obligations secured thereby; provided that such Lien does not extend to any other property and, except as contemplated by the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Debt,” the amount secured by such Lien is not increased;

(20) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (but excluding judgment and similar Liens governed by clause (13) above);

(21) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(22) (i) banker’s Liens, rights of setoff and similar Liens with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more bank accounts in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Liens in the nature of the right of setoff in favor of counterparties to contractual agreements with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(23) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(24) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings;

(25) any encumbrances or restrictions (including put and call agreements) with respect to the Capital Stock of any joint venture agreed to by the holders of such Capital Stock;

(26) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(27) Liens securing obligations under any Hedging Agreement that are otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

(28) Liens in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary securing Debt permitted under Section 4.06;

(29) Liens on equipment of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries granted in the ordinary course of business;

(30) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business securing obligations not in excess of the greater of $15,000,000 and 1.0% of Total Assets, not securing Debt and not in the aggregate materially detracting from the value of the properties or their use in the operation of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(31) other Liens in an aggregate amount not exceeding the greater of $50,000,000 or 3.0% of Total Assets.

 

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Permitted Refinancing Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.06.

Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a joint venture, a joint-stock company, an association, a trust, an unincorporated organization or any other entity, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

Preferred Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all Capital Stock which is preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions or upon liquidation, over another class of Capital Stock of such Person.

principal” of any Debt means the principal amount of such Debt, (or if such Debt was issued with original issue discount, the face amount of such Debt less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Debt), together with, unless the context otherwise indicates, any premium then payable on such Debt.

pro forma basis” and “pro forma effect” have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”

Purchase Money Debt” means any Debt Incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets (including Capital Stock), and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets or the acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person owning such property or assets, or otherwise.

Qualified Equity Interests” means all Equity Interests of a Person other than Disqualified Equity Interests.

Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s and S&P and (2) if Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Company’s control, Fitch, unless at such time Fitch ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Company’s control, in which case another “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as the case may be.

reference period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Net Leverage Ratio.”

refinance” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.06.

Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09.

Registrar” means a Person engaged to maintain the Register.

Regular Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the February 1 or August 1 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

Regulation S” means Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Regulation S Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.

Related Secured Obligations” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect Obligations of such Person permitted to be secured by a Lien under the Credit Facilities in respect of any treasury, depository and cash management services, netting service and automated clearing house transfers of funds services, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection therewith.

 

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Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs similar functions or any other officer to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and, in each case, who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

Restricted Legend” means the legend set forth in Exhibit C.

Restricted Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.07.

Restricted Period” means the relevant 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

Rule 144A Certificate” means (i) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto or (ii) a written certification addressed to the Company and the Trustee to the effect that the Person making such certification (x) is acquiring such Note (or beneficial interest) for its own account or one or more accounts with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and each such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A, (y) is aware that the transfer to it or exchange, as applicable, is being made in reliance upon the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A, and (z) acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as it has requested pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) or has determined not to request such information.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc., and its successors.

Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio, determined on a pro forma basis, of (a) all Consolidated Total Net Debt that is secured by a Lien to (b) EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters ending on or most recently prior to such date for which internal financial statements are available. The Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”

Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.

Stated Maturity” means (i) with respect to any Debt, the date specified as the fixed date on which the final installment of principal of such Debt is due and payable or (ii) with respect to any scheduled installment of principal of or interest on any Debt, the date specified as the fixed date on which such installment is due and payable as set forth in the documentation governing such Debt, not including any contingent obligation to repay, redeem or repurchase prior to the regularly scheduled date for payment.

Subordinated Debt” means any Debt of the Company or any Guarantor which is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantee, as applicable, pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

Subsidiary” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by, or, in the case of a partnership, the sole general partner or the managing partner or the only general partners of which are, such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof). Unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company.

Total Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the balance sheet of the Company for the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided (or if not timely provided, required to be provided) pursuant to this Indenture, with such pro forma adjustments for transactions consummated on or prior to or simultaneously with the date of the calculation as are consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “pro forma basis.”

 

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Transaction Costs” means the fees, costs and expenses payable by the Company or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries on or before the Issue Date in connection with the Transactions.

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the issuance of the Initial Notes, (b) the use of proceeds therefrom, (c) the execution, delivery and effectiveness of the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Facilities and (d) the payment of the Transaction Costs.

Treasury Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to August 15, 2016; provided that if the period from the redemption date to August 15, 2016, is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect on the Issue Date.

Trustee” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor trustee under this Indenture pursuant to Article 7.

U.S. Global Note” means a Global Note that bears the Restricted Legend representing Notes issued and sold pursuant to Rule 144A.

U.S. Government Obligations” means obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or by any agent or instrumentality thereof, provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination has previously been designated, and continues to be, an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 4.17.

Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of such Person.

Wholly Owned” means, with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary, a Restricted Subsidiary all of the outstanding Common Stock of which (other than any director’s qualifying shares) is owned by the Company and one or more Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries (or a combination thereof).

Section 1.02. Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires or except as otherwise expressly provided,

(1) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(2) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Section, Article or other subdivision;

(3) all references to Sections or Articles or Exhibits refer to Sections or Articles or Exhibits of or to this Indenture unless otherwise indicated;

(4) references to agreements or instruments, or to statutes or regulations, are to such agreements or instruments, or statutes or regulations, as amended from time to time (or to successor statutes and regulations);

 

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(5) in the event that a transaction meets the criteria of more than one category of permitted transactions or listed exceptions the Company may classify such transaction as it, in its sole discretion, determines;

(6) “or” is not exclusive;

(7) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular; and

(8) “including” means including without limitation.

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

Section 2.01. Form, Dating and Denominations; Legends.

(a) The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A. The terms and provisions contained in the form of the Notes annexed as Exhibit A constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rules of national securities exchanges, agreements to which the Company or any Guarantor are subject, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes will be issuable in minimum denominations of $1,000 in principal amount and any multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this Section 2.01, Section 2.09(b)(4) or Section 2.10(b)(2), (b)(3), or (c), each Initial Note or Additional Note will bear the Restricted Legend.

(2) Each Global Note, whether or not an Initial Note or Additional Note, will bear the DTC Legend.

(3) Initial Notes and Additional Notes will be issued, subject to Section 2.09(b), in the form of one or more Global Notes.

(c) If the Company determines (upon the advice of counsel and such other certifications and evidence as the Company may reasonably require) that a Note is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor provision) and that the Restricted Legend is no longer necessary or appropriate in order to ensure that subsequent transfers of the Note (or a beneficial interest therein) are effected in compliance with the Securities Act, the Company may instruct the Trustee (by providing an Officers’ Certificate which includes such direction and an authentication order which complies with Section 2.02(c)) to cancel the Note and issue to the Holder thereof (or to its transferee) a new Note of like tenor and amount, registered in the name of the Holder thereof (or its transferee), that does not bear the Restricted Legend, and the Trustee will comply with such instruction.

(d) By its acceptance of any Note bearing the Restricted Legend (or any beneficial interest in such a Note), each Holder thereof and each owner of a beneficial interest therein acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note (and any such beneficial interest) set forth in this Indenture and in the Restricted Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Note (and any such beneficial interest) only in accordance with this Indenture and such legend.

Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication; Exchange Notes; Additional Notes.

(a) An Officer shall execute the Notes for the Company by facsimile or manual signature in the name and on behalf of the Company. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Note is authenticated, the Note will still be valid.

 

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(b) A Note will not be valid until the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note, with the signature conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

(c) At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication. The Trustee will authenticate and deliver:

(i) Initial Notes for original issue in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $300,000,000, and

(ii) Additional Notes from time to time for original issue in aggregate principal amounts specified by the Company;

provided that with respect to any Notes, prior to authenticating such Notes, the Company shall provide to the Trustee an authentication order specifying.

(A) the amount of Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated,

(B) whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes or Additional Notes,

(C) in the case of Additional Notes, that the issuance of such Additional Notes does not contravene Section 4.06,

(D) whether the Notes are to be issued as one or more Global Notes or Certificated Notes and delivery instructions for such Notes, and

(E) other information the Company may determine to include or the Trustee may request.

Section 2.03. Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent; Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

(a) The Company may appoint one or more Registrars and one or more Paying Agents, and the Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent, in which case each reference in this Indenture to the Trustee in respect of the obligations of the Trustee to be performed by that Agent will be deemed to be references to the Agent. The Company or any Affiliate may act as Registrar or (except for purposes of Article 8) Paying Agent. In each case, the Company and the Trustee will enter into an appropriate agreement with the Agent implementing the provisions of this Indenture relating to the obligations of the Trustee to be performed by the Agent and the related rights. The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying Agent.

(b) The Company will require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes and will promptly notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and account for any funds disbursed, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any payment default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require the Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent will have no further liability for the money so paid over to the Trustee.

Section 2.04. Replacement Notes. If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if a Holder claims that its Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken and furnishes to the Trustee evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee of the ownership of such Note and of such loss, destruction or theft, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order complying with Section 2.02(c), the Trustee will authenticate a replacement Note of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity must be furnished that is sufficient in the judgment of both the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company and the Trustee from any loss they may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge the Holder for the expenses of the Company and the Trustee in replacing a Note. In case the mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may pay the Note instead of issuing a replacement Note.

 

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Section 2.05. Outstanding Notes.

(a) Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes that have been authenticated by the Trustee except for

(1) Notes cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to it for cancellation;

(2) any Note which has been replaced pursuant to Section 2.04 unless and until the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser; and

(3) on or after the maturity date or any redemption date or date for purchase of the Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, those Notes payable or to be redeemed or purchased on that date for which the Trustee (or Paying Agent, other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds money sufficient to pay all amounts then due.

(b) A Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or one of its Affiliates holds the Note, provided that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the outstanding Notes have given or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder, Notes owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company will be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding (it being understood that in determining whether the Trustee is protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Notes which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows to be so owned will be so disregarded). Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any Affiliate of the Company.

Section 2.06. Temporary Notes. In the event that definitive Notes are to be issued under the terms of this Indenture, until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have insertions, substitutions, omissions and other variations determined to be appropriate by the Officer executing the temporary Notes, as evidenced by the execution of the temporary Notes. If temporary Notes are issued, the Company will cause definitive Notes to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Notes, the temporary Notes will be exchangeable for definitive Notes upon surrender of the temporary Notes at the office or agency of the Company designated for the purpose pursuant to Section 4.02, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any temporary Notes, the Company will execute and the Trustee, upon receipt of an authentication order that complies with Section 2.02(c), will authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes will be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Notes.

Section 2.07. Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder, and which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold. Any Registrar or the Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to it for transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee will cancel all Notes surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and dispose of them in accordance with its normal procedures or the written instructions of the Company. Certification of the destruction of all cancelled Notes shall upon the written request of the Company be delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has paid in full or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

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Section 2.08. CUSIP. The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers, and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption or exchange or in Offers to Purchase as a convenience to Holders, the notice to state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption or exchange or Offer to Purchase. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

Section 2.09. Registration, Transfer and Exchange.

(a) The Notes will be issued in registered form only, without coupons, and the Company shall cause the Trustee to maintain a register (the “Register”) of the Notes, for registering the record ownership of the Notes by the Holders and transfers and exchanges of the Notes.

(b) (1) Each Global Note will be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee and, so long as DTC is serving as the Depositary thereof, will bear the DTC Legend.

(2) Each Global Note will be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary. Transfers of a Global Note (but not a beneficial interest therein) will be limited to transfers thereof in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary, its successors or their respective nominees, except as set forth in Section 2.09(b)(4).

(3) Agent Members will have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary or its nominee may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person (including any Agent Member and any Person that holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through an Agent Member) to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes, and nothing herein will impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any security.

(4) If (x) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for a Global Note and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of the notice, or (y) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Trustee has received a request from the Depositary, the Trustee will promptly exchange each beneficial interest in the Global Note for one or more Certificated Notes in authorized denominations having an equal aggregate principal amount registered in the name of the owner of such beneficial interest, as identified to the Trustee by the Depositary, and thereupon the Global Note will be deemed canceled. If such Global Note does not bear the Restricted Legend, then the Certificated Notes issued in exchange therefor will not bear the Restricted Legend. If such Global Note bears the Restricted Legend, then the Certificated Notes issued in exchange therefor will bear the Restricted Legend.

(c) Each Certificated Note will be registered in the name of the holder thereof or its nominee.

(d) A Holder may transfer a Note (or a beneficial interest therein) to another Person or exchange a Note (or a beneficial interest therein) for another Note or Notes of any authorized denomination by presenting to the Trustee a written request therefor stating the name of the proposed transferee or requesting such an exchange, accompanied by any certification, opinion or other document required by Section 2.10. The Trustee will promptly register any transfer or exchange that meets the requirements of this Section by noting the same in the Register maintained by the Trustee for the purpose; provided that

(x) no transfer or exchange will be effective until it is registered in such Register and

(y) the Trustee will not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Note for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or purchased pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note so selected for redemption or purchase in whole or in part, except, in the case of a partial redemption or purchase, that portion of any Note not being redeemed or purchased, or (iii) if a redemption or a purchase pursuant to an Offer to Purchase is to occur after a Regular Record Date but on or before the corresponding Interest Payment Date, to register the transfer of or exchange any Note on or after the Regular Record Date and before the date of redemption or purchase. Prior to the registration of any transfer, the Company, the Trustee and their agents will treat the Person in whose name the Note is registered as the owner and Holder thereof for all purposes (whether or not the Note is overdue) and will not be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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From time to time the Company will execute and the Trustee, upon receipt of an authentication order that complies with Section 2.02(c), will authenticate additional Notes as necessary in order to permit the registration of a transfer or exchange in accordance with this Section.

No service charge will be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of any Note, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than a transfer tax or other similar governmental charge payable upon exchange pursuant to subsection (b)(4)).

(e) (1) Global Note to Global Note. If a beneficial interest in a Global Note is transferred or exchanged for a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Trustee will (x) record on the schedule of exchange of notes attached to such Global Note a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note being transferred or exchanged equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange and (y) record on the schedule of exchange of notes attached to such Global Note a like increase in the principal amount of the other Global Note. Any beneficial interest in one Global Note that is transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in another Global Note, or exchanged for an interest in another Global Note, will, upon transfer or exchange, cease to be an interest in such Global Note and become an interest in the other Global Note and, accordingly, will thereafter be subject to all transfer and exchange restrictions, if any, and other procedures applicable to beneficial interests in such other Global Note for as long as it remains such an interest.

(2) Global Note to Certificated Note. If a beneficial interest in a Global Note is transferred or exchanged for a Certificated Note, the Trustee will (x) record on the schedule of exchange of notes attached to such Global Note a decrease in the principal amount of such Global Note equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange and (y) deliver one or more new Certificated Notes in authorized denominations having an equal aggregate principal amount to the transferee (in the case of a transfer) or the owner of such beneficial interest (in the case of an exchange), registered in the name of such transferee or owner, as applicable.

(3) Certificated Note to Global Note. If a Certificated Note is transferred or exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note, the Trustee will (x) cancel such Certificated Note, (y) record on the schedule of exchange of notes attached to such Global Note an increase in the principal amount of such Global Note equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange and (z) in the event that such transfer or exchange involves less than the entire principal amount of the canceled Certificated Note, deliver to the Holder thereof one or more new Certificated Notes in authorized denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the untransferred or unexchanged portion of the canceled Certificated Note, registered in the name of the Holder thereof.

(4) Certificated Note to Certificated Note. If a Certificated Note is transferred or exchanged for another Certificated Note, the Trustee will (x) cancel the Certificated Note being transferred or exchanged, (y) deliver one or more new Certificated Notes in authorized denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such transfer or exchange to the transferee (in the case of a transfer) or the Holder of the canceled Certificated Note (in the case of an exchange), registered in the name of such transferee or Holder, as applicable, and (z) if such transfer or exchange involves less than the entire principal amount of the canceled Certificated Note, deliver to the Holder thereof one or more Certificated Notes in authorized denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the untransferred or unexchanged portion of the canceled Certificated Note, registered in the name of the Holder thereof.

Section 2.10. Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange

(a) The transfer or exchange of any Note (or a beneficial interest therein) may only be made in accordance with this Section and Section 2.09 and, in the case of a Global Note (or a beneficial interest therein), the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee shall refuse to register any requested transfer or exchange that does not comply with the preceding sentence.

 

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(b) Subject to paragraph (c), the transfer or exchange of any Note (or a beneficial interest therein) of the type set forth in column A below for a Note (or a beneficial interest therein) of the type set forth opposite in column B below may only be made in compliance with the certification requirements (if any) described in the clause of this paragraph set forth opposite in column C below.

 

A    B    C

U.S. Global Note

   U.S. Global Note    (1)

U.S. Global Note

   Offshore Global Note    (2)

U.S. Global Note

   Certificated Note    (3)

Offshore Global Note

   U.S. Global Note    (4)

Offshore Global Note

   Offshore Global Note    (1)

Offshore Global Note

   Certificated Note    (5)

Certificated Note

   U.S. Global Note    (4)

Certificated Note

   Offshore Global Note    (2)

Certificated Note

   Certificated Note    (3)

(1) No certification is required.

(2) The Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee a duly completed Regulation S Certificate; provided that if the requested transfer or exchange is made by the Holder of a Certificated Note that does not bear the Restricted Legend, then no certification is required.

(3) The Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee (x) a duly completed Rule 144A Certificate or (y) a duly completed Regulation S Certificate, and/or an Opinion of Counsel and such other certifications and evidence as the Company may reasonably require in order to determine that the proposed transfer or exchange is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States; provided that if the requested transfer or exchange is made by the Holder of a Certificated Note that does not bear the Restricted Legend, then no certification is required. In the event that (i) the requested transfer or exchange takes place after the Restricted Period and a duly completed Regulation S Certificate is delivered to the Trustee or (ii) a Certificated Note that does not bear the Restricted Legend is surrendered for transfer or exchange, upon transfer or exchange the Trustee will deliver a Certificated Note that does not bear the Restricted Legend.

(4) The Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee a duly completed Rule 144A Certificate.

(5) No certification is required and the Trustee will deliver a Certificated Note that does not bear the Restricted Legend; provided that in no event shall an Offshore Global Note be exchanged for a Certificated Note prior to (x) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt of a Regulation S Certificate.

(c) No certification is required in connection with any transfer or exchange of any Note (or a beneficial interest therein) after such Note is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor provision); provided that the Company has provided the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate to that effect, and the Company may require from any Person requesting a transfer or exchange in reliance upon this clause (1) an opinion of counsel and any other reasonable certifications and evidence in order to support such certificate; or

Any Certificated Note delivered in reliance upon this paragraph will not bear the Restricted Legend.

 

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(d) The Trustee will retain copies of all certificates, opinions and other documents received in connection with the transfer or exchange of a Note (or a beneficial interest therein), and the Company will have the right to inspect and make copies thereof at any reasonable time upon written notice to the Trustee.

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION; OFFER TO PURCHASE

Section 3.01. Optional Redemption. At any time and from time to time on or after August 15, 2016, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date.

 

12-month period commencing August 15 in Year

   Percentage
of
Principal
Amount
 

2016

     103.18750

2017

     101.59375

2018 and thereafter

     100.00000

At any time and from time to time prior to August 15, 2016, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date.

Section 3.02. Redemption with Proceeds of Equity Offering. At any time and from time to time prior to August 15, 2016, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, the Company may redeem Notes with the net cash proceeds received by the Company from one or more Equity Offerings at a redemption price equal to 106.375% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, in an aggregate principal amount for all such redemptions not to exceed 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes offered on the Issue Date (including Additional Notes), provided that:

(1) in each case the redemption takes place not later than 120 days after the closing of the related Equity Offering, and

(2) not less than 65% of the initial principal amount of the Notes (including any Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately thereafter.

Section 3.03. Method and Effect of Redemption.

(a) If the Company elects to redeem Notes, it must notify the Trustee of the redemption date and the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed by delivering an Officers’ Certificate at least 45 days before the redemption date (unless a shorter period is satisfactory to the Trustee in the sole discretion of the Trustee). If fewer than all of the Notes are being redeemed, the Trustee (or Registrar if other than the Trustee) will select the Notes to be redeemed pro rata, by lot or by any other method required by the Depositary, in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and multiples thereof. The Trustee will notify the Company promptly of the Notes or portions of Notes to be called for redemption. Notice of redemption must be sent by the Company or at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company, to Holders whose Notes are to be redeemed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date.

(b) The notice of redemption will identify the Notes to be redeemed and will include or state the following:

(1) the redemption date;

 

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(2) the redemption price, including the portion thereof representing any accrued interest;

(3) the place or places where Notes are to be surrendered for redemption;

(4) Notes called for redemption must be so surrendered in order to collect the redemption price;

(5) on the redemption date the redemption price will become due and payable on Notes called for redemption, and interest on Notes called for redemption will cease to accrue on and after the redemption date;

(6) if any Note is redeemed in part, on and after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Note, new Notes equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion will be issued; and

(7) if any Note contains a CUSIP number, no representation is being made as to the correctness of the CUSIP number either as printed on the Notes or as contained in the notice of redemption and that the Holder should rely only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes.

(c) Once notice of redemption is sent to the Holders, Notes called for redemption become due and payable at the redemption price on the redemption date, and upon surrender of the Notes called for redemption, the Company shall redeem such Notes at the redemption price. Commencing on the redemption date, Notes redeemed will cease to accrue interest. Any notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent relating to consummation of any related Equity Offering, securities offering or other financing transaction the proceeds of which will be used to redeem the Notes. The Company may provide in such notice that payment of the redemption price and the performance of the Company’s obligations with respect to such redemption may be performed by another Person; provided that the Company shall not be released from its obligations thereby. Upon surrender of any Note redeemed in part, the Holder will receive a new Note equal in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the surrendered Note.

Section 3.04. Offer to Purchase.

(a) An “Offer to Purchase” means an offer by the Company to purchase Notes as required by this Indenture. An Offer to Purchase must be made by written offer (the “offer”) sent to the Holders. The Company will notify the Trustee at least 15 days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the Trustee in the sole discretion of the Trustee) prior to sending the offer to Holders of its obligation to make an Offer to Purchase, and the offer will be sent by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.

(b) The offer must include or state the following as to the terms of the Offer to Purchase:

(1) the provision of this Indenture pursuant to which the Offer to Purchase is being made;

(2) the principal amount of the outstanding Notes offered to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase (including, if less than 100%, the manner by which such amount has been determined pursuant to this Indenture) (the “purchase amount”);

(3) the purchase price, including the portion thereof representing accrued interest;

(4) an expiration date (the “expiration date”) not less than 30 days or more than 60 days after the date of the offer, and a settlement date for purchase (the “purchase date”) not more than five Business Days after the expiration date;

(5) information concerning the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries which the Company in good faith believes will enable the Holders to make an informed decision with respect to the Offer to Purchase, at a minimum to include

 

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(i) the most recent annual and quarterly financial statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for the Company, and

(ii) a description of material developments in the Company’s business subsequent to the date of the latest of the financial statements (including a description of the events requiring the Company to make the Offer to Purchase);

(6) a Holder may tender all or any portion of its Notes, subject to the requirement that any portion of a Note tendered must be in a multiple of $1,000 principal amount at maturity;

(7) the place or places where Notes are to be surrendered for tender pursuant to the Offer to Purchase;

(8) each Holder electing to tender a Note pursuant to the offer will be required to surrender such Note at the place or places specified in the offer prior to the close of business on the expiration date (such Note being, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, duly endorsed or accompanied by a duly executed written instrument of transfer);

(9) interest on any Note not tendered, or tendered but not purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, will continue to accrue;

(10) on the purchase date the purchase price will become due and payable on each Note accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, and interest on Notes purchased will cease to accrue on and after the purchase date;

(11) Holders are entitled to withdraw Notes tendered by giving notice, which must be received by the Company or the Trustee not later than the close of business on the expiration date, setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the tendered Notes, the certificate number of the tendered Notes and a statement that the Holder is withdrawing all or a portion of the tender;

(12) (i) if Notes in an aggregate principal amount less than or equal to the purchase amount are duly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the Company will purchase all such Notes, and (ii) if the Offer to Purchase is for less than all of the outstanding Notes and Notes in an aggregate principal amount in excess of the purchase amount are tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the offer, the Company will purchase Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the purchase amount on a pro rata basis, with adjustments so that only Notes in multiples of $1,000 principal amount will be purchased;

(13) if any Note is purchased in part, new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Note will be issued; and

(14) if any Note contains a CUSIP number, no representation is being made as to the correctness of the CUSIP number either as printed on the Notes or as contained in the offer and that the Holder should rely only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes.

(c) Prior to the purchase date, the Company will accept tendered Notes for purchase as required by the Offer to Purchase and deliver to the Trustee all Notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate specifying which Notes have been accepted for purchase. On the purchase date the purchase price will become due and payable on each Note accepted for purchase, and interest on Notes purchased will cease to accrue on and after the purchase date. The Trustee will promptly return to Holders any Notes not accepted for purchase and send to Holders new Notes equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Notes accepted for purchase in part.

(d) The Company will comply with Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws in making any Offer to Purchase, and the above procedures will be deemed modified as necessary to permit such compliance.

 

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ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

Section 4.01. Payment of Notes.

(a) The Company agrees to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and this Indenture. Not later than 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the due date of any principal of or interest on any Notes, or any redemption or purchase price of the Notes, the Company will deposit with the Trustee (or Paying Agent) money in immediately available funds sufficient to pay such amounts, provided that if the Company or any Affiliate of the Company is acting as Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date, segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders a sum of money sufficient to pay such amounts until paid to such Holders or otherwise disposed of as provided in this Indenture. In each case the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its compliance with this paragraph.

(b) An installment of principal or interest will be considered paid on the date due if the Trustee (or Paying Agent, other than the Company or any Affiliate of the Company) holds on that date and prior to the time specified in Section 4.01(a) money designated for and sufficient to pay the installment. If the Company or any Affiliate of the Company acts as Paying Agent, an installment of principal or interest will be considered paid on the due date only if paid to the Holders.

(c) The Company agrees to pay interest on overdue principal, and, to the extent lawful, overdue installments of interest at 1.0% per annum higher than the rate per annum borne by the Notes.

(d) Payments in respect of the Notes represented by the Global Notes are to be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders of the Global Notes. With respect to Certificated Notes, the Company will make all payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders thereof or, if no such account is specified, by mailing a check to each Holder’s registered address.

Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company hereby initially designates the office of the Trustee at Wilmington Trust, National Association, 301 West 11th Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Attention: Jolene Perry, as such office of the Company for such purposes; provided, however, that except as otherwise required by applicable law or a court, no service of legal process may be made on the Company or any Guarantor at such office of, or any other office of, the Trustee. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fails to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served to the Trustee.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be surrendered or presented for any of such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

Section 4.03. Existence. The Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and the existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with their respective organizational documents, and the material rights, licenses and franchises of the Company and each Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the Company is not required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the existence of any Restricted Subsidiary, if (i) the Company shall determine that the maintenance or preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the absence of such maintenance or preservation would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (iii) the Board of Directors of the Company determines in its sole discretion that such maintenance or preservation is not necessary for any reason; and provided further that this Section does not prohibit any transaction otherwise permitted by Section 4.13 or Article 5.

 

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Section 4.04. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims. The Company will pay or discharge, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay or discharge before the same become delinquent (i) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or its income or profits or property, and (ii) all material lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than any such tax, assessment, charge or claim of which the amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate negotiations or proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment or discharge is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.

Section 4.05. Maintenance of Properties. The Company will cause all properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order as in the judgment of the Company may be necessary so that the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may be properly conducted at all times; provided that nothing in this Section prevents the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties or disposing of any of them, if such discontinuance or disposal is, in the judgment of the Company, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole and otherwise in accordance with this Indenture.

Section 4.06. Limitation on Debt and Disqualified or Preferred Stock.

(a) The Company

(1) will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur any Debt; and

(2) will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur any Disqualified Equity Interests, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Equity Interests or Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries that is either (a) held by the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, so long as it is so held or (b) Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor);

provided that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur Debt, Disqualified Equity Interests and Preferred Stock if, on the date of the Incurrence, after giving effect to the Incurrence and the receipt and application of the proceeds therefrom, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is not less than 2.0 to 1.0; provided, further, that Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors may not Incur Debt, Disqualified Equity Interests or Preferred Stock if, after giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), more than, together with any Debt or Disqualified Equity Interests or Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors Incurred pursuant to clause (b)(16) below, an aggregate of the greater $50,000,000 and 3.0% of Total Assets in principal amount and liquidation preference of Debt or Disqualified Equity Interests or Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors would be outstanding pursuant to this paragraph (together with Permitted Refinancing Debt in respect thereof).

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and, to the extent provided below, any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur the following (“Permitted Debt”):

(1) Debt and letters of credit (and reimbursement obligations with respect thereto) of the Company or a Guarantor pursuant to the Credit Facilities; provided that the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding does not exceed $1,050,000,000 (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof), less any amount of such Debt repaid or a corresponding commitment reduced to the extent required under Section 4.13;

 

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(2) Debt of the Company owing to any Restricted Subsidiary or Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, so long as such Debt continues to be owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be; provided that if the obligor is the Company or a Guarantor, such Debt is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the Note Guarantees, as applicable;

(3) Debt of the Company pursuant to the Notes (other than Additional Notes) and Debt of any Guarantor pursuant to a Note Guarantee (including a Note Guarantee with respect to additional Notes otherwise Incurred in accordance with the terms of this Indenture);

(4) Debt (“Permitted Refinancing Debt”) constituting an extension or renewal of, replacement of, or substitution for, or issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to repay, redeem, repurchase, refinance or refund, including by way of defeasance or discharge (all of the above, for purposes of this clause, “refinance”), then outstanding Debt Incurred thereafter in compliance with this Indenture in an amount not to exceed the principal amount of the Debt so refinanced, plus premiums, fees and expenses; provided that:

(A) in case the Debt to be refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as applicable, such Permitted Refinancing Debt, by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument pursuant to which it is outstanding, is expressly made subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as applicable, at least to the extent that the Debt to be refinanced is subordinated to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as applicable;

(B) such Permitted Refinancing Debt does not have a Stated Maturity prior to the Stated Maturity of the Debt to be refinanced, and the Average Life of such Permitted Refinancing Debt is at least equal to the remaining Average Life of the Debt to be refinanced;

(C) in no event shall such Permitted Refinancing Debt include (i) Debt of a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor that refinances Debt of the Company or a Guarantor or (ii) Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Debt of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

(D) Permitted Debt Incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(b)(1), (5), (12) and (13) may not be refinanced pursuant to this Section 4.06(b)(4) and Debt Incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(b)(8) may be refinanced pursuant to this clause only to the extent provided therein.

(5) Hedging Agreements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary entered into in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of limiting risks associated with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and not for speculation;

(6) Acquired Debt and Debt incurred to finance an acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation; provided that after giving effect to the Incurrence thereof, either (x) the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Debt or (y) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is not worse than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to the merger or acquisition resulting in the Incurrence of such Acquired Debt;

(7) Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date, provided that all Debt outstanding under the Credit Facilities on the Issue Date will be treated as Incurred on the Issue Date under Section 4.06(b)(1);

(8) Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary represented by (i) Purchase Money Debt, mortgage financings or other obligations for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement or (ii) Capital Leases, provided that the sum of the aggregate outstanding amount of Debt Incurred pursuant to this clause plus the aggregate outstanding amount of Permitted Refinancing Debt Incurred to refinance Debt originally Incurred pursuant to this clause shall at no time exceed the greater of (a) $50,000,000 or (b) 3.0% of Total Assets;

 

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(9) Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to (a) workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, licenses or indemnification, adjustments of purchase prices or similar obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets, (b) letters of credit, performance bonds and bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit supporting performance, surety or appeal bonds and regulatory authorization and licenses and (c) or indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or asset;

(10) Debt incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary representing deferred compensation to employees of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred in the ordinary course of business or in connection with any acquisition permitted by this Indenture;

(11) Debt consisting of promissory notes issued by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to future, present or former directors, officers, members of management, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective estates, heirs, family members, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Company permitted by Section 4.07;

(12) Debt in respect of any customary cash management, netting services, overdraft protections and otherwise in connection with deposit accounts;

(13) Guarantees Incurred in the ordinary course of business regarding the obligations of suppliers, customers, franchisees and licensees of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(14) unsecured Debt representing insurance premiums owing in the ordinary course of business;

(15) Debt of (i) the Company or any Guarantor consisting of Guarantees of Debt of the Company or any Guarantor or (ii) any Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary consisting of Guarantees of Debt of another Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary, in each case Incurred under as permitted by the terms of this Indenture; and

(16) Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred on or after the Issue Date not otherwise permitted in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (a) $75,000,000 and (b) 4.5% of Total Assets; provided that, after giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, the aggregate principal amount of such Debt at any time outstanding pursuant to this Section 4.06(b)(16), together with any Debt or Disqualified Equity Interests or Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors Incurred pursuant to the second proviso to Section 4.06(a), shall not exceed the greater of $50,000,000 and 3.0% of Total Assets.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.06, in the event that an item of proposed Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (b)(1) through (b)(16) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(a), the Company will be permitted, in its sole discretion, to classify such item of Debt on the date of its Incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Debt, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.06; provided that all Debt outstanding on the Issue Date under the Credit Facilities shall at all times be treated as Incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(b)(1). The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Debt in the form of additional Debt with the same terms, the reclassification of preferred stock as Debt due to a change in accounting principles, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Equity Interests in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Equity Interests will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Debt or an issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests for purposes of this Section 4.06. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.06, the maximum amount of Debt that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this Section 4.06 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values. For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Debt where the Debt to be incurred is denominated in a different currency, (1) the amount of such Debt shall be the U.S. Dollar Equivalent determined on the date of the incurrence of such Debt and (2) if such Debt is Incurred to refinance other Debt denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Debt does not exceed the principal amount of such Debt being refinanced plus premiums, fees and expenses.

 

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Section 4.07. Limitation on Restricted Payments.

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly (the payments and other actions described in the following clauses being collectively “Restricted Payments”):

(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on its Equity Interests (other than dividends or distributions paid in the Company’s Qualified Equity Interests and other than dividends or distributions paid to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) held by Persons other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary held by Persons other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(iii) repay, redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, or make any payment on or with respect to, any Subordinated Debt except a payment of interest or principal within one year of Stated Maturity (other than intercompany Debt between the Company and any Guarantor); or

(iv) make any Investment other than a Permitted Investment;

unless, at the time of, and after giving effect to, the proposed Restricted Payment:

(1) no Default has occurred and is continuing,

(2) the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Debt, and

(3) the aggregate amount expended for all Restricted Payments made on or after the Issue Date would not, subject to paragraph (c), exceed the sum of:

(A) 50% of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Net Income (or, if Consolidated Net Income is a loss, minus 100% of the amount of the loss) accrued on a cumulative basis during the period, taken as one accounting period, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2013, and ending on the last day of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided (or if not timely provided, required to be provided) pursuant to this Indenture, plus

(B) the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company (other than from a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date from the issuance and sale of its Qualified Equity Interests (other than Excluded Contributions), plus

(C) without duplication, the amount by which Debt of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred after the Issue Date is reduced on the Company’s balance sheet upon its conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Company) into or for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the Fair Market Value of any other property distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange), plus

 

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(D) an amount equal to the sum, for all Unrestricted Subsidiaries, of the following (without duplication):

(x) the cash return, after the Issue Date, on Investments in an Unrestricted Subsidiary made after the Issue Date pursuant to this Section 4.07(a) as a result of any sale for cash, repayment, redemption, liquidating distribution or other cash realization (to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income), plus

(y) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the assets less liabilities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary (to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income), plus

(z) any dividends received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company after the Issue Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period, plus

(E) the cash return, after the Issue Date, on any other Investment made after the Issue Date pursuant to this Section 4.07(a), as a result of any sale for cash, repayment, redemption, liquidating distribution or other cash realization (to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income).

The amount expended in any Restricted Payment, if other than in cash, will be deemed to be the Fair Market Value of the relevant non-cash assets.

