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Exhibit 10.15

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of January 3, 2022, is entered into by and among CLARUS CORP ORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ BDR ”), BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – ALASKA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BDR-AK ”), SIERRA BULLETS, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“ Sierra ”), SKINOURISHMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Skin ”), BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – COLORADO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BDR-CO ”), BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – MONTANA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BDR-MO ”), BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – WYOMING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BDR-WY ”) and XXXXXX BULLETS – XXXX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Xxxxxx ” and, together with the Company, BDR, BDR-AK, Sierra, Skin, BDR-CO, BDR-MO and BDR-WY, each individually a “ Borrower ”, and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the “ Borrowers ”), the Lenders (as defined below) party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “ Administrative Agent ”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.

The Borrowers, the other parties signatory thereto as “Loan Parties”, the Administrative Agent, and the financial institutions party thereto as lenders (each individually, a “ Lender ” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”) have previously entered into that certain Credit Agreement , dated as of May 3, 2019 (as amended by a certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement , dated May 28, 2019, as amended by a certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement , dated November 12, 2020, as amended by a certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement , dated July 1, 2021, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain loans and financial accommodations available to Borrowers. Terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below).

 

B.

The Borrowers have requested that Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement , and Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to amend the Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

C.

Each Borrower is entering into this Amendment with the understanding and agreement that, except as specifically provided herein, none of Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s rights or remedies as set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are being waived or modified by the terms of this Amendment.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.      Amendments to Credit Agreement . The Credit Agreement shall be amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text ) set forth in the pages of the amended Credit Agreement attached to this Amendment as Exhibit A to this Amendment (the “ Amended Credit Agreement ”).

 

 

2.      Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Amendment . The following shall have occurred (or been waived) before this Amendment is effective (the date of the satisfaction of such conditions being the “ Amendment No. 4 Effective Date ”):

 

a.

Amendment . Administrative Agent shall have received this Amendment fully executed by the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank.

 

b.

Fees and Interest . The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) on or before the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.

 

3.      Representations and Warranties . Each Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

 

a.

Authority . Each Borrower has the requisite organizational power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment, and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents (as amended or modified hereby) to which it is a party. The execution, delivery, and performance by each Borrower of this Amendment have been duly approved by all necessary organizational actions and do not contravene any law or any contractual restriction binding on such Borrower.

 

b.

Enforceability . This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower. This Amendment and each Loan Document (as amended or modified hereby) is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of each Borrower, enforceable against each Borrower in accordance with its terms, and is in full force and effect.

 

c.

Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Borrowers in the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though made on the date hereof (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date is true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date, and that any representation or warranty which is subject to any materiality qualifier shall be required to be true and correct in all respects).

 

d.

No Default . No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default or Event of Default.

 

4.      Choice of Law . This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (and not the laws of conflicts) of the State of New York , but giving effect to federal laws applicable to national banks.

 

5.      Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an 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, subject to Section 9.06(b) of the Amended Credit Agreement, that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

 

6.      Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents .

 

a.

Upon and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

b.

Except as specifically set forth in this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents, including the Liens granted therein, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified, and confirmed and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding, and enforceable obligations of Borrowers and the other Loan Parties to Administrative Agent and the Lenders without defense, offset, claim, or contribution.

 

c.

The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power, or remedy of Administrative Agent or any Lender under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.

 

d.

This Amendment is a Loan Document.

 

7.      Ratification . Each Borrower hereby restates, ratifies and reaffirms each and every term and condition set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, including the Liens granted therein, effective as of the date hereof. Without limiting the foregoing, each Borrower party hereto, as debtor, grantor, pledgor, guarantor, or another similar capacity in which such Borrower grants liens or security interests in its properties or otherwise acts as a guarantor, joint or several obligor or other accommodation party, as the case may be, in each case under the Loan Documents, hereby each (a) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (b) to the extent such Borrower granted liens on or security interests in any of its properties pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, hereby ratifies and reaffirms such grant of security (and any filings with Governmental Authorities made in connection therewith) and confirms that such liens and security interests continue to secure the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, all additional Obligations resulting from or incurred pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

8.      Estoppel . To induce Administrative Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment and to induce Administrative Agent and the Lenders to continue to make advances to Borrowers under the Amended Credit Agreement, each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that, after giving effect to this Amendment, as of the date hereof, there exists no Default or Event of Default and no right of offset, defense, counterclaim, or objection in favor of any Borrower as against Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the Obligations.

 

9.      Integration . This Amendment, together with the other Loan Documents, incorporates all negotiations of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and is the final expression and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

10.    Severability . In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from the remainder of this Amendment and the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

 

11.    Submission of Amendment . The submission of this Amendment to the parties or their agents or attorneys for review or signature does not constitute a commitment by Administrative Agent or any Lender to waive any of their respective rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, and this Amendment shall have no binding force or effect until all of the conditions to the effectiveness of this Amendment have been satisfied as set forth herein.

 

12.    No Novation . Neither the execution, delivery and acceptance of this Amendment nor any of the terms, covenants, conditions or other provisions set forth herein are intended, nor shall they be deemed or construed, to effect a novation of any liens or Secured Obligations under the Credit Agreement or to pay, extinguish, release, satisfy or discharge (a) the Secured Obligations under the Credit Agreement, (b) the liability of any Loan Party under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents executed and delivered in connection therewith or any Secured Obligations or other obligations evidenced thereby, or (c) any mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, security interests or contractual or legal rights securing all or any part of such Secured Obligations.

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

	BORROWERS: CLARUS CORP ORATION ,
	a Delaware corporation
	By		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer,
			Chief Administrative Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
	BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL, INC.,
	a Delaware corporation
	By		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
	BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – ALASKA, LLC ,
	a Delaware limited liability company
	By		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
	SIERRA BULLETS, L.L.C.,
	a Delaware limited liability company
	By		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Secretary
	SKINOURISHMENT, LLC,
	a Delaware limited liability company
	By		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Treasurer and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]

 

 

	BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – COLORADO, LLC ,
	a Delaware limited liability company
	By		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
	BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – MONTANA, LLC ,
	a Delaware limited liability company
	By		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
	XXXXXX BULLETS – XXXX, LLC ,
	a Delaware limited liability company
	By		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Secretary
	BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – WYOMING, LLC ,
	a Delaware limited liability company
	By		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]

 

 

	LENDERS: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and individually as a Lender
	By		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Authorized Signer

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]

 

	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as Syndication Agent and individually as a Lender
	By:		/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
		Name:	Xxxx Xxxxx
		Title:	VP

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]

 

	REGIONS BANK , as Co-Documentation Agent and individually as a Lender
	By:		/s/ Xxxx Xxxx
		Name:	Xxxx Xxxx
		Title:	Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]

 

	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as Co-Documentatjion Agent and individually as a Lender
	By:		/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
		Title:	Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]

 

 

	ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A., DBA ZIONS BANK , as a Lender
	By:		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:	Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:	Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Amended Credit Agreement

 

[Attached]

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A  

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of

 

May 3, 2019,
as amended on May 28, 2019,
as further amended on November 12, 2020, and
as further amended July 1, 2021

 

among

 

CLARUS CORP ORATION,
BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL, INC., BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL - ALASKA, LLC,
SIERRA BULLETS, L.L.C., SKINOURISHMENT, LLC,
BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – COLORADO, LLC,
BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – MONTANA, LLC,
BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – WYOMING, LLC, and XXXXXX BULLETS – XXXX, LLC,
as Borrowers,

 

The other Loan Parties Party Hereto,

 

The Lenders Party Hereto,

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Syndication Agent,

 

and

 

REGIONS BANK and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Co-Documentation Agents

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS			1
	SECTION 1.01.	Defined Terms	1
	SECTION 1.02.	Classification of Loans and Borrowings	35 42
	SECTION 1.03.	Terms Generally	35 42
	SECTION 1.04.	Accounting Terms; GAAP	35 42
	SECTION 1.05.	Currency Translations; Currency Matters	36 43
	SECTION 1.06.	Status of Obligations	36 44
	SECTION 1.07.	Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification	37 44
	SECTION 1.08.	Letters of Credit	37 45
	SECTION 1.09.	Divisions	38 45
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS			38 45
	SECTION 2.01.	Commitments	38 45
	SECTION 2.02.	Loans and Borrowings	38 46
	SECTION 2.03.	Requests for Borrowings	39 47
	SECTION 2.04.	[Intentionally Omitted] Determination of Dollar Amounts	39 47
	SECTION 2.05.	Swingline Loans	40 47
	SECTION 2.06.	Letters of Credit	40 48
	SECTION 2.07.	Funding of Borrowings	44 53
	SECTION 2.08.	Interest Elections	45 53
	SECTION 2.09.	Termination of Commitments; Increase in Commitments	46 55
	SECTION 2.10.	Repayment and Amortization of Loans; Evidence of Debt	48 57
	SECTION 2.11.	Prepayment of Loans	49 58
	SECTION 2.12.	Fees	50 60
	SECTION 2.13.	Interest	50 60
	SECTION 2.14.	Alternate Rate of Interest; Illegality	51 61
	SECTION 2.15.	Increased Costs	53 65
	SECTION 2.16.	Break Funding Payments	55 66
	SECTION 2.17.	Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up	55 67

 

 

 

	SECTION 2.18.	Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Set-offs	58 70
	SECTION 2.19.	Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders	61 73
	SECTION 2.20.	Defaulting Lenders	61 74
	SECTION 2.21.	Returned Payments	63 75
	SECTION 2.22.	Banking Services and Swap Agreements	63 75
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES			63 76
	SECTION 3.01.	Organization; Powers	63 76
	SECTION 3.02.	Authorization; Enforceability	63 76
	SECTION 3.03.	Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts	64 76
	SECTION 3.04.	Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change	64 76
	SECTION 3.05.	Properties	64 76
	SECTION 3.06.	Litigation and Environmental Matters	64 77
	SECTION 3.07.	Compliance with Laws and Agreements; No Default	65 77
	SECTION 3.08.	Investment Company Status	65 77
	SECTION 3.09.	Taxes	65 77
	SECTION 3.10.	ERISA	65 77
	SECTION 3.11.	Disclosure	65 78
	SECTION 3.12.	Material Agreements	66 78
	SECTION 3.13.	Solvency	66 78
	SECTION 3.14.	Insurance	66 79
	SECTION 3.15.	Capitalization and Subsidiaries	67 79
	SECTION 3.16.	Security Interest in Collateral	67 79
	SECTION 3.17.	Employment Matters	67 79
	SECTION 3.18.	Federal Reserve Regulations	67 80
	SECTION 3.19.	Use of Proceeds	67 80
	SECTION 3.20.	No Burdensome Restrictions	67 80
	SECTION 3.21.	Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions	68 80
	SECTION 3.22.	Common Enterprise	68 80
	SECTION 3.23.	EEA Affected Financial Institutions	68 80
	SECTION 3.24.	Carrying on Business; Assets	68 81

  

 

ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS			68 81
	SECTION 4.01.	Effective Date	68 81
	SECTION 4.02.	Each Credit Event	71 83
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS			71 84
	SECTION 5.01.	Financial Statements; Other Information	71 84
	SECTION 5.02.	Notices of Material Events	74 86
	SECTION 5.03.	Existence; Conduct of Business	75 87
	SECTION 5.04.	Payment of Obligations	75 88
	SECTION 5.05.	Maintenance of Properties	75 88
	SECTION 5.06.	Books and Records; Inspection Rights	75 88
	SECTION 5.07.	Compliance with Laws and Material Contractual Obligations	76 88
	SECTION 5.08.	Use of Proceeds	76 88
	SECTION 5.09.	Accuracy of Information	76 89
	SECTION 5.10.	Insurance	77 89
	SECTION 5.11.	Casualty and Condemnation	77 90
	SECTION 5.12.	Depository Banks	77 90
	SECTION 5.13.	Additional Collateral; Further Assurances	77 90
	SECTION 5.14.	Other Debt	78 92
	SECTION 5.15.	Real Estate Requirements	92
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS			79 94
	SECTION 6.01.	Indebtedness	79 94
	SECTION 6.02.	Liens	81 96
	SECTION 6.03.	Fundamental Changes	83 98
	SECTION 6.04.	Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions	84 98
	SECTION 6.05.	Asset Sales	86 101
	SECTION 6.06.	Sale and Leaseback Transactions	87 102
	SECTION 6.07.	Swap Agreements	87 102
	SECTION 6.08.	Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness	87 102
	SECTION 6.09.	Transactions with Affiliates	88 103
	SECTION 6.10.	Restrictive Agreements	89 103
	SECTION 6.11.	Amendment of Material Documents	89 104
	SECTION 6.12.	Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio	89 104
	SECTION 6.13.	Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	89 104