(b) The foregoing will not prohibit:

(1) the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution or the redemption, purchase or repayment of any securities or loans within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof or the giving of notice by the Company of such redemption, purchase or repayment if at the date of declaration, such payment, distribution, redemption, repurchase or repayment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

(2) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary payable, on a pro rata basis or on a basis more favorable to the Company, to all holders of any class of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary a majority of which is held, directly or indirectly through Restricted Subsidiaries, by the Company;

(3) the repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Debt or Disqualified Equity Interests of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with the proceeds of, or in exchange for, Permitted Refinancing Debt or other Disqualified Equity Interests, respectively;

(4) any Restricted Payment made in an amount not to exceed the amount of Excluded Contributions received since the Issue Date;

(5) the repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Debt of the Company in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, a substantially concurrent offering of, Qualified Equity Interests of the Company;

(6) any Investment made in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, a substantially concurrent offering of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company;

 

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(7) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Company held by any future, present or former officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or pursuant to any management benefit plan or agreement under which the Equity Interests were issued; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid therefor in any twelve-month period after the Issue Date does not exceed an aggregate amount of (i) $20,000,000 (with unused amounts in any twelve-month period being carried over to succeeding twelve-month periods subject to a maximum of $30,000,000 in any calendar year), plus (ii) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Company from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Equity Interests of the Company to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this Section 4.07(b)(7), plus (iii) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this Section 4.07(b)(7);

(8) the declaration and payment of cash dividends on any Disqualified Equity Interests of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred after the Issue Date in compliance with Section 4.06;

(9) the repurchase or other retirement of Qualified Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise, vesting or award of stock options or warrants to the extent such Qualified Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options or warrants, or the reduction in Equity Interests to account for payments in respect of withholding, income or similar taxes, paid by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries on behalf of such employees or other qualified recipients;

(10) the purchase by the Company of fractional shares arising out of stock dividends, splits or combinations or business combinations and in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for Qualified Equity Interests of the Company;

(11) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Debt in accordance with provisions similar to Sections 4.12 and 4.13; provided that prior to or simultaneously with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Company has made the Offer to Purchase or Asset Sale, as applicable, as provided in such Section with respect to the Notes and has completed the repurchase or redemption of all Notes validly tendered for payment (after giving effect to any proration provisions in such Section) in connection with such Offer to Purchase or Asset Sale;

(12) the making of any Restricted Payments if, at the time of the making of such payments, and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis (including, without limitation, the Incurrence of any Debt to finance such payment), the Net Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 3.50 to 1.00; and

(13) other Restricted Payments not to exceed the greater of (a) $50,000,000 and (b) 3.0% of Total Assets in the aggregate;

provided that, in the case of Section 4.07(b)(8), no Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a result thereof.

(c) Proceeds of the issuance of Qualified Equity Interests will be included under Section 4.07(a)(3) only to the extent they are not applied as described in Section 4.07(b)(4), (5) or (6). Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 4.07(b)(2) through (13) will not be included in making the calculations under Section 4.07(a)(3).

Section 4.08. Limitation on Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, incur or permit to exist any Lien of any nature whatsoever on any of its properties or assets, whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, other than Permitted Liens, without effectively providing that the Notes are secured equally and ratably with (or, if the obligation to be secured by the Lien is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, prior to) the obligations so secured for so long as such obligations are so secured.

 

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Section 4.09. [Reserved].

Section 4.10. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on any Equity Interests of the Restricted Subsidiary owned by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions paid on Common Stock shall not be deemed to be a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock);

(2) make loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or

(3) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary.

(b) The provisions of Section 4.10(a) do not apply to any encumbrances or restrictions

(1) in this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees or any other agreements in effect on the Issue Date;

(2) existing

(A) with respect to any Person, or to the property or assets of any Person, at the time the Person is acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or

(B) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time it is designated or is deemed to become a Restricted Subsidiary,

which encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to any other Person or the property or assets of any other Person;

(3) (i) pursuant to customary provisions in agreements and documents relating to the ordinary course sales and transfer of the Company’s products and services, including in any leases, licenses, and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; (ii) relating to contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Debt, and that do not, individually or in the aggregate, detract from the value of property or assets of any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to any such Restricted Subsidiary; or (iii) on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(4) pursuant to customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(5) pursuant to Purchase Money Debt or Capital Lease obligations permitted by this Indenture that impose encumbrances or restrictions on the property or assets so acquired;

(6) (i) with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary and imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of, or property and assets of, the Restricted Subsidiary that is permitted by Section 4.13 pending the sale or other disposition; and (ii) limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements, or customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company or similar Person;

 

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(7) pursuant to customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements, relating solely to the relevant joint venture or other similar arrangement;

(8) existing under or by reason of applicable law, rule, regulation, order, approval, license, permit or similar restriction or required by any regulatory or governmental authority;

(9) (i) that restrict the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset or right and is contained in any lease, license or other contract entered into in the ordinary course of business or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license or other contract, (ii) pursuant to provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business or (iii) that relate to Permitted Liens that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;

(10) arising under or in connection with any agreement or instrument relating to any Debt permitted to be Incurred after the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.06; provided that the Company determines that such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Company’s ability to pay principal or interest on the Notes;

(11) relating to Debt, Disqualified Equity Interests or Preferred Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted to be Incurred or issued subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.06 that impose restrictions solely on the Foreign Subsidiaries party thereto or their Subsidiaries;

(12) relating to any instrument governing Debt or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Debt or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; or

(13) imposed by any extensions, renewals, replacements, amendments, modifications, supplements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to above in clauses (1) through (11); provided that such extensions, renewals, replacements, amendments, modifications, supplements or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, with respect to encumbrances or restrictions set forth in clause (a) above, taken as a whole, than such encumbrances and restrictions prior to such extensions, renewals, replacements, amendments, modifications, supplements or refinancings.

Section 4.11. Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries. If any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary or Disregarded Foreign Entity guarantees any Debt under the Credit Facilities after the Issue Date, such Restricted Subsidiary must provide a Note Guarantee within 30 days after the date on which the guarantee of any Debt under the Credit Facilities was made.

Section 4.12. Repurchase of Notes Upon a Change of Control.

(a) Not later than 30 days following a Change of Control, the Company will make an Offer to Purchase all outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to, but not including, the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

 

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(b) The Company will not be required to make an Offer to Purchase upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Offer to Purchase in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to an Offer to Purchase made by the Company and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Offer to Purchase, or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to this Indenture as described under Section 3.01, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price. An Offer to Purchase may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of the Offer to Purchase.

(c) The provisions under this Indenture relating to the Company’s obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or amended as described in Article 9.

Section 4.13. Limitation on Asset Sales. The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any Asset Sale unless the following conditions are met:

(1) The Asset Sale is for Fair Market Value.

(2) At least 75% of the consideration consists of cash or Cash Equivalents received at closing. For purposes of this clause (2), each of the following shall be deemed to be cash or Cash Equivalents:

(i) the assumption by the purchaser of Debt or other obligations (other than Subordinated Debt) of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a customary terms or a novation agreement,

(ii) instruments or securities (other than Cash Equivalents) received from the purchaser that are promptly, but in any event within 90 days of the closing, converted by the Company to cash, to the extent of the cash actually so received,

(iii) any stock or assets of the kind referred to in Section 4.13(3)(iii); and

(iv) any Designated Noncash Consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (iv) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) 1.50% of Total Assets, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

(3) Within 365 days after the receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale, an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds may be used

(i) to repay, prepay or purchase (A) secured Debt and other secured Obligations of the Company or a Guarantor or (B) Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, in each case, other than Disqualified Equity Interests, Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee or any intercompany Debt between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries); and, if the Debt repaid is revolving credit Debt under a Credit Facility, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto,

(ii) to (a) reduce the Obligations under the Notes as provided under Section 3.01, (b) repurchase, acquire, redeem, defease, discharge or retire in any manner the Notes (provided that the purchase price is at least 100% of the principal amount (or, if issued with original issue discount, the accreted value) plus accrued interest) or (c) reduce Obligations under the Notes and any Obligations under any Debt ranking pari passu in right of payment with the Notes (“pari passu Debt”) by making an Offer to Purchase the notes and any pari passu Debt in the manner described in clause (4) below; or

 

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(iii) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of a Permitted Business, or a majority of the Voting Stock of another Person that thereupon becomes a Restricted Subsidiary engaged in a Permitted Business, or to make capital expenditures or otherwise acquire long-term assets that are to be used in a Permitted Business; provided that, in the case of this clause (3)(iii), a binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Company or such other Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days after the end of such 365-day period; provided, further, that in the event any such commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds are applied in connection therewith, then an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds may then be used as described in clause (3)(i) on or prior to the expiration of such 180-day period;

provided that pending the final application of an amount equal to any such Net Cash Proceeds in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may temporarily reduce Debt or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture.

(4) An amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds of the Asset Sale not applied pursuant to clause (3) within 365 days of the Asset Sale (or such longer period in the proviso to clause (ii) thereof) constitutes “Excess Proceeds.” Excess Proceeds of less than $50,000,000 will be carried forward and accumulated. When accumulated Excess Proceeds equals or exceeds $50,000,000, the Company must, within 30 days, make an Offer to Purchase to all Holders and all holders of other Debt that is pari passu with the Notes and is also unsecured containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to purchase the maximum principal amount of notes and such other pari passu and unsecured Debt that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds in a principal amount equal to accumulated Excess Proceeds, on a pro rata basis, rounded down to the nearest $1,000.

In connection with any Offer to Purchase Notes under this Section, the purchase price for the Notes will be 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the date of purchase. If the Offer to Purchase is for less than all of the outstanding Notes and Notes in an aggregate principal amount in excess of the purchase amount are tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the offer, the Company will purchase Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the purchase amount on a pro rata basis, with adjustments so that only Notes in multiples of $1,000 principal amount will be purchased. Upon completion of the Offer to Purchase, Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero, and any Excess Proceeds remaining after consummation of the Offer to Purchase may be used for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture.

Section 4.14. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, renew or extend any transaction or arrangement including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or assets, or the rendering of any service with any Affiliate of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary involving aggregate payments of consideration in excess of $5,000,000 (a “Related Party Transaction”), except upon terms no less favorable to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, taken as a whole, than could be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company.

(b) Any Related Party Transaction or series of Related Party Transactions must first be approved by (i) a responsible Officer of the Company, if their aggregate value is equal to or less than $30,000,000 or (ii) a majority of the Board of Directors who are disinterested in the subject matter of the transaction pursuant to a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee, if their aggregate value is in excess of $30,000,000.

(c) The foregoing paragraphs do not apply to

(1) any transaction between the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company;

 

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(2) the payment of reasonable and customary fees to directors of the Company;

(3) transactions or payments pursuant to any employee, officer or director compensation or benefit plans, employment agreements, indemnification agreements or any similar arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business or approved in good faith by the Board of Directors, and loans or advances to employees by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business approved by the Board of Directors;

(4) any Restricted Payments of a type described under Section 4.07 if permitted by that Section or any Permitted Investment;

(5) transactions pursuant to any contract or agreement in effect on the date of this Indenture, as amended, modified or replaced from time to time so long as the amended, modified or new agreements, taken as a whole, are no less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than those in effect on the date of this Indenture;

(6) (a) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of products and services, in each case in the ordinary course of business, that are fair to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith and (b) transactions in the ordinary course with (i) Unrestricted Subsidiaries or (ii) joint ventures in which the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether by way of Capital Stock or otherwise) so long as the terms of any such transactions are no less favorable to the Company or Subsidiary participating in such joint ventures than they are to other joint venture partners;

(7) any transaction with an Affiliate where the only consideration paid is Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company;

(8) any transaction with any Person who is not an Affiliate immediately before the consummation of such transaction that becomes an Affiliate as a result of such transaction;

(9) any transaction with Persons solely in their capacity as holders of a minority of any class of Debt or Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, where such Persons are treated no more favorably than holders of such class of Debt or Capital Stock of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary generally;

(10) any transaction in the ordinary course of business with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person; and

(11) any transaction in which the Company delivers to the Trustee a favorable written opinion from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing as to the fairness of the transaction to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from a financial point of view.

Section 4.15. Line of Business. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than a Permitted Business, except to an extent that so doing would not be material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 4.16. [Reserved].

Section 4.17. Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

(a) The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary, including a newly acquired or created Subsidiary, to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it meets the following qualifications and the designation would not cause a Default.

 

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(1) Such Subsidiary does not have any direct or indirect obligation to subscribe for additional Equity Interest of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

(2) The Company would be permitted to make an investment at the time of the designation in an amount equal to the aggregate Fair Market Value of all investments of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary.

(3) To the extent the Debt of the Subsidiary is not Non-Recourse Debt, any Guarantee or other credit support thereof by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under Sections 4.06 and 4.07.

(4) Except as permitted by Section 4.14, the Subsidiary is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are not less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that could be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company.

(5) Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any obligation to subscribe for additional Equity Interests of the Subsidiary or to maintain or preserve its financial condition or cause it to achieve specified levels of operating results except to the extent permitted by Sections 4.06 and 4.07.

Once so designated the Subsidiary will remain an Unrestricted Subsidiary, subject to paragraph (b).

(b) (1) A Subsidiary previously designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary which fails to meet the qualifications set forth in paragraph (a) will be deemed to become at that time a Restricted Subsidiary, subject to the consequences set forth in paragraph (d).

(2) The Board of Directors may designate an Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if the designation would not cause a Default.

(c) Upon a Restricted Subsidiary becoming an Unrestricted Subsidiary,

(1) all existing Investments of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries therein (valued at the Company’s proportional share of the Fair Market Value of its assets less liabilities) will be deemed made at that time;

(2) all existing Capital Stock or Debt of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary held by it will be deemed Incurred at that time, and all Liens on property of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary held by it will be deemed Incurred at that time;

(3) all existing transactions between it and the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will be deemed entered into at that time;

(4) it is released at that time from its Note Guarantee, if any; and

(5) it will cease to be subject to the provisions of this Indenture as a Restricted Subsidiary.

(d) Upon an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming, or being deemed to become, a Restricted Subsidiary,

(1) all of its Debt and Disqualified or Preferred Stock will be deemed Incurred at that time for purposes of Section 4.06, but will not be considered the sale or issuance of Equity Interests for purposes of Section 4.13;

(2) Investments therein previously charged under Section 4.07 will be credited thereunder;

 

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(3) it may be required to issue a Note Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.11; and

(4) it will thenceforward be subject to the provisions of this Indenture as a Restricted Subsidiary.

(e) Any designation by the Board of Directors of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to the designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that the designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

Section 4.18. Financial Reports.

(a) The Company will deliver to the Trustee and the Holders within 30 days after the filing of the same with the Commission, quarterly and annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports, if any, which the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will file with the Commission, to the extent permitted, and provide the Trustee and Holders (and, if not filed with the Commission via the EDGAR system, post such reports and information on its website) with such quarterly and annual reports and such information, documents and other reports specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the Holders if the Company has filed such reports with the Commission via the EDGAR filing system, or any successor filing system of the Commission, and such reports are publicly available; it being understood that the Trustee shall have no obligation to monitor or confirm that such reports have been filed. In addition, so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Holders and to prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. Delivery pursuant to this paragraph of such reports and information to the Trustee shall be for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of them shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein (including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder, as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an Officer’s Certificate).

Section 4.19. Reports to Trustee.

(a) The Company will deliver to the Trustee:

(1) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year an Officers’ Certificate stating that the Company has fulfilled its obligations hereunder or, if there has been a Default, specifying the Default and its nature and status; and

(2) as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Company becomes aware or should reasonably become aware of the occurrence of a Default, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the details of the Default, and the action which the Company proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 4.20. Covenant Suspension.

(a) If at any time after the Issue Date: (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from either Rating Agency and (ii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture at such time (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a “Covenant Suspension Event,” the date on which a Covenant Suspension Event occurs being referred to as the “Suspension Date”), then until the end of the Suspension Period (as defined below) the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the following provisions of this Indenture:

(1) Section 4.06;

(2) Section 4.07;

 

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(3) Section 4.10;

(4) Section 4.13;

(5) Section 4.14;

(6) Section 4.12;

(7) Section 4.15; and

(8) Section 5.01(a)(iii)(3)

(collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”). In the event that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “Reversion Date”) one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraws its Investment Grade Rating or downgrades the rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating, then the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants with respect to future events. The period of time between the Covenant Suspension Event and the Reversion Date is referred to herein as the “Suspension Period.” Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated on a Reversion Date, no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period (or upon termination of the Suspension Period or after that time based solely on events that occurred during the Suspension Period).

(b) On the Reversion Date, all Debt Incurred, or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, during the Suspension Period will be classified as having been Incurred or issued pursuant to Section 4.06(a) or one of the clauses set forth in Section 4.06(b) (to the extent such Debt or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock would be permitted to be Incurred or issued thereunder as of the Reversion Date and after giving effect to Debt Incurred or issued prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reversion Date). To the extent such Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock would not be so permitted to be Incurred or issued pursuant to Section 4.06, such Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under Section 4.06(b)(7). Calculations made after the Reversion Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 will be made as though Section 4.07 had been in effect since the Issue Date and throughout the Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a), and the items specified in Section 4.07(a)(3)(A) through (3)(D) will increase the amount available to be made under Section 4.07(a). No Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred on the Reversion Date as a result of any actions taken by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries during the Suspension Period. For purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.13, on the Reversion Date, the Net Cash Proceeds from all Asset Sales not applied in accordance with the covenant will be deemed to be reset to zero.

(c) The Company, in an Officer’s Certificate, shall promptly provide notice to the Trustee of any Covenant Suspension Event and any Reversion Date. The Trustee shall have no obligation to (i) independently determine or verify if any Covenant Suspension Event or Reversion Date shall have occurred, (ii) make any determination regarding the impact of actions taken during any Suspension Period or the Company’s future compliance with any covenants or (iii) notify the Holders of any Covenant Suspension Event, Suspension Period or Reversion Date.

 

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ARTICLE 5

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS

Section 5.01. Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets by the Company; No Lease of All or Substantially All Assets.

(a) The Company will not:

(i) consolidate with or merge with or into any Person;

(ii) sell, convey, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets as an entirety or substantially an entirety, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to any Person; or

(iii) permit any Person to merge with or into the Company,

unless:

(1) either (x) the Company is the continuing Person or (y) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person is a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any jurisdiction thereof and expressly assumes by supplemental Indenture all of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes;

(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default has occurred and is continuing;

(3) immediately after giving effect to the transaction on a pro forma basis, either (x) the Company or the resulting surviving or transferee Person could Incur at least $1.00 of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Debt or (y) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company or the resulting surviving or transferee Person is not worse than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company without giving effect to the transaction; and

(4) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the consolidation, merger or transfer and the supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture;

provided that clauses (2) and (3) do not apply (i) to the consolidation or merger of the Company with or into a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or the consolidation or merger of a Restricted Subsidiary with or into the Company or (ii) if, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors, whose determination is evidenced by a Board Resolution, the sole purpose of the transaction is to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or disposition of assets between or among the Company and any Guarantor.

(b) The Company shall not lease all or substantially all of its assets, whether in one transaction or a series of transactions, to one or more other Persons.

(c) Upon the consummation of any transaction effected in accordance with these provisions, if the Company is not the continuing Person, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company in this Indenture. Upon such substitution, unless the successor is one or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries, the Company will be released from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

 

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Section 5.02. Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets by a Guarantor.

(a) No Guarantor may:

(i) consolidate with or merge with or into any Person;

(ii) sell, convey, transfer or dispose of, all or substantially all its assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to any Person; or

(iii) permit any Person to merge with or into the Guarantor,

unless:

(A) the other Person is the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or becomes a Guarantor concurrently with the transaction; or

(B) (1) either (x) the Guarantor is the continuing Person or (y) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person expressly assumes by supplemental Indenture all of the obligations of the Guarantor under its Note Guarantee; and

(2) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default has occurred and is continuing; or

(C) the transaction constitutes a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Guarantor (in each case other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) otherwise permitted by this Indenture.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01. Events of Default. An “Event of Default” occurs if:

(1) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of any Note when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration or redemption, or otherwise (other than pursuant to an Offer to Purchase);

(2) the Company defaults in the payment of interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and the default continues for a period of 30 days;

(3) the Company fails to make an Offer to Purchase and thereafter accept and pay for Notes tendered when and as required pursuant to Sections 4.12 or 4.13, or the Company or any Guarantor fails to comply with Article 5;

(4) the Company defaults in the performance of or breaches any other covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or under the Notes and the default or breach continues for a period of 60 consecutive days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of 25% or more in aggregate principal amount of the Notes;

(5) there occurs with respect to any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Debt for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary, or two or more Restricted Subsidiaries that taken together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, having an outstanding principal amount of $50,000,000 or more in the aggregate for all such Debt of all such Persons (i) an event of default that results in such Debt being accelerated prior to its scheduled maturity or (ii) failure to make a principal payment when due and such defaulted payment is not made, waived or extended within the applicable grace period;

 

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(6) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money are rendered against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary, or two or more Restricted Subsidiaries that taken together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, and are not paid or discharged, and there is a period of 60 consecutive days following entry of the final judgment or order that causes the aggregate amount for all such final judgments or orders outstanding and not paid or discharged against all such Persons to exceed $50,000,000 (net of amounts covered by insurance or pursuant to which the Company is indemnified to the extent that the third party under such agreement acknowledges its obligations thereunder) during which a stay of enforcement, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect;

(7) an involuntary case or other proceeding is commenced against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding remains undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or an order for relief is entered against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under the federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect;

(8) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) commences a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, (ii) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (iii) effects any general assignment for the benefit of creditors (an event of default specified in clause (7) or (8), a “bankruptcy default”); or

(9) any Note Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect, other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, or a Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee.

Section 6.02. Acceleration.

(a) If an Event of Default, other than a bankruptcy default with respect to the Company, occurs and is continuing under this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Company (and to the Trustee if the notice is given by the Holders), may declare the principal of and accrued interest on the Notes to be immediately due and payable. Upon a declaration of acceleration, such principal and interest will become immediately due and payable. If a bankruptcy default occurs with respect to the Company, the principal of and accrued interest on the Notes then outstanding will become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

(b) The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee may waive all past defaults and rescind and annul a declaration of acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes that have become due solely by the declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived.

Section 6.03. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue, in its own name or as trustee of an express trust, any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of the Notes in the proceeding.

 

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Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 6.02, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may, by notice to the Trustee, waive an existing Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, the Default will cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed to have been cured, but no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.05. Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that may involve the Trustee in personal liability or that the Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not joining in the giving of such direction, and may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent with any such direction received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding.

Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits. A Holder may not institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture or the Notes, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy under this Indenture or the Notes, unless:

(1) the Holder has previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;

(2) Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of the Event of Default in its own name as Trustee under this Indenture;

(3) Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any costs, liabilities or expenses to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

(5) during such 60-day period, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with such written request.

Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Indenture, the right of a Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal of or interest on its Note on or after the Stated Maturities thereof, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such dates, may not be impaired or affected without the consent of that Holder.

Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default in payment of principal or interest specified in clause (1) or (2) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust for the whole amount of principal and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, overdue installments of interest, in each case at the rate specified in the Notes, and such further amount as is sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee hereunder.

Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee hereunder) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company or any Guarantor or their respective creditors or property, and is entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money, securities or other property payable or deliverable upon conversion or exchange of the Notes or upon any such claims. Any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, if the Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee hereunder. Nothing in this Indenture will be deemed to empower the Trustee to authorize or consent to, or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder, any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

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Section 6.10. Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money in the following order:

First: to the Trustee and Agents for all amounts due hereunder;

Second: to Holders for amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and interest on the Notes, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest; and

Third: to the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

The Trustee, upon written notice to the Company, may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section.

Section 6.11. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted a proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and the proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to the Holder, then, subject to any determination in the proceeding, the Company, any Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders will be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Company, any Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders will continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 6.12. Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit (other than the Trustee) to file an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant (other than the Trustee) in the suit having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by a Holder to enforce payment of principal of or interest on any Note on the respective due dates or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

Section 6.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. No right or remedy conferred or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders under this Indenture is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and all such rights and remedies are, to the extent permitted by law, cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or exercise of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or exercise of any other right or remedy.

Section 6.14. Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default will impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

Section 6.15. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws. The Company and each Guarantor covenants, to the extent that it may lawfully do so, that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company or the Guarantor from paying all or any portion of the principal of, or interest on, the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture. The Company and each Guarantor hereby expressly waives, to the extent that it may lawfully do so, all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

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ARTICLE 7

THE TRUSTEE

Section 7.01. General.

(a) Whether or not expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee is subject to this Article.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise those rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct.

Section 7.02. Certain Rights of Trustee.

(1) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may rely, and will be protected in acting or refraining from acting, upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but, in the case of any document which is specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee pursuant to any provision hereof, the Trustee shall examine the document to determine whether it conforms to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein). The Trustee, in its discretion, may make further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it sees fit.

(2) Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Indenture, before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel conforming to Section 11.03 and the Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.

(3) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

(4) The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(5) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers or for any action it takes or omits to take in accordance with the direction of the Holders in accordance with Section 6.05 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture; provided, however, that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence.

(6) The Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel with respect to legal matters related to this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

 

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(7) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of its rights or powers, unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee; provided that if it acquires any conflicting interest it must either eliminate the conflict within 90 days, apply to the Commission for permission to continue (if any of the Notes are registered pursuant to the Securities Act) or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Sections 310(b) and 311. For purposes of Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b)(4) and (6):

(a) “cash transaction” means any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand; and

(b) “self-liquidating paper” means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred for the purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title to, possession of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security is received by the Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation.

Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee (i) makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, (ii) is not accountable for the Company’s use or application of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, (iii) is not responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and (iv) is not responsible for any statement or recital herein or in the Notes or in any document related to the sale of the Notes other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05. Notice of Default. If any Default occurs and is continuing and is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee will send notice of the Default to each Holder within 90 days after it occurs, unless the Default has been cured; provided that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors of the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Holders. Notice to Holders under this Section will be given in the manner and to the extent provided in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c).

Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders. Within 60 days after each February 15, beginning with February 15, 2014, the Trustee will mail to each Holder, as provided in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), a brief report dated as of such February 15, if required by Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) (but if no event described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) has occurred within the 12 months preceding the reporting duties, no report need be transmitted), and file such reports with each stock exchange, if any, upon which its Notes are listed and with the Commission as required by Trust Indenture Act Section 313(d).

Section 7.07. Compensation And Indemnity.

(a) The Company will pay the Trustee compensation as agreed upon in writing for its services. The compensation of the Trustee is not limited by any law on compensation of a Trustee of an express trust. The Company will reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

 

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(b) The Company will indemnify the Trustee (as such and in its individual capacity) and its officers, employees, agents and directors for, and hold them harmless against, any loss or liability or expense incurred by it without negligence or willful misconduct on its part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture and its duties under this Indenture and the Notes, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability and of complying with any process served upon it or any of its officers in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture and the Notes. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct or negligence.

(c) To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except money or property held in trust to pay principal of, and interest on particular Notes.

Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.

(a) (1) The Trustee may resign at any time by written notice to the Company.

(2) The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by written notice to the Trustee.

(3) If the Trustee is no longer eligible under Section 7.10 or in the circumstances described in Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b), any Holder that satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b) may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(4) The Company may remove the Trustee if: (i) the Trustee is no longer eligible under Section 7.10; (ii) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent; (iii) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (iv) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section.

(b) If the Trustee has been removed by the Holders, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may appoint a successor Trustee with the consent of the Company. Otherwise, if the Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee. If the successor Trustee does not deliver its written acceptance within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(c) Upon delivery by the successor Trustee of a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company, (i) the retiring Trustee will transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.07, (ii) the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective, and (iii) the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. Upon request of any successor Trustee, the Company will execute any and all instruments for fully vesting in and confirming to the successor Trustee all such rights, powers and duties. The Company will give notice of any resignation and any removal of the Trustee and each appointment of a successor Trustee to all Holders, and include in the notice the name of the successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

(d) Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 will continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

(e) The Trustee agrees to give the notices provided for in, and otherwise comply with, Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b).

 

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Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or national banking association without any further act will be the successor Trustee if such successor corporation is eligible and qualified under Section 7.10 with the same effect as if the successor Trustee had been named as the Trustee in this Indenture.

Section 7.10. Eligibility. This Indenture must always have a Trustee that satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Section 310(a) and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

Section 7.11. Money Held in Trust. The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as it may agree with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law and except for money held in trust under Article 8.

ARTICLE 8

DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE

Section 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Company may at any time, at the option of the Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge. Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees) on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company and the Guarantors will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Debt represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees), which will thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(1) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;

(2) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof;

(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and

(4) this Article 8.

Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

 

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Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from each of their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.05 through 4.20 hereof and clause (3) of Section 5.01(a) hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes will thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes will not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees, the Company and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Note Guarantees will be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Events of Default described under Section 6.01 (other than a bankruptcy default and those described under Sections 6.01(1) and (2)) will no longer constitute Events of Default.

Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof:

(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to make each scheduled payment of the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;

(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, (a) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (b) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel will confirm that, the beneficial owners of Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the beneficial owners of Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similar concurrent deposit relating to other Debt), and the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings);

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Debt being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which the Company or any of the Guarantors is a party or by which the Company or any of the Guarantors is bound;

(6) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or others; and

 

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(7) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

Upon any redemption that requires the payment of the Applicable Premium, the amount deposited shall be sufficient for the purpose of this Indenture to the extent that an amount is deposited with the Trustee equal to the Applicable Premium calculated as of the date of the notice of redemption, with any deficit on the date of redemption (any such amount, the “Applicable Premium Deficit”) only required to be deposited with the Trustee on or prior to the date of redemption. Any Applicable Premium Deficit shall be set forth in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the deposit of such Applicable Premium Deficit that confirms that such Applicable Premium Deficit shall be applied toward such redemption.

Section 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(2) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

Section 8.06. Repayment to Company. Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

Section 8.07. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

Section 9.01. Amendments Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without notice to or the consent of any Noteholder

(1) to cure or reform any ambiguity, defect, mistake, manifest error, omission or inconsistency in this Indenture or the Notes;

(2) to comply with Article 5;

(3) to comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(4) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee;

(5) to provide for any Guarantee of the Notes, to secure the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Guarantee of or Lien securing the Notes when such release, termination or discharge is permitted by this Indenture or any applicable security documents;

(6) to provide for or confirm the issuance of Additional Notes;

(7) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or Notes to any provision of the “Description of the Notes” contained in the offering memorandum relating to the Initial Notes to the extent that such provision in the “Description of the Notes” was intended (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate) to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes;

(8) to make any other change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder;

(9) to provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or in place of Certificated Notes; or

(10) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company.

Section 9.02. Amendments With Consent of Holders.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 6.02, 6.04 and 6.07 or paragraph (b), the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture and/or the Notes with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, and the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may waive future compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not:

(1) reduce the principal amount of or change the Stated Maturity of any installment of principal of any Note;

(2) reduce the rate of or change the Stated Maturity of any interest payment on any Note;

(3) reduce the amount payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time of any mandatory redemption or, in respect of an optional redemption, the times at which any Note may be redeemed or, once notice of redemption has been given, the time at which it must thereupon be redeemed (in each case, other than with respect to an Offer to Purchase made before an obligation to make an Offer to Purchase is triggered);

 

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(4) after the time an Offer to Purchase is required to have been made, reduce the purchase amount or purchase price, or extend the latest expiration date or purchase date thereunder;

(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Note;

(6) impair the right of any Holder to receive any principal payment or interest payment on such Holder’s Notes, on or after the Stated Maturity thereof, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment;

(7) make any change in the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes required for amendments or waivers;

(8) modify or change any provision of this Indenture affecting the ranking of the Notes or any Note Guarantee in a manner adverse to the Holders;

(9) make any change in any Note Guarantee that would materially adversely affect the Noteholders; or

(10) release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from their obligations under the Note Guarantees, other than pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

(c) It is not necessary for Noteholders to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but is sufficient if their consent approves the substance thereof.

(d) An amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section will become effective on receipt by the Trustee of written consents from the Holders of the requisite percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Notes or an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such consents have been obtained. After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the Company will send to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. The Company will send supplemental indentures to Holders upon request. Any failure of the Company to send such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.

Section 9.03. Effect of Consent.

(a) After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it will bind every Holder unless it is of the type requiring the consent of each Holder affected. If the amendment, supplement or waiver is of the type requiring the consent of each Holder affected, the amendment, supplement or waiver will bind each Holder that has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Note that evidences the same debt as the Note of the consenting Holder.

(b) If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder to deliver it to the Trustee so that the Trustee may place an appropriate notation of the changed terms on the Note and return it to the Holder, or exchange it for a new Note that reflects the changed terms. The Trustee may also place an appropriate notation on any Note thereafter authenticated. However, the effectiveness of the amendment, supplement or waiver is not affected by any failure to annotate or exchange Notes in this fashion.

Section 9.04. Trustee’s Rights and Obligations. The Trustee is entitled to receive, and will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. If the Trustee has received such an Opinion of Counsel, it shall sign the amendment, supplement or waiver so long as the same does not adversely affect the rights of the Trustee. The Trustee may, but is not obligated to, execute any amendment, supplement or waiver that affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the addition of a Guarantor under this Indenture upon execution and delivery by such Guarantor and the Trustee of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto, and delivery of an Officers’ Certificate.

 

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Section 9.05. Payments for Consents. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates may, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and agreed to be paid to all Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend such term or provision within the time period set forth in the solicitation documents relating to the consent, waiver or amendment.

ARTICLE 10

GUARANTEES

Section 10.01. The Guarantees. Subject to the provisions of this Article, each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, jointly and severally, the full and punctual payment (whether at Stated Maturity, upon redemption, purchase pursuant to an Offer to Purchase or acceleration, or otherwise) of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and all other amounts payable under, each Note, and the full and punctual payment of all other amounts payable by the Company under this Indenture. Upon failure by the Company to pay punctually any such amount, each Guarantor shall forthwith on demand pay the amount not so paid at the place and in the manner specified in this Indenture.

Section 10.02. Guarantee Unconditional. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, will not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by

(1) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any obligation of the Company under this Indenture or any Note, by operation of law or otherwise;

(2) any modification or amendment of or supplement to this Indenture or any Note;

(3) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Company, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Company or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of the Company contained in this Indenture or any Note;

(4) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which the Guarantor may have at any time against the Company, the Trustee or any other Person, whether in connection with this Indenture or any unrelated transactions, provided that nothing herein prevents the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;

(5) any invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against the Company for any reason of this Indenture or any Note, or any provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by the Company of the principal of or interest on any Note or any other amount payable by the Company under this Indenture; or

(6) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Company, the Trustee or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the provisions of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defense to such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.

Section 10.03. Discharge; Reinstatement. Except as provided in Section 10.09, each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder will remain in full force and effect until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and all other amounts payable by the Company under this Indenture have been paid in full. If at any time any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note or any other amount payable by the Company under this Indenture is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise, each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder with respect to such payment will be reinstated as though such payment had been due but not made at such time.

 

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Section 10.04. Waiver by the Guarantors. Each Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and any notice not provided for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against the Company or any other Person.

Section 10.05. Subrogation and Contribution. Upon making any payment with respect to any obligation of the Company under this Article, the Guarantor making such payment will be subrogated to the rights of the payee against the Company with respect to such obligation, provided that the Guarantor may not enforce either any right of subrogation, or any right to receive payment in the nature of contribution, or otherwise, from any other Guarantor, with respect to such payment so long as any amount payable by the Company hereunder or under the Notes remains unpaid.

Section 10.06. Stay of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of this Indenture are nonetheless payable by the Guarantors hereunder forthwith on demand by the Trustee or the Holders.

Section 10.07. Limitation on Amount of Guarantee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent conveyance under applicable fraudulent conveyance provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of state law. To effectuate that intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor under its Note Guarantee are limited to the maximum amount that would not render the Guarantor’s obligations subject to avoidance under applicable fraudulent conveyance provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of state law.

Section 10.08. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee. The execution by each Guarantor of this Indenture (or a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit B) evidences the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor, whether or not the person signing as an officer of the Guarantor still holds that office at the time of authentication of any Note. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee after authentication constitutes due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of each Guarantor.

Section 10.09. Release of Guarantee. The Note Guarantee of a Guarantor will terminate and be released upon:

(1) a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets or Capital Stock of the Guarantor (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

(2) the designation in accordance with this Indenture of the Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(3) defeasance or discharge of the Notes, as provided in Article 8;

(4) upon the prior consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding; or

(5) at any time that such Guarantor is released from all of its obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations that may survive such release) under all of its Guarantees of all Debt of the Company under the Credit Facilities except a discharge by or as a result of payment under such Guarantee (it being understood that a release subject to contingent reinstatement is still a release, and that if any such Guarantee is so reinstated, such Guarantee shall also be reinstated).

 

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Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the foregoing effect, the Trustee will execute any documents reasonably requested by the Company or such Guarantor in order to evidence the release of the Guarantor from its obligations under its Note Guarantee.

Section 10.10. Contribution. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Note Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all obligations guaranteed under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01. Noteholder Communications; Noteholder Actions.

(a) The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to this Indenture or the Notes are as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and the Company and the Trustee shall comply with the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Sections 312(a) and 312(b). Neither the Company nor the Trustee will be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.

(b) (1) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent to amendment, supplement or waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by a Holder (an “act”) may be evidenced by an instrument signed by the Holder delivered to the Trustee. The fact and date of the execution of the instrument, or the authority of the person executing it, may be proved in any manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.

(1) The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders, which will be binding on all the Holders.

(c) Any act by the Holder of any Note binds that Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note that evidences the same debt as the Note of the acting Holder, even if no notation thereof appears on the Note. Subject to paragraph (d), a Holder may revoke an act as to its Notes, but only if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment or waiver or other consequence of the act becomes effective.

(d) The Company may, but is not obligated to, fix a record date (which need not be within the time limits otherwise prescribed by Trust Indenture Act Section 316(c)) for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to act with respect to any amendment or waiver or in any other regard, except that during the continuance of an Event of Default, only the Trustee may set a record date as to notices of default, any declaration or acceleration or any other remedies or other consequences of the Event of Default. If a record date is fixed, those Persons that were Holders at such record date and only those Persons will be entitled to act, or to revoke any previous act, whether or not those Persons continue to be Holders after the record date. No act will be valid or effective for more than 90 days after the record date.

Section 11.02. Notices.

(a) Any notice or communication to the Company will be deemed given if in writing (i) when delivered in person or (ii) five days after mailing when mailed by first class mail, or (iii) when sent by facsimile transmission, with transmission confirmed. Notices or communications to a Guarantor will be deemed given if given to the Company. Any notice to the Trustee will be effective only upon receipt. In each case the notice or communication should be addressed as follows:

 

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if to the Company:

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

6060 Coventry Drive

Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: (402) 778-2567 (with such fax to be confirmed by telephone to (402) 778-2183)

if to the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Suite 2 R

166 Mercer Street

New York, New York 10012

Attention: Boris Treyger

    Vice President

Facsimile: (212) 343-1079.

The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided with respect to published notices, any notice or communication to a Holder will be deemed given when mailed to the Holder at its address as it appears on the Register by first class mail or, as to any Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, when given electronically to DTC. Copies of any notice or communication to a Holder, if given by the Company, will be sent by mail or electronic mail to the Trustee at the same time. Defect in mailing a notice or communication to any particular Holder will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

(c) Where this Indenture provides for notice, the notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and the waiver will be the equivalent of the notice. Waivers of notice by Holders must be filed with the Trustee, but such filing is not a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waivers.

Section 11.03. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture other than with respect to the authentication and execution of the Initial Notes, the Company will furnish to the Trustee:

(1) an Officers’ Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that all such conditions precedent have been complied with; provided that no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the addition of a Guarantor under this Indenture upon execution and delivery by such Guarantor and the Trustee of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto.

Section 11.04. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture must include:

(1) a statement that each person signing the certificate or opinion has read the covenant or condition and the related definitions;

(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statement or opinion contained in the certificate or opinion is based;

 

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(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such person, that person has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable the person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with, provided that an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers’ Certificate or certificates of public officials with respect to matters of fact.

Section 11.05. Payment Date Other Than a Business Day. If any payment with respect to a payment of any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note (including any payment to be made on any date fixed for redemption or purchase of any Note) is due on a day which is not a Business Day, then the payment need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such date, and no interest will accrue for the intervening period.

Section 11.06. Governing Law. This Indenture, including any Note Guarantees, and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Section 11.07. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture or loan or debt agreement of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and no such indenture or loan or debt agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 11.08. Successors. All agreements of the Company or any Guarantor in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successor.

Section 11.09. Duplicate Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

Section 11.10. Separability. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 11.11. Table of Contents and Headings. The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and in no way modify or restrict any of the terms and provisions of this Indenture.

Section 11.12. No Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees, Incorporators, Members and Stockholders. No director, officer, employee, incorporator, member or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or such Guarantor under the Notes, any Note Guarantee or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

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SIGNATURES

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC., as the Company
By:  

/s/ Dennis P. Byrnes

  Name: Dennis P. Byrnes
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
ACI WORLDWIDE CORP., as a Guarantor
By   /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
Name: Dennis P. Byrnes
Title: Secretary and Vice President
EBPP AGENT SERVICES, INC., as a Guarantor
By   /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
Name: Dennis P. Byrnes
Title: President
ITS ACQUISITION SUB, LLC, as a Guarantor
By   /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
Name: Dennis P. Byrnes
Title: President
ONLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION, as a Guarantor
By   /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
Name: Dennis P. Byrnes
Title: President
ORCC SOLUTIONS, LLC, as a Guarantor
By   /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
Name: Dennis P. Byrnes
Title: President

 

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


PRINCETON ECOM CORPORATION, as a Guarantor
By   /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
Name: Dennis P. Byrnes
Title: President
P M SYSTEMS CORPORATION, as a Guarantor
By   /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
Name: Dennis P. Byrnes
Title: Secretary and President
APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS INC. U.K. HOLDING LIMITED, as a Guarantor
By   /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
Name: Dennis P. Byrnes
Title: Director

 

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:   /s/ Boris Treyger
  Name: Boris Treyger
  Title: Vice President

 

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


EXHIBIT A

[FACE OF NOTE]

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.

6.375% Senior Note due 2020.

 

   CUSIP / ISIN:   
No.                 $   

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, promises to pay to , or its registered assigns, the principal sum of DOLLARS ($ ) or such other amount as indicated on the Schedule of Exchange of Notes attached hereto on August 15, 2020.

Interest Rate: 6.375% per annum.

Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15, commencing February 15, 2014

Regular Record Dates: February 1 and August 1.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.

 

Date:     ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
    By:  

 

      Name:
      Title:

 

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(Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication)

This is one of the 6.375 % Senior Notes due 2020 described in the Indenture referred to in this Note.

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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[REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.

6.375% Senior Note due 2020

 

1. Principal and Interest.

The Company promises to pay the principal of this Note on August 15, 2020.

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note on each Interest Payment Date, as set forth on the face of this Note, at the rate of 6.375% per annum.

Interest will be payable semiannually (to the holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the February 1 or August 1 immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date) on each Interest Payment Date, commencing February 15, 2014.

Interest on this Note will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on this Note (or, if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest and if this Note is authenticated between a Regular Record Date and the next Interest Payment Date, from such Interest Payment Date) or, if no interest has been paid, from the Issue Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

The Company will pay interest on overdue principal, premium, if any, and interest at 1.0% per annum higher than the rate borne by this Note. Interest not paid when due and any interest on principal, premium or interest not paid when due will be paid to the Persons that are Holders on a special record date, which will be the 15th day preceding the date fixed by the Company for the payment of such interest, whether or not such day is a Business Day. At least 15 days before a special record date, the Company will send to each Holder and to the Trustee a notice that sets forth the special record date, the payment date and the amount of interest to be paid.

 

2. Indentures; Note Guarantee.

This is one of the Notes issued under an Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2013 (as supplemented or amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee. Capitalized terms used herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of all such terms. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Note and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture will control.

This Note is guaranteed, as set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture limits the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes to $300,000,000, but Additional Notes may be issued pursuant to the Indenture, and the Initial Notes and all such Additional Notes vote together for all purposes as a single class; provided that if the Additional Notes are not fungible with the Initial Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number.

 

3. Redemption and Repurchase; Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity.

This Note is subject to optional redemption, and may be the subject of an Offer to Purchase, as further described in the Indenture. There is no sinking fund or mandatory redemption applicable to this Note.

If the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the then outstanding principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity, the Company may in certain circumstances be discharged from the Indenture and the Notes or may be discharged from certain of its obligations under certain provisions of the Indenture.

 

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4. Registered Form; Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.

The Notes are in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount and any multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Trustee may require a Holder to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. Pursuant to the Indenture, there are certain periods during which the Trustee will not be required to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Note or certain portions of a Note.

 

5. Defaults and Remedies.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may declare principal of and accrued interest on the Notes to be immediately due and payable. If a bankruptcy default with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, the principal of and accrued interest on the Notes automatically becomes due and payable. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of remedies.

 

6. Amendment and Waiver.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended or supplemented, or Default may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure or reform any ambiguity, defect, mistake, manifest error, omission or inconsistency if such amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any material respect.

 

7. Authentication.

This Note is not valid until the Trustee (or Authenticating Agent) signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

 

8. Governing Law.

This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

9. Abbreviations.

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and U/G/M/A/ (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

The Company will furnish a copy of the Indenture to any Holder upon written request and without charge.

 

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[FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

Insert Taxpayer Identification No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please print or typewrite name and address including zip code of assignee

the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing

 

 

attorney to transfer said Note on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

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[THE FOLLOWING PROVISION TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL CERTIFICATES

BEARING A RESTRICTED LEGEND]

In connection with any transfer of this Note, the undersigned confirms that such transfer is made without utilizing any general solicitation or general advertising and further as follows:

Check One

¨ (1) This Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

¨ (2) This Note is being transferred to a “qualified institutional buyer” in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and certification in the form of Exhibit F to the Indenture is being furnished herewith.

¨ (3) This Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in compliance with the exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Regulation S thereunder, and certification in the form of Exhibit E to the Indenture is being furnished herewith.

or

¨ (4) This Note is being transferred other than in accordance with (1), (2) or (3) above and documents are being furnished which comply with the conditions of transfer set forth in this Note and the Indenture.

If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee is not obligated to register this Note in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in the Indenture have been satisfied.

Date:                                  

 

       
     

 

Seller

      By:  

 

    NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within-mentioned instrument in every particular, without alteration or any change whatsoever.

 

Signature Guarantee:1  

 

     
  By:  

 

     
  To be executed by an executive officer      

 

 

1  Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Trustee, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Association Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you wish to have all of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12 or Section 4.13 of the Indenture, check the box: ¨

If you wish to have a portion of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12 or Section 4.13 of the Indenture, state the amount (in original principal amount) below:

$            .

Date:                                 

   Your Signature:   

 

     

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the

other side of this Note)

Signature Guarantee:2                                                              

 

 

2  Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Trustee, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Association Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Trustee in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for Physical Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

   Amount of decrease
in principal amount
of this Global Note
   Amount of increase
in principal
amount
of this Global Note
   Principal amount of
this Global Note
following such
decrease (or
increase)
   Signature of
authorized officer
of Trustee

 

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EXHIBIT B

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

dated as of             ,

among

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.,

The Guarantor(s) Party Hereto

and

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 

 

6.375% Senior Notes due 2020

 

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THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture), entered into as of                     ,         , among ACI WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company), [insert each new Guarantor executing this Supplemental Indenture and its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation] (each an “Undersigned”) and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee entered into the Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2013 (the “Indenture”), relating to the Company’s 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”); and

WHEREAS, as a condition to the Trustee entering into the Indenture and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders, the Company agreed pursuant to the Indenture to cause certain Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries and Disregarded Foreign Entities that Guarantee the Company’s Credit Facilities to provide Note Guarantees.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and intending to be legally bound, the parties to this Supplemental Indenture hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Indenture.

Section 2. Each Undersigned, by its execution of this Supplemental Indenture, agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors, including, but not limited to, Article 10 thereof.

Section 3. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Section 4. This Supplemental Indenture may be signed in various counterparts which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 5. This Supplemental Indenture is an amendment supplemental to the Indenture and the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture will henceforth be read together.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC., as the Company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[GUARANTOR(S)]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT C

RESTRICTED LEGEND

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS SECURITY) RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (D) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS SECURITY) PURSUANT TO (C), (D) OR (E), THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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EXHIBIT D

DTC LEGEND

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE ARE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE ARE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRANSFER PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE.

 

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EXHIBIT E

Regulation S Certificate

             ,         

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

[        ]

[        ]

Facsimile: [        ]

Attention: [        ]

 

  Re: ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.

6.375% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”)

Issued under the Indenture dated as of August 20, 2013

(the “Indenture”) relating to the Notes

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Terms are used in this Certificate as used in Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as otherwise stated herein.

[CHECK A OR B AS APPLICABLE.]

 

  ¨ A. This Certificate relates to our proposed transfer of $         principal amount of Notes issued under the Indenture. We hereby certify as follows:

 

  1. The offer and sale of the Notes was not and will not be made to a person in the United States (unless such person is excluded from the definition of “U.S. person” pursuant to Rule 902(k)(2)(vi) or the account held by it for which it is acting is excluded from the definition of “U.S. person” pursuant to Rule 902(k)(2)(i) under the circumstances described in Rule 902(h)(3)) and such offer and sale was not and will not be specifically targeted at an identifiable group of U.S. citizens abroad.

 

  2. Unless the circumstances described in the parenthetical in paragraph 1 above are applicable, either (a) at the time the buy order was originated, the buyer was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the buyer was outside the United States or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market, and neither we nor any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States.

 

  3. Neither we, any of our affiliates, nor any person acting on our or their behalf has made any directed selling efforts in the United States with respect to the Notes.

 

  4. The proposed transfer of Notes is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

  5. If we are a dealer or a person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration in respect of the Notes, and the proposed transfer takes place during the Restricted Period (as defined in the Indenture), or we are an officer or director of the Company or an Initial Purchaser (as defined in the Indenture), we certify that the proposed transfer is being made in accordance with the provisions of Rule 904(b) of Regulation S.

 

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  ¨ B. This Certificate relates to our proposed exchange of $         principal amount of Notes issued under the Indenture for an equal principal amount of Notes to be held by us. We hereby certify as follows:

 

  1. At the time the offer and sale of the Notes was made to us, either (i) we were not in the United States or (ii) we were excluded from the definition of “U.S. person” pursuant to Rule 902(k)(2)(vi) or the account held by us for which we were acting was excluded from the definition of “U.S. person” pursuant to Rule 902(k)(2)(i) under the circumstances described in Rule 902(h)(3); and we were not a member of an identifiable group of U.S. citizens abroad.

 

  2. Unless the circumstances described in paragraph 1(ii) above are applicable, either (a) at the time our buy order was originated, we were outside the United States or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and we did not pre-arrange the transaction in the United States.

 

  3. The proposed exchange of Notes is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

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You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this Certificate and are irrevocably authorized to produce this Certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

Very truly yours,
[NAME OF SELLER (FOR TRANSFERS) OR OWNER (FOR EXCHANGES)]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
  Address:

Date:                     

 

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EXHIBIT F

Rule 144A Certificate

             ,         

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

[        ]

[        ]

Facsimile: [        ]

Attention: [        ]

 

  Re: ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.

6.375% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”)

Issued under the Indenture dated as of August 20, 2013

(the “Indenture”) relating to the Notes

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Certificate relates to:

[CHECK A OR B AS APPLICABLE.]

 

  ¨ A. Our proposed purchase of $         principal amount of Notes issued under the Indenture.

 

  ¨ B. Our proposed exchange of $         principal amount of Notes issued under the Indenture for an equal principal amount of Notes to be held by us.

We and, if applicable, each account for which we are acting in the aggregate owned and invested more than $100,000,000 in securities of issuers that are not affiliated with us (or such accounts, if applicable), as of , 20 , which is a date on or since close of our most recent fiscal year. We and, if applicable, each account for which we are acting, are a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). If we are acting on behalf of an account, we exercise sole investment discretion with respect to such account. We are aware that the transfer of Notes to us, or such exchange, as applicable, is being made in reliance upon the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. Prior to the date of this Certificate we have received such information regarding the Company as we have requested pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) or have determined not to request such information.

 

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You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this Certificate and are irrevocably authorized to produce this Certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

Very truly yours,
[NAME OF PURCHASER (FOR TRANSFERS) OR OWNER (FOR EXCHANGES)]

By:

 

 

  Name:
  Title:
  Address:

Date:                     

 

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated as of August 20, 2013 and is entered into by and among ACI WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower’’), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), the Consenting Lenders (as defined below) and the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS listed on the signature pages hereto, and is made with reference to that certain CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 10, 2011, by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), the Administrative Agent and the other agents party thereto, as supplemented by that certain Consent and Waiver No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Consent and Waiver No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2012) and by that certain Consent and Waiver No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012 and as amended and supplemented by the First Amendment and Consent and Waiver No. 3 to Credit Agreement dated as of September 11, 2012, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 20, 2012 and that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement dated as of March 4, 2013 and as supplemented by that certain Incremental Term Loan Agreement dated as of March 7, 2013 (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as set forth in the Credit Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that the Lenders agree to amend certain of the provisions of the Credit Agreement and extend the deadline for completion of the Australian Matters (as defined below) as more particularly described herein; and

WHEREAS, subject to certain conditions, each of the Lenders party hereto (the “Consenting Lenders”) is willing to agree to such amendments and extensions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

  SECTION I. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT.

Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in reliance upon representations and warranties set forth herein, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended such that, after giving effect to all such amendments, it shall read in its entirety as attached hereto as Exhibit A, with all revisions to the Credit Agreement reflected in Exhibit A in blacklined format. The execution and delivery of this Amendment shall not constitute a novation of any indebtedness or other obligations owing to the lenders or the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement based on facts or events occurring or existing prior to the execution and delivery of this Amendment.

 

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  SECTION II. AGREEMENT REGARDING AUSTRALIAN REORGANIZATION AND ACI AUSTRALIA PLEDGE.

By its execution of this Amendment and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in reliance upon representations and warranties set forth herein, each of the Lenders party hereto hereby agrees to (a) extend the deadlines for (i) completion of the reorganization referenced in Section 11.3(m) of the Credit Agreement (the “Australian Reorganization”) and (ii) delivering to the Administrative Agent Security Documents pledging sixty-five percent (65%) of the total outstanding voting Capital Stock of ACI Australia (the “ACI Australia Pledge” and, together with the Australian Reorganization, the “Australian Matters”), in each case until the respective dates set forth in Section 9.10(b) and 11.3(m) of the amended Credit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and (b) waive any breach or non-compliance with the terms of Sections 9.10(b) and 11.3(m) of the Credit Agreement that may have occurred solely as a result of the applicable Australian Matter not having been completed within the timeframes required under Sections 9.10(b) and 11.3(m) of the Credit Agreement (as in effect immediately prior to this Amendment).

 

  SECTION III. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

This Amendment shall become effective only upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent (upon satisfaction of such conditions, such date being referred to herein as the “Amendment Effective Date”):

A. Execution. The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart signature page of this Amendment duly executed by each of the Lenders and each of the Credit Parties.

B. Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have received all out-of-pocket expenses (to the extent invoiced) that are required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder or any other Loan Document (including reasonable fees and expenses of McGuireWoods LLP).

C. Amendment/Extension Fees. The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent (or its applicable affiliates), for the account of each Consenting Lender that executes and delivers its signature page to this Amendment to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on August 20, 2013 (the “Consent Deadline”) the following fees:

(i) a consent fee in an aggregate amount equal to 0.05% times the sum of (A) the Revolving Credit Commitments (determined as of the Amendment Effective Date immediately prior to the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness of this Amendment) of all such Consenting Lenders plus (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (determined as of the Amendment Effective Date immediately prior to the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness of this Amendment) of all such Consenting Lenders; and

 

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(ii) an extension fee in an aggregate amount equal to 0.075% times the sum of (A) the Revolving Credit Commitments (determined as of the Amendment Effective Date immediately prior to the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness of this Amendment) of all such Consenting Lenders plus (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (determined as of the Amendment Effective Date immediately prior to the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness of this Amendment) of all such Consenting Lenders.

D. Other Documents. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received such other documents, information or agreements regarding Credit Parties as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

  SECTION IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Credit Party which is a party hereto represents and warrants to each Lender that the following statements are true and correct in all material respects:

A. Authorization of Agreements. Each of the Credit Parties has the right, power and authority, and has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize, the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the performance of the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms. This Amendment, the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the Credit Parties party hereto or thereto, and each such document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party party hereto or thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal debtor relief laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies.

B. Compliance of Agreements with Laws, etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of this Amendment and the performance by each Credit Party of the Credit Agreement and of the other Loan Documents to which each such Credit Party is a party, in accordance with their respective terms and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise, (i) require any material Governmental Approval relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) violate any material provision of Applicable Law relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Person is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or any

 

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Governmental Approval relating to such Person, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (v) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person other than Liens arising under the Loan Documents or (vi) require any consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act in respect of, an arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Amendment or the performance of the Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents other than (A) consents, authorizations, filings or other acts or consents for which the failure to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (B) consents or filings, if any, under the UCC.

C. Representations and Warranties from Credit Agreement. The representations and warranties contained in Sections 7.1(a), (e)—(k) and (m)—(v) of the Credit Agreement are and will be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

D. Absence of Default. No event has occurred and is continuing that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default.

E. No Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2012, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no event has occurred or condition arisen that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  SECTION V. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT

Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement and this Amendment and consents to this Amendment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby confirms that each Loan Document to which it is a party or otherwise bound will continue to guarantee to the fullest extent possible in accordance with the Loan Documents the payment and performance of all “Guaranteed Obligations” (as defined in the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, as amended hereby) under each of the Loan Documents to which is a party (in each case as such terms are defined in the applicable Loan Document, as amended hereby).

Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party or otherwise bound shall continue in full force and effect and that all of its obligations thereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or limited by the execution or effectiveness of this Amendment.

Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (i) notwithstanding the conditions to effectiveness set forth in this Amendment, such Subsidiary Guarantor is not

 

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required by the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to consent to the amendments to the Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment and (ii) nothing in the Credit Agreement, this Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to require the consent of such Subsidiary Guarantor to any future amendments to the Credit Agreement.

 

  SECTION VI. MISCELLANEOUS

A. Agreement of Lenders. Each Consenting Lender that is also a party to the Online Resources Incremental Agreement hereby acknowledges and agrees that, as of the Amendment Effective Date, any Loans made thereunder constitute “Initial Term Loans” (as defined in the Credit Agreement as amended hereby) and shall no longer be deemed to be “Incremental Term Loans” (as defined in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby).

B. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Other Loan Documents.

(i) On and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

(ii) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Agent or Lender under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

C. Headings. Section and Subsection headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

D. Applicable Law. ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

E. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an

 

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original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

 

BORROWER:   ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
  By:  

/s/ Scott W. Behrens

    Name:   Scott W. Behrens
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:     ACI WORLDWIDE CORP.
    By:  

/s/ Scott W. Behrens

      Name: Scott W. Behrens
      Title: Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
    ONLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION
    By:  

/s/ Scott W. Behrens

      Name: Scott W. Behrens
      Title: Vice President
    PRINCETON ECOM CORPORATION
    By:  

/s/ Scott W. Behrens

      Name: Scott W. Behrens
      Title: Vice President
    EBPP AGENT SERVICES, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Scott W. Behrens

      Name: Scott W. Behrens
      Title: Vice President
    ITS ACQUISITION SUB, LLC
    By:  

/s/ Scott W. Behrens

      Name: Scott W. Behrens
      Title: Vice President
    ORCC SOLUTIONS, LLC
    By:  

/s/ Scott W. Behrens

      Name: Scott W. Behrens
      Title: Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent and a Lender
By:  

/s/ G. Mendel Lay, Jr.

  Name: G. Mendel Lay, Jr.
  Title: Senior Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


Bank of America, N.A.
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Matthew C. White

  Name: Matthew C. White
  Title: Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


Bank of the West,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ William Honke

  Name: William Honke
  Title: Senior Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


Compass Bank,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ W. Brad Davis

  Name: W. Brad Davis
  Title: Senior Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


Fifth Third Bank,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Robert Urban

  Name: Robert Urban
  Title: Managing Director

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


Manufacturers Bank,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Dirk Price

  Name: Dirk Price
  Title: Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


PNC Bank, National Association,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ W. Chadwick Loar

  Name: W. Chadwick Loar
  Title: SVP; Corporate Manager

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


RBS Citizens N.A.,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ William E. Rurode, Jr.

  Name: William E. Rurode, Jr.
  Title: Senior Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ James R. Riley

  Name: JAMES R. RILEY
  Title: SVP–CORPORATE BANKING

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


U.S. Bank National Association,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Joseph T. Sullivan III

  Name: Joseph T. Sullivan III
  Title: Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


HSBC Bank USA, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Peter Hart

  Name: Peter Hart
  Title: Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


Regions Bank,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Sean Nichols

  Name: Sean Nichols
  Title: Officer

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


TD BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Shreya Shah

  Name: Shreya Shah
  Title: Senior Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


Comerica Bank,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Gerald R. Finney Jr.

  Name: Gerald R. Finney Jr.
  Title: Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


Stifel Bank & Trust,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ John H. Phillips

  Name: John H. Phillips
  Title: Executive Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


CAPITAL BANK N.A.,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Dilian Schultz

  Name: Dilian Schultz
  Title: Senior Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


First National Bank of Omaha, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Sean O’Connell

  Name: Sean O’Connell
  Title: Vice President

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

Signature Page


EXHIBIT A

[see attached]


CONFORMED VERSION (INCLUDING:

FIRST AMENDMENT—SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

SECOND AMENDMENT – DECEMBER 20, 2012

THIRD AMENDMENT – MARCH 4, 2013

FOURTH AMENDMENT – AUGUST 20, 2013)

 

 

 

$450,000,000

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of November 10, 2011,

by and among

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.,

as Borrower,

the Lenders referred to herein,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent,

Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

RBS CITIZENS, N.A.,

SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book-Running Managers

RBS CITIZENS, N.A.,

SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Syndication Agents

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

and

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as Co-Documentation Agents

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
ARTICLE I        DEFINITIONS      2   

SECTION 1.1

   Definitions      2   

SECTION 1.2

   Other Definitions and Provisions      41   

SECTION 1.3

   Accounting Terms      41   

SECTION 1.4

   UCC Terms      41   

SECTION 1.5

   Rounding      42   

SECTION 1.6

   References to Agreement and Laws      42   

SECTION 1.7

   Times of Day      42   

SECTION 1.8

   Letter of Credit Amounts      42   

SECTION 1.9

   Guaranty Obligations      42   

SECTION 1.10

   Covenant Compliance Generally      42   
ARTICLE II        REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY      43   

SECTION 2.1

   Revolving Credit Loans      43   

SECTION 2.2

   Swingline Loans      43   

SECTION 2.3

   Procedure for Advances of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans      45   

SECTION 2.4

   Repayment and Prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans      46   

SECTION 2.5

   Permanent Reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments      47   

SECTION 2.6

   Termination of Revolving Credit Facility      47   

SECTION 2.7

   Increase of Revolving Credit Commitment      47   

SECTION 2.8

   Optional Incremental Term Loans      50   
ARTICLE III        LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY      53   

SECTION 3.1

   L/C Commitment      53   

SECTION 3.2

   Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit      54   

SECTION 3.3

   Commissions and Other Charges      54   

SECTION 3.4

   L/C Participations      55   

SECTION 3.5

   Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower      55   

SECTION 3.6

   Obligations Absolute      56   

SECTION 3.7

   Effect of Letter of Credit Application      57   
ARTICLE IV        TERM LOAN FACILITY      57   

SECTION 4.1

   Term Loan      57   

SECTION 4.2

   Procedure for Advance of Term Loans      57   

SECTION 4.3

   [Reserved]      58   

SECTION 4.4

   Repayment of Term Loans      58   

SECTION 4.5

   Prepayments of Term Loans      59   

 

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          Page  
ARTICLE V        GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS      61   

SECTION 5.1

   Interest      61   

SECTION 5.2

   Notice and Manner of Conversion or Continuation of Loans      63   

SECTION 5.3

   Fees      63   

SECTION 5.4

   Manner of Payment      64   

SECTION 5.5

   Evidence of Indebtedness      65   

SECTION 5.6

   Adjustments      65   

SECTION 5.7

   Nature of Obligations of Lenders Regarding Extensions of Credit; Assumption by the Administrative Agent      66   

SECTION 5.8

   Changed Circumstances      67   

SECTION 5.9

   Indemnity      68   

SECTION 5.10

   Increased Costs      68   

SECTION 5.11

   Taxes      70   

SECTION 5.12

   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      73   

SECTION 5.13

   Cash Collateral      74   

SECTION 5.14

   Defaulting Lenders      75   
ARTICLE VI        CLOSING; CONDITIONS OF CLOSING AND BORROWING      78   

SECTION 6.1

   [RESERVED]      78   

SECTION 6.2

   Conditions to Closing and Initial Extensions of Credit      78   

SECTION 6.3

   Conditions to All Extensions of Credit      83   

SECTION 6.4

   Additional Conditions to Delayed Draw Funding Date and Release of Proceeds from Escrow      83   
ARTICLE VII        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER      84   

SECTION 7.1

   Representations and Warranties      84   

SECTION 7.2

   Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc      92   
ARTICLE VIII        FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND NOTICES      92   

SECTION 8.1

   Financial Statements and Projections      93   

SECTION 8.2

   Officer’s Compliance Certificate      94   

SECTION 8.3

   Intentionally Omitted      94   

SECTION 8.4

   Other Reports      94   

SECTION 8.5

   Notice of Litigation and Other Matters      96   

SECTION 8.6

   Accuracy of Information      97   
ARTICLE IX        AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS      97   

SECTION 9.1

   Preservation of Corporate Existence and Related Matters      97   

SECTION 9.2

   Maintenance of Property      97   

SECTION 9.3

   Insurance      97   

 

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SECTION 9.4

   Accounting Methods and Financial Records      97   

SECTION 9.5

   Payment and Performance of Obligations      98   

SECTION 9.6

   Compliance With Laws and Approvals      98   

SECTION 9.7

   Environmental Laws      98   

SECTION 9.8

   Compliance with ERISA      98   

SECTION 9.9

   Visits and Inspections      99   

SECTION 9.10

   Additional Subsidiaries and Real Property      99   

SECTION 9.11

   Use of Proceeds      100   

SECTION 9.12

   Further Assurances      101   

SECTION 9.13

   Acquisition Closing Dates      101   

SECTION 9.14

   Post-Closing Matters      101   
ARTICLE X        FINANCIAL COVENANTS      102   

SECTION 10.1

   Maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio      102   

SECTION 10.2

   Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio      102   

SECTION 10.3

   Maximum Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio      102   
ARTICLE XI        NEGATIVE COVENANTS      102   

SECTION 11.1

   Limitations on Indebtedness      102   

SECTION 11.2

   Limitations on Liens      105   

SECTION 11.3

   Limitations on Loans, Advances, Investments and Acquisitions      106   

SECTION 11.4

   Limitations on Mergers and Liquidation      109   

SECTION 11.5

   Limitations on Sales of Assets      109   

SECTION 11.6

   Restricted Payments      111   

SECTION 11.7

   Limitations on Exchange and Issuance of Capital Stock      111   

SECTION 11.8

   Transactions with Affiliates      111   

SECTION 11.9

   Certain Accounting Changes; Organizational Documents      112   

SECTION 11.10

   Amendments of Subordinated Indebtedness      112   

SECTION 11.11

   Restrictive Agreements      112   

SECTION 11.12

   Nature of Business      113   

SECTION 11.13

   Limitations on BidCo      113   

SECTION 11.14

   Acquisition Documents      113   

SECTION 11.15

   Limitation on UK Holding      113   
ARTICLE XII        DEFAULT AND REMEDIES      114   

SECTION 12.1

   Events of Default      114   

SECTION 12.2

   Remedies      116   

SECTION 12.3

   Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Non-Waiver; etc      117   

SECTION 12.4

   Crediting of Payments and Proceeds      118   

SECTION 12.5

   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      119   

SECTION 12.6

   Credit Bidding      119   

 

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ARTICLE XIII        THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT      120   

SECTION 13.1

   Appointment and Authority      120   

SECTION 13.2

   Rights as a Lender      120   

SECTION 13.3

   Exculpatory Provisions      121   

SECTION 13.4

   Reliance by the Administrative Agent      122   

SECTION 13.5

   Delegation of Duties      122   

SECTION 13.6

   Resignation of Administrative Agent      122   

SECTION 13.7

   Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders      123   

SECTION 13.8

   No Other Duties, etc      124   

SECTION 13.9

   Collateral and Guaranty Matters      124   

SECTION 13.10

   Secured Hedging Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements      125   

SECTION 13.11

   Withholding Tax      125   
ARTICLE XIV        MISCELLANEOUS      126   

SECTION 14.1

   Notices      126   

SECTION 14.2

   Amendments, Waivers and Consents      128   

SECTION 14.3

   Expenses; Indemnity      130   

SECTION 14.4

   Right of Setoff      133   

SECTION 14.5

   Governing Law      133   

SECTION 14.6

   Waiver of Jury Trial      134   

SECTION 14.7

   Reversal of Payments      134   

SECTION 14.8

   Injunctive Relief; Punitive Damages      135   

SECTION 14.9

   Accounting Matters      135   

SECTION 14.10

   Successors and Assigns; Participations      135   

SECTION 14.11

   Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality      140   

SECTION 14.12

   Performance of Duties      141   

SECTION 14.13

   All Powers Coupled with Interest      141   

SECTION 14.14

   Survival of Indemnities      141   

SECTION 14.15

   Titles and Captions      141   

SECTION 14.16

   Severability of Provisions      141   

SECTION 14.17

   Counterparts      141   

SECTION 14.18

   Integration      142   

SECTION 14.19

   Electronic Execution of Assignments      142   

SECTION 14.20

   Term of Agreement      142   

SECTION 14.21

   Advice of Counsel, No Strict Construction      142   

SECTION 14.22

   USA Patriot Act      142   

SECTION 14.23

   Inconsistencies with Other Documents; Independent Effect of Covenants      143   

SECTION 14.24

   Independent Effect of Covenants      143   

 

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EXHIBITS

    

Exhibit A-1

    -         Form of Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit A-2     -         Form of Swingline Note
Exhibit A-3     -         Form of Term Note
Exhibit B     -         Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit C     -         Form of Notice of Account Designation
Exhibit D     -         Form of Notice of Prepayment
Exhibit E     -         Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
Exhibit F     -         Form of Officer’s Compliance Certificate
Exhibit G     -         Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit H     -         Form of Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement
Exhibit I-1     -         Form of Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit I-2     -         Form of Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit I-3     -         Form of Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit I-4     -         Form of Tax Compliance Certificate

SCHEDULES

    

Schedule 1.1

    -         Commitments

Schedule 7.1(a)

    -         Jurisdictions of Organization and Qualification

Schedule 7.1(b)

    -         Subsidiaries and Capitalization

Schedule 7.1(h)

    -         ERISA Plans

Schedule 7.1(i)

    -         Labor and Collective Bargaining Agreements

Schedule 7.1(q)

    -         Indebtedness and Guaranty Obligations

Schedule 11.1

    -         Existing Subsidiary Indebtedness

Schedule 11.2

    -         Existing Liens

Schedule 11.3

    -         Existing Loans, Advances and Investments

Schedule 11.8

    -         Transactions with Affiliates

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 10, 2011, by and among ACI WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders who are or may become a party to this Agreement (collectively, the “Lenders”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The Borrower has requested and, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed, to extend certain credit facilities to the Borrower on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

The Borrower has agreed to secure all of its Secured Obligations by granting to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, first priority Liens on its assets, including a pledge of all of the Capital Stock of each of its Domestic Subsidiaries and sixty five percent (65%) of all the voting Capital Stock of each of their respective First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries.

The Subsidiary Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the obligations of the Borrower hereunder and to secure their respective Secured Obligations by granting to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, first priority Liens on their respective assets, including a pledge of all of the Capital Stock of each of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries and sixty five percent (65%) of all the voting Capital Stock of each of their respective First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries.

Concurrently with the initial funding of the Delayed Draw Term Loan under this Agreement on the Delayed Draw Funding Date or the initial release of funds from the Escrow Account, the Borrower intends to (i) cause Antelope Investment Co. LLC, a newly-formed special purpose vehicle of the Borrower and a Delaware limited liability company (“BidCo”), to consummate an exchange offer (the “Tender Offer”) for all of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock (the “Company Shares”) of S1 Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and accept for payment any Company Shares initially tendered under the Tender Offer (the date of such acceptance, the “Tender Offer Closing Date”) and (ii) authorize the Lenders to deposit with the Escrow Agent into the Escrow Account any Excess Term Loan Proceeds in accordance with the Escrow Agreement to be entered into on or prior to the Delayed Draw Funding Date.

Alternatively, if the approval of the Company’s stockholders to the Merger has been obtained prior to the Tender Offer Closing Date, concurrently with the initial funding of the Delayed Draw Term Loan under this Agreement on the Delayed Draw Funding Date or the initial release of funds from the Escrow Account, the Borrower intends to (i) cause BidCo to effect the Merger and (ii) authorize the Lenders to deposit with the Escrow Agent into the Escrow Account any Excess Term Loan Proceeds in accordance with the Escrow Agreement.

As soon as practicable following the Tender Offer Closing Date, the Borrower shall cause the Company to merge with BidCo (the “Merger”), with the surviving company of such Merger being a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower. The funds in the Escrow Account will be released in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement and will be used by the Borrower on the Acquisition Closing Date to pay a portion of the Acquisition Consideration and to pay the Transaction Costs then due and owing.


NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, such parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions. The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them below:

ACI Australia” means ACI Worldwide (Pacific) Pty Ltd, a proprietary limited company organized under the laws of Australia.

ACI Worldwide” means ACI Worldwide Corp., a Nebraska corporation.

Acquired Business” means the Company and its Subsidiaries.

AcquisitionCo” means ACI Australia Pty Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GPC organized under the laws of Australia.

Acquisition” means the transactions consummated pursuant to the Acquisition Documents.

Acquisition Agreement” means the Transaction Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2011, by and among Borrower, BidCo and the Company, as in effect on the Closing Date.

Acquisition Cash Consideration” means an aggregate principal amount of up to $390.0 million in cash to be paid to the equity holders of the Company pursuant to the Acquisition.

Acquisition Closing Date” means the date of the consummation of the Merger.

Acquisition Consideration” means the Acquisition Cash Consideration and the Acquisition Equity Consideration.

Acquisition Document Modification” means any amendment, modification or waiver of any of the terms or conditions of any Acquisition Documents, except to the extent such amendment or waiver (including any consent or discretionary determination as to the satisfaction of any condition) is not materially adverse to the Arranger or the Lenders (provided that any change in (x) the dollar amount of the Acquisition Consideration constituting the Acquisition Cash Consideration, (y) the aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Borrower constituting the Acquisition Equity Consideration and (z) the percentage of the Company Shares that can be exchanged for common stock of the Borrower or the percentage of the Company Shares that can be exchanged for cash shall be deemed materially adverse to the Arranger and the Lenders).

 

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Acquisition Documents” means, collectively, (i) the Acquisition Agreement and all exhibits and schedules attached thereto and (ii) the Tender Offer Documents.

Acquisition Equity Consideration” means up to 6,549,454 shares of Capital Stock of the Borrower.

Administrative Agent” means Wells Fargo, in its capacity as Administrative Agent hereunder, and any successor thereto appointed pursuant to Section 13.6.

Administrative Agent’s Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.1(d).

Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person (other than, with respect to the Borrower, a Subsidiary of the Borrower) which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person or any of its Subsidiaries. As used in this definition, the term “control” means (a) the power to vote five percent (5%) or more of the securities or other equity interests of a Person having ordinary voting power, or (b) the possession, directly or indirectly, of any other power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

Aggregate Revolving Commitment” means the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder, as such amount may be increased, reduced or otherwise modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. On the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment shall be $250,000,000.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Applicable Law” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, treaties, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.

Applicable Margin” means the corresponding percentages per annum as set forth below based on the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio:

 

                Loans  

Pricing
Level

  

Consolidated Total Net

Leverage Ratio

   Commitment
Fee
    LIBOR
Rate +
    Base
Rate +
 
I    Greater than or equal 3.25 to 1.00      0.50     2.50     1.50
II    Greater than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00, but less than 3.25 to 1.00      0.40     2.25     1.25
III    Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00, but less than 2.75 to 1.00      0.35     2.00     1.00
IV    Greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00, but less than 2.00 to 1.00      0.30     1.75     0.75
V    Less than 1.00 to 1.00      0.25     1.50     0.50

 

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The Applicable Margin shall be determined and adjusted quarterly on the date (each a “Calculation Date”) ten (10) Business Days after the day by which the Borrower is required to provide an Officer’s Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 8.2 for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower; provided that (a) the Applicable Margin shall not be less than the Applicable Margin specified as Pricing Level III until the first Calculation Date occurring after the second full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date and, thereafter the Pricing Level shall be determined by reference to the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower preceding the applicable Calculation Date, and (b) if the Borrower fails to provide the Officer’s Compliance Certificate as required by Section 8.2 for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower preceding the applicable Calculation Date, the Applicable Margin from such Calculation Date shall be based on Pricing Level I until such time as an appropriate Officer’s Compliance Certificate is provided, at which time the Pricing Level shall be determined by reference to the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower preceding such Calculation Date. The Applicable Margin shall be effective from one Calculation Date until the next Calculation Date. Any adjustment in the Applicable Margin shall be applicable to all Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans then existing or subsequently made or issued.

If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Borrower or for any other reason, the Lenders determine that (a) the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (b) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio would have resulted in different pricing for any period, then (i) if the proper calculation of the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall automatically and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the applicable Lenders, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent, 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, and (ii) if the proper calculation of the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio would have resulted in lower pricing for such period, the Lenders shall have no obligation to repay any interest or fees to the Borrower; provided that if, as a result of any restatement or other event, a proper calculation of the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for one or more periods and lower pricing for one or more other periods (due to the shifting of income or expenses from one period to another period or any similar reason), then the amount payable by the Borrower pursuant to clause (i) above shall be based upon the excess, if any, of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for all applicable periods over the amount of interest and fees paid for all

 

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such periods. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and Lenders with respect to Sections 5.1(c) and 12.2 nor any of their other rights under this Agreement. The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

The Applicable Margins set forth above shall be increased as, and to the extent, required by Sections 2.7 and 2.8.

Applicable Ticking Fee Rate” means (i) with respect to any date or period on or prior to December 31, 2011, 0.35% and (ii) with respect to any date or period thereafter, 0.75%.

Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person), including, without limitation, any special purpose entity, that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business; provided, that such Approved Fund must be administered, managed or underwritten by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arranger” means Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and its successors.

Asset Disposition” means the disposition of any or all of the assets (including, without limitation, any Capital Stock owned thereby) of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof whether by sale, lease, transfer or otherwise, and any issuance of Capital Stock by any Subsidiary of the Borrower to any Person that is not a Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof. The term “Asset Disposition” shall not include (a) any Equity Issuance, (b) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (c) the transfer of assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to any other transaction permitted pursuant to Section 11.4, (d) the write-off, discount, sale or other disposition of defaulted or past-due receivables and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business and not undertaken as part of an accounts receivable financing transaction, (e) the disposition of any Hedging Agreement, (f) dispositions of Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents, (g) (i) the transfer by any Credit Party of its assets to any other Credit Party, (ii) the transfer by any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor of its assets to any Credit Party (provided that in connection with any new transfer, such Credit Party shall not pay more than an amount equal to the fair market value of such assets as determined in good faith at the time of such transfer) and (iii) the transfer by any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor of its assets to any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor or (h) the sale of any Excluded Acquired Business Assets.

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 14.10), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit G or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of

 

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such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount or principal amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease.

Base Rate” means, at any time, the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the sum of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) except during any period of time during which a notice delivered to the Borrower under Section 5.8 shall remain in effect, LIBOR for an Interest Period of one month plus 1%; each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or LIBOR.

Base Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the Base Rate as provided in Section 5.1(a).

BidCo” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Statement of Purpose.

Borrower” has the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.4.

Business Day” means (a) for all purposes other than as set forth in clause (b) below, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banks in Charlotte, North Carolina and New York, New York, are open for the conduct of their commercial banking business, and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any LIBOR Rate Loan, or any Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to LIBOR, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) and that is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

Calculation Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of Applicable Margin.

Capital Asset” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, any asset that should, in accordance with GAAP, be classified and accounted for as a capital asset on a Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, the aggregate cost of all Capital Assets acquired by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Lease” means any lease of any property by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as lessee, that should, in accordance with GAAP, be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Capital Stock” means (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership

 

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interests (whether general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests, (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person and (f) any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

Cash Collateralize” means, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Lender or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender shall agree, in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender.

Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such Cash Collateral and other credit support.

Cash Contribution” means $100 million of cash on the balance sheet of the Borrower less the amount of such cash used by the Borrower on or prior to the Acquisition Closing Date solely for purposes of acquiring outstanding Company Shares and paying fees and expenses in connection with the Tender Offer, the Acquisition and the Transactions.

Cash Equivalents” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.3(b).

Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.

Cash Percentage” means the percentage of the total Acquisition Consideration payable in respect of all of the Company Shares as Acquisition Cash Consideration pursuant the Tender Offer Documents.

Change in Control” means an event or series of events by which (a) any person or group of persons (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), shall obtain ownership or control in one or more series of transactions of more than thirty percent (30%) of the Capital Stock or thirty percent (30%) of the voting power of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of directors of the Borrower, (b) there shall have occurred under any indenture or other instrument evidencing any Indebtedness in excess of $25,000,000 any “change in control” or similar provision (as set forth in the indenture, agreement or other evidence of such Indebtedness) obligating the Borrower to repurchase, redeem or repay all or any part of the Indebtedness or Capital Stock provided for therein or (c) a majority of the members of the board of directors (or other equivalent governing body) of the Borrower shall not constitute Continuing Directors.

 

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

Class” means, when used in reference to any Loan, whether such Loan is a Revolving Credit Loan, Swingline Loan or Term Loan and, when used in reference to any Commitment, whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment or a Term Loan Commitment.

Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement or such later Business Day upon which each condition described in Section 6.2 shall be satisfied or waived in all respects in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collateral” means the collateral security for the Secured Obligations pledged or granted pursuant to the Security Documents.

Collateral Agreement” means the collateral agreement of even date herewith executed by the Credit Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Commitment” means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, Term Loan Commitment and/or Incremental Term Loan Commitment, as applicable, in each case, in the amount set forth under the heading “Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, pursuant to the terms hereof.

Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.3(a).

Commitment Percentage” means, as to any Lender at any time, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage or Incremental Term Loan Percentage, as applicable.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Company” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Statement of Purpose.

 

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

Consolidated” means, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of any Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with applicable principles of consolidation under GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP: (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) the sum of the following, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) income and franchise taxes paid during such period, (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (iii) amortization, depreciation and other non-cash charges including, without limitation, non-cash equity compensation expenses for such period (except to the extent that such non-cash charges are reserved for cash charges to be taken in the future), (iv) extraordinary losses during such period (other than from discontinued operations), (v) Transaction Costs, (vi) for any period ending on and after the Acquisition Closing Date, the Merged EBITDA Adjustments, (vii) for any period prior to the Online Resources Acquisition Closing Date, the Pre-Merger EBITDA Adjustments, (viii) for any period ending on or after the Online Resources Acquisition Closing Date, the Online Resources Merged EBITDA Adjustments, (ix) any non-recurring integration, severance, relocation, transition or business optimization expenses and other restructuring costs, incurred in connection with the Online Resources Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition (to the extent accrued, payable or paid within 12 months of the applicable closing date thereof) in an aggregate amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Consolidated EBITDA (determined without reference to this clause (ix)) for such period, in each case, to the extent (A) actually paid during such period or (B) representing an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in respect of the foregoing in any future period; provided that, in the case of this clause (B), the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to the extent that such cash payment would be duplicative of any accrual or reserve that is already included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA and (x) non-cash adjustments of deferred revenue which would reasonably have been included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, but for the application of purchase accounting rules, less (c) interest income and any extraordinary or non-cash gains. For purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (1) the only adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA in connection with the Acquisition shall be the Merged EBITDA Adjustment, (2) the only adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA in connection with the Online Resources Acquisition shall be the Pre-Merger EBITDA Adjustments and the Online Resources Merged EBITDA Adjustment and (3) Consolidated EBITDA shall not be adjusted to give pro forma effect to the Online Resources Acquisition until the Online Resources Merger has occurred.

Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a Consolidated basis for such period, without duplication, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP: (a) Consolidated Interest Expense, (b) scheduled principal payments with respect to Indebtedness made with respect to such period and (c) federal, state, local and foreign income taxes paid in cash.

 

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Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (x) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date minus (y) Capital Expenditures, to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, the gross interest expense (including, without limitation, interest expense attributable to Capital Leases and all net payment obligations pursuant to Hedging Agreements) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all determined for such period on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, for any period of determination, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income (a) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary which shall be subject to clause (c) below), in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has a joint interest with a third party, except to the extent such net income is actually paid in cash to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by dividend or other distribution during such period, (b) the net income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of such Person or is merged into or consolidated with such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries except to the extent included pursuant to the foregoing clause (a), and (c) the net income (if positive) of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of such net income (i) is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary or (ii) would be subject to any taxes payable on such dividends or distributions, but in each case only to the extent of such prohibition or taxes.

Consolidated Senior Secured Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis without duplication, the sum of all Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated Senior Secured Indebtedness on such date minus (ii) if, at the time of determination, there are no Revolving Credit Loans or Swingline Loans outstanding, the lesser of (A) $150,000,000 and (B) the amount of Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents as of such date of determination that exceeds $75,000,000 of Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or 8.1(b), as applicable.

 

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Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis without duplication, the sum of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness on such date minus (ii) if, at the time of determination, there are no Revolving Credit Loans or Swingline Loans outstanding, the lesser of (A) $150,000,000 and (B) the amount of Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents as of such date of determination that exceeds $75,000,000 of Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.

Continuing Directors” means the directors of the Borrower on the Closing Date and each other director of the Borrower, if, in each case, such other director’s nomination for election to the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower is recommended by at least 51% of the then Continuing Directors.

Credit Facility” means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Facility, the Swingline Facility, the L/C Facility and the Term Loan Facility.

Credit Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Debt Issuance” shall mean the issuance of any Indebtedness for borrowed money by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, 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 of the events specified in Section 12.1 which with the passage of time, the giving of notice or any other condition, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 5.14(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of the Revolving Credit Loans, any Term Loan, participations in L/C Obligations or participations in Swingline Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date such Loans or participations 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, the Issuing Lender, 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 Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender 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

 

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hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by 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, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority 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 clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 5.14(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.

Delayed Draw Funding Date” has the meaning given thereto in Section 4.2.

Delayed Draw Termination Date” means July 31, 2012.

Delayed Draw Term Loan” means the term loan made, or to be made, to the Borrower by the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.1.

Disputes” means any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of, connected with or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, between or among parties hereto and to the other Loan Documents.

Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Capital Stock into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock) (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), in whole or in part,

 

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(c) provides for the scheduled payment of dividends in cash or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Term Loan Maturity Date; provided, that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Disregarded Foreign Entity” means any Foreign Subsidiary that is disregarded as an entity separate from the Borrower for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Dollars” or “$” means, unless otherwise qualified, dollars in lawful currency of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States, other than one that is a First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary.

Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Credit Commitment, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender, and (iii) unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

Employee Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, that (a) is maintained, funded or administered by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate for employees of any Credit Party or (b) has at any time within the preceding six (6) years been maintained, funded or administered by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate for the employees of any Credit Party or any current or former ERISA Affiliate.

Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, written claims, liens, written accusations, written allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to human health or the environment.

Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, foreign, state, provincial and local laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, standards and regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities, relating to the protection of

 

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human health or the environment, including, but not limited to, requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials.

Equity Issuance” means (a) any issuance by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof to any Person that is not a Credit Party or a Subsidiary thereof, of (i) shares of its Capital Stock, (ii) any shares of its Capital Stock pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants or (iii) any shares of its Capital Stock pursuant to the conversion of any debt securities to equity and (b) any capital contribution from any Person that is not a Credit Party into any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof. The term “Equity Issuance” shall not include (A) any Asset Disposition, (B) any Debt Issuance, (C) the issuance of any Capital Stock of the Borrower constituting Acquisition Equity Consideration or (D) the issuance of any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee stock or stock option compensation plan.

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

ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who together with any Credit Party is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.

Escrow Account” has the meaning specified in the Escrow Agreement.

Escrow Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement and any successor escrow agent thereunder.

Escrow Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 6.4(c).

Escrow Collateral” means all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the Escrow Property, the Escrow Account and the Escrow Agreement.

Escrow Prepayment Date” means the earliest to occur of (x) the abandonment or termination of the Tender Offer or the Acquisition, (y) July 31, 2012 and (z) the date of acceleration of the Delayed Draw Term Loans pursuant to Section 12.2(a).

Escrow Property” has the meaning specified in the Escrow Agreement.

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means, for any day, the percentage (expressed as a decimal and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) which is in effect for such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic, supplemental or emergency reserves) in respect of eurocurrency liabilities or any similar category of liabilities for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City.

Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 12.1; provided that any requirement for passage of time, giving of notice, or any other condition, has been satisfied.

 

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Excess Cash Flow” means, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, in accordance with GAAP for any Fiscal Year, the excess, if any, of:

(a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such Fiscal Year, (ii) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such Fiscal Year and (iii) decreases in Working Capital for such Fiscal Year, over

(b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate amount of cash (A) actually paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year on account of Capital Expenditures and Permitted Acquisitions (other than any amounts that were committed during a prior Fiscal Year to the extent such amounts reduced Excess Cash Flow in such prior Fiscal Year per clause (b)(i)(B) below), (B) committed during such Fiscal Year to be used to make Capital Expenditures or Permitted Acquisitions which in either case have been actually made or consummated or for which a binding agreement exists as of the time of determination of Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year and (C) of Investments pursuant to Section 11.3(c) and (j) made during such Fiscal Year or committed during such Fiscal Year to be made and for which a binding agreement exists as of the time of determination of Excess Cash Flow for Fiscal Year (in each case under this clause (i) other than to the extent any such Capital Expenditure, Permitted Acquisition or other Investment is made or is expected to be made with the proceeds of Indebtedness, any Equity Issuance, casualty proceeds, condemnation proceeds or other proceeds that would not be included in Consolidated EBITDA), (ii) the aggregate amount of all scheduled principal payments or repayments of Indebtedness (other than mandatory prepayments of Loans) made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year, but only to the extent that such payments or repayments by their terms cannot be reborrowed or redrawn and do not occur in connection with a refinancing of all or any portion of such Indebtedness, (iii) voluntary principal prepayments of any Term Loan and voluntary prepayments or repayments of Revolving Credit Loans to the extent that the Revolving Credit Commitment is permanently reduced by an equal amount at the time of such payment or prepayment, (iv) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such Fiscal Year and (v) increases to Working Capital for such Fiscal Year.

Excess Term Loan Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.2(a).

Excluded Acquired Business Assets” means the business unit of the Acquired Business identified as its “Banking Community F1” segment and the Company’s Investment in Yodlee, Inc.

Excluded Company Shares” means any Company Shares or Online Resources Shares owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, BidCo and Online Resources AcquisitionCo) constituting “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U to the extent the value of such Capital Stock exceeds 25.0% of the total value of all assets and Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are subject to the provisions of Sections 11.2, 11.5, 11.11(a) or any similar provision in other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender that is subject to Section 12.1(f)(ii).

 

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Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Credit Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Credit Party of, or the grant by such Credit Party of a security interest 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 Commodities Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Credit Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Credit Party or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

Excluded Taxes” means, any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal 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 5.12(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.11, 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 5.11 and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2011, by and among the Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent and lender.

Extensions of Credit” means, as to any Lender at any time, (a) an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender then outstanding, (ii) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding, (iii) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Swingline Loans then outstanding and (iv) the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans made by such Lender then outstanding or (b) the making of any Loan or participation in any Letter of Credit by such Lender, as the context requires.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.

 

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FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day), as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotation for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

Fee Letter” means the separate fee letter agreement executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and/or certain of its affiliates dated August 29, 2011.

First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means (i) any Foreign Subsidiary owned directly by any Credit Party and (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary, substantially all of the assets of which is stock in Foreign Subsidiaries that are corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 10, 2012 among the Borrower, Administrative Agent, the financial institutions and the Subsidiary Guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto.

First Amendment Effective Date” means September 10, 2012, the date the conditions precedent set forth in the First Amendment were satisfied or waived in accordance therewith.

Fiscal Year” means each fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries ending on December 31.

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

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

Fourth Amendment” means that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 20, 2013 by and among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

Fourth Amendment Effective Date” means the date upon which each of the conditions precedent to the effectiveness to the Fourth Amendment are satisfied or waived.

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

 

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

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied and maintained for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries throughout the period indicated and (subject to Section 14.9) consistent with the prior financial practice of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, all Governmental Authorities.

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 any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).

GPC” means Applied Communications GPC Limited, an entity organized under the laws of Ireland.

Guaranty Obligation” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, without duplication, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any such Person pursuant to which such Person has directly or indirectly guaranteed any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of any such Person (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement condition or otherwise) or (b) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, that the term Guaranty Obligation shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

Hazardous Materials” means any substances or materials (a) which are or become defined as hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, chemical substances or mixtures or toxic substances under any Environmental Law, (b) which are toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic or otherwise

 

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harmful to human health or the environment and are or become regulated by any Governmental Authority, (c) the presence of which require investigation or remediation under any Environmental Law or common law, (d) the discharge or emission or release of which requires a permit or license under any Environmental Law or other Governmental Approval, (e) which are deemed to constitute a nuisance or a trespass which pose a health or safety hazard to Persons or neighboring properties, (f) which consist of underground or aboveground storage tanks, whether empty, filled or partially filled with any substance, or (g) which contain, without limitation, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum derived substances or waste, crude oil, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas.

Hedge Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedging Agreement permitted under Article XI, is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, the Administrative Agent, an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or an Affiliate of the Arranger, each in its capacity as a party to such Hedging Agreement.

Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any Interest Rate Contract, forward rate agreement, commodity swap, forward foreign exchange agreement, currency swap agreement, cross-currency rate swap agreement, currency option agreement or other agreement or arrangement designed to alter the risks of any Person arising from fluctuations in interest rates, currency values or commodity prices, all as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Hedging Obligations” means all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by the Borrower under any Hedging Agreement (which such Hedging Agreement is permitted hereunder) with any Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Hedging Agreement is executed.

IBM” means International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation.

IBM Warrants” means the warrants issued by the Borrower to IBM to purchase up to 1,427,035 shares of Capital Stock of the Borrower at a price of $27.50 per share and up to 1,427,035 shares of Capital Stock of the Borrower at a price of $33.00 per share.

Increasing Revolving Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.7.

Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.8.

Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.8.

Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means (a) as to any Incremental Term Lender, the obligation of such Incremental Term Lender to make an Incremental Term Loan to or for the account of the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.8 and (b) as to all Incremental Term Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Incremental Term Lenders to make Incremental Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.8.

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Incremental Term Loan Notification Date (unless a shorter period is agreed to by all the affected Incremental Term Lenders), on which each of the Incremental Term Lenders makes Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.8.

Incremental Term Loan Facility” means the incremental term loan facility established pursuant to Section 2.8.

Incremental Term Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of an Incremental Term Lender evidencing the Incremental Term Loans made by such Incremental Term Lender, and any amendments, supplements and modifications thereto, any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.

Incremental Term Loan Notification” means the written notice by the Borrower of its request to borrow Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.8.

Incremental Term Loan Notification Date” means the date on which the Incremental Term Loan Notification is received by the Administrative Agent.

Incremental Term Loan Percentage” means, as to any Incremental Term Lender at any time, the ratio of (a) the amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Incremental Term Lender to (b) the Incremental Term Loan Commitments of all Incremental Term Lenders.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any date and without duplication, the sum of the following:

(a) all liabilities, obligations and indebtedness for borrowed money including, but not limited to, obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments of any such Person;

(b) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services of any such Person (including, without limitation, all obligations under non-competition, earn-out or similar agreements), except trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business not more than ninety (90) days past due, or that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided for on the books of such Person;

(c) the Attributable Indebtedness of such Person with respect to such Person’s obligations in respect of Capital Leases and Synthetic Leases (regardless of whether accounted for as indebtedness under GAAP);

(d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person to the extent of the value of such property (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business);

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title retention agreements except trade payable arising in the ordinary course of business), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of any such Person relative to the face amount of letters of credit, whether or not drawn, including, without limitation, any Reimbursement Obligation, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of any such Person;

(g) all obligations of any such Person to redeem, repurchase, exchange, defease or otherwise make payments in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person;

(h) all Net Hedging Obligations of such Person; and

(i) all Guaranty Obligations of any such Person with respect to any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of 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, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.

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

Initial Term Loans” means the collective reference to the Delayed Draw Term Loan and that certain term loan made pursuant to the Online Resources Incremental Agreement. The outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term Loans as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date is $473,125,000.

Insurance and Condemnation Event” means the receipt by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of their respective Property.

Interest Period” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.1(b).

Interest Rate Contract” means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate floor agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate option or any other agreement regarding the hedging of interest rate risk exposure executed in connection with hedging the interest rate exposure of any Person and any confirming letter executed pursuant to such agreement, all as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Investment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.3.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

ISP98” means the International Standby Practices (1998 Revision, effective January 1, 1999), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590.

 

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Issuing Lender” means Wells Fargo, in its capacity as issuer of any Letters of Credit issued hereunder on or after the Closing Date, or any successor thereto.

L/C Commitment” means the lesser of (a) $35,000,000 and (b) an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment.

L/C Facility” means the letter of credit facility established pursuant to Article III.

L/C Obligations” means at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.

L/C Participants” means the collective reference to all the Revolving Credit Lenders other than the Issuing Lender.

Lender” means each Person executing this Agreement as a Lender on the Closing Date (including, without limitation, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender unless the context otherwise requires) set forth on the signature pages hereto and each Person that hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to Section 2.7, 2.8 or 14.10, other than any Person that ceases to be a party hereto as a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

Lender Addition and Acknowledgement Agreement” means, each agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed pursuant to Section 2.7 and/or Section 2.8 by the Borrower and any existing Lender or New Lender committing to provide an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment and/or Incremental Term Loans and, in each case, acknowledged by the Administrative Agent and each Subsidiary Guarantor, (a) setting forth the terms and conditions of (i) any increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.7 and/or (ii) any Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.8 and (b) acknowledging that any New Lender shall be a party hereto and have the rights (including, without limitation, voting rights) and obligations of a Lender hereunder.

Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender maintaining such Lender’s Extensions of Credit.

Letter of Credit Application” means an application, in the form specified by the Issuing Lender from time to time, requesting the Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.

Letters of Credit” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.1.

LIBOR” means,

(a) for any interest rate calculation with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars in minimum amounts of at least $5,000,000 for a period equal to the applicable Interest Period which appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period

 

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(rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%). If, for any reason, such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor page), then “LIBOR” shall be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars in minimum amounts of at least $5,000,000 would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period.

(b) for any interest rate calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars in minimum amounts of at least $5,000,000 for a period equal to one month (commencing on the date of determination of such interest rate) which appears on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination, or, if such date is not a Business Day, then the immediately preceding Business Day (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%). If, for any reason, such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor page) then “LIBOR” for such Base Rate Loan shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars in minimum amounts of at least $5,000,000 would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination for a period equal to one month commencing on such date of determination.

Each calculation by the Administrative Agent of LIBOR shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

LIBOR Rate” means a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:

 

LIBOR Rate =

 

LIBOR

  1.00-Eurodollar Reserve Percentage

LIBOR Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the LIBOR Rate as provided in Section 5.1(a).

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, leasehold mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, hypothecation or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease or other title retention agreement relating to such asset.

Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the total amount of unrestricted cash on hand of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date plus (b) the total amount of unrestricted Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date plus (c) the aggregate unused portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time; provided that the amounts set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above shall be determined in good faith by the Borrower and certified as accurate by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

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Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, each Note, the Letter of Credit Applications, the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, each Security Document, each Lender Addition and Acknowledgment Agreement (if any) and each other document, instrument, certificate and agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement or otherwise referred to herein or contemplated hereby, all as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Loans” means the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Loans, the Swingline Loans and the Term Loans, and “Loan” means any of such Loans.

Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent), operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of any such Person to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party.

Material Contract” means any contract or other agreement, written or oral, of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries the failure to comply with which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Merged EBITDA Adjustments” means synergies in connection with the Acquisition not to exceed (i) $32.5 million on the Acquisition Closing Date and for the first Fiscal Quarter ended after the Acquisition Closing Date, (ii) $24.375 million for the second Fiscal Quarter ended after the Acquisition Closing Date, (iii) $16.25 million for third Fiscal Quarter ended after the Acquisition Closing Date and (iv) $8.135 million for the fourth Fiscal Quarter ended after the Acquisition Closing Date.

Merger” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Statement of Purpose.

Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of all Issuing Lenders with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) an amount equal to 100% of the Fronting Exposure of all Swingline Lenders with respect to all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time.

Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is making, or is accruing an obligation to make, or has accrued an obligation to make contributions within the preceding six (6) years.

Net Cash Proceeds” means, as applicable (a) with respect to any Asset Disposition or Insurance and Condemnation Event, the gross proceeds received by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries therefrom (including any cash, Cash Equivalents, deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, as and when received) less the sum of (i) in the case of an Asset Disposition, all income taxes and other taxes assessed by a Governmental Authority as a result of such transaction, (ii) all reasonable and customary out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with such transaction or event and (iii) the principal amount of, premium, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the asset (or a portion

 

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thereof) disposed of, which Indebtedness is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction or event, and (b) with respect to any Equity Issuance or Debt Issuance, the gross cash proceeds received by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries therefrom less all reasonable and customary out-of-pocket legal, underwriting and other fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

Net Hedging Obligations” means, as of any date, the Termination Value of any such Hedging Agreement on such date.

New Lender” means any bank, financial institution or investment fund committing to make Extensions of Credit pursuant to Section 2.7 or Section 2.8 that was not a Lender as of the applicable Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date or Incremental Term Loan Effective Date relating to such Extensions of Credit.

Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver, amendment, modification or termination that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 14.2 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.

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

Notes” means the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Notes, the Swingline Note, the Term Loan Notes and the Incremental Term Loan Notes, if any.

Notice of Account Designation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(b).

Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(a).

Notice of Conversion/Continuation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.2.

Notice of Prepayment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.4(c).

Obligations” means, in each case, whether now in existence or hereafter arising: (a) the principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the filing of any bankruptcy or similar petition) the Loans, (b) the L/C Obligations, (c) all Hedging Obligations and (d) all other fees and commissions (including attorneys’ fees), charges, indebtedness, loans, liabilities, financial accommodations, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, in each case under any Loan Document or otherwise, with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit of every kind, nature and description, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any note and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws.

OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

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Officer’s Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of the chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

Online Resources” means Online Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Online Resources Acquired Business” means Online Resources and its Subsidiaries.

Online Resources Acquisition” means the transactions consummated pursuant to the Online Resources Acquisition Documents.

Online Resources Acquisition Agreement” means the Transaction Agreement, dated January 30, 2013, by and among the Borrower, Online Resources AcquisitionCo and Online Resources.

Online Resources Acquisition Closing Date” means the date of the consummation of the Online Resources Merger.

Online Resources AcquisitionCo” means Ocelot Acquisition Corp, a Delaware corporation, a new formed special purpose entity and Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.

Online Resources Acquisition Documents” means, collectively, (a) the Online Resources Acquisition Agreement and the other definitive documents related to the Online Resources Acquisition (including, without limitation, the Online Resources Shareholder Agreement) and all exhibits and schedules attached thereto and (b) the Online Resources Tender Offer Documents.

Online Resources Acquisition Expiration Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) July 31, 2013, (b) the abandonment or termination of the Online Resources Tender Offer or the Online Resources Acquisition and (c) the date of acceleration of any of the Loans or termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 12.2(a).

Online Resources Incremental Agreement” means that certain Incremental Term Loan Agreement dated as of March 7, 2013 by and among the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and certain banks party thereto, as lenders.

Online Resources Merged EBITDA Adjustments” means synergies in connection with the Online Resources Acquisition not to exceed (a) $19,500,000 on the Online Resources Acquisition Closing Date and for the first Fiscal Quarter ended after the Online Resources Acquisition Closing Date, (b) $14,625,000 for the second Fiscal Quarter ended after the Online Resources Acquisition Closing Date, (c) $9,750,000 for the third Fiscal Quarter ended after the Online Resources Acquisition Closing Date, (d) $4,875,000 for the fourth Fiscal Quarter ended after the Online Resources Acquisition Closing Date and (e) $0 for any Fiscal Quarter thereafter.

Online Resources Merger” means the merger of Online Resources AcquisitionCo with and into Online Resources.

 

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Online Resources Shareholder Agreement” means the collective reference to (a) that certain Shareholder Agreement dated January 30, 2013 by and among the Borrower, Online Resources AcquisitionCo and Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC, (b) that certain Shareholder Agreement dated January 30, 2013 by and among the Borrower, Online Resources AcquisitionCo and Special Value Expansion Fund, LLC, (c) that certain Shareholder Agreement dated January 30, 2013 by and among the Borrower, Online Resources AcquisitionCo and Joseph Cowan and (d) that certain Shareholder Agreement dated January 30, 2013 by and among the Borrower, Online Resources AcquisitionCo and Tennanbaum Opportunities Partners V, LP.

Online Resources Shares” means, as of any date of determination, the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of Online Resources.

Online Resources Tender Acceptance Date” means either (a) the first date upon which (i) any portion of the Online Resources Shares is accepted and paid for by Online Resources AcquisitionCo pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Online Resources Acquisition Agreement and (ii) the preferred shares of Online Resources are purchased by Online Resources AcquisitionCo pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Online Resources Shareholder Agreement or (b) if applicable, any date prior to the date described in clause (a), upon which the Borrower requests and borrows a term loan pursuant to the Online Resources Incremental Agreement (the proceeds of which will be placed into escrow on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders providing such term loan) for the purpose of financing the transactions described in subclauses (i) and (ii) of clause (a) above.

Online Resources Tender Offer” means the cash tender offer by Online Resources AcquisitionCo to purchase all of the outstanding common stock of Online Resources (including any common stock that may become outstanding upon the exercise of options or other rights to acquire common stock).

Online Resources Tender Offer Documents” means the collective reference to the definitive documents relating to the Online Resources Tender Offer, including the Schedule TO and offer to purchase filed by the Borrower with the SEC on February 8, 2013, together with the related letter of transmittal and all other “Offer Documents” (as defined in the Online Resources Acquisition Agreement), and the other exhibits and schedules thereto.

Operating Lease” means, as to any Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, any lease of property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee which is not a Capital Lease.

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).

 

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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 5.12(b)).

Participant” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14.10(d).

Participant Register” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14.10(d).

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

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor agency.

Pension Plan” means any employee benefit plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and which (a) is maintained, funded or administered by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate for the employees of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate or (b) has at any time within the preceding six (6) years been maintained, funded or administered by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate for the employees of any Credit Party or any current or former ERISA Affiliates.

Permitted Acquisition” means any investment by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the form of acquisitions of all or substantially all of the business or a line of business (whether by the acquisition of Capital Stock, assets or any combination thereof) of any other Person if each such acquisition meets all of the following requirements:

(a) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent on or before the closing date of such acquisition, evidence of approval of the acquisition by the acquiree’s board of directors or equivalent governing body or a copy of the opinion of counsel delivered by legal counsel to the acquiree in connection with the acquisition which evidences such approval or opines that such approval is not required;

(b) (i) the Person or business to be acquired shall be in a substantially similar or related line of business as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (ii) the assets to be acquired shall be used by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in a business which is substantially similar or related to the line of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(c) if such acquisition involves the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the surviving Person and no Change of Control shall have been effected thereby;

(d) if such transaction involves the acquisition of a new Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be domiciled within the United States and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent by the time required pursuant to Section 9.10 such documents as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) pursuant to Section 9.10; provided that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make one or more Permitted Acquisitions of Persons without complying with this clause (d) subject to compliance with Section 11.3(c)(i) of this Agreement;

 

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(e) prior to the proposed closing date of such acquisition, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Compliance Certificate for the most recent fiscal quarter end preceding such acquisition demonstrating, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory thereto, pro forma compliance (as of the date of the acquisition and after giving effect thereto and any Extensions of Credit made or to be made in connection therewith) with each covenant contained in Article X;

(f) no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such acquisition the Borrower, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent promptly upon the finalization thereof copies of substantially final Permitted Acquisition Documents, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(g) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing both before and after giving effect to such acquisition;

(h) both before and after giving effect to the acquisition and any Extensions of Credit made in connection with such acquisition, the Liquidity Amount shall be greater than or equal to $50,000,000; and

(i) as of the closing date of the acquisition, the Person or business to be acquired shall not be subject or party to any material pending or threatened litigation.

Permitted Acquisition Consideration” means the aggregate amount of the purchase price, including, but not limited to, any assumed debt, earn-outs (valued at the maximum amount payable thereunder), deferred payments, or Capital Stock of the Borrower, net of the applicable acquired company’s cash and Cash Equivalent, balance (as shown on its most recent financial statements delivered in connection with the applicable Permitted Acquisition) to be paid on a singular basis in connection with any applicable Permitted Acquisition as set forth in the applicable Permitted Acquisition Documents executed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in order to consummate the applicable Permitted Acquisition.

Permitted Acquisition Documents” means with respect to any acquisition proposed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, final copies or substantially final drafts if not executed at the required time of delivery of the purchase agreement, sale agreement, merger agreement or other agreement evidencing such acquisition, including, without limitation, all legal opinions and each other document executed, delivered, contemplated by or prepared in connection therewith and any amendment, modification or supplement to any of the foregoing.

Permitted Liens” means the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 11.2.

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

Platform” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.4.

 

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PM Systems” means P M Systems Corporation, a South Carolina corporation.