  

 

ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT			89 104
ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT			92 107
	SECTION 8.01.	Appointment	92 107
	SECTION 8.02.	Rights as a Lender	92 108
	SECTION 8.03.	Duties and Obligations	92 108
	SECTION 8.04.	Reliance	93 109
	SECTION 8.05.	Actions through Sub-Agents	93 109
	SECTION 8.06.	Resignation	93 109
	SECTION 8.07.	Non-Reliance	94 110
	SECTION 8.08.	Certain ERISA Matters	95 111
	SECTION 8.09.	Not Partners or Co-Venturers; Administrative Agent as Representative of the Secured Parties	96 112
	SECTION 8.10.	Flood Laws	96 112
	SECTION 8.11.	Payments.	112
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS			97 113
	SECTION 9.01.	Notices	97 113
	SECTION 9.02.	Waivers; Amendments	99 116
	SECTION 9.03.	Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver	101 118
	SECTION 9.04.	Successors and Assigns	103 120
	SECTION 9.05.	Survival	107 124
	SECTION 9.06.	Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution	107 124
	SECTION 9.07.	Severability	108 125
	SECTION 9.08.	Right of Setoff	108 125
	SECTION 9.09.	Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process	109 125
	SECTION 9.10.	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	109 126
	SECTION 9.11.	Headings	109 127
	SECTION 9.12.	Confidentiality	110 127
	SECTION 9.13.	Several Obligations; Nonreliance; Violation of Law	111 128

 

 

	SECTION 9.14.	USA XXXXXXX Xxx	000 000
	SECTION 9.15.	Disclosure	111 128
	SECTION 9.16.	Appointment for Perfection	111 128
	SECTION 9.17.	Interest Rate Limitation	111 128
	SECTION 9.18.	Marketing Consent	111 129
	SECTION 9.19.	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions	111 129
	SECTION 9.20.	No Fiduciary Duty, etc.	112 129
ARTICLE X LOAN GUARANTY			113 130
	SECTION 10.01.	Guaranty	113 130
	SECTION 10.02.	Guaranty of Payment	113 131
	SECTION 10.03.	No Discharge or Diminishment of Loan Guaranty	113 131
	SECTION 10.04.	Defenses Waived	114 131
	SECTION 10.05.	Rights of Subrogation	114 132
	SECTION 10.06.	Reinstatement; Stay of Acceleration	114 132
	SECTION 10.07.	Information	115 132
	SECTION 10.08.	Termination Release of Subsidiary Guarantors	115 132
	SECTION 10.09.	Taxes	115 133
	SECTION 10.10.	Maximum Liability	115 133
	SECTION 10.11.	Contribution	115 133
	SECTION 10.12.	Liability Cumulative	116 134
	SECTION 10.13.	Keepwell	116 134
	SECTION 10.14.	Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs	116 134
	SECTION 10.15.	Joint and Several	117 135
ARTICLE XI THE BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE			118 136
	SECTION 11.01.	Appointment; Nature of Relationship	118 136
	SECTION 11.02.	Powers	118 136
	SECTION 11.03.	Employment of Agents	118 136
	SECTION 11.04.	Intentionally Omitted	118 136
	SECTION 11.05.	Successor Borrower Representative	118 136
	SECTION 11.06.	Execution of Loan Documents	118 136

  

 

SCHEDULES:

Commitment Schedule

Schedule 3.05 -- Properties

Schedule 3.06 -- Disclosed Matters

Schedule 3.12 – Material Agreements

Schedule 3.14 -- Insurance

Schedule 3.15 – Capitalization and Subsidiaries

Schedule 6.01 -- Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 6.02 -- Existing Liens

Schedule 6.04 -- Existing Investments

Schedule 6.10 -- Existing Restrictions

EXHIBITS :

Exhibit A – Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit B – Form of Borrowing Request

Exhibit C – Form of Interest Election Request

Exhibit D – Form of Joinder Agreement

Exhibit E – Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit F – Form of Instrument of Adherence

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 3, 2019, as amended on May 28, 2019, as further amended on November 12, 2020 and as further amended on July 1, 2021 (as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) among CLARUS CORP ORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ BDR ”), BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – ALASKA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BDR-AK ”), SIERRA BULLETS, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“ Sierra ”), SKINOURISHMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Skin ”), BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – COLORADO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BDR-CO ”), BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – MONTANA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BDR-MO ”), BLACK DIAMOND RETAIL – WYOMING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BDR-WY ”), and XXXXXX BULLETS – XXXX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Xxxxxx ” and together with the Company, BDR, BDR-AK, Sierra, Skin, BDR-CO, BDR-MO and BDR-WY and any other Person that joins this Agreement as a Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Borrower”, and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the “Borrowers”), the other Loan Parties party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

 

The parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.01.           Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

“ ABR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate. All ABR Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

“ Acquisition ” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the Effective Date, by which any Loan Party (a) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the Equity Interests of a Person which has ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other similar management personnel of a Person (other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority of the outstanding Equity Interests of a Person.

 

“ Additional Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09.

 

“ Additional Term Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having an Additional Term Loan Commitment.

 

“ Additional Term Loan Commitment ” means as to any Additional Term Lender, the commitment of such Additional Term Lender to make Additional Term Loans as set forth on Exhibit C to the Third Amendment or in the most recent Assignment and Assumption executed by such Additional Term Lender, as applicable.

 

“ Additional Term Loans ” means the term loans extended by the Additional Term Lenders to the Borrowers on the Third Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(b)  hereof.

 

 

“Adjusted AUD Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the AUD Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that, if the Adjusted AUD Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means , with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing for any Interest Period denominated in Dollars, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 

“ Adjusted LIBO NZD Rate ” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in New Zealand Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO NZD Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate ; provided that, if the Adjusted NZD Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement .

 

“ Administrative Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including its branches and affiliates), in its capacity as administrative agent and security trustee (where applicable) for the Lenders hereunder.

 

“ Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

 

“ Affected Financial Institution ” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

 

“ Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the specified Person.

 

“ Agent Parties ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).

 

“Agreed Currencies” means (i) Dollars and (ii) each Foreign Currency.

 

“ Aggregate Revolving Commitment ” means, at any time, the aggregate of the Revolving Commitments of all of the Lenders, as increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment is $100,000,000.

 

“ Aggregate Revolving Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all the Lenders at such time.

 

“ Aggregate Term Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate Term Exposure of all the Lenders at such time.

 

“ Aggregate Term Loan Commitment ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the unused Additional Term Loan Commitments of all of the Lenders at such time. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, prior to giving effect to the funding of the Additional Term Loans, the Aggregate Term Loan Commitment is $125,000,000.

 

“ Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

 

 

“ Allocable Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.11. “ ALTA ” means the American Land Title Association.

 

“ Alternate Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ¹ / ₂ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period in Dollars on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the LIBO Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to Section 2.14(c)), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” means January 3, 2022.

 

“ Ancillary Document ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.06(b).

 

“ Anti-Corruption Laws ” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any Borrower or any of its Affiliates from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

“ Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender, (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, LC Exposure or Swingline Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Revolving Commitment provided that, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon such Lender’s share of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure at that time, and (b) with respect to the Term Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such the sum of such Lender’s Additional Term Loan Commitment (if any) and outstanding Term Loans held by such Lender and the denominator of which is the sum of the Aggregate Term Loan Commitment (if any) and aggregate outstanding Term Loans held by all Lenders; provided that, in accordance with Section 2.20, so long as any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall be disregarded in the foregoing calculation.

 

“ Applicable Rate ” means, for any day, with respect to any Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Revolver ABR Spread”, “Term Benchmark Spread for Revolving Loans”, “Term Loan ABR Spread”, “Term Benchmark Spread for Term Loans” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio measured on a trailing twelve month basis, as of the most recent determination date; provided that, until the delivery to the Administrative Agent of the Company’s consolidated financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2021, the “Applicable Rate” shall be the applicable rates per annum set forth below in Category 4:

 

Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio		Term Benchmark Spread for Revolving Loans				Revolver ABR Spread				Term Benchmark Spread for Term Loans				Term Loan ABR Spread				Commitment Fee Rate
Category 1 <1.50 to 1.00			1.500	%			0.500	%			1.500	%			0.500	%			0.15	%
Category 2 ≥1.50 to 1.00 and < 2.50 to 1.00			1.875	%			0.875	%			1.875	%			0.875	%			0.20	%
Category 3 ≥2.50 to 1.00 and < 3.50 to 1.00			2.250	%			1.250	%			2.250	%			1.250	%			0.25	%
Category 4 ≥ 3.50 to 1.00			2.625	%			1.625	%			2.625	%			1.625	%			0.30	%

 

 

For purposes of the foregoing Categories, (a) the Applicable Rate shall be determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company based upon the Company’s annual or monthly (that is a quarter end) consolidated financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 and (b) each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of such consolidated financial statements indicating such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change, provided that (i) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be in Category 4 at the option of the Administrative Agent or at the request of the Required Lenders if the Company fails to deliver the annual or monthly (that is a quarter end) consolidated financial statements required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 5.01, during the period from the expiration of the time for delivery thereof until such consolidated financial statements are delivered and (ii) notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, solely for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate that is based on the Company’s consolidated financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2021, such calculation of the Applicable Rate shall be based on such consolidated financial statements after giving pro forma effect to the consummation of the Project Oscar Acquisition and the other Project Oscar Transactions, the incurrence of the Additional Term Loans and the incurrence or assumption of any other Loans and Indebtedness in connection with the Project Oscar Acquisition, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that the financial statements upon which the Applicable Rate was determined were incorrect (whether based on a restatement, fraud or otherwise), or any ratio or compliance information in a Compliance Certificate or other certification was incorrectly calculated, relied on incorrect information or was otherwise not accurate, true or correct, (x) if the Applicable Rate would have been higher for such period, the Borrowers shall be required to retroactively pay any additional amount that the Borrowers would have been required to pay if such financial statements, Compliance Certificate or other information had been accurate and/or computed correctly at the time they were delivered and (y) if the Applicable Rate would have been lower for such period, the Administrative Agent shall credit the Borrowers on future interest payments on behalf of the applicable Lenders the difference between the amount that would have accrued and been due and payable and the amount actually paid in respect of such period.

 

“ Approved Fund ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.

 

“ Arranger ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as sole bookrunner and sole lead arranger hereunder.

 

 

“ Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

“AUD Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the AUD Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the AUD Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the AUD Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted AUD Rate Interest Period ; and (b) the AUD Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the AUD Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted AUD Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that if any AUD Interpolated Rate shall be less than 0% , such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

“AUD Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars and for any Interest Period, the AUD Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., Sydney, Australia time, on the first day of such Interest Period; provided that, if the AUD Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted AUD Rate Interest Period”) with respect to Australian Dollars, then the AUD Rate shall be the AUD Interpolated Rate.

 

“AUD Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars and for any Interest Period, the average bid reference rate administered by ASX Benchmarks Pty Limited (ACN 616 075 417) (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for Australian Dollar bills of exchange with a tenor equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on page BBSY of the Reuters screen (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such Reuters page, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion); provided that if, the AUD Screen Rate shall be less than the Floor, the AUD Screen Rate shall be deemed to be the Floor for purposes of this Agreement .

 

“ Augmenting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09(d).

 

“ Austria GmbH Debt Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.

 

“ Australian Corporations Act ” means the Corporations Xxx 0000 (Cth).

 

“Australian Dollars” means that lawful currency of Australia.

 

“ Australian Entity ” means any Person incorporated or established under the laws of Australia (including any State or territory of Australia).

 

“ Australian Loan Party ” means any Loan Party that is an Australian Entity.

 

“ Australian PPSA ” means Personal Property Securities Xxx 0000 (Cth) and any regulations in force at any time under the PPSA, including the Personal Property Securities Regulations 2010 (Cth).

 

“ Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.

 

 

“ Available Revolving Commitment ” means, at any time, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment minus the Aggregate Revolving Exposure (calculated, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, as if such Defaulting Lender had funded its Applicable Percentage of all outstanding Borrowings).

 

“ Available Tenor ” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency , as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (g) of Section 2.14.