Pre-Merger EBITDA Adjustments” means Consolidated EBITDA of the Acquired Business or the Online Resources Acquired Business, as applicable, solely to the extent of any cash dividend or distribution made to the Borrower by the Acquired Business or the Online Resources Acquired Business, as applicable, in the relevant period.

Prime Rate” means, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.

Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period during which one or more Specified Transactions occurs, that such Specified Transaction (and all other Specified Transactions that have been consummated during the applicable period) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement and all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the Property or Person disposed of in a Specified Disposition shall be excluded and all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the Property or Person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition shall be included; provided that the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such definition, test or financial covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments (i) are reasonably expected to be realized within twelve (12) months of such Specified Transaction as set forth in reasonable detail on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent and (ii) are calculated on a basis consistent with GAAP and Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act; and provided further that the foregoing pro forma adjustment shall be without duplication of any cost savings or additional costs that are already included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA.

Property” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Capital Stock.

Public Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.4.

Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.

Register” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14.10(c).

Reimbursement Obligation” means the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.

 

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Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Removal Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 13.6(b).

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.

Required Revolving Credit Lenders” means, at any date, any combination of Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment or, if the Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, any combination of Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Extensions of Credit under the Revolving Credit Facility; provided that the Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Extensions of Credit under the Revolving Credit Facility, as applicable, held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Credit Lenders.

Required Delayed Draw Lenders” means, at any date, any combination of Term Loan Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitment with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Loans or, if such Term Loan Commitment has been terminated, any combination of Term Loan Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans; provided that the Term Loan Commitment of, and the portion of the Delayed Draw Term Loan, as applicable, held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Delayed Draw Lenders.

Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 13.6(a).

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, controller, treasurer or assistant treasurer of a Credit Party or any other officer of such Credit Party reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Credit Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Credit Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Credit Party.

Restricted Payment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.6.

Revolving Credit Commitment” means (a) as to any Revolving Credit Lender, the obligation of such Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans for the account of the Borrower hereunder in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Credit Lender’s name on the Register, as such Revolving Credit Commitment may be increased, reduced or modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, Section 2.7) and (b) as to all

 

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Revolving Credit Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Revolving Credit Lenders to make Revolving Credit Loans, as such amount may be increased, reduced or modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, Section 2.7). The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment of all the Revolving Credit Lenders on the Closing Date shall be $250,000,000.

Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage” means, as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the ratio of (a) the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender to (b) the Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders.

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

Revolving Credit Facility” means the revolving credit facility established pursuant to Article II but excluding the Swingline Facility and any Incremental Term Loan Facility established pursuant to Section 2.8 (including any increase in such revolving credit facility established pursuant to Section 2.7).

Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date” means the date, which shall be a Business Day, on or before the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, but no earlier than thirty (30) days after any Revolving Credit Increase Notification Date (unless a shorter period is agreed to by all affected Increasing Revolving Lenders), on which each of the Increasing Revolving Lenders increase (or, in the case of New Revolving Lenders, provide) their respective Revolving Credit Commitments to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.7.

Revolving Credit Increase Notification” means the written notice by the Borrower of its desire to increase the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.7.

Revolving Credit Increase Notification Date” means the date on which the Revolving Credit Increase Notification is received by the Administrative Agent.

Revolving Credit Lenders” means Lenders with a Revolving Credit Commitment.

Revolving Credit Loans” means any revolving loan made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1, and all such revolving loans collectively as the context requires.

Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) August 20, 2018, (b) the date of termination of the entire Revolving Credit Commitment by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5, or (c) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 12.2(a).

Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Credit Lender evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, and any amendments, supplements and modifications thereto, any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.

 

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Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the sum of (a) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; plus (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the aggregate outstanding amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any Extensions of Credit 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 of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

S1 Intercompany Loan” means the intercompany loan made by ACI Worldwide to UK Holding, the net cash proceeds of which will be used by UK Holding to fund the transactions described in clause (b) of the definition of S1 Reorganization.

S1 Reorganization” shall mean (a) the merger of each of S1 Corporation, a Delaware corporation, S1, Inc., a Kentucky corporation, S1 Enterprise, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Regency Systems Inc., a Texas corporation, S1 Real Estate Holdings LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, x-Net Associates, Inc., a New York corporation, Postilion, Inc., a Florida corporation and Software Dynamics Incorporated, a California corporation, with and into ACI Worldwide, (b) the capital contribution, sale or other transfer by ACI Worldwide to UK Holding of all of the Capital Stock of each of the Specified S1 European Subsidiaries and PM Systems held by ACI Worldwide and (c) the capital contribution, sale or other transfer by ACI Worldwide to certain Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower of all of the Capital Stock of the Specified S1 Foreign Subsidiaries held by ACI Worldwide.

Sanctioned Country” means a country subject to a sanctions program identified on the list maintained by OFAC and available at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx, or as otherwise published from time to time.

Sanctioned Person” means (a) a Person named on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” maintained by OFAC available at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx, or as otherwise published from time to time, or (b) (i) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (ii) an organization controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (iii) a person resident in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to a sanctions program administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between any Credit Party and any Cash Management Bank.

Secured Hedging Agreement” means any Hedging Agreement permitted under Article XI (other than an Excluded Swap Obligation), in each case that is entered into by and between any Credit Party and any Hedge Bank.

 

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Secured Obligations” means, collectively, (a) the Obligations and (b) all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by any Credit Party under (i) any Secured Hedging Agreement and (ii) any Secured Cash Management Agreement.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 13.5, any other holder from time to time of any of any Secured Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Security Documents” means the collective reference to the Collateral Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and any other agreement or writing pursuant to which any Credit Party purports to pledge or grant a security interest in any Property or assets securing the Secured Obligations or any such Person purports to guaranty the payment and/or performance of the Secured Obligations, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that any such Person (a) has capital sufficient to carry on its business and transactions and all business and transactions in which it is about to engage and is able to pay its debts as they mature, (b) has assets having a value, both at fair valuation and at present fair saleable value, greater than the amount required to pay its probable liabilities (including contingencies), and (c) does not believe that it will incur debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay such debts or liabilities as they mature.

Specified Disposition” means any disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any division, business unit, product line or line of business.

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.1(a), (c), (d), (e)(ii), (m), (r)(ii) and (t).

Specified S1 European Subsidiaries” shall mean, collectively, S1 Deutschland GmbH, an entity organized under the laws of Germany, S1 Belgium NV, an entity organized under the laws of Belgium, S1 Global Limited, an entity organized under the laws of the United Kingdom and S1 International IP Holdings Ltd, an entity organized under the laws of the United Kingdom.

Specified S1 Foreign Subsidiaries” shall mean, collectively, S1 Tech Services Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Thailand, S1 Corp (s) Pte Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of Singapore, S1 Ireland Ltd, a corporation organized under the laws of Ireland and S1 Services (India) Private Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of India.

Specified Transactions” means (a) any Specified Disposition, (b) any Permitted Acquisition, (c) on and after the Online Resources Acquisition Closing Date, the Online Resources Acquisition and (d) the Transactions.

Subordinated Indebtedness” means the collective reference to any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary subordinated in right and time of payment to the Obligations and containing such other terms and conditions, in each case as are satisfactory to the Required Lenders.

 

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Subsequent Offering Period” means an additional period following the Tender Offer Closing Date during which stockholders of the Company who have not previously tendered their Company Shares may tender and receive the same consideration provided in the Tender Offer, assuming full proration, as set forth in the Tender Offer Documents.

Subsidiary” means as to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Capital Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity is at the time owned by (directly or indirectly) or the management of which is otherwise controlled by (directly or indirectly) such Person (irrespective of whether, at the time, Capital Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency). Unless otherwise qualified references to “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” herein shall refer to those of the Borrower.

Subsidiary Guarantors” means each direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower in existence on the Closing Date which is a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement and any other Subsidiary of the Borrower which becomes a party to a Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement pursuant to Section 9.10.

Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement” means the unconditional guaranty agreement of even date executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of itself and the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Credit Party, 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 Commitment” means the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment.

Swingline Facility” means the swingline facility established pursuant to Section 2.2.

Swingline Lender” means Wells Fargo in its capacity as swingline lender hereunder.

Swingline Loan” means any swingline loan made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2, and all such swingline loans collectively as the context requires.

Swingline Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of the Swingline Lender evidencing the Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2, and any amendments, supplements and modifications thereto, any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.

 

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Swingline Termination Date” means the first to occur of (a) the resignation of Wells Fargo as Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 13.6 and (b) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an Operating Lease in accordance with GAAP.

TargetCo” means the entity organized under the laws of Australia, which is identified as the “Company” in the TargetCo Purchase Agreement.

TargetCo Acquisition” means the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock of TargetCo by AcquisitionCo pursuant to the TargetCo Purchase Agreement.

TargetCo Intercompany Loan” means the intercompany loan made by ACI Worldwide to GPC, the net cash proceeds of which will be used to finance the TargetCo Acquisition.

TargetCo Purchase Agreement” means that certain Agreement for Sale to be entered into on or about September 13, 2012, by and among AcquisitionCo, TargetCo and the other parties thereto.

TargetCo Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the making of the TargetCo Intercompany Loans, (b) the capital contribution or other transfer of all of the shares of Capital Stock of ACI Australia held by ACI Worldwide to GPC, (c) the capital contribution, sale or other transfer of all of the shares of Capital Stock of ACI Australia held by GPC to AcquisitionCo, (d) the consummation of the TargetCo Acquisition and (e) the payment of any Transaction Costs incurred in connection with the foregoing.

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Tender Offer” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Statement of Purpose.

Tender Offer Closing Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Statement of Purpose.

Tender Offer Closing Date Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any Person, any event, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence (each, an “Effect”), individually or in the aggregate with all other Effects, that (I) is materially adverse on or with respect to the business, financial condition or continuing results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any event, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence: (a) in or generally affecting the economy or the financial, commodities or securities markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world or the industry or industries in which such

 

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party or its Subsidiaries operate generally or (b) resulting from or arising out of (i) the pendency or announcement of or compliance with the Transactions (as such term is defined in the Acquisition Agreement) (including the loss of any customer, vendor, supplier or prospect or a reduction in the amount of business such customer, vendor or supplier does with such Person or its Subsidiaries resulting from or arising out of the pendency or announcement of the Transactions (as such term is defined in the Acquisition Agreement)), (ii) any departure or termination of any officers, directors, employees or independent contractors of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) any changes in GAAP, Law or accounting standards or interpretations thereof, (iv) any natural disasters or weather-related or other force majeure event, (v) any changes in national or international political conditions, including any engagement in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, (vi) the failure of such party to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect), (vii) any change in the market price or trading volume of such Person’s securities (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to such change may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect), (viii) any action, suit or other legal proceeding brought by stockholders of such Person arising from or relating to the Transactions, or (ix) any failure to obtain, or any denial or withdrawal of any application for, any license, consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions (as such term is defined in the Acquisition Agreement), but only to the extent, in each of clauses (a), (b)(iii), (b)(iv) and (b)(v), that such event, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence does not affect such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in a materially disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the business, industries or geographic region or territory in which such Person and its Subsidiaries operate; or (II) would prevent or materially delay such Person from consummating the Transactions (as such term is defined in the Acquisition Agreement) or otherwise prevent or materially delay such Person from performing its obligations under this Agreement, other than any delay due to the failure to obtain the license, consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions (as such term is defined in the Acquisition Agreement).

Tender Offer Documents” means the definitive documents of BidCo and relating to the Tender Offer, including the Schedule TO and offer to exchange on Form S-4 filed by the Borrower with the SEC on August 30, 2011, together with the related Letter of Election and Transmittal, and the other exhibits and schedules thereto, as amended or supplemented prior to the date hereof, or as otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Term Loan Commitment” means (a) as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make a portion of the Initial Term Loans and/or Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, to the account of the Borrower hereunder on the Delayed Draw Funding Date (in the case of the Delayed Draw Term Loan) or the applicable borrowing date (in the case of any other Term Loan) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such

 

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Lender’s name on the Register, as such amount may be increased, reduced or otherwise modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and (b) as to all Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Lenders to make such Term Loans. The aggregate Term Loan Commitment with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Loan of all Lenders on the Closing Date shall be $200,000,000.

Term Loan Facility” means the term loan facilities established pursuant to Article IV and the Online Resources Incremental Agreement (including any new term loan facility established pursuant to Section 2.8).

Term Loan Lender” means any Lender with a Term Loan Commitment.

Term Loan Maturity Date” means the first to occur of (a) August 20, 2018, or (b) the date of acceleration of the Initial Term Loans pursuant to Section 12.2(a).

Term Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Loan Lender evidencing the portion of the Initial Term Loans made by such Term Loan Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-3, and any amendments, supplements and modifications thereto, any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.

Term Loan Percentage” means, as to any Term Loan Lender, after the applicable Term Loans are made, the ratio of (a) the outstanding principal balance of such Term Loan or Term Loans of such Term Loan Lender to (b) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all such Term Loans of all Term Loan Lenders.

Term Loans” means the Initial Term Loans and, if applicable, the Incremental Term Loans and “Term Loan” means any of such Term Loans.

Termination Event” means the occurrence of any of the following which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) a “Reportable Event” described in Section 4043 of ERISA for which the thirty (30) day notice requirement has not been waived by the PBGC, or (b) the withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or (c) the termination of a Pension Plan, the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination, under Section 4041 of ERISA, if the plan assets are not sufficient to pay all plan liabilities, or (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate, or the appointment of a trustee with respect to, any Pension Plan by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (e) the occurrence of any other event or condition which would constitute grounds under Section 4042(a) of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan, or (f) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, or (g) the determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or plan in endangered or critical status with the meaning of Sections 430, 431 or 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 or 305 of ERISA or (h) the partial or complete withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan if

 

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withdrawal liability is asserted by such plan, or (i) any event or condition which results in the reorganization or insolvency of a Multiemployer Plan under Sections 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or (j) any event or condition which results in the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4041A of ERISA or the institution by PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (k) any Pension Plan becoming subject to funding based benefit restrictions under Section 436 of the Code, (l) the receipt or request of a funding waiver from the IRS with respect to any Pension Plan, (m) the failure to make any contributions or pay any amounts due and owing as required by Sections 412 or 430 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA or the terms of any Pension Plan prior to the due dates of such contributions under Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, (n) any event requiring any disclosure under Section 4041(c)(3)(C) or 4063(a) of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan, or (o) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate.

Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Hedging Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to 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 based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedging Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Third Amendment” means that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement dated as of March 4, 2013 by and among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

Third Amendment Effective Date” means the date upon which each of the conditions precedent to the effectiveness to the Third Amendment are satisfied or waived.

Ticking Fee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.3(b).

Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure and outstanding Term Loans of such Lender at such time.

Transaction Costs” means without duplication all transaction fees, charges and other amounts related to the Transactions, the Acquisition, the Online Resources Acquisition or any other Permitted Acquisition (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the TargetCo Acquisition) (including, without limitation, (a) any financing fees, merger and acquisition fees (including consulting, advisory or brokerage fees), legal fees and expenses, due diligence fees or any other fees and expenses during such period in connection therewith and (b) the aggregate amount of all payments funded from the earnings of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and made during such period in connection therewith, including, without limitation, indemnity payments, working capital and purchase price adjustments, earn outs or other contingent payments), as approved by the Administrative Agent, in each case to the extent paid within six (6) months of the closing of the Credit Facility, the Acquisition, the Online Resources Acquisition or such Permitted Acquisition, as applicable, and approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

 

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Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the repayment in full of all Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 11.1) on the Closing Date), (b) the initial Extensions of Credit and (c) the payment of the Transaction Costs incurred in connection with the foregoing.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, as amended or modified from time to time.

UK Holding” means Applied Communications Inc. U.K. Holding Limited, an entity organized under the laws of England and Wales.

Uniform Customs” means the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), effective July, 2007 International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600.

United States” means the United States of America.

Unrestricted” shall mean, when referring to cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, that such cash and Cash Equivalents (a) do not appear or would not be required to appear as “restricted” on the financial statements of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary (unless related to the Loan Documents or the Liens created thereunder), (b) are not subject to a Lien in favor of any Person other than the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents or (c) are not otherwise unavailable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary.

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

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.11(g)(ii)(B).

Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, and its successors and/or one, or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.

Wholly-Owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary, that all of the shares of Capital Stock of such Subsidiary are, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled by the Borrower and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (except for directors’ qualifying shares or other shares required by Applicable Law to be owned by a Person other than the Borrower and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries).

Withholding Agent” means the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Working Capital” means, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis and calculated in accordance with GAAP, as of any date of determination, the excess of (a) current assets (other than cash and cash equivalents and taxes and deferred taxes) over (b) current liabilities, excluding, without duplication, (i) the current portion of any long-term Indebtedness, (ii) outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans, (iii) the current portion of current taxes and deferred income taxes and (iv) the current portion of accrued Consolidated Interest Expense.

 

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SECTION 1.2 Other Definitions and 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, (b) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms, (c) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (d) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”, (e) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (f) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (g) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (h) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (i) 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, (j) the term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form, (k) 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”, and (l) 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.

SECTION 1.3 Accounting Terms. 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 on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the audited financial statements required by Section 8.1(b), except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein (including, without limitation, as prescribed by Section 14.9). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, 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.

SECTION 1.4 UCC Terms. Terms defined in the UCC in effect on the Closing Date and not otherwise defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the meanings provided by those definitions. Subject to the foregoing, the term “UCC” refers, as of any date of determination, to the UCC then in effect.

 

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SECTION 1.5 Rounding. 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 or percentage is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

SECTION 1.6 References to Agreement and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to formation documents, governing documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Applicable Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Applicable Law.

SECTION 1.7 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

SECTION 1.8 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to mean the maximum face amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all increases thereof contemplated by such Letter of Credit or the Letter of Credit Application therefor (at the time specified therefor in such applicable Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application and as such amount may be reduced by (a) any permanent reduction of such Letter of Credit or (b) any amount which is drawn, reimbursed and no longer available under such Letter of Credit).

SECTION 1.9 Guaranty Obligations. Unless otherwise specified, the amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall be the lesser of the principal amount of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guaranty Obligation.

SECTION 1.10 Covenant Compliance Generally. For purposes of determining compliance under Sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.5 and 11.6, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars in a manner consistent with that used in calculating Consolidated Net Income in the annual financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or (b), as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3, with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no breach of any basket contained in such Sections shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred at any time under such Sections.

 

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ARTICLE II

REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

SECTION 2.1 Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower from time to time from the Closing Date through, but not including, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date as requested by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.3; provided, that (a) on the Closing Date, the aggregate Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed $200,000,000, (b) after the Closing Date, the Revolving Credit Loans (after giving effect to any amount requested) shall not exceed an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment less the sum of all outstanding Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations and (c) the principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans from any Revolving Credit Lender to the Borrower shall not at any time exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment less such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of outstanding L/C Obligations and outstanding Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Credit Loan by a Revolving Credit Lender shall be in a principal amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans requested on such occasion. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans hereunder until the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

SECTION 2.2 Swingline Loans.

(a) Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Swingline Lender may in its sole discretion make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time from the Closing Date through, but not including, the Swingline Termination Date; provided, that (a) after giving effect to any amount requested, the Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans (after giving effect to any amount requested), shall not exceed the lesser of (i) an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment less the sum of all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and the L/C Obligations and (ii) the Swingline Commitment.

(b) Refunding.

(i) Swingline Loans shall be refunded by the Revolving Credit Lenders on demand by the Swingline Lender. Such refundings shall be made by the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages and shall thereafter be reflected as Revolving Credit Loans of the Revolving Credit Lenders on the books and records of the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall fund its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of Revolving Credit Loans as required to repay Swingline Loans outstanding to the Swingline Lender upon demand by the Swingline Lender but in no event later than 1:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Business Day after such demand is made. No Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to fund its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of a Swingline Loan shall be affected by any other Revolving Credit Lender’s failure to fund its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of a Swingline Loan, nor shall any Revolving Credit

 

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Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage be increased as a result of any such failure of any other Revolving Credit Lender to fund its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of a Swingline Loan.

(ii) The Borrower shall pay to the Swingline Lender on demand the amount of such Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Revolving Credit Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full the outstanding Swingline Loans requested or required to be refunded. In addition, the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to charge any account maintained by the Borrower with the Swingline Lender (up to the amount available therein) in order to immediately pay the Swingline Lender the amount of such Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Revolving Credit Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full the outstanding Swingline Loans requested or required to be refunded. If any portion of any such amount paid to the Swingline Lender shall be recovered by or on behalf of the Borrower from the Swingline Lender in bankruptcy or otherwise, the loss of the amount so recovered shall be ratably shared among all the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages (unless the amounts so recovered by or on behalf of the Borrower pertain to a Swingline Loan extended after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default of which the Administrative Agent has received notice in the manner required pursuant to Section 13.3 and which such Event of Default has not been waived in accordance with Section 14.2). If, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of any amount recovered from the Swingline Lender as provided in the preceding sentence, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account thereof, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of such payment.

(iii) Each Revolving Credit Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to refund Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms of this Section is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including, without limitation, non-satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VI. Further, each Revolving Credit Lender agrees and acknowledges that if prior to the refunding of any outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section, one of the events described in Section 12.1(i) or (j) shall have occurred, each Revolving Credit Lender will, on the date the applicable Revolving Credit Loan would have been made, purchase an undivided participating interest in the Swingline Loan to be refunded in an amount equal to its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate amount of such Swingline Loan. Each Revolving Credit Lender will immediately transfer to the Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation and upon receipt thereof the Swingline Lender will deliver to such Revolving Credit Lender a certificate evidencing such participation dated the date of receipt of such funds and for such amount. Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Revolving Credit Lender’s participating interest in a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account thereof, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its participating interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Credit Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded).

 

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(c) Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, this Section 2.2 shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 5.13 and Section 5.14.

SECTION 2.3 Procedure for Advances of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans.

(a) Requests for Borrowing. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable prior written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B (a “Notice of Borrowing”) not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as each Base Rate Loan and each Swingline Loan and (ii) at least three (3) Business Days before each LIBOR Rate Loan, of its intention to borrow, specifying (A) the date of such borrowing, which shall be a Business Day, (B) the amount of such borrowing, which shall be, (x) with respect to Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans) in an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (y) with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (z) with respect to Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, (C) whether such Loan is to be a Revolving Credit Loan or Swingline Loan, (D) in the case of a Revolving Credit Loan whether the Loans are to be LIBOR Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans, and (E) in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto. A Notice of Borrowing received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of each Notice of Borrowing.

(b) Disbursement of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans. Not later than 1:00 p.m. on the proposed borrowing date, (i) each Revolving Credit Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Borrower, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit Loans to be made on such borrowing date and (ii) the Swingline Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Borrower, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Loans to be made on such borrowing date. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of each borrowing requested pursuant to this Section in immediately available funds by crediting or wiring such proceeds to the deposit account of the Borrower identified in the most recent notice substantially in the form of Exhibit C (a “Notice of Account Designation”) delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or as may be otherwise agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time. Subject to Section 5.7 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to disburse the portion of the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loan requested pursuant to this Section to the extent that any Revolving Credit Lender has not made available to the Administrative Agent its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of such Revolving Credit Loan. Revolving Credit Loans to be made for the purpose of refunding Swingline Loans shall be made by the Revolving Credit Lenders as provided in Section 2.2(b).

 

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SECTION 2.4 Repayment and Prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans.

(a) Repayment on Revolving Credit Maturity. The Borrower hereby agrees to repay the outstanding principal amount of (i) all Revolving Credit Loans in full on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and (ii) all Swingline Loans in accordance with Section 2.2(b) (but, in any event, no later than the Revolving Credit Maturity Date), together, in each case, with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon.

(b) Mandatory Prepayments. If at any time the Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment, the Borrower agrees to repay immediately upon notice from the Administrative Agent, by payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, Extensions of Credit in an amount equal to such excess with each such repayment applied first to the principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans, second to the principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and third, with respect to any Letters of Credit then outstanding, a payment of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders in an amount equal to such excess (such Cash Collateral to be applied in accordance with Section 12.2(b)). The application of any prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.4(b) shall be made first to Base Rate Loans and second, to LIBOR Rate Loans.

(c) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans, in whole or in part, with irrevocable prior written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit D (a “Notice of Prepayment”) given not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as each Base Rate Loan and each Swingline Loan and (ii) at least three (3) Business Days before each LIBOR Rate Loan, specifying the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of LIBOR Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans, Swingline Loans or a combination thereof, and, if of a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date set forth in such notice. Partial prepayments shall be in an aggregate amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof with respect to Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans), $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans and $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof with respect to Swingline Loans. A Notice of Prepayment received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. Each such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof.

(d) Limitation on Prepayment of LIBOR Rate Loans. The Borrower may not prepay any LIBOR Rate Loan on any day other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto unless such prepayment is accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof.

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(f) Prepayment of Excess Proceeds. In the event proceeds remain after the prepayments of Term Loan Facility pursuant to Section 4.5(b), the amount of such excess proceeds shall be used on the date of the required prepayment under Section 4.5(b) to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, without a corresponding reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment, with remaining proceeds, if any, refunded to the Borrower.

SECTION 2.5 Permanent Reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments.

(a) Voluntary Reduction. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time, upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, to permanently reduce, without premium or penalty, (i) the entire Revolving Credit Commitment at any time or (ii) portions of the Revolving Credit Commitment, from time to time, in an aggregate principal amount not less than $3,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment shall be applied to the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender according to its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage. All commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

(b) Corresponding Payment. Each permanent reduction permitted pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a payment of principal sufficient to reduce the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations, as applicable, after such reduction to the Revolving Credit Commitment as so reduced and if the Revolving Credit Commitment as so reduced is less than the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, the Borrower shall be required to deposit Cash Collateral in a Cash Collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit. Such Cash Collateral shall be applied in accordance with Section 12.2(b). Any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment to zero shall be accompanied by payment of all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans (and furnishing of Cash Collateral satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for all L/C Obligations) and shall result in the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment, the Swingline Commitment, the Swingline Facility, the L/C Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility. Such Cash Collateral shall be applied in accordance with Section 12.2(b). All commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. If the reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment requires the repayment of any LIBOR Rate Loan, such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof.

SECTION 2.6 Termination of Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility shall terminate on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

SECTION 2.7 Increase of Revolving Credit Commitment.

(a) As an alternative to, or in addition to, Section 2.8 below, subject to the conditions set forth below, at any time prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the Borrower shall have the right upon not less than thirty (30) days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the

 

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Administrative Agent) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to a Revolving Credit Increase Notification, to request an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment in an aggregate principal amount as may be specified by the Borrower. Such Revolving Credit Increase Notification shall specify the applicable Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date.

(b) Increases in the Revolving Credit Commitment shall be obtained from existing Revolving Credit Lenders or New Lenders that qualify as Eligible Assignees (each such New Lender, collectively with the existing Revolving Credit Lenders providing increased Revolving Credit Commitments, the “Increasing Revolving Lenders”), in each case in accordance with this Section 2.7; provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to provide any portion of such increase.

(c) The following terms and conditions shall apply to each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment:

(i) such increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.7 (and any Extensions of Credit made thereunder) shall constitute Obligations of the Borrower and shall be guaranteed and secured with the other Extensions of Credit on a pari passu basis;

(ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower, updated financial projections and an Officer’s Compliance Certificate, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, demonstrating that, as of the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date and after giving effect to any such increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment (and, if applicable, any simultaneous Incremental Term Loan made pursuant to Section 2.8) and any Extensions of Credit made or to be made in connection therewith (it being understood that the full principal amount of such increase shall be deemed to be an Extension of Credit to be made in connection therewith), the Borrower will be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article X;

(iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the applicable Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date and after giving effect to such increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.7 (and, if applicable, any simultaneous Incremental Term Loan made pursuant to Section 2.8) and any Extensions of Credit made in connection therewith;

(iv) the representations and warranties made by each Credit Party in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (other than those representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of a particular date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such particular date);

(v) in no event shall the aggregate amount of all increases in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.7 from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (including the requested increase) plus the aggregate amount of all Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.8 from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date exceed $300,000,000;

 

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(vi) the amount of such increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.7 shall not be less than a minimum principal amount of $10,000,000, or, if less, the remaining amount permitted pursuant to clause (v) above;

(vii) unless previously provided, the Administrative Agent shall have received a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors of each Credit Party authorizing such increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment;

(viii) the Borrower and each Increasing Revolving Lender shall execute and deliver a Lender Addition and Acknowledgement Agreement to the Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register;

(ix) the Administrative Agent shall have received any documents or information, including any joinder agreements, in connection with such increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment as it may request in its reasonable discretion; and

(x) the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages of L/C Obligations will be reallocated by the Administrative Agent on the applicable Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date among the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their revised Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages (and the Revolving Credit Lenders agree to make all payments and adjustments necessary to effect such reallocation and the Borrower shall pay any and all costs required pursuant to Section 5.9 in connection with such reallocation as if such reallocation were a repayment).

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.2 to the contrary, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to execute and deliver amendment documentation evidencing any amendments necessary to effectuate the proposed increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.7 on behalf of the Lenders; provided that such amendment shall not modify this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any manner materially adverse to any Lender without the consent of such Lenders adversely affected thereby in accordance with Section 14.2 hereof.

(e) Upon the execution, delivery, acceptance and recording of the applicable Lender Addition and Acknowledgment Agreement, from and after the applicable Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date, (i) each Increasing Revolving Lender shall have a Revolving Credit Commitment as set forth in the Register and all the rights and obligations of a Revolving Credit Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder and (ii) all Revolving Credit Loans made on account of any increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.7 shall bear interest at the rate applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans immediately prior to giving effect to such increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.7.

 

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(f) The Administrative Agent shall maintain a copy of each Lender Addition and Acknowledgment Agreement delivered to it in accordance with Section 14.10(c).

(g) Upon the request of any Increasing Revolving Lender, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, in exchange for any surrendered Revolving Credit Note or Revolving Credit Notes of any existing Revolving Credit Lender or with respect to any New Lender, a new Revolving Credit Note or Revolving Credit Notes to the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders in amounts equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lenders as set forth in the Register. Such new Revolving Credit Note or Revolving Credit Notes shall be in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Revolving Credit Commitments, shall be dated as of the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of the existing Revolving Credit Notes. Each surrendered Revolving Credit Note and/or Revolving Credit Notes shall be canceled and returned to the Borrower.

SECTION 2.8 Optional Incremental Term Loans.

(a) As an alternative to, or in addition to, Section 2.7 above, subject to the conditions set forth below, at any time prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the Borrower shall have the right upon not less than thirty (30) days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Notification, to request term loans in an aggregate principal amount as may be specified by the Borrower (such term loans, the “Incremental Term Loans”). Such Incremental Term Loan Notification shall specify the applicable Incremental Term Loan Effective Date, and on or prior to such date, the Borrower shall deliver a Notice of Borrowing with respect to such Incremental Term Loan.

(b) Each Incremental Term Loan shall be obtained from existing Lenders or from New Lenders that qualify as Eligible Assignees (each such New Lender, collectively with the existing Lenders providing Incremental Term Loans, the “Incremental Term Lenders”), in each case in accordance with this Section 2.8; provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to provide any portion of such Incremental Term Loans.

(c) The following terms and conditions shall apply to each Incremental Term Loan:

(i) such Incremental Term Loan made pursuant to this Section 2.8 shall constitute an Obligation of the Borrower and shall be guaranteed and secured with the other Extensions of Credit on a pari passu basis;

(ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower, updated financial projections and an Officer’s Compliance Certificate, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, demonstrating that, as of the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date and after giving effect to any such Incremental Term Loan (and, if applicable, any simultaneous increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.7), the Borrower will be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article X;

 

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(iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the applicable Incremental Term Loan Effective Date and after giving effect to the making of any such Incremental Term Loans (and, if applicable, any simultaneous increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.7);

(iv) the representations and warranties made by each Credit Party in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (other than those representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of a particular date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such particular date);

(v) in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Term Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.8 from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (including the requested Incremental Term Loan) plus the aggregate amount of all increases in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.7 from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, exceed $300,000,000;

(vi) the amount of such Incremental Term Loan obtained hereunder shall not be less than a minimum principal amount of $25,000,000, or, if less, the remaining amount permitted pursuant to clause (v) above;

(vii) unless previously provided, the Administrative Agent shall have received a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors of each Credit Party authorizing such Incremental Term Loan;

(viii) each Incremental Term Loan shall be made on the applicable Incremental Term Loan Effective Date specified in the Incremental Term Loan Notification and will mature and amortize in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Incremental Term Lenders making such Incremental Term Loan and the Borrower, but will not in any event have a shorter average life to maturity than the remaining average life to maturity of any Initial Term Loan or a maturity date earlier than the Term Loan Maturity Date;

(ix) the Applicable Margin and pricing grid, if applicable, for such Incremental Term Loan shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Incremental Lenders and the Borrower on the applicable Increased Amount Date; provided that if the Applicable Margin in respect of any Incremental Term Loan exceeds the Applicable Margin for any Initial Term Loan by more than 0.50%, then the Applicable Margin for such Initial Term Loan shall be increased so that the Applicable Margin in respect of such Initial Term Loan is equal to the Applicable Margin for the Incremental Term Loan minus 0.50%; provided further in determining the Applicable Margin(s) applicable to each Incremental Term Loan and the Applicable Margin(s) for such Initial Term Loan, (1) original issue discount (“OID”) or upfront fees (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID) payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under such Incremental Term Loan or such Initial Term Loan in the initial primary syndication thereof shall be included (with OID being equated to interest based on assumed four-year life to maturity)

 

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and (2) customary arrangement or commitment fees payable to any Lead Arranger (or its affiliates) in connection with such Initial Term Loan or to one or more arrangers (or their affiliates) of any Incremental Term Loan shall be excluded (it being understood that the effects of any and all interest rate floors shall be included in determining Applicable Margin(s) under this provision); provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this clause (ix) or any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, this clause (ix) shall not apply to any Incremental Term Loan that has (A) a weighted average life to maturity that is longer than the remaining average life to maturity of each Initial Term Loan and (B) a final maturity that is at least 1 year after the date specified in clause (a) of the definition of Revolving Credit Maturity Date;

(x) any Incremental Term Lender shall be entitled to the same voting rights as the existing Term Loan Lenders under the Term Loan Facility and each Incremental Term Loan shall receive proceeds of prepayments on the same basis as the Initial Term Loans (such prepayments to be shared pro rata on the basis of the original aggregate funded amount thereof among each Initial Term Loan and the Incremental Term Loans);

(xi) except as provided above, all other terms and conditions applicable to such Incremental Term Loan shall, except to the extent otherwise provided in this Section 2.8, be identical to the terms and conditions applicable to the Delayed Draw Term Loan;

(xii) the Incremental Term Loans shall be deemed to be Term Loans; provided that such Incremental Term Loan shall be designated as a separate tranche of Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement;

(xiii) the Borrower and each Incremental Term Lender shall execute and deliver a Lender Addition and Acknowledgment Agreement to the Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register; and

(xiv) the Administrative Agent shall have received any documents or information, including any joinder agreements, in connection with such Incremental Term Loan as it may request in its reasonable discretion.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.2 to the contrary, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to execute and deliver amendment documentation evidencing any amendments necessary to effectuate the Incremental Term Loan pursuant to this Section 2.8 on behalf of the Lenders; provided that such amendment shall not modify this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any manner materially adverse to any Lender without the consent of such Lenders adversely affected thereby in accordance with Section 14.2 hereof.

(e) Upon the execution, delivery, acceptance and recording of the applicable Lender Addition and Acknowledgement Agreement, from and after the applicable Incremental Term Loan Effective Date, each Incremental Term Lender shall have an Incremental Term Loan Commitment as set forth in the Register and all the rights and obligations of a Lender with such an Incremental Term Loan Commitment hereunder. The applicable Incremental Term Lenders shall make the Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower on the applicable Incremental Term Loan Effective Date in an amount equal to the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of each Incremental Term Lender with respect to such Incremental Term Loan as agreed upon pursuant to subsection (b) above.

 

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(f) The Administrative Agent shall maintain a copy of each Lender Addition and Acknowledgment Agreement delivered to it in accordance with Section 14.10(c).

(g) Upon the request of any Incremental Term Lender, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent Incremental Term Loan Notes to such applicable Incremental Term Lenders in amounts equal to the Incremental Term Loans of such Incremental Term Lenders as set forth in the Register. Such Incremental Term Loan Note or Incremental Term Loan Notes shall be in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Incremental Term Loans and shall be dated as of the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date.

(h) The Applicable Margin and pricing grid, if applicable, for the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined on the applicable Incremental Term Loan Effective Date.

ARTICLE III

LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY

SECTION 3.1 L/C Commitment.