 

“ Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

 

“ Bail-In Legislation ” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

 

“ Banking Services ” means each and any of the following bank services provided to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries by any Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender: (a) credit cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, “commercial credit cards” and purchasing cards), (b) stored value cards, (c) merchant processing services, (d) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, any direct debit scheme or arrangement, overdrafts, and interstate depository network services), and (e) Lease Financing.

 

“ Banking Services Obligations ” means any and all obligations of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with Banking Services, provided, however, Banking Services Obligations in respect of Lease Financing shall be limited to Lease Deficiency Obligations.

 

“ Bankruptcy Code ” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as codified at 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.

 

“ Bankruptcy Event ” means, with respect to any Person, when such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business, appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the U.S. or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality), to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

 

 

“ Benchmark ” means, initially, LIBO Rate with respect to any Loan or Borrowing denominated in any Agreed Currency, the Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency ; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBO the applicable Relevant Rate or the then-current Benchmark for such Agreed Currency , then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (c) or clause (d) of Section 2.14.

 

“ Benchmark Replacement ” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date; provided that, in the case of any Loan denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars or in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, “Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the alternative set forth in (3) below:

 

(1)          in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

(2)          in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

(3)         the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

provided that, in the case of clause (1)  above , such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided further that, in the case of clause (3)  above , when such clause is used to determine the Benchmark Replacement in connection with the occurrence of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the alternate benchmark rate selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be the term benchmark rate that is used in lieu of a LIBOR-based rate in the relevant other dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1) of this definition (subject to the first proviso immediately above).

 

If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

 

“ Benchmark Replacement Adjustment ” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:

 

(1)            for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:

 

(a)            the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;

 

(b)            the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and

 

(2)            for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/ or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time ;

 

provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

 

“ Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes ” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).

 

“ Benchmark Replacement Date ” means , with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the such then-current Benchmark:

 

(1)            in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

 

 

(2)            in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date;

 

(3)            in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Borrower Representative pursuant to Section 2.14(d); or

 

(4)            in the case of an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. ( New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2)  above with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

 

“ Benchmark Transition Event ” means , with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the such then-current Benchmark:

 

(1)            a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

 

(2)            a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB , the CME Term SOFR Administrator, the central bank for the Agreed Currency applicable to such Benchmark , an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case, which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

 

 

(3)            a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

 

“ Benchmark Unavailability Period ” means , with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses clause  (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14.

 

“ Beneficial Owner ” means, with respect to any U.S. Federal withholding Tax, the beneficial owner, for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, to whom such Tax relates.

 

“ Beneficial Ownership Certification ” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

 

“ Beneficial Ownership Regulation ” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

 

“ BHC Act Affiliate ” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

 

“ BIA ” means the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).

 

“ Black Diamond ” means Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd., a Delaware corporation.

 

“ Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the U.S.

 

“ Borrower ” or “ Borrowers ” have the respective meanings specified therefor in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“ Borrower Materials ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

 

“ Borrower Representative ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.01.

 

“ Borrowing ” means (a) a Revolving Borrowing, (b) a Term Loan of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, and (c) a Swingline Loan.

 

“ Borrowing Request ” means a request by the Borrower Representative for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

“ Burdensome Restrictions ” means any consensual encumbrance or restriction of the type described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.10.

 

 

“ Business Day ” means any day that is not (other than a Saturday ,   or a Sunday or other day ) (a)  on which commercial banks are open for business in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed ; provided that, when used in connection with a Term Benchmark Loan or a Swingline Loan, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day and (b)(i) in relation to the calculation or computation of LIBOR, on which banks are not open for general business in London . or (ii) in relation to Loans denominated in any other Agreed Currency or any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any CBR Loan or CBR Borrowing, on which dealings in the applicable Agreed Currency are carried on in the principal financial center of such Agreed Currency.

 

“ Capital Expenditures ” means, without duplication, any expenditure or commitment to expend money for any purchase or other acquisition of any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

“ Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“CBR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Central Bank Rate.

 

“CBR Spread” means the Applicable Rate, applicable to such Loan that is replaced by a CBR Loan.

 

“ CCAA ” means the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada).

 

“Central Bank Rate” means, at any time, a rate per annum equal to the sum of: (A) the greater of (i) for any Loan denominated in any Foreign Currency, a central bank rate for such Foreign Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (any reference rate described in this clause (A)(i) for any Foreign Currency being referred to as the “CBR Reference Rate”) and (ii) 0%; plus (B) the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment. Any change in the Central Bank Rate due to a change in the CBR Reference Rate or the Central Bank Rate Adjustment shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the CBR Reference Rate or the Central Bank Rate Adjustment, respectively.

 

“Central Bank Rate Adjustment” means for any day, for any Loan denominated in any Foreign Currency, a Central Bank Rate adjustment for such Foreign Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. For purposes of this definition, the term Central Bank Rate shall be determined disregarding clause (B) of the definition of such term; provided that if such rate shall be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.00%.

 

 

“ Change in Control ” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) (other than Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, any trust under which Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx has control or is the primary beneficiary, Kanders GMP Holdings, LLC (so long as (I) such entity is controlled by Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and (II) is organized primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies) or a Qualified Kanders Entity), of Equity Interests representing more than 20% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company; (b) occupation at any time of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by Persons who were not (i) directors of the Company on the date of this Agreement, (ii) nominated or appointed by the board of directors of the Company or (iii) approved by the board of directors of the Company as director candidates prior to their election; or (c) the acquisition of direct or indirect Control of the Company by any Person or group; or (d) the Company shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, directly or indirectly, at least 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of the other Loan Parties on a fully diluted basis. For purposes of this definition, a “Qualified Kanders Entity” is an entity (I) located in the U.S., (II) controlled by Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (for the avoidance of doubt, “controlled” means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity whether by contract or otherwise), (III) organized under applicable U.S. and state laws, (IV) not engaged, directly or indirectly, in any line of business other than (A) the businesses in which the Loan Parties are engaged on the Effective Date, (B) the businesses that are reasonably similar, ancillary, or complementary thereto, or a line of business that is a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof, in each case, solely with respect to the businesses that a Loan Party is engaged on the Effective Date, or (C) a business organized primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies, (V) that does not violate any Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions applicable to such entity as a result of the ownership, directly or indirectly, of the Equity Interests of the Company, and (VI) for which all documentation and other information requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with satisfying applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, have been delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

“ Change in Law ” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of any of the following: (a) the adoption of or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

 

“ Charges ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.

 

“ Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Term Loans or Swingline Loans.

 

“CME Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).

 

“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

“ Collateral ” means any and all property owned, leased or operated by a Person covered by the Collateral Documents and any and all other property of any Loan Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that may at any time be, become or be intended to be, subject to a security interest or Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders and other Secured Parties, to secure the Secured Obligations.

 

“ Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages and any other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Agreement that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, all other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, loan agreements, notes, guarantees, subordination agreements, pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, fee letters, notices, leases, financing statements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by any Loan Party and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

 

“ Collection Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

 

“ Commercial LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount Dollar Amount of all outstanding commercial Letters of Credit plus (b) the aggregate amount Dollar Amount of all LC Disbursements relating to commercial Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers. The Commercial LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Commercial LC Exposure at such time.

 

“ Commitment ” means, either or both of the Revolving Commitment or the Additional Term Loan Commitment.

 

“ Commitment Schedule ” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.

 

“ 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.

 

“ Communications ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).

 

“ Company ” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“ Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(d).

 

“ 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 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, as at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company and calculated for the period of four (4) fiscal quarters then ending, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) consolidated EBITDA for such period, minus (ii) Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made during such period, minus (iii) dividends and other Restricted Payments made by the Company during such period, minus (iv) taxes paid in cash by the Company and its Subsidiaries during such period, plus (v) the amount of exercise price proceeds received from the exercise of stock options during such period to (b) Consolidated Total Debt Service for such period, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period.

 

“ Consolidated Total Assets ” means, at any date, total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such date.

 

“ Consolidated Total Debt Service ” means, as at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company and calculated for the period of four (4) fiscal quarters then ending, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of Interest Expense paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries in cash during such period and (b) the aggregate amount of scheduled and mandatory payments in respect of the principal amount of Indebtedness made by the Company and its Subsidiaries during such period.

 

 

 

“ Consolidated Total Indebtedness ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding as of such date in the amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding as of such date that is not required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, determined on a consolidated basis.

  

“ Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio ” means the ratio, determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrowers, of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of such quarter-end date minus unrestricted and unencumbered (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent) domestic cash and cash equivalents in excess of $5,000,000 that are held by Loan Parties to (b) consolidated EBITDA of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for the period of four (4) fiscal quarters ending on such date.

 

“ Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

“ Corresponding Tenor ” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day Business Day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.

 

“ Corresponding Tenor ” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if , at such time , no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section  2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14.

 

“ Covered Entity ” means any of the following:

 

(i)            a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

 

(ii)            a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

 

(iii)            a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

 

“ Covered Party ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.14.

 

“ Credit Exposure ” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Exposure at such time, plus (b) an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of its Term Loans outstanding at such time.

 

“ Credit Party ” means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.

 

“ Currency of Payments ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.05.

 

 

 

“ Daily Simple SOFR ” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.

  

“ Default ” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

 

“ Default Right ” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

 

“ Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular Default, if any) has not been satisfied; (b) has notified any Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement, to the effect that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular Default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of (i) a Bankruptcy Event or (ii) a Bail-In Action.

 

“ Disclosed Matters ” means the actions, suits, proceedings and environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06 .

 

“ Dividing Person ” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division”.

 

“ Division ” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “ Dividing Person ”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.

 

“ Division Successor ” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.

 

“ Document ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

 

 

“ Dollar Equivalent ” of Amount” means, for any amount means , at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in U.S. Dollars, such amount and , (b ) if such amount is expressed in a Foreign Currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with the Foreign Currency last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent) by Reuters on the Business Day ( New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with the Foreign Currency, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion) and (c ) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in U.S. Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it reasonably deems appropriate in its sole discretion .

  

“Dollars”, “dollars”, “U.S. Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

 

“ Domestic Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the U.S.

 

“ Early Opt-in Election ” means, if the then-current Benchmark with respect to Dollars is LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:

 

(1)            a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and

 

(2)            the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative to trigger a fallback from LIBO Rate and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower Representative and the Lenders.

 

“ Earn-Outs ” shall mean unsecured liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries arising under an agreement to make a deferred payment as part of the purchase price for a Permitted Acquisition, including performance bonuses or consulting payments in any related services, employment or similar agreement, in an amount that is subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of the target of such Permitted Acquisition. Earn-Outs shall be valued as the amount required to be recorded as a liability on the financial statements of the Loan Parties in accordance with GAAP.

 

 

“ EBITDA ” means, for any period, Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining Net Income for such period, the sum of (i) Interest Expense for such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period net of tax refunds, (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization expense for such period, (iv) any extraordinary non-cash charges for such period, (v) any other non-cash charges for such period (but excluding any non-cash charge in respect of an item that was included in Net Income in a prior period and any non-cash charge that relates to the write-down or write-off of inventory in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,000,000 during such period), (vi) costs, charges, losses and expenses to the extent covered by insurance under which the insurer has been properly notified and has not denied or contested coverage, (vii) any fees, costs or expenses incurred during such period in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or financing that was acquisitions, dispositions, investments or financings (whether or not actually consummated); provided that the aggregate amount permitted to be added back to EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vii) for all acquisitions, dispositions, investments and financings that were not consummated , in (x) shall not exceed an aggregate amount not equal to exceed $ 500,000 1,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Loan Parties and (y) shall not to exceed an aggregate amount equal to $ 2,000,000 5,000,000 during the term of this Agreement, (viii) the effect on earnings of any write-ups or write-downs of inventory following the consummation of a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition permitted hereunder as a result of purchase accounting, and (ix) fees, costs and expenses incurred during such period associated with facilities relocations, plant shutdowns or the discontinuance of operations, in an aggregate amount not to exceed 10% of EBITDA (calculated without giving effect to this clause (ix)) for such period, minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in Net Income, (i) any cash payments made during such period in respect of non-cash charges described in clause (a)(v) taken in a prior period and (ii) any extraordinary gains and any non-cash items of income for such period, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For the purposes of calculating EBITDA (including Net Income) for any period of twelve consecutive months, if at any time during such period, any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall have consummated a Permitted Acquisition or any other Acquisition permitted hereunder, EBITDA (including Net Income) for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition permitted hereunder, are factually supportable, and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as interpreted by the SEC and as certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrowers) or in such other manner acceptable to Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion as if such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition permitted hereunder or adjustment occurred on the first day of such period.

  

“ ECP ” means an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the SEC.

 

“EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

“ EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

“ EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

“Effective Date ” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 were satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).

 

“ Electronic Signature ” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

 

“ Electronic System ” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, web portal access for such Borrower, Intralinks ^® , ClearPar®, Debt Domain, Syndtrak and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank and any of its respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.

 

  

“ Environmental Laws ” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

 

“ Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) any exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

“ Equipment AG Debt Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.

 

“ Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.

 

“Equivalent Amount” means, for any amount of any Foreign Currency, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in such Foreign Currency, such amount and (b) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, the equivalent of such amount in such Foreign Currency determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of such Foreign Currency with Dollars last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent) by the applicable Reuters source on the Business Day ( New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of such Foreign Currency with Dollars, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion).

 

“ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

“ ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with a Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

“ ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, in critical status or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

 

  

“ EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

 

“ Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.

 

“Exchange Rate” means, for any Foreign Currency, the rate of exchange therefor as described in clause (b) of the definition of “Dollar Amount”.

 

“ Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Loan Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Loan Guarantor of, or the grant by such Loan Guarantor 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 Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an ECP at the time the Guarantee of such Loan Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become 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, Letter of Credit or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrowers under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f); and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

“ Existing Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2018, by and among, the Loan Parties, the lenders party thereto and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent.

 

“ Existing Letters of Credit ” means the letters of credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement, each of which shall deemed as of the Effective Date to constitute Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement.

 

 

“ 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), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.

  

“ Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate, provided that, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

“ Federal Reserve Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

 

“ Financial Officer ” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of a Borrower.

 

“ Fixtures ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

 

“ Flood Laws ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.10.

 

“ Floor ” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement Amendment No. 4 Effective Date , the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to LIBO Rate . the Adjusted LIBO Rate , LIBO Rate, Adjusted AUD Rate, AUD Rate, Adjusted NZD Rate, NZD Rate, LIBOR Market Index Rate or the Central Bank Rate. For the avoidance of doubt the Floor as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date with respect to Adjusted LIBO Rate, LIBO Rate, Adjusted AUD Rate, AUD Rate, Adjusted NZD Rate, NZD Rate and the Central Bank Rate is zero.

 

“Foreign Currency” means (i) Australian Dollars, (ii) New Zealand Dollars and (iii) any additional currencies determined after the Effective Date by mutual agreement of the Company, each Revolving Lender, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent; provided that each such currency is a lawful currency that is readily available, freely transferable and not restricted and able to be converted into Dollars.

 

“ Foreign Lender ” means (a) if a Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if a Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

 

“ Foreign Plan ” means any retirement benefit or pension plan maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, any Borrower or Subsidiary with respect to any employees employed outside the United States which under applicable laws is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.

 

“ Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

“ Foreign Target ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Permitted Foreign Target.

 

“ Funding Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(h).

 

“ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.

 

 

“ Governmental Authority ” means the government of the U.S., any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

 

“ Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

 

“ Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01. “ Guarantor Payment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.11.

 

“ Hazardous Materials ” means: (a) any substance, material, or waste that is included within the definitions of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic materials,” “toxic waste,” or words of similar import in any Environmental Law; (b) those substances listed as hazardous substances by the United States Department of Transportation (or any successor agency) (49 C.F.R. 172.101 and amendments thereto) or by the Environmental Protection Agency (or any successor agency) (40 C.F.R. Part 302 and amendments thereto); and (c) any substance, material, or waste that is petroleum, petroleum-related, or a petroleum by-product, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, flammable, explosive, radioactive, Freon gas, radon, or a pesticide, herbicide, or any other agricultural chemical.

 

“Impacted AUD Rate Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “AUD Rate.”

 

“Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.

 

“ Impacted NZD Rate Interest Period ” has the meaning assigned to such term it in the definition of “ LIBO NZD Rate ” . ”

 

“ Increasing Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to such in Section 2.09(d).

 

“ Incremental Term Loan ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09(d).

 

“ Incremental Term Loan Amendment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09(h).

 

 

“ Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (k) obligations under any earn-out (which for all purposes of this Agreement shall be valued at the maximum potential amount payable with respect to such earn-out), (l) any other Off-Balance Sheet Liability, (m) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person and (n) obligations, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all Swap Agreements, and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Swap Agreement transaction. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

  

“ Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by, or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the foregoing clause (a) hereof, Other Taxes.

 

“ Indemnitee ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).

 

“ Ineligible Institution ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b). “ Information ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.

 

“ Initial Term Loans ” means the term loans extended by the Term Lenders to the Borrowers on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(b)  hereof.

 

“ Instrument of Adherence ” means an Instrument of Adherence in substantially the form of Exhibit F .

 

“ Intellectual Property ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

 

“ Interest Election Request ” means a request by the Borrower Representative to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

“ Interest Expense ” means, for any period, total interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances and net costs under Swap Agreements in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP), calculated on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period in accordance with GAAP.

 

 

“ Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan or any CBR Loan , the first Business Day of each fiscal quarter and the Maturity Date, and (b) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part (and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period), and the Maturity Date.

  

“ Interest Period ” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Term Benchmark Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower Representative may elect , in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment for any Agreed Currency ; provided , that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and , (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 2.14(g) shall be available for specification in such Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request . For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and , in the case of a Revolving Borrowing , thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

 

“ Interpolated Rate ” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided , that if any Interpolated rate shall be less than zero , such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. with respect to (a) any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Interpolated Rate, (b) any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars, the AUD Interpolated Rate, and (c) any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in New Zealand Dollars, the NZD Interpolated Rate.

 

“ IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

“ ISDA Definitions ” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.

 

“ Issuing Bank ” means JPMCB, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Any Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by its Affiliates, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.06 with respect to such Letters of Credit). At any time there is more than one Issuing Bank, all singular references to the Issuing Bank shall mean any Issuing Bank, either Issuing Bank, each Issuing Bank, the Issuing Bank that has issued the applicable Letter of Credit, or both (or all) Issuing Banks, as the context may require.

 

 

“ Joinder Agreement ” means a Joinder Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit D or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

“ JPMCB ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association, in its individual capacity, and its successors.

 

“ JPMCB Parties ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.18.

 

“ LC Collateral Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(j).

 

“ LC Disbursement ” means any payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

 

“ LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of the Commercial LC Exposure and the Standby LC Exposure at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate LC Exposure at such time.

 

“Lease Financing ” means (i) a lease of specific equipment as defined in Article 2-A of the UCC, and (ii) a secured financing transaction secured by specific equipment, whether that transaction is called a lease or a loan, entered into by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries with JPMCB or any of its Affiliates (in this context, the “Lessor”).

 

“ Lease Deficiency Obligation ” means after default, repossession and disposition of the equipment which is the subject of or which secures a Lease Financing, the amount, if any, by which (i) any and all obligations of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries to a Lessor, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with a specific Lease Financing, exceeds (ii) the Net Proceeds realized by the Lessor upon the disposition of the equipment which is the subject of or which secures the specific Lease Financing.

 

“ Lender Parent ” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.

 

“ Lender-Related Person ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).

 

“ Lenders ” means the Persons listed on the Commitment Schedule (or, if the Commitments have terminated or expired, a Person holding Credit Exposure) and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.09 or an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank.

 

“ Letters of Credit ” means the letters of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement, and the term “ Letter of Credit ” means any one of them or each of them singularly, as the context may require. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant to this Agreement, and from and after the Effective Date shall in all respects be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

 

“ Liabilities ” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.

 

“LIBO Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period, in each case , at such time ; provided that if any LIBO Interpolated Rate shall be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

 

 

“ LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any applicable Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “ Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period ”) , with respect to Dollars then the LIBO Rate shall be the LIBO Interpolated Rate , subject to Section 2.14 in the event that the Administrative Agent shall conclude that it shall not be possible to determine such Interpolated Rate (which conclusion shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) .

 

“LIBO Screen Rate ” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing or a Swingline Loan denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for U.S. Dollars) for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

“ LIBOR Market Index Rate ” means, for any date, the LIBO Screen Rate for a one-month Interest Period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day, or if such day is not a Business Day, then the immediately preceding Business Day (or if not so reported, then as determined by the Administrative Agent from another recognized source or interbank quotation); provided that, if such LIBO Screen Rate is determined by reference to an Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period, the LIBOR Market Index Rate shall be the LIBO Interpolated Rate, subject to Section 2.14 in the event that the Administrative Agent shall conclude that it shall not be possible to determine such LIBO Interpolated Rate (which conclusion shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error). It is understood and agreed that all of the terms and conditions of this definition of “LIBOR Market Index Rate” shall be subject to Section 2.14.

 

“ Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest (including any security interest as defined in the Australian PPSA which secures payment of money or performance of an obligation) in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease, hire purchase or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

 

“ Loan Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, any promissory notes issued pursuant to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit applications, the Collateral Documents, the Loan Guaranty, the Third Amendment and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates identified in Section 4.01 executed and delivered to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any Lender and including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements, letter of credit applications and any agreements between the Borrower Representative and the Issuing Bank regarding the respective rights and obligations between any Borrower and the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance of Letters of Credit, and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Loan Party, or any employee of any Loan Party, and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to this Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.

 

 

“ Loan Guarantor ” means each Loan Party.

 

“ Loan Guaranty ” means Article X of this Agreement.

 

“ Loan Parties ” means, collectively, the Borrowers, the Borrowers’ Material Subsidiaries party hereto on the Third Amendment Effective Date, and any other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to a Joinder Agreement (including, without limitation, as required pursuant to the Third Amendment) and their respective successors and assigns, and the term “Loan Party” shall mean any one of them or all of them individually, as the context may require.

 

“ Loans ” means the Revolving Loans and Term Loans made by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, including Swingline Loans.

 

“ Margin Stock ” means margin stock within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X, as applicable.

 

“ Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, properties or condition of (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Loan Party to perform any of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) the Collateral, or the Administrative Agent’s Liens (on behalf of itself and other Secured Parties) on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens, or (d) the validity of, or the enforceability of any of the rights of or benefits available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.

 

“ Material Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $1,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

 

“ Material Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary (i) which, as of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), contributed greater than five percent (5%) of consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period or (ii) which contributed greater than five percent (5%) of Consolidated Total Assets as of such date; provided that, if at any time the aggregate amount of consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Consolidated Total Assets attributable to all Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries exceeds ten percent (10%) of consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for any such period or ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of any such fiscal quarter, the Company (or, in the event the Company has failed to do so within ten (10) days, the Administrative Agent) shall designate sufficient Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries” to eliminate such excess, and such designated Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement constitute Material Subsidiaries.

 

 

“ Maturity Date ” means May 3, 2024 or any earlier date on which the Commitments are reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

“ Maximum Rate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17. “Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.

 

“ XXXX Event ” means, if there are any Mortgaged Properties located in the United States at such time, any increase, extension or renewal of any of the Commitments or Loans (including an Incremental Term Loans or any other incremental credit facilities hereunder, but excluding (i) any continuation or conversion of Borrowings, (ii) the making of any Loan or (iii) the issuance or extension of Letters of Credit).

 

“ Mortgage ” means any mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement which conveys or evidences a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, on real property of a Loan Party, including any amendment, restatement, modification or supplement thereto.

 

“ Mortgaged Property ” means, at any time, any real property of a Loan Party subject to a Mortgage at such time.

 

“ Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

“ Net Income ” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by the Company or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any contractual obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary.

 

“ Net Proceeds ” means, with respect to any event, (a) the cash proceeds received in respect of such event including (i) any cash received in respect of any non-cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds and (iii) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments, minus (b) the sum of (i) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties (other than Affiliates) in connection with such event, (ii) in the case of a sale, transfer or other disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding), the amount of all payments required to be made as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than Loans) secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event and (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) and the amount of any reserves established to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case during the year that such event occurred or the next succeeding year and that are directly attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower Representative).

 

“New Zealand Dollars” means that lawful currency of New Zealand.

 

“ Non-Consenting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c).

 

 

“ NYFRB ” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York .

 

“ NYFRB’s Website ” means the website of the NYFRB at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source.

 

“ NYFRB Rate ” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day(or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“ NZ Companies Act ” means the Companies Xxx 0000 (New Zealand).