(a) Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue standby letters of credit (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day from the Closing Date to but not including the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided, that the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue such Letter of Credit if after giving effect to such issuance, (a) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (b) the Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars in a minimum amount of $100,000 or such other amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender, (ii) be a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) expire on a date no more than twelve (12) months after the date of issuance or last renewal of such Letter of Credit, which date shall be no later than the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (iv) be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP98, as set forth in the Letter of Credit Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

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(b) Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Article III shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 5.13 and Section 5.14.

SECTION 3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit. The Borrower may from time to time request that the Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to the Issuing Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office a Letter of Credit Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of the Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the Issuing Lender may request. Upon receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the Issuing Lender shall process such Letter of Credit Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall, subject to Section 3.1 and Article VI promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall the Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three (3) Business Days after its receipt of the Letter of Credit Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower. The Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the Borrower a copy of such Letter of Credit and promptly notify each L/C Participant of the issuance and upon request by any L/C Participant, furnish to such L/C Participant a copy of such Letter of Credit and the amount of such L/C Participant’s participation therein.

SECTION 3.3 Commissions and Other Charges.

(a) Letter of Credit Commissions. Subject to Section 5.14, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender and the L/C Participants, a letter of credit commission with respect to each Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the face amount of such Letter of Credit multiplied by the Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Credit Loans that are LIBOR Rate Loans (determined on a per annum basis). Such commission shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and thereafter on demand of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, distribute to the Issuing Lender and the L/C Participants all commissions received pursuant to this Section in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages.

(b) Issuance Fee. In addition to the foregoing commission, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender, an issuance fee with respect to each Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the face amount of such Letter of Credit multiplied by one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) per annum. Such issuance fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and thereafter on demand of the Administrative Agent.

(c) Other Costs. In addition to the foregoing fees and commissions, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by the Issuing Lender in issuing, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.

 

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SECTION 3.4 L/C Participations.

(a) The Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from the Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage in the Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under and in respect of each Letter of Credit issued hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by the Issuing Lender thereunder. Each L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with the Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit for which the Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower through a Revolving Credit Loan or otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Issuing Lender upon demand at the Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, which is not so reimbursed.

(b) Upon becoming aware of any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall notify each L/C Participant of the amount and due date of such required payment and such L/C Participant shall pay to the Issuing Lender the amount specified on the applicable due date. If any such amount is paid to the Issuing Lender after the date such payment is due, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Issuing Lender on demand, in addition to such amount, the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Rate as determined by the Administrative Agent during the period from and including the date such payment is due to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360. A certificate of the Issuing Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. With respect to payment to the Issuing Lender of the unreimbursed amounts described in this Section, if the L/C Participants receive notice that any such payment is due (A) prior to 1:00 p.m. on any Business Day, such payment shall be due that Business Day, and (B) after 1:00 p.m. on any Business Day, such payment shall be due on the following Business Day.

(c) Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any L/C Participant its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of such payment in accordance with this Section, the Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise), or any payment of interest on account thereof, the Issuing Lender will distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share thereof; provided, that in the event that any such payment received by the Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by the Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to the Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by the Issuing Lender to it.

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Revolving Credit Loan as provided for in this Section or with funds from other sources), in same day funds, the Issuing Lender on each date on which the Issuing Lender notifies the Borrower of the date and amount of a draft paid under any Letter of Credit for the amount of the sum of: (a) such draft so paid and (b) any amounts referred to in Section 3.3(c) incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with such payment. Unless the Borrower shall immediately notify the Issuing Lender that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Lender for such drawing from other sources or funds, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting that the Revolving Credit Lenders make a Revolving Credit Loan bearing interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin on such date in the amount of the sum of: (a) such draft so paid and (b) any amounts referred to in Section 3.3(c) incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with such payment, and the Revolving Credit Lenders shall make a Revolving Credit Loan bearing interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in such amount, the proceeds of which shall be applied to reimburse the Issuing Lender for the amount of the related drawing and costs and expenses. Each Revolving Credit Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to fund a Revolving Credit Loan in accordance with this Section to reimburse the Issuing Lender for any draft paid under a Letter of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including, without limitation, non-satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(a) or Article VI If the Borrower has elected to pay the amount of such drawing with funds from other sources and shall fail to reimburse the Issuing Lender as provided above, the unreimbursed amount of such drawing shall bear interest at the rate which would be payable on any outstanding Revolving Credit Loans which are Base Rate Loans which were then overdue from the date such amounts become payable (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) until payment in full.

SECTION 3.6 Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligations under this Article III (including, without limitation, the Reimbursement Obligation) shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower may have or have had against the Issuing Lender or any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Borrower also agrees that the Issuing Lender and the L/C Participants shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligation under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. The Issuing Lender shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions caused by the Issuing Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final nonappealable judgment. The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to the Borrower. The responsibility of the Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are in conformity with such Letter of Credit.

 

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SECTION 3.7 Effect of Letter of Credit Application. To the extent that any provision of any Letter of Credit Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Article III, the provisions of this Article III shall apply.

ARTICLE IV

TERM LOAN FACILITY

SECTION 4.1 Term Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Term Loan Lender party hereto on the Closing Date severally agrees to make, and did make, the Delayed Draw Term Loan to the Borrower from the Closing Date through, but not including, the Delayed Draw Termination Date in a principal amount equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment on the proposed borrowing date. Prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, each of the Term Loan Lenders party to the Online Resources Incremental Agreement severally agrees to make, and did make, a term loan to the Borrower hereunder pursuant to the Online Resources Incremental Agreement.

SECTION 4.2 Procedure for Advance of Term Loans.

(a) Delayed Draw Term Loan. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent an irrevocable Notice of Borrowing prior to 11:00 a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as each Base Rate Loan and (ii) at least three (3) Business Days before each LIBOR Rate Loan (provided that the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent indemnifying the Lenders in the manner set forth in Section 5.9 of this Agreement), of its intention to borrow, specifying (A) the date of such borrowing (the “Delayed Draw Funding Date”), which shall be a Business Day, (B) the amount of such borrowing, which shall be, (x) with respect to Base Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (y) with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (C) whether the Loans are to be LIBOR Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans, and (D) in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto; provided, that the Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made in one drawing on the Delayed Draw Funding Date. Upon receipt of such Notice of Borrowing from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Term Loan Lender thereof. Not later than 1:00 p.m. on the proposed Delayed Draw Funding Date, each Term Loan Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds, the amount of such Delayed Draw Term Loan to be made by such Term Loan Lender on the Delayed Draw Funding Date. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loan in immediately available funds by wire transfer to such Person or Persons as may be designated by the Borrower in writing; provided that to the extent the proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loan funded on the Delayed Draw Funding Date, together with the Cash Contribution, exceed an amount equal to the Cash Percentage of the total Acquisition Consideration payable in accordance with the Tender Offer Document in respect of the Company Shares accepted in the Tender Offer on the Delayed Draw Funding Date plus Transaction Costs

 

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then due and payable (the “Excess Term Loan Proceeds”), such Excess Term Loan Proceeds shall be funded directly into the Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement; it being agreed that the principal amount of each Delayed Draw Term Loan owing hereunder shall be an amount equal to 100% of the applicable Lender’s Term Loan Commitment with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Loan.

(b) Online Resources Incremental Agreement. Any Initial Term Loan made pursuant to the Online Resources Incremental Agreement shall be made in accordance with the Online Resources Incremental Agreement.

(c) Incremental Term Loans. Any Incremental Term Loans shall be borrowed pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 2.8.

SECTION 4.3 [Reserved]

SECTION 4.4 Repayment of Term Loans.

(a) Initial Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term Loans in consecutive quarterly installments on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December in the following amounts, except as the amounts of individual installments may be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.4 hereof:

 

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September 30, 2013    $8,871,093.75
December 31, 2013    $8,871,093.75
March 31, 2014    $8,871,093.75
June 30, 2014    $8,871,093.75
September 30, 2014    $14,785,156.25
December 31, 2014    $14,785,156.25
March 31, 2015    $14,785,156.25
June 30, 2015    $14,785,156.25
September 30, 2015    $17,742,187.50
December 31, 2015    $17,742,187.50
March 31, 2016    $17,742,187.50
June 30, 2016    $17,742,187.50
September 30, 2016    $17,742,187.50
December 31, 2016    $17,742,187.50
March 31, 2017    $17,742,187.50
June 30, 2017    $17,742,187.50
September 30, 2017    $17,742,187.50
December 31, 2017    $17,742,187.50
March 31, 2018    $17,742,187.50
June 30, 2018    $17,742,187.50
Term Loan Maturity Date    Remainder

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(b) Incremental Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Incremental Term Loan (if any) as determined pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 2.8.

SECTION 4.5 Prepayments of Term Loans.

(a) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty, to prepay any of the Term Loans, in whole or in part, upon delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Prepayment not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as each Base Rate Loan and (ii) at least three (3) Business Days before each LIBOR Rate Loan, specifying the date and amount of repayment, whether the repayment is of LIBOR Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans or a combination thereof, and if a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each and whether the repayment is of the Delayed Draw Term Loan, a term loan made pursuant to the Online Resources Incremental Agreement, an Incremental Term Loan or a combination thereof, and if a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each. Each optional prepayment of the Term Loans hereunder shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and shall be applied, on a pro rata basis, to the outstanding principal installments of the applicable Initial Term Loan being prepaid, and, if applicable, any Incremental Term Loans being prepaid, in each case as directed by the Borrower. Each repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof. A Notice of Prepayment received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Term Loan Lenders of each Notice of Prepayment.

(b) Mandatory Prepayments.

(i) Debt Issuance. The Borrower shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in the manner set forth in clause (vii) below in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Debt Issuance by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a Debt Issuance consisting of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this Agreement, except to the extent required to be so prepaid pursuant to Section 11.1(m)). Such prepayment shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Debt Issuance.

(ii) Equity Issuances. The Borrower shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in the manner set forth in clause (vii) below in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Equity Issuance by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries other than the exercise price on stock options issued as part of employee compensation; provided, that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no prepayments shall be required from the Net Cash Proceeds from Equity Issuances the proceeds of which are used to finance a Permitted Acquisition. Such prepayment shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Equity Issuance.

 

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(iii) Asset Dispositions. The Borrower shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in the manner set forth in clause (vii) below in amounts equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Disposition by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Asset Disposition permitted pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 11.5(j)). Such prepayments shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Asset Disposition by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no prepayment shall be required under this Section 4.5(b)(iii) to the extent that such Net Cash Proceeds are reinvested in long-term assets used or useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries within twelve (12) months after receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary; provided further that any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds not actually reinvested within such twelve (12) month period shall be prepaid in accordance with this Section 4.5(b)(iii) on or before the last day of such twelve (12) month period.

(iv) Insurance and Condemnation Events. The Borrower shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in the manner set forth in clause (vii) below in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Insurance and Condemnation Event by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries. Such prepayments shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of any such Insurance and Condemnation Event by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary; provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no prepayment shall be required under this Section 4.5(b)(iv) to the extent that such Net Cash Proceeds are reinvested in long-term assets used or useful in the business of the Borrower (including to replace damaged or destroyed assets) within twelve (12) months after receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary; provided further that any portion of the Net Cash Proceeds not actually reinvested within such twelve (12) month period shall be prepaid in accordance with this Section 4.5(b)(iv) on or before the last day of such twelve (12) month period.

(v) Excess Cash Flow. After the end of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2014), within five (5) Business Days after the earlier to occur of (x) the delivery of the financial statements and related Officer’s Compliance Certificate for such Fiscal Year and (y) the date on which the financial statements and the related Officer’s Compliance Certificate for such Fiscal Year are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(a) and Section 8.2(a), the Borrower shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in the manner set forth in clause (vii) below in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for such Fiscal Year; provided that if, as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Year, the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined for any such period by reference to the Officer’s Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(b)) shall be less than 2.50:1.00, the Borrower shall not be required to make any prepayments and/or reductions otherwise required by this Section 4.5(b)(v).

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(vii) Notice; Manner of Payment. Upon the occurrence of any event triggering the prepayment requirement under clauses (i) through and including (vi) above, the Borrower shall promptly deliver a Notice of Prepayment to the Administrative Agent and upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Lenders. Each prepayment of the Loans under this Section shall be applied as follows: first, to reduce on a pro rata basis to the remaining scheduled principal installments of the Term Loans, pursuant to Section 4.4 and (ii) second, to the extent of any excess, to repay the Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.4(f), without a corresponding reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitment.

(viii) No Reborrowings. Amounts prepaid under the Term Loan pursuant to this Section may not be reborrowed. Each prepayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9.

ARTICLE V

GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS

SECTION 5.1 Interest.

(a) Interest Rate Options. Subject to the provisions of this Section, at the election of the Borrower, (i) the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans shall bear interest at (A) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin or (B) the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin (provided that the LIBOR Rate shall not be available until three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date unless the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent indemnifying the Lenders in the manner set forth in Section 5.9 of this Agreement) and (ii) any Swingline Loan shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin. The Borrower shall select the rate of interest and Interest Period, if any, applicable to any Loan at the time a Notice of Borrowing is given or at the time a Notice of Conversion/Continuation is given pursuant to Section 5.2. Any Loan or any portion thereof as to which the Borrower has not duly specified an interest rate as provided herein shall be deemed a Base Rate Loan.

(b) Interest Periods. In connection with each LIBOR Rate Loan, the Borrower, by giving notice at the times described in Section 2.3, 2.8 or 5.2, as applicable, shall elect an interest period (each, an “Interest Period”) to be applicable to such Loan, which Interest Period shall be a period of one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months; provided that:

(A) the Interest Period shall commence on the date of advance of or conversion to any LIBOR Rate Loan and, in the case of immediately successive Interest Periods, each successive Interest Period shall commence on the date on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires;

(B) if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, that if any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day;

 

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(C) any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the relevant calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

(D) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Revolving Credit Maturity Date or the Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, and Interest Periods shall be selected by the Borrower so as to permit the Borrower to make mandatory reductions of the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.5(b) and the quarterly principal installment payments pursuant to Section 4.4 without payment of any amounts pursuant to Section 5.9; and

(E) there shall be no more than eight (8) Interest Periods in effect at any time.

(c) Default Rate. Subject to Section 12.3, immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (A) the Borrower shall no longer have the option to request LIBOR Rate Loans, Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit, (B) all outstanding LIBOR Rate Loans shall bear interest at a rate per annum of two percent (2%) in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to LIBOR Rate Loans until the end of the applicable Interest Period and thereafter at a rate equal to two percent (2%) in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to Base Rate Loans, (C) all outstanding Base Rate Loans and other Obligations arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to Base Rate Loans or such other Obligations arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document and (D) all accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on demand of the Administrative Agent. Interest shall continue to accrue on the Obligations after the filing by or against the Borrower of any petition seeking any relief in bankruptcy or under any act or law pertaining to insolvency or debtor relief, whether state, federal or foreign.

(d) Interest Payment and Computation. Interest on each Base Rate Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter commencing December 31, 2011; and interest on each LIBOR Rate Loan shall be due and payable on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and if such Interest Period extends over three (3) months, at the end of each three (3) month interval during such Interest Period. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by the Prime Rate 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 provided hereunder shall be made on the basis of a 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 365/366-day year).

 

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(e) Maximum Rate. In no contingency or event whatsoever shall the aggregate of all amounts deemed interest under this Agreement charged or collected pursuant to the terms of this Agreement exceed the highest rate permissible under any Applicable Law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. In the event that such a court determines that the Lenders have charged or received interest hereunder in excess of the highest applicable rate, the rate in effect hereunder shall automatically be reduced to the maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law and the Lenders shall at the Administrative Agent’s option (i) promptly refund to the Borrower any interest received by the Lenders in excess of the maximum lawful rate or (ii) apply such excess to the principal balance of the Obligations on a pro rata basis. It is the intent hereof that the Borrower not pay or contract to pay, and that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender receive or contract to receive, directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be paid by the Borrower under Applicable Law.

SECTION 5.2 Notice and Manner of Conversion or Continuation of Loans. Provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, the Borrower shall have the option to (a) convert at any time following the third Business Day after the Closing Date all or any portion of any outstanding Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans) in a principal amount equal to $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof into one or more LIBOR Rate Loans and (b) upon the expiration of any Interest Period, (i) convert all or any part of its outstanding LIBOR Rate Loans in a principal amount equal to $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof into Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans) or (ii) continue such LIBOR Rate Loans as LIBOR Rate Loans. Whenever the Borrower desires to convert or continue Loans as provided above, the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable prior written notice in the form attached as Exhibit E (a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) not later than 11:00 a.m. three (3) Business Days before the day on which a proposed conversion or continuation of such Loan is to be effective specifying (A) the Loans to be converted or continued, and, in the case of any LIBOR Rate Loan to be converted or continued, the last day of the Interest Period therefor, (B) the effective date of such conversion or continuation (which shall be a Business Day), (C) the principal amount of such Loans to be converted or continued, and (D) the Interest Period to be applicable to such converted or continued LIBOR Rate Loan. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the affected Lenders of such Notice of Conversion/Continuation. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which a Notice of Borrower or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation has not been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest, then for that day such Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan

SECTION 5.3 Fees.

(a) Commitment Fee. Commencing on the Closing Date, subject to Section 5.14(a)(iii)(A) the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, a non-refundable commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin times the average daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders (other than the Defaulting Lenders, if any) exceed the sum of (A) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and (B) the aggregate amount of outstanding L/C Obligations; provided,

 

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that the amount of outstanding Swingline Loans shall not be considered usage of the Revolving Credit Commitment for the purpose of calculating the Commitment Fee. The Commitment Fee shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement commencing on December 31, 2011 and ending on the date upon which all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) arising under the Revolving Credit Facility shall have been indefeasibly and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been Cash Collateralized) and the Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated. Such commitment fee shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Credit Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) pro rata in accordance with the Revolving Credit Lenders’ respective Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages.

(b) Ticking Fee. Commencing on the Closing Date, subject to Section 5.14(a)(iii)(A), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Term Loan Lenders, a non-refundable ticking fee (the “Ticking Fee”) which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Ticking Fee Rate on the average daily unused portion of the Term Loan Commitment of the Term Loan Lenders (other than the Defaulting Lenders, if any) in respect of the Delayed Draw Term Loan from the Closing Date through but excluding the earliest to occur of (i) the Delayed Draw Funding Date and (ii) the Delayed Draw Termination Date, and shall be payable on such earlier date. Such Ticking Fee shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent to the Term Loan Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) pro rata in accordance with the Term Loan Lenders’ respective Term Loan Commitment Percentages with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Loan.

(c) Administrative Agent’s and Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. 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.

SECTION 5.4 Manner of Payment.

(a) Sharing of Payments. Each payment by the Borrower on account of the principal of or interest on the Loans or of any fee, commission or other amounts (including the Reimbursement Obligation) payable to the Lenders under this Agreement shall be made not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date specified for payment under this Agreement to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the account of the Lenders entitled to such payment in Dollars, in immediately available funds and shall be made without any setoff, counterclaim or deduction whatsoever. Any payment received after such time but before 2:00 p.m. on such day shall be deemed a payment on such date for the purposes of Section 12.1, but for all other purposes shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day. Any payment received after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day for all purposes. Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of each such payment, the Administrative Agent shall distribute to each such Lender at its address for notices set forth herein its Commitment Percentage in respect of the relevant Credit Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment and shall wire advice of the amount of such credit to each Lender. Each payment to the Administrative Agent on account of the principal of or interest on the Swingline Loans or of any fee, commission or other amounts payable to the Swingline

 

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Lender shall be made in like manner, but for the account of the Swingline Lender. Each payment to the Administrative Agent of the Issuing Lender’s fees or L/C Participants’ commissions shall be made in like manner, but for the account of the Issuing Lender or the L/C Participants, as the case may be. Each payment to the Administrative Agent of Administrative Agent’s fees or expenses shall be made for the account of the Administrative Agent and any amount payable to any Lender under Sections 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 or 14.3 shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lender. Subject to Section 5.1(b)(ii) if any payment under this Agreement shall be specified to be made upon a day which is not a Business Day, it shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be included in computing any interest if payable along with such payment.

(b) Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (a), if there exists a Defaulting Lender each payment by the Borrower to such Defaulting Lender hereunder shall be applied in accordance with Section 5.14(a)(ii).

SECTION 5.5 Evidence of Indebtedness.

(a) Extensions of Credit. The Extensions of Credit made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Extensions of Credit 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 accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent 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 Revolving Credit Note, Swingline Note and/or Term Loan Note, as applicable, which shall evidence such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans, Swingline Loan and/or Term Loan, as applicable, in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Notes and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) Participations. In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Revolving Credit Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

SECTION 5.6 Adjustments. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations (other than pursuant to Sections 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 or 14.3 hereof) greater than its pro

 

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rata share thereof as provided herein, then 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 such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that

if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and

the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 5.13 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 participations in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).

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

SECTION 5.7 Nature of Obligations of Lenders Regarding Extensions of Credit; Assumption by the Administrative Agent.

(a) The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement to make the Loans and issue or participate in Letters of Credit are several and are not joint or joint and several. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to a proposed borrowing date that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of the amount to be borrowed on such date (which notice shall not release such Lender of its obligations hereunder), the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the proposed borrowing date in accordance with Section 2.3(b), and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date 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 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 greater of the daily average Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation 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

 

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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.

(b) The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement to make the Loans and issue or participate in Letters of Credit are several and are not joint or joint and several. The failure of any Lender to make available its Commitment Percentage of any Loan requested by the Borrower shall not relieve it or any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Commitment Percentage of such Loan available on the borrowing date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make its Commitment Percentage of such Loan available on the borrowing date.

SECTION 5.8 Changed Circumstances.

(a) In connection with any request for a LIBOR Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined with reference to LIBOR or a conversion to or continuation thereof, if for any reason (i) the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Loan, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that reasonable and adequate means do not exist for the ascertaining the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Rate Loan or any Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined with reference to LIBOR or (iii) the Required Lenders shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the LIBOR Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining such Loans during such Interest Period, then the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower. Thereafter, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that such circumstances no longer exist, the obligation of the Lenders to make LIBOR Rate Loans or Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined with reference to LIBOR and the right of the Borrower to convert any Loan to or continue any Loan as a LIBOR Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined with reference to LIBOR shall be suspended, and (i) in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans, the Borrower shall either (A) repay in full (or cause to be repaid in full) the then outstanding principal amount of each such LIBOR Rate Loan together with accrued interest thereon (subject to Section 5.1(d)), on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan; or (B) convert the then outstanding principal amount of each such LIBOR Rate Loan to a Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is not determined by reference to LIBOR as of the last day of such Interest Period; or (ii) in the case of Base Rate Loans as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to LIBOR, the Borrower shall convert the then outstanding principal amount of each such Loan to a Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is not determined by reference to LIBOR as of the last day of such Interest Period.

 

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(b) Laws Affecting LIBOR Rate Availability. If, after the date hereof, the introduction of, or any change in, any Applicable Law or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any of the Lenders (or any of their respective Lending Offices) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, shall make it unlawful or impossible for any of the Lenders (or any of their respective Lending Offices) to honor its obligations hereunder to make or maintain any LIBOR Rate Loan or any Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to LIBOR, such Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders. Thereafter, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that such circumstances no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make LIBOR Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to LIBOR, and the right of the Borrower to convert any Loan or continue any Loan as a LIBOR Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to LIBOR shall be suspended and thereafter the Borrower may select only Base Rate Loans as to which the interest rate is not determined by reference to LIBOR hereunder, (ii) all Base Rate Loans shall cease to be determined by reference to LIBOR and (iii) if any of the Lenders may not lawfully continue to maintain a LIBOR Rate Loan to the end of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto as a LIBOR Rate Loan, the applicable LIBOR Rate Loan shall immediately be converted to a Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined without giving effect to clause (iii) of the definition of Base Rate.

SECTION 5.9 Indemnity. The Borrower hereby indemnifies each of the Lenders against any loss or expense (including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain a LIBOR Rate Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained) which may arise or be attributable to each Lender’s obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits or other funds acquired to effect, fund or maintain any Loan (a) as a consequence of any failure by the Borrower to make any payment when due of any amount due hereunder in connection with a LIBOR Rate Loan, (b) due to any failure of the Borrower to borrow, continue or convert on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation or (c) due to any payment, prepayment or conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor. The amount of such loss or expense shall be determined, in the applicable Lender’s sole discretion, based upon the assumption that such Lender funded its Commitment Percentage of the LIBOR Rate Loans in the London interbank market and using any reasonable attribution or averaging methods which such Lender deems appropriate and practical. A certificate of such Lender setting forth the basis for determining such amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender shall be forwarded to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent and shall be conclusively presumed to be correct save for manifest error.

SECTION 5.10 Increased Costs.

(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

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or for the account of, or advances, loans or other credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the LIBOR Rate) or the Issuing Lender;

(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its Loans, loan principal, Letters of Credit, participations in Letters of Credit, Commitments, or other Obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

(iii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or LIBOR Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the Issuing Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Issuing Lender or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time upon written request of such Lender or such Issuing Lender the Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

 

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(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

SECTION 5.11 Taxes.

(a) Issuing Bank. For purposes of this Section 5.11, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank.

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

(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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(f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 5.11, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 5.11(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(i) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

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(ii) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

(iv) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and

 

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the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5.11 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.11), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(i) Survival. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitments.

SECTION 5.12 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.10, or requires the Borrower to pay Indemnified Taxes or any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.11, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 5.10 or Section 5.11, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

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(b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.10, or if the Borrower is required to pay Indemnified Taxes or any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.11, and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 5.12(a), or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 14.10), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 5.10 or Section 5.11) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that

(i) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 14.10,

(ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in Letters of Credit, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 5.9) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts),

(iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 5.10 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 5.11, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter,

(iv) such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Law, and

(v) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

SECTION 5.13 Cash Collateral. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Lender and/or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 5.14(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.

 

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(a) Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans, to be applied pursuant to subsection (b) below. 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, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender as herein provided (other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 11.2(b), (i) or (k)), 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 (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

(b) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 5.13 or Section 5.14 in respect of Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

(c) Termination of Requirement. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Lender and/or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 5.13 following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to Section 5.14, the Person providing Cash Collateral, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations; and provided further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrower, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.

SECTION 5.14 Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such 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 definition of Required Lenders.

 

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(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 XII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 14.4 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 Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 5.13; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan or funded participation 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 and funded participations under this Agreement and (B) Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lender’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 5.13; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Issuing Lender 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 directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (1) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or funded participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (2) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and funded participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or funded participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans 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 Revolving Credit Commitments under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility without giving effect to Section 5.14(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 5.14(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

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(A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (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) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive letter of credit commissions pursuant to Section 3.3 for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 5.13.

(C) With respect to any Commitment Fee or letter of credit commission not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (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 each Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Lender’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 Participations 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 Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 6.3 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment. No reallocation hereunder 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 (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, (x) first, repay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lenders’ Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.13.

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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), such 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 the Commitments under the applicable Facility (without giving effect to Section 5.14(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 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 Issuing Lender shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

ARTICLE VI

CLOSING; CONDITIONS OF CLOSING AND BORROWING

SECTION 6.1 [RESERVED]

SECTION 6.2 Conditions to Closing and Initial Extensions of Credit. The obligation of the Lenders to close this Agreement and to make the initial Loan or issue or participate in the initial Letter of Credit, if any, is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(a) Executed Loan Documents. This Agreement, a Revolving Credit Note in favor of each Revolving Credit Lender requesting a Revolving Credit Note, a Term Loan Note in favor of each Lender requesting a Term Loan Note, a Swingline Note in favor of the Swingline Lender (if requested thereby) and the Security Documents, together with any other applicable Loan Documents, shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent by the parties thereto, shall be in full force and effect and no Default or Event of Default shall exist hereunder or thereunder.

(b) Closing Certificates; Etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower. A certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the effect that (A) all representations and warranties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true, correct and complete, (B) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is a party; (C) after giving effect to the Transactions, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (D)

 

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since December 31, 2010, no event has occurred or condition arisen, either individually or in the aggregate, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (E) each of the Credit Parties, as applicable has satisfied each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 and Section 6.3; (F) after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are each Solvent; (G) the Borrower’s payables are current and not past due; (H) the financial projections previously delivered to the Administrative Agent represent good faith estimates (utilizing reasonable assumptions) of the financial condition and operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (I) attached thereto are calculations evidencing compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the covenants contained in Article X.

(ii) Certificate of Secretary of each Credit Party. A certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Credit Party certifying as to the incumbency and genuineness of the signature of each officer of such Credit Party executing Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying that attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of (A) the articles or certificate of incorporation or formation of such Credit Party and all amendments thereto, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, (B) the bylaws or other governing document of such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date, (C) resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors or other governing body of such Credit Party authorizing and approving the Transactions and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (D) each certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b)(iii) below.

(iii) Certificates of Good Standing. Certificates as of a recent date of the good standing of each Credit Party under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, each other jurisdiction where such Credit Party is qualified to do business and, to the extent available and requested by the Administrative Agent, a certificate of the relevant taxing authorities of such jurisdictions certifying that such Credit Party has filed required tax returns and owes no delinquent taxes.

(iv) Opinions of Counsel. Favorable opinions of counsel to the Credit Parties addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the Credit Parties, the Loan Documents and such other matters as the Lenders shall request (which such opinions shall expressly permit reliance by permitted successors and assigns of the addressees thereof).

(c) [RESERVED]

(d) Consents; Defaults.

(i) Governmental and Third Party Approvals. The Credit Parties shall have received all material governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals necessary (or any other material consents as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all applicable waiting periods shall have

 

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expired without any action being taken by any Person that could reasonably be expected to restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse conditions on any of the Credit Parties or such other transactions or that could seek or threaten any of the foregoing, and no law or regulation shall be applicable which in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent could reasonably be expected to have such effect; it being understood and agreed that any consent or approval contemplated under Section 11.5(k) could not reasonably be expected to have such effect.

(ii) No Injunction, Etc. No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation, in each case, other than in connection with any consent or approval contemplated under Section 11.5(k), shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any Governmental Authority to enjoin, restrain, or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages in respect of, or which is related to or arises out of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or which, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, would make it inadvisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

(e) Financial Matters.

(i) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have received (A) the audited Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010 and the related audited statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended and (B) unaudited Consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and related unaudited interim statements of income and retained earnings for each fiscal quarter ended after the most recent audited financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (A) above and more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date hereof.

(ii) Financial Projections. The Administrative Agent shall have received pro forma Consolidated financial statements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and projections prepared by management of the Borrower, of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements on an annual basis for the first year following the Closing Date and on an annual basis for each year thereafter during the term of the Credit Facility, which shall not be materially inconsistent with any financial information or projections previously delivered to the Administrative Agent.

(iii) Financial Condition. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and certified as accurate by the chief financial officer of the Borrower, that (A) the financial projections previously delivered to the Administrative Agent represent the good faith estimates (utilizing reasonable assumptions) of the financial condition and operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (B) attached thereto is a calculation of the Applicable Margin.

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Section 5.3 and any other accrued and unpaid fees or commissions due hereunder (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses) (B) all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent accrued and unpaid prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and (C) to any other Person such amount as may be due thereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including all taxes, fees and other charges in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, filing and registration of any of the Loan Documents.

(f) Personal Property Collateral.

(i) Filings and Recordings. The Administrative Agent shall have received all filings and recordations that are necessary to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that upon such filings and recordations such security interests constitute valid and perfected first priority Liens thereon.

(ii) Pledged Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall have received, (A) subject to Section 9.14, original stock certificates or other certificates evidencing the Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Security Documents, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof and (B) each original promissory note pledged pursuant to the Security Documents together with an undated endorsement for each such promissory note duly executed in blank by the holder thereof.

(iii) Lien Search. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a Lien search (including a search as to judgments, pending litigation, bankruptcy, tax and intellectual property matters), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory thereto, made against the Credit Parties under the Uniform Commercial Code (or applicable judicial docket) as in effect in each jurisdiction in which filings or recordations under the Uniform Commercial Code should be made to evidence or perfect security interests in substantially all of the assets of such Credit Party, indicating among other things that the assets of each such Credit Party are free and clear of any Lien (except for Permitted Liens).

(iv) Hazard and Liability Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of property hazard, business interruption and liability insurance, evidence of payment of all insurance premiums for the current policy year of each (with appropriate endorsements naming the Administrative Agent as lender’s loss payee (and mortgagee, as applicable) on all policies for property hazard insurance and as additional insured on all policies for liability insurance, and if requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of such insurance policies.

 

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(g) [Reserved.]

(h) Acquisition Documents. The Administrative Agent and Arranger shall have received complete and correct copies of the Acquisition Documents and the Acquisition Agreement shall be in full force and effect.

(i) Miscellaneous.

(i) Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing from the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.3(a), and a Notice of Account Designation specifying the account or accounts to which the proceeds of any Loans made on or after the Closing Date are to be disbursed.

(ii) Existing Indebtedness. All existing Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement but excluding Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 11.1) shall be repaid in full and terminated and all collateral security therefor shall be released, and the Administrative Agent shall have received pay-off letters in form and substance satisfactory to it evidencing such repayment, termination and release. Any existing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(iii) PATRIOT Act. The Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the documentation and other information requested by the Administrative Agent in order to comply with requirements of the PATRIOT Act.

(iv) Other Documents. All opinions, certificates and other instruments and all proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of all other documents, certificates and instruments reasonably requested thereby, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(v) No Default. No event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the Transactions that would constitute (i) a Default or Event of Default hereunder or (ii) a default or event of default under any other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries the aggregate outstanding amount of which Indebtedness is in excess of $20,000,000.

(j) Revolving Credit Facility Availability. After giving effect to all Extensions of Credit occurring on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have unused Revolving Credit Commitments of not less than $50,000,000.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 13.3, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6.2, the Administrative Agent and each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter

 

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required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

SECTION 6.3 Conditions to All Extensions of Credit. The obligations of the Lenders to make or participate in any Extensions of Credit (including the initial Extension of Credit), convert or continue any Loan and/or the Issuing Lender to issue or extend any Letter of Credit, and the release of the proceeds of the Term Loans from the Escrow Account (other than on an Escrow Prepayment Date pursuant to Section 4.5(b)(vi)) are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the relevant borrowing, continuation, conversion, issuance or extension date:

(a) Continuation of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Article VII shall be true and correct on and as of such borrowing, continuation, conversion, issuance or extension date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date, except for any representation and warranty made as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty shall remain true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date; provided that on the earlier of the Tender Offer Closing Date and the Acquisition Closing Date, the only representations and warranties with respect to the Acquired Business, the making of which shall be a condition to the obligation of the Lenders to make the Delayed Draw Term Loans are the Specified Representations.

(b) No Existing Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) on the borrowing, continuation or conversion date with respect to such Loan or after giving effect to the Loans to be made, continued or converted on such date or (ii) on the issuance or extension date with respect to such Letter of Credit or after giving effect to the issuance or extension of such Letter of Credit on such date.

(c) Notices. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation, as applicable, from the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.3(a), 2.8 or Section 5.2.

(d) Regulation U. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has delivered to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System each Form U-1 required to have been delivered on or before the date of such Extension of Credit.

SECTION 6.4 Additional Conditions to Delayed Draw Funding Date and Release of Proceeds from Escrow. In addition to the conditions set forth in Sections 6.2 and 6.3, the funding of the Delayed Draw Term Loans on the Delayed Draw Funding Date and the release of the proceeds of the Term Loans from the Escrow Account (other than on an Escrow Prepayment Date in accordance with Section 4.5(b)(vi)) are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received complete and correct copies of the each Acquisition Document (to the extent not already delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(h)).

 

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(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received an escrow agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Escrow Agreement”), duly executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Escrow Agent.

(c) On the Tender Offer Closing Date, all conditions to effecting or consummating the Tender Offer set forth in the Acquisition Agreement shall have been duly satisfied or the fulfillment of any such conditions shall have been waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent and Arranger and (2) and the Borrower shall have accepted for payment all Company Shares tendered and not withdrawn in the Tender Offer.

(d) On the Tender Offer Closing Date, the Administrative Agent and Arranger shall have received complete and correct copies of the Acquisition Documents (to the extent not delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(h)) and the Acquisition Agreement shall be in full force and effect. The Tender Offer shall be consummated, substantially concurrently with or prior to the funding of the Delayed Draw Term Loan or the release of Excess Term Loan Proceeds from the Escrow Account on the Tender Offer Closing Date, in accordance with all applicable laws and the terms of the Acquisition Documents, without giving effect to any Acquisition Document Modification except to the extent approved by the Arranger.

(e) On the Tender Offer Closing Date, there shall not have occurred, since October 3, 2011, any event that has resulted in or could reasonably be expected to result in a Tender Offer Closing Date Material Adverse Effect on the Acquired Business or the Borrower, as determined by the Arranger in its reasonable discretion.