 

“NZD Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the NZD Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the NZD Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the NZD Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted NZD Rate Interest Period; and (b) the NZD Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the NZD Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted NZD Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that if any NZD Interpolated Rate shall be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

“NZD Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in New Zealand Dollars and for any Interest Period, the NZD Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., Wellington, New Zealand time, on the first day of such Interest Period; provided that, if the NZD Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted NZD Rate Interest Period”) with respect to New Zealand Dollars, then the NZD Rate shall be the NZD Interpolated Rate.

 

“NZD Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in New Zealand Dollars and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent which is equal to the average bank xxxx reference rate as administered by the New Zealand Financial Markets Association (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for bills of exchange with a tenor equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on page BKBM of the Reuters screen (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such page, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion); provided that if, the NZD Screen Rate shall be less than the Floor, the NZD Screen Rate shall be deemed to be the Floor for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“ Obligated Party ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.02.

 

“ Obligations ” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations and indebtedness (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), obligations and liabilities of any of the Loan Parties to any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any indemnified party, individually or collectively, existing on the Effective Date or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans made or reimbursement or other obligations incurred or any of the Letters of Credit or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof.

 

 

“ OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

“ Off-Balance Sheet Liability ” of a Person means (a) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (b) any indebtedness, liability or obligation under any so-called “synthetic lease” transaction entered into by such Person, or (c) any indebtedness, liability or obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person (other than operating leases).

 

“ Original Indebtedness ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01.

 

“ Other Benchmark Rate Election ” means, with respect to any Loan denominated in Dollars, if the then-current Benchmark is the LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:

 

(a) a request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify each of the other parties hereto that, at the determination of the Borrower, dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed), in lieu of a LIBOR-based rate, a term benchmark rate as a benchmark rate, and

 

(b) the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and the Borrower jointly elect to trigger a fallback from the LIBO Rate and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders.

 

“ 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 Taxes (other than a connection 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, Letter of Credit or any Loan Document).

 

“ Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).

 

“ Overnight Bank Funding Rate ” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Term Benchmark borrowings denominated in Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.

 

 

“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the NYFRB Rate and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in a Foreign Currency, an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

“ Paid in Full ” or “ Payment in Full ” means, (i) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all outstanding Loans and LC Disbursements, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (ii) the termination, expiration, or cancellation and return of all outstanding Letters of Credit (or alternatively, with respect to each such Letter of Credit, the furnishing to the Administrative Agent of a cash deposit, or at the discretion of the Administrative Agent a backup standby letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, in an amount equal to 105% of the LC Exposure as of the date of such payment), (iii) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the accrued and unpaid fees, (iv) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all reimbursable expenses and other Secured Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations for which no claim has been made and other obligations expressly stated to survive such payment and termination of this Agreement), together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (v) the termination of all Commitments, and (vi) the termination of the Swap Agreement Obligations and the Banking Services Obligations or entering into other arrangements satisfactory to the Secured Parties counterparties thereto.

 

“ Participant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

 

“ Participant Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

 

“ Payment ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.11.

 

“ Payment Notice ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.11.

 

“ PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

“ Permitted Acquisition ” means any Acquisition by any Loan Party in a transaction that satisfies each of the following requirements:

 

(a)            such Acquisition is not a hostile or contested acquisition;

 

(b)            the business acquired in connection with such Acquisition is (i) unless a Permitted Foreign Target, located in the U.S. and organized under applicable U.S. and state laws, and (ii) not engaged, directly or indirectly, in any line of business other than the (I) businesses in which the Loan Parties are engaged on the Effective Date, (II) businesses that are reasonably similar, ancillary, or complementary thereto or a line of business that is a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof, in each case, solely with respect to the businesses that a Loan Party is engaged on the Effective Date, and (III) businesses otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

 

(c)            both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition and the Loans (if any) requested to be made in connection therewith, each of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents is true and correct (except any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date) and no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom;

 

(d)            as soon as available, but not less than fifteen (15) days prior to such Acquisition (or such shorter time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Borrower Representative has provided the Administrative Agent (i) notice of such Acquisition and (ii) a copy of all business and financial information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent including pro forma financial statements, statements of cash flow, and projections;

 

(e)            the total consideration (including the maximum potential total amount of all deferred payment obligations (including earn-outs) and Indebtedness assumed or incurred) in connection with all such Acquisitions during any calendar year shall not exceed $20,000,000 unless the pro forma Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis as at the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are then available after giving effect to such Acquisition and the incurrence of any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith) would not exceed 2.50:1.00;

 

 

(f)            if such Acquisition is an acquisition of the Equity Interests of a Person, such Acquisition is structured so that the acquired Person shall become a wholly-owned Subsidiary of a Loan Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

 

(g)            if such Acquisition is an acquisition of assets, such Acquisition is structured so that a Loan Party shall acquire such assets;

 

(h)            if such Acquisition is an acquisition of Equity Interests, such Acquisition will not result in any violation of Regulation U;

 

(i)            if such Acquisition involves a merger or a consolidation involving a Borrower or any other Loan Party, such Borrower or such Loan Party, as applicable, shall be the surviving entity unless such surviving entity, if other than a Borrower or Loan Party, executes a Joinder Agreement and becomes a Borrower or Loan Party hereunder;

 

(j)            no Loan Party shall, as a result of or in connection with any such Acquisition, assume or incur any direct or contingent liabilities (whether relating to environmental, tax, litigation, or other matters) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(k)            unless the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion consent otherwise, in connection with an Acquisition of the Equity Interests of any Person, all Liens on property of such Person shall be terminated, and in connection with an Acquisition of the assets of any Person, all Liens on such assets shall be terminated (except, in each instance, for Liens permitted under Section 6.02);

 

(l)            all actions required to be taken with respect to any newly acquired or formed Subsidiary of a Borrower or a Loan Party, as applicable, required under Section 5.13 shall have been taken, provided, that the Administrative Agent may grant additional time to satisfy such actions in its sole discretion; and

 

(m)            the Borrower Representative shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (i) the substantially final form documentation relating to such Acquisition within 2 days (or such shorter time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) prior to the consummation thereof, and (ii) the final executed material documentation relating to such Acquisition within 3 days following the consummation thereof.

 

“ Permitted Discretion ” means a determination made in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured lender) business judgment.

 

“ Permitted Encumbrances ” means:

 

(a)            Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

 

 

(b)            carriers’, landlord’s, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

 

(c)            pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

 

(d)            deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)            judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII; and

 

(f)            easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of any Borrower or any Subsidiary;

 

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness, except with respect to clause (e) above.

 

“ Permitted Foreign Target ” means a Target that is not incorporated, formed or organized in the U.S. or any State or jurisdiction thereof (a “ Foreign Target ”); provided , however, that an acquisition of a Foreign Target shall only qualify as a Permitted Acquisition if each of the other requirements set forth in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” (other than those in clauses (f), (g) and(l) of such definition) shall have been satisfied and solely to the extent financed through an investment permitted under clauses (c), (d), (o) and (p) of Section 6.04 or Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(r).

 

“ Permitted Investments ” means:

 

(a)            direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the U.S. (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(b)            investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Xxxxx’x;

 

(c)            investments in certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the U.S. or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

 

(d)            fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above; and

 

 

(e)            money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Xxxxx’x and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.

 

“ Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

“ Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

“ Plan Asset Regulations ” means 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time.

 

“ Platform ” means Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.

 

“ Prepayment Event ” means:

 

(a)            any sale, transfer or other disposition (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction) of any property or asset of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in excess of $1,000,000 per annum, other than dispositions described in Section 6.05(a);

 

(b)            [reserved]; or

 

(c)            the incurrence by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any other Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01.

 

“ Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.

 

“ Proceeding ” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory action or proceeding in any jurisdiction.

 

“ Project Oscar Acquisition ” means the direct or indirect Acquisition by Project Oscar Purchaser of all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Project Oscar Target pursuant to the Project Oscar Acquisition Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Project Oscar Acquisition shall be deemed to be a “Permitted Acquisition” for all purposes hereunder subject solely to the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness of the Third Amendment set forth in Section 4 of the Third Amendment.

 

“ Project Oscar Acquisition Agreement ” means the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2021, among the Company, as purchase guarantor, Project Oscar Purchaser, as purchaser, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Nominees Pty Ltd ACN 122 680 559 as trustee for the Xxxxxxx Family Trust, as sellers, together with all exhibits, schedules, disclosure letters and attachments thereto, all as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date and as may be further amended or modified as permitted under Section 6.11.

 

 

“ Project Oscar Australian Holdings ” means Oscar Aluminium Holdings Pty Ltd, a private limited liability company organized under the laws of Australia and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company.

 

“ Project Oscar Intercompany Debt ” means, collectively, the intercompany loans made by and among the Company, Project Oscar US Holdings, Project Oscar Australian Holdings and Project Oscar Purchaser; provided that (i) the proceeds of such intercompany loans shall be used solely to pay all or a portion of the consideration for the consummation of the Project Oscar Acquisition and (ii) such intercompany loans shall be evidenced by a promissory note or other agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that is pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with a customary allonge executed in blank, pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

 

“ Project Oscar Material Subsidiary ” means (a) Project Oscar US Holdings, (b) Project Oscar Australian Holdings, (c) Project Oscar Purchaser, (d) Rhino-Rack Holdings Pty Ltd (formerly known as Xxxxxxx Holdings Pty Ltd), a private limited liability company organized under the laws of Australia, (e) Rhino Rack Australia Pty Ltd, a private limited liability company organized under the laws of Australia, and (f) Rhino-Rack USA LLC, a Colorado limited liability company.

 

“ Project Oscar Purchaser ” means Oscar Aluminium Pty Ltd, a private limited liability company organized under the laws of Australia and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company.

 

“ Project Oscar Target ” means each of the following, collectively or individually as the context requires: (a) Rhino-Rack Holdings Pty Ltd (formerly known as Xxxxxxx Holdings Pty Ltd), a private limited liability company organized under the laws of Australia, (b) Rhino Rack Australia Pty Ltd, a private limited liability company organized under the laws of Australia, (c) Roof Rack City (NSW) Pty Ltd, a private limited liability company organized under the laws of Australia, (d) Rhino-Rack USA LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, (e) Rhinorack Canada Limited, a private limited liability company organized under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, and (f) Rhino-Rack New Zealand Ltd, a private limited liability company organized under the laws of New Zealand.

 

“ Project Oscar Transactions ” means (a) the formation of Project Oscar US Holdings, Project Oscar Australian Holdings and Project Oscar Purchaser, in each case, solely for the purpose of consummating the Project Oscar Acquisition, (b) the incurrence of the Project Oscar Intercompany Debt and (c) the consummation of the Project Oscar Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Project Oscar Acquisition Agreement (including, without limitation, the Guarantee by the Company of the obligations of the Project Oscar Purchaser arising under and pursuant to the Project Oscar Acquisition Agreement).

 

“ Project Oscar US Holdings ” means Oscar Aluminium Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

“ Projections ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(e).

 

“ PTE ” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

“ Public Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

 

“ Public Side Personnel ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

 

 

“ QFC ” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

“ QFC Credit Support ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.14.

 

“ Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Loan Guaranty or grant of the relevant security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

“ Recipient ” means, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, or any combination thereof (as the context requires).

 

“ Reference Time ” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is LIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not LIBO Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. the AUD Rate, 11:00 a.m., Sydney, Australia time and (3) if such Benchmark is the NZD Rate, 11:00 a.m., Wellington, New Zealand time.

 

“ Refinance Indebtedness ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(f).

 

“ Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).

 

“ Regulation D ” means Regulation D of the Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

“ Regulation T ” means Regulation T of the Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

“ Regulation U ” means Regulation U of the Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

“ Regulation X ” means Regulation X of the Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

“ Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, partners, members, trustees, employees, agents, administrators, managers, representatives and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

“ Release ” means any releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, migrating, disposing or dumping of any substance into the environment.

 

 

“ Relevant Governmental Body ” means the Federal Reserve Board (i) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars, the Board and/ or the NYFRB , the CME Term SOFR Administrator, as applicable , or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/ or the NYFRB , or , in each case, any successor thereto .   and (ii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in any other Agreed Currency, (a) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (b) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (1) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated, (2) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (3) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (4) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.

 

“Relevant Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Rate , (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars, the AUD Rate and (iii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in New Zealand Dollars, the NZD Rate, as applicable.

 

“Relevant Screen Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Screen Rate, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars, the AUD Screen Rate and (iii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in New Zealand Dollars, the NZD Screen Rate, as applicable.