(f) On the Acquisition Closing Date, (i) all of the conditions to effecting or consummating the Acquisition set forth in the Acquisition Documents shall have been duly satisfied or the fulfillment of any such conditions shall have been waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Acquisition shall be consummated, substantially concurrently with or prior to the release of funds from the Escrow Account, in accordance with all applicable laws and the terms of the Acquisition Documents, without giving effect to any Acquisition Document Modification except to the extent approved by the Arranger.

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER

SECTION 7.1 Representations and Warranties. To induce the Administrative Agent and Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make Extensions of Credit, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereunder, which representations and warranties shall be deemed made on the Closing Date and as otherwise set forth in Section 7.2, that:

(a) Organization; Power; Qualification. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, has the power and authority to own its Properties and to carry on its business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted and is duly qualified and

 

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authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its Properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization except in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The jurisdictions in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are organized and qualified to do business as of the Closing Date are described on Schedule 7.1(a).

(b) Ownership. Each Subsidiary of the Borrower as of the Closing Date is listed on Schedule 7.1(b). As of the Closing Date, the capitalization of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries consists of the number of shares, authorized, issued and outstanding, of such classes and series, with or without par value, described on Schedule 7.1(b). All outstanding shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, and not subject to any preemptive or similar rights, except as described in Schedule 7.1(b). The shareholders or other owners, as applicable, of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the number of shares or other ownership interests owned by each as of the Closing Date are described on Schedule 7.1(b), both before and after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, there are no outstanding stock purchase warrants, subscriptions, options, securities, instruments or other rights of any type or nature whatsoever, which are convertible into, exchangeable for or otherwise provide for or permit the issuance of Capital Stock of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, except as described on Schedule 7.1(b).

(c) Authorization of Agreement, Loan Documents and Borrowing. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has the right, power and authority and has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms. This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries party thereto, and each such document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower or its Subsidiary party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal debtor relief laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies.

(d) Compliance of Agreement, Loan Documents and Borrowing with Laws, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which each such Person is a party, in accordance with their respective terms, the Extensions of Credit hereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise, (i) require any material Governmental Approval relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) violate any material provision of Applicable Law relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Person is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or any Governmental Approval relating to such Person, which could individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (v) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by

 

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such Person other than Permitted Liens arising under the Loan Documents or (vi) require any consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act in respect of, an arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement other than (A) consents, authorizations, filings or other acts or consents for which the failure to obtain or make could not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (B) consents or filings, if any, under the UCC and (iii) filings with the United States Copyright Office and/or the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office.

(e) Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals.

(i) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (A) has all Governmental Approvals required by any Applicable Law for it to conduct its business, each of which is in full force and effect, is final and not subject to review on appeal and is not the subject of any pending or, to its knowledge after due inquiry, threatened attack by direct or collateral proceeding, (B) is in compliance with each Governmental Approval applicable to it and in compliance with all other Applicable Laws relating to it or any of its respective properties and (C) has timely filed all material reports, documents and other materials required to be filed by it under all Applicable Laws with any Governmental Authority and has retained all material records and documents required to be retained by it under Applicable Law, except in each such case set forth in clauses (A), (B) or (C) where the failure to have, comply, file or retain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ii) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (x) is engaged principally or as one of its activities in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” (as each such term is defined or used, directly or indirectly, in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), (y) is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” (as each such term is defined or used in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) or (z) is, or after giving effect to any Extension of Credit will be, subject to regulation under the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, or any other Applicable Law which limits its ability to incur or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. No part of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used for any purpose which violates, or which would be inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of such Board of Governors. Following the application of the proceeds of each Extension of Credit, not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of the assets (either of the Borrower only or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section 11.2 or Section 11.5 or 11.11 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument between the Borrower and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender relating to Indebtedness in excess of $5,000,000 will be “margin stock”. If requested by any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1 referred to in Regulation U.

 

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(f) Tax Returns and Payments. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has duly filed or caused to be filed all federal, state, local and other material Tax returns required by Applicable Law to be filed, and has paid, or made adequate provision for the payment of, all federal, state, local and other material Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it and its property, income, profits and assets which are due and payable (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided for on the books of such Person). Such returns accurately reflect in all material respects all liability for Taxes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby. There is no ongoing audit or examination or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, other investigation by any Governmental Authority of the Tax liability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Governmental Authority has asserted any Lien or other claim against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to unpaid Taxes which has not been discharged or resolved other than (i) any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided for on the books of such Person and (ii) Permitted Liens. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of federal, state, local and other material Taxes for all Fiscal Years and portions thereof since the organization of the Borrower or such Subsidiary are in the judgment of the Borrower adequate, and the Borrower does not anticipate any material amount of additional taxes or assessments for any of such years.

(g) Environmental Matters. Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect,

(i) the properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries now or in the past do not contain, and to their knowledge have not previously contained, any Hazardous Materials in amounts or concentrations which (A) constitute or constituted a violation of applicable Environmental Laws or (B) could give rise to liability under applicable Environmental Laws;

(ii) the Borrower, each of its Subsidiaries and such properties and all operations conducted in connection therewith are in compliance, and have been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about such properties or such operations which could interfere with the continued operation of such properties or impair the fair saleable value thereof;

(iii) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding Environmental Claims, Hazardous Materials, or compliance with Environmental Laws, nor does the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened;

(iv) Hazardous Materials have not been transported or disposed of to or from the properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in violation of, or in a manner or to a location which could give rise to liability under, Environmental Laws, nor have any Hazardous Materials been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of such properties in violation of, or in a manner that could give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Laws;

 

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(v) no judicial proceedings or governmental or administrative action is pending, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is or will be named as a potentially responsible party with respect to such properties or operations conducted in connection therewith, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to Borrower, any Subsidiary or such properties or such operations; and

(vi) there has been no release, or to the Borrower’s knowledge after due inquiry, threat of release, of Hazardous Materials at or from properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, now or in the past, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability under Environmental Laws.

(h) ERISA.

(i) As of the Closing Date, no Credit Party maintains or contributes to, or has any obligation under, any Employee Benefit Plans or Multiemployer Plans other than those identified on Schedule 7.1(h);

(ii) Each Credit Party is in compliance with all applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all Employee Benefit Plans or Multiemployer Plans, except where a failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined by the IRS to be so qualified, and each trust related to such plan has been determined to be exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code, except for such plans that have not yet received determination letters but for which the remedial amendment period for submitting a determination letter has not yet expired. No liability has been incurred by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate which remains unsatisfied for any taxes or penalties assessed with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan or any Multiemployer Plan except for a liability that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii) [Reserved];

(iv) Except where the failure of any of the following representations to be correct in all material respects could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Credit Party and no ERISA Affiliate has: (A) engaged in a nonexempt prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of the ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, (B) incurred any liability to the PBGC which remains outstanding other than the payment of premiums and there are no premium payments which are due and unpaid, (C) failed to make a required contribution or payment to a Multiemployer Plan or (D) failed to make a required installment or other required payment under Section 412 of the Code;

 

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(v) No Termination Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; and

(vi) Except where the failure of any of the following representations to be correct in all material respects could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no proceeding before any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority, claim (other than a benefits claim in the ordinary course of business), lawsuit and/or investigation by any Governmental Authority is existing or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due inquiry, threatened concerning or involving any (A) Employee Benefit Plan, (B) Pension Plan or (C) Multiemployer Plan (but only to the knowledge of the Borrower after due inquiry with respect to any Multiemployer Plan).

(i) Employee Relations. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is, as of the Closing Date, party to any collective bargaining agreement or has any labor union been recognized as the representative of its employees except as set forth on Schedule 7.1(i). The Borrower knows of no pending, threatened or contemplated strikes, work stoppage or other collective labor disputes involving its employees or those of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j) Burdensome Provisions. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any indenture, agreement, lease or other instrument, or subject to any corporate or partnership restriction, Governmental Approval or Applicable Law which is so unusual or burdensome as in the foreseeable future could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries do not presently anticipate that future expenditures needed to meet the provisions of any statutes, orders, rules or regulations of a Governmental Authority will be so burdensome as to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Subsidiary is party to any agreement or instrument or otherwise subject to any restriction or encumbrance that restricts or limits its ability to make dividend payments or other distributions in respect of its Capital Stock to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or to transfer any of its assets or properties to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in each case other than existing under or by reason of the Loan Documents or Applicable Law.

(k) Financial Statements. The (i) audited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(e)(i)(A), (ii) unaudited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(e)(i)(B), are complete and correct and fairly present on a Consolidated basis the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such dates, and the results of the operations and changes of financial position for the periods then ended (other than customary year-end adjustments for unaudited financial statements. All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Such financial statements show all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including material liabilities for taxes, material commitments, and Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent required to be disclosed under GAAP. The pro forma financial statements and forecasts delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(e)(ii) were prepared in good faith on the basis of the

 

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assumptions stated therein, which assumptions are reasonable in light of then existing conditions except that such financial statements and forecasts shall be subject to normal year end closing and audit adjustments.

(l) No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2010, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no event has occurred or condition arisen that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(m) Solvency. As of the Closing Date and after giving effect to each Extension of Credit made hereunder, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be Solvent.

(n) Titles to Assets. Each of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries thereof has (i) such title to the real property owned or leased by it as is necessary or desirable to the conduct of its business and (ii) valid and legal title to all of its personal property and assets, including, but not limited to, (A) all material franchises, licenses, copyrights, copyright applications, patents, patent rights or licenses, patent applications, trademarks, trademark rights, service marks, service mark rights, trade names, trade name rights and other rights with respect to the foregoing which are reasonably necessary to conduct its business and (B) those reflected on the balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(e), except those properties and/or assets reflected on such balance sheet which have been disposed of by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries subsequent to such date which dispositions have been in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise expressly permitted hereunder. No event has occurred which permits, or after notice or lapse of time or both would permit, the revocation or termination of any rights set forth in clause (ii)(A) above, and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable to any Person for infringement under Applicable Law with respect to any such rights as a result of its business operations, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(o) Insurance. The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in locations where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates.

(p) Liens. None of the properties and assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Lien, except Permitted Liens. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has signed any financing statement or any security agreement authorizing any secured party thereunder to file any financing statement, except to perfect those Permitted Liens.

(q) Indebtedness and Guaranty Obligations. Schedule 7.1(q) is a complete and correct listing of all Indebtedness and Guaranty Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have performed and are in compliance with all of the material terms of such Indebtedness and Guaranty Obligations and all instruments and agreements relating thereto, and no default or event of default, or event or condition which

 

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with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute such a default or event of default on the part of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries exists with respect to any such Indebtedness or Guaranty Obligation.

(r) Litigation.

(i) Except for any other matter that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or in any other way relating adversely to or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority.

(ii) There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending nor to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries affecting or seeking to restrain the consummation of the Facilities or the borrowing of the Loans thereunder.

(s) Absence of Defaults. No event has occurred or is continuing (i) which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, or (ii) which constitutes, or which with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute, a default or event of default by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Material Contract or judgment, decree or order to which the Borrower or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties may be bound or which would require the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to make any payment thereunder prior to the scheduled maturity date therefor that, in any case under clause (ii) could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(t) OFAC. No Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is an “enemy” or an “ally of the enemy” within the meaning of Section 2 of the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.), as amended, (ii) is in violation of (A) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, (B) any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or (C) the PATRIOT Act, (iii) is a Sanctioned Person, (ii) has more than 10% of its assets in Sanctioned Countries, or (iii) derives more than 10% of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Countries. No part of the proceeds of any Extension of Credit hereunder will be used directly or indirectly to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Country.

(u) Disclosure. The Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries have disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No financial statement, material report, material certificate or other material information furnished (whether in writing or orally), taken together as a whole, by or on behalf of any of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any

 

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Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, pro forma financial information, estimated financial information and other projected or estimated information, such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

(v) Intellectual Property Matters. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof owns or possesses rights to use all material franchises, licenses, copyrights, copyright applications, patents, patent rights or licenses, patent applications, trademarks, trademark rights, service mark, service mark rights, trade names, trade name rights, copyrights and other rights with respect to the foregoing which are reasonably necessary to conduct its business. No event has occurred which permits, or after notice or lapse of time or both would permit, the revocation or termination of any such rights, and no Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is liable to any Person for infringement under Applicable Law with respect to any such rights as a result of its business operations.

(w) Investment Bankers’ and Similar Fees. No Credit Party has any obligation to any Person in respect of any finders’, brokers’, investment banking or other similar fee in connection with any of the Transactions, except as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement.

SECTION 7.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc. All representations and warranties set forth in this Article VII and all representations and warranties contained in any certificate, or any of the Loan Documents (including, but not limited to, any such representation or warranty made in or in connection with any amendment thereto) shall constitute representations and warranties made under this Agreement. All representations and warranties made under this Agreement shall be made or deemed to be made at and as of the Closing Date (except those that are expressly made as of a specific date), shall survive the Closing Date and shall not be waived by the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any investigation made by or on behalf of the Lenders or any borrowing hereunder.

ARTICLE VIII

FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND NOTICES

Until all of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet due) have been paid in full in cash, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been Cash Collateralized) and the Commitments terminated, unless consent has been obtained in the manner set forth in Section 14.2, the Borrower will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office at the address set forth in Section 14.1 and to the Lenders at their respective addresses as set forth on the Register, or such other office as may be designated by the Administrative Agent and Lenders from time to time:

 

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SECTION 8.1 Financial Statements and Projections.

(a) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as practicable and in any event within forty-five (45) days (or, if earlier, on the date of any required public filing thereof) after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each Fiscal Year, an unaudited Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter and unaudited Consolidated statements of income and cash flows and a report containing management’s discussion and analysis of such financial statements for the fiscal quarter then ended and that portion of the Fiscal Year then ended, including the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as of the end of and for the corresponding period in the preceding Fiscal Year and prepared by the Borrower in accordance with GAAP and, if applicable, containing disclosure of the effect on the financial position or results of operations of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during the period, and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis as of their respective dates and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the respective periods then ended, subject to normal year end adjustments. Delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the Borrower’s quarterly report to the SEC on Form 10-Q with respect to any fiscal quarter, or the availability of such report on EDGAR Online, within the period specified above shall be deemed to be compliance by the Borrower with this Section 8.1(a).

(b) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as practicable and in any event within ninety (90) days (or, if earlier, on the date of any required public filing thereof) after the end of each Fiscal Year, an audited Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such Fiscal Year and audited Consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows and a report containing management’s discussion and analysis of such financial statements for the Fiscal Year then ended, including the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as of the end of and for the preceding Fiscal Year and prepared in accordance with GAAP and, if applicable, containing disclosure of the effect on the financial position or results of operations of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during the year. Such annual financial statements shall be audited by an independent certified public accounting firm of recognized national standing acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and accompanied by a report and opinion thereon by such certified public accountants prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards that is not subject to any “going concern” or similar qualification or exception or any qualification as to the scope of such audit or with respect to accounting principles followed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not in accordance with GAAP. Delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the Borrower’s annual report to the SEC on Form 10-K with respect to any fiscal year, or the availability of such report on EDGAR Online, within the period specified above shall be deemed to be compliance by the Borrower with this Section 8.1(b).

(c) Annual Business Plan and Financial Projections. As soon as practicable and in any event within ninety (90) days after the beginning of each Fiscal Year, a business plan of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, such plan to be prepared in accordance with GAAP and to include the following: a quarterly projected income statement, an annual statement

 

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of cash flows and an annual balance sheet, calculations demonstrating projected compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article X and a report containing management’s discussion and analysis of such budget with a reasonable disclosure of the key assumptions and drivers with respect to such budget, accompanied by a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the effect that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, such projections are good faith estimates (utilizing reasonable assumptions) of the financial condition and operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such four (4) fiscal quarter period.

SECTION 8.2 Officer’s Compliance Certificate. At each time financial statements are delivered pursuant to Sections 8.1(a) or (b) and at such other times as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, an Officer’s Compliance Certificate.

SECTION 8.3 Intentionally Omitted.

SECTION 8.4 Other Reports.

(a) Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all reports, if any, submitted to the Borrower or its Board of Directors by its independent public accountants in connection with their auditing function, including, without limitation, any management report and any management responses thereto.

(b) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries thereof in excess of the $5,000,000 pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement;

(c) promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto; it being understood that the availability of any such annual report, proxy or financial statement or financial statement or other report or communication on EDGAR Online, within the period specified above shall be deemed to be compliance by the Borrower with this Section 8.4(c);

(d) promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof;

(e) promptly upon the request thereof, such other information and documentation required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act), as from time to time reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; and

 

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(f) such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries thereof as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or (b) or Section 8.4(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed in Section 14.1; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Officer’s Compliance Certificates required by Section 8.2 to the Administrative Agent. Except for such Officer’s Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on SyndTrak Online or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 14.1); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”

 

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SECTION 8.5 Notice of Litigation and Other Matters. Prompt (but in no event later than ten (10) days after an officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof) telephonic and written notice of:

(a) the commencement of all proceedings and investigations by or before any Governmental Authority and all actions and proceedings in any court or before any arbitrator against or involving the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or businesses that if adversely determined could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(b) any notice of any violation received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from any Governmental Authority including, without limitation, any notice of violation of Environmental Laws which in any such case could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) any attachment, judgment, lien, levy or order exceeding $2,000,000 that may be assessed against or threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(d)(i) any Default or Event of Default or (ii) any event which constitutes or which with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute a default or event of default under any Material Contract to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties may be bound which, in the case of clause (ii), could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) (i) a Termination Event, and, except for any of the following events or conditions set forth in clauses (ii) through (v) of this clause (e) that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any unfavorable determination letter from the IRS regarding the qualification of an Employee Benefit Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code (along with a copy thereof), (iii) all notices received by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of the PBGC’s intent to terminate any Pension Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Pension Plan, (iv) all notices received by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability imposed pursuant to Section 4202 of ERISA and (v) the Borrower obtaining knowledge or reason to know that any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate has filed or intends to file a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan under a distress termination within the meaning of Section 4041(c) of ERISA; and

(f) any event which makes any of the representations set forth in Section 7.1 that is subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications inaccurate in any respect or any event which makes any of the representations set forth in Section 7.1 that is not subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications inaccurate in any material respect.

Each notice pursuant to Section 8.5 (other than Section 8.5(f)) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 8.5(d)(i) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached

 

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SECTION 8.6 Accuracy of Information. All written information, reports, statements and other papers and data furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender whether pursuant to this Article VIII or any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, at the time the same is so furnished, comply with the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.1(u).

ARTICLE IX

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Until all of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) have been paid and satisfied in full in cash, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been Cash Collateralized) and the Commitments terminated, unless consent has been obtained in the manner provided for in Section 14.2, the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

SECTION 9.1 Preservation of Corporate Existence and Related Matters. Except as permitted by Section 11.4, preserve and maintain its separate corporate existence and all rights, franchises, licenses and privileges necessary to the conduct of its business, and qualify and remain qualified as a foreign corporation and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 9.2 Maintenance of Property. In addition to the requirements of any of the Security Documents, protect and preserve all Properties necessary in and material to its business, including copyrights, patents, trade names, service marks and trademarks; maintain in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all buildings, equipment and other tangible real and personal property necessary in and material to its business; and from time to time make or cause to be made all repairs, renewals and replacements thereof and additions to such Property necessary for the conduct of its business, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be conducted in a commercially reasonable manner; except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 9.3 Insurance. Maintain insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against at least such risks and in at least such amounts as are customarily maintained by similar businesses and as may be required by Applicable Law and as are required by any Security Documents (including, without limitation, hazard and business interruption insurance). All such insurance shall, (a) provide that no cancellation or material modification thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice thereof, (b) name the Administrative Agent as an additional insured party thereunder and (c) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, name the Administrative Agent as lender’s loss payee. On Closing Date and from time to time thereafter deliver to the Administrative Agent upon its request information in reasonable detail as to the insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby.

SECTION 9.4 Accounting Methods and Financial Records. Maintain a system of accounting, and keep proper books, records and accounts (which shall be true and complete in all material respects) as may be required or as may be necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and in compliance with the regulations of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or any of its Properties.

 

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SECTION 9.5 Payment and Performance of Obligations. Pay and perform all Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and pay or perform (a) all Taxes that may be levied or assessed upon it or any of its Property, and (b) all other material indebtedness, obligations and liabilities in accordance with customary trade practices; provided, that the Borrower or such Subsidiary may contest any item described in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section in good faith so long as adequate reserves are maintained with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 9.6 Compliance With Laws and Approvals. Observe and remain in compliance in all respects with all Applicable Laws and maintain in full force and effect all Governmental Approvals, in each case applicable to the conduct of its business except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 9.7 Environmental Laws. In addition to and without limiting the generality of Section 9.6, (a) comply with, and ensure such compliance by all tenants and subtenants with all applicable Environmental Laws and obtain and comply with and maintain, and ensure that all tenants and subtenants, if any, obtain and comply with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws, and promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives of any Governmental Authority regarding Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and their respective parents, Subsidiaries, Affiliates, employees, agents, officers and directors, from and against any claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of, or in any way relating to the presence of Hazardous Materials, or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental Laws applicable to the operations of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, or any orders, requirements or demands of Governmental Authorities related thereto, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s and consultant’s fees, investigation and laboratory fees, response costs, court costs and litigation expenses, except to the extent that any of the foregoing directly result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification therefor, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final nonappealable judgment.

SECTION 9.8 Compliance with ERISA. In addition to and without limiting the generality of Section 9.6, (a) except where the failure to so comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply with all material applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and the regulations thereunder with respect to all Employee Benefit Plans or Multiemployer Plans, (ii) not take any action or fail to take action the result of which could be a liability under Title IV of ERISA to the PBGC (other than the

 

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payment of premiums) or to a Multiemployer Plan, (iii) not participate in any prohibited transaction that could result in any civil penalty under Section 502(i) of ERISA or tax under Section 4975 of the Code and (iv) operate each Employee Benefit Plan in such a manner that will not incur any tax liability under Section 4980B of the Code or any liability to any qualified beneficiary as defined in Section 4980B of the Code and (b) furnish to the Administrative Agent upon the Administrative Agent’s request such additional information about any Employee Benefit Plan or Multiemployer Plan as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 9.9 Visits and Inspections. Permit representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender from time to time (no more frequently than twice during any calendar year unless a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing) upon prior reasonable notice and at such times during normal business hours, at the Borrower’s expense, to visit and inspect its properties; inspect, audit and make extracts from its books, records and files, including, but not limited to, management letters prepared by independent accountants; and discuss with its principal officers, and its independent accountants, its business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations and business prospects. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time without advance notice.

SECTION 9.10 Additional Subsidiaries and Real Property.

(a) Notify the Administrative Agent of the creation or acquisition of any (i) Domestic Subsidiary or (ii) Disregarded Foreign Entity and, provided that such entities are not owned, directly or indirectly, by a Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Disregarded Foreign Entity, (A) in the case of any Domestic Subsidiary, promptly after such creation or acquisition (, subject to clause (d) below, and in any event within thirty (30) days after such creation or acquisition), including, without limitation, the Acquired Business, cause such Domestic Subsidiary to, or (B) in the case of any Disregarded Foreign Entity, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent (, subject to clause (d) below, and in any event within thirty (30) days after such request, or such longer period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), cause such Person to (1) become a Subsidiary Guarantor by delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed supplement to the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement or such other document as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose, (2) grant a security interest in all Collateral (subject to the exceptions specified in the Collateral Agreement) owned by such Subsidiary by delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed supplement to each Security Document or such other document as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose and comply with the terms of each Security Document, (3) deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents and certificates (including, without limitation, legal opinions and, in the case of a Disregarded Foreign Entity, legal opinions of local counsel) referred to in Section 6.2 as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, (4) deliver to the Administrative Agent such updated Schedules to the Loan Documents as requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to such Person and (5) deliver to the Administrative Agent such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or required by the other Loan Documents, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that, solely with respect to UK Holding, the Collateral provided in accordance with this clause (a) shall only include a pledge by UK Holding of 100% of the Capital Stock of each Domestic Subsidiary owned thereby, including without limitation, PM Systems.

 

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(b) Additional Foreign Subsidiaries. Notify the Administrative Agent at the time that any Person becomes a First Tier Foreign Subsidiary, and promptly thereafter (and in any event within ninety (90) days after notification), cause (i) the applicable Credit Party to deliver to the Administrative Agent Security Documents pledging sixty-five percent (65%) of the total outstanding voting Capital Stock of any such new First Tier Foreign Subsidiary and a consent thereto executed by such new First Tier Foreign Subsidiary (including, without limitation, if applicable, original stock certificates (or the equivalent thereof pursuant to the Applicable Laws and practices of any relevant foreign jurisdiction) evidencing the Capital Stock of such new First Tier Foreign Subsidiary, together with an appropriate undated stock power for each certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof), (ii) such Person to deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents and certificates referred to in Section 7.1 as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, (iii) such Person to deliver to the Administrative Agent such updated Schedules to the Loan Documents as requested by the Administrative Agent with regard to such Person and (iv) such Person to deliver to the Administrative Agent such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (A) ACI Australia so long as it is reorganized in accordance with Section 11.3(m) and (B) any First Tier Foreign Subsidiary of UK Holding.

(c) [Intentionally Omitted]

(d) Merger Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any new Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a merger transaction pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (for the avoidance of doubt, including BidCo), and such new Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such merger transaction, such new Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 9.10(a) or (b), as applicable, until the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (at which time, the surviving entity of the respective merger transaction shall be required to so comply with Section 9.10(a) or (b), as applicable, within ten (10) Business Days of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition).

SECTION 9.11 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loans to consummate the Tender Offer and the Acquisition and to pay Transaction Costs. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date (i) to refinance the Borrower’s Credit Agreement and (ii) after the Closing Date, (A) for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, working capital, capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business and Permitted Acquisitions, and (B) to the extent the proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loans and the Cash Contribution are less than the cash purchase prices for Capital Stock of the Acquired Business accepted pursuant to the Tender Offer as of the Tender Offer Closing Date or otherwise acquired plus Transaction Costs, to fund the remaining portion of the Acquisition Cash Consideration and the Transaction Costs; provided that the Borrower shall have used the proceeds of the Cash Contribution on the earlier of the Tender Offer Closing Date and the Acquisition Closing Date to fund the Acquisition Cash Consideration and to pay the Transactions Costs then due and payable prior to the use of proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loans or the Revolving Loans.

 

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SECTION 9.12 Further Assurances. Maintain the security interest created by the Security Documents in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Collateral Agreement, subject to the rights of the Credit Parties to dispose of the Collateral pursuant to the Loan Documents; and make, execute and deliver all such additional and further acts, things, deeds, instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably require for the purposes of implementing or effectuating the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or of renewing the rights of the Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral as to which the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, has a perfected Lien pursuant hereto or thereto, including, without limitation, filing any financing or continuation statements under the UCC (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby or by the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 9.13 Acquisition Closing Dates.

(a) The Borrower and BidCo shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all corporate, stockholder and other action necessary to cause the Acquisition Closing Date to occur as soon as practicable after the Tender Offer Closing Date.

(b) The Borrower and Online Resources AcquisitionCo shall (i) comply with all material obligations under the Online Resources Acquisition Documents, including, without limitation, prompt settlement in respect of the Online Resources Shares accepted for payment under the Online Resource Tender Offer and prompt payment of the purchase price for the preferred shares of Online Resources in accordance with the Online Resources Shareholder Agreement and (ii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all corporate, stockholder and other action necessary to cause the Online Resources Acquisition Closing Date to occur as soon as practicable after the Online Resources Tender Acceptance Date.

SECTION 9.14 Post-Closing Matters. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date original stock certificates or other certificates evidencing the Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Security Documents, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof and such updated Schedules to the Loan Documents as requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to such Capital Stock.

 

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ARTICLE X

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

Until all of the Obligations have been paid and satisfied in full and the Commitments terminated, unless consent has been obtained in the manner set forth in Section 14.2, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis will not:

SECTION 10.1 Maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio. As of any fiscal quarter end, permit the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio to be greater than or equal to (a) 4.00:1.00 through the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2014 and (b) 3.75:1.00 thereafter.

SECTION 10.2 Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. As of any fiscal quarter end, permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than or equal to the correlative ratio indicated in the following table:

 

Applicable Period

   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
Online Resources Tender Acceptance Date – March 31, 2014    1.65:1.00
June 30, 2014 – March 31, 2015    1.50:1.00
June 30, 2015 and thereafter    1.30:1.00

SECTION 10.3 Maximum Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio. As of any fiscal quarter end, permit the Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio to be greater than or equal to 3.00:1.00.

ARTICLE XI

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until all of the Obligations (other than contingent, indemnification obligations not then due) have been paid and satisfied in full in cash, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been Cash Collateralized) and the Commitments terminated, unless consent has been obtained in the manner set forth in Section 14.2, the Borrower has not and will not and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:

SECTION 11.1 Limitations on Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness except:

(a) the Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations permitted pursuant to Section 11.1(b));

(b) Indebtedness incurred in connection with a Hedging Agreement with a counterparty and upon terms and conditions (including interest rate) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided, that any counterparty that is a Lender shall be deemed satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(c) Indebtedness existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date and not otherwise permitted under this Section and listed on Schedule 11.1, and the renewal, refinancing, extension and replacement (but not the increase in the aggregate principal amount) thereof;

(d) purchase money Indebtedness and Indebtedness incurred in connection with Capital Leases in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40,000,000 on any date of determination;

 

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(e) Guaranty Obligations of any Subsidiary in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;

(f) Guaranty Obligations of any Subsidiary with respect to Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsections (a) through (d) of this Section;

(g) Indebtedness (i) of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after the Closing Date in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or (ii) assumed in connection with any assets acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, and the refinancing, refunding, renewal and extension (but not the increase in the aggregate principal amount) thereof; provided, that such Indebtedness (x) exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or such assets are acquired and is not created in contemplation of, or in connection with, such Person becoming a Subsidiary or such assets being acquired and (y) shall not exceed $35,000,000 in the aggregate on any date of determination;

(h) Indebtedness owed by any Subsidiary Guarantor to another Credit Party;

(i) Subordinated Indebtedness; provided that in the case of each issuance of Subordinated Indebtedness, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would be caused by the issuance of such Subordinated Indebtedness and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory written evidence that the Borrower would be in compliance with all covenants contained in this Agreement on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the issuance of any such Subordinated Indebtedness;

(j) Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, bankers acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or other similar obligations arising in the ordinary course of business, and any refinancings thereof to the extent not provided to secure the repayment of other Indebtedness;

(k) Indebtedness owed by any Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party to any other Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party;

(l) (i) Indebtedness owed by any Credit Party to any Subsidiary which is not a Credit Party or by any Subsidiary which is not a Credit Party to a Credit Party, in each case, existing on the Closing Date, (ii) the S1 Intercompany Loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000, (iii) the TargetCo Intercompany Loans in an aggregate principal amount not exceed $35,000,000 and (iv) Indebtedness owed by (A) any Credit Party to any Subsidiary which is not a Credit Party; provided that such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (B) any Subsidiary which is not a Credit Party to any Credit Party; provided that the aggregate amount of all such intercompany Indebtedness permitted pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), together with any equity or capital investments permitted pursuant to Section 11.3(h)(ii), in each case incurred or made after the Third Amendment Effective Date, shall not exceed, as of the date such Indebtedness is incurred, made or increased, the greater of (A) $75,000,000 and (B) five percent (5%) of Consolidated Total Assets as of such date of determination (provided that in making such determination, such amount shall be calculated as the net balance of such loans, advances and equity or capital investments (as of such date of determination) as reduced by any

 

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repayments or distributions made with respect thereto (as of such date of determination)); provided, further, that, any Indebtedness owed to any Credit Party pursuant to this clause (l) shall be evidenced by a promissory note in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall be pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents;

(m) senior unsecured Indebtedness; provided, that: (i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance (as of the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto) with each covenant contained in Article X; (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such incurrence (or would exist after giving effect thereto); (iii) such Indebtedness shall rank no higher than pari passu in right of payment with the Obligations; (iv) such Indebtedness is not subject to any scheduled amortization, mandatory redemption, mandatory repayment or mandatory prepayment, sinking fund or similar payment (other than, in each case, reasonable and customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control or asset sale and acceleration rights after an event of default) or have a final maturity date, in either case prior to the date occurring one (1) year following the latest of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the Term Loan Maturity Date or any maturity date of any Incremental Term Loan (in effect as of the date such Indebtedness is incurred) and such Indebtedness shall have a weighted average life to maturity that is no shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of each of the then outstanding Term Loans (provided that any Indebtedness that automatically converts to, or is exchangeable into, notes or other Indebtedness that meet this clause (iv) shall be deemed to satisfy this condition so long as the Borrower irrevocably agrees at the time of the issuance thereof to take all actions necessary to convert or exchange such Indebtedness); (v) the indenture or other applicable agreement governing such Indebtedness (including any related guaranties and any other related documentation) shall not include any financial performance “maintenance” covenants (whether stated as a covenant, default or otherwise, although “incurrence-based” financial tests may be included) or cross-defaults (but may include cross-defaults at the final stated maturity thereof and cross-acceleration); (vi) the terms of such Indebtedness (including, without limitation, all covenants, defaults, guaranties and remedies, but excluding provisions as to interest rate, call protection and redemption premiums), taken as a whole, are no more restrictive or onerous than the terms applicable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (vii) such Indebtedness shall not be recourse to, or guaranteed by, any Person that is not a Credit Party, (viii) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the requirements of the preceding clauses (i) through (vii) above and containing calculations, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to clause (i) above and (ix) to the extent such Indebtedness exceeds $350,000,000, the amount of such excess shall be used to prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 4.5(b)(i); and

(n) additional Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $75,000,000.

 

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SECTION 11.2 Limitations on Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien on or with respect to any of Property (including, without limitation, shares of Capital Stock other than the Excluded Company Shares), real or personal, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

(a) Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents and (ii) Liens on cash or deposits granted in favor of the Swingline Lender of the Issuing Lender to Cash Collateralize any Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans;

(b) Liens for Taxes (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or Environmental Laws) not yet due or as to which the period of grace (not to exceed sixty (60) days), if any, related thereto has not expired or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves are maintained to the extent required by GAAP;

(c) the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, processors or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, (i) which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or (ii) which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves are maintained to the extent required by GAAP;

(d) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar legislation, or deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, liability to insurance carriers and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds, contractual or warranty obligations and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, in each case, so long as no foreclosure sale or similar proceeding has been commenced with respect to any portion of the Collateral on account thereof;

(e) Liens constituting encumbrances in the nature of zoning restrictions, easements and rights or restrictions of record on the use of real property, which in the aggregate are not substantial in amount and which do not, in any case, materially detract from the value of such property or impair the use thereof in the ordinary conduct of business;

(f) Liens on assets of any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, or on assets of any Subsidiary which are in existence at the time that such Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (provided that such Liens (i) are not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation of, such Permitted Acquisition, (ii) are applicable only to specific assets, (iii) are not “blanket” or all asset Liens and (iv) do not attach to any other property or assets of any Credit Party);

(g) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section and in existence on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 11.2;

(h) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 11.1(d); provided that (i) such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition or lease of the related Property, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the Property financed by such Indebtedness, (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not

 

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increased and (iv) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the original purchase price or lease payment amount of such Property at the time it was acquired;

(i) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction and (ii) Liens of any depositary bank in connection with statutory, common law and contractual rights of set-off and recoupment with respect to any deposit account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(j) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 12.1(m) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;

(k) any extension, renewal or replacement of any Lien permitted by clauses (a) through (j); provided that (i) the Liens permitted under this clause (k) shall not (A) secure any Indebtedness other than the Indebtedness that was secured by the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced and (B) be extended to cover any property that was not encumbered by the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced; (ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by the Lien permitted by this clause (k) shall not be increased over the principal amount of such Indebtedness immediately prior to such extension, renewal or replacement and (iii) both before and after giving effect to such extension, renewal or replacement, no Default or Event of Default shall occur and be continuing or would result therefrom; and

(l) Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder on assets other than the Collateral securing obligations not at any time exceeding in the aggregate $25,000,000.