 

“ Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) having Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50.1% of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure, the Aggregate Term Exposure and the aggregate unused Commitments at such time; provided , however , that, at any time that there are at least two (2) Lenders that are not Affiliates or Approved Funds of one another, “Required Lenders” shall include at least two (2) Lenders that are not Affiliates or Approved Funds of one another.

 

“ Requirement of Law ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the charter, articles or certificate of organization or incorporation and bylaws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person and (b) any statute, law (including common law), treaty, rule, regulation, code, ordinance, order, decree, writ, judgment, injunction or determination of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority (including Environmental Laws), in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

 

“ Resolution Authority ” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

 

“ Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary, or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

“ Reuters ” means, as applicable, Thomson Reuters Corp, Refinitiv, or any successor thereto.

 

“Revaluation Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in any Foreign Currency, each of the following: (i) the date of the Borrowing of such Loan and (ii) each date of a conversion into or continuation of such Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency, each of the following: (i) the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, (ii) the first Business Day of each calendar month and (iii) the date of any amendment of such Letter of Credit that has the effect of increasing the face amount thereof; and (c) any additional date as the Administrative Agent may determine at any time when an Event of Default exists.

 

 

“ Revolving Borrowing ” means Revolving Loans of the same Type and Agreed Currency , made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

“ Revolving Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (a) Section 2.09 and (b) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on the Commitment Schedule , or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as applicable.

 

“ Revolving Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and its Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

“ Revolving Lender ” means, as of any date of determination, a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Exposure.

 

“ Revolving Loan ” means a revolving loan made pursuant to Section 2.01.

 

“ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business.

 

“ Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.06.

 

“ Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

 

“ Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the OFAC, the U.S. Department of State or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.

 

“ Sanctions ” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, or other relevant sanctions authority.

 

“ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the U.S.

 

“ Second Amendment ” means that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties party hereto, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent, dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date.

 

 

“ Second Amendment Effective Date ” means November 12, 2020.

 

“ Secured Obligations ” means all Obligations, together with all (i) Banking Services Obligations and (ii) Swap Agreement Obligations owing to one or more Lenders or their respective Affiliates; provided, however , that the definition of “Secured Obligations” shall not create any guarantee by any Loan Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Loan Guarantor to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any Loan Guarantor.

 

“ Secured Parties ” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Lenders, (c) the Issuing Bank, (d) each provider of Banking Services, to the extent the Banking Services Obligations in respect thereof constitute Secured Obligations, (e) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement, to the extent the obligations thereunder constitute Secured Obligations, (f) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, and (g) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

“ Security Agreement ” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (including any and all supplements thereto), dated as of the date hereof, among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and any other pledge or security agreement entered into, after the date of this Agreement by any other Loan Party (as required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document) or any other Person for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“ Settlement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(c).

 

“ Settlement Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(c).

 

“ SOFR ” means , with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published as administered by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website at approximately 8:00 a.m.  ( New York City time) on the immediately succeeding Business Day . .

 

“ SOFR Administrator ” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

 

“ SOFR Administrator’s Website ” means the NYFRB’s Website, currently as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.

 

“ Standby LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount Dollar Amount of all standby Letters of Credit outstanding at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount Dollar Amount of all LC Disbursements relating to standby Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers at such time. The Standby LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Standby LC Exposure at such time.

 

“ Statements ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(g).

 

 

“ Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Federal Reserve Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBOR Market Index Rate, Adjusted AUD Rate or Adjusted NZD Rate, as applicable, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D) or any other reserve ratio or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Loans . Such reserve percentages percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D. Term Benchmark Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

“ Subordinated Indebtedness ” of a Person means any Indebtedness of such Person the payment of which is subordinated to payment of the Secured Obligations to the written satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.

 

“ subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

 

“ Subsidiary ” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company or a Loan Party, as applicable.

 

“ Subsidiary Guarantor ” means each Loan Party that is not a Borrower.

 

“ Supported QFC ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.14.

 

“ Swap Agreement ” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, spot, future, credit default or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrowers or the Subsidiaries shall constitute a Swap Agreement for purposes of this definition.

 

“ Swap Agreement Obligations ” means any and all obligations of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements permitted hereunder with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any such Swap Agreement transaction.

 

“ Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Loan Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

 

“ Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be the sum of (a) its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time (excluding, in the case of any Lender that is a Swingline Lender, Swingline Loans made by it that are outstanding at such time to the extent that the other Lenders shall not have funded their participations in such Swingline Loans), adjusted to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.20 of the Swingline Exposure of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time, and (b) in the case of any Revolving Lender that is the Swingline Lender, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans made by such Revolving Lender outstanding at such time, less the amount of participations funded by the other Lenders in such Swingline Loans.

 

“ Swingline Lender ” means JPMCB, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder. Any consent required of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to be required of the Swingline Lender and any consent given by JPMCB in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank shall be deemed given by JPMCB in its capacity as Swingline Lender.

 

“ Swingline Loan ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(a). All Swingline Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

“ Target ” shall mean any Person, business, division, subsidiary or assets acquired in any Permitted Acquisition.

 

“ Taxes ” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, (including backup withholding), value added taxes, or any other goods and services, use or sales taxes, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

“ Term Benchmark ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate , the Adjusted AUD Rate or the Adjusted NZD Rate .

 

“Term Benchmark Payment Office” of the Administrative Agent means, for each Foreign Currency, the office, branch, affiliate or correspondent bank of the Administrative Agent for such currency as specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers and each Lender.

 

“ Term Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having an Additional Term Loan Commitment or holding a Term Loan.

 

“ Term Loan Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans at such time.

 

“ Term Loans ” means the Initial Term Loans and the Additional Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the funding of the Additional Term Loans on the Third Amendment Effective Date, all of the Term Loans hereunder shall be deemed to constitute a single tranche of Term Loans held by the Term Lenders as of the Third Amendment Effective Date in such amounts set forth on the Commitment Schedule .

 

“ Term SOFR ” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

 

“ Term SOFR Notice ” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower Representative of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.

 

 

“ Term SOFR Transition Event ” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election), has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.14 that is not Term SOFR.

 

“ Third Amendment ” means that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties party hereto, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date.

 

“ Third Amendment Effective Date ” means July 1, 2021.

 

“ Transactions ” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

“ Treaty ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.24.

 

“ Type ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate , the Central Bank Rate, the Adjusted AUD Rate, the Adjusted NZD Rate, the LIBOR Market Index Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

 

“ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or in any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.

 

“ UK Financial Institutions ” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

 

“ UK Resolution Authority ” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

 

“ Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement ” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

 

“ Unfinanced Capital Expenditures ” means, for any period, Capital Expenditures made during such period which are not financed from the proceeds of any Indebtedness (other than the Revolving Loans; it being understood and agreed that, to the extent any Capital Expenditures are financed with Revolving Loans, such Capital Expenditures shall be deemed Unfinanced Capital Expenditures).

 

“ Unliquidated Obligations ” means, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or portion thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Secured Obligation that is: (i) an obligation to reimburse a bank for drawings not yet made under a letter of credit issued by it; (ii) any other obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in nature at such time; or (iii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing types of obligations.

 

 

“ X.X. ” xxxxx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America.

 

“ U.S. Dollars ” or “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the U.S.

 

“ U.S. Person ” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

“ U.S. Special Resolution Regimes ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.14.

 

“ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).

 

“ USA PATRIOT Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.

 

“ Withdrawal Liability ” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

“ Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

 

SECTION 1.02.       Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Revolving Borrowing”).

 

SECTION 1.03.       Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply) and all judgments, orders and decrees of all Governmental Authorities. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignments set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) 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, (e) 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, (f) any reference in any definition to the phrase “at any time” or “for any period” shall refer to the same time or period for all calculations or determinations within such definition, and (g) 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.

 

 

SECTION 1.04.       Accounting Terms; GAAP .

 

(a)            Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if after the date hereof there occurs any change in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of any provision hereof and the Borrower Representative notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrowers request an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower Representative that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 000-00-00 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 or 2015-03 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 1.04(a) or in the definition of “Capital Lease Obligations,” any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“FAS 842”), to the extent such adoption would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015, such lease shall not be considered a capital lease, and all calculations and deliverables under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made or delivered, as applicable, in accordance therewith.

 

SECTION 1.05.       Currency Translations; Currency Matters .

 

(a)            For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall determine any amount, unless expressly provided otherwise, as the Dollar Equivalent Amount thereof as and if required (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) under any Loan Document, and a determination thereof by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In the case of any Loans or LC Exposure denominated in a Foreign Currency, such Dollar Amount shall become effective as of the most recent Revaluation Date for such Obligations and shall be the equivalent of such amounts as so determined until the next Revaluation Date to occur. The Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, rely on any determination made by any Loan Party in any document or certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may determine or redetermine the Dollar Equivalent Amount of any amount on any date in its sole discretion. Further, without limitation, for purposes of computations, calculations, or determinations hereunder, unless expressly provided otherwise, where a reference is made to a dollar amount or an amount without reference to a specific currency (including, without limitation, where the permissibility of a transaction or determinations of required actions or circumstances depend upon compliance with, or are determined by reference to, such amounts), the amount is to be considered as the amount in U.S. Dollars and, therefore, any other currency that is a component of such computation, calculation or determination shall be converted into the Dollar Equivalent Amount thereof, as applicable.

 

 

(b)            Each payment owing by any Loan Party hereunder shall be made in the relevant currency specified herein or, if not specified herein, specified in any other Loan Document executed by the Administrative Agent (the “ Currency of Payment ”) at the place specified herein (such requirements are of the essence to this Agreement). If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in a Currency of Payment into another currency, the parties hereto agree , to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase such Currency of Payment with such other currency in accordance with its normal practice at its head office on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligations in respect of any sum due hereunder to any Credit Party shall, notwithstanding any adjudication expressed in a currency other than the Currency of Payment, be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by such Credit Party of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, such Credit Party may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase the Currency of Payment with such other currency. Each Loan Party agrees that (i) if the amount of the Currency of Payment so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Credit Party in the Currency of Payment, each Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding the result of any such adjudication, such Loan Party shall immediately pay the shortfall (in the Currency of Payment) to such Credit Party and (ii) if the amount of the Currency of Payment so purchased exceeds (a)  the sum originally due to such Credit Party, such Credit Party shall promptly pay the excess over to such Loan Party in the currency and to the extent actually received . and (b) any amounts shared with other Lenders as a result of allocations of such excess as a disproportionate payment to such Lender under Section 2.18, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such excess to such Borrower.

 

SECTION 1.06.       Status of Obligations . In the event that any Borrower or any other Loan Party shall at any time issue or have outstanding any Subordinated Indebtedness, such Borrower shall take or cause such other Loan Party to take all such actions as shall be necessary to cause the Secured Obligations to constitute senior indebtedness (however denominated) in respect of such Subordinated Indebtedness and to enable the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness. Without limiting the foregoing, the Secured Obligations are hereby designated as “senior indebtedness” and as “designated senior indebtedness” and words of similar import under and in respect of any indenture or other agreement or instrument under which such Subordinated Indebtedness is outstanding and are further given all such other designations as shall be required under the terms of any such Subordinated Indebtedness in order that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness.

 

 

SECTION 1.07.       Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification . The interest rate on Term Benchmark Loans and Swingline Loans is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. a Loan denominated in Dollars or a Foreign Currency may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Regulators have signaled the need to use alternative benchmark reference rates for some of these interest rate benchmarks and, as a result, such interest rate benchmarks may cease to comply with applicable laws and regulations, may be permanently discontinued, and/or the basis on which they are calculated may change. The London interbank offered rate (“ LIBOR ”) is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. On March 5, 2021, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (“ FCA ”) publicly announced that: (a) immediately after December 31, 2021, publication of the 1-week and 2-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will permanently cease; (b) immediately after June 30, 2023, publication of the overnight and 12-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will permanently cease; and (c) immediately after June 30, 2023, the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will cease to be provided or, subject to the FCA’s consideration of the case, be provided on a synthetic basis and no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality they are intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored. There is no assurance that dates announced by the FCA will not change or that the administrator of LIBOR and/or regulators will not take further action that could impact the availability, composition, or characteristics of LIBOR or the currencies and/or tenors for which LIBOR is published. Each party to this agreement Agreement should consult its own advisors to stay informed of any such developments. Public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify implement new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of LIBOR. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, Sections 2.14(c) and (d) provide a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower Representative, pursuant to Section 2.14, of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Term Benchmark Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to LIBOR or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” ( or “AUD Rate” or “NZD Rate”, as applicable) or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (i) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 2.14(c) or (d), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, and (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.14(e)), including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the LIBO Rate (or the AUD Rate or NZD Rate, as applicable) or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London or other applicable offshore interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability . The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrowers . The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any Benchmark interest rate used in this Agreement , any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the any Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

 

 

SECTION 1.08.       Letters of Credit . Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Amount of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit available to be drawn at such time; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Letter of Credit Agreement related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the available amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Amount of the maximum amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum amount is available to be drawn at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Article 29(a) of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Borrower and each Lender shall remain in full force and effect until the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.

 

SECTION 1.09.       Divisions . For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any Division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

 

ARTICLE II

 

THE CREDITS

 

SECTION 2.01.       Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (a) each Revolving Lender severally (and not jointly) agrees to make Revolving Loans in U.S. Dollars Agreed Currencies to the Borrowers from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result (after giving effect to any application of proceeds of such Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.10) in (i)  the Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (ii) the Dollar Amount of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure exceeding the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (b) each Additional Term Lender severally (and not jointly) agrees to make Additional Term Loans in U.S. Dollars to the Borrowers on the Third Amendment Effective Date upon the effectiveness of the Third Amendment, in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of such Lender’s Additional Term Loan Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay (without any penalty, premium or other prepayment fee, other than payment of any break funding expenses under Section 2.16) and reborrow Revolving Loans. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed. The Initial Term Loans were funded on the Effective Date and may not be reborrowed.

 

SECTION 2.02.       Loans and Borrowings .

 

(a)            Each Revolving Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments of the applicable Class. Each Additional Term Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing on the Third Amendment Effective Date consisting of Additional Term Loans made by the Additional Term Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Additional Term Loan Commitment. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required. Any Swingline Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.05. The Term Loans shall amortize as set forth in Section 2.10.

 

 

(b)            Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing and Term Loan Borrowing shall be comprised (A) in the case of Borrowings in Dollars, entirely of ABR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans and (B) in the case of Borrowings in any other Agreed Currency, entirely of Term Benchmark Loans of the same Agreed Currency, as the Borrower Representative may request in accordance herewith, provided that (i)  all Borrowings made on the Effective Date must be made as ABR Borrowings but may be converted into Term Benchmark Borrowings in accordance with Section 2.08 and (ii) each ABR Loan and Swingline Loan shall only be made in Dollars . Each Lender at its option may make any Term Benchmark Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)            At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Term Benchmark Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000 (or, if such Borrowing is denominated in a Foreign Currency, the Equivalent Amount of such units of such currency) . ABR Borrowings may be in any amount. Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $100,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of 6 Term Benchmark Borrowings outstanding.

 

(d)            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower Representative shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

 

SECTION 2.03.       Requests for Borrowings . To request a Borrowing, the Borrower Representative shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request either in writing (delivered by hand or facsimile) in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower Representative or by telephone or through Electronic System, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent, not later than (a) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, noon, Chicago time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later than 9:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the date of such proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, facsimile or a communication through Electronic System to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower Representative. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

(i)            the name of the applicable Borrower(s);

 

(ii)            the Agreed Currency and aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing and a breakdown of the separate wires comprising such Borrowing;

 

(iii)            the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iv)             whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing; and

 

(v)            in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period.”

 

 

If no election as to the currency of a Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be made in Dollars. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then , in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term Benchmark Borrowing, then the applicable Borrower(s) shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Borrower be permitted to request a CBR Loan (it being understood and agreed that a Central Bank Rate shall only apply to the extent provided in Sections 2.08(e), 2.14(a), 2.14(g) and 2.14(h)).

 

SECTION 2.04.       [Intentionally Omitted] Determination of Dollar Amounts . .                                             

 

The Dollar Amount of all Loans, Borrowings, Letters of Credit and LC Exposure, as applicable, denominated in Foreign Currencies hereunder shall be determined on each Revaluation Date.

 

SECTION 2.05.       Swingline Loans .

 

(a)            The Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Revolving Lenders agree that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, promptly after the Borrower Representative requests an ABR Borrowing, the Swingline Lender may elect to have the terms of this Section 2.05(a) apply to such Borrowing Request by advancing, on behalf of the Revolving Lenders and in the amount requested, same day funds to the Borrowers, on the date of the applicable Borrowing to the Funding Account(s) (each such Loan made solely by the Swingline Lender pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) is referred to in this Agreement as a “ Swingline Loan ”), with settlement among them as to the Swingline Loans to take place on a periodic basis as set forth in Section 2.05(c). Each Swingline Loan shall be denominated in Dollars and shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to other ABR Loans funded by the Revolving Lenders, except that all payments thereon shall be payable to the Swingline Lender solely for its own account and shall bear interest as set forth in Section 2.13(d)(ii) . The aggregate amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed $7,500,000.

 

(b)            Upon the making of a Swingline Loan (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default and regardless of whether a Settlement has been requested with respect to such Swingline Loan), each Revolving Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Swingline Loan in proportion to its Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Commitment. The Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent may, at any time, require the Revolving Lenders to fund their participations. From and after the date, if any, on which any Revolving Lender is required to fund its participation in any Swingline Loan purchased hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to such Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of all payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent in respect of such Swingline Loan.

 

(c)            The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Swingline Lender, shall request settlement (a “ Settlement ”) with the Revolving Lenders on at least a weekly basis or on any date that the Administrative Agent elects, by notifying the Revolving Lenders of such requested Settlement by facsimile, telephone, or e-mail no later than 12:00 noon Chicago time on the date of such requested Settlement (the “ Settlement Date ”). Each Revolving Lender (other than the Swingline Lender, in the case of the Swingline Loans) shall transfer the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the applicable Loan with respect to which Settlement is requested to the Administrative Agent, to such account of the Administrative Agent as the Administrative Agent may designate, not later than 2:00 p.m., Chicago time, on such Settlement Date. Settlements may occur during the existence of a Default and whether or not the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 have then been satisfied. Such amounts transferred to the Administrative Agent shall be applied against the amounts of the Swingline Lender’s Swingline Loans and, together with Swingline Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan, shall constitute Revolving Loans of such Revolving Lenders, respectively. If any such amount is not transferred to the Administrative Agent by any Revolving Lender on such Settlement Date, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender on demand such amount, together with interest thereon, as specified in Section 2.07.

 

 

 

SECTION 2.06.      Letters of Credit .

 

(a)             General . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower Representative may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account or for the account of another Borrower denominated in U.S. Dollars Agreed Currencies as the applicant thereof for the support of its or its Subsidiaries’ obligations, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrowers to, or entered into by the Borrowers with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. Each Borrower unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, in connection with any Letter of Credit issued for the support of any Subsidiary’s obligations as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph, such Borrower will be fully responsible for the reimbursement of LC Disbursements in accordance with the terms hereof, the payment of interest thereon and the payment of fees due under Section 2.12(c) to the same extent as if it were the sole account party in respect of such Letter of Credit (such Borrower hereby irrevocably waiving any defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of the obligations of such Subsidiary that is an account party in respect of any such Letter of Credit). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation hereunder to issue, and shall not issue, any Letter of Credit (i) the proceeds of which would be made available to any Person (A) to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of any Sanctions or (B) in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement, (ii) if any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Requirement of Law relating to the Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which the Issuing Bank in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it, or (iii) if the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements 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 not to be in effect on the Effective Date for purposes of clause (ii) above, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

 

 

(b)             Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions . To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower Representative shall deliver by hand or facsimile (or transmit through Electronic Systems, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of, but in any event no less than three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section 2.06), the amount and Agreed Currency of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank, the applicable Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrowers shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the aggregate Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure shall not exceed $5,000,000, (ii) no Revolving Lender’s Revolving Exposure shall exceed its Revolving Commitment and (iii) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment.

 

(c)             Expiration Date . Each Letter of Credit shall expire (or be subject to termination or non-renewal by notice from the Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereof) at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, including, without limitation, any automatic renewal provision, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.

 

(d)             Participations . By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount Dollar Amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrowers on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section 2.06, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrowers for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

 

 

(e)             Reimbursement . If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrowers shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount in the currency of such LC Disbursement (or, at the sole discretion of the Issuing Bank, in Dollars in the Dollar Amount of such LC Disbursement calculated using the Exchange Rate on the date such LC Disbursement was made) equal to such LC Disbursement (i) not later than 11:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower Representative shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 9:00 a.m., Chicago time, on such date, or, (ii) if such notice has not been received by the Borrower Representative prior to such time on such date, then not later than 11:00 a.m., Chicago time, on (A) the Business Day that the Borrower Representative receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 9:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the day of receipt, or (B) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower Representative receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that (x) if such LC Disbursement is denominated in Dollars, the Borrowers may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and or, (y) if such LC Disbursement is denominated in a Foreign Currency, the Borrowers may, subject to the conditions to borrowings set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be converted into an Equivalent Amount of an ABR Revolving Borrowing denominated in Dollars in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount of such Foreign Currency and, in each case , to the extent so financed, the Borrowers’ obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrowers fail to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrowers in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrowers, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrowers pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrowers of their obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement. If any Borrower’s reimbursement of, or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Foreign Currency would subject the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to any stamp duty, ad valorem charge or similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement were made or required to be made in Dollars, such Borrower shall, at its option, either (x) pay the amount of any such tax requested by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the relevant Lender or (y) reimburse each LC Disbursement made in such Foreign Currency in Dollars, in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount thereof, calculated using the applicable Exchange Rates, on the date such LC Disbursement is made.

 

(f)             Obligations Absolute . The Borrowers’ joint and several obligation to reimburse the LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section 2.06 shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein or herein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) any payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.06, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrowers’ obligations hereunder or (v) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Foreign Currency to the Company or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally . None of the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders, the Issuing Bank or any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrowers to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by any Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

 

(g)             Disbursement Procedures . The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower by telephone (confirmed by facsimile or through Electronic Systems) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrowers of their obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

 

(h)             Interim Interest . If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrowers shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full in the applicable currency on the date such LC Disbursement is made (or, at the sole discretion of the Issuing Bank, in Dollars in the Dollar Amount of such LC Disbursement calculated using the Exchange Rate on the date such LC Disbursement was made) , the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrowers reimburse such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans and such interest shall be payable on the date when such reimbursement is due; provided that, if the Borrowers fail to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section 2.06, then Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section 2.06 to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

 

(i)             Replacement of the Issuing Bank . The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrowers shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(c). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit then outstanding and issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

 

(j)             Cash Collateralization . If any Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower Representative receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrowers shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders (the “ LC Collateral Account ”), an amount in cash equal to 105% of the amount Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure in the applicable currencies as of such date (or, at the sole discretion of the Issuing Bank, in Dollars in the Dollar Amount of such LC Disbursement calculated using the Exchange Rate on the date such deposit is made) plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Article VII. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the LC Collateral Account and the Borrowers hereby grant the Administrative Agent a security interest in the LC Collateral Account and all money or other assets on deposit therein or credited thereto. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrowers’ risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in the LC Collateral Account. Moneys in the LC Collateral Account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrowers for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, be applied to satisfy other Secured Obligations. If the Borrowers are required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of a Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrowers within three (3) Business Days after all such Defaults have been cured or waived as confirmed in writing by the Administrative Agent.

 

(k)             LC Exposure Determination . For all purposes of this Agreement, the amount of a Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at the time of determination.

 

SECTION 2.07.      Funding of Borrowings .

 

(a)            Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by such Lender hereunder on the proposed date thereof solely by wire transfer of immediately available funds (i) in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars, by 1:00 p.m., Chicago time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage ; and (ii) in the case of each Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency, by 1:00 p.m. Chicago time, in the city of the Administrative Agent’s Term Benchmark Payment Office for such currency and Borrower and at such Term Benchmark Payment Office for such currency and Borrower in a Dollar Amount denominated in such currency equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage provided that, Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower Representative by promptly crediting the funds so received in the aforesaid account of the Administrative Agent to the Funding Account; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank.

 

 

(b)            Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section 2.07 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrowers 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 applicable Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the NYFRB applicable Overnight Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans , or in the case of Foreign Currencies, in accordance with such market practice, in each case, as applicable . If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing; provided , that any interest received from any Borrower by the Administrative Agent during the period beginning when the Administrative Agent funded the Borrowing until such Lender pays such amount shall be solely for the account of the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 2.08.      Interest Elections . (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type and Agreed Currency specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower Representative may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section 2.08. The Borrower Representative may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

 

(b)            To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.08, the Borrower Representative shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone (solely in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars) or through Electronic System, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent, by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrowers were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, Electronic System or facsimile to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower Representative. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, this Section shall not be construed to permit any Borrower to (i) change the currency of any Borrowing, (ii) elect an Interest Period for Term Benchmark Loans that does not comply with Section 2.02(d), (iii) convert any Borrowing to a Borrowing of a Type not available under the Class of Commitments pursuant to which such Borrowing was made or (iv) elect a Central Bank Rate (it being understood and agreed that the Central Bank Rate shall only apply to the extent provided in Sections 2.08(e), 2.14(a), 2.14(g) and 2.14(h)).

 

(c)            Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request (including requests submitted through Electronic System) shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

 

(i)            the name of the applicable Borrower and the Agreed Currency and amount of the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

 

(ii)            the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii)            whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing (in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars) or a Term Benchmark Borrowing; and

 

(iv)            if the resulting Borrowing is a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Interest Period and Agreed Currency to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which Interest Period shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

 

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrowers shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

 

(d)            Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

 

(e)             If the Borrower Representative fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term Benchmark Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period (i) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing . and (ii) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency in respect of which the applicable Borrower shall have failed to deliver an Interest Election Request prior to the third (3rd) Business Day preceding the end of such Interest Period, such Borrowing shall automatically continue as a Term Benchmark Borrowing in the same Agreed Currency with an Interest Period of one month unless (x) such Term Benchmark Borrowing is or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.11 or (y) such Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent an Interest Election Request requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such Term Benchmark Borrowing continue as a Term Benchmark Borrowing for the same or another Interest Period.

 

(e)  Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if a Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower Representative, then, so long as a Default is continuing (i)  no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Term Benchmark Borrowing and (ii)  unless repaid, each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto . :

 

(i)             no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Term Benchmark Borrowing;

 

(ii)            unless repaid, each Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day); and

 

(iii)            unless repaid, each Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Central Bank Rate for such Foreign Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for such Foreign Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in such Foreign Currency shall either be (1) converted to an ABR Borrowing denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount of such Foreign Currency) at the end of the Interest Period, as applicable, therefor or (2) prepaid at the end of the applicable Interest Period or on the Interest Payment Date, as applicable, in full; provided further that if no election is made by the applicable Borrower by the earlier of (A) the date that is three Business Days after receipt by such Borrower of such notice and (B) the last day of the current Interest Period for the applicable Term Benchmark Loan, such Borrower shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above.

 

 

SECTION 2.09.      Termination of Commitments; Increase in Commitments .

 

(a)            Unless previously terminated, (i) the Additional Term Loan Commitments shall terminate on the Third Amendment Effective Date upon the earlier of the funding of the Additional Term Loans (immediately after giving effect to such funding) and 4:00 p.m (Chicago Time) on the Third Amendment Effective Date and (ii) all other Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date. The commitments in respect of the Initial Term Loans terminated in full immediately after giving effect to the funding of the Initial Term Loans on the Effective Date.

 

(b)            The Borrowers may at any time terminate the Revolving Commitments and the Additional Term Loan Commitments upon the Payment in Full of the Secured Obligations.

 

(c)            The Borrower Representative shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section 2.09 at least three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower Representative pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower Representative may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower Representative (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments.

 

(d)            The Borrowers may from time to time elect to increase the Revolving Commitments or enter into one or more additional tranches of term loans (each, an “ Incremental Term Loan ”), in each case in a minimum amount of $15,000,000, so long as, there are only a maximum of 3 such requests after the Third Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all such Revolving Commitment increases and all such Incremental Term Loans after the Third Amendment Effective Date does not exceed $50,000,000. Each request from the Borrower Representative, on behalf of the Borrowers, pursuant to this Section 2.09 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Revolving Commitment increase or Incremental Term Loans. The Borrowers may arrange for any such Revolving Commitment increase or Incremental Term Loan to be provided by one or more Lenders (each Lender so agreeing to an increase in its Revolving Commitment, or to participate in such Incremental Term Loans, an “ Increasing Lender ”), or by one or more new banks, financial institutions or other entities (each such new bank, financial institution or other entity, an “ Augmenting Lender ” and, together with each Increasing Lender, collectively, the “ Additional Lenders ”), to increase their existing Revolving Commitments, or to participate in such Incremental Term Loans, or extend Revolving Commitments, as the case may be; provided , that each Augmenting Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent and, except in the case of an Incremental Term Loan, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank, which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. No existing Lender shall have any obligation or be required to provide any Revolving Commitment increase or any Incremental Term Loan unless it expressly so agrees. No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders participating in such Revolving Commitment increase or Incremental Term Loan) shall be required for any such increase or Incremental Term Loan pursuant to this Section 2.09.

 

 

(e)            Revolving Commitment increases and Incremental Term Loans created pursuant to this Section 2.09 shall become effective on the date agreed by the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent and the relevant Increasing Lenders or Augmenting Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Revolving Commitments (or in the Revolving Commitment of any Lender) or Incremental Term Loan shall become effective under this paragraph unless (i) on the proposed date of the effectiveness of such Revolving Commitment increase or Incremental Term Loan, (A) the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 shall be satisfied both before and immediately after giving effect to such Revolving Commitment increase or Incremental Term Loan or waived by the Required Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower Representative and (B) the Loan Parties shall be in pro forma compliance with each financial covenant set forth in Sections 6.12 and 6.13, recomputed (1) as if such Revolving Commitment increase or Incremental Term Loan (and the application of proceeds thereof to the repayment of any other Indebtedness) had occurred on the first day of the four-fiscal quarter period most recently ended preceding the date thereof for which the Borrower Representative has delivered financial statements, and (2) with Consolidated Total Indebtedness, EBITDA and Interest Expense measured as of the date of and immediately after giving effect to any funding in connection with such Revolving Commitment increase or Incremental Term Loan (and the application of proceeds thereof to the repayment of any other Indebtedness), and assuming the full drawing under any such Revolving Commitment increase or Incremental Term Loan, and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received documents consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date as to the corporate power and authority of the Borrowers to borrow hereunder immediately after giving effect to such Revolving Commitment increase or Incremental Term Loan.

 

(f)            On the effective date of any increase in the Revolving Commitments, (i) each relevant Increasing Lender and Augmenting Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other Lenders, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such Revolving Commitment increase and the use of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, each Lender’s portion of the outstanding Revolving Loans of all the Lenders to equal its Applicable Percentage of such outstanding Revolving Loans, and the Administrative Agent shall make such other adjustments among the Lenders with respect to the Revolving Loans then outstanding and amounts of principal, interest, commitment fees and other amounts paid or payable with respect thereto as shall be necessary, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, in order to effect such reallocation and (ii) except in the case of any Incremental Term Loans, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Loans as of the date of any increase in the Revolving Commitments (with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of Revolving Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower Representative, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.03). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, in respect of each Term Benchmark Loan, shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrowers pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the related Interest Periods.

 

 

(g)            The Incremental Term Loans (i) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with the Revolving Loans and the existing Term Loans, (ii) shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date (but may have amortization prior to such date), (iii) shall have a weighted average life to maturity that is no earlier than the weighted average life to maturity of the existing Term Loans, and (iv) shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorable in any material respect than) the existing Term Loans or Revolving Loans; provided , that (A) any fees applicable to the increase in Revolving Loans and the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrowers, the Arranger and the applicable Additional Lenders and (B) the terms and conditions applicable to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans maturing after the latest Maturity Date in effect at such time may provide for material additional or different financial or other covenants or prepayment requirements applicable only during periods after such Maturity Date.

 

(h)            Incremental Term Loans may be made hereunder pursuant to an amendment or restatement (an “ Incremental Term Loan Amendment ”) of this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrowers, each Additional Lender participating in such Incremental Term Loan, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent. Each Incremental Term Loan Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders (except to the extent required pursuant to the provisos in Section 9.02(a)) or the Required Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.09. Nothing contained in this Section 2.09 shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Revolving Commitment hereunder, or provide Incremental Term Loans, at any time. Within a reasonable time after the effective date of any increase or addition, the Administrative Agent shall, and is hereby authorized and directed to, revise the Commitment Schedule to reflect such increase or addition and shall distribute such revised Commitment Schedule to each of the Lenders and the Borrowers, whereupon such revised Commitment Schedule shall replace the old Commitment Schedule and become part of this Agreement.

 

(i)            In connection with any increase of the Revolving Commitments or Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.09, any new lending institution becoming a party hereto shall (i) execute such documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (ii) provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

SECTION 2.10.      Repayment and Amortization of Loans; Evidence of Debt .

 

(a)            The Borrowers hereby unconditionally promise to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Maturity Date in the currency of such Loan .

 

(b)            The Borrowers hereby unconditionally promise to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Term Lender on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter set forth below the aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such date (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 2.11(c) or 2.18(b)):

 

Calendar Quarter Ending		Amount
September 30, 2021		$	1,562,500
December 31, 2021		$	1,562,500
March 31, 2022		$	1,562,500
June 30, 2022		$	1,562,500
September 30, 2022 and each calendar quarter ending thereafter		$	3,125,000

 

To the extent not previously paid, the remaining outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans shall be paid in full in cash in Dollars on the Maturity Date.

 

 

(c)            Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

(d)            The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class , Agreed Currency and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

 

(e)            The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section 2.10 shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(f)            Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrowers shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form.

 

SECTION 2.11.      Prepayment of Loans .

 

(a)            The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section 2.11 and, if applicable, payment of any break funding expenses under Section 2.16, but without any other penalty premium or other prepayment fee.

 

(b)            In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrowers shall, immediately after such Net Proceeds are received by such Loan Party or any Subsidiary, prepay the Obligations as set forth in Section 2.11(c) below in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Proceeds; provided that in the case of any event described in clause (a) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, if the Borrower Representative shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that the Loan Parties intend to reinvest the Net Proceeds from such event (or a portion thereof specified in such certificate), within 365 days after receipt of such Net Proceeds, to either (i) acquire (or replace or rebuild) real property, equipment or other tangible assets (excluding inventory) to be used in the business of the Loan Parties, or (ii) consummate a Permitted Acquisition, and certifying that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, then no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this paragraph in respect of the Net Proceeds specified in such certificate; provided that the Borrower Representative may request a ninety (90) day extension of such reinvestment period, and the Administrative Agent may agree to such extension in its sole discretion. Any Net Proceeds of such Prepayment Event which have not been so reinvested shall be applied as set forth in Section 2.11(c).

 

 

(c)             All such amounts pursuant to Section 2.11(b) shall be applied, first , to prepay the Term Loans (to be applied to installments of the Term Loans in inverse order of maturity), and second , to prepay the Revolving Loans (including Swingline Loans) without a corresponding reduction in the Revolving Commitments and to cash collateralize outstanding LC Exposure.

 

(d)            The Borrower Representative shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) or through Electronic System, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent, of any prepayment hereunder not later than 10:00 a.m., Chicago time, (A) in the case of prepayment of a Term Benchmark Revolving Borrowing, three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment, or (B) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, one (1) Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing of any Class  shall be applied ratably to the Revolving Loans of such Class  included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13 and (ii) break funding payments pursuant to Section 2.16 .

 

(e)            If at any time, (i) other than as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the sum of the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all of the Revolving Exposures (calculated, with respect to those Loans and Letters of Credit denominated in Foreign Currencies, as of the most recent Revaluation Date with respect to each such Loan and Letter of Credit) exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments or (ii) solely as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the sum of the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all of the Revolving Exposures (so calculated) exceeds 105% of the aggregate Revolving Commitments, then the Borrowers shall, in each case, following receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent, repay Revolving Borrowings or cash collateralize LC Exposure in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(j), as applicable, in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to cause the aggregate Dollar Amount of all Revolving Exposures (so calculated) to be less than or equal to the aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

SECTION 2.12.      Fees .

 

(a)            The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate, on the average daily amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the first Business Day of each fiscal quarter and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed, (including the first day and last day of each period but excluding the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate).

 

(b)            [Reserved].

 

(c)            The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Revolving Loans on the average daily amount