SECTION 11.3 Limitations on Loans, Advances, Investments and Acquisitions. Purchase, own, invest in or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any Capital Stock, interests in any partnership or joint venture (including, without limitation, the creation or capitalization of any Subsidiary), evidence of Indebtedness or other obligation or security, substantially all or a portion of the business or assets of any other Person or any other investment or interest whatsoever in any other Person, or make or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or any investment in cash or by delivery of property in, any Person (any such transaction, an “Investment”) except:

(a) (i) Investments existing on the Closing Date in Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date, (ii) investments in Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Investments existing on the Closing Date and Investments in Domestic Subsidiaries of Foreign Subsidiaries) so long as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries comply with the applicable provisions of Section 9.10 and (iii) the other loans, advances and Investments described on Schedule 11.3 existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date;

(b) (i) Investments in (A) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof maturing within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of acquisition thereof, (B) commercial paper maturing no more than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of creation thereof and currently having the highest rating obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-

 

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Hill Companies, Inc. or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., (C) certificates of deposit maturing no more than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of creation thereof issued by commercial banks incorporated under the laws of the United States, each having combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000 and having a rating of “A” or better by a nationally recognized rating agency; provided, that the aggregate amount invested in such certificates of deposit shall not at any time exceed $5,000,000 for any one such certificate of deposit and $10,000,000 for any one such bank, (D) time deposits maturing no more than thirty (30) days from the date of creation thereof with commercial banks or savings banks or savings and loan associations each having membership either in the FDIC or the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC and in amounts not exceeding the maximum amounts of insurance thereunder, or (E)money market funds that invest in any Investments described in items (A) through (D) above and (ii) Investments permitted pursuant to that certain investment policy of the Borrower in effect as of the Closing Date and previously provided to the Administrative Agent (such Investments described in items (i) and (ii) above, “Cash Equivalents”);

(c) (i) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the form of Permitted Acquisitions so long as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with a Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio of at least 0.25:1.00 less than the then-applicable Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio that would otherwise be required under Section 10.1 determined for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower prior to such Permitted Acquisition (such Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio to be calculated after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith); provided that the Permitted Acquisition Consideration for any acquired Subsidiary that does not become a Guarantor (or the assets of which are not acquired by the Borrower or a Guarantor) (x) shall not exceed $125,000,000 for any such acquisition (or series of related acquisitions) and (y) when taken together with the aggregate Permitted Acquisition Consideration for all such acquired businesses acquired after the First Amendment Effective Date (other than the TargetCo Acquisition) pursuant to the proviso in clause (d) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” and this Section 11.3(c)(i), shall not exceed $300,000,000 in the aggregate; and (ii) the acquisition of Company Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer;

(d) Hedging Agreements not prohibited by Section 11.1;

(e) purchases of assets in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Investments in the form of loans and advances to employees in the ordinary course of business, which, in the aggregate, do not exceed at any time $5,000,000;

(g) Investments in the form of (i) intercompany loans and advances permitted pursuant to Section 11.1(h) and (k) and (ii) equity or capital Investments made by (A) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any Credit Party or (B) any Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party in any other Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party;

(h) Investments in the form of (i) intercompany loans and advances permitted pursuant to Section 11.1(l) and (ii) equity or capital investments made by any Credit Party in any Subsidiary which is not a Credit Party; provided that the aggregate amount of such equity or capital investments permitted pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii), together with any

 

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intercompany Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 11.1(l)(iv), in each case, incurred or made after the Third Amendment Effective Date, shall not exceed, as of the date such Investment is made or increased, the greater of (A) $75,000,000 and (B) five percent (5%) of Consolidated Total Assets as of such date of determination (provided further that in making such determination, such amount shall be calculated as the net balance of such loans, advances and equity or capital investments (as of such date of determination) as reduced by any repayments or distributions made with respect thereto (as of such date of determination));

(i) so long as no Default or Event of Default (including, without limitation, a Change of Control) shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any investment by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the form of acquisitions of all or substantially all of the business or a line of business (whether by the acquisition of Capital Stock, assets or any combination thereof) of any other Person) not otherwise permitted hereunder paid solely with proceeds from the issuance of Capital Stock of the Borrower;

(j) other additional investments not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section incurred or made after the Third Amendment Effective Date not to exceed, as of the date such Investment is made or increased, the greater of (A) $75,000,000 and (B) five percent (5%) of Consolidated Total Assets as of such date of determination (provided that in making such determination, such amount shall be calculated as the net balance of such loans, advances and equity or capital investments (as of such date of determination) as reduced by any repayments or distributions made with respect thereto (as of such date of determination));

(k) consummation of (i) the Acquisition in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Documents and all applicable laws and (ii) the Online Resources Acquisition in accordance with the terms of the Online Resources Acquisition Documents and all applicable laws (including the acquisition of Online Resources Shares pursuant to the Online Resources Tender Offer and the transactions contemplated by the Online Resources Shareholder Agreement);

(l) any Investments by ACI Worldwide in (x) UK Holding constituting a capital contribution or other transfer of Capital Stock of each of the Specified S1 European Subsidiaries and PM Systems held by ACI Worldwide with a fair market value not to exceed $225,000,000 and (y) one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower constituting a capital contribution or other transfer of Capital Stock of each of the Specified S1 Foreign Subsidiaries held by ACI Worldwide with a fair market value not to exceed $65,000,000, in each case, pursuant to the S1 Reorganization; and

(m) (x) any Investments by ACI Worldwide in GPC or AcquisitionCo constituting a capital contribution or other transfer of Capital Stock in ACI Australia with a fair market value not to exceed $45,000,000 pursuant to the TargetCo Transactions and (y) additional capital contributions or other transfers of Capital Stock in connection with the reorganization of newly-formed or newly-acquired Foreign Subsidiaries from a Credit Party to a newly formed foreign holding company (or newly formed foreign holding companies); provided that (1) such reorganization is consummated by January 31, 2014 (or such later date agreed to among such Credit Party and the Administrative Agent), (2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and

 

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is continuing at the time of such reorganization or would occur as a consequence of such reorganization, (3) any acquisition of any such Foreign Subsidiary is permitted under clause (c) of this Section 11.3 and (4) with respect to each such holding company that is a First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary, the Borrower shall comply with Section 9.10.

SECTION 11.4 Limitations on Mergers and Liquidation. Merge, consolidate or enter into any similar combination with any other Person or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) except:

(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person) or with or into any Subsidiary Guarantor (provided that the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person);

(b) any Subsidiary may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Subsidiary Guarantor, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided, further that if the transferee in such transaction is the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, the consideration paid or payable in connection with such transaction shall be no more than the fair market value of the assets sold, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of in connection therewith;

(c) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into the Person such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary was formed to acquire in connection with a Permitted Acquisition; provided that (i) a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving entity or (ii) simultaneously with such transaction, the continuing or surviving entity shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrower shall comply with Section 9.10 in connection therewith;

(d) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may wind-up into the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; provided, that (i) in the case of a merger involving the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, the continuing or surviving Person shall be the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) the continuing or surviving Person shall be the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower; and

(e) (i) BidCo may consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Documents and all applicable laws and (ii) Online Resources AcquisitionCo may consummate the Online Resources Merger in accordance with the Online Resources Acquisition Documents and all applicable laws.

SECTION 11.5 Limitations on Sales of Assets. Convey, sell, lease, assign transfer or otherwise dispose of its property, business or assets (including, without limitation, the sale of any receivables and leasehold interests and any sale-leaseback or similar transaction, but excluding any sale, transfer or other disposition of Excluded Company Shares) whether now owned or hereafter acquired except:

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(b) the sale of obsolete, worn-out or surplus assets no longer used or usable in the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(c) the transfer of assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.4;

(d) the sale or discount without recourse of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the compromise or collection thereof;

(e) the disposition of any Hedging Agreement;

(f) dispositions of investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(g) conveyances, sales, leases, assignments, transfers or other dispositions of assets by any Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party as required at any time by Applicable Law;

(h) additional conveyances, sales, leases, assignments, transfers or other dispositions of assets not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (A) $75,000,000 and (B) five percent (5%) of Consolidated Total Assets (determined as of the date of any proposed conveyance, sale, lease, assignment, transfer or other disposition);

(i) the sale of the Excluded Acquired Business Assets;

(j) any disposition permitted under Section 11.13;

(k) any disposition of all or any portion of the business, assets or properties of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to the extent (x) required to avoid the entry of an injunction to prohibit, prevent or restrict the consummation of the Merger sought or issued by the U.S. Department of Justice under any United States antitrust, competition or trade regulatory Law of any Governmental Authority or (y) necessary to obtain any required consent or authorization of any Governmental Authority in order to consummate the Merger; and

(l) dispositions constituting Investments permitted under Sections 11.3(l) and (m).

 

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SECTION 11.6 Restricted Payments. (a) Other than as permitted pursuant to clause (b) below, (i) make any change in its capital structure which such change in its capital structure could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution of cash, property or assets on account of the Borrower’s, or any Subsidiary’s, Capital Stock, (iii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Borrower, or (iv) cancel, forgive, make any payment or prepayment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, (A) by way of depositing with any trustee with respect thereto money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due and (B) at the maturity thereof, but excluding regularly scheduled payments of interest thereon) any Subordinated Indebtedness, except a payment of principal or interest on Indebtedness owed to a Credit Party by a Person other than the Borrower (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (ii) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”); unless:

(1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;

(2) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are, at the time of such Restricted Payment, in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with a Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio of less than 2.75:1:00 as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended; provided that if such Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or greater than 2.25:1.00 (but less than 2.75:1.00), the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 11.6(a) shall not exceed (x) $50,000,000 per annum plus (y) other Restricted Payments described in clause (iii) above not to exceed $25,000,000; provided, further, that notwithstanding anything in this clause (2) to the contrary, the first 2,500,000 shares of Capital Stock of the Borrower purchased, redeemed, acquired or otherwise retired for value by any Credit Party on or after the First Amendment Effective Date shall not be prohibited hereunder provided that such purchase, redemption or acquisition complies with Section 11.6(b)(iv) below;

(3) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and any Extension of Credit made in connection with such Restricted Payment, the aggregate unused portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time shall be greater than or equal to $50,000,000; and

(4) such Restricted Payment is made on or after the Acquisition Closing Date.

(b) Notwithstanding clause (a) above, (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may pay dividends in shares of its own Qualified Capital Stock, (ii) any Subsidiary may pay cash dividends to the Borrower, (iii) the Borrower may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower or warrants or options to acquire any such Qualified Capital Stock with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower and (iv) the Borrower may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value up to 2,500,000 shares of Capital Stock of the Borrower; provided that, after giving effect to any purchase, redemption or acquisition of Capital Stock of the Borrower in connection therewith, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with a Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio of at least 0.25:1.00 less than the then-applicable Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio that would otherwise be required under Section 10.1 determined for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

SECTION 11.7 Limitations on Exchange and Issuance of Capital Stock. Issue, sell or otherwise dispose of any class or series of Capital Stock that, by its terms or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or exchangeable, is, or upon the happening of an event or passage of time would be, (a) convertible or exchangeable into Indebtedness or (b) required to be redeemed or repurchased, including at the option of the holder, in whole or in part, or has, or upon the happening of an event or passage of time would have, a redemption or similar payment due.

SECTION 11.8 Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly (a) make any loan or advance to, or purchase or assume any note or other obligation to or from, any of its officers, directors, shareholders or other Affiliates, or to or from any member of the immediate family of

 

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any of its officers, directors, shareholders or other Affiliates, or subcontract any operations to any of its Affiliates or (b) enter into, or be a party to, any other transaction not described in clause (a) above with any of its Affiliates other than:

(A) transactions permitted by Section 11.3, 11.4, 11.6 and 11.7;

(B) transactions existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 11.8;

(C) normal compensation, indemnity and reimbursement of reasonable expenses of officers and directors; and

(D) other transactions in the ordinary course of business on terms as favorable as would be obtained by it on a comparable arms-length transaction with an independent, unrelated third party as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Borrower.

SECTION 11.9 Certain Accounting Changes; Organizational Documents. (a) Change its Fiscal Year end, or make any change in its accounting treatment and reporting practices except as required by GAAP or (b) amend, modify or change its articles of incorporation (or corporate charter or other similar organizational documents) or amend, modify or change its bylaws (or other similar documents) in any manner adverse in any respect to the rights or interests of the Lenders.

SECTION 11.10 Amendments of Subordinated Indebtedness. Amend or modify (or permit the modification or amendment of) any of the terms or provisions of any Subordinated Indebtedness in any respect which would materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent and Lenders hereunder.

SECTION 11.11 Restrictive Agreements.

(a) Enter into any Indebtedness which contains any negative pledge on assets (except with respect to the Excluded Company Shares) or any covenants more restrictive than the provisions of Articles IX, X and XI hereof, or which restricts, limits or otherwise encumbers its ability to incur Liens on or with respect to any of its assets or properties other than the assets or properties securing such Indebtedness; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to those limitations in any indenture or similar agreement governing any Indebtedness issued pursuant to Section 11.1(m) so long as such limitations are no more restrictive than those limitations set forth in the section entitled “Description of the Notes” of that certain Offering Memorandum dated as of August 15, 2013 for the $300,000,000 6.375% Senior Notes of the Borrower due 2020 (a copy of which has been provided to the Administrative Agent) and permits, as of the date of execution thereof, Liens to secure the Commitments and Loans as well as the unused amount available for Incremental Term Loans or increases in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Sections 2.7(c)(v) and 2.8(c)(v).

(b) Enter into or permit to exist any agreement or instrument which impairs, restricts, limits or otherwise encumbers (by covenant or otherwise) the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to make any payment to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (in the form of

 

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dividends, intercompany advances or otherwise) for the purpose of enabling the Borrower to pay the Obligations except for (i) such impairments, restrictions, limitations or encumbrances existing under the Loan Documents and (ii) such impairments, restrictions, limitations or encumbrances existing under the Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 11.1(d) with respect to the asset which is the subject of such Indebtedness.

SECTION 11.12 Nature of Business. Alter in any material respect the character or conduct of the business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

SECTION 11.13 Limitations on BidCo. Permit BidCo to:

(a) hold any assets other than (i) the Company Shares and (ii) miscellaneous non-material assets;

(b) have any liabilities other than (i) the liabilities under any Acquisition Document and (ii) corporate, administrative and operating expenses in the ordinary course of business; or

(c) engage in any activities or business other than (i) holding the assets and incurring the liabilities described in this Section 11.13 and activities incidental and related thereto, (ii) selling Company Shares so long as (x) such Company Shares are sold for fair market value and (y) the proceeds of such sale are held by BidCo as cash or Cash Equivalents reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (iii) purchasing Company Shares pursuant to any Subsequent Offering Period, and (iv) consummating the Merger pursuant to the Acquisition Documents.

SECTION 11.14 Acquisition Documents. Enter into any Acquisition Document Modification unless the terms and conditions thereof are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 11.15 Limitation on UK Holding. Permit UK Holding to:

(a) hold any assets other than (i) the Capital Stock of its Subsidiaries, minute books and corporate records and (ii) miscellaneous non-material assets;

(b) have any liabilities other than (i) Indebtedness permitted under Sections 11.1(a), 11.1(d), 11.1(e) and 11.1(h) (but only to the extent of Indebtedness owing by UK Holding to another Credit Party that is evidenced by a promissory note in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent which shall be pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents), (ii) any other Indebtedness permitted under Section 11.1 so long as such Indebtedness is unsecured and (iii) corporate, administrative and tax expenses in the ordinary course of business; or

(c) engage in any operations or business other than (i) holding the assets and incurring the liabilities described in this Section 11.15 and activities incidental and related thereto and (ii) making payments, dividends or distributions permitted pursuant to Section 11.6.

 

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ARTICLE XII

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

SECTION 12.1 Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default, whatever the reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority or otherwise:

(a) Default in Payment of Principal of Loans and Reimbursement Obligations. The Borrower shall default in any payment of principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when and as due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise).

(b) Other Payment Default. The Borrower or any other Credit Party shall default in the payment when and as due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) of interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or the payment of any other Obligation, and such default shall continue for a period of five (5) Business Days.

(c) Misrepresentation. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in this Agreement, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith that is subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications, shall be incorrect or misleading in any respect when made or deemed made or any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith that is not subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications, shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made

(d) Default in Performance of Certain Covenants. The Borrower or any other Credit Party shall default in the performance or observance of any covenant or agreement contained in Sections 8.1, 8.2 or 8.5(d)(i) or Articles X or XI.

(e) Default in Performance of Other Covenants and Conditions. The Borrower or any other Credit Party shall default in the performance or observance of any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than as specifically provided for otherwise in this Section) or any other Loan Document and such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the Administrative Agent’s delivery of written notice thereof to the Borrower and (ii) a Responsible Officer of the Borrower having obtained knowledge thereof.

(f) Indebtedness Cross-Default. The Borrower or any other Credit Party shall:

(i) default in the payment of any Indebtedness (other than the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligation) the aggregate outstanding amount of which Indebtedness is in excess of $20,000,000 beyond the period of grace if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created, or

 

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(ii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness (other than the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligation or any Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries with a Lender or an Affiliate of Lender to the extent that such default relates to a breach of a prohibition on the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ ability to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of Excluded Company Shares) the aggregate outstanding amount (or, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, the Termination Value) of which Indebtedness is in excess of $20,000,000 or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, with the giving of notice and/or lapse of time, if required, any such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity (any applicable grace period having expired).

(g) Other Cross-Defaults. The Borrower or any other Credit Party shall default in the payment when due, or in the performance or observance, of any obligation or condition of any Material Contract unless, but only as long as, the existence of any such default is being contested by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves in respect thereof have been established on the books of the Borrower or such Credit Party to the extent required by GAAP.

(h) Change in Control. Any Change in Control shall occur.

(i) Voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. The Borrower or any Credit Party thereof shall (i) commence a voluntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect), (ii) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition for adjustment of debts, (iii) consent to or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws or other laws, (iv) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or foreign, (v) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, (vi) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vii) take any corporate or other company action for the purpose of authorizing any of the foregoing.

(j) Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. A case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Borrower or any Credit Party thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief under any Debtor Relief Laws, or (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like for the Borrower or any Credit Party thereof or for all or any substantial part of their respective assets, domestic or foreign, and such case or proceeding shall continue without dismissal or stay for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days, or an order granting the relief requested in such case or proceeding (including, but not limited to, an order for relief under such federal bankruptcy laws) shall be entered.

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Loan Document shall for any reason cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on, or security interest in, any of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, in each case other than in accordance with the express terms hereof or thereof.

(l) Termination Event. The occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate fails to make full payment when due of all amounts which, under the provisions of any Pension Plan or Sections 412 or 430 of the Code, any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is required to pay as contributions thereto and such failure is reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) a Termination Event or (iii) any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate as employers under one or more Multiemployer Plans makes a complete or partial withdrawal from any such Multiemployer Plan and, as a consequence of such withdrawal, the Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate incurs a withdrawal liability, and such withdrawal liability has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(m) Judgment. Any other judgment or order for the payment of money not referred to in the foregoing clause (i), which causes the aggregate amount of all such judgments under this clause (ii) to exceed $20,000,000 in any Fiscal Year (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage) shall be entered against the Borrower or any Credit Party by any court and such judgment or order shall continue without having been discharged, vacated or stayed for a period of thirty (30) days after the entry thereof.

(n) Environmental. Any one or more Environmental Claims shall have been asserted against the Borrower or any Credit Party; the Borrower and any Credit Party would be reasonable likely to incur liability as a result thereof; and such liability would be reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 12.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower:

(a) Acceleration; Termination of Facilities. Terminate the Commitments and declare the principal of and interest on the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations at the time outstanding, and all other amounts owed to the Lenders and to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented or shall be entitled to present the documents required thereunder) and all other Obligations, to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Credit Party, anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, and terminate the Credit Facility and any right of the Borrower to request borrowings or Letters of Credit thereunder; provided, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 12.1(i) or (j), the Credit Facility shall be automatically terminated and all Obligations shall automatically become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Credit Party, anything in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

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(b) Letters of Credit. With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time deposit in a Cash Collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit. Amounts held in such Cash Collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay the other Obligations on a pro rata basis. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, the Reimbursement Obligation shall have been satisfied and all other Obligations shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such Cash Collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower.

(c) Rights of Collection. Exercise on behalf of the Secured Parties all of its other rights and remedies under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and Applicable Law, in order to satisfy all of the Obligations.

SECTION 12.3 Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Non-Waiver; etc.

(a) The enumeration of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders set forth in this Agreement is not intended to be exhaustive and the exercise by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies, all of which shall be cumulative, and shall be in addition to any other right or remedy given hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or that may now or hereafter exist at law or in equity or by suit or otherwise. No delay or failure to take action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default. No course of dealing between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or their respective agents or employees shall be effective to change, modify or discharge any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or to constitute a waiver of any Event of Default.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Credit Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 12.2 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the Issuing Lender; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 14.4 (subject to the terms of Section 5.4), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Credit Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and

 

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provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 12.2 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 5.4(d), any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

SECTION 12.4 Crediting of Payments and Proceeds. In the event that the Borrower shall fail to pay any of the Obligations when due and the Obligations have been accelerated pursuant to Section 12.2 or the Administrative Agent or any Lender has exercised any remedy set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, all payments received by the Lenders upon the Secured Obligations and all net proceeds from the enforcement of the Secured Obligations shall be applied:

First, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts, including attorney fees, payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such and the Issuing Lender in its capacity as such (and the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such ratably among the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause First payable to them);

Second, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders under the Loan Documents, including attorney fees (ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them);

Third, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and payment obligations then owing under Secured Hedging Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender, to Cash Collateralize any L/C Obligations then outstanding; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Applicable Law.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedging Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the

 

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preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article XIII for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

SECTION 12.5 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent under Sections 3.3, 5.3 and 13.3) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 5.3 and 13.3.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

SECTION 12.6 Credit Bidding.

(a) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, shall have the right to credit bid and purchase for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all or any portion of Collateral at any sale thereof conducted by the Administrative Agent under the provisions of the UCC, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the UCC, at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 thereof, or a sale under a plan of reorganization, or at any other sale or foreclosure conducted by the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with Applicable Law.

 

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(b) Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise provided in any Loan Documents or with the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, it will not take any enforcement action, accelerate obligations under any Loan Documents, or exercise any right that it might otherwise have under applicable law to credit bid at foreclosure sales, UCC sales or other similar dispositions of Collateral.

ARTICLE XIII

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

SECTION 13.1 Appointment and Authority.

(a) Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Wells Fargo to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacity as a potential Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank) and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the Issuing Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Credit Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto (including, without limitation, to enter into additional Loan Documents or supplements to existing Loan Documents on behalf of the Secured Parties). In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Article XIII for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article XIII and Article XIV (including Section 14.3, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto

SECTION 13.2 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.

 

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Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

SECTION 13.3 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or Applicable Law including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 12.2 and Section 14.2) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the Issuing Lender.

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VI or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

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SECTION 13.4 Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the Issuing Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

SECTION 13.5 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

SECTION 13.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent.

(a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

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Applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person, remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable), (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the Issuing Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 14.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

(d) Any resignation by Wells Fargo as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender, (b) the retiring Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor Issuing Lender shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangement satisfactory to the retiring Issuing Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Issuing Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit.

SECTION 13.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and the Issuing Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and the Issuing Lender also acknowledges

 

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that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

SECTION 13.8 No Other Duties, etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the syndication agents, documentation agents, co-agents, book manager, lead manager, arranger, lead arranger or co-arranger listed on the cover page or signature pages hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Lender hereunder.

SECTION 13.9 Collateral and Guaranty Matters. Each of the Lenders (including in its or any of its Affiliate’s capacities as a potential Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank) irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion to release any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, under any Loan Document (A) upon the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment and payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than (1) contingent indemnification obligations and (2) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements or Secured Hedging Agreements as to which arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank shall have been made) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank shall have been made), (B) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (C) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 14.2;

to subordinate or release any Lien on any collateral granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Permitted Lien; and

to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement and any other Loan Documents if all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor owned by any Credit Party is sold or transferred as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder (including pursuant to a waiver or consent), to the extent that, after giving effect to such transaction, such Subsidiary would not be required to guaranty any Obligations pursuant to Section 9.10.

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accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 13.9. In the case of any such sale, transfer or disposal of any property constituting Collateral in a transaction constituting a sale of assets permitted pursuant to Section 11.5, the Liens created by any of the Security Documents on such property shall be automatically released without need for further action by any person.

(a) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Credit Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

SECTION 13.10 Secured Hedging Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements. No Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 12.4 or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Security Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XII to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedging Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedging Agreements, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

SECTION 13.11 Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any Applicable Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable income, stamp or other Taxes imposed, levied, collected or assessed by any Governmental Authority. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 5.11, each Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 10 days after written demand therefor, any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the IRS or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold any amounts from payments to or for the account of such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of such required withholding ineffective). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 13.11. The agreements in this Section 13.11 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

 

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ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 14.1 Notices.

(a) Method of Communication. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing (for purposes hereof, the term “writing” shall include information in electronic format such as electronic mail and internet web pages), or by telephone subsequently confirmed in writing. Any notice shall be effective if delivered by hand delivery or sent via electronic mail, posting on an internet web page, telecopy, recognized overnight courier service or certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be presumed to be received by a party hereto (i) on the date of delivery if delivered by hand or sent by electronic mail or telecopy, (ii) on the next Business Day if sent by recognized overnight courier service, (iii) on the third Business Day following the date sent by certified mail, return receipt requested and (iv) upon the deemed receipt pursuant to clause (i) above by the intended recipient at its electronic mail address of notification that any notice or communication that has been posted to an internet webpage is available and identifying the website address therefor. A telephonic notice to the Administrative Agent as understood by the Administrative Agent will be deemed to be the controlling and proper notice in the event of a discrepancy with or failure to receive a confirming written notice.

(b) Addresses for Notices. Notices to any party shall be sent to it at the following addresses, or any other address as to which all the other parties are notified in writing.

 

If to the Borrower:

  

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

3520 Kraft Road

Suite 300

Naples, FL 34105

Attention: Craig Maki, Senior Vice President, Corporate

Development Officer

Phone: (239) 403-4600

Fax: (239) 403-4601

With copies to:

  

Jones Day

77 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attention: Robert J. Graves

Telephone No.: (312) 269-4356

Telecopy No.: (312) 782-8585

If to Wells Fargo as Administrative Agent:   

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

MAC D1109-019

1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28262

Attention of: Syndication Agency Services

Telephone No.: (704) 590-2703

Facsimile No.: (704) 590-3481

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Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in paragraph (c) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (c).

(c) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or other communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(d) Administrative Agent’s Office. The Administrative Agent hereby designates its office located at the address set forth in paragraph (b) above, or any subsequent office which shall have been specified for such purpose by written notice to the Borrower and Lenders, as the Administrative Agent’s Office referred to herein, to which payments due are to be made and at which Loans will be disbursed and Letters of Credit requested.

(e) Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.

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Each Credit Party agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on the Platform.

The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the any Credit Party, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Credit Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.

(g) Private Side Designation. Each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and Applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Applicable Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities Applicable Laws.

SECTION 14.2 Amendments, Waivers and Consents. Except as set forth below or as specifically provided in any Loan Document, any term, covenant, agreement or condition of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents may be amended or waived by the Lenders, and any consent given by the Lenders, if, but only if, such amendment, waiver or consent is in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and delivered to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of an amendment, signed by the Borrower; provided, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) without the prior written consent of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, amend, modify or waive (i) Section 6.2 or any other provision of this Agreement if the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to require the Revolving Credit Lenders (pursuant to, in the case of any such amendment to a provision hereof other than Section 6.2, any substantially concurrent request by the Borrower for a borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans) to make Revolving Credit Loans when such Revolving Credit Lenders would not otherwise be required to do so, (ii) the amount of the Swingline Commitment or (iii) the amount of the L/C Commitment;

 

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(b) without the prior written consent of the Required Delayed Draw Lenders, amend, modify or waive Section 6.2, Section 6.3 or Section 6.4 or any other provision of this Agreement if the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to require the Delayed Draw Lenders (pursuant to, in the case of any such amendment to a provision hereof other than Section 6.2, Section 6.3 or Section 6.4, any substantially concurrent request by the Borrower for a borrowing of the Delayed Draw Term Loan or release of funds from the Escrow Account) to make Delayed Draw Term Loans, or for the release funds from the Escrow Account, when such Delayed Draw Lenders would not otherwise be required to do so;

(c) extend or increase the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Revolving Credit Lender (or reinstate any Revolving Credit Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 12.2) or the amount of Loans of any Lender without the written consent of such Revolving Credit Lender;

(d) waive, extend or postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment or mandatory prepayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(e) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the rate set forth in Section 5.1(c) during the continuance of an Event of Default, or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Obligation or to reduce any fee payable hereunder;

(f) (i) change Section 5.4 or Section 12.4 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or (ii) change Section 12.4 in a manner that would alter the order in which payments and proceeds received by the Lenders are applied to repay the Obligations, in either case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(g) change any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Required Revolving Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;

(h) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of such Credit Party’s rights and obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party (except as permitted pursuant to Section 11.4), in each case, without the written consent of each Lender;

(i) release (i) all of the Subsidiary Guarantors or (ii) Subsidiary Guarantors comprising substantially all of the credit support for the Secured Obligations, in any case, from any Guaranty Agreement (other than as authorized in Section 13.9), without the written consent of each Lender; or

 

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(j) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release any Security Document (other than as authorized in Section 13.9 or as otherwise specifically permitted or contemplated in this Agreement or the applicable Security Document) without the written consent of each Lender;

provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Issuing Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Issuing Lender under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swingline Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swingline Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto; (v) any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time; and (vi) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend any provision of the Loan Documents (and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any such provision. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.

In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent on its behalf, and without its further consent, to enter into amendments to this Agreement (including, without limitation, amendments to this Section 14.2) and the other Loan Documents or to enter into additional Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem appropriate in order to effectuate any increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.7 or any Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.8, including, without limitation, amendments to permit such increases in the Revolving Credit Commitment and any Incremental Term Loans to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to include appropriately any Lenders under such increases in the Revolving Credit Commitment and any Incremental Term Loans in any determination of Required Lenders; provided that no such amendment shall adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Lender, in each case, without the written consent of such Lender.

SECTION 14.3 Expenses; Indemnity.

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Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

(b) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the Issuing Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, and shall pay or reimburse each Indemnitee for, any and all losses, claims (including, without limitation, any Environmental Claims or civil penalties or fines assessed by OFAC), damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Credit Party, other than such Indemnitee or its Related Parties, arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Transactions), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Lender to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Claim related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, or (v) any claim (including, without limitation, any Environmental Claims or civil penalties or fines assessed by OFAC), investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not the Administrative Agent or any Lender is a party thereto) and the prosecution and defense thereof, arising out of or in any way connected with the Loans, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys and consultant’s fees, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the

 

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gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower or such Credit Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. This Section 14.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tex claim.

(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under clause (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender); provided that with respect to such unpaid amounts owed to the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender solely in its capacity as such, only the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be required to pay such unpaid amounts, such payment to be made severally among them based on such Revolving Credit Lenders’ Commitment Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) provided, further, that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 5.7.

(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Borrower and each other Credit Party shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in clause (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

(e) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment of the obligations hereunder.

(f) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after demand therefor.

 

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SECTION 14.4 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Credit Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Credit Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any such Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Credit Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or such Affiliate different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.4 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

SECTION 14.5 Governing Law.

(a) Governing Law, Governing Law. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. The Borrower and each other Credit Party irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender, or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto

 

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irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower or any other Credit Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Waiver of Venue. The Borrower and each other Credit Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 14.1. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law.

SECTION 14.6 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 14.7 Reversal of Payments. To the extent the Borrower makes a payment or payments to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent receives any payment or proceeds of any Collateral which payments or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds repaid, the Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Administrative Agent.

 

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SECTION 14.8 Injunctive Relief; Punitive Damages.

(a) The Borrower recognizes that, in the event the Borrower fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement, any remedy of law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Lenders. Therefore, the Borrower agrees that the Lenders, at the Lenders’ option, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.

(b) The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower (on behalf of itself and the Credit Parties) hereby agree that no such Person shall have a remedy of punitive or exemplary damages against any other party to a Loan Document and each such Person hereby waives any right or claim to punitive or exemplary damages that they may now have or may arise in the future in connection with any Dispute, whether such Dispute is resolved through arbitration or judicially.

SECTION 14.9 Accounting Matters. 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.

SECTION 14.10 Successors and Assigns; Participations.

(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section, New Lenders pursuant to Section 2.7 or Section 2.8 and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts.

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and/or the Loans at the time owing to it (in each case with respect to any Facility) or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Revolving Credit Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $2,500,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, or $2,500,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Term Loan Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have given its consent ten (10) Business Days after the date written notice thereof has been delivered by the assigning Lender (through the Administrative Agent) unless such consent is expressly refused by the Borrower prior to such tenth (10th) Business Day;

(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Revolving Credit Commitment assigned;

(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (z) such assignment is made during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date; provided, that the

 

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Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (i) the Revolving Credit Facility if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender and (ii) the Term Loans to a Person who is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

(C) the consents of the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender (such consents not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding) or for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.

(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 for each assignment; provided that (A) only one such fee will be payable in connection with simultaneous assignments to two or more Approved Funds by a Lender and (B) the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B).

(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person.

(vii) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested, but not funded by, the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (A) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (B) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share

 

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of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 and 14.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section.

(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, a copy of each Assignment and Assumption and each Lender Joinder Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Revolving Credit Commitment of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender (but only to the extent of entries in the Register that are applicable to such Lender), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender, Swingline Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 14.3(c) with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).

 

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Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in Section 14.2 that directly affects such Participant and could not be effected by a vote of the Required Lenders. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.8, 5.9, 5.10 and 5.11 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 5.11(g) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 5.11(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.12 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 5.10 or 5.11, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 5.12(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 14.4 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 5.6 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(e) [RESERVED].

(f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

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SECTION 14.11 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and the Issuing Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or requested by, or required to be disclosed to, any rating agency, or regulatory or similar authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document or under any Secured Hedge or Secured Cash Management Agreement or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Secured Hedging Agreement or Secured Cash Management Agreement, or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (iii) to an investor or prospective investor in an Approved Fund that also agrees that Information shall be used solely for the purpose of evaluating an investment in such Approved Fund, (iv) to a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, backup servicer, noteholder or secured party in an Approved Fund in connection with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for an Approved Fund, or (v) to a nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information regarding the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the Loans and Loan Documents in connection with ratings issued with respect to an Approved Fund, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the Credit Facility or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Credit Facility; (h) with the consent of the Borrower, (i) to Gold Sheets and other similar bank trade publications, such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications, or (j) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender or any of their Respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or (k) to governmental regulatory authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s regulatory compliance policy if the Administrative Agent or such Lender deems necessary for the mitigation of claims by those authorities against the Administrative Agent or such Lender or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Credit Party; provided that, in the case of information received from a Credit Party after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the

 

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confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

SECTION 14.12 Performance of Duties. Each of the Credit Party’s obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be performed by such Credit Party at its sole cost and expense.

SECTION 14.13 All Powers Coupled with Interest. All powers of attorney and other authorizations granted to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and any Persons designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or unsatisfied, any of the Commitments remain in effect or the Credit Facility has not been terminated.

SECTION 14.14 Survival of Indemnities.

(a) All representations and warranties set forth in Article VII and all representations and warranties contained in any certificate, or any of the Loan Documents (including, but not limited to, any such representation or warranty made in or in connection with any amendment thereto) shall constitute representations and warranties made under this Agreement. All representations and warranties made under this Agreement shall be made or deemed to be made at and as of the Closing Date (except those that are expressly made as of a specific date), shall survive the Closing Date and shall not be waived by the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any investigation made by or on behalf of the Lenders or any borrowing hereunder.

(b) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the indemnities to which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are entitled under the provisions of this Article XIV and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Administrative Agent and the Lenders against events arising after such termination as well as before.

SECTION 14.15 Titles and Captions. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections and subsections in, and the table of contents of, this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 14.16 Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 14.17 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the

 

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Administrative Agent, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 6.2, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

SECTION 14.18 Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.

SECTION 14.19 Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

SECTION 14.20 Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in effect from the Closing Date through and including the date upon which all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall have been indefeasibly and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been Cash Collateralized) and the Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated. No termination of this Agreement shall affect the rights and obligations of the parties hereto arising prior to such termination or in respect of any provision of this Agreement which survives such termination.

SECTION 14.21 Advice of Counsel, No Strict Construction. Each of the parties represents to each other party hereto that it has discussed this Agreement with its counsel. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

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obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.

SECTION 14.23 Inconsistencies with Other Documents; Independent Effect of Covenants. In the event there is a conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Loan Document, the terms of this Agreement shall control; provided that any provision of the Security Documents which imposes additional burdens on the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or further restricts the rights of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or gives the Administrative Agent or Lenders additional rights shall not be deemed to be in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement and shall be given full force and effect.

SECTION 14.24 Independent Effect of Covenants. The Borrower expressly acknowledges and agrees that each covenant contained in Articles IX, X and XI hereof shall be given independent effect. Accordingly, the Borrower shall not engage in any transaction or other act otherwise permitted under any covenant contained in Articles IX, X and XI, before or after giving effect to such transaction or act, the Borrower shall or would be in breach of any other covenant contained in Articles IX, X and XI.

